westernjournal--2020-08-03--Op-Ed: If America’s Churches and Believers Don’t Stand Up to Government Tyrants, the Country Is Fini

Op-Ed: If America’s Churches and Believers Don’t Stand Up to Government Tyrants, the Country Is Finished

California Gov .
Gavin Newsom was the first governor in the country to issue a statewide stay-at-home order , directing all residents on March 19 to refrain from leaving their homes indefinitely .
Apprehension of the threat to fundamental freedom by autocratic overreach should have been the immediate reaction of Golden State residents , but it wasn ’ t .
Newsom became mayor of San Francisco on Jan. 3 , 2004 .
On his 36th day in office , Newsom , still wet behind the ears , issued a directive to the San Francisco city-county clerk to issue marriage licenses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ California Constitution equal-protection clause gave him the authority to do so .
On Aug. 12 , 2004 , the California Supreme Court voided all of the licenses that had been issued in February and March .
This violation of constitutional law provides a glimpse into Newsom ’ s moral character , his directive single-handedly overriding 4.6 million Californians who on March 7 , 2000 , had voted with 61.2 percent in favor for state statute California Proposition 22 , Limit on Marriages , which declared that only marriages between men and women are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Detroit Police Chief Offers Simple Explanation on Why Mob Has n't Taken Over : 'We Do n't Retreat Here' Newsom demonstrated then , as he ’ s doing now , his deliberate flouting of the law and the will of the people — except , of course , when it concerns his own brusquely imperious demands in his exercise of unwarranted power .
America ’ s 18th-century forefathers experienced a similar peremptory autocrat in the form of the King of England .
Thomas Jefferson formally indicted such high-handed , tyrannical behavior in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , whose character is thus marked by every act that may define a Tyrant , is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
” Not one to be dissuaded by disparaging First Amendment religious liberty rights , Gov .
Newsom ’ s stay-at-home order of March 19 led to California churches being designated as “ nonessential , ” while liquor stores , marijuana distribution centers and abortion clinics were deemed “ essential.
” With nothing but grace , love , compassion , humility and other demonstrations of the Spirit of Christ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the state from March 22 to Pentecost Sunday , May 31 , 2020 .
Next , on July 3 , Newsom outlawed singing in churches .
Subservient subjection to totalitarian regimes only acknowledges and legitimizes the state ’ s absolutism , leading us to 1 Samuel 17:6 : “ Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God ?
” Over the last 100 years , American Christendom has suffered an increasing departure from its articles of faith , elevating “ political authority as though the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regulate individual , social and ecclesiastical freedoms out of existence if deemed necessary.
” Americans have willfully erased from both their memory and their nation ’ s history how we got here .
The American Founders established a republic , in which we the people rule through our elected representatives .
Gov .
Newsom and his fellow blue-state overbearing governors and mayors are in dire need of a refresher course for some updating .
Supercilious and self-absorbed , they will have to be removed from office in 2022 if liberty is to prevail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than any other state in the union , aside from Texas — time will tell whether Christians can rise to the occasion .
RELATED : Op-Ed : America Needs To Learn from California 's Mistakes Evangelical pastors will have to take their civics game to the next level if America is to survive .
While preaching sermons , circulating petitions , or taking a Jericho march around the Capitol are needed , they are not denominations of political currency , in contrast to how many votes can be brought to the table .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ anchored into evangelical and pro-life Catholic Christian leadership .
Well-known British evangelist , pastor and author Alan Redpath writes in his 1962 Christian classic “ The Making of a Man of God : Lessons from the Life of David “ : “ His election was clear to everyone because the next thing that happened was that he came into collision with Saul .
It is impossible for a man chosen of God to be at peace with the children of the devil .
A man [ or a culture ] anointed by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Satan — the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman will always be at enmity until Jesus comes.
” COVID-19 , the plundering and burning of America ’ s cities , the destruction of relics and monuments and the ruthless push to defund local police make abundantly clear that America is being targeted by Satan .
We are engaged in a spiritual battle .
“ Eighty-five cents out of every dollar that goes to the cause of global evangelism comes from the 4 percent of the world ’ s population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ words , if you took the amount of giving from 96 percent of the people on earth ( 15 percent ) increased it five times — to 75 — you still would not have as much support for the cause of Christ as Americans cheerfully give every year .
“ The United States of America is the world ’ s lighthouse for the gospel .
And while most Americans don ’ t appreciate that … rest assured Satan understands it very well .
… The book ‘ Rules for Radicals ’ was written @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community-organizing courses using it as a textbook .
Hillary Clinton had a mentor relationship with Alinsky in college and wrote her undergraduate thesis on him .
Black Lives Matter is perfectly implementing the Rules .
That book — now impacting all of us every day — is dedicated on page one to Lucifer .
Satan understands the battlefield.
” Commenting on the burning of Bibles in front of the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse in Portland , Eric Metaxas said : “ A century before the Third Reich , German poet Heinrich Heine prophesied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will soon be burned also .
Antifa/BLM has chosen the brazenly atheist path of Joseph Goebbels .
Let the reader understand.
” A Gideon stands in California .
His name is Pastor Rob McCoy .
Former Thousand Oaks Mayor and City Councilman Pastor Rob McCoy finally has had enough .
After shutting down Calvary Chapel Godspeak on March 22 , he reopened on May 31 .
Last week he received a call from Rigoberto Vargas , Director at Ventura County Public Health .
Responding to Vargas ’ question of whether he would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Newsom , Pastor Rob asked : “ Are you calling all of the churches ?
” “ No , just calling yours because we had a complaint.
” “ Well , ” Pastor Rob replied , “ if you ’ re wondering if we are complying by the First Amendment , the answer is ‘ yes.
’ If you ’ re wondering if we are complying by the edicts of the governor the answer is ‘ no.
’ “ My personal feeling is you had your chance , ” he added .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social distancing , ’ we worked through the process of you calling [ churches ] ‘ nonessential , ’ wearing masks , following CDC standards , because we didn ’ t know about the virus .
But now we have empirical data .
“ It doesn ’ t matter if you want to create censorship , stifle knowledgeable epidemiologists who put forward something that ’ s different from your narrative .
We ’ ve looked at the data , we ’ ve done our homework .
“ We abided by what the governor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as to ] help our sheriff ’ s department and the like , but then when we saw the governor and mayor of Los Angeles , and every other elected official embracing , condoning and promoting the burning and looting of our businesses and our cities — it ’ s over , we ’ re not doing this game anymore .
“ We just wanted to be left alone to worship our God .
But you want to come and shut us down , you want to turn off our water and power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You go ahead .
“ We ’ ve had every opportunity to go national .
You don ’ t want the optic or narrative of watching a pastor getting arrested … you may win at the Ninth Circuit , you may even win at the U.S. Supreme Court , but you ’ re going to lose the hearts of the people because Americans love liberty.
” On June 1 , Gov .
Newsom said to those burning , looting and demolishing our cities : “ For those of you out there protesting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter .
To those who want to express themselves , God bless you .
Keep doing it .
Your rage is real.
” After squandering the Biblically based culture , American Christendom has now only a faintly visible footprint left in the culture , meanwhile entering an era of struggle for sustainable freedom .
America is doomed unless Christians revive American Christianity by returning to Jesus ’ ekklesia assignment in Matthew 16:18 .
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom was the first governor in the country to issue a statewide stay-at-home order, directing all residents on March 19 to refrain from leaving their homes indefinitely.
Apprehension of the threat to fundamental freedom by autocratic overreach should have been the immediate reaction of Golden State residents, but it wasn’t.
Newsom became mayor of San Francisco on Jan. 3, 2004. On his 36th day in office, Newsom, still wet behind the ears, issued a directive to the San Francisco city-county clerk to issue marriage licenses to homosexuals, falsely claiming that the California Constitution equal-protection clause gave him the authority to do so.
On Aug. 12, 2004, the California Supreme Court voided all of the licenses that had been issued in February and March.
This violation of constitutional law provides a glimpse into Newsom’s moral character, his directive single-handedly overriding 4.6 million Californians who on March 7, 2000, had voted with 61.2 percent in favor for state statute California Proposition 22, Limit on Marriages, which declared that only marriages between men and women are legally binding in California.
Newsom demonstrated then, as he’s doing now, his deliberate flouting of the law and the will of the people — except, of course, when it concerns his own brusquely imperious demands in his exercise of unwarranted power.
