westernjournal--2020-08-23--Denver Rioters Shoot Fireworks at Cops, Ravage Family-Owned Business

An anti-police protest in Denver turned into a riot as demonstrators ran amok Saturday night .
An estimated 75 to @ @ @ @ @ burned an American flag , broke windows and threw fireworks at officers , according to @ @ @ @ @ point , police clad in riot gear used nonlethal chemical munitions , including what appeared @ @ @ @ @ smoke .
The protesters were seen throwing several fireworks into the area where the police @ @ @ @ @ , ” KUSA reported .
At least one police officer was injured .
Social media @ @ @ @ @ the nature of the violence .
RELATED : NYC Crime Update : 49 People Shot @ @ @ @ @ Shot in Same Period Last Year The so-called “ Give ’ em Hell ” demonstration @ @ @ @ @ to governmental action that rejected a proposal giving Denver residents the chance to defund the @ @ @ @ @ Force in place , according to KDVR-TV .
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An anti-police protest in Denver turned into a riot as demonstrators ran amok Saturday night.
An estimated 75 to 100 rioters torched trees and burned an American flag, broke windows and threw fireworks at officers, according to KUSA-TV.
“At one point, police clad in riot gear used nonlethal chemical munitions, including what appeared to be pepper balls and smoke. The protesters were seen throwing several fireworks into the area where the police were set behind the fence,” KUSA reported.
At least one police officer was injured.
Chief Pazen says one officer has a concussion and third degree burns following rioting in Denver last night. — Steve Staeger (@SteveStaeger) August 23, 2020
Social media images from the protest showed the nature of the violence.
Protestors are throwing firecrackers at police after officer shot some kind of object. pic.twitter.com/fProN7CdUy — adigtv (@AdiGTV) August 23, 2020
Protesters have burned an American flag outside Denver Police headquarters. This is what’s left of it. An officer had to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher #9News pic.twitter.com/HblcY5SrRX — Marc Sallinger (@MarcSallinger) August 23, 2020
Protesters are firing fireworks at police officers. The fireworks are exploding behind the police barrier and around the officers dressed in riot gear. Officers have fired what I believe is some sort of non-lethal weapon with an irritant #9News pic.twitter.com/D8NHFWIoFu — Marc Sallinger (@MarcSallinger) August 23, 2020
People are breaking every window they see. Someone came out of Quiznos with a drink in hand and said, “I needed a coke” #9News pic.twitter.com/q5r6niZq0O — Marc Sallinger (@MarcSallinger) August 23, 2020
The owners of the Quiznos arrived to clean up. The restaurant is owned by a family. The whole family is out here cleaning up the damage now. They’ve owned it for 12 years, never seen anything like this. “I don’t even know where to start,” he told me #9News pic.twitter.com/AU7q4AtBOe — Marc Sallinger (@MarcSallinger) August 23, 2020
This is what some of the damage looks like this morning on the streets around Denver Police headquarters. Lots of broken windows and graffiti left from last night #9News pic.twitter.com/WQbaRSLFbB — Marc Sallinger (@MarcSallinger) August 23, 2020
The so-called “Give ’em Hell” demonstration was billed as a response to governmental action that rejected a proposal giving Denver residents the chance to defund the police and putting a Peace Force in place, according to KDVR-TV.
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A document uploaded on Aug. 17 to the Denver City Council, was calling for the creation of the Peace Force that said it was needed because it “has become evident that certain members of our community face disproportionate policing and violence based upon the color of their skin; and WHEREAS our police force is more reactive to crime than it is proactive in preventing crime; and WHEREAS there is a lack of trust between the community and the police force; and WHEREAS there are insufficient resources dedicated to underlying causes of violence and crime such as job insecurity, transience, homelessness, food insecurity and other such causes …” The legislation establishing the Peace Force said its members “will not have arrest powers or be licensed to bear or use arms as part of their duties” and that the force will assume the budget and role of the current police department. Both Mayor Hancock and Public Safety Director Murphy Robinson say what happened in Denver last night was not a protest. It was a riot. WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/Ut38SuRM6F #9News — Steve Staeger (@SteveStaeger) August 23, 2020 Denver police said 12 suspects were arrested, according to KUSA.
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westernjournal--2020-08-23--Twitter Founder Dorsey Donates to BLM Prof Who Wants Totalitarianism To Eradicate ‘Racist Ideas’

Ibram X. Kendi has become , if not a household name , something approximating it for an academic set not used to attention .
Thus , when Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey agreed to give Kendi ’ s Boston University Center for Antiracist Research a $ 10 million grant last week , just two months after the center was opened , that was a pretty big deal .
“ Your $ 10M donation , with no strings attached , gives us the resources and flexibility to greatly expand our antiracist work .
The endowment is vital , as we build our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter .
“ Racism is a juggernaut .
Racist policies + ideas are ubiquitous , ” he added .
“ We need juggernauts combating racism .
We need the ubiquity of antiracist research , policy innovation , narrative change , and activism.
” “ What is amazing is just the generosity of Jack Dorsey and that it gives the foundation to the center , ” said Boston University President Robert A .
Brown , according to BU Today , a university publication .
Given that the funds were gifted to Kendi ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , that “ gives the director endless discretion about how the income from the gift will be used over time to advance the center.
” This wouldn ’ t make headlines in any other time .
Kendi isn ’ t just a major name in the field of academia ; his 2019 book , “ How to Be an Antiracist , ” attracted positive reviews in the media and became an international bestseller in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody .
Dorsey , of course , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face of social media .
