westernjournal--2020-07-07--‘Targeted, Shot, and Left For Dead’: National Guard Called After Violent Weekend in Atlanta

Republican Gov .
Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency on Monday and authorized the activation of up to 1,000 Guard troops after a weekend of gun violence in Atlanta left five people dead , including an 8-year-old girl .
The Guard troops will provide support at sites including the Capitol and governor ’ s mansion , freeing up state law enforcement resources to patrol other areas , according to a statement from Kemp ’ s office .
There was no visible presence of Guard troops at either site on Tuesday morning .
“ Peaceful protests were hijacked by criminals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now , innocent Georgians are being targeted , shot , and left for dead , ” the Republican governor said .
The mayor of Atlanta said Tuesday that she doesn ’ t agree with the Georgia governor ’ s order to mobilize the National Guard in her city in response to a surge in violence .
TRENDING : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' She said Kemp issued his order without asking if the city needed extra help .
The city had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and “ at no time was it mentioned that anyone felt there was a need for the National Guard to come in , ” she said on ABC ’ s “ Good Morning America.
” Critics of such mobilizations have said that deploying military troops on otherwise calm city streets could provoke more violence .
Nikema Williams , the chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Georgia , called Kemp ’ s decision reckless .
“ His choice to deploy National Guard troops for today ’ s selfish purpose is outrageous and will endanger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement .
But Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia said Tuesday he agreed with the governor ’ s decision , and said lawless areas must not be allowed to exist in Atlanta or any other American city .
Secoriea Turner was riding in a car with her mother and another adult on Saturday night near a Wendy ’ s that was burned after a black man was shot by a police officer in the restaurant parking lot last month .
When they tried to enter a parking lot , they were confronted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” blocking the entrance , police said .
The girl ’ s mother , Charmaine Turner , said shots were fired and Secoriea was hit before they could turn around .
The fatal shooting prompted a $ 10,000 reward for information as authorities continue to search for at least two people who opened fire on the car .
RELATED : New York City Gripped by Violence on Bloody 4th of July Weekend Secoriea was killed during a particularly violent weekend in Atlanta .
Over the holiday period from Friday through Sunday , 31 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Atlanta police said .
“ I think it ’ s just a perfect storm of distress in America , ” said the mayor , who learned Monday that she , her husband and one of their four children have tested positive for COVID-19 .
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Republican Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency on Monday and authorized the activation of up to 1,000 Guard troops after a weekend of gun violence in Atlanta left five people dead, including an 8-year-old girl.
The Guard troops will provide support at sites including the Capitol and governor’s mansion, freeing up state law enforcement resources to patrol other areas, according to a statement from Kemp’s office.
There was no visible presence of Guard troops at either site on Tuesday morning.
“Peaceful protests were hijacked by criminals with a dangerous, destructive agenda. Now, innocent Georgians are being targeted, shot, and left for dead,” the Republican governor said.
The mayor of Atlanta said Tuesday that she doesn’t agree with the Georgia governor’s order to mobilize the National Guard in her city in response to a surge in violence.
She said Kemp issued his order without asking if the city needed extra help.
The city had been coordinating with the Georgia State Patrol, and “at no time was it mentioned that anyone felt there was a need for the National Guard to come in,” she said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
Critics of such mobilizations have said that deploying military troops on otherwise calm city streets could provoke more violence.
Nikema Williams, the chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Georgia, called Kemp’s decision reckless.
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“His choice to deploy National Guard troops for today’s selfish purpose is outrageous and will endanger lives,” she said in a statement.
But Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia said Tuesday he agreed with the governor’s decision, and said lawless areas must not be allowed to exist in Atlanta or any other American city.
Secoriea Turner was riding in a car with her mother and another adult on Saturday night near a Wendy’s that was burned after a black man was shot by a police officer in the restaurant parking lot last month.
When they tried to enter a parking lot, they were confronted by “a group of armed individuals” blocking the entrance, police said. The girl’s mother, Charmaine Turner, said shots were fired and Secoriea was hit before they could turn around.
The fatal shooting prompted a $10,000 reward for information as authorities continue to search for at least two people who opened fire on the car.
Secoriea was killed during a particularly violent weekend in Atlanta. Over the holiday period from Friday through Sunday, 31 people were shot in 11 different incidents, Atlanta police said.
“I think it’s just a perfect storm of distress in America,” said the mayor, who learned Monday that she, her husband and one of their four children have tested positive for COVID-19.
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westernjournal--2020-07-07--Report: Prison Officials Going All-Out To Make Sure Ghislaine Maxwell Doesn’t End Up Like Epstein

Ghislaine Maxwell , an associate of convicted sex offender and accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein , is being watched closely in a federal detention center to ensure she stands trial , according to a new report .
Maxwell , now known to the federal Bureau of Prisons as inmate 02879-509 , is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn , New York .
She was brought there Monday from New Hampshire , where she had been arrested last Thursday , according to the New York Post .
Last summer , Epstein was charged with sex trafficking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his cell in Manhattan ’ s Metropolitan Correctional Center a month after his arrest .
The death was ruled a suicide , although many have expressed doubts about that determination .
After his death , officials with the U.S. Attorney ’ s Office for the Southern District of New York sought to find Maxwell , who is accused of partnering with Epstein to operate a global network that resulted in the sexual abuse of underage girls .
TRENDING : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sex trafficking minors and two counts of perjury .
The Post quoted a law enforcement source as saying officials want to ensure Maxwell does not die in prison .
“ They want to make sure she ’ ll stand trial , ” the source said , adding that the federal Bureau of Prisons does not want another “ black eye.
” According to the source , Maxwell will have top security every moment of her detention .
Guards will be with her every time she leaves her cell , the source said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on her cell .
Reports that guards did not keep to their rounds and that video equipment malfunctioned emerged after Epstein ’ s death in the Manhattan facility operated by the Bureau of Prisons .
Maxwell could be arraigned as soon as Thursday .
At that time , Judge Alison Nathan will decide if Maxwell will remain locked up or go free on bail .
Homer Venters , a former chief medical officer for New York City ’ s jails , has said the Brooklyn facility is “ ill-equipped ” to deal with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infection control practices , according to Bloomberg .
Venters said he was “ concerned about the ongoing health and safety of the population ” at the MDC .
Cheryl Pollak , a federal magistrate in Brooklyn , has criticized the prison where Maxwell is being held .
“ Some of these conditions wouldn ’ t surprise me if we were dealing with a prison in Turkey or a Third World Country , ” Pollak said in 2017 , according to NBC News .
Prosecutors have said Maxwell “ poses an extreme risk of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maxwell has three passports , is wealthy with lots of international connections , and has “ no reason to stay in the United States and face the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence , ” they wrote .
According to the charges against Maxwell , she was involved in the sexual abuse of three girls , including one who was 14 at the time of the alleged abuse .
In addition to the charges against her , authorities have been seeking Maxwell in order to get a fuller understanding of Epstein ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to strike a deal with prosecutors .
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Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of convicted sex offender and accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, is being watched closely in a federal detention center to ensure she stands trial, according to a new report.
Maxwell, now known to the federal Bureau of Prisons as inmate 02879-509, is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York.
She was brought there Monday from New Hampshire, where she had been arrested last Thursday, according to the New York Post.
Last summer, Epstein was charged with sex trafficking, but he was found dead in his cell in Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center a month after his arrest. The death was ruled a suicide, although many have expressed doubts about that determination.
After his death, officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York sought to find Maxwell, who is accused of partnering with Epstein to operate a global network that resulted in the sexual abuse of underage girls.
Maxwell faces four counts of sex trafficking minors and two counts of perjury.
The Post quoted a law enforcement source as saying officials want to ensure Maxwell does not die in prison.
“They want to make sure she’ll stand trial,” the source said, adding that the federal Bureau of Prisons does not want another “black eye.”
According to the source, Maxwell will have top security every moment of her detention.
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Guards will be with her every time she leaves her cell, the source said, and a surveillance camera will be focused on her cell.
Reports that guards did not keep to their rounds and that video equipment malfunctioned emerged after Epstein’s death in the Manhattan facility operated by the Bureau of Prisons.
Maxwell could be arraigned as soon as Thursday. At that time, Judge Alison Nathan will decide if Maxwell will remain locked up or go free on bail.
Homer Venters, a former chief medical officer for New York City’s jails, has said the Brooklyn facility is “ill-equipped” to deal with COVID-19 and did not meet standards for infection control practices, according to Bloomberg.
Venters said he was “concerned about the ongoing health and safety of the population” at the MDC.
Cheryl Pollak, a federal magistrate in Brooklyn, has criticized the prison where Maxwell is being held.
“Some of these conditions wouldn’t surprise me if we were dealing with a prison in Turkey or a Third World Country,” Pollak said in 2017, according to NBC News.
Prosecutors have said Maxwell “poses an extreme risk of flight,” according to WABC-TV.