America’s 18th-century forefathers experienced a similar peremptory autocrat in the form of the King of England. Thomas Jefferson formally indicted such high-handed, tyrannical behavior in the Declaration of Independence: “A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act that may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”
Not one to be dissuaded by disparaging First Amendment religious liberty rights, Gov. Newsom’s stay-at-home order of March 19 led to California churches being designated as “nonessential,” while liquor stores, marijuana distribution centers and abortion clinics were deemed “essential.”
With nothing but grace, love, compassion, humility and other demonstrations of the Spirit of Christ, California pastors closed their churches down across the state from March 22 to Pentecost Sunday, May 31, 2020. Next, on July 3, Newsom outlawed singing in churches.
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Subservient subjection to totalitarian regimes only acknowledges and legitimizes the state’s absolutism, leading us to 1 Samuel 17:6: “Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
Over the last 100 years, American Christendom has suffered an increasing departure from its articles of faith, elevating “political authority as though the Bible gives the state carte blanche to regulate individual, social and ecclesiastical freedoms out of existence if deemed necessary.”
Americans have willfully erased from both their memory and their nation’s history how we got here.
The American Founders established a republic, in which we the people rule through our elected representatives. Gov. Newsom and his fellow blue-state overbearing governors and mayors are in dire need of a refresher course for some updating.
Supercilious and self-absorbed, they will have to be removed from office in 2022 if liberty is to prevail. In California — with more evangelicals than any other state in the union, aside from Texas — time will tell whether Christians can rise to the occasion.
Evangelical pastors will have to take their civics game to the next level if America is to survive.
While preaching sermons, circulating petitions, or taking a Jericho march around the Capitol are needed, they are not denominations of political currency, in contrast to how many votes can be brought to the table. This civic precept needs to be deeply anchored into evangelical and pro-life Catholic Christian leadership.
Well-known British evangelist, pastor and author Alan Redpath writes in his 1962 Christian classic “The Making of a Man of God: Lessons from the Life of David“:
“His election was clear to everyone because the next thing that happened was that he came into collision with Saul. It is impossible for a man chosen of God to be at peace with the children of the devil. A man [or a culture] anointed by the Holy Spirit is immediately the target of Satan — the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman will always be at enmity until Jesus comes.”
COVID-19, the plundering and burning of America’s cities, the destruction of relics and monuments and the ruthless push to defund local police make abundantly clear that America is being targeted by Satan. We are engaged in a spiritual battle.
Exposing Satan’s sinister end game, former Ohio Rep. Bob McEwen said:
“Eighty-five cents out of every dollar that goes to the cause of global evangelism comes from the 4 percent of the world’s population who call themselves Americans. In other words, if you took the amount of giving from 96 percent of the people on earth (15 percent) increased it five times — to 75 — you still would not have as much support for the cause of Christ as Americans cheerfully give every year.
“The United States of America is the world’s lighthouse for the gospel. And while most Americans don’t appreciate that … rest assured Satan understands it very well. … The book ‘Rules for Radicals’ was written by Saul Alinsky. Barack Obama taught community-organizing courses using it as a textbook. Hillary Clinton had a mentor relationship with Alinsky in college and wrote her undergraduate thesis on him. Black Lives Matter is perfectly implementing the Rules. That book — now impacting all of us every day — is dedicated on page one to Lucifer. Satan understands the battlefield.”
Left-wing activists bring a stack of Bibles to burn in front of the federal courthouse in Portland. https://t.co/lYWY0x8n8P — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) August 1, 2020
Commenting on the burning of Bibles in front of the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse in Portland, Eric Metaxas said: “A century before the Third Reich, German poet Heinrich Heine prophesied that where books are burned, humans will soon be burned also. Antifa/BLM has chosen the brazenly atheist path of Joseph Goebbels. Let the reader understand.”
A Gideon stands in California. His name is Pastor Rob McCoy.
Former Thousand Oaks Mayor and City Councilman Pastor Rob McCoy finally has had enough.
After shutting down Calvary Chapel Godspeak on March 22, he reopened on May 31. Last week he received a call from Rigoberto Vargas, Director at Ventura County Public Health. Responding to Vargas’ question of whether he would be obeying the health orders from Gov. Newsom, Pastor Rob asked: “Are you calling all of the churches?”
“No, just calling yours because we had a complaint.”
“Well,” Pastor Rob replied, “if you’re wondering if we are complying by the First Amendment, the answer is ‘yes.’ If you’re wondering if we are complying by the edicts of the governor the answer is ‘no.’
“My personal feeling is you had your chance,” he added. “We complied by all of the ‘social distancing,’ we worked through the process of you calling [churches] ‘nonessential,’ wearing masks, following CDC standards, because we didn’t know about the virus. But now we have empirical data.
“It doesn’t matter if you want to create censorship, stifle knowledgeable epidemiologists who put forward something that’s different from your narrative. We’ve looked at the data, we’ve done our homework.
“We abided by what the governor was requiring, we willingly yielded [as to] help our sheriff’s department and the like, but then when we saw the governor and mayor of Los Angeles, and every other elected official embracing, condoning and promoting the burning and looting of our businesses and our cities — it’s over, we’re not doing this game anymore.
“We just wanted to be left alone to worship our God. But you want to come and shut us down, you want to turn off our water and power, you want to fine us? You go ahead.
“We’ve had every opportunity to go national. You don’t want the optic or narrative of watching a pastor getting arrested … you may win at the Ninth Circuit, you may even win at the U.S. Supreme Court, but you’re going to lose the hearts of the people because Americans love liberty.”
On June 1, Gov. Newsom said to those burning, looting and demolishing our cities: “For those of you out there protesting, I want you to know that you matter. To those who want to express themselves, God bless you. Keep doing it. Your rage is real.”
After squandering the Biblically based culture, American Christendom has now only a faintly visible footprint left in the culture, meanwhile entering an era of struggle for sustainable freedom.
America is doomed unless Christians revive American Christianity by returning to Jesus’ ekklesia assignment in Matthew 16:18.
The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website. If you are interested in contributing an Op-Ed to The Western Journal, you can learn about our submission guidelines and process here.
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--Police Bodycam Footage of George Floyd Arrest Leaks

Leaked body camera footage from two of the Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd ’ s death shows the moments leading up to the fatal confrontation .
The videos , which were leaked to the Daily Mail and published Monday , come from the cameras of former Officers Alex Kueng and Thomas Lane .
Both men were fired and are facing charges in relation to Floyd ’ s May 25 death .
The Mail published around 10 minutes of footage from Lane ’ s body cam and roughly 18 minutes from Kueng ’ s body cam .
In one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confronted Floyd and ordered him out of his vehicle moments after he was accused of attempting to pass a counterfeit bill .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years Floyd had been sitting in the vehicle with two other people .
Lane eventually pointed his service weapon at Floyd , who told the officer he had been shot before .
The officer , believed to be Lane , repeatedly ordered Floyd to put his hands up .
“ OK .
Mr .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ me .
Please , man , ” Floyd said .
“ I ’ m not going to shoot you , ” Lane told Floyd .
After Floyd was cuffed by Lane and Kueng , Lane can be seen interacting with Floyd ’ s passengers .
“ Why ’ s he getting all squirrelly and not showing us his hands and just being all weird like that ?
” Lane asked a passenger identified as Shawanda Hill .
Lane also asked Hill if Floyd was “ drunk or something , ” to which Hill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s got a thing going on.
” Video then shows Lane and Kueng attempting to corral Floyd into a police cruiser .
“ Stand up .
Stop falling down , ” Kueng told Floyd .
“ Stay on your feet and face the car door.
” After Floyd was told by someone off-camera that he was in a no-win situation , he said , “ I don ’ t want to win .
… I ’ m claustrophobic and I ’ ve got anxiety .
I don ’ t want to do nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tou Thao then arrived , and Floyd was put into the vehicle but later struggled his way back out of the police car .
Chauvin then placed his knee over Floyd ’ s neck , which previous videos show remained there for nearly nine minutes .
Floyd , who said , “ I can ’ t breathe , ” died after the confrontation , while the officer believed to be Lane at one point suggested to Chauvin to turn him over .
All four officers involved in the confrontation with Floyd were fired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are facing criminal charges relating to his death .
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported the body cam videos published by The Daily Mail were not supposed to be made public , and both videos were likely recorded on a mobile device while inside of the Hennepin County courthouse .
Those videos were intended to be viewed by appointment only to members of the media and select members of the public .
Hennepin County officials have declined to comment on the leak .
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Leaked body camera footage from two of the Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death shows the moments leading up to the fatal confrontation.
The videos, which were leaked to the Daily Mail and published Monday, come from the cameras of former Officers Alex Kueng and Thomas Lane.
Both men were fired and are facing charges in relation to Floyd’s May 25 death.
The Mail published around 10 minutes of footage from Lane’s body cam and roughly 18 minutes from Kueng’s body cam.
In one video, the officer identified as Lane confronted Floyd and ordered him out of his vehicle moments after he was accused of attempting to pass a counterfeit bill.
Floyd had been sitting in the vehicle with two other people.
Lane eventually pointed his service weapon at Floyd, who told the officer he had been shot before.
The confrontation quickly became tense.
The officer, believed to be Lane, repeatedly ordered Floyd to put his hands up.
“OK. Mr. Officer, please don’t shoot me. Please, man,” Floyd said.
“I’m not going to shoot you,” Lane told Floyd.
After Floyd was cuffed by Lane and Kueng, Lane can be seen interacting with Floyd’s passengers.
“Why’s he getting all squirrelly and not showing us his hands and just being all weird like that?” Lane asked a passenger identified as Shawanda Hill.
Lane also asked Hill if Floyd was “drunk or something,” to which Hill responded, “No, he’s got a thing going on.”
Video then shows Lane and Kueng attempting to corral Floyd into a police cruiser.
“Stand up. Stop falling down,” Kueng told Floyd. “Stay on your feet and face the car door.”
After Floyd was told by someone off-camera that he was in a no-win situation, he said, “I don’t want to win. … I’m claustrophobic and I’ve got anxiety. I don’t want to do nothing to them.”
Officers Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao then arrived, and Floyd was put into the vehicle but later struggled his way back out of the police car.
Chauvin then placed his knee over Floyd’s neck, which previous videos show remained there for nearly nine minutes.
Floyd, who said, “I can’t breathe,” died after the confrontation, while the officer believed to be Lane at one point suggested to Chauvin to turn him over.
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All four officers involved in the confrontation with Floyd were fired a day later, and all four are facing criminal charges relating to his death.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported the body cam videos published by The Daily Mail were not supposed to be made public, and both videos were likely recorded on a mobile device while inside of the Hennepin County courthouse.
Those videos were intended to be viewed by appointment only to members of the media and select members of the public.
Hennepin County officials have declined to comment on the leak.
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ To Star in New Faith-Based Movie: Watch the Trailer Here

Dog the Bounty Hunter has acquired quite the fanbase over the years .
With eight seasons and nearly 200 episodes , countless viewers have watched Duane “ Dog ” Chapman hunt down the bad guys over the years .
Viewers have also watched him deal with great loss when his wife passed away in 2019 .
Chapman was no stranger to the limelight , and his grief was public .
As he ’ s taken time to process his heartbreak and reflect on the important things , he ’ s enjoyed some great successes .
He ’ s engaged , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new movie set to come out this fall .
The movie , once called “ Hunting God ” and now titled “ Hunter ’ s Creed , ” seems to have some parallels with Chapman ’ s own life , highlighting themes of faith , love , loss and hunting .
TRENDING : Detroit Police Chief Offers Simple Explanation on Why Mob Has n't Taken Over : 'We Do n't Retreat Here' “ After losing his wife to cancer , Dave Bryant also lost his faith in God , ” the IMDb page @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an effort to lift his spirits , Dave ’ s old church buddies convince him to participate in the hunting show they ’ ve always wanted to make together.
” “ The group heads to a remote cabin and begins documenting their experiences .
Before long , Dave senses a dark presence in the woods he ’ s convinced is stalking him .
But the other guys have no idea what he ’ s talking about , and Dave begins to wonder if it ’ s all in his head.
” “ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dave face to face with death — and his faith.
” The film is directed by Justin Jackola , written by Ken Miyamoto and features Dog the Bounty Hunter as himself .
Other actors include Ann Sonneville , Mickey O ’ Sullivan , John Victor Allen , James Errico , Wesley Truman Daniel and LaDios Muhammad .
“ Casting Duane ‘ Dog ’ Chapman was the perfect addition to the project as he channels his own life experiences to the big screen , ” said Yolanda Macias , Cinedigm ’ s executive vice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to Deadline .
“ We look forward to bringing this unique take on the faith genre to viewers this fall.
” “ It ’ s a film about seeking truth and finding yourself , and if you know anything about Dog ’ s personal story , you know he embodies exactly that , ” director Justin Jackola said .
“ It ’ s not your everyday faith film.
” “ While there are parts of the film that evoke emotion and are relatable with loss , the scenes in the woods are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hunting buddies having fun mixed with some unexplainable elements that keep you on the edge of your seat.
” Currently due for release in October and labeled as drama , mystery and thriller , this film is sure to draw Chapman ’ s fans and promises a unique take on familiar themes .
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Dog the Bounty Hunter has acquired quite the fanbase over the years. With eight seasons and nearly 200 episodes, countless viewers have watched Duane “Dog” Chapman hunt down the bad guys over the years.
Viewers have also watched him deal with great loss when his wife passed away in 2019. Chapman was no stranger to the limelight, and his grief was public.
As he’s taken time to process his heartbreak and reflect on the important things, he’s enjoyed some great successes. He’s engaged, and he will be featured in a new movie set to come out this fall.
The movie, once called “Hunting God” and now titled “Hunter’s Creed,” seems to have some parallels with Chapman’s own life, highlighting themes of faith, love, loss and hunting.
“After losing his wife to cancer, Dave Bryant also lost his faith in God,” the IMDb page for the movie states. “In an effort to lift his spirits, Dave’s old church buddies convince him to participate in the hunting show they’ve always wanted to make together.”
“The group heads to a remote cabin and begins documenting their experiences. Before long, Dave senses a dark presence in the woods he’s convinced is stalking him. But the other guys have no idea what he’s talking about, and Dave begins to wonder if it’s all in his head.”
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“The presence continues closing in, eventually bringing Dave face to face with death — and his faith.”
The film is directed by Justin Jackola, written by Ken Miyamoto and features Dog the Bounty Hunter as himself. Other actors include Ann Sonneville, Mickey O’Sullivan, John Victor Allen, James Errico, Wesley Truman Daniel and LaDios Muhammad.
“Casting Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman was the perfect addition to the project as he channels his own life experiences to the big screen,” said Yolanda Macias, Cinedigm’s executive vice president of acquisitions and digital sales, according to Deadline. “We look forward to bringing this unique take on the faith genre to viewers this fall.”
“It’s a film about seeking truth and finding yourself, and if you know anything about Dog’s personal story, you know he embodies exactly that,” director Justin Jackola said. “It’s not your everyday faith film.”
“While there are parts of the film that evoke emotion and are relatable with loss, the scenes in the woods are a fresh take on a group of hunting buddies having fun mixed with some unexplainable elements that keep you on the edge of your seat.”
Currently due for release in October and labeled as drama, mystery and thriller, this film is sure to draw Chapman’s fans and promises a unique take on familiar themes.
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--Report: Iran Engaged in a Massive Coronavirus Cover-Up

Iran ’ s embattled government , which has been working to quell protests that refuse to cease , has been underestimating its published reports about the coronavirus within the Islamic nation , according to a news report .
According to government data obtained by the BBC , 42,000 people in Iran died from COVID-19 through July 20 .
That ’ s almost three times the toll of 14,405 that had been reported by the nation ’ s health ministry .
Overall , official government numbers show 451,024 people infected , almost twice the publicly released figure 278,827 .
The figures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to five times the number reported to the public .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years The BBC reported the data came from “ an anonymous source ” and includes “ daily admissions to hospitals across Iran , including names , age , gender , symptoms , date and length of periods spent in hospital , and underlying conditions patients might have.
” The data shows that the first COVID-19 death in Iran took place on Jan. 22 , almost a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 death on Feb. 19 .
By the time it made that announcement , 52 people had died .
The health ministry has publicly said that Iran ’ s reports of cases and deaths are “ transparent ” and “ far from any deviations , ” the BBC reported .
On Tuesday , which would have been after the last date covered by the data leak to the BBC , Iran reported a record of 235 COVID-19 deaths , according to Agence France-Presse .
“ The situation is worrying , ” health ministry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ the number of daily hospitalizations in the country is approaching the peak of the disease.
” “ Tehran , the most populous province , has turned red for the first time since the first peak of the virus , ” she said .
The BBC reported that doctors who have “ direct knowledge of the matter ” said “ security and intelligence bodies inside Iran ” are keeping a lid on the real numbers .
Dr. Nouroldin Pirmoazzen , a former legislator who also served as a health ministry official , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when Iran ’ s rulers were in the middle of elections and still coping with the mass protests of last fall .
The government was “ anxious and fearful of the truth , ” he said .
“ The government was afraid that the poor and the unemployed would take to the streets.
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Iran’s embattled government, which has been working to quell protests that refuse to cease, has been underestimating its published reports about the coronavirus within the Islamic nation, according to a news report.
According to government data obtained by the BBC, 42,000 people in Iran died from COVID-19 through July 20. That’s almost three times the toll of 14,405 that had been reported by the nation’s health ministry.
Overall, official government numbers show 451,024 people infected, almost twice the publicly released figure 278,827.
The figures showed that in Mid-March, deaths spiked to five times the number reported to the public.
Data leak reveals number of people known to be infected by #coronavirus in #Iran is almost double official figures: 451,024 as opposed to 278,827. 42,000 people have died versus 14,405 reported by health ministry. https://t.co/iuIYVuh9dl — Mehreen Zahra-Malik (@mehreenzahra) August 3, 2020
The BBC reported the data came from “an anonymous source” and includes “daily admissions to hospitals across Iran, including names, age, gender, symptoms, date and length of periods spent in hospital, and underlying conditions patients might have.”
The data shows that the first COVID-19 death in Iran took place on Jan. 22, almost a month before Iran officially announced the first COVID-19 death on Feb. 19. By the time it made that announcement, 52 people had died.
The health ministry has publicly said that Iran’s reports of cases and deaths are “transparent” and “far from any deviations,” the BBC reported.
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On Tuesday, which would have been after the last date covered by the data leak to the BBC, Iran reported a record of 235 COVID-19 deaths, according to Agence France-Presse.
“The situation is worrying,” health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said, adding that “the number of daily hospitalizations in the country is approaching the peak of the disease.”
“Tehran, the most populous province, has turned red for the first time since the first peak of the virus,” she said.
Big China Virus breakouts all over the World, including nations which were thought to have done a great job. The Fake News doesn’t report this. USA will be stronger than ever before, and soon! https://t.co/pZwjvgmVTO — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2020
Fake News media is also pumping the Iranian regime’s lies about the China Virus situation in Iran. Video:https://t.co/GOfCpmLddj — Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) August 2, 2020
The BBC reported that doctors who have “direct knowledge of the matter” said “security and intelligence bodies inside Iran” are keeping a lid on the real numbers.
Dr. Nouroldin Pirmoazzen, a former legislator who also served as a health ministry official, said the coronavirus hit at a time when Iran’s rulers were in the middle of elections and still coping with the mass protests of last fall.
The government was “anxious and fearful of the truth,” he said.
“The government was afraid that the poor and the unemployed would take to the streets.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--Biden Mixes Declaration of Independence and Constitution Into a Blender and It Comes Out Incomprehen

Biden Mixes Declaration of Independence and Constitution Into a Blender and It Comes Out Incomprehensible

Democrats just got another chance to see why Joe Biden is spending so much time in his basement — and even they should be getting worried .
During an online fundraiser Friday night with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren , the former vice president managed to mix up the preambles to the Declaration of Independence and Constitution in one embarrassing episode that left Warren looking like she just smelled something particularly unpleasant in the middle of her softball interview .
Or maybe it was just the idea that this was the man leading her party into the 2020 presidential election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years As a YouTube video from the event shows , Biden was discussing the 2017 clash in Charlottesville , Virginia – his ostensible trigger for entering the presidential race – when he garbled what are arguably the most familiar lines of American history .
“ It does say , ‘ We the people , in order to form a more perfect union , we hold these truths to be self-evident , that all men – we ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he said .
With Biden , it ’ s often a crapshoot for listeners trying to guess exactly what Biden might be getting at .
Heck , with Biden these days , it might be a crapshoot for Biden to try to guess exactly what Biden is getting at .
But there ’ s no denying that incidents like this should have Democrats worried .
And considering the fact that the deeply dishonest forces of the mainstream media , the big tech giants and entertainment world are determined to foist a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their loathing for President Donald Trump , incidents like this should have every American worried .
It ’ s not even the first time Biden has butchered the Declaration .
Remember his notorious stab at it just before the Super Tuesday primaries in March ?
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Joe Biden Has a Long History of Making Up Stories About Being Arrested Clearly , even the most dedicated Democrat must realize by now that the Biden who spent decades in the United States Senate and made a name for himself destroying or trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ men like then-D.C .
Circuit Judge Robert Bork has left the building .
The Biden who knocked out Bork ( “ almost single-handedly , ” Biden reportedly bragged ) and nearly torpedoed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ( in a “ high-tech lynching “ ) is not the man bumbling his teleprompter-fed lines today .
Even the most deranged of Trump derangement syndrome sufferers have to know that the Biden who spent eight years as Barack Obama ’ s vice president – using the powers of his office to cover for the corruption @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lands like Ukraine and China – is not the man whose gaffes on the primary campaign trail kept getting worse .
And that should be causing some cold feet .
Considering how deep the utterly unjustified loathing of the Trump administration runs , it would be foolish to think that a small thing like getting confused about the most revered documents of the nation ’ s Founding would be enough to put off die-hard Democrats .
Still , somewhere , even Democrats have to be wondering who is actually being run for president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not the husk of a man who even Democrats know couldn ’ t possibly stand up to the rigors Trump has faced since Day One of his administration , between a relentlessly hostile media corps , an FBI persecution approved at the bureau ’ s highest levels , even a sham impeachment attempt on the weakest conceivable pretenses .
These are the moments Trump supporters need to bank for the troubling months ahead — ammunition in the arguments to come .
It will likely be impossible to convince acquaintances who are still undecided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of Trump ’ s most stellar achievements , given the hostility of the media .
The freedom his tax cuts and deregulation opened for the economy paved the way to an economic boom that set records from Wall Street to Main Street , with unemployment plummeting for the minorities Democrats claim to care about .
The obvious troubles of recent months might have dimmed that , but Americans should think what the economy would look like now if it hadn ’ t had two muscular years behind it when Chinese communism unleashed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got the country out of the disastrous Iran nuclear deal – a foreign policy disaster that all guaranteed the Islamic Republic of Iran , a country that has been at war with the United States for more than 40 years , will have a nuclear weapon to wage it within a decade .
He also taught the murderous mullahs a lesson using language they could understand with a flawlessly executed attack on one of that country ’ s most important generals — and a key part of Iran ’ s international terror machine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate agreement that would sacrifice the U.S. economy to the false god of climate change while other countries remained unfettered — and no discernible good for the environment was accomplished .
His federal court picks , including two Supreme Court justices might not have satisfied conservatives completely , given some recent decisions .
But least slowed he ’ s slowed the seemingly inevitable takeover of the federal judiciary by men and women with little respect for the liberty the Constitution guarantees Americans .
With another four years , that job could protect the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among others , are truths that should be self-evident , though in the face of outright lying by the largest news networks , many Americans might not fully appreciate them .
But the apparent Democratic standard-bearer is a different story .
If Trump supporters can carry the message that Democrats are trying to elect a figurehead whose sole function will be breathing in the White House while leftist policies are cooked up in his name , the relatively few Americans who haven ’ t made up their minds about 2020 might be convinced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Biden , after all , is a man who aspires to lead the most powerful , wealthiest and most just nation the world has ever known and is evincing serious signs of barely understanding what that country is .
Leftists and “ progressives ” might loathe Trump .
Independents might be simply tired of the melodrama of Twitter posts , and those infamous college-educated suburban women so coveted by Democratic Party pros might be brimming with virtue-signaling indignation at Trump ’ s mannerisms .
But Biden has to be breeding deep disquiet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a campaign theme for a Warren candidacy , or even for Pete Buttigieg ( if that name rings a bell ) .
But with Biden , no one , Republican or Democrat , knows exactly what the nation would be getting if the Democratic ticket wins in November .
Trump supporters know who they back and why .
Trump-haters know who they want to lose .
But Democrats have to convince the rest of the country that the cabal surrounding Biden will be good for the country — and the country doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s a message Republicans and Trump supporters need to pound home .
There ’ s only so much time Biden can spend in his basement .
Friday provided another reason Democrats want it to last , but it can ’ t go on forever .
And that has to have Democrats very , very worried .
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Democrats just got another chance to see why Joe Biden is spending so much time in his basement — and even they should be getting worried.
During an online fundraiser Friday night with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the former vice president managed to mix up the preambles to the Declaration of Independence and Constitution in one embarrassing episode that left Warren looking like she just smelled something particularly unpleasant in the middle of her softball interview.
Or maybe it was just the idea that this was the man leading her party into the 2020 presidential election.
Check it out here.
Joe “30330” forgets the preamble of the Declaration of Independence AGAIN pic.twitter.com/ETPbfYfvUO — Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) August 2, 2020
As a YouTube video from the event shows, Biden was discussing the 2017 clash in Charlottesville, Virginia – his ostensible trigger for entering the presidential race – when he garbled what are arguably the most familiar lines of American history.
“It does say, ‘We the people, in order to form a more perfect union, we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men – we’ve never, we’ve never accomplished,” he said.
With Biden, it’s often a crapshoot for listeners trying to guess exactly what Biden might be getting at. Heck, with Biden these days, it might be a crapshoot for Biden to try to guess exactly what Biden is getting at.
Never in my life time have I seen a Presidential running mate be so out of touch with reality & being played like a puppet. Can’t even get him to do interviews & I doubt he’s able to have a decent debate at this point & time. So he hides out waiting to hear what to do next. — Katherine Peebles (@kpeebles8) August 3, 2020
But there’s no denying that incidents like this should have Democrats worried.
And considering the fact that the deeply dishonest forces of the mainstream media, the big tech giants and entertainment world are determined to foist a Biden presidency onto the country because of their loathing for President Donald Trump, incidents like this should have every American worried.
It’s not even the first time Biden has butchered the Declaration. Remember his notorious stab at it just before the Super Tuesday primaries in March?
Clearly, even the most dedicated Democrat must realize by now that the Biden who spent decades in the United States Senate and made a name for himself destroying or trying to destroy the Supreme Court nominations of men like then-D.C. Circuit Judge Robert Bork has left the building.
The Biden who knocked out Bork (“almost single-handedly,” Biden reportedly bragged) and nearly torpedoed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (in a “high-tech lynching“) is not the man bumbling his teleprompter-fed lines today.
Even the most deranged of Trump derangement syndrome sufferers have to know that the Biden who spent eight years as Barack Obama’s vice president – using the powers of his office to cover for the corruption of his surviving son in sensitive foreign lands like Ukraine and China – is not the man whose gaffes on the primary campaign trail kept getting worse.
And that should be causing some cold feet.
Not a joke and not hyperbole – I’m hearing from people close to the situation that Biden’s cognitive decline is rapidly worsening and is becoming increasingly difficult to mask. The Democrats are going to have to make a decision soon. — Dan Bongino (@dbongino) August 2, 2020
It’s completely unfortunate that his cognitive decline is occurring so rapidly but people have to use common sense and realize that you can’t vote for someone like that to run this country regardless of who his running mate is! — MattyG (@mightymountie98) August 2, 2020
Considering how deep the utterly unjustified loathing of the Trump administration runs, it would be foolish to think that a small thing like getting confused about the most revered documents of the nation’s Founding would be enough to put off die-hard Democrats.
(Truth be told, there are millions of Americans who couldn’t recite the Declaration’s preamble accurately, and might try to start the Constitution with something along the lines of “Four score and seven years ago..” and end up with something about “..fear itself.” But they’re not running for president.)
Still, somewhere, even Democrats have to be wondering who is actually being run for president against Trump.
It’s clearly not the husk of a man who even Democrats know couldn’t possibly stand up to the rigors Trump has faced since Day One of his administration, between a relentlessly hostile media corps, an FBI persecution approved at the bureau’s highest levels, even a sham impeachment attempt on the weakest conceivable pretenses.
These are the moments Trump supporters need to bank for the troubling months ahead — ammunition in the arguments to come.
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It will likely be impossible to convince acquaintances who are still undecided about how to vote in November of some of Trump’s most stellar achievements, given the hostility of the media.
The freedom his tax cuts and deregulation opened for the economy paved the way to an economic boom that set records from Wall Street to Main Street, with unemployment plummeting for the minorities Democrats claim to care about.
The obvious troubles of recent months might have dimmed that, but Americans should think what the economy would look like now if it hadn’t had two muscular years behind it when Chinese communism unleashed a plague upon the world.
He got the country out of the disastrous Iran nuclear deal – a foreign policy disaster that all guaranteed the Islamic Republic of Iran, a country that has been at war with the United States for more than 40 years, will have a nuclear weapon to wage it within a decade.
He also taught the murderous mullahs a lesson using language they could understand with a flawlessly executed attack on one of that country’s most important generals — and a key part of Iran’s international terror machine.
He walked away from the Paris climate agreement that would sacrifice the U.S. economy to the false god of climate change while other countries remained unfettered — and no discernible good for the environment was accomplished.
His federal court picks, including two Supreme Court justices might not have satisfied conservatives completely, given some recent decisions. But least slowed he’s slowed the seemingly inevitable takeover of the federal judiciary by men and women with little respect for the liberty the Constitution guarantees Americans. With another four years, that job could protect the country for generations.
Those accomplishments, among others, are truths that should be self-evident, though in the face of outright lying by the largest news networks, many Americans might not fully appreciate them.
But the apparent Democratic standard-bearer is a different story. If Trump supporters can carry the message that Democrats are trying to elect a figurehead whose sole function will be breathing in the White House while leftist policies are cooked up in his name, the relatively few Americans who haven’t made up their minds about 2020 might be convinced of the danger the country actually faces.
Biden, after all, is a man who aspires to lead the most powerful, wealthiest and most just nation the world has ever known and is evincing serious signs of barely understanding what that country is.
#Joementia never accomplished “it” or anything else in half a century in our government. He did accomplish personal
riches beyond imagination. #BidenSelfEnrichmentPlan pic.twitter.com/6iVQQJF2MB — Sharonsharon Bobaron (@SharonK57237517) August 3, 2020
Leftists and “progressives” might loathe Trump. Independents might be simply tired of the melodrama of Twitter posts, and those infamous college-educated suburban women so coveted by Democratic Party pros might be brimming with virtue-signaling indignation at Trump’s mannerisms.
But Biden has to be breeding deep disquiet. “Anybody-but-Trump” might have been a campaign theme for a Warren candidacy, or even for Pete Buttigieg (if that name rings a bell). But with Biden, no one, Republican or Democrat, knows exactly what the nation would be getting if the Democratic ticket wins in November.
Trump supporters know who they back and why. Trump-haters know who they want to lose.
But Democrats have to convince the rest of the country that the cabal surrounding Biden will be good for the country — and the country doesn’t even know who that is. That’s a message Republicans and Trump supporters need to pound home.
There’s only so much time Biden can spend in his basement. Friday provided another reason Democrats want it to last, but it can’t go on forever.
And that has to have Democrats very, very worried.
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--More Than Half of Likely Voters Approve of Trump’s Job Performance: Poll

A newly released presidential job approval poll significantly damages a media narrative that portrays President Donald Trump as wildly unpopular and all but certain to lose to presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the November election .
In fact , the survey finds that Trump ’ s approval is much higher than that of his predecessor during the same time period of each man ’ s respective first term in office .
According to a survey released by Rasmussen Reports , Trump has the approval of more than half of likely voters three months ahead of the November election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ surge in violent crime in inner cities and a culture war , 51 percent of those surveyed by Rasmussen in the Monday tracking poll who plan on voting in November say they approve of the president ’ s job performance .
Of those asked , 40 percent said they “ strongly approve ” of the job the president is going .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years On the question of disapproval , 47 of likely voters said they disapprove of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ survey , 41 percent of respondents said they “ strongly disapprove ” of Trump .
While not holding the confidence of 47 percent of those polled who say they are likely to vote in November is not necessarily something for Trump supporters to celebrate , it is relatively good news .
A number of national polls have shown the president trailing Biden by double digits .
The RealClearPolitics average Monday favored the Democrat by 7.4 percentage points .
Of course , many prominent pollsters had similar things to say prior to Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll recall .
Much like in 2016 , Trump is battling Democrats , the entire legacy media and Big Tech .
But this time around , the president is also facing a foreign-born pandemic and its effects on life and the economy , a coordinated campaign to destabilize the country and a Democratic Party that will not underestimate him .
Despite the challenges , the majority of likely voters approve of his job performance , according to the Rasmussen poll on Monday .
RELATED : Biden Mixes Declaration of Independence and Constitution Into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That number ’ s significance can not be overstated .
For comparison , former President Barack Obama polled at 44 percent approval on the same date during his first term , Aug. 3 , 2012 .
Obama roundly defeated Republican Mitt Romney three months later to capture a second term in the Oval Office .
The response from likely voters is also significant in that it comes at the beginning of August , when many voters are just beginning to seriously evaluate the candidates .
There are still more than 90 days until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lifetime in the world of national politics .
That is three months for voters to continue to evaluate Trump ’ s performance , and an equal amount of time for Biden ’ s credibility and competence to be decided by the electorate , with debates still on the horizon .
That is assuming Biden moves ahead with plans to debate Trump , which some Democrats are cautioning him against .
The Rasmussen poll surveyed 1,500 likely voters with a sampling error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points .
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A newly released presidential job approval poll significantly damages a media narrative that portrays President Donald Trump as wildly unpopular and all but certain to lose to presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the November election.
In fact, the survey finds that Trump’s approval is much higher than that of his predecessor during the same time period of each man’s respective first term in office.
According to a survey released by Rasmussen Reports, Trump has the approval of more than half of likely voters three months ahead of the November election.
Despite a once-in-a-century health crisis, a surge in violent crime in inner cities and a culture war, 51 percent of those surveyed by Rasmussen in the Monday tracking poll who plan on voting in November say they approve of the president’s job performance.
Of those asked, 40 percent said they “strongly approve” of the job the president is going.
On the question of disapproval, 47 of likely voters said they disapprove of his job performance.
According to the survey, 41 percent of respondents said they “strongly disapprove” of Trump.
FOR – AUG 3, 2020 – Daily Presidential Snapshot National Likely Voter (LV) Job Approval of @POTUS – 51% Men LV App – 53% Women LV App – 50% GOP LV App – 79% Dem LV App – 30% Ind LV App – 49% White LV App – 49% Black Total LV App – 48% Other Non-White Total LV App – 63% https://t.co/mXtfS3C4QK pic.twitter.com/HXl9OPcASo — Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) August 3, 2020
While not holding the confidence of 47 percent of those polled who say they are likely to vote in November is not necessarily something for Trump supporters to celebrate, it is relatively good news.
A number of national polls have shown the president trailing Biden by double digits. The RealClearPolitics average Monday favored the Democrat by 7.4 percentage points.
Of course, many prominent pollsters had similar things to say prior to Trump’s 2016 election win, you’ll recall.
Much like in 2016, Trump is battling Democrats, the entire legacy media and Big Tech.
But this time around, the president is also facing a foreign-born pandemic and its effects on life and the economy, a coordinated campaign to destabilize the country and a Democratic Party that will not underestimate him.
Despite the challenges, the majority of likely voters approve of his job performance, according to the Rasmussen poll on Monday.
That number’s significance cannot be overstated.
For comparison, former President Barack Obama polled at 44 percent approval on the same date during his first term, Aug. 3, 2012.
Obama roundly defeated Republican Mitt Romney three months later to capture a second term in the Oval Office.
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The response from likely voters is also significant in that it comes at the beginning of August, when many voters are just beginning to seriously evaluate the candidates.
There are still more than 90 days until the November election, which equates to a lifetime in the world of national politics.
That is three months for voters to continue to evaluate Trump’s performance, and an equal amount of time for Biden’s credibility and competence to be decided by the electorate, with debates still on the horizon.
That is assuming Biden moves ahead with plans to debate Trump, which some Democrats are cautioning him against.
The Rasmussen poll surveyed 1,500 likely voters with a sampling error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--It’s Official: July Was Chicago’s Bloodiest Month in Decades

Chicago , which is known for its weekends of bloody gun and gang violence , experienced its deadliest month in nearly three decades in July .
The Chicago Tribune reported the city recorded 107 homicides last month , a period in which 570 people were shot across the city ’ s roughly 230 square miles .
The Tribune noted the staggering year-over-year increase in shootings recorded in Chicago : In July 2019 , 320 people were shot in the city , 250 fewer than last month .
WLS-TV reported 44 people were killed in the city last July .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city reveals that to find a month that parallels July requires a trip through history .
TRENDING : Detroit Police Chief Offers Simple Explanation on Why Mob Has n't Taken Over : 'We Do n't Retreat Here' Chicagoans have not experienced such a level of violence in a single month since the city ’ s NBA franchise , the Chicago Bulls , was in the midst of chasing its first of two championship three-peats .
In September 1992 , 109 people were murdered in the Windy City .
July ’ s violence fell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with regard to reported homicides .
According to the Tribune , of the killings reported last month , six people were stabbed to death while three died from strangulation .
Two deaths were reported from child abuse , and another two were attributed to general assault , the Cook County Medical Examiner ’ s Office told the outlet .
The majority of the homicide victims died from gunshot wounds — in a city that has some of the most strict gun control laws in the nation .
Some of Chicago ’ s recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported the youngest victims were 7-year-old Natalia Wallace , who was shot and killed on the Fourth of July , and 9-year-old Janari Andre Ricks , who was killed Friday while playing with other children .
The uptick in violence in Chicago coincides with a nationwide crime wave amid growing calls to defund police agencies following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
RELATED : Democratic Leaders Call for Canceling History Classes Because of Racism Floyd died May 25 after a police officer was recorded placing a knee over his neck for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , police officers nationwide have become targets for both violence and political rhetoric .
Just this past weekend , three Chicago police officers were shot while confronting a suspected carjacker .
Police told WLS-TV they are attempting to get a handle on the violent situation in their city .
“ As we continue moving more officers into the districts and closer to our communities , we have also been focused on creating teams that can address violent crime head-on within our most vulnerable neighborhoods , ” Chicago Police Department official David Brown told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Our officers will engage directly with residents .
We will hear their concerns , and continue to work in partnership with them as part of an all-hands-on-deck effort to curb the violence in our communities , ” Brown said .
Prior to this year ’ s crime wave , Chicago experienced three consecutive years of declining homicides and shootings from 2017 to 2019 , CNN reported .
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Chicago, which is known for its weekends of bloody gun and gang violence, experienced its deadliest month in nearly three decades in July.
The Chicago Tribune reported the city recorded 107 homicides last month, a period in which 570 people were shot across the city’s roughly 230 square miles.
The Tribune noted the staggering year-over-year increase in shootings recorded in Chicago: In July 2019, 320 people were shot in the city, 250 fewer than last month.
WLS-TV reported 44 people were killed in the city last July.
A closer look at homicide numbers in the city reveals that to find a month that parallels July requires a trip through history.
Chicagoans have not experienced such a level of violence in a single month since the city’s NBA franchise, the Chicago Bulls, was in the midst of chasing its first of two championship three-peats.
In September 1992, 109 people were murdered in the Windy City.
July’s violence fell just short of surpassing that violent month with regard to reported homicides.
According to the Tribune, of the killings reported last month, six people were stabbed to death while three died from strangulation.
Two deaths were reported from child abuse, and another two were attributed to general assault, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office told the outlet.
The majority of the homicide victims died from gunshot wounds — in a city that has some of the most strict gun control laws in the nation.
Some of Chicago’s recent victims have been children.
The Tribune reported the youngest victims were 7-year-old Natalia Wallace, who was shot and killed on the Fourth of July, and 9-year-old Janari Andre Ricks, who was killed Friday while playing with other children.
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The uptick in violence in Chicago coincides with a nationwide crime wave amid growing calls to defund police agencies following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Floyd died May 25 after a police officer was recorded placing a knee over his neck for nearly nine minutes.
Since that event, police officers nationwide have become targets for both violence and political rhetoric.
Just this past weekend, three Chicago police officers were shot while confronting a suspected carjacker.
Police told WLS-TV they are attempting to get a handle on the violent situation in their city.
“As we continue moving more officers into the districts and closer to our communities, we have also been focused on creating teams that can address violent crime head-on within our most vulnerable neighborhoods,” Chicago Police Department official David Brown told the TV station in a statement.
“Our officers will engage directly with residents. We will hear their concerns, and continue to work in partnership with them as part of an all-hands-on-deck effort to curb the violence in our communities,” Brown said.
Prior to this year’s crime wave, Chicago experienced three consecutive years of declining homicides and shootings from 2017 to 2019, CNN reported.
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--New York Vote-by-Mail Primary Spells Major Disaster for November as Ballots Still Aren’t Counted, Ra

New York Vote-by-Mail Primary Spells Major Disaster for November as Ballots Still Aren’t Counted, Races Undecided

There ’ s a consistently repeated theory — I won ’ t go so far as to call it a conspiracy theory because it gets play in places like The New York Times — that President Donald Trump is undermining the United States Postal Service because slow delivery undermines mail-in balloting and an election conducted mostly via mailed-in ballots .
The theory goes thus : Trump and his conservative allies have long believed the USPS is poorly run and needs to either reform itself or be fully privatized .
Democrats say that it ’ s in need of cash to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ November if we have an election where most ballots are filed by mail because of the coronavirus .
They ’ re requesting more money for the USPS in the next coronavirus stimulus package — except it ’ s more of a wide-reaching bailout for an institution whose problems are of its own making than money specifically designed to ensure the election runs smoothly .
Add to this the fact that President Trump ’ s appointee to head the USPS has begun to cut costs at the Postal Service — including stopping overtime pay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the theory goes , this is all about creating a disaster in November .
The problem with this is that mail-in voting is already kind of a disaster .
TRENDING : Detroit Police Chief Offers Simple Explanation on Why Mob Has n't Taken Over : 'We Do n't Retreat Here' Exhibit A , your honor : As of Monday , two widely watched congressional primaries in New York City haven ’ t been called yet because there ’ s a backlog created by 400,000 mail-in ballots , many of which haven ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Times reported Monday , election officials in Gotham didn ’ t expect 10 times as many absentee ballots as normal for the primary , which had several closely watched races .
In the Bronx , Ritchie Torres — a 32-year-old New York City Council member considered an up-and-comer in the Democratic Party — holds a substantial lead over his challengers .
According to Ballotpedia , Torres has 30.4 percent of the vote , compared to 19.3 percent for his next-closest challenger .
Nevertheless , given the fact not enough of the ballots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t be declared the winner .
A much closer — and much more consequential — primary involves Suraj Patel , a progressive challenger to Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney , who ’ s been in Congress since time immemorial .
( Or 27 years , which feels like it . )
Patel told Ballotpedia he ’ s challenging Maloney , a powerful voice in the Democratic establishment , “ on the basis that you can not accept millions of dollars ion corporate PAC money and be impartial in your legislative duty on Capitol Hill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t keep reelecting representatives who embody the worst parts of a system we ’ ve all come to detest.
” He has a shot — he ’ s down by 3,700 votes , according to The Times .
The Postal Service hasn ’ t escaped blame in this one — more about that in a second — but several of the key problems include staffing issues caused by the coronavirus , a high number of invalidated ballots that have to do with state law and the fact that Democratic New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The first issue is obvious .
Frederic M. Umane , secretary of New York City ’ s Board of Elections , said that his “ staff was decimated by Covid.
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Joe Biden Has a Long History of Making Up Stories About Being Arrested Of the roughly 350 permanent workers the Board of Elections employs as well as the temps they have around election time , Umane didn ’ t give exact numbers as to how many were out sick .
That said , he said it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said hundreds more workers may be needed before the November election .
And then there were the particulars of New York state law .
Those who remember the “ exact match ” controversy during the 2018 election in Georgia — which was part of Stacey Abrams ’ contention that she really won the election and was denied victory by disenfranchised voters — will find what went on in the Peach State extremely quaint compared to this .
Election officials “ cited state laws requiring the disqualification of ballots for various small errors — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ envelopes sealed with tape — for contributing to the high number of invalidated ballots , ” according to The Times .
And then there ’ s the Postal Service , whose incompetence has nothing to do with a lack of funding .
“ Election lawyers said one area of concern in New York City was that mail-in ballots have prepaid return envelopes , ” The Times reported .
“ The Postal Service apparently had difficulty processing some of them correctly and , as a result , an unknown number of votes — perhaps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of a lack of a postmark.
” “ Thousands more ballots in the city were discarded by election officials for minor errors , or not even sent to voters until the day before the primary , making it all but impossible for the ballots to be returned in time.
” In the Patel-Maloney case , for instance , 12,000 ballots have been invalidated , including 1,200 missing the postmark .
“ This election is a canary in the coal mine , ” Patel , who ’ s filed a lawsuit , told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inaccurate , but not quite in the way he might think .
This is where we get to Cuomo , who compared mail-in voting to “ systems that we were working on but were not ready , ” such as remote learning to replace classroom learning .
Yes , because that ’ s how to inspire confidence in New Yorkers , comparing it with online learning .
“ We did have — not we — boards of elections had operational issues , some better , some worse , and they have to learn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ And we want to get the lessons and make the system better and make it better for November.
” However , another person with the New York City Board of Elections had a more dire take on it : “ Imagine saying , ‘ I ’ m having a dinner party for 10 people , ’ and then they say , ‘ No , it ’ s 100 people , ’ ” they said .
“ It ’ s a very deep learning curve.
” Yes , and if your experience is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 people and you ’ re going to give it for 100 for the second time , are we to imagine things are going to be better , no matter how much you scale up ?
Keep in mind , this is at a time when the Postal Service is mostly at a lull .
If you want to see what it ’ s like at its most lull-tastic , CBS News conducted an experiment where the network mailed 100 ballots to a fictitious board of elections it set up to see how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Philadelphia in the middle of summer , without a primary going on .
Twenty-one percent of the ballots didn ’ t arrive within three days .
Another 3 percent didn ’ t arrive at all .
If you think that sounds acceptable , consider the margin between Patel and Maloney .
For all the talk about voter fraud and foreign voters from opponents of near-universal mail-in voting , this is the real problem .
There ’ s no way to scale up a system to a level that ’ s been heretofore untried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then claim there won ’ t be any problems — and if you say you are , you ’ re just suppressing voter turnout , you horrible person .
To quote a former defense secretary given to poesy from time to time : There are known knowns , there are known unknowns and there are unknown unknowns .
The known knowns : We know that mail-in voting can work if it ’ s tried on a small scale , and we also know we ’ ve never tried it on a national scale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t know if it can be scaled up and we don ’ t know if there ’ s any way our boards of election could possibly be up to it , particularly after what we ’ ve seen in New York City .
The unknown unknowns are what should keep us up at night .
On June 23 , in two primaries for House races that ( in all due respect to Torres , Patel and Maloney ) are small-ish stakes , votes were mailed in .
It ’ s August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a winner in either one and , at least in the case of Patel and Maloney , that winner may be bitterly contested in court .
On Nov. 3 — or the weeks preceding it — Democrats want this process to play itself out across the nation , all with the Rumsfeldian unknown unknowns lurking out there and despite the fact there ’ s no evidence in-person voting spreads COVID-19 .
And their biggest concern is that Donald Trump might be trying to kneecap the USPS to make the process more difficult .
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There’s a consistently repeated theory — I won’t go so far as to call it a conspiracy theory because it gets play in places like The New York Times — that President Donald Trump is undermining the United States Postal Service because slow delivery undermines mail-in balloting and an election conducted mostly via mailed-in ballots.
The theory goes thus: Trump and his conservative allies have long believed the USPS is poorly run and needs to either reform itself or be fully privatized. Democrats say that it’s in need of cash to deal with a crush of ballots this November if we have an election where most ballots are filed by mail because of the coronavirus.
They’re requesting more money for the USPS in the next coronavirus stimulus package — except it’s more of a wide-reaching bailout for an institution whose problems are of its own making than money specifically designed to ensure the election runs smoothly.
Add to this the fact that President Trump’s appointee to head the USPS has begun to cut costs at the Postal Service — including stopping overtime pay — in the name of efficiency and, the theory goes, this is all about creating a disaster in November.
The problem with this is that mail-in voting is already kind of a disaster.
Exhibit A, your honor: As of Monday, two widely watched congressional primaries in New York City haven’t been called yet because there’s a backlog created by 400,000 mail-in ballots, many of which haven’t been counted.
Exhibit B: That primary happened on June 23.
As The New York Times reported Monday, election officials in Gotham didn’t expect 10 times as many absentee ballots as normal for the primary, which had several closely watched races.
In the Bronx, Ritchie Torres — a 32-year-old New York City Council member considered an up-and-comer in the Democratic Party — holds a substantial lead over his challengers. According to Ballotpedia, Torres has 30.4 percent of the vote, compared to 19.3 percent for his next-closest challenger. Nevertheless, given the fact not enough of the ballots have been counted, he can’t be declared the winner.
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A much closer — and much more consequential — primary involves Suraj Patel, a progressive challenger to Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who’s been in Congress since time immemorial. (Or 27 years, which feels like it.)
Patel told Ballotpedia he’s challenging Maloney, a powerful voice in the Democratic establishment, “on the basis that you cannot accept millions of dollars ion corporate PAC money and be impartial in your legislative duty on Capitol Hill. If we want change, we can’t keep reelecting representatives who embody the worst parts of a system we’ve all come to detest.”
He has a shot — he’s down by 3,700 votes, according to The Times.
The Postal Service hasn’t escaped blame in this one — more about that in a second — but several of the key problems include staffing issues caused by the coronavirus, a high number of invalidated ballots that have to do with state law and the fact that Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo dropped the ball.
The first issue is obvious. Frederic M. Umane, secretary of New York City’s Board of Elections, said that his “staff was decimated by Covid.”
Of the roughly 350 permanent workers the Board of Elections employs as well as the temps they have around election time, Umane didn’t give exact numbers as to how many were out sick. That said, he said it was significant enough to complicate numbers. He said hundreds more workers may be needed before the November election.
And then there were the particulars of New York state law. Those who remember the “exact match” controversy during the 2018 election in Georgia — which was part of Stacey Abrams’ contention that she really won the election and was denied victory by disenfranchised voters — will find what went on in the Peach State extremely quaint compared to this.
Election officials “cited state laws requiring the disqualification of ballots for various small errors — including missing signatures on ballot envelopes or envelopes sealed with tape — for contributing to the high number of invalidated ballots,” according to The Times.
And then there’s the Postal Service, whose incompetence has nothing to do with a lack of funding.
“Election lawyers said one area of concern in New York City was that mail-in ballots have prepaid return envelopes,” The Times reported. “The Postal Service apparently had difficulty processing some of them correctly and, as a result, an unknown number of votes — perhaps thousands — may have been wrongfully disqualified because of a lack of a postmark.”
“Thousands more ballots in the city were discarded by election officials for minor errors, or not even sent to voters until the day before the primary, making it all but impossible for the ballots to be returned in time.”
In the Patel-Maloney case, for instance, 12,000 ballots have been invalidated, including 1,200 missing the postmark.
“This election is a canary in the coal mine,” Patel, who’s filed a lawsuit, told The Times.
He’s not inaccurate, but not quite in the way he might think.
This is where we get to Cuomo, who compared mail-in voting to “systems that we were working on but were not ready,” such as remote learning to replace classroom learning. Yes, because that’s how to inspire confidence in New Yorkers, comparing it with online learning.
“We did have — not we — boards of elections had operational issues, some better, some worse, and they have to learn from them,” Cuomo said. “And we want to get the lessons and make the system better and make it better for November.”
However, another person with the New York City Board of Elections had a more dire take on it: “Imagine saying, ‘I’m having a dinner party for 10 people,’ and then they say, ‘No, it’s 100 people,’” they said. “It’s a very deep learning curve.”
Yes, and if your experience is still mostly with giving dinner parties for 10 people and you’re going to give it for 100 for the second time, are we to imagine things are going to be better, no matter how much you scale up?
Keep in mind, this is at a time when the Postal Service is mostly at a lull. If you want to see what it’s like at its most lull-tastic, CBS News conducted an experiment where the network mailed 100 ballots to a fictitious board of elections it set up to see how many arrived. This was conducted in Philadelphia in the middle of summer, without a primary going on.
Twenty-one percent of the ballots didn’t arrive within three days. Another 3 percent didn’t arrive at all. If you think that sounds acceptable, consider the margin between Patel and Maloney.
For all the talk about voter fraud and foreign voters from opponents of near-universal mail-in voting, this is the real problem. There’s no way to scale up a system to a level that’s been heretofore untried in a short number of months and then claim there won’t be any problems — and if you say you are, you’re just suppressing voter turnout, you horrible person.
To quote a former defense secretary given to poesy from time to time: There are known knowns, there are known unknowns and there are unknown unknowns.
The known knowns: We know that mail-in voting can work if it’s tried on a small scale, and we also know we’ve never tried it on a national scale before. The known unknowns: We don’t know if it can be scaled up and we don’t know if there’s any way our boards of election could possibly be up to it, particularly after what we’ve seen in New York City.
The unknown unknowns are what should keep us up at night.
On June 23, in two primaries for House races that (in all due respect to Torres, Patel and Maloney) are small-ish stakes, votes were mailed in. It’s August 3. We don’t have a winner in either one and, at least in the case of Patel and Maloney, that winner may be bitterly contested in court.
On Nov. 3 — or the weeks preceding it — Democrats want this process to play itself out across the nation, all with the Rumsfeldian unknown unknowns lurking out there and despite the fact there’s no evidence in-person voting spreads COVID-19.
And their biggest concern is that Donald Trump might be trying to kneecap the USPS to make the process more difficult. Really.
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westernjournal--2020-08-03--Democratic Leaders Call for Canceling History Classes Because of Racism

Chicago-area leaders urged the Illinois State Board of Education on Sunday to halt history classes that “ unfairly ” communicate history until an “ alternative ” can be found .
Democratic state Rep. LaShawn Ford of Chicago said the current state history curriculum leads to a “ racist society ” and may cause “ white privilege ” before a Sunday news conference in Evanston in a release obtained by WMAQ-TV .
In the release , Ford called to replace courses and books that “ unfairly communicate ” history until a “ suitable alternative is developed.
” TRENDING : Detroit Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Has n't Taken Over : 'We Do n't Retreat Here' “ When it comes to teaching history in Illinois , we need to end the miseducation of Illinoisans , ” Ford said in the release .
“ I ’ m calling on the Illinois State Board of Education and local school districts to take immediate action by removing current history books and curriculum practices that unfairly communicate our history , ” the legislator said .
“ Until a suitable alternative is developed , we should instead devote greater attention toward civics and ensuring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they can be involved , ” he continued .
Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty , a Democrat , said , according to the release , “ As Mayor , I am not comfortable speaking on education , curriculum , and whether history lessons should be suspended .
This is not my area.
” He continued , “ Personally , I support House Bill 4954 because I am interested in learning more and believe the history of Black people should be taught to all children and include all groups , Women , LatinX , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Meleika Gardner of We Will said in the release that “ miseducation ” has led to “ systemic racism.
” We Will is an organization dedicated to women ’ s empowerment , according to its webpage .
“ It is urgent that it comes to an end as we witness our current climate become more hostile , ” Gardner said .
“ Miseducation has fed and continues to feed systemic racism for generations .
If Black History continues to be devalued and taught incorrectly , then it will call for further action.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ July Was Chicago 's Bloodiest Month in Decades Increased racial tensions have followed the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody .
Chicago recently removed two Christopher Columbus statues that were the subject of violent protests between officers and demonstrators .
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Chicago-area leaders urged the Illinois State Board of Education on Sunday to halt history classes that “unfairly” communicate history until an “alternative” can be found.
Democratic state Rep. LaShawn Ford of Chicago said the current state history curriculum leads to a “racist society” and may cause “white privilege” before a Sunday news conference in Evanston in a release obtained by WMAQ-TV.
Chicago-Area Leaders Call for Illinois to Eliminate History Classes https://t.co/bmDxSlozeQ pic.twitter.com/nREmbZGGOn — NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) August 3, 2020
In the release, Ford called to replace courses and books that “unfairly communicate” history until a “suitable alternative is developed.”
“When it comes to teaching history in Illinois, we need to end the miseducation of Illinoisans,” Ford said in the release.
“I’m calling on the Illinois State Board of Education and local school districts to take immediate action by removing current history books and curriculum practices that unfairly communicate our history,” the legislator said.
“Until a suitable alternative is developed, we should instead devote greater attention toward civics and ensuring students understand our democratic processes and how they can be involved,” he continued.
Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty, a Democrat, said, according to the release, “As Mayor, I am not comfortable speaking on education, curriculum, and whether history lessons should be suspended. This is not my area.”
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He continued, “Personally, I support House Bill 4954 because I am interested in learning more and believe the history of Black people should be taught to all children and include all groups, Women, LatinX, and Native Indians who helped to build America.”
Meleika Gardner of We Will said in the release that “miseducation” has led to “systemic racism.”
We Will is an organization dedicated to women’s empowerment, according to its webpage.
“It is urgent that it comes to an end as we witness our current climate become more hostile,” Gardner said. “Miseducation has fed and continues to feed systemic racism for generations. If Black History continues to be devalued and taught incorrectly, then it will call for further action.”
Asinine. It is only by studying history that we have any chance of not repeating the mistakes, improve on the successes, and learn where we come from. & stop rewriting history to make it more palatable. It’s not a popularity contest, it’s what was, beautiful & ugly & messed up — Jacquie Ott (@JacquieOtt7) August 3, 2020
Increased racial tensions have followed the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
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