This , in short , isn ’ t just a donation , it ’ s a powerful advertising opportunity for Dorsey ’ s corporate leviathans , Twitter and credit-card processing firm Square — the kind of advertising opportunity Dorsey hoped for when he began the Start Small initiative to give away $ 1 billion of his wealth expediently and with measurable results .
However , the question isn ’ t what kind of results Dorsey was hoping for .
It ’ s the question of what kind of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not entirely a positive one .
To start with , we should probably define what Kendi describes as “ racist ” or “ antiracist.
” As Manhattan Institute fellow Coleman Hughes pointed out in his review of “ How to Be an Antiracist ” for City Journal , Kendi believed “ there is no such thing as a not-racist idea , ” only “ racist ideas and antiracist ideas.
” If one isn ’ t an antiracist , one is necessarily racist .
There aren ’ t gradations between ( pun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ curious idea enough if it were just expressed in a book .
Kendi wants to see it go far beyond this .
He distilled one of his more controversial concepts in a short 2019 piece for Politico when describing how he would go about fixing inequality .
“ To fix the original sin of racism , Americans should pass an anti-racist amendment to the U.S. Constitution that enshrines two guiding anti-racist principals : Racial inequity is evidence of racist policy and the different racial groups are equals , ” he wrote .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over a certain threshold , as well as racist ideas by public officials ( with ‘ racist ideas ’ and ‘ public official ’ clearly defined ) .
It would establish and permanently fund the Department of Anti-racism ( DOA ) comprised of formally trained experts on racism and no political appointees .
“ The DOA would be responsible for preclearing all local , state and federal public policies to ensure they won ’ t yield racial inequity , monitor those policies , investigate private racist policies when racial inequity surfaces , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideas .
The DOA would be empowered with disciplinary tools to wield over and against policymakers and public officials who do not voluntarily change their racist policy and ideas.
” Now , beyond the utterly insane idea that the concepts of “ racist ideas ” and “ public official ” could be clearly defined , Hughes hit this one solidly on the head .
“ Kendi ’ s goals are openly totalitarian .
The DOA would be tasked with ‘ investigating ’ private businesses and ‘ monitoring ’ the speech of public officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reject any local , state , or federal policy before it ’ s implemented ; it would be made up of ‘ experts ’ who could not be fired , even by the president ; and it would wield ‘ disciplinary tools ’ over public officials who did not ‘ voluntarily ’ change their “ racist ideas ’ — as defined , presumably , by people like Kendi .
What could possibly go wrong ?
” Given the near-impossibility of passing a constitutional amendment , of course , this would be almost impossible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dorsey just gave $ 10 million to a man who aims to do just this .
Kendi is serious , however , about considering every policy a potentially “ racist ” idea that needs to be eradicated via totalitarianism .
According to Hughes , Vox editor Ezra Klein asked Kendi whether a capital-gains tax cut could be considered racist or antiracist , given that it ’ s as race-agnostic of a policy as you can get .
However , Klein pointed out blacks own less stock — so does this mean the policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kendi said — and , according to Hughes , “ without hesitation.
” If you supported this because you didn ’ t think it was racist , this simply made you a racist .
While Kendi ’ s logic isn ’ t as circular as that of “ White Fragility ” author Robin DiAngelo , it ’ s not too far off .
This is the kind of authoritarian Jack Dorsey just gave money to .
Will his Start Small program produce measurable results ?
We can only hope and pray that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of knee-jerk reaction from two elites you would have figured some conservative had dreamed up as an example of liberal fascism — instead of real life .
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Ibram X. Kendi has become, if not a household name, something approximating it for an academic set not used to attention. Thus, when Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey agreed to give Kendi’s Boston University Center for Antiracist Research a $10 million grant last week, just two months after the center was opened, that was a pretty big deal.
“Your $10M donation, with no strings attached, gives us the resources and flexibility to greatly expand our antiracist work. The endowment is vital, as we build our new Center,” Kendi wrote on Twitter.
“Racism is a juggernaut. Racist policies + ideas are ubiquitous,” he added.
“We need juggernauts combating racism. We need the ubiquity of antiracist research, policy innovation, narrative change, and activism.”
Racism is a juggernaut. Racist policies + ideas are ubiquitous. We need juggernauts combating racism. We need the ubiquity of antiracist research, policy innovation, narrative change, and activism. Thanks @Jack for supporting the @AntiracismCtr + so many racial justice orgs. 2/ — Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) August 20, 2020
“What is amazing is just the generosity of Jack Dorsey and that it gives the foundation to the center,” said Boston University President Robert A. Brown, according to BU Today, a university publication.
Given that the funds were gifted to Kendi’s center with no strings attached, Brown said, that “gives the director endless discretion about how the income from the gift will be used over time to advance the center.”
$10M to Dr. Ibram Kendi and the Center for Antiracist Research at BU. This research will inform and fuel much needed and overdue policy change. I appreciate you Dr. Kendi, and I’m grateful for your work! https://t.co/M2zvIQYeEO — jack (@jack) August 20, 2020
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This wouldn’t make headlines in any other time. Kendi isn’t just a major name in the field of academia; his 2019 book, “How to Be an Antiracist,” attracted positive reviews in the media and became an international bestseller in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. Dorsey, of course, is currently positioning himself as the woke face of social media.
This, in short, isn’t just a donation, it’s a powerful advertising opportunity for Dorsey’s corporate leviathans, Twitter and credit-card processing firm Square — the kind of advertising opportunity Dorsey hoped for when he began the Start Small initiative to give away $1 billion of his wealth expediently and with measurable results.
However, the question isn’t what kind of results Dorsey was hoping for. It’s the question of what kind of impact Kendi might make — and it’s not entirely a positive one.
To start with, we should probably define what Kendi describes as “racist” or “antiracist.” As Manhattan Institute fellow Coleman Hughes pointed out in his review of “How to Be an Antiracist” for City Journal, Kendi believed “there is no such thing as a not-racist idea,” only “racist ideas and antiracist ideas.”
If one isn’t an antiracist, one is necessarily racist. There aren’t gradations between (pun unintended) black and white.
A curious idea enough if it were just expressed in a book. Kendi wants to see it go far beyond this.
He distilled one of his more controversial concepts in a short 2019 piece for Politico when describing how he would go about fixing inequality.
“To fix the original sin of racism, Americans should pass an anti-racist amendment to the U.S. Constitution that enshrines two guiding anti-racist principals: Racial inequity is evidence of racist policy and the different racial groups are equals,” he wrote.
“The amendment would make unconstitutional racial inequity over a certain threshold, as well as racist ideas by public officials (with ‘racist ideas’ and ‘public official’ clearly defined). It would establish and permanently fund the Department of Anti-racism (DOA) comprised of formally trained experts on racism and no political appointees.
“The DOA would be responsible for preclearing all local, state and federal public policies to ensure they won’t yield racial inequity, monitor those policies, investigate private racist policies when racial inequity surfaces, and monitor public officials for expressions of racist ideas. The DOA would be empowered with disciplinary tools to wield over and against policymakers and public officials who do not voluntarily change their racist policy and ideas.”
Now, beyond the utterly insane idea that the concepts of “racist ideas” and “public official” could be clearly defined, Hughes hit this one solidly on the head.
“Kendi’s goals are openly totalitarian. The DOA would be tasked with ‘investigating’ private businesses and ‘monitoring’ the speech of public officials; it would have the power to reject any local, state, or federal policy before it’s implemented; it would be made up of ‘experts’ who could not be fired, even by the president; and it would wield ‘disciplinary tools’ over public officials who did not ‘voluntarily’ change their “racist ideas’ — as defined, presumably, by people like Kendi. What could possibly go wrong?”
Given the near-impossibility of passing a constitutional amendment, of course, this would be almost impossible to enact. And yet, Jack Dorsey just gave $10 million to a man who aims to do just this.
Kendi is serious, however, about considering every policy a potentially “racist” idea that needs to be eradicated via totalitarianism. According to Hughes, Vox editor Ezra Klein asked Kendi whether a capital-gains tax cut could be considered racist or antiracist, given that it’s as race-agnostic of a policy as you can get. However, Klein pointed out blacks own less stock — so does this mean the policy is racist?
“Yes,” Kendi said — and, according to Hughes, “without hesitation.” If you supported this because you didn’t think it was racist, this simply made you a racist. While Kendi’s logic isn’t as circular as that of “White Fragility” author Robin DiAngelo, it’s not too far off.
This is the kind of authoritarian Jack Dorsey just gave money to. Will his Start Small program produce measurable results? We can only hope and pray that it doesn’t. This is the kind of knee-jerk reaction from two elites you would have figured some conservative had dreamed up as an example of liberal fascism — instead of real life.
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westernjournal--2020-08-23--Study: 89% of Respondent Medical Professionals in Belgium Would Kill a Baby Born with Disabilities

The year is 2020 , and the scientific community is in the process of normalizing the extermination of disabled and “ unfit ” newborns .
No , this is not the opening line in a dystopian fiction novel .
Nor is it the premise for a 20th-century Nazi scientist ’ s daydream .
In fact , quite the opposite .
This is a dystopian reality the progressive young adult fiction authors behind “ The Hunger Games ” and “ The Handmaid ’ s Tale ” likely could not care less about — and not even the Nazis could have foretold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ published this month out of Flanders , Belgium , roughly 89 percent of medical experts polled have no reservations when it comes to ending the life of a baby born with serious disabilities or birth defects .
“ Almost nine out of ten respondents ( 89.1 % ) agreed that in the event of a serious ( non‐lethal ) neonatal condition , administering drugs with the explicit intention to end neonatal life was acceptable , ” a publicly available abstract for the paper reads .
The survey sample was 117 hands-on medical experts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ physicians and paramedical professionals .
It remains unclear what exactly constitutes a “ serious ( non‐lethal ) neonatal condition , ” but Disrn reports that European medical standards drawn from the U.K .
Abortion Act of 1967 uphold Down syndrome , cleft lip and club foot as serious , non-lethal conditions for which an abortion can be approved and administered .
The outlet went on to suggest that such standards already were on the road to normalization in the developed world , with Australian medical ethicists writing in 2012 that , while newborns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ persons , ” they were not persons “ in the sense of subject of a moral right to life.
” As a result , the doctors wrote , “ What we call ‘ after-birth abortion ’ should be permissible in all the cases where abortion is , including cases where the newborn is not disabled.
” None of this should come as a surprise , however — at least , not considering the reckless abandon with which the modern Western culture normalizes and defends international abortion giant Planned Parenthood .
By any honest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Planned Parenthood precursor the American Birth Control League , was a hatemonger and eugenicist .
Sanger ’ s tireless work toward developing a cheap , accessible method of contraception for American women , though shrouded in a cloak of philanthropy and feminist sexual liberation , was carried out almost entirely in the pursuit of societal and ethnic cleansing .
In Sanger ’ s words , the ABCL was created , in part , to quell “ the rising stream of the unfit.
” And who were “ the unfit ?
” RELATED : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department , Use the Funds for Increased Abortion Access One need to look only to the countless eugenicist works in Sanger ’ s periodical , The Birth Control Review , to find the answer : anyone with a deformity , mental illness or special need .
The “ feeble-minded , idiots , morons , insane , syphilitic , epileptic ” and the “ criminal , ” as Sanger referred to them .
In works such as “ The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda , ” “ Some Moral Aspects of Eugenics ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Sanger and her colleagues shamelessly advocated “ a stern and rigid policy of sterilization , and segregation to that grade of population whose progeny is already tainted , or whose inheritance is such that objectionable traits may be transmitted to offspring.
” Not to mention the “ Negro Project ” — Sanger ’ s attempt to minimize minority population growth by making contraceptives as “ accessible ” as possible in the black inner-city .
So concerned , in fact , was Sanger with quieting the efforts to sterilize the racially “ unfit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Clarence Gamble in 1939 , expressing her intention to partner with and use church leaders to keep black individuals ignorant and calm with regard to ABCL operation in their communities .
“ We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population , and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members , ” she wrote .
Bogged down in the abortion movement ’ s degenerate founding , however , history should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the modern day .
Across the Western world , the birth rate for babies with disabilities such as Down syndrome has fallen dramatically in recent years , though no actual cure for such disabilities exists .
According to a 2017 report from CBS News , only one or two Down syndrome children are born annually to nations such as Iceland as a result of widespread prenatal disability testing .
And the United States can ’ t claim innocence on the issue either , with Massachusetts General Hospital data analyses conducted in the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ size in nine American states had fallen by an average of 22 percent in recent years .
The cause , Massachusetts General said , was elective abortion .
So , after all these years , I guess the American left was correct .
The modern West has more in common with Nazi Germany than most of us might think .
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The year is 2020, and the scientific community is in the process of normalizing the extermination of disabled and “unfit” newborns.
No, this is not the opening line in a dystopian fiction novel. Nor is it the premise for a 20th-century Nazi scientist’s daydream.
In fact, quite the opposite. This is a dystopian reality the progressive young adult fiction authors behind “The Hunger Games” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” likely could not care less about — and not even the Nazis could have foretold.
According to a gynecological research study published this month out of Flanders, Belgium, roughly 89 percent of medical experts polled have no reservations when it comes to ending the life of a baby born with serious disabilities or birth defects.
“Almost nine out of ten respondents (89.1%) agreed that in the event of a serious (non‐lethal) neonatal condition, administering drugs with the explicit intention to end neonatal life was acceptable,” a publicly available abstract for the paper reads.
The survey sample was 117 hands-on medical experts, with a nearly even distribution of physicians and paramedical professionals.
It remains unclear what exactly constitutes a “serious (non‐lethal) neonatal condition,” but Disrn reports that European medical standards drawn from the U.K. Abortion Act of 1967 uphold Down syndrome, cleft lip and club foot as serious, non-lethal conditions for which an abortion can be approved and administered.
The outlet went on to suggest that such standards already were on the road to normalization in the developed world, with Australian medical ethicists writing in 2012 that, while newborns were technically “human beings and potential persons,” they were not persons “in the sense of subject of a moral right to life.”
As a result, the doctors wrote, “What we call ‘after-birth abortion’ should be permissible in all the cases where abortion is, including cases where the newborn is not disabled.”
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None of this should come as a surprise, however — at least, not considering the reckless abandon with which the modern Western culture normalizes and defends international abortion giant Planned Parenthood.
By any honest account, Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood precursor the American Birth Control League, was a hatemonger and eugenicist.
Sanger’s tireless work toward developing a cheap, accessible method of contraception for American women, though shrouded in a cloak of philanthropy and feminist sexual liberation, was carried out almost entirely in the pursuit of societal and ethnic cleansing.
In Sanger’s words, the ABCL was created, in part, to quell “the rising stream of the unfit.”
And who were “the unfit?”
One need to look only to the countless eugenicist works in Sanger’s periodical, The Birth Control Review, to find the answer: anyone with a deformity, mental illness or special need. The “feeble-minded, idiots, morons, insane, syphilitic, epileptic” and the “criminal,” as Sanger referred to them.
In works such as “The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda,” “Some Moral Aspects of Eugenics” and “My Way to Peace,” Sanger and her colleagues shamelessly advocated “a stern and rigid policy of sterilization, and segregation to that grade of population whose progeny is already tainted, or whose inheritance is such that objectionable traits may be transmitted to offspring.”
Not to mention the “Negro Project” — Sanger’s attempt to minimize minority population growth by making contraceptives as “accessible” as possible in the black inner-city.
So concerned, in fact, was Sanger with quieting the efforts to sterilize the racially “unfit” that she penned her infamous letter to Clarence Gamble in 1939, expressing her intention to partner with and use church leaders to keep black individuals ignorant and calm with regard to ABCL operation in their communities.
“We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population, and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members,” she wrote.
Bogged down in the abortion movement’s degenerate founding, however, history should not forget the evils of abortion in the modern day.
Across the Western world, the birth rate for babies with disabilities such as Down syndrome has fallen dramatically in recent years, though no actual cure for such disabilities exists.
According to a 2017 report from CBS News, only one or two Down syndrome children are born annually to nations such as Iceland as a result of widespread prenatal disability testing.
And the United States can’t claim innocence on the issue either, with Massachusetts General Hospital data analyses conducted in the same year revealing that the Down syndrome population size in nine American states had fallen by an average of 22 percent in recent years. The cause, Massachusetts General said, was elective abortion.
So, after all these years, I guess the American left was correct. The modern West has more in common with Nazi Germany than most of us might think.
It has a major eugenics problem.
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westernjournal--2020-08-23--Newt Predicts Trump Win Will Be ‘Dramatically Bigger’ Than Anyone Expects

Newt Gingrich has never been one to back down from the mainstream media , and — with the final months ticking down to the November election — now is no exception .
The former House speaker , who engineered the “ Contract with America ” Republican revolution of 1994 that returned Republicans to power in the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years , is bucking the mainstream media ’ s attempts to portray a Democratic victory as a foregone conclusion .
In fact , Gingrich predicted on Saturday , that President Donald Trump will win re-election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dramatically bigger ” than anyone expects .
It was a doubling down on a prediction Gingrich made in a Fox News column last week about the Democratic presidential ticket .
On Saturday , Gingrich focused on last week ’ s Democratic National Convention that ignored the news that Americans are seeing on their television screens virtually every night .
Continuing violence by the Marxist-oriented Black Lives Matter organization and the so-called anti-fascist groups known as “ antifa ” is doing more to show the American voters which party deserves their support in November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week ’ s Democratic National Convention ever could .
And it ’ s not the Democrats who are coming out ahead .
“ I ’ m predicting a dramatically bigger victory than people currently expect , ” Gingrich told Fox News Jesse Watters Saturday on “ Watters ’ World.
” Check it out here : While much of the mainstream media has portrayed Democratic nominee Joe Biden ’ s selection of California Sen. Kamala Harris as a brilliant move politically , Gingrich had different thoughts entirely .
Her voting record in the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” of the upper body , even more radical than avowed socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and honesty-challenged Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts .
“ I mean , do you know how hard that is ?
” Gingrich asked .
And while Biden himself might have delivered a strong speech at the finale of the Democratic convention Thursday night , Gingrich said , it wasn ’ t enough to convince American voters he ’ s the man for the job of dealing with hard cases like Chinese President Xi Jinping .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assaults on the Second Amendment and imposing regulations on the country ’ s suburbs that would upend the reasons many Americans move out of cities in the first place , is simply too radical , according to Gingrich .
RELATED : Newt Gingrich Gives 3 Reasons Biden-Harris Ticket Will 'Collapse ' Before Election Day “ When people get to know them better , just as happened with George McGovern in 1972 , they ’ re going to say , ‘ I don ’ t think so .
I can ’ t vote for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was the Democratic standard-bearer who opposed then-President Richard Nixon ’ s re-election bid in 1972 .
McGovern went down to lose 49 states to 1 , winning only in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia .
“ You see it beginning to build now , ” Gingrich said .
He cited a conversation with an unnamed New York state politician who said even the liberal Empire State has Trump supporters ( the kind that won ’ t get highlighted by the mainstream media ) .
“ ’ Part of it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the politician as saying .
“ ’ People are watching Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue be trashed , and they ’ re watching gangs starting to come into their town , and they ’ re saying , ‘ I don ’ t want any more of this.
’ ” Besides Democratic policies and the leftist violence Democrats ignored during their convention , Gingrich noted that Trump ’ s towering social media presence gives him a platform to fight mainstream media propaganda to get his message out .
And Republicans , Gingrich said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth .
“ I have no doubt that as the campaign keeps growing , that we can get these messages across , and we have a huge advantage , they ’ re a fact , ” he said .
“ We don ’ t have to make stuff up .
We don ’ t have to invent some post office funding scandal .
We just have to tell the truth about how radical these people are .
“ Literally 90 days of Portland rioting ?
Every day for 90 days ?
That begins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was very interesting to me that neither Biden nor Harris was willing to say a word about antifa , a word about a level of crime … ” He cited Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot ’ s decision to protect her own residential block with police officers , “ because she wants her family to be safe , but good luck to the rest of the city.
” “ I think that stuff sinks in at a level of reality that even NBC News can ’ t cover-up.
” Now , obviously , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aug. 23 what ’ s going to happen on Nov. 3 .
But the “ level of reality ” argument Gingrich was making Saturday rings true .
No matter what kind of socially distanced dog-and-pony show Democrats managed to put on last week ( to a number of viewers they had to find disappointing ) , there was another entirely different show playing out on television screens — and has been since May .
Whether Democrats wanted to face it or not , Americans can see very well which party condoned the wanton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the attacks on the country ’ s history , the assaults on police officers that have occurred all summer .
And they know very well that the president and the Republican Party stand against it .
Newt Gingrich upended the American political world with a revolution in 1994 .
Donald Trump did it again in 2016 , even more dramatically .
If Gingrich is right — and every sane American hopes he is — Trump is about to do it again .
And do it convincingly .
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Newt Gingrich has never been one to back down from the mainstream media, and — with the final months ticking down to the November election — now is no exception.
The former House speaker, who engineered the “Contract with America” Republican revolution of 1994 that returned Republicans to power in the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years, is bucking the mainstream media’s attempts to portray a Democratic victory as a foregone conclusion.
In fact, Gingrich predicted on Saturday, that President Donald Trump will win re-election by a margin that’s “dramatically bigger” than anyone expects.
It was a doubling down on a prediction Gingrich made in a Fox News column last week about the Democratic presidential ticket.
On Saturday, Gingrich focused on last week’s Democratic National Convention that ignored the news that Americans are seeing on their television screens virtually every night.
Continuing violence by the Marxist-oriented Black Lives Matter organization and the so-called anti-fascist groups known as “antifa” is doing more to show the American voters which party deserves their support in November than all the feel-good speeches of last week’s Democratic National Convention ever could.
And it’s not the Democrats who are coming out ahead.
“I’m predicting a dramatically bigger victory than people currently expect,” Gingrich told Fox News Jesse Watters Saturday on “Watters’ World.”
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While much of the mainstream media has portrayed Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s selection of California Sen. Kamala Harris as a brilliant move politically, Gingrich had different thoughts entirely.
Her voting record in the Senate makes her the “most radical member” of the upper body, even more radical than avowed socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and honesty-challenged Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
“I mean, do you know how hard that is?” Gingrich asked.
And while Biden himself might have delivered a strong speech at the finale of the Democratic convention Thursday night, Gingrich said, it wasn’t enough to convince American voters he’s the man for the job of dealing with hard cases like Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Democratic platform of publicly funded abortion, assaults on the Second Amendment and imposing regulations on the country’s suburbs that would upend the reasons many Americans move out of cities in the first place, is simply too radical, according to Gingrich.
“When people get to know them better, just as happened with George McGovern in 1972, they’re going to say, ‘I don’t think so. I can’t vote for them.’”
McGovern, of course, was the Democratic standard-bearer who opposed then-President Richard Nixon’s re-election bid in 1972. McGovern went down to lose 49 states to 1, winning only in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.
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“You see it beginning to build now,” Gingrich said.
He cited a conversation with an unnamed New York state politician who said even the liberal Empire State has Trump supporters (the kind that won’t get highlighted by the mainstream media).
“’Part of it’s the violence,’” Gingrich quoted the politician as saying. “’People are watching Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue be trashed, and they’re watching gangs starting to come into their town, and they’re saying, ‘I don’t want any more of this.’”
Besides Democratic policies and the leftist violence Democrats ignored during their convention, Gingrich noted that Trump’s towering social media presence gives him a platform to fight mainstream media propaganda to get his message out.
And Republicans, Gingrich said, have an even bigger weapon: The truth.
“I have no doubt that as the campaign keeps growing, that we can get these messages across, and we have a huge advantage, they’re a fact,” he said.
“We don’t have to make stuff up. We don’t have to invent some post office funding scandal. We just have to tell the truth about how radical these people are.
“Literally 90 days of Portland rioting? Every day for 90 days? That begins to be a fact.
“It was very interesting to me that neither Biden nor Harris was willing to say a word about antifa, a word about a level of crime …”
He cited Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s decision to protect her own residential block with police officers, “because she wants her family to be safe, but good luck to the rest of the city.”
“I think that stuff sinks in at a level of reality that even NBC News can’t cover-up.”
Now, obviously, there’s no way of knowing on Aug. 23 what’s going to happen on Nov. 3. But the “level of reality” argument Gingrich was making Saturday rings true.
No matter what kind of socially distanced dog-and-pony show Democrats managed to put on last week (to a number of viewers they had to find disappointing), there was another entirely different show playing out on television screens — and has been since May.
Whether Democrats wanted to face it or not, Americans can see very well which party condoned the wanton theft and destruction of private property, the attacks on the country’s history, the assaults on police officers that have occurred all summer.
And they know very well that the president and the Republican Party stand against it.
Newt Gingrich upended the American political world with a revolution in 1994. Donald Trump did it again in 2016, even more dramatically.
If Gingrich is right — and every sane American hopes he is — Trump is about to do it again. And do it convincingly.
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westernjournal--2020-08-23--NYC Crime Update: 49 People Shot in 72-Hour Period, 8 Shot in Same Period Last Year

Gunfire raged through New York City last weekend , with 49 people shot between Thursday and Saturday , far above the eight recorded over the same period last year .
Eight people were murdered in that period , at least six by gun violence , compared to three killings last year over those three days , according to Gothamist .
Figures published by the New York Post said that for the week ending Saturday , 76 people were injured in 62 shootings .
The same week in 2019 had 26 separate shootings .
Of the 76 people shot during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Paul Pinkney , 46 , was shot to death while visiting a memorial erected near Prospect Park in Brooklyn for DeShawn Reid , who was gunned down on Friday , according to the Post .
Pinkney was shot twice in the head .
“ He was loved by everybody , ” said Tyquasia Davis , 30 , Pinkney ’ s nephew ’ s wife .
“ And everybody just can ’ t believe this because he don ’ t mess with nobody .
He don ’ t bother nobody , you know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whatever and said ‘ hello ’ to everyone .
Speaks to all the children .
It ’ s just sad.
” Davis said Pinkney “ was out here because another young man died over there so he came from the young man ’ s candle lighting yesterday , right there where a young man died.
” “ So , he went to go in and light a candle for him and somebody shot him , ” she went on .
“ It ’ s a really sad day.
” “ They killing people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And it don ’ t make no sense.
” President Donald Trump , who has been endorsed by New York City ’ s police union , bemoaned the rampant violence .
RELATED : Bill de Blasio Still Has No Plans To Allow Indoor Dining in NYC “ The president blusters and the president tries to draw attention to himself and rarely has much to back it up , ” de Blasio said , according to WCBS-TV .
De Blasio said crime will fall once courts — closed due to the coronavirus — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a perfect storm .
I keep telling everyone , I think everyday New Yorkers understand it , ” de Blasio said .
“ We have been put through hell in this city .
Everything fell apart simultaneously because of the coronavirus.
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Gunfire raged through New York City last weekend, with 49 people shot between Thursday and Saturday, far above the eight recorded over the same period last year.
Eight people were murdered in that period, at least six by gun violence, compared to three killings last year over those three days, according to Gothamist.
Figures published by the New York Post said that for the week ending Saturday, 76 people were injured in 62 shootings. The same week in 2019 had 26 separate shootings. Of the 76 people shot during the week, 14 died.
Early Sunday, Paul Pinkney, 46, was shot to death while visiting a memorial erected near Prospect Park in Brooklyn for DeShawn Reid, who was gunned down on Friday, according to the Post.
Pinkney was shot twice in the head.
“He was loved by everybody,” said Tyquasia Davis, 30, Pinkney’s nephew’s wife.
“And everybody just can’t believe this because he don’t mess with nobody. He don’t bother nobody, you know? He just drinks his beer or whatever and said ‘hello’ to everyone. Speaks to all the children. It’s just sad.”
Davis said Pinkney “was out here because another young man died over there so he came from the young man’s candle lighting yesterday, right there where a young man died.”
“So, he went to go in and light a candle for him and somebody shot him,” she went on. “It’s a really sad day.”
“They killing people’s children and peoples’ dads. And it don’t make no sense.”
President Donald Trump, who has been endorsed by New York City’s police union, bemoaned the rampant violence.
Vote for TRUMP on November 3rd. I am going to bring our beloved New York back! https://t.co/Xi7yQ45jvy — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 14, 2020
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dismissed Trump’s comments.
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“The president blusters and the president tries to draw attention to himself and rarely has much to back it up,” de Blasio said, according to WCBS-TV.
De Blasio said crime will fall once courts — closed due to the coronavirus — reopen.
“We are dealing with a perfect storm. I keep telling everyone, I think everyday New Yorkers understand it,” de Blasio said.
“We have been put through hell in this city. Everything fell apart simultaneously because of the coronavirus.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-23--Appeals Court Rules Migrant Child Rapist Will Not Be Deported

A Swedish appeals court has overruled the deportation of a migrant who was convicted of raping a child more than 100 times over a three-year period .
The migrant , a man , was convicted of rape and sexual abuse against a child who was 10 years old at the time of the first act and was sentenced to 12 years in prison , according to a news release from the Public Prosecutor ’ s Office .
The date the sentence was handed down was unavailable .
A district court ruling said the man should be deported ; however , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not meet the requirements to deport the migrant .
The man has lived in Sweden for about 22 years , so the country needed special reasons to expel him .
He also has a family , housing and employment in the country .
The country ’ s attorney general has appealed the appeals court ’ s ruling and demanded deportation .
“ The question that the Public Prosecutor considers to be of interest from the point of view of precedent is how different factors should be weighed against each other when assessing whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the one hand , there is a serious and severely infringing crime with a high penalty value and on the other who have lived in the country for a long time , ” the news release read .
A Syrian migrant in Kristinehamn , Sweden , who was arrested in connection with a rape case on Aug. 9 also is unlikely to be deported because he had received Swedish citizenship earlier in the summer , Swedish outlet Nyheter Idag reported .
“ This shows why the legislation must be changed so that a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can obtain citizenship , ” said Charlie Weimers , a member of the populist Sweden Democrats .
“ And also why a decision on citizenship should be [ provisional ] for the first five years.
” Earlier this month , the Göta Court of Appeal overturned the deportation case of an Afghan migrant who had been convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl , Nyheter Idag reported .
The case was overruled because it could not prove the man , who was in his 20s , knew the girl ’ s age .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ age multiple times , but the man believed she was 16 .
The girl in question also had lied about her age to another boy on a separate occasion .
The age of consent in Sweden is 15 .
“ The Court of Appeal considers that the evidence in reported circumstances is not sufficient to alone meet the high standard of proof in criminal cases , ” the court said .
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A Swedish appeals court has overruled the deportation of a migrant who was convicted of raping a child more than 100 times over a three-year period.
The migrant, a man, was convicted of rape and sexual abuse against a child who was 10 years old at the time of the first act and was sentenced to 12 years in prison, according to a news release from the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The date the sentence was handed down was unavailable.
A district court ruling said the man should be deported; however, the appeals court ruled the case did not meet the requirements to deport the migrant.
The man has lived in Sweden for about 22 years, so the country needed special reasons to expel him. He also has a family, housing and employment in the country.
The country’s attorney general has appealed the appeals court’s ruling and demanded deportation.
“The question that the Public Prosecutor considers to be of interest from the point of view of precedent is how different factors should be weighed against each other when assessing whether there are special reasons when, on the one hand, there is a serious and severely infringing crime with a high penalty value and on the other who have lived in the country for a long time,” the news release read.
A Syrian migrant in Kristinehamn, Sweden, who was arrested in connection with a rape case on Aug. 9 also is unlikely to be deported because he had received Swedish citizenship earlier in the summer, Swedish outlet Nyheter Idag reported.
“This shows why the legislation must be changed so that a significantly longer break is required before anyone can obtain citizenship,” said Charlie Weimers, a member of the populist Sweden Democrats.
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“And also why a decision on citizenship should be [provisional] for the first five years.”
Earlier this month, the Göta Court of Appeal overturned the deportation case of an Afghan migrant who had been convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl, Nyheter Idag reported.
The case was overruled because it could not prove the man, who was in his 20s, knew the girl’s age.
The girl said she told the man her age multiple times, but the man believed she was 16. The girl in question also had lied about her age to another boy on a separate occasion.
The age of consent in Sweden is 15.
“The Court of Appeal considers that the evidence in reported circumstances is not sufficient to alone meet the high standard of proof in criminal cases,” the court said.
Swedish Court Overturns Child Rape Conviction of Afghan Migrant https://t.co/a9fzRH4V7c — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) August 9, 2020
The minimum sentence for rape of a child is two years in prison, but the court reduced the sentence by six months because of the Afghan man’s young age.
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westernjournal--2020-08-23--Kamala Harris Reportedly Pranked Into Accepting Fake Dirt on Trump by Russians Posing as Greta Thunb

Kamala Harris Reportedly Pranked Into Accepting Fake Dirt on Trump by Russians Posing as Greta Thunberg

Leaked audio of a phone call reveals that Sen. Kamala Harris reportedly was willing to accept dirt on President Donald Trump by infamous Russian pranksters Alexei Stolyarov and Vladimir Kuznetsov .
The phone call was leaked to The U.S. Sun .
The pranking duo , who go by the names “ Vovan ” and “ Lexus , ” posed as climate activist Greta Thunberg and her father , Svante Thunberg , and talked to Harris about Trump and the environment .
The call reportedly took place soon after Harris dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary race in December and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a caller she thought was the teenaged Thunberg .
“ Hello Greta , congratulations on all of your leadership , I am so inspired by your courage and your voice , ” Harris says .
The recording is below .
The Sun did not identify who actually voiced the “ Greta ” and “ Svante ” roles .
The pranksters then ask if there is anything “ she ” could do to support Harris ’ campaign .
The senator says she would like Greta to talk about her climate plan and said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Greta ” mentions how she has tried to speak to other politicians but hasn ’ t had any luck .
Harris then offers some advice : “ There are forces working against our movement and we have to fight for these things .
This is that moment , and you have been a great warrior in this case.
” “ Greta ” brings up Trump and says , “ I ’ m terrified of what Trump is doing .
I can ’ t sleep or eat when I see him on TV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ building in September , I have nightmares .
I saw him in the corridor and shouted to him to sign the Paris climate agreement .
He came over and he said softly to me , ‘ You will never achieve the goal . '
” Harris tried to encourage the caller she thought was Thunberg .
“ … Do not be discouraged , you have the ability to see what is possible in a way that many do not and there will be people who are going to work against progress .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history , there have been people who work against progress .
Listen , nothing that has been achieved in this world that has been about progress came without a fight .
This is the nature of it , ” she said .
“ It is similar to previous times in history when some people could not imagine how things can be different and then leaders did imagine and could see and lead .
You have been a great leader , do not be deterred.
” “ Greta ’ s father ” jumps in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recorder on her and that it was on when her “ encounter ” with Trump occurred .
“ If you would like to get it , we can provide it , ” he offers .
“ Maybe this recording can help you , ” “ Greta ” adds .
“ In my side , I can testify against this terrible man.
” Harris seems interested and lets them know that someone will follow up .
“ … We will stay in touch and work together , ” she said .
“ I look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Geddes , a former bodyguard who runs International Corporate Protection Group commented on the matter to The Sun saying , “ It is a pretty elaborate scam but it does highlight she doesn ’ t have good protocols in place.
” “ Obviously , a senator wouldn ’ t have the same security as in the White House , but it is concerning if her staff are not following protocols to find out who is on the phone.
” The Biden-Harris campaign did not respond to the Sun ’ s request for Comment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off many pranks involving high-profile people such as Prince Harry and Bernie Sanders .
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Leaked audio of a phone call reveals that Sen. Kamala Harris reportedly was willing to accept dirt on President Donald Trump by infamous Russian pranksters Alexei Stolyarov and Vladimir Kuznetsov.
The phone call was leaked to The U.S. Sun. The pranking duo, who go by the names “Vovan” and “Lexus,” posed as climate activist Greta Thunberg and her father, Svante Thunberg, and talked to Harris about Trump and the environment.
The call reportedly took place soon after Harris dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary race in December and begins with an enthusiastic “hello” to a caller she thought was the teenaged Thunberg.
“Hello Greta, congratulations on all of your leadership, I am so inspired by your courage and your voice,” Harris says.
The recording is below. The Sun did not identify who actually voiced the “Greta” and “Svante” roles.
The pranksters then ask if there is anything “she” could do to support Harris’ campaign.
The senator says she would like Greta to talk about her climate plan and said that any support would be great. “Greta” mentions how she has tried to speak to other politicians but hasn’t had any luck.
Harris then offers some advice: “There are forces working against our movement and we have to fight for these things. This is that moment, and you have been a great warrior in this case.”
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“Greta” brings up Trump and says, “I’m terrified of what Trump is doing. I can’t sleep or eat when I see him on TV. That terrible meeting in the UN building in September, I have nightmares. I saw him in the corridor and shouted to him to sign the Paris climate agreement. He came over and he said softly to me, ‘You will never achieve the goal.'”
Harris tried to encourage the caller she thought was Thunberg.
“… Do not be discouraged, you have the ability to see what is possible in a way that many do not and there will be people who are going to work against progress. That is always the case, always in history, there have been people who work against progress. Listen, nothing that has been achieved in this world that has been about progress came without a fight. This is the nature of it,” she said.
“It is similar to previous times in history when some people could not imagine how things can be different and then leaders did imagine and could see and lead. You have been a great leader, do not be deterred.”
“Greta’s father” jumps in and mentions that Greta always has a recorder on her and that it was on when her “encounter” with Trump occurred.
“If you would like to get it, we can provide it,” he offers.
“Maybe this recording can help you,” “Greta” adds. “In my side, I can testify against this terrible man.”
Assuming this recording is legit it sounds like Kamala Harris agreed to accept dirt on Trump from foreignershttps://t.co/yGFXