westernjournal--2020-02-09--Antifa Punks Deface Oregon War Memorial in Violent Protest

The city of Portland , Oregon , has been taken over by the scum of the Earth and the mayor and city police have allowed it to happen .
The masked group of thugs who call themselves “ antifa , ” which is supposedly short for “ anti-fascist ” though their actions are as fascist as they come , was at it again on Saturday in another violent protest in the city .
Three demonstrators were arrested in the fracas , but judging by the videos shared on social media , a lot more arrests should have been made .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ defacing of a war memorial where graffiti with obscenities and reading “ Punch Cops , ” “ All Cops are Bastards ” and “ Kill Cops ” was spray painted .
( See a video clip of the desecration here , but warning , there ’ s strong language . )
Apparently , the antifa protesters went to the city ’ s Lownsdale Square park to counter a march by the Ku Klux Klan that never happened , Oregon Live reported .
But as inevitably happens anytime these masked , wannabe tough guys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ devolved into violence .
“ While the rally was being held and was peaceful , Portland Police officers stayed away , ” Portland police in a statement , according to Fox News .
“ However , some people in the group began acting in a violent , threatening manner against attendees who were legally capturing photos and videos.
” According to Fox , police said the thugs used metal-tipped umbrellas to assault innocent people and appeared to also use other objects and sprays .
In another video a group of protesters is seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an oncoming car which , thankfully , stopped before striking her .
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling noted that the media was in a frenzy when thousands of armed protesters marched in Virginia to preserve their rights but are silent when antifa plans marches .
Yet the Virginia march was entirely peaceful , despite the melodramatic state of emergency declaration by its governor , Ralph Northam , known for his blackface yearbook scandal , whereas antifa rallies are almost always violent .
RELATED : GOP Candidate to Antifa Punk Threatening Violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Very Wrong Guy' “ Just like the damn 2A protestors in Virginia right ?
Thousands were shot and injured when 15K+ law abiding gun owners converged to protest right ?
Wait until this crowd here meets that crowd there….
, ” Schilling said .
For their part , Portland Police gave a stern warning in a strongly worded statement following the melee .
Just kidding , the department made its usual toothless statement that will only fuel more of these attacks in the future , with the tacit approval of Mayor Ted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the community members who came down to peacefully assemble and exercise their freedom of speech rights , ” Police Chief Jami Resch said , according to Fox .
“ Unfortunately , a group of people chose to engage in dangerous , illegal behavior .
I appreciate the thoughtful , measured response by our officers and law enforcement partners.
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The city of Portland, Oregon, has been taken over by the scum of the Earth and the mayor and city police have allowed it to happen.
The masked group of thugs who call themselves “antifa,” which is supposedly short for “anti-fascist” though their actions are as fascist as they come, was at it again on Saturday in another violent protest in the city.
Three demonstrators were arrested in the fracas, but judging by the videos shared on social media, a lot more arrests should have been made. More suspects are being sought in the defacing of a war memorial where graffiti with obscenities and reading “Punch Cops,” “All Cops are Bastards” and “Kill Cops” was spray painted. (See a video clip of the desecration here, but warning, there’s strong language.)
Apparently, the antifa protesters went to the city’s Lownsdale Square park to counter a march by the Ku Klux Klan that never happened, Oregon Live reported.
But as inevitably happens anytime these masked, wannabe tough guys get together for a protest, it devolved into violence.
“While the rally was being held and was peaceful, Portland Police officers stayed away,” Portland police in a statement, according to Fox News. “However, some people in the group began acting in a violent, threatening manner against attendees who were legally capturing photos and videos.”
According to Fox, police said the thugs used metal-tipped umbrellas to assault innocent people and appeared to also use other objects and sprays.
It’s about time for #ANTIFA to be dealt with. How have we allowed these little dirtbags the liberty of walking around freely in ski masks while carrying weapons and attacking innocent civilians. Would you consider#ANTIFA a Domestic Terrorist Organization??pic.twitter.com/HaeVJpGUr8 — Kash Jackson (@KashJackson2018) February 8, 2020
In another video a group of protesters is seen pushing a woman into the path of an oncoming car which, thankfully, stopped before striking her.
Antifa militants push a woman in the direction of an approaching car. pic.twitter.com/5bjAAuAHPz — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) February 8, 2020
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling noted that the media was in a frenzy when thousands of armed protesters marched in Virginia to preserve their rights but are silent when antifa plans marches.
Yet the Virginia march was entirely peaceful, despite the melodramatic state of emergency declaration by its governor, Ralph Northam, known for his blackface yearbook scandal, whereas antifa rallies are almost always violent.
“Just like the damn 2A protestors in Virginia right? Thousands were shot and injured when 15K+ law abiding gun owners converged to protest right? Wait until this crowd here meets that crowd there….,” Schilling said.
Just like the damn 2A protestors in Virginia right? Thousands were shot and injured when 15K+ law abiding gun owners converged to protest right? Wait until this crowd here meets that crowd there…. https://t.co/ZEj84ByfXB — Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) February 9, 2020
For their part, Portland Police gave a stern warning in a strongly worded statement following the melee.
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Just kidding, the department made its usual toothless statement that will only fuel more of these attacks in the future, with the tacit approval of Mayor Ted Wheeler.
“I want to acknowledge the community members who came down to peacefully assemble and exercise their freedom of speech rights,” Police Chief Jami Resch said, according to Fox. “Unfortunately, a group of people chose to engage in dangerous, illegal behavior. I appreciate the thoughtful, measured response by our officers and law enforcement partners.”
That oughta teach them.
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westernjournal--2020-02-11--AOC Blames McConnell & NRA for NYPD Shootings, Forgets Shooter Broke Current Gun Control Laws

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York wrongly tried to link the shooting of New York City police officers over the weekend to the National Rifle Association and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ’ s lack of support for “ common-sense ” gun safety measures .
New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea identified 45-year-old Robert Williams as the suspect in two shootings , one on Saturday night when an officer was shot in the neck in his vehicle , The Washington Post reported .
The other incident took place Sunday morning when Williams allegedly walked into a Bronx precinct police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mm handgun , striking one police officer in the arm .
Both officers are expected to make a full recovery from their injuries .
At a news conference on Sunday , Shea said , “ the coward from this morning ’ s shooting is in police custody.
” TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal “ He has a lengthy violent criminal history , ” the commissioner continued .
“ He was paroled in 2017 for an [ 2002 ] incident in which an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a subsequent carjacking of a female , and then a crash of a car where he engaged in a gunfight with members of the New York City Police Department.
” Williams had served over a decade in prison for attempted murder , according to Shea .
“ At this time , we are confident that he is the same person who attempted to assassinate our police officers last night , ” the commissioner said .
Fox News contributor David Webb tweeted on Sunday that he had reached out to Ocasio-Cortez , whose district @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comment , but she had not responded .
The congresswoman later replied on Twitter , writing , “ This is not my district , but our thoughts are with all officers & people impacted by this shooting & the epidemic of gun violence in this country.
” “ Perhaps you would get less mixed up if McConnell stood up to the NRA & passed common-sense gun safety measures to reduce shootings , ” she added .
RELATED : Rob Smith 's Comments as the Son of Single Mom Devastate AOC 's 'Bootstrap ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ common-sense ” gun reform she supports includes a ban on so-called universal background checks and bans on ” assault weapons , ” high capacity rounds and bump stocks .
News to AOC : Current law prevents Williams , a former felon , from purchasing or possessing firearms .
What makes you think more laws would have prevented him from doing what he did ?
According to the NRA , New York state already has strict laws regarding owning or possessing a handgun .
They include requiring a permit to purchase and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weapon must be registered .
Police have not reported how Williams obtained his gun , but it is almost certain enacting a universal background check law would not have prevented it .
All licensed gun dealers currently are required by federal law to perform a background check before selling a firearm .
Gun-control advocates like Ocasio-Cortez have called for universal background checks , which would also cover the sale or transfer of guns between private individuals .
So friends or other private individuals trying to give or sell their firearms to each other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , most likely through a gun dealer .
The congresswoman co-sponsored House Resolution 8 , which passed in a vote mostly along party lines last year , calling for universal background checks .
The measure has not been taken up the Senate .
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw described the legislation as “ a pretty big overreach ” into the area of Americans ’ Second Amendment rights and wondered what good it would do .
He noted that if H.R .
8 became law , many of the highest-profile shootings — “ Parkland , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oaks tragedy or Sandy Hook ” — would not have been prevented .
A 2019 Department of Justice study based on a survey of nearly 300,000 prison inmates found 43 percent obtained their gun through the black market .
An additional 7 percent reported they found it a the scene of the crime , while 6 percent said they stole it .
Meanwhile , 25 percent said they obtained it from a family member or friend or as a gift .
Only 1.3 percent said they purchased it from a retail source and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a gun show .
The NRA opposes universal background checks because it would have its greatest impact on law-abiding Americans .
Further , “ Federal law prohibits transferring a firearm to anyone known or believed to be prohibited from possessing firearms , ” the NRA notes .
So private individuals violate federal law when then put guns in the hands of criminals .
McConnell said last summer he is open to improving or expanding the background check system ; however , he is looking for where consensus exists among his Republican colleagues and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the matter , AOC , is Williams , and violent criminals like him , are the problem — not the NRA or McConnell .
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York wrongly tried to link the shooting of New York City police officers over the weekend to the National Rifle Association and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s lack of support for “common-sense” gun safety measures.
New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea identified 45-year-old Robert Williams as the suspect in two shootings, one on Saturday night when an officer was shot in the neck in his vehicle, The Washington Post reported.
The other incident took place Sunday morning when Williams allegedly walked into a Bronx precinct police headquarters and opened fire with a 9 mm handgun, striking one police officer in the arm.
Both officers are expected to make a full recovery from their injuries.
At a news conference on Sunday, Shea said, “the coward from this morning’s shooting is in police custody.”
“He has a lengthy violent criminal history,” the commissioner continued. “He was paroled in 2017 for an incident [in 2002] in which an individual in the Bronx was shot, a subsequent carjacking of a female, and then a crash of a car where he engaged in a gunfight with members of the New York City Police Department.”
Williams had served over a decade in prison for attempted murder, according to Shea.
WATCH LIVE as @NYPDShea and @NYCMayor provide an update about the NYPD lieutenant who was shot in the Bronx earlier this morning.https://t.co/VUwZNZCcJu — NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) February 9, 2020
“At this time, we are confident that he is the same person who attempted to assassinate our police officers last night,” the commissioner said.
For the second time in 12 hours, a
NYPD cop has been targeted & shot. This morning, a man walked into the 41 Precinct & began shooting at uniformed officers. One male lieutenant was struck in the arm, and
taken to the hospital &, thankfully, is expected to make a full recovery. https://t.co/R9Hi1en02t — Commissioner Shea (@NYPDShea) February 9, 2020
Fox News contributor David Webb tweeted on Sunday that he had reached out to Ocasio-Cortez, whose district includes part of the Bronx, for comment, but she had not responded.
The congresswoman later replied on Twitter, writing, “This is not my district, but our thoughts are with all officers & people impacted by this shooting & the epidemic of gun violence in this country.”
“Perhaps you would get less mixed up if McConnell stood up to the NRA & passed common-sense gun safety measures to reduce shootings,” she added.
This is not my district, but our thoughts are with all officers & people impacted by this shooting & the epidemic of gun violence in this country. Perhaps you would get less mixed up if McConnell stood up to the NRA & passed common-sense gun safety measures to reduce shootings. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 9, 2020
According to her House website, the “common-sense” gun reform she supports includes universal background checks and a ban on “assault weapons,” high capacity magazines and bump stocks.
News to AOC: Current law prevents Williams, a former felon, from purchasing or possessing firearms.
What makes you think more laws would have prevented him from doing what he did?
According to the NRA, New York state already has strict laws regarding owning or possessing a handgun.
They include requiring a permit to purchase and carry the gun. Further, the weapon must be registered.
You know, instead of training children, teachers, houses of faith, & concertgoers to prep for being shot, we could just: -Pass Universal Background checks (#HR8!)
-Disarm domestic abusers
-Mandate safe storage
-Ban bump stocks, semiautos, & high cap mags designed to kill people https://t.co/5SaLxEfYBT — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 22, 2019
Police have not reported how Williams obtained his gun, but it is almost certain enacting a universal background check law would not have prevented it.
All licensed gun dealers currently are required by federal law to perform a background check before selling a firearm.
Gun-control advocates like Ocasio-Cortez have called for universal background checks, which would also cover the sale or transfer of guns between private individuals.
So friends or other private individuals trying to give or sell their firearms to each other would have to perform a background check, most likely through a gun dealer.
The congresswoman co-sponsored House Resolution 8, which passed in a vote mostly along party lines last year, calling for universal background checks.
The measure has not been taken up by the Senate.
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw described the legislation as “a pretty big overreach” into the area of Americans’ Second Amendment rights and wondered what good it would do.
He noted that if H.R. 8 became law, many of the highest-profile shootings — “Parkland, or Sutherland Springs, or the Thousand Oaks tragedy or Sandy Hook” — would not have been prevented.
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A 2019 Department of Justice study based on a survey of nearly 300,000 prison inmates found 43 percent obtained their gun through the black market. An additional 7 percent reported they found it a the scene of the crime, while 6 percent said they stole it.
Meanwhile, 25 percent said they obtained it from a family member or friend or as a gift.
Only 1.3 percent said they purchased it from a retail source and 0.8 percent stated they bought it at a gun show.
The NRA opposes universal background checks because it would have its greatest impact on law-abiding Americans.
Further, “Federal law prohibits transferring a firearm to anyone known or believed to be prohibited from possessing firearms,” the NRA notes.
So private individuals violate federal law when then put guns in the hands of criminals.
McConnell said last summer he is open to improving or expanding the background check system; however, he is looking for where consensus exists among his Republican colleagues and with the White House.
The truth of the matter, AOC, is Williams, and violent criminals like him, are the problem — not the NRA or McConnell.
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westernjournal--2020-02-10--Politics-Infested Oscars Hit All-Time Ratings Low. Will Hollywood Finally Wake Up?

Hollywood ’ s biggest night just took its biggest blow .
In yet another sign of the continuing disinterest Americans are showing in listening to the Beautiful People talk about how beautiful they are , ratings for the 92nd annual Academy Awards were even lower than their previous low point in 2018 , according to The Hollywood Reporter .
It was the latest bad news for the entertainment industry ’ s exercises in ego gratification .
And it had to hurt .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal The September @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from 2018 , according to The Hollywood Reporter .
January ’ s Golden Globes came in at a not-quite-as-embarrassing 4 percent below last year ’ s the newspaper reported .
And the Oscars ’ reported number of 23.6 million viewers was down 20 percent compared to 2019 , according to USA Today .
So , what ’ s behind the drop in interest ?
Industry watchers seem puzzled , judging by the USA Today report .
The Academy ’ s dismal decision to choose the South Korean movie “ Parasite ” as Best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , because none of the viewers knew a subtitled foreign-language film would be considered the best Hollywood had to offer .
A lack of a host doesn ’ t explain it , since the show didn ’ t have a host last year .
One very strong possibility , which USA Today apparently didn ’ t consider , is that Americans had just been through a week where the whole country saw the collapse of a cynical , politically driven effort to oust the duly elected president , and didn ’ t have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of bloviating Hollywood liberals preach about how benighted all those folks in flyover land really are .
The star turn by comedian Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes , where he ably voiced the contempt millions of Americans have come to feel about these shows hasn ’ t seem to have penetrated .
Three years into President Donald Trump ’ s time in office , it seems like Hollywood liberals really should be getting the message by now .
Fortunately , barbs aimed specifically at President Donald Trump ( or Republicans ) played @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – the sudden affection of Best Supporting Actor Brad Pitt for John Bolton and a plug for the Communist Manifesto notwithstanding .
But no one had any way of knowing that was going to be the case until after the awards ended .
( And a foreign-language movie called “ Parasite ” took the top honors . )
Still , liberal politics infested much of the evening .
Hardly a segment between commercial breaks could go by without exactly the kind of stomach-turning , knee-jerk political correctness when it comes to gender and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or conservative – should loathe in an atmosphere that ’ s supposed to be about entertainment .
The fact is , the glitterati have never been shy about preaching to the lower orders about the superiority of the liberal outlook , and for a long time , millions of Americans were willing to put up with it because the entertainment value outweighed the annoyance value .
But after three years of relentless hounding from the airheads with agents about Trump ’ s alleged unworthiness to hold the Oval Office , even while the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been exposed in the # MeToo movement , millions of Americans are weighing those factors anew , and even the richest , most famous personalities in the world are being found wanting .
The biggest blow behind Sunday ’ s ratings might be the statement that Hollywood has blown it for much of the country – quite possibly for good .
America knows by now how “ woke ” the Beautiful People are .
The only question is whether they will wake up any time soon .
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Hollywood’s biggest night just took its biggest blow.
In yet another sign of the continuing disinterest Americans are showing in listening to the beautiful people talk about how beautiful they are, ratings for the 92nd annual Academy Awards were even lower than their previous low point in 2018, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
It was the latest bad news for the entertainment industry’s exercises in ego gratification.
And it had to hurt.
The TV ratings for this year’s Oscars ceremony were the lowest in history. The Nielsen company says the audience of 23.6 million people who saw “Parasite” win best picture was down from 29.6 million in 2019. https://t.co/SR1QNZxWwc — The Associated Press (@AP) February 10, 2020
The September Emmy Awards fell an astounding 32 percent from 2018, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
January’s Golden Globes came in at a not-quite-as-embarrassing 4 percent below last year’s the newspaper reported.
And the Oscars’ reported number of 23.6 million viewers was down 20 percent compared to 2019, according to USA Today.
So, what’s behind the drop in interest?
Do you think Americans have tuned out Hollywood opinions for good? Yes No
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Industry watchers seem puzzled, judging by the USA Today report. The Academy’s dismal decision to choose the South Korean movie “Parasite” as Best Picture couldn’t have been it, because none of the viewers knew a subtitled foreign-language film would be considered the best Hollywood had to offer.
(Seriously? “The Irishman” was more than three hours of unrelieved boredom, pretentious tedium that insulted the intellect and assaulted the soul, but at least it was in English.)
A lack of a host doesn’t explain it, since the show didn’t have a host last year.
One very strong possibility, which USA Today apparently didn’t consider, is that Americans had just been through a week where the whole country saw the collapse of a cynical, politically driven effort to oust the duly elected president, and didn’t have the stomach to sit through a bunch of bloviating Hollywood liberals preach about how benighted all those folks in flyover land really are.
The star turn by comedian Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes, where he ably voiced the contempt millions of Americans have come to feel about these shows, doesn’t seem to have penetrated.
Three years into President Donald Trump’s time in office, it seems like Hollywood liberals really should be getting the message by now.
Ricky Gervais already told them why. Get your trophy for your acting, thank your people and keep your out of touch political opinions to yourselves!! The second Brad Pitt went in with his Bolton line, we turned it off! The House already had witnesses, apparently he missed it. — Summer (@sunnynodak) February 10, 2020
Oscar’s have turned into a Social Justice Warriors platform to lecture from.
Who needs it? — John ✨ (@Digikriden) February 10, 2020
I don’t like political lectures from entertainers — Julia Dugan (@juju_Dugan18) February 10, 2020
Fortunately, barbs aimed specifically at President Donald Trump (or Republicans) played a relatively small part in the proceedings – the sudden affection of Best Supporting Actor Brad Pitt for John Bolton and a plug for the Communist Manifesto notwithstanding.
But no one had any way of knowing that was going to be the case until after the awards ended. (And a foreign-language movie called “Parasite” took the top honors.)
Still, liberal politics infested much of the evening. Hardly a segment between commercial breaks could go by without exactly the kind of stomach-turning, knee-jerk political correctness when it comes to gender and racial issues that sane Americans – liberal or conservative – should loathe in an atmosphere that’s supposed to be about entertainment.
(The acceptance speech by Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix — an arch-hypocrite in real life as well the archvillain of “Joker” — apparently was intended to cover bovine issues too, given that it seemed to have something to do with cows’ milk, but really it was tough to tell it was so weird.)
The fact is, the glitterati have never been shy about preaching to the lower orders about the superiority of the liberal outlook, and for a long time, millions of Americans were willing to put up with it because the entertainment value outweighed the annoyance value.
But after three years of relentless hounding from the airheads with agents about Trump’s alleged unworthiness to hold the Oval Office, even while the underlying rot of the celebrity world has been exposed in the #MeToo movement, millions of Americans are weighing those factors anew, and even the richest, most famous personalities in the world are being found wanting.
The biggest blow behind Sunday’s ratings might be the statement that Hollywood has blown it for much of the country – quite possibly for good.
America knows by now how “woke” the beautiful people are. The only question is whether they will wake up any time soon.
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westernjournal--2020-02-10--Marc Scaringi: A Week of Accomplishments for Trump and Republicans

In just three days , President Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party scored a historic political hat-trick that will help propel the president and the Republican Party to victory in 2020 .
With the caucus disaster in Iowa , the Democratic Party proved it can not run its own voting system in one small state , let alone major components of the U.S. economy .
With the eyes of the nation waiting for the results , no score was put on the board .
Even using the latest technology developed by high-ranking Democratic politicos-turned-tech-entrepreneurs , the system failed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidate benefited from the “ Big Mo ” that comes from being the declared winner on election night .
Even though the president had nothing to do with this , he will benefit from the Democrats ’ failure .
The president , by the way , won the Republican caucuses , easily dismissing his two opponents with 97 percent of the vote and without any problems in the tabulation of the votes .
The results were reported immediately and early that night for the world to see .
The eyes of the nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capital to our nation ’ s capital .
In his third State of the Union address , the president appeared at the rostrum of the House of Representatives and delivered a speech considered by many on both sides of the aisle to be a home run .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal In a solemn yet proud voice , the president listed off some of the major accomplishments of his first three years in office – from the lowest levels of black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the exploding growth in incomes and net worth for lower-income workers .
It was like a cascade of high notes leading to the crescendo : “ This is a blue-collar boom.
” This will become a major theme in Trump ’ s re-election as he continues his political assault on the Democrats ’ traditional , but perhaps now former , electoral strongholds in the industrial Midwest .
In addition to proving how he was making America great again , the president wove within his remarks a series of poignant and heartfelt tributes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He honored one of the last of those heroic jet fighter pilots , the Tuskegee Airmen – a 100-year-old named Charles McGee , whom the president had promoted to brigadier general earlier that day .
He also lauded the sacrifice of the young humanitarian worker , Kayla Mueller , who provided relief to those suffering in war-torn Syria , until she was imprisoned and murdered by the ISIS leader al-Baghdadi .
With the girl ’ s parents holding up a picture of their beautiful daughter , the president told of how our elite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ birthdate as their mission ’ s code word and how America ’ s warriors never forgot Kayla .
It was hard not to be moved by this example of the goodness and toughness of the American people .
In an effort to both do good and expand political support for himself and the Republican Party , the president used the speech to tout some policy proposals that may appeal to potential new Republican constituencies .
He promoted his Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunities Act by awarding a tuition scholarship right there on national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Philadelphia .
She ’ s the daughter of a single mother who had to pull her out of the private Christian school she had attended because the $ 5,200 tuition was too much .
The president blamed Democratic Pennsylvania Gov .
Tom Wolf ’ s vetoing of a $ 100-million expansion of the state ’ s Educational Improvement Tax Credit .
Now , Mom can return her daughter to private school , if that ’ s her choice , thanks to Trump .
Look for the president to continue his appeal to inner-city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ critics are pointing out how his programs are benefiting black Americans and are worried about his effectiveness in bringing about Blexit .
The day after his State of the Union address , the president scored the most important win of his presidency .
The Senate found him not guilty of both articles of impeachment , with only one Republican senator voting against him .
With his acquittal , the president has delivered perhaps the biggest blow of all to the Democratic Party and revealed the incompetence of Democrats in the House for bringing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own work .
RELATED : Mike Huckabee : Trump Is Cracking Down on `` Sanctuary '' Madness Even worse for Democrats , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi knew she would never have the votes in the Senate to convict .
Yet in a political blunder of historic proportions , she led her party down the path to acquittal and possibly to electoral doom this fall .
From Iowa to the rostrum of the House to the well of the Senate , the president has achieved a remarkable political hat-trick , defeating the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now enjoys his highest approval ratings ever .
Perhaps that ’ s why Pelosi , in a tantrum that would make the typical toddler proud , angrily ripped up the president ’ s State of the Union speech on national television .
That ’ s because the speech proves how Trump and the Republicans are winning , winning , winning and how Pelosi and the Democrats are , well , not .
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In just three days, President Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party scored a historic political hat-trick that will help propel the president and the Republican Party to victory in 2020.
With the caucus disaster in Iowa, the Democratic Party proved it cannot run its own voting system in one small state, let alone major components of the U.S. economy. With the eyes of the nation waiting for the results, no score was put on the board. Even using the latest technology developed by high-ranking Democratic politicos-turned-tech-entrepreneurs, the system failed. As a result, no Democratic presidential candidate benefited from the “Big Mo” that comes from being the declared winner on election night.
Even though the president had nothing to do with this, he will benefit from the Democrats’ failure. The president, by the way, won the Republican caucuses, easily dismissing his two opponents with 97 percent of the vote and without any problems in the tabulation of the votes. The results were reported immediately and early that night for the world to see.
The eyes of the nation then turned from Iowa’s state capital to our nation’s capital.
In his third State of the Union address, the president appeared at the rostrum of the House of Representatives and delivered a speech considered by many on both sides of the aisle to be a home run.
In a solemn yet proud voice, the president listed off some of the major accomplishments of his first three years in office – from the lowest levels of black and Hispanic unemployment in U.S. history to the exploding growth in incomes and net worth for lower-income workers. It was like a cascade of high notes leading to the crescendo: “This is a blue-collar boom.”
This will become a major theme in Trump’s re-election as he continues his political assault on the Democrats’ traditional, but perhaps now former, electoral strongholds in the industrial Midwest.
In addition to proving how he was making America great again, the president wove within his remarks a series of poignant and heartfelt tributes to the accomplishments of some great Americans. He honored one of the last of those heroic fighter pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen – a 100-year-old named Charles McGee, whom the president had promoted to brigadier general earlier that day.
He also lauded the sacrifice of the young humanitarian worker, Kayla Mueller, who provided relief to those suffering in war-torn Syria, until she was imprisoned and murdered by the ISIS leader al-Baghdadi. With the girl’s parents holding up a picture of their beautiful daughter, the president told of how our elite special-forces unit that killed al-Baghdadi used her birthdate as their mission’s code word and how America’s warriors never forgot Kayla. It was hard not to be moved by this example of the goodness and toughness of the American people.
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In an effort to both do good and expand political support for himself and the Republican Party, the president used the speech to tout some policy proposals that may appeal to potential new Republican constituencies.
He promoted his Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunities Act by awarding a tuition scholarship right there on national television to a smiling fourth-grade student from Philadelphia. She’s the daughter of a single mother who had to pull her out of the private Christian school she had attended because the $5,200 tuition was too much. The president blamed Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s vetoing of a $100-million expansion of the state’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit. Now, Mom can return her daughter to private school, if that’s her choice, thanks to Trump.
Look for the president to continue his appeal to inner-city and black voters. Even his staunchest critics are pointing out how his programs are benefiting black Americans and are worried about his effectiveness in bringing about Blexit.
The day after his State of the Union address, the president scored the most important win of his presidency.
The Senate found him not guilty of both articles of impeachment, with only one Republican senator voting against him. With his acquittal, the president has delivered perhaps the biggest blow of all to the Democratic Party and revealed the incompetence of Democrats in the House for bringing half-baked impeachment articles without having finished their own work.
Even worse for Democrats, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi knew she would never have the votes in the Senate to convict. Yet in a political blunder of historic proportions, she led her party down the path to acquittal and possibly to electoral doom this fall.
From Iowa to the rostrum of the House to the well of the Senate, the president has achieved a remarkable political hat-trick, defeating the Democrats at every turn. The president now enjoys his highest approval ratings ever.
Perhaps that’s why Pelosi, in a tantrum that would make the typical toddler proud, angrily ripped up the president’s State of the Union speech on national television. That’s because the speech proves how Trump and the Republicans are winning, winning, winning and how Pelosi and the Democrats are, well, not.
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westernjournal--2020-02-10--Even De Blasio Admits Liberals’ Bail Reform Law Linked to Increased NYC Crime

New York was dubbed the safest big city in the world for many years , but a recent surge in crime threatens to change that .
In the 1990s and early 2000s , under the leadership of Mayor Rudy Giuliani and his successor , Michael Bloomberg , the city had a tough stance on crime , and it paid dividends .
But now even de Blasio has had to admit that a left-wing policy is causing a spike in crime .
As of Jan. 1 , the city implemented a law that allows many criminals to go free with no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal De Blasio conceded in an interview with WNYC-FM ’ s Brian Lehrer that the new law has fostered a new era of crime in the city .
“ We had , for six years , steady decreases in crime across the board .
There ’ s not a whole lot of other environmental things that have changed recently , ” he said , according to the New York Post .
“ It sort of stands out like a sore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new thing in the equation and we saw an extraordinary jump , ” the mayor said .
The Post said CompStat data showed that crime has skyrocketed since the bail law took effect .
“ Of course there ’ s always a possibility this is plain statistical variation , that happens sometimes , ” the mayor said .
“ But I think it ’ s pretty clear that there ’ s only one new major piece in the equation , ” he told Lehrer .
De Blasio has backed giving judges the discretion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trial if they are believed to be a danger .
That is something the sponsor of the bail law , Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie , is against , the Post reported .
“ I think judicial discretion should be clarified so that there are very clear checks and balances , so that we avoid any inkling of bias entering into the process , but I think a system predicated only on the question of flight risk misses the fact that there are some individuals who are just consistently , by their own actions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process , consistently creat [ ing ] a threat to their neighbors , ” de Blasio said .
RELATED : Report : Ex-Inmates Using de Blasio Handouts To Buy Booze and Nicotine The mayor has previously avoided answering questions about the increases in felony assaults , grand larcenies and burglaries since the law ’ s implementation .
But he is no longer running from the obvious truth .
“ We saw things emanating from this law starting [ to ] take effect months ago and obviously now it ’ s in full effect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one , we ’ ve been 100 percent clear and we are unified on what we feel .
Two , we want to act on this productively , ” he said .
“ We ’ re in dialogue with leaders in Albany about those concerns , and we want to move forward .
In the meantime , this police force can handle anything thrown at them , ” de Blasio said .
In one recent case , a woman , Tiffany Harris , who allegedly committed an anti-Semitic attack by slapping three Orthodox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and punched a woman the next day .
And all of that came after two previous arrests that same week in assault cases .
In another case , a three-time convicted bank robber , Christopher Seamans , was released with no bail after being accused of doing a fourth bank job .
In still another , six men — Jaslin Baldera , Livo Valdez , Frandi Ledema , Frederick Baldera , Parfraimy Antonio and Diego Tejada — were let out of jail with no bail after being accused of having $ 7 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the case of Jordan Randolph , who police say is responsible for the death of another man because he was driving drunk .
According to officers , Randolph attempted to flee the scene before being arrested , showing he is both a danger and a flight risk , but he too was let go with no bail .
Between this new law and its sanctuary policy , New York is about to become the safest big city in the world , all right — the safest , that is , for illegal aliens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies that progressives want to have in effect nationwide .
Is it any wonder that Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont wants convicts to be able to vote from their prison cells ?
Democrats would win the criminal vote in a landslide .
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New York was dubbed the safest big city in the world for many years, but a recent surge in crime threatens to change that.
In the 1990s and early 2000s, under the leadership of Mayor Rudy Giuliani and his successor, Michael Bloomberg, the city had a tough stance on crime, and it paid dividends.
Things changed when progressive Bill de Blasio was elected mayor.
But now even de Blasio has had to admit that a left-wing policy is causing a spike in crime.
As of Jan. 1, the city implemented a law that allows many criminals to go free with no bail after their arrest.
De Blasio conceded in an interview with WNYC-FM’s Brian Lehrer that the new law has fostered a new era of crime in the city.
“We had, for six years, steady decreases in crime across the board. There’s not a whole lot of other environmental things that have changed recently,” he said, according to the New York Post.
“It sort of stands out like a sore thumb that this is the single biggest new thing in the equation and we saw an extraordinary jump,” the mayor said.
The Post said CompStat data showed that crime has skyrocketed since the bail law took effect.
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“Of course there’s always a possibility this is plain statistical variation, that happens sometimes,” the mayor said.
“But I think it’s pretty clear that there’s only one new major piece in the equation,” he told Lehrer.
De Blasio has backed giving judges the discretion to hold some defendants while they await trial if they are believed to be a danger.
That is something the sponsor of the bail law, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, is against, the Post reported.
“I think judicial discretion should be clarified so that there are very clear checks and balances, so that we avoid any inkling of bias entering into the process, but I think a system predicated only on the question of flight risk misses the fact that there are some individuals who are just consistently, by their own actions, and by the proof of due process, consistently creat[ing] a threat to their neighbors,” de Blasio said.
The mayor has previously avoided answering questions about the increases in felony assaults, grand larcenies and burglaries since the law’s implementation. But he is no longer running from the obvious truth.
“We saw things emanating from this law starting [to] take effect months ago and obviously now it’s in full effect. But the bottom line is, one, we’ve been 100 percent clear and we are unified on what we feel. Two, we want to act on this productively,” he said.
“We’re in dialogue with leaders in Albany about those concerns, and we want to move forward. In the meantime, this police force can handle anything thrown at them,” de Blasio said.
In one recent case, a woman, Tiffany Harris, who allegedly committed an anti-Semitic attack by slapping three Orthodox Jewish women was released with no bail and punched a woman the next day. And all of that came after two previous arrests that same week in assault cases.
In another case, a three-time convicted bank robber, Christopher Seamans, was released with no bail after being accused of doing a fourth bank job.
In still another, six men — Jaslin Baldera, Livo Valdez, Frandi Ledema, Frederick Baldera, Parfraimy Antonio and Diego Tejada — were let out of jail with no bail after being accused of having $7 million of fentanyl.
And then there is the case of Jordan Randolph, who police say is responsible for the death of another man because he was driving drunk.
According to officers, Randolph attempted to flee the scene before being arrested, showing he is both a danger and a flight risk, but he too was let go with no bail.
Between this new law and its sanctuary policy, New York is about to become the safest big city in the world, all right — the safest, that is, for illegal aliens and criminals.
These are the insane policies that progressives want to have in effect nationwide.
Is it any wonder that Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont wants convicts to be able to vote from their prison cells? Democrats would win the criminal vote in a landslide.
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westernjournal--2020-02-10--Man Credits Dog with Saving His Life by Waking Him Up in the Middle of Severe Heart Attack

Dogs have a knack for sensing things we can ’ t .
Whether it ’ s because of their keen sense of smell , their impressive hearing or that uncanny , ill-defined “ sixth sense , ” they seem to know when things are happening before we do .
Some pups have become famous for sensing fires and waking their owners .
Others can tell when people are in distress behind closed doors .
Some have even been known to detect cancer .
Apparently one 6-year-old pit bull/Labrador mix named Cheyenne from Gladwin County , Michigan , can tell when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to how she reacted when her 52-year-old owner started experiencing one in his sleep on Jan. 20 .
Most respectable dogs would probably be asleep at 2:30 a.m. , but Cheyenne sensed something was wrong and “ body-slammed ” owner Ken Richter right back into the waking world .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal “ She just body-slammed me , ” he said , according to WJRT-TV .
“ She ’ s never done anything like that .
She just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back and I ’ ve had surgery , so she knows not to mess with my back.
” Like most pet owners , at first Richter was understandably annoyed with his pup ’ s seemingly errant behavior — but as he grew more lucid , he realized he was experiencing a great deal of chest pain .
“ I yelled at her , because I didn ’ t know what she was doing , so she took off out of my bedroom and I woke up and my chest hurt so bad I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After driving himself to the hospital and getting checked out , he was rushed by ambulance to another location .
“ Within like 10 to 15 minutes , they come in and said the ambulance was coming in to transport me to Midland already , ” he said .
“ No sooner than I got to Midland at 10:30 in the morning they put a stent in me.
” It turned out that the heart attack Richter had been experiencing in his sleep had been a severe one , with a 99 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If his 85-pound dog hadn ’ t slammed him out of his sleep , he could have died .
Richter ’ s doctor agreed , saying that Cheyenne likely woke him up in the middle of the episode .
The whole experience has given Richter a new perspective on his four-legged friend , a new gratitude for life and a goal to get a living will completed .
RELATED : Samaritan Grabs Brick To Smash Window of Burning Dump Truck and Save Unconscious Driver Inside “ A lot of people don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ They are the most friendly , awesome family dog if they are trained right.
” Cheyenne is a great example of that — and of the fact that sometimes dogs know more than we give them credit for and watch out for us just as much as we watch out for them .
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Dogs have a knack for sensing things we can’t. Whether it’s because of their keen sense of smell, their impressive hearing or that uncanny, ill-defined “sixth sense,” they seem to know when things are happening before we do.
Some pups have become famous for sensing fires and waking their owners. Others can tell when people are in distress behind closed doors. Some have even been known to detect cancer.
Apparently one 6-year-old pit bull/Labrador mix named Cheyenne from Gladwin County, Michigan, can tell when someone’s having a heart attack, according to how she reacted when her 52-year-old owner started experiencing one in his sleep on Jan. 20.
Most respectable dogs would probably be asleep at 2:30 a.m., but Cheyenne sensed something was wrong and “body-slammed” owner Ken Richter right back into the waking world.
“She just body-slammed me,” he said, according to WJRT-TV. “She’s never done anything like that. She just stood up and slammed right into my back and I’ve had surgery, so she knows not to mess with my back.”
Like most pet owners, at first Richter was understandably annoyed with his pup’s seemingly errant behavior — but as he grew more lucid, he realized he was experiencing a great deal of chest pain.
“I yelled at her, because I didn’t know what she was doing, so she took off out of my bedroom and I woke up and my chest hurt so bad I could hardly breathe,” he explained.
After driving himself to the hospital and getting checked out, he was rushed by ambulance to another location.
“Within like 10 to 15 minutes, they come in and said the ambulance was coming in to transport me to Midland already,” he said. “No sooner than I got to Midland at 10:30 in the morning they put a stent in me.”
It turned out that the heart attack Richter had been experiencing in his sleep had been a severe one, with a 99 percent blockage of his left ventricle. If his 85-pound dog hadn’t slammed him out of his sleep, he could have died.
Richter’s doctor agreed, saying that Cheyenne likely woke him up in the middle of the episode.
The whole experience has given Richter a new perspective on his four-legged friend, a new gratitude for life and a goal to get a living will completed.
“A lot of people don’t like pit bulls,” he said. “They are the most friendly, awesome family dog if they are trained right.”
Cheyenne is a great example of that — and of the fact that sometimes dogs know more than we give them credit for and watch out for us just as much as we watch out for them.
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westernjournal--2020-02-10--Lib Org Admits Obama Sent Deportees To Their Deaths, but Blasts Trump Instead

Curbing illegal immigration was one of the pillars of Donald Trump ’ s successful 2016 presidential campaign and is now a key component of his 2020 re-election effort .
That means you can expect to see a steady dose of headlines directed at what the liberal media believes are the horrors of deportation , even if it means obscuring the truth .
On Wednesday , The Washington Post published a story titled “ At least 138 Salvadorans deported by the U.S. were killed in El Salvador : Rights group.
” However , that headline hid an important detail .
Of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported , 109 of them were deported by the administration of former President Barack Obama .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal But , wouldn ’ t you know it , they did find a way to make it an anti-Trump piece when they quoted Human Rights Watch and its managing director , Alison Leal Parker , who said that the situation “ will only worsen ” under Trump .
She also blamed the United States for returning the deportees to their home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or should have known they were going to return these people to harm , ” she said .
“ Therefore they should not have done it.
” Conveniently , Human Rights Watch did not list the reasons for the deportations other than saying some lost asylum cases and others committed crimes .
The report said that many of the detainees were murdered by gangs , particularly MS13 , when they returned home , which raises the question of why that would be the case .
There is no way to know from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved in gang activity , but traditionally gangs target rival gang members .
And as horrific as these murders are , do we really want to import an MS-13 gang war into the United States ?
In 2012 , there were around 5,600 asylum applications for Salvadorans , but as violence increased in their nation so did the applications , to more than 60,000 in 2017 .
The murder rate has dropped significantly , to around 36 per 100,000 people , or 2,390 since 2015 , The Post reported .
RELATED : Man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Now Linked to Horrific String of Elderly Deaths “ There are an estimated 1.2 million Salvadorans without American citizenship living in the United States , ” it said .
“ Nearly 300,000 are permanent residents .
An additional 195,000 have temporary protected status .
From 2014 to 2018 , about 18 percent of Salvadoran applicants were granted asylum.
” By The Post ’ s numbers , that means there are around 700,000 illegal Salvadorans in the United States — a frightening number , considering that MS 13 was founded as a Salvadoran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be concerned about the safety and well-being of your family .
That would make you a racist .
Instead , you are supposed to have your heartstrings tugged to the point where you will say OK to open borders .
It would be nice to save everyone , everywhere from the chaos and violence in the rest of the world , but bringing it to our nation would not make Americans safer .
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Curbing illegal immigration was one of the pillars of Donald Trump’s successful 2016 presidential campaign and is now a key component of his 2020 re-election effort.
That means you can expect to see a steady dose of headlines directed at what the liberal media believes are the horrors of deportation, even if it means obscuring the truth.
On Wednesday, The Washington Post published a story titled “At least 138 Salvadorans deported by the U.S. were killed in El Salvador: Rights group.”
However, that headline hid an important detail.
Of the 138 deported Salvadorans whose killings were reported, 109 of them were deported by the administration of former President Barack Obama.
But, wouldn’t you know it, they did find a way to make it an anti-Trump piece when they quoted Human Rights Watch and its managing director, Alison Leal Parker, who said that the situation “will only worsen” under Trump.
She also blamed the United States for returning the deportees to their home countries.
“U.S. authorities knew or should have known they were going to return these people to harm,” she said. “Therefore they should not have done it.”
Conveniently, Human Rights Watch did not list the reasons for the deportations other than saying some lost asylum cases and others committed crimes.
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The report said that many of the detainees were murdered by gangs, particularly MS13, when they returned home, which raises the question of why that would be the case.
There is no way to know from the report if any of the deportees were involved in gang activity, but traditionally gangs target rival gang members.
And as horrific as these murders are, do we really want to import an MS-13 gang war into the United States?
In 2012, there were around 5,600 asylum applications for Salvadorans, but as violence increased in their nation so did the applications, to more than 60,000 in 2017.
The murder rate has dropped significantly, to around 36 per 100,000 people, or 2,390 since 2015, The Post reported.
“There are an estimated 1.2 million Salvadorans without American citizenship living in the United States,” it said. “Nearly 300,000 are permanent residents. An additional 195,000 have temporary protected status. From 2014 to 2018, about 18 percent of Salvadoran applicants were granted asylum.”
By The Post’s numbers, that means there are around 700,000 illegal Salvadorans in the United States — a frightening number, considering that MS 13 was founded as a Salvadoran gang.
But you are not supposed to be concerned about the safety and well-being of your family. That would make you a racist.
Instead, you are supposed to have your heartstrings tugged to the point where you will say OK to open borders.
It would be nice to save everyone, everywhere from the chaos and violence in the rest of the world, but bringing it to our nation would not make Americans safer.
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westernjournal--2020-02-10--It Turns Out Anti-Trump ‘Black Ledger’ Was ‘Completely Made Up,’ and Mueller Knew – Report

According to a new report by investigative journalist John Solomon , a key piece of evidence used to justify Robert Mueller ’ s investigation of alleged links between associates of President Donald Trump and Russian officials has been proven to be a complete fabrication .
Solomon , a Fox News contributor who previously wrote for The Hill and has been working to illuminate alleged corruption in Ukraine by former Vice President Joe Biden and other Democrats , reports that the infamous “ black ledger ” that was used to investigate and convict former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was completely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the 2016 election and purported to show that Manafort had taken cash payments from Russian-backed politicians in Ukraine for his work as a consultant in the region .
Solomon wrote Thursday in his new media venture , Just the News , that according to a written summary of an April 2018 special counsel interview , former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates told federal investigators working for Mueller that the ledger was “ completely made up.
” Gates , a former longtime business associate of Manafort ’ s , cooperated with the former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In exchange for a reduced sentence , Gates gave investigators information that ultimately helped to convict Manafort of multiple financial and fraud crimes .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal However , Gates stated during the investigation that he believed the document was a fraud , according to Solomon .
Following an interview with Gates this past week , Solomon wrote : “ Gates confirmed the information in the summary .
‘ The black ledger was a fabrication , ’ Gates said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and this fact has since been proven true.
’ “ Gates ’ account is backed by several Ukrainian officials who stated in interviews dating to 2018 that the ledger was of suspicious origins and could not be corroborated.
” During his interview with investigators , Gates reportedly stated that the information in the ledger was inconsistent with how former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych ’ s Party of Regions paid consultants , such as Manafort , Solomon reported .
Further calling into question the veracity of the ledger , Gates stated that Yanukovych ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accounting records in a fire during Ukraine ’ s 2014 Maidan uprising .
Gates told prosecutors the ledger was a “ copy of a document that did not exist ” and that the handwriting inside did not match that of the accountant who would have authored such a ledger .
He also told investigators that a New York Times report outlining the contents of the ledger contained inaccurate information .
Solomon reported that Gates told Mueller ’ s team , “ The article was completely false.
” A 2016 Times article that first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that between 2007 and 2012 , Manafort was paid $ 12.7 million in under-the-table cash payments from Yanukovych ’ s pro-Russian party .
Gates and Manafort were indicted in 2017 on charges of conspiracy , money laundering and other alleged crimes .
In December , Gates was sentenced to 45 days in jail , three years probation and a $ 20,000 fine .
Manafort is serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence for tax fraud and other charges that stemmed from Mueller ’ s investigation .
The ledger , along with the infamous Steele dossier , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump and his associates colluded with foreign officials to influence the 2016 election .
Now , the integrity of both documents has been shredded .
Two weeks ago , former U.K Parliament member Rupert Allason conducted a forensic analysis of former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele ’ s work on the infamous and now-discredited dossier outlining alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election and coordination between Trump campaign aides and Russian officials .
Allason concluded there was “ a strong possibility that all Steele ’ s material has been fabricated.
” Since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has had to work under a cloud of never-ending partisan investigations .
It is becoming increasingly apparent that the foundations of those investigations were built on untruths and disinformation .
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According to a new report by investigative journalist John Solomon, a key piece of evidence used to justify Robert Mueller’s investigation of alleged links between associates of President Donald Trump and Russian officials has been proven to be a complete fabrication.
Solomon, a Fox News contributor who previously wrote for The Hill and has been working to illuminate alleged corruption in Ukraine by former Vice President Joe Biden and other Democrats, reports that the infamous “black ledger” that was used to investigate and convict former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was completely bogus.
The ledger emerged in Kiev during the 2016 election and purported to show that Manafort had taken cash payments from Russian-backed politicians in Ukraine for his work as a consultant in the region.
Solomon wrote Thursday in his new media venture, Just the News, that according to a written summary of an April 2018 special counsel interview, former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates told federal investigators working for Mueller that the ledger was “completely made up.”
Gates, a former longtime business associate of Manafort’s, cooperated with the former FBI director’s investigation in 2018. In exchange for a reduced sentence, Gates gave investigators information that ultimately helped to convict Manafort of multiple financial and fraud crimes.
However, Gates stated during the investigation that he believed the document was a fraud, according to Solomon.
Following an interview with Gates this past week, Solomon wrote:
“Gates confirmed the information in the summary. ‘The black ledger was a fabrication,’ Gates said. ‘It was never real, and this fact has since been proven true.’
“Gates’ account is backed by several Ukrainian officials who stated in interviews dating to 2018 that the ledger was of suspicious origins and could not be corroborated.”
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During his interview with investigators, Gates reportedly stated that the information in the ledger was inconsistent with how former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s Party of Regions paid consultants, such as Manafort, Solomon reported.
Further calling into question the veracity of the ledger, Gates stated that Yanukovych’s pro-Russian political party lost all official accounting records in a fire during Ukraine’s 2014 Maidan uprising.
Gates told prosecutors the ledger was a “copy of a document that did not exist” and that the handwriting inside did not match that of the accountant who would have authored such a ledger.
He also told investigators that a New York Times report outlining the contents of the ledger contained inaccurate information. Solomon reported that Gates told Mueller’s team, “The article was completely false.”
A 2016 Times article that first reported the existence of the ledger alleged that between 2007 and 2012, Manafort was paid $12.7 million in under-the-table cash payments from Yanukovych’s pro-Russian party.
Gates and Manafort were indicted in 2017 on charges of conspiracy, money laundering and other alleged crimes. In December, Gates was sentenced to 45 days in jail, three years probation and a $20,000 fine. Manafort is serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence for tax fraud and other charges that stemmed from Mueller’s investigation.
The ledger, along with the infamous Steele dossier, was instrumental in orchestrating a fraudulent narrative that Trump and his associates colluded with foreign officials to influence the 2016 election.
Now, the integrity of both documents has been shredded.
Two weeks ago, former U.K Parliament member Rupert Allason conducted a forensic analysis of former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele’s work on the infamous and now-discredited dossier outlining alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election and coordination between Trump campaign aides and Russian officials.
Allason concluded there was “a strong possibility that all Steele’s material has been fabricated.”
Since the date of his inauguration, Trump has had to work under a cloud of never-ending partisan investigations.
It is becoming increasingly apparent that the foundations of those investigations were built on untruths and disinformation.
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westernjournal--2020-02-10--Former MLB Pitcher Sues Houston Astros Over Sign-Stealing Scandal

Former major league pitcher Mike Bolsinger sued the Houston Astros on Monday , claiming their sign-stealing scheme contributed to a poor relief appearance in August 2017 that essentially ended his big league career .
Bolsinger ’ s lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court seeks unspecified damages for interfering with and harming his career .
He ’ s also asking that the Astros forfeit their nearly $ 30 million in postseason shares from their 2017 World Series title , with the money going to children ’ s charities in Los Angeles and a fund for needy retired players .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reliever with the Toronto Blue Jays , was put into a game at Houston on Aug. 4 , 2017 , and allowed four runs , four hits and three walks in one-third of an inning in a 16-7 loss .
The suit said the right-hander “ was immediately terminated and cut from the team , never to return to Major League Baseball again.
” TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal He was demoted to Triple-A and hasn ’ t pitched in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a 6.31 ERA in 11 appearances with Toronto in 2017 .
The 32-year-old pitched in Japan in 2018-19 and is seeking a job with a big league club for this season .
The Astros didn ’ t immediately respond to a request for comment .
Commissioner Rob Manfred found the Astros broke rules against electronic sign stealing in 2017 , including during the postseason .
Manager A.J .
Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired last month .
According to MLB ’ s investigation , the Astros used a video feed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then tipped off their batters to off-speed pitches by banging on a garbage can .
According to Bolsinger ’ s lawsuit , graphic designer and web developer Tony Adams wrote a web application to document every instance of banging on a trash can during Astros home games in 2017 .
RELATED : Baseball Legend Hank Aaron Rips Astros , Says They Should Be Banned for Life over Sign-Stealing He found that the most bangs occurred in that Aug. 4 , 2017 , game , including on 12 of 29 pitches Bolsinger threw , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media that night that it was “ not unusual for us to have big nights when we put good at-bats together , ” according to the lawsuit .
Bolsinger also pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers in his four-year career , going 8-19 with a 4.92 ERA .
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Former major league pitcher Mike Bolsinger sued the Houston Astros on Monday, claiming their sign-stealing scheme contributed to a poor relief appearance in August 2017 that essentially ended his big league career.
Bolsinger’s lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court seeks unspecified damages for interfering with and harming his career.
He’s also asking that the Astros forfeit their nearly $30 million in postseason shares from their 2017 World Series title, with the money going to children’s charities in Los Angeles and a fund for needy retired players.
According to the suit, Bolsinger, then a reliever with the Toronto Blue Jays, was put into a game at Houston on Aug. 4, 2017, and allowed four runs, four hits and three walks in one-third of an inning in a 16-7 loss.
The suit said the right-hander “was immediately terminated and cut from the team, never to return to Major League Baseball again.”
He was demoted to Triple-A and hasn’t pitched in the major leagues since. He was 0-3 with a 6.31 ERA in 11 appearances with Toronto in 2017.
The 32-year-old pitched in Japan in 2018-19 and is seeking a job with a big league club for this season.
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The Astros didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Commissioner Rob Manfred found the Astros broke rules against electronic sign stealing in 2017, including during the postseason.
Manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired last month.
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher’s MLB career ended when he was lit up by the Houston Astros in 2017. Now he’s suing them. https://t.co/SSU7H6c0dD — Nancy Armour (@nrarmour) February 10, 2020
According to MLB’s investigation, the Astros used a video feed to steal opposing teams’ signs and then tipped off their batters to off-speed pitches by banging on a garbage can.
According to Bolsinger’s lawsuit, graphic designer and web developer Tony Adams wrote a web application to document every instance of banging on a trash can during Astros home games in 2017.
He found that the most bangs occurred in that Aug. 4, 2017, game, including on 12 of 29 pitches Bolsinger threw, the lawsuit said.
Hinch told the media that night that it was “not unusual for us to have big nights when we put good at-bats together,” according to the lawsuit.
Bolsinger also pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers in his four-year career, going 8-19 with a 4.92 ERA.
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westernjournal--2020-02-10--Woman Finds Photo of Dog Missing for 3 Years on Beer Can Promoting Adoptable Shelter Dogs

Earlier this year , Motorworks Brewing in Bradenton , Florida , decided on a new marketing campaign that would not only improve their business , but also help out a local animal shelter .
They wrapped cans of a new lager in pictures and bios of adoptable dogs , and the internet went wild .
“ Heard the buzz ?
?
” the brewing company posted on Jan. 28 .
“ Our Adoptable Dog Cruiser 4-packs are taking the media by storm !
” “ National and international news teams alike have all picked up our story and we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support — features include The Ellen DeGeneres Show , CNN , Good Morning America , USATODAY , ABC World News Tonight with David Muir , Newsweek and many more !
” “ Swing by the taproom to pick up your 4-Packs & out-of-towners can grab can label stickers off our website.
” TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal Working with Shelter Manatee , Motorworks Brewing featured four adoptable dogs : King , Sandy , Morton and DayDay .
By Jan. 24 , two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but no one expected what would happen for DayDay .
According to People , DayDay was found in March 2019 and made her way to Shelter Manatee .
A stray , she did have both a microchip and a license — but unfortunately , both were outdated and no one came to claim her .
She waited for a new family for 10 months before being featured as one of the adoptable “ beer can ” dogs , but it eventually became clear that there was a reason for her long wait .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media rounds , it caught Monica Mathis ’ attention .
Mathis lived in Minnesota , but when she lived in Iowa years before , she had a puppy that looked just like DayDay .
In 2017 , the pup went missing , and despite scouring the area and local shelters , she was never able to find “ Hazel.
” The years went by , she moved , her last name changed and she had no idea that Hazel was alive and well somewhere out in the wide world — until she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back at her from a beer can .
“ I saw one of the dogs on there and I was like ‘ oh my gosh , that looks like my dog , ' ” Mathis told ABC Action News .
She called the shelter and provided some identifying information , and the puzzle pieces came together .
The first name on the dog ’ s chip had been “ Monica , ” but the last name had since changed .
The dog had been found in Florida , and no one seems to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but there she was .
“ Once I got the confirmation I just couldn ’ t believe that this was actually my dog , ” Mathis said .
RELATED : Man Credits Dog with Saving His Life by Waking Him Up in the Middle of Severe Heart Attack “ Hazel ” made her way to Minnesota to be reunited with Mathis , and everyone involved is thrilled with the way this has all turned out .
“ We are just delighted that a Minnesota owner will be getting their dog back after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” co-founder and president of Motorworks Brewing , Denise Tschida , said .
“ We are thrilled to be reuniting Hazel with Monica and her children , ” a Manatee County Animal Services representative said .
“ An important part of our mission is to get lost pets returned .
Every pet deserves to have a loving home and we know that Hazel is returning to exactly that.
” “ The chance to be able to have her come home is amazing , ” Mathis said .
“ I ’ m just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her back.
” Video of the family reunited with Hazel shows a very happy pup who seems thrilled to be back where she belongs , even if she took the ( very ) long way home .
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Earlier this year, Motorworks Brewing in Bradenton, Florida, decided on a new marketing campaign that would not only improve their business, but also help out a local animal shelter. They wrapped cans of a new lager in pictures and bios of adoptable dogs, and the internet went wild.
“Heard the buzz??” the brewing company posted on Jan. 28. “Our Adoptable Dog Cruiser 4-packs are taking the media by storm!”
“National and international news teams alike have all picked up our story and we’re stoked by the enormous show of support — features include The Ellen DeGeneres Show, CNN, Good Morning America, USATODAY, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir, Newsweek and many more!”
“Swing by the taproom to pick up your 4-Packs & out-of-towners can grab can label stickers off our website.”
Working with Shelter Manatee, Motorworks Brewing featured four adoptable dogs: King, Sandy, Morton and DayDay. By Jan. 24, two of the pups had been adopted, but no one expected what would happen for DayDay.
According to People, DayDay was found in March 2019 and made her way to Shelter Manatee. A stray, she did have both a microchip and a license — but unfortunately, both were outdated and no one came to claim her.
She waited for a new family for 10 months before being featured as one of the adoptable “beer can” dogs, but it eventually became clear that there was a reason for her long wait.
As the Motorworks Brewing campaign made the social media rounds, it caught Monica Mathis’ attention. Mathis lived in Minnesota, but when she lived in Iowa years before, she had a puppy that looked just like DayDay.
In 2017, the pup went missing, and despite scouring the area and local shelters, she was never able to find “Hazel.” The years went by, she moved, her last name changed and she had no idea that Hazel was alive and well somewhere out in the wide world — until she saw her dog’s face staring back at her from a beer can.
“I saw one of the dogs on there and I was like ‘oh my gosh, that looks like my dog,'” Mathis told ABC Action News.
She called the shelter and provided some identifying information, and the puzzle pieces came together. The first name on the dog’s chip had been “Monica,” but the last name had since changed. The dog had been found in Florida, and no one seems to know how the dog made it there, but there she was.
“Once I got the confirmation I just couldn’t believe that this was actually my dog,” Mathis said.
“Hazel” made her way to Minnesota to be reunited with Mathis, and everyone involved is thrilled with the way this has all turned out.
“We are just delighted that a Minnesota owner will be getting their dog back after three years because of what we did,” co-founder and president of Motorworks Brewing, Denise Tschida, said.
“We are thrilled to be reuniting Hazel with Monica and her children,” a Manatee County Animal Services representative said. “An important part of our mission is to get lost pets returned. Every pet deserves to have a loving home and we know that Hazel is returning to exactly that.”
“The chance to be able to have her come home is amazing,” Mathis said. “I’m just so happy that I’m getting her back.”
Video of the family reunited with Hazel shows a very happy pup who seems thrilled to be back where she belongs, even if she took the (very) long way home.
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westernjournal--2020-02-10--Man Allegedly Exploits Loophole To Stay in USA, Now Linked to Horrific String of Elderly Deaths

Authorities reportedly believe an illegal immigrant and alleged serial killer charged last year with capital murder in connection with the smothering of 12 elderly Texans may have killed as many as 22 victims .
According to Breitbart , Billy Chemirmir , a Kenyan immigrant in his 40s , was initially suspected of murdering 81-year-old Dallas resident Lu Thi Harris .
Further investigation , however , saw the Kenyan immigrant charged with killing 11 other women ages 76 to 94 — all while serving as a home health-care assistant and aide .
And now , the revelation of recent lawsuits and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Kenyan immigrant may be under the gun for almost two dozen murders , seven of which transpired at Preston Place Retirement Community during the alleged killer ’ s initial spree , The Dallas Morning News reported .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal Posing as a maintenance worker , Chemirmir is said to have entered and cased the homes of elderly residents within the apartment complex for small valuables , eventually returning to murder the owners of the possessions and steal their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was reportedly first made aware of Chemirmir ’ s suspicious behavior in March 2018 by Miriam Nelson , who phoned higher management to inform them that an unfamiliar maintenance man had arrived to check on a leak she had never reported and knew nothing of .
The individuals notified apparently did nothing to address Nelson ’ s concerns .
She would be found dead in her living space just two days later .
It was not until Nelson ’ s neighbor , an anonymous 91-year-old woman , was resuscitated the next day , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Chemirmir , that information regarding the suspicious figure would be provided to investigators and an arrest would be made .
Judging from The Dallas Morning News ’ reporting of recent events regarding the case , the alleged victims ’ family members are rightly laying a substantial amount of blame at the feet of Preston Place ’ s management for negligently failing to meet the security needs of community residents .
According to initial reporting from Breitbart , however , relaxed attention paid to federal immigration law is just as much to blame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as poor security management at Preston Place and other Dallas-Fort Worth retirement communities .
Residing in the U.S. in July 2003 on a B-2 tourist visa , which he promptly overstayed , Chemirmir was eligible for deportation numerous times before his alleged killing spree and had been convicted of driving under the influence , trespassing , assault and obstructing a police officer , according to law enforcement .
Instead , however , Chemirmir was allowed to stay in the U.S. , exploiting a legal loophole to engage in what was reportedly a sham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for green card status .
The Kenyan immigrant still maintains that he is innocent of the killings , however , despite mounting evidence .
He is currently being held in the Dallas County Jail on $ 11.6-million bail and faces the death penalty should he be convicted when the first case , that of Lu Thi Harris , goes to trial in April 2021 .
And as the families of Chemirmir ’ s alleged victims wait for what any reasonable person would say is far too long for justice to be served , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Place Retirement Community to our political representatives .
You have “ let us down.
” You have let these families down .
If the state ’ s case against Chemirmir is true , it is not only a case against a single serial murder , but against Washington ’ s political establishment — an establishment that seems to have decided that not only will stronger immigration laws not be pursued , but nothing will be done to ensure that those laws already on the books are enforced .
How hard would it be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are monitored to ensure they do not overstay their welcome ?
And I ’ m not talking about by a day or two .
A grace period is more than reasonable — so long as it isn ’ t long enough to allow for four criminal convictions and the finalization of someone ’ s honeymoon plans .
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Authorities reportedly believe an illegal immigrant and alleged serial killer charged last year with capital murder in connection with the smothering of 12 elderly Texans may have killed as many as 22 victims.
According to Breitbart, Billy Chemirmir, a Kenyan immigrant in his 40s, was initially suspected of murdering 81-year-old Dallas resident Lu Thi Harris.
Further investigation, however, saw the Kenyan immigrant charged with killing 11 other women ages 76 to 94 — all while serving as a home health-care assistant and aide.
And now, the revelation of recent lawsuits and amended coroners’ reports seem to indicate the Kenyan immigrant may be under the gun for almost two dozen murders, seven of which transpired at Preston Place Retirement Community during the alleged killer’s initial spree, The Dallas Morning News reported.
Billy Chemirmir, illegal alien, charged with killing at least 12 elderly women https://t.co/lIkGJjAgIB via @washtimes — FAIR (@FAIRImmigration) May 17, 2019
Posing as a maintenance worker, Chemirmir is said to have entered and cased the homes of elderly residents within the apartment complex for small valuables, eventually returning to murder the owners of the possessions and steal their belongings for resale.
Preston Place staff was reportedly first made aware of Chemirmir’s suspicious behavior in March 2018 by Miriam Nelson, who phoned higher management to inform them that an unfamiliar maintenance man had arrived to check on a leak she had never reported and knew nothing of.
The individuals notified apparently did nothing to address Nelson’s concerns.
She would be found dead in her living space just two days later.
It was not until Nelson’s neighbor, an anonymous 91-year-old woman, was resuscitated the next day, following an apparent murder and burglary attempted by Chemirmir, that information regarding the suspicious figure would be provided to investigators and an arrest would be made.
Judging from The Dallas Morning News’ reporting of recent events regarding the case, the alleged victims’ family members are rightly laying a substantial amount of blame at the feet of Preston Place’s management for negligently failing to meet the security needs of community residents.
According to initial reporting from Breitbart, however, relaxed attention paid to federal immigration law is just as much to blame for this slew of financially motivated murders as poor security management at Preston Place and other Dallas-Fort Worth retirement communities.
April 2021 trial date set for Billy Chemirmir, accused of smothering elderly in Dallas, Collin counties https://t.co/GgG87ZbEjr — Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) February 8, 2020
Residing in the U.S. in July 2003 on a B-2 tourist visa, which he promptly overstayed, Chemirmir was eligible for deportation numerous times before his alleged killing spree and had been convicted of driving under the influence, trespassing, assault and obstructing a police officer, according to law enforcement.
Instead, however, Chemirmir was allowed to stay in the U.S., exploiting a legal loophole to engage in what was reportedly a sham marriage with an American citizen in exchange for green card status.
The Kenyan immigrant still maintains that he is innocent of the killings, however, despite mounting evidence.
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He is currently being held in the Dallas County Jail on $11.6-million bail and faces the death penalty should he be convicted when the first case, that of Lu Thi Harris, goes to trial in April 2021.
And as the families of Chemirmir’s alleged victims wait for what any reasonable person would say is far too long for justice to be served, I would echo their grievances with Preston Place Retirement Community to our political representatives.
You have “let us down.”
You have let these families down.
If the state’s case against Chemirmir is true, it is not only a case against a single serial murder, but against Washington’s political establishment — an establishment that seems to have decided that not only will stronger immigration laws not be pursued, but nothing will be done to ensure that those laws already on the books are enforced.
How hard would it be to establish a system by which visa-holders are monitored to ensure they do not overstay their welcome?
And I’m not talking about by a day or two. A grace period is more than reasonable — so long as it isn’t long enough to allow for four criminal convictions and the finalization of someone’s honeymoon plans.
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