Maxwell has three passports, is wealthy with lots of international connections, and has “no reason to stay in the United States and face the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence,” they wrote.
According to the charges against Maxwell, she was involved in the sexual abuse of three girls, including one who was 14 at the time of the alleged abuse.
Here is the fed’s case against Ghislaine Maxwell https://t.co/2zYDUaS0z7 pic.twitter.com/Slr5sl48C6 — New York Post (@nypost) July 4, 2020
In addition to the charges against her, authorities have been seeking Maxwell in order to get a fuller understanding of Epstein’s alleged trafficking network, giving her leverage to strike a deal with prosecutors.
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westernjournal--2020-07-07--‘It Makes People Cry’: Watch NYC Official’s Insane Rant After White Colleague Holds Black Baby on La

‘It Makes People Cry’: Watch NYC Official’s Insane Rant After White Colleague Holds Black Baby on Lap

There ’ s no particularly good conversation that includes the angry exclamation , “ Read ‘ White Fragility !
’ ” In case you haven ’ t read the book , “ White Fragility ” is Robin DiAngelo ’ s 2018 bestseller , now given new life by the wave of protests touched off by the death of George Floyd .
It ’ s basically “ Whiteness Theory for Dummies , ” a book-long discussion about how fragile white people allegedly are and , among other things , how their “ pillars of whiteness ” had been erected to protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sounds like academic jargon , that ’ s because it is , although it ’ s been dumbed down for public consumption .
However , one of the central messages the book tries to get across is that if you ’ re white and you get called a racist , you might get angry or challenge the person calling you racist — which is just more evidence you ’ re a racist insulating yourself from racial stress .
I mean , why else would you say something like that ?
I mention this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ window into the online meeting of New York City ’ s Community Education Council District 2 on June 29 and how it devolved into an insane shoutfest between several council members that ’ s going viral a week after it happened .
TRENDING : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' I know , that doesn ’ t sound particularly interesting to begin with .
However , while all happy bodies of local governance are alike , all unhappy bodies of local governance are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it comes to the Community Education Council District 2 — hereafter referred to as the CEC D2 for obvious reasons — there seems to be a whole lot of sniping involved .
Some of that seems to be because some of the board members have embraced the jargon of the “ White Fragility ” crowd .
So , a bit of background , as per The Federalist : Council member Thomas Wrocklage , at the previous meeting , had brought along his daughter , who is a toddler , and his friend ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so is his daughter .
His friend is black ; so is her son .
The topic was school integration .
During an argument over the topic , Wrocklage said that “ my living room ’ s integrated right now.
” If Wrocklage wanted comity , that wasn ’ t the best idea .
He faced accusations of racism from members on the council and roughly 100 parents sent a letter to the council president , Maud Maron , with complaints about Wrocklage .
There was also sniping on social media .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pleasant one .
It turns out that by the 40th minute , participants hadn ’ t been able to yell themselves out of steam .
This led to an angry exchange between Council Members Benjamin Morden and Robin Broshi .
Morden asked why they were dealing with this incident when students had come to them complaining about racism in their schools .
Instead of dealing with trying to figure out a way to investigate the racist incidents , Morden said , they were instead navel-gazing and wondering if individual council members had done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prejudices .
Broshi said some parents had even accused her of not doing enough to deal with “ racism ” among her fellow CEC D2 members .
“ ‘ You don ’ t call out the racism when it happens ! '
” Broshi said she ’ d been told , during a heated response to Morden 41 long minutes into the meeting .
“ I spent a full year getting tweets from you people saying , ‘ It ’ s toxic whiteness , ’ I ’ m a white supremacist , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
RELATED : Punk Threatening Group of Cops Does n't Sound So Tough When They Call His Bluff “ Ben , it ’ s not about you and me , ” Broshi responded .
“ We all do racist things .
We have to learn … about that .
It ’ s hurtful.
” The argument about racism then leaned into the line everyone ’ s going to remember from this dumpster conflagration : “ It hurts people when they see a white man bouncing a brown baby on their lap and they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Broshi said .
“ That is harmful !
That makes people cry .
That makes people log out of our meetings … I ’ m getting pressure for not being enough of an advocate , and I take that to heart and that hurts me.
” “ I would like to know before this meeting adjourns how having my friend ’ s nephew on my lap was hurtful to people and was racist , ” he said .
“ Tom , I ’ ve explained it to you , ” Broshi said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can read a book .
Read a book .
Read Ibram Kendi .
Read ‘ White Fragility.
’ Read ‘ How to Talk to White People.
’ It ’ s not my job to educate you !
You ’ re an educated white male !
You can read a book !
” “ My friend is going to educate you , Robin , ” Wrocklage responded .
Wrocklage , by the way , isn ’ t exactly some sort of MAGA-aberration in deep-blue New York City .
On his Twitter account , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rarely tweeting but doing so in support of Pete Buttigieg during his run for the presidency — including this retweet of one of Buttigieg ’ s debate zingers : This is a case of the left eating its own in the name of the new secular religion of self-flagellation for whites .
There are several things you can take away from this meeting , apart from the obvious fact that social distancing is a good idea for the CEC D2 .
( Watching their meetings on Zoom is a spectacular byproduct if you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , although it ’ s more than a bit frightening if you think about having a kid their decisions affect . )
I ’ m sure Broshi and the others on the council didn ’ t want to become object lessons in a wider cultural debate , but they are now .
While no other video on their YouTube account had more than a few hundred views , as of Monday morning , the video of the 85-minute-long Great Whiteness Reckoning had 77,000 views .
It ’ s a fascinating look-in on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essentially been steamrolled .
Maud Maron , the council president , tried her best to appeal to both sides .
Later in the meeting , she was chastised by another council member for not “ doing the work ” to get appropriately jargonized .
“ You can say , ‘ Racism is wrong , we ’ ll denounce it , ' ” Council Member Shino Tanikawa said.about the 53:20 mark in the meeting .
“ But the bottom line is how you act .
And your actions have not shown to me that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ structural and institutional level.
” Ah yes — critical theory , the last refuge of a scoundrel .
At least Tanikawa was relatively calm and rational about her embrace of the language of “ White Fragility.
” That approach wasn ’ t favored by the rest of the meeting .
In this I don ’ t exempt Wrocklage or Morden , although I ’ ll say this much : Nobody was able to answer their questions , which were factually sound .
The other side talked past them , telling them the answers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ texts listed as their secular bibles .
The jargonistas weren ’ t going to educate them .
They needed to do the work !
You read their opinions for them and then you come back and tell them why they ’ re right .
Just don ’ t come back and tell them you disagree .
That ’ s even worse .
Remember — in the world of “ White Fragility , ” it ’ s all about admitting that you ’ re in the wrong .
If you don ’ t , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A horrible fate awaits any individual that volunteers for and gets elected to CEC D2 without watching this first .
Apparently , a white person can be racist by holding his friend ’ s black baby .
It ’ s not just the comment he made .
The very sight of it is problematic for the very white Robin Broshis of the world , who apparently are unwilling to learn from the black person who left the baby in the white person ’ s care .
An even worse fate awaits any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ addressed by the council when its members can ’ t stop assuring themselves they ’ ve read enough Ibram Kendi and worn the hair-shirt of their own making long enough to address those concerns .
Maybe the kids can read “ White Fragility ” in the meantime .
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There’s no particularly good conversation that includes the angry exclamation, “Read ‘White Fragility!’”
In case you haven’t read the book, “White Fragility” is Robin DiAngelo’s 2018 bestseller, now given new life by the wave of protests touched off by the death of George Floyd.
It’s basically “Whiteness Theory for Dummies,” a book-long discussion about how fragile white people allegedly are and, among other things, how their “pillars of whiteness” had been erected to protect them from racial stress. If that sounds like academic jargon, that’s because it is, although it’s been dumbed down for public consumption.
However, one of the central messages the book tries to get across is that if you’re white and you get called a racist, you might get angry or challenge the person calling you racist — which is just more evidence you’re a racist insulating yourself from racial stress. I mean, why else would you say something like that?
I mention this just because it’s a good window into the online meeting of New York City’s Community Education Council District 2 on June 29 and how it devolved into an insane shoutfest between several council members that’s going viral a week after it happened.
I know, that doesn’t sound particularly interesting to begin with. However, while all happy bodies of local governance are alike, all unhappy bodies of local governance are unhappy in their own way. When it comes to the Community Education Council District 2 — hereafter referred to as the CEC D2 for obvious reasons — there seems to be a whole lot of sniping involved. Some of that seems to be because some of the board members have embraced the jargon of the “White Fragility” crowd.
So, a bit of background, as per The Federalist: Council member Thomas Wrocklage, at the previous meeting, had brought along his daughter, who is a toddler, and his friend’s nephew. Wrocklage is white; so is his daughter. His friend is black; so is her son. The topic was school integration. During an argument over the topic, Wrocklage said that “my living room’s integrated right now.”
If Wrocklage wanted comity, that wasn’t the best idea. He faced accusations of racism from members on the council and roughly 100 parents sent a letter to the council president, Maud Maron, with complaints about Wrocklage. There was also sniping on social media.
The next meeting wasn’t a terribly pleasant one. It turns out that by the 40th minute, participants hadn’t been able to yell themselves out of steam. This led to an angry exchange between Council Members Benjamin Morden and Robin Broshi.
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Morden asked why they were dealing with this incident when students had come to them complaining about racism in their schools. Instead of dealing with trying to figure out a way to investigate the racist incidents, Morden said, they were instead navel-gazing and wondering if individual council members had done enough anti-racism training to uproot their own prejudices.
Broshi said some parents had even accused her of not doing enough to deal with “racism” among her fellow CEC D2 members.
“‘You don’t call out the racism when it happens!'” Broshi said she’d been told, during a heated response to Morden 41 long minutes into the meeting.
“I spent a full year getting tweets from you people saying, ‘It’s toxic whiteness,’ I’m a white supremacist, I’m racist,” Morden said.
“Ben, it’s not about you and me,” Broshi responded. “We all do racist things. We have to learn … about that. It’s hurtful.”
The argument about racism then leaned into the line everyone’s going to remember from this dumpster conflagration: “It hurts people when they see a white man bouncing a brown baby on their lap and they don’t know the context!” Broshi said. “That is harmful! That makes people cry. That makes people log out of our meetings … I’m getting pressure for not being enough of an advocate, and I take that to heart and that hurts me.”
After a bit more shouting, enter Wrocklage:
“I would like to know before this meeting adjourns how having my friend’s nephew on my lap was hurtful to people and was racist,” he said.
“Tom, I’ve explained it to you,” Broshi said. “You can Google, you can read a book. Read a book. Read Ibram Kendi. Read ‘White Fragility.’ Read ‘How to Talk to White People.’ It’s not my job to educate you! You’re an educated white male! You can read a book!”
“My friend is going to educate you, Robin,” Wrocklage responded.
Wrocklage, by the way, isn’t exactly some sort of MAGA-aberration in deep-blue New York City. On his Twitter account, he comes across as a Good Liberal, rarely tweeting but doing so in support of Pete Buttigieg during his run for the presidency — including this retweet of one of Buttigieg’s debate zingers:
Pete Buttigieg: “Let’s not equate age with wisdom. We have the oldest president in American history. How is that working right now?” pic.twitter.com/PNgFokE48T — The Hill (@thehill) February 19, 2020
This is a case of the left eating its own in the name of the new secular religion of self-flagellation for whites.
There are several things you can take away from this meeting, apart from the obvious fact that social distancing is a good idea for the CEC D2. (Watching their meetings on Zoom is a spectacular byproduct if you’re amused by cultural multi-car pileups, although it’s more than a bit frightening if you think about having a kid their decisions affect.)
I’m sure Broshi and the others on the council didn’t want to become object lessons in a wider cultural debate, but they are now. While no other video on their YouTube account had more than a few hundred views, as of Monday morning, the video of the 85-minute-long Great Whiteness Reckoning had 77,000 views.
It’s a fascinating look-in on a body where everyone in the middle has essentially been steamrolled. Maud Maron, the council president, tried her best to appeal to both sides. Later in the meeting, she was chastised by another council member for not “doing the work” to get appropriately jargonized.
“You can say, ‘Racism is wrong, we’ll denounce it,'” Council Member Shino Tanikawa said.about the 53:20 mark in the meeting. “But the bottom line is how you act. And your actions have not shown to me that you understand what racism is at a structural and institutional level.”
Ah yes — critical theory, the last refuge of a scoundrel. At least Tanikawa was relatively calm and rational about her embrace of the language of “White Fragility.” That approach wasn’t favored by the rest of the meeting.
In this I don’t exempt Wrocklage or Morden, although I’ll say this much: Nobody was able to answer their questions, which were factually sound.
The other side talked past them, telling them the answers were to be found in those foundational texts listed as their secular bibles. The jargonistas weren’t going to educate them. They needed to do the work! You read their opinions for them and then you come back and tell them why they’re right.
Just don’t come back and tell them you disagree. That’s even worse. Remember — in the world of “White Fragility,” it’s all about admitting that you’re in the wrong. If you don’t, then you’re even more wrong.
A horrible fate awaits any individual that volunteers for and gets elected to CEC D2 without watching this first. Apparently, a white person can be racist by holding his friend’s black baby. It’s not just the comment he made. The very sight of it is problematic for the very white Robin Broshis of the world, who apparently are unwilling to learn from the black person who left the baby in the white person’s care.
An even worse fate awaits any student who needs allegations of actual racism addressed by the council when its members can’t stop assuring themselves they’ve read enough Ibram Kendi and worn the hair-shirt of their own making long enough to address those concerns.
Maybe the kids can read “White Fragility” in the meantime.
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westernjournal--2020-07-07--Medical Expert Claims Americans ‘Will Be Living with’ Masks ‘for Several Years’

One health expert is predicting that masks will remain a facet of American life for years to come .
Eric Toner , a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security , also believes that the only cure for the resurgence of the coronavirus noted in several states is to shut everything down .
“ When you ’ re underwater , it ’ s really hard to tell how many waves are passing over you , ” Toner told CNET .
“ I don ’ t know whether it ’ s a first wave or a second wave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes any difference .
There is a resurgence of cases that , in some states , looks like just a continuation of their outbreaks .
In other states , it ’ ll look more like a second wave .
“ I think what ’ s important is that there ’ s going to be no summertime lull with a big wave in the fall .
It ’ s clear that we are having a significant resurgence of cases in the summer , and they ’ ll get bigger .
And it ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again , ” he said .
TRENDING : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' Toner dismissed the concept of a quick return to life as it was before the virus hit .
“ I think that mask wearing and some degree of social distancing , we will be living with — hopefully living with happily — for several years , ” he said .
As with any communicable disease , making the spread of the virus harder can blunt its impact , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually pretty straightforward .
If we cover our faces , and both you and anyone you ’ re interacting with are wearing a mask , the risk of transmission goes way down .
Being outside , having distance between you and other people reduces the risk of transmission dramatically , ” he said .
But what about those who don ’ t like wearing a mask ?
“ They will get over it , ” Toner said .
“ It ’ s just a question of how many people get sick and die @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said his conclusion on masks is based on pandemic simulations that he conducted in 2019 .
The argument for masks was also made by Dr. Simone Wildes of South Shore Health in Massachusetts .
“ It is a simple , inexpensive measure that can have a significant impact in reducing the spread of the virus , ” the infectious disease physician told ABC News .
“ We have to remember if we don ’ t take these measures there will be more cases and more deaths.
” RELATED : Trump Admin Delivers Formal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can understand the frustration some individuals are experiencing about the need to wear the mask at all times , ” Wildes said .
“ But in the midst of a pandemic with more than 2.5 million cases in the U.S. and more than 127,000 deaths with no cure or vaccine yet , we have to take all measures we can to slow the spread of the virus.
” Toner said being outside and being apart from other people are vital ways to avoid infection .
“ There are a lot of things you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If you spread out , if you maintain distance , if you avoid crowded places , you could go to a beach , you go to the mountains , you could go to a lake , you can do things outside without a problem , ” he said .
Toner is also a fierce critic of America ’ s response to the virus .
“ The U.S. response has been extraordinarily disappointing and wrongheaded , ” he told CNET last month .
“ Whenever there ’ s been an opportunity to do the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done the wrong thing .
The U.S. has to recognize that it is competing for first or second position of the worst affected country in the world , ” Toner said .
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One health expert is predicting that masks will remain a facet of American life for years to come.
Eric Toner, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, also believes that the only cure for the resurgence of the coronavirus noted in several states is to shut everything down.
“When you’re underwater, it’s really hard to tell how many waves are passing over you,” Toner told CNET.
“I don’t know whether it’s a first wave or a second wave. I don’t think it makes any difference. There is a resurgence of cases that, in some states, looks like just a continuation of their outbreaks. In other states, it’ll look more like a second wave.
“I think what’s important is that there’s going to be no summertime lull with a big wave in the fall. It’s clear that we are having a significant resurgence of cases in the summer, and they’ll get bigger. And it’ll keep going until we lock things down again,” he said.
Toner dismissed the concept of a quick return to life as it was before the virus hit.
“I think that mask wearing and some degree of social distancing, we will be living with — hopefully living with happily — for several years,” he said.
As with any communicable disease, making the spread of the virus harder can blunt its impact, according to Toner.
“It’s actually pretty straightforward. If we cover our faces, and both you and anyone you’re interacting with are wearing a mask, the risk of transmission goes way down. Being outside, having distance between you and other people reduces the risk of transmission dramatically,” he said.
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But what about those who don’t like wearing a mask?
“They will get over it,” Toner said. “It’s just a question of how many people get sick and die before they get over it.”
Toner said his conclusion on masks is based on pandemic simulations that he conducted in 2019.
The argument for masks was also made by Dr. Simone Wildes of South Shore Health in Massachusetts.
“It is a simple, inexpensive measure that can have a significant impact in reducing the spread of the virus,” the infectious disease physician told ABC News. “We have to remember if we don’t take these measures there will be more cases and more deaths.”
“I can understand the frustration some individuals are experiencing about the need to wear the mask at all times,” Wildes said.
“But in the midst of a pandemic with more than 2.5 million cases in the U.S. and more than 127,000 deaths with no cure or vaccine yet, we have to take all measures we can to slow the spread of the virus.”
Toner said being outside and being apart from other people are vital ways to avoid infection.
“There are a lot of things you can do and maintain those conditions. If you spread out, if you maintain distance, if you avoid crowded places, you could go to a beach, you go to the mountains, you could go to a lake, you can do things outside without a problem,” he said.
Toner is also a fierce critic of America’s response to the virus.
“The U.S. response has been extraordinarily disappointing and wrongheaded,” he told CNET last month.
“Whenever there’s been an opportunity to do the right thing, we seem to have done the wrong thing. The U.S. has to recognize that it is competing for first or second position of the worst affected country in the world,” Toner said.
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westernjournal--2020-07-07--NBA Releases List of Approved Leftist Messages for Players’ Jerseys

When the National Basketball Association picks up where it left off before it stopped play , it wants its players to be able to let their opinions be known on the back of their jerseys .
That ’ s just so long as their opinion fits in a preapproved list offered by the league .
Players have a total of 29 league-approved ways to express themselves by replacing their name above the number on the rear of the jersey during the first four days of the restarted season , which begins July 30 .
The list was hashed out by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Association , according to a story first reported Saturday by ESPN .
It probably goes without saying that none of them is “ I Stand With Hong Kong.
” What ’ s truly astounding , however , is that almost all 29 tilt to the left .
Here ’ s the full list of NBA-approved messages you can send the fans when the league reconvenes at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando , Florida : “ Black Lives Matter ” ; “ Say Their Names ” ; “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t Breathe ” ; “ Justice ” ; “ Peace ” ; “ Equality ” ; “ Freedom ” ; “ Enough ” ; “ Power to the People ” ; “ Justice Now ” ; “ Say Her Name ” ; “ Sí Se Puede ( Yes We Can ) ” ; “ Liberation ” ; “ See Us ” ; “ Hear Us ” ; “ Respect Us ” ; “ Love Us ” ; “ Listen ” ; “ Listen to Us ” ; “ Stand Up ” ; “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I Am a Man ” ; “ Speak Up ” ; “ How Many More ” ; “ Group Economics ” ; “ Education Reform ” ; and “ Mentor.
” TRENDING : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' One of the slogans has appeared on NBA stars ’ attire before : LeBron James and others wore “ I Can ’ t Breathe ” T-shirts during warmups in December 2014 to protest the death of Eric Garner in police custody .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves to those messages or they don ’ t want to pick something tepidly vague like “ Mentor , ” they can always just go with their last name .
If they want to keep a league-approved message after the four-day period , it ’ ll be put below the number on the back .
ESPN had previously reported that the names of the individuals whose deaths precipitated this spate of national unrest won ’ t be used because it would be difficult to get the approval of their families .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shed light on the different social justice issues that guys around our league continue to talk about day in and day out , ” said players union president Chris Paul , who plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder .
“ People are saying that social justice will be off of everybody ’ s mind in Orlando , ” he said .
“ With these jerseys , it doesn ’ t go away.
” No , but the fact that this is social justice filtered through some very careful PR work on the NBA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go away , either .
Paul insisted that the players , at least , are excited about the messages on the back of the jerseys .
RELATED : LeBron James More Outraged Over Defense of American Flag Than Death of Democracy “ The guys I talked to were definitely excited , ” Paul said .
“ The reason I ’ m passionate and excited about it is that it gives a voice to the voiceless .
It also gives guys a chance to shine a light on something they are passionate about .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ given a chance to express themselves.
” Apparently , two of the guys he talked to weren ’ t Mike Scott of the Philadelphia 76ers or Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics .
“ They gave us some names and phrases to put on the back of jerseys .
That was terrible .
It was just a bad miss , a bad choice , ” Scott said during a conference call on Monday , according to ESPN .
“ They didn ’ t give players a chance to voice our opinions on it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pick from .
So that was bad , that was terrible .
“ I ’ m all about just doing , instead of saying and posting , or putting something on the back of your jersey .
I don ’ t think that ’ s going to stop anything , you know ?
” Brown also thought the list was too restrictive .
“ I would like to see — because I think it can still happen — more options available to put on the back of our jerseys , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NBC Sports .
“ We understand anything vulgar our league doesn ’ t necessarily represent , but for histories and causes such as now , I think that that list is an example of a form of limitation .
I think we should be able to express our struggle just a little bit more.
” Brown added that he “ was very disappointed in the list that was agreed to .
I think things were tried and attempts were made to add to that list , but the NBA agreed that that list @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some more names on that list.
” The news comes after a report in late June that the league would be painting “ Black Lives Matter ” on the courts — because apparently empty sloganeering and proving how the left dominates culture is what the season is going to be about going forward .
I ’ m guessing that the pool of NBA players isn ’ t exactly a buzzing hive of conservatism waiting to unleash itself upon the public if only given the venue to express itself .
Even at that level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the left spectrum on the equation because the players can ’ t be trusted to add their own is a truly staggering admission of just what the league and those who negotiate on behalf of their players think of those making the choices .
My guess is that this makes no one happy .
Conservatives are probably going to believe this had something to do with the NBA handcuffing right-leaning messages from showing up on the back ( unlikely ) and to stop messages critical of China ( far more likely ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not unreasonably , that this is about stopping more controversial messages from cropping up .
Either way , this new policy is going to engender more outrage than solidarity , providing another object lesson that controlled wokeness apparently works for nobody .
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When the National Basketball Association picks up where it left off before it stopped play, it wants its players to be able to let their opinions be known on the back of their jerseys. That’s just so long as their opinion fits in a preapproved list offered by the league.
Players have a total of 29 league-approved ways to express themselves by replacing their name above the number on the rear of the jersey during the first four days of the restarted season, which begins July 30.
The list was hashed out by the NBA and the National Basketball Player’s Association, according to a story first reported Saturday by ESPN.
It probably goes without saying that none of them is “I Stand With Hong Kong.” What’s truly astounding, however, is that almost all 29 tilt to the left.
Here’s the full list of NBA-approved messages you can send the fans when the league reconvenes at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida: “Black Lives Matter”; “Say Their Names”; “Vote”; “I Can’t Breathe”; “Justice”; “Peace”; “Equality”; “Freedom”; “Enough”; “Power to the People”; “Justice Now”; “Say Her Name”; “Sí Se Puede (Yes We Can)”; “Liberation”; “See Us”; “Hear Us”; “Respect Us”; “Love Us”; “Listen”; “Listen to Us”; “Stand Up”; “Ally”; “Anti-Racist”; “I Am a Man”; “Speak Up”; “How Many More”; “Group Economics”; “Education Reform”; and “Mentor.”
One of the slogans has appeared on NBA stars’ attire before: LeBron James and others wore “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirts during warmups in December 2014 to protest the death of Eric Garner in police custody.
Kyrie Irving and LeBron James addressed their reasons behind wearing ‘I can’t breathe’ shirts http://t.co/ATvhP8nQHO pic.twitter.com/7PG4K9Aa2e — Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 9, 2014
If players don’t want to limit themselves to those messages or they don’t want to pick something tepidly vague like “Mentor,” they can always just go with their last name. If they want to keep a league-approved message after the four-day period, it’ll be put below the number on the back.
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ESPN had previously reported that the names of the individuals whose deaths precipitated this spate of national unrest won’t be used because it would be difficult to get the approval of their families.
“We’re just trying to continue to shed light on the different social justice issues that guys around our league continue to talk about day in and day out,” said players union president Chris Paul, who plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
“People are saying that social justice will be off of everybody’s mind in Orlando,” he said. “With these jerseys, it doesn’t go away.”
No, but the fact that this is social justice filtered through some very careful PR work on the NBA’s part probably won’t go away, either.
Paul insisted that the players, at least, are excited about the messages on the back of the jerseys.
“The guys I talked to were definitely excited,” Paul said. “The reason I’m passionate and excited about it is that it gives a voice to the voiceless. It also gives guys a chance to shine a light on something they are passionate about. Otherwise, they may not have been given a chance to express themselves.”
Apparently, two of the guys he talked to weren’t Mike Scott of the Philadelphia 76ers or Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics.
“They gave us some names and phrases to put on the back of jerseys. That was terrible. It was just a bad miss, a bad choice,” Scott said during a conference call on Monday, according to ESPN. “They didn’t give players a chance to voice our opinions on it; they just gave us a list to pick from. So that was bad, that was terrible.
“I’m all about just doing, instead of saying and posting, or putting something on the back of your jersey. I don’t think that’s going to stop anything, you know?”
Brown also thought the list was too restrictive.
“I would like to see — because I think it can still happen — more options available to put on the back of our jerseys,” the Celtics swingman said Monday, according to NBC Sports.
“We understand anything vulgar our league doesn’t necessarily represent, but for histories and causes such as now, I think that that list is an example of a form of limitation. I think we should be able to express our struggle just a little bit more.”
Brown added that he “was very disappointed in the list that was agreed to. I think things were tried and attempts were made to add to that list, but the NBA agreed that that list was satisfactory. Hopefully we can get some more names on that list.”
The news comes after a report in late June that the league would be painting “Black Lives Matter” on the courts — because apparently empty sloganeering and proving how the left dominates culture is what the season is going to be about going forward.
I’m guessing that the pool of NBA players isn’t exactly a buzzing hive of conservatism waiting to unleash itself upon the public if only given the venue to express itself.
Even at that level, creating a pool of preapproved responses on the left spectrum on the equation because the players can’t be trusted to add their own is a truly staggering admission of just what the league and those who negotiate on behalf of their players think of those making the choices.
My guess is that this makes no one happy.
Conservatives are probably going to believe this had something to do with the NBA handcuffing right-leaning messages from showing up on the back (unlikely) and to stop messages critical of China (far more likely).
Liberals are going to believe, not unreasonably, that this is about stopping more controversial messages from cropping up.
Either way, this new policy is going to engender more outrage than solidarity, providing another object lesson that controlled wokeness apparently works for nobody.
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westernjournal--2020-07-07--Leftists Celebrate Independence Day by Burning American Flag Outside of White House

It ’ s like the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano .
Only the swallows are far-left protesters , and they ’ re returning to the White House to burn a flag on July 4 .
This year , just as last year , the event was partially organized by the Revolutionary Communist Party , a decades-old group associated with Gregory “ Joey ” Johnson .
He ’ s the frequent-flyer protester best known for being the defendant in Texas v. Johnson , the 1989 Supreme Court case in which flag-burning was deemed to be constitutionally protected free speech .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ — a group calling for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence to resign and which held protests across the nation on Independence Day — was also involved in organizing the event .
And , of course , there was plenty of gratuitous flag abuse at the event , held at Black Lives Matter Plaza — the absurd protest zone set up by Washington , D.C. , Mayor Muriel Bowser on a street near the White House .
Apparently , you can ’ t just protest America anymore and you don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' You need to make a tawdry show of it : Here ’ s the flag being set aflame , complete with protesters gathering around it as if it were a campfire : WARNING : The following video contains vulgar language that some viewers will find offensive .
“ Be safe , be together , all right , ” a bullhorn-wielding man said .
“ But know what this f—ing flag represents .
Everybody !
Raise your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
” he continued .
“ One , two , three , four !
… Slavery , genocide and war !
… Five , six , seven , eight … America was never great !
” This call-and-response was so original to his ears that he decided he was going to repeat it as the flag burned , with protesters repeating the “ America was never great !
” chant multiple times .
RELATED : VA Officials Cave to Liberal Mob , Order US Flag Be Removed from Construction Site Here ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video of what he identified as Black Lives Matter protesters doing a jig on the flag : There were clashes with pro-Trump , pro-America protesters , to whom one flag-defiler said : “ F— the Fourth of July , f— the American flag.
” You may have noticed the sixth letter of the alphabet figures heavily in the flag-burners ’ arguments .
There were also clashes with police , which , quelle surprise : After a shouting match with pro-America protesters , the crowd moved onto protesting … the fireworks .
Apparently , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they couldn ’ t get behind : Yes , because the fireworks can see you giving them the finger .
Gregory “ Joey ” Johnson and his ilk were once the kind of figures whose protests we collectively held our noses at .
By in large , conservatives would contend the high court got Texas v. Johnson wrong while liberals would say that , while they agreed the speech was odious , it was still protected as speech .
Today , the Greg Johnsons of the world are normalized .
Some liberals shrug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we need to listen .
There ’ s even some who ’ ll defend this — who buy into the idea , currently fashionable , that America was never great , that we were founded in slavery and that we deserve disdain .
The day before , Trump gave a pre-Independence Day speech at Mount Rushmore .
Given how it was received by the left and the media — who were in some sort of contest to see which outlet could pack the most uses of the words “ dark ” and “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speech — I ’ m guessing the crowd at Black Lives Matter Plaza wasn ’ t a fan of it .
Conservatives , however , ought to have paid close attention , because the president noted the existential threat to our republic that could be glimpsed in these flag burnings : “ Make no mistake .
This left-wing cultural revolution is designed to overthrow the American Revolution , ” the president said of our recent crop of far-left protesters .
“ In so doing , they would destroy the very civilization that rescued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and hunger , and that lifted humanity to new heights of achievement , discovery and progress .
To make this possible , they are determined to tear down every statue , symbol and memory of our national heritage.
” And they ’ ll give July 4 fireworks the finger on their way out .
It would be funny if it weren ’ t so serious .
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It’s like the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano. Only the swallows are far-left protesters, and they’re returning to the White House to burn a flag on July 4.
The 2020 event was partially organized by the Revolutionary Communist Party, a decades-old group associated with Gregory “Joey” Johnson. He’s the frequent-flyer protester best known for being the defendant in Texas v. Johnson, the 1989 Supreme Court case in which flag-burning was deemed to be constitutionally protected free speech.
According to The Hill, Refuse Fascism — a group calling for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence to resign and which held protests across the nation on Independence Day — was also involved in organizing the event.
And, of course, there was plenty of gratuitous flag abuse at the event, held at Black Lives Matter Plaza — the absurd protest zone set up by Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser on a street near the White House.
Apparently, you can’t just protest America anymore and you don’t just burn the flag.
You need to make a tawdry show of it:
Protesters outside the White House are getting ready to burn the American flag: pic.twitter.com/oB7fBbbI9P — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) July 5, 2020
Here’s the flag being set aflame, complete with protesters gathering around it as if it were a campfire:
WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that some viewers will find offensive.
Protesters outside the White House have now set a big American flag on fire while chanting: America was never great! pic.twitter.com/448IPYUR0y — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) July 5, 2020
“Be safe, be together, all right,” a bullhorn-wielding man said.
“But know what this f—ing flag represents. Everybody! Raise your fists! Raise your fists right now!” he continued. “One, two, three, four! … Slavery, genocide and war! … Five, six, seven, eight … America was never great!”
This call-and-response was so original to his ears that he decided he was going to repeat it as the flag burned, with protesters repeating the “America was never great!” chant multiple times.
Here’s Daily Caller reporter Jorge Ventura taking a video of what he identified as Black Lives Matter protesters doing a jig on the flag:
#BLM protesters dance and step on American flag on Blacks Lives Matter Plaza in DC pic.twitter.com/zIwNrFSLoy — Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) July 4, 2020
There were clashes with pro-Trump, pro-America protesters, to whom one flag-defiler said: “F— the Fourth of July, f— the American flag.”
“F*** the 4th of July, F*** the American flag” #BLM protester tells Trump supporter pic.twitter.com/HW3BcDXlll — Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) July 4, 2020
You may have noticed the sixth letter of the alphabet figures heavily in the flag-burners’ arguments. There were also clashes with police, which, quelle surprise:
Anti-police protesters continued to shout at cops as fireworks went off in the background: pic.twitter.com/RnH2NdPOuK — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) July 5, 2020
After a shouting match with pro-America protesters, the crowd moved onto protesting … the fireworks. Apparently, that was one display of incendiary strength they couldn’t get behind:
As the fireworks show began at the Washington Monument, anti-police protesters gave it middle fingers. pic.twitter.com/euGvdAdl4G — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) July 5, 2020
Yes, because the fireworks can see you giving them the finger.
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Gregory “Joey” Johnson and his ilk were once the kind of figures whose protests we collectively held our noses at. By in large, conservatives would contend the high court got Texas v. Johnson wrong while liberals would say that, while they agreed the speech was odious, it was still protected as speech.
Today, the Greg Johnsons of the world are normalized. Some liberals shrug off these displays. Others will say we need to listen. There’s even some who’ll defend this — who buy into the idea, currently fashionable, that America was never great, that we were founded in slavery and that we deserve disdain.
The day before, Trump gave a pre-Independence Day speech at Mount Rushmore. Given how it was received by the left and the media — who were in some sort of contest to see which outlet could pack the most uses of the words “dark” and “divisive” in their wrap-ups of the speech — I’m guessing the crowd at Black Lives Matter Plaza wasn’t a fan of it.
Conservatives, however, ought to have paid close attention, because the president noted the existential threat to our republic that could be glimpsed in these flag burnings: “Make no mistake. This left-wing cultural revolution is designed to overthrow the American Revolution,” the president said of our recent crop of far-left protesters.
“In so doing, they would destroy the very civilization that rescued billions from poverty, disease, violence and hunger, and that lifted humanity to new heights of achievement, discovery and progress. To make this possible, they are determined to tear down every statue, symbol and memory of our national heritage.”
And they’ll give July 4 fireworks the finger on their way out.
It would be funny if it weren’t so serious.
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westernjournal--2020-07-07--Kayleigh McEnany Rips Reporters for Failing To Mention Children Killed Over July 4th Weekend

On Monday , President Donald Trump tweeted about NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace and the recent federal “ hate crime ” investigation into a rope in his garage that some thought was a noose .
It turned out to be a pull-down rope that had likely been like that since last fall , meaning there was no way anyone could have known it would end up in the garage of the racing series ’ only full-time black driver — and leading many , including Trump , to call it a hoax .
“ Has @ BubbaWallace apologized to all of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his aid , stood by his side , & were willing to sacrifice everything for him , only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX ?
” Trump said .
TRENDING : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' Wallace had successfully requested NASCAR ban the Confederate flag from being displayed on race grounds .
There are several issues with this interpretation , which isn ’ t unpopular .
Chief among them was that Wallace hadn ’ t reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Fox News , one of NASCAR ’ s employees was actually responsible for noticing it .
Meanwhile , NASCAR ratings have not only been up since the sport came back from a break imposed by the current health crisis , they ’ ve also been up since the Confederate flag ban .
Given that there was a White House news conference on Monday , maybe it was worth asking a question or two about Trump ’ s tweet , considering that allies of the president have broken with him over it ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most prominent ) and the controversy any mention of the Confederate flag creates .
A dozen or so questions about the tweet aimed at press secretary Kayleigh McEnany ?
Probably not — especially considering what happened over the weekend in other parts of America over the Fourth of July weekend .
“ I ’ d end with this , I was asked probably 12 questions about the Confederate flag , this president is focused on action , and I ’ m a little dismayed that I didn ’ t receive one question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this country this weekend , ” McEnany said .
“ I didn ’ t receive one question about New York City shootings doubling for the third straight week … not one question .
I didn ’ t receive one question about five children who were killed , ” she continued .
“ I ’ ll leave you with this remark by a dad — it broke my heart — a dad of an 8-year-old lost in Atlanta this weekend : ‘ They say black lives matter .
You killed a child , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ “ We need to be focused on securing our streets , making sure no lives are lost , because all black lives matter , that of [ retired St. Louis police captain ] David Dorn and that of this 8-year-old girl .
Thank you , ” she said in closing .
Dorn was murdered when he responded to a pawn shop robbery during violent protests in the city .
The 8-year-old , meanwhile , was Secoriea Turner .
According to reports , Turner was killed in Atlanta after her family ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ armed individuals near where Rayshard Brooks was shot by police on June 12 .
“ At some point , someone in that group opened fire on the vehicle , striking it multiple times and striking the child who was inside .
The driver then drove to Atlanta Medical Center for help , ” police said in a statement , according to WSB-TV .
Violence in Atlanta , originally touched off by the Brooks shooting , has gotten bad enough that GOP Georgia Gov .
Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Monday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peaceful protests were hijacked by criminals with a dangerous , destructive agenda .
Now , innocent Georgians are being targeted , shot , and left for dead , ” Kemp said in a statement , according to The New York Times .
“ Enough with the tough talk .
We must protect the lives and livelihoods of all Georgians.
” “ The reality is this : These aren ’ t police officers shooting people on the streets of Atlanta , these are members of the community shooting each other , ” Democratic Atlanta @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news conference Sunday .
“ An 8-year-old baby !
” Bottoms said .
“ If you want people to take us seriously and you don ’ t want us to lose this movement , then we can ’ t lose each other in this , … It ’ s got to stop .
It has to stop.
” In New York City , meanwhile , what The Times described as a “ surge in shootings ” left 64 people shot and 10 dead over the weekend , according to an article published Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a father who was crossing the street with his 6-year-old daughter .
“ This is something that we have to double down on , ” Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a media conference Monday .
He blamed the spike in shootings on “ dislocation that has happened over these last four months with the coronavirus.
” “ The fact that the court system is not working , the economy is not working , people have been penned up for months and months , so many issues underlying this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Unmentioned was a plainclothes anti-crime unit disbanded by de Blasio ’ s police commissioner in June at the height of the protests .
Also unmentioned was de Blasio ’ s plan to shift $ 1 billion from the New York City Police Department budget .
Defunding the police must continue apace no matter what , after all .
But no — let ’ s talk about a hot-button tweet .
( As for what McEnany had to say about that : “ The president ’ s merely pointing out that we ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we jump to judgment , ” she told Fox News on Monday . )
The tweet is the important thing going on in America this week .
These are the priorities of the national news media .
Any questions about an uptick in violence in Democrat-run cities isn ’ t going to be on the agenda .
A social media post that involves the Confederate flag and plays into a prepackaged narrative about race and semiotics in America they ’ ve been pushing for a while ?
Well , hot diggity — that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a thing today .
In doing this , they ’ ve pushed this violence to the back burner .
Rest assured , were Joe Biden president , they ’ d be using this to press hard for gun control .
Now it plays into a Trump administration point about what happens when you defund the police , so they ’ re mostly quiet .
If you needed more proof that America ’ s media is ethically adrift and determined to press a narrative , McEnany ’ s mic drop certainly provided it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accuracy in all of our journalism .
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On Monday, President Donald Trump tweeted about NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace and the recent federal “hate crime” investigation into a rope in his garage that some thought was a noose.
It turned out to be a pull-down rope that had likely been like that since last fall, meaning there was no way anyone could have known it would end up in the garage of the racing series’ only full-time black driver — and leading many, including Trump, to call it a hoax.
“Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX?” Trump said.
“That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!”
Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2020
Wallace had successfully requested NASCAR ban the Confederate flag from being displayed on race grounds.
There are several issues with this interpretation, which isn’t unpopular. Chief among them was that Wallace hadn’t reported or even seen the rope; according to Fox News, one of NASCAR’s employees was actually responsible for noticing it. Meanwhile, NASCAR ratings have not only been up since the sport came back from a break imposed by the current health crisis, they’ve also been up since the Confederate flag ban.
Given that there was a White House news conference on Monday, maybe it was worth asking a question or two about Trump’s tweet, considering that allies of the president have broken with him over it (Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina being the most prominent) and the controversy any mention of the Confederate flag creates.
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A dozen or so questions about the tweet aimed at press secretary Kayleigh McEnany? Probably not — especially considering what happened over the weekend in other parts of America over the Fourth of July weekend.
“I’d end with this, I was asked probably 12 questions about the Confederate flag, this president is focused on action, and I’m a little dismayed that I didn’t receive one question on the deaths that we got in this country this weekend,” McEnany said.
“I didn’t receive one question about New York City shootings doubling for the third straight week … not one question. I didn’t receive one question about five children who were killed,” she continued.
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“I’ll leave you with this remark by a dad — it broke my heart — a dad of an 8-year-old lost in Atlanta this weekend: ‘They say black lives matter. You killed a child, she didn’t do nothing to nobody.’
“We need to be focused on securing our streets, making sure no lives are lost, because all black lives matter, that of [retired St. Louis police captain] David Dorn and that of this 8-year-old girl. Thank you,” she said in closing.
Dorn was murdered when he responded to a pawn shop robbery during violent protests in the city. The 8-year-old, meanwhile, was Secoriea Turner. According to reports, Turner was killed in Atlanta after her family’s car was stopped by a group of armed individuals near where Rayshard Brooks was shot by police on June 12.
“At some point, someone in that group opened fire on the vehicle, striking it multiple times and striking the child who was inside. The driver then drove to Atlanta Medical Center for help,” police said in a statement, according to WSB-TV.
Violence in Atlanta, originally touched off by the Brooks shooting, has gotten bad enough that GOP Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Monday, calling up the National Guard.
“Peaceful protests were hijacked by criminals with a dangerous, destructive agenda. Now, innocent Georgians are being targeted, shot, and left for dead,” Kemp said in a statement, according to The New York Times. “Enough with the tough talk. We must protect the lives and livelihoods of all Georgians.”
“The reality is this: These aren’t police officers shooting people on the streets of Atlanta, these are members of the community shooting each other,” Democratic Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said during a news conference Sunday.
“An 8-year-old baby!” Bottoms said. “If you want people to take us seriously and you don’t want us to lose this movement, then we can’t lose each other in this, … It’s got to stop. It has to stop.”
In New York City, meanwhile, what The Times described as a “surge in shootings” left 64 people shot and 10 dead over the weekend, according to an article published Monday.
One of those fatally shot was a father who was crossing the street with his 6-year-old daughter.
“This is something that we have to double down on,” Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a media conference Monday. He blamed the spike in shootings on “dislocation that has happened over these last four months with the coronavirus.”
“The fact that the court system is not working, the economy is not working, people have been penned up for months and months, so many issues underlying this challenge,” de Blasio said.
Unmentioned was a plainclothes anti-crime unit disbanded by de Blasio’s police commissioner in June at the height of the protests.
Also unmentioned was de Blasio’s plan to shift $1 billion from the New York City Police Department budget. Defunding the police must continue apace no matter what, after all.
But no — let’s talk about a hot-button tweet. (As for what McEnany had to say about that: “The president’s merely pointing out that we’ve got to let facts come out before we jump to judgment,” she told Fox News on Monday.) The tweet is the important thing going on in America this week.
These are the priorities of the national news media.
Any questions about an uptick in violence in Democrat-run cities isn’t going to be on the agenda.
A social media post that involves the Confederate flag and plays into a prepackaged narrative about race and semiotics in America they’ve been pushing for a while? Well, hot diggity — that’s what’s going to be a thing today.
In doing this, they’ve pushed this violence to the back burner.
Rest assured, were Joe Biden president, they’d be using this to press hard for gun control. Now it plays into a Trump administration point about what happens when you defund the police, so they’re mostly quiet.
If you needed more proof that America’s media is ethically adrift and determined to press a narrative, McEnany’s mic drop certainly provided it.
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westernjournal--2020-07-08--Senator: It’s Time for Ilhan Omar to Resign, She & Marxist Friends Are Threat to Our Democracy

Sen. Marsha Blackburn just said what most patriotic Americans have been thinking for quite some time .
There is no place for people such as radical , far-left Rep. Ilhan Omar in our country ’ s government .
Omar detests the system which saw her ascend from a Somali-born immigrant to a congressman representing residents of Minneapolis , one of the country ’ s major cities .
The 37-year-old lawmaker representing Minnesota ’ s 5th Congressional District swore to protect a system of government and freedom which she routinely undercuts , as her rhetoric grows increasingly more radical .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t just call out Omar for her history of radicalism or the hateful comments she made Tuesday .
“ Ilhan Omar took an oath to defend and protect the Constitution , not shred it .
Omar and her Marxist comrades are a threat to our Democracy .
Omar should resign , ” Blackburn tweeted Tuesday .
That oath reads , “ I do solemnly swear ( or affirm ) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies , foreign and domestic ; that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same ; that I take this obligation freely , without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion ; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter : So help me God.
” But comments made by Omar routinely show a clear disregard for that oath .
On Tuesday , the freshman congresswoman signaled that she would like to see the country , which gave her so much , fall .
“ As long as our economy and political systems prioritize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is being shut out , we will perpetuate this inequality , ” Omar said while visiting her district , which largely lies in ruins following civil unrest and riots after the death of George Floyd in May .
“ We can not stop at criminal justice system .
We must begin the work of dismantling the whole system of oppression wherever we find it , ” Omar added .
RELATED : Immigrant Who Fled Starvation , Became US Rep , & Makes $ 174,000 Says 'System of Oppression ' Has To Go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dismantling of the Minneapolis Police Department and other law enforcement agencies , made it clear that her fight is not just with those who enforce our country ’ s laws .
She is waging a war against all of America ’ s institutions .
How can a person whose ideals are at odds with her oath of office continue , in good conscience , to represent the people of Minnesota in the House ?
How can her peers in the House , or the party of which she is a member of , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free in the hen house ?
In what capacity can Omar uphold her oath to the Constitution , let alone defend it , given her extreme anti-American sentiments .
A great many Republicans have been rightly criticized for their inaction amid the country ’ s civil unrest .
Blackburn , though , has shown us that she is not among them .
There is a line that can not be crossed .
Thanks in large part to the Black Lives Matter movement , the country is currently dealing with a Marxist insurrection which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history and monuments , but the principles upon which our republic was founded .
Blackburn recognized this fact in another tweet , which she posted on Wednesday : Omar and other radical Democrats in the House , such as New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib , are the national representatives of the left ’ s revolt against the country .
Her radical brand of politics should be purged from government , and those who enable her , including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Vice President Joe Biden , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she is sent back to live in the district she helped to defile .
The entire Democratic Party owns Omar ’ s comments until she is either removed from office , or disavowed by the party .
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn just said what most patriotic Americans have been thinking for quite some time.
There is no place for people such as radical, far-left Rep. Ilhan Omar in our country’s government.
Omar detests the system which saw her ascend from a Somali-born immigrant to a congressman representing residents of Minneapolis, one of the country’s major cities.
The 37-year-old lawmaker representing Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District swore to protect a system of government and freedom which she routinely undercuts, as her rhetoric grows increasingly more radical.
But Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee, didn’t just call out Omar for her history of radicalism or the hateful comments she made Tuesday.
The senator called for Omar’s resignation.
“Ilhan Omar took an oath to defend and protect the Constitution, not shred it. Omar and her Marxist comrades are a threat to our Democracy. Omar should resign,” Blackburn tweeted Tuesday.
Ilhan Omar took an oath to defend and protect the Constitution, not shred it. Omar and her Marxist comrades are a threat to our Democracy. Omar should resign.https://t.co/ujBGxbWXtR — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) July 7, 2020
That oath reads, “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”
But comments made by Omar routinely show a clear disregard for that oath.
On Tuesday, the freshman congresswoman signaled that she would like to see the country, which gave her so much, fall.
“As long as our economy and political systems prioritize profit without considering who is profiting, who is being shut out, we will perpetuate this inequality,” Omar said while visiting her district, which largely lies in ruins following civil unrest and riots after the death of George Floyd in May.
“We cannot stop at criminal justice system. We must begin the work of dismantling the whole system of oppression wherever we find it,” Omar added.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says we can’t stop at the criminal justice system and we must dismantle other systems of oppression like the US economy and political system. pic.twitter.com/FgcNxj7EfH — Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 7, 2020
Omar, who has called for the dismantling of the Minneapolis Police Department and other law enforcement agencies, made it clear that her fight is not just with those who enforce our country’s laws.
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She is waging a war against all of America’s institutions.
How can a person whose ideals are at odds with her oath of office continue, in good conscience, to represent the people of Minnesota in the House?
How can her peers in the House, or the party of which she is a member of, allow a wolf to continue to roam free in the hen house?
In what capacity can Omar uphold her oath to the Constitution, let alone defend it, given her extreme anti-American sentiments.
A great many Republicans have been rightly criticized for their inaction amid the country’s civil unrest.
Blackburn, though, has shown us that she is not among them.
There is a line that cannot be crossed.
Thanks in large part to the Black Lives Matter movement, the country is currently dealing with a Marxist insurrection which is aiming to topple not only our history and monuments, but the principles upon which our republic was founded.
Blackburn recognized this fact in another tweet, which she posted on Wednesday:
The founders of the political arm of the Black Lives Matter organization are self-proclaimed “trained Marxists.” We are witnessing a movement to wipe out our history, destroy our families and burn our country to the ground. — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) July 8, 2020
Omar and other radical Democrats in the House, such as New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, are the national representatives of the left’s revolt against the country.
Omar should resign immediately.
Her radical brand of politics should be purged from government, and those who enable her, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Vice President Joe Biden, should answer for her hateful comments until she is sent back to live in the district she helped to defile.
The entire Democratic Party owns Omar’s comments until she is either removed from office, or disavowed by the party.
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westernjournal--2020-07-08--‘Hate Crime’ Hoax: Political Candidate Admits He Wrote Racist Letter to Himself

A former Umatilla County , Oregon commissioner candidate who claimed a racist letter was left anonymously in his mailbox actually wrote the letter himself , according to police .
In a Monday email , Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston told The Observer that candidate Jonathan Lopez had confessed to writing the hate-filled letter .
“ From the onset , this alleged incident has been thoroughly investigated , ” Edmiston told the La Grande-based newspaper .
“ Our investigation has shown that Mr. Lopez wrote the letter himself and made false statements to the police and on social media .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admission by Mr. Lopez that the letter was fabricated.
” The case will be forwarded to the Umatilla Country District Attorney ’ s Office for review for initiating a false report , which is a Class A misdemeanor in Oregon , KEPR-TV reported .
“ The time spent on this fictitious claim means time lost on other matters , not to mention it needlessly adds to the incredible tension that exists in our nation today , ” Edmiston said in a statement KEPR-TV .
“ As a lifelong resident of this diverse community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to carelessly advance their personal ambitions at the risk of others , ” the local police chief said .
Lopez had allegedly received the letter on June 23 and posted a copy of it on his Facebook page , which has since been deleted , KEPR-TV reported .
“ I have lived a life full of obstacles and challenges , ” he wrote in the caption , “ including racism .
There is no room or tolerance of that.
” “ I hold no resentment for whoever wrote this ; I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of knowledge , education and respect missing .
I pray for you and wish you prosperity in your life .
God bless us all !
” The letter was full of derogatory and racist terms addressed at Lopez .
“ Don ’ t waste your time trying to become anything in this county we will make sure you never win and your family suffers along with all the other f—ing Mexicans in the area , ” the letter signed by “ America ” read .
RELATED : New Charges in Ahmaud Arbery Death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told the East Oregonian that it was a big misunderstanding and he “ never meant to mislead ” the public .
He said his original goal was to speak with Edmiston about racism in Umatilla County and use the letter as evidence .
“ I never meant to file a report , it just kind of spiraled out , ” Lopez said .
Lopez placed fourth in the May 2020 primary for a seat on the Umatilla County Board of Commissioners , according to the East Oregonian .
The police are also forwarding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office regarding “ possible fraudulent statements in Lopez ’ s entry in the May 2020 voter ’ s guide about his background and education , ” The Observer reported .
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A former Umatilla County, Oregon commissioner candidate who claimed a racist letter was left anonymously in his mailbox actually wrote the letter himself, according to police.
In a Monday email, Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston told The Observer that candidate Jonathan Lopez had confessed to writing the hate-filled letter.
“From the onset, this alleged incident has been thoroughly investigated,” Edmiston told the La Grande-based newspaper.
“Our investigation has shown that Mr. Lopez wrote the letter himself and made false statements to the police and on social media. The end result is a verbal and written admission by Mr. Lopez that the letter was fabricated.”
The case will be forwarded to the Umatilla Country District Attorney’s Office for review for initiating a false report, which is a Class A misdemeanor in Oregon, KEPR-TV reported.
“The time spent on this fictitious claim means time lost on other matters, not to mention it needlessly adds to the incredible tension that exists in our nation today,” Edmiston said in a statement KEPR-TV.
“As a lifelong resident of this diverse community, I’m disgusted someone would try to carelessly advance their personal ambitions at the risk of others,” the local police chief said.
Lopez had allegedly received the letter on June 23 and posted a copy of it on his Facebook page, which has since been deleted, KEPR-TV reported.
“I have lived a life full of obstacles and challenges,” he wrote in the caption, “including racism. There is no room or tolerance of that.”
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“I hold no resentment for whoever wrote this; I’m just simply heartbroken for the lack of knowledge, education and respect missing. I pray for you and wish you prosperity in your life. God bless us all!”
The letter was full of derogatory and racist terms addressed at Lopez.
“Don’t waste your time trying to become anything in this county we will make sure you never win and your family suffers along with all the other f—ing Mexicans in the area,” the letter signed by “America” read.
“[W]e will make sure you never win & your family suffers along with all the other f— Mexicans in the area!” A racist, anti-gay threat signed by “America” that was sent to an Oregon politician (@preacherjona) was actually written by himself as a #HateHoax https://t.co/fg5Ld26Adw pic.twitter.com/rfTmrczPF2 — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 8, 2020
Lopez told the East Oregonian that it was a big misunderstanding and he “never meant to mislead” the public.
He said his original goal was to speak with Edmiston about racism in Umatilla County and use the letter as evidence.
“I never meant to file a report, it just kind of spiraled out,” Lopez said.
Lopez placed fourth in the May 2020 primary for a seat on the Umatilla County Board of Commissioners, according to the East Oregonian.
The police are also forwarding information to the district attorney’s office regarding “possible fraudulent statements in Lopez’s entry in the May 2020 voter’s guide about his background and education,” The Observer reported.
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westernjournal--2020-07-08--Patriotic Mom Tells Trump the Truth About Schools in Powerful Video

Jenny Beth Martin , the co-founder and national coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots , strongly backed President Donald Trump ’ s push to have schools reopen in the fall , saying it is vital to “ stabilize our society.
” “ Mr .
President , you were right , and I hope you will trust your instincts : America is not meant to be shut down , and we have to reopen schools this fall , ” Martin said during a roundtable discussion at the White House on Tuesday , which included Trump , Vice President Mike Pence and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The conservative activist and mother of high school students shared that she put together a letter for the president signed by “ over 150 doctors , 240 nurses , 330 educators , 70 national groups , and thousands of parents and concerned Americans who want to see schools reopened.
” Martin explained that not opening schools due to the COVID-19 outbreak is detrimental to students , parents and the economy .
“ Kindergarteners and elementary school students simply can not learn looking at a Zoom screen .
If they could we wouldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place , ” she said .
“ The last place in the world a middle school student needs to be is online , unsupervised by adults , ” she added .
“ They bully each other when they ’ re in front of teachers .
You can ’ t even imagine what ’ s going on with social media right now.
” For young Americans , the strain of the lockdowns and social isolation is impacting their emotional health , Martin stated .
For the parents , particularly those who work outside the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ As a single mom , this situation is ripping me in two , ” Martin said .
“ You can not be in two places at once physically or mentally.
” “ It ’ s impossible to do what we need to do , so the schools must be reopened .
It will stabilize our country , ” she added .
Martin also noted the impact that not opening schools will have on the economy .
“ Employers need to rebuild their companies , ” she said .
“ They need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do that.
” “ But we can ’ t do that when employees are dividing their time between taking care of their children indefinitely , for who knows how long , and trying to get their job done.
” RELATED : Trump Hammers CDC , Threatens Major Action If Schools Do n't Reopen in the Fall The mother argued in the end , “ [ W ] e have to have a healthy respect for the virus and we have to be able to live our lives.
” In a tweet on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Germany , Denmark , Norway , and Sweden as countries that have successfully sent their students to school .
He added that he believes Democrats don ’ t want to open schools because they think it will help them in the November elections .
At the White House roundtable , the president encouraged government officials not to play politics with the issue .
“ We don ’ t want people to make political statements or do it for political reasons , ” he said .
“ They think it ’ s going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so they keep the schools closed .
No way.
” “ So we ’ re very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools , to get them open , ” the president continued .
“ And it ’ s very important .
It ’ s very important for our country .
It ’ s very important for the wellbeing of the student and the parents .
So we ’ re going to be putting a lot of pressure on : Open your schools in the fall.
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Jenny Beth Martin, the co-founder and national coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots, strongly backed President Donald Trump’s push to have schools reopen in the fall, saying it is vital to “stabilize our society.”
“Mr. President, you were right, and I hope you will trust your instincts: America is not meant to be shut down, and we have to reopen schools this fall,” Martin said during a roundtable discussion at the White House on Tuesday, which included Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and first lady Melania Trump, among others.
The conservative activist and mother of high school students shared that she put together a letter for the president signed by “over 150 doctors, 240 nurses, 330 educators, 70 national groups, and thousands of parents and concerned Americans who want to see schools reopened.”
Martin explained that not opening schools due to the COVID-19 outbreak is detrimental to students, parents and the economy.
“Kindergarteners and elementary school students simply cannot learn looking at a Zoom screen. If they could we wouldn’t need schools in the first place,” she said.
“The last place in the world a middle school student needs to be is online, unsupervised by adults,” she added. “They bully each other when they’re in front of teachers. You can’t even imagine what’s going on with social media right now.”
For young Americans, the strain of the lockdowns and social isolation is impacting their emotional health, Martin stated.
For the parents, particularly those who work outside the home, the strain is also great.
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“As a single mom, this situation is ripping me in two,” Martin said. “You cannot be in two places at once physically or mentally.”
“It’s impossible to do what we need to do, so the schools must be reopened. It will stabilize our country,” she added.
Martin also noted the impact that not opening schools will have on the economy.
“Employers need to rebuild their companies,” she said. “They need employees at 110 percent to be able to do that.”
“But we can’t do that when employees are dividing their time between taking care of their children indefinitely, for who knows how long, and trying to get their job done.”
The mother argued in the end, “[W]e have to have a healthy respect for the virus and we have to be able to live our lives.”
In a tweet on Wednesday, Trump pointed to the examples of Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden as countries that have successfully sent their students to school.
In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS. The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election, but is important for the children & families. May cut off funding if not open! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 8, 2020
He added that he believes Democrats don’t want to open schools because they think it will help them in the November elections.
At the White House roundtable, the president encouraged government officials not to play politics with the issue.
“We don’t want people to make political statements or do it for political reasons,” he said. “They think it’s going to be good for them politically, so they keep the schools closed. No way.”
“So we’re very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools, to get them open,” the president continued.
“And it’s very important. It’s very important for our country. It’s very important for the wellbeing of the student and the parents. So we’re going to be putting a lot of pressure on: Open your schools in the fall.”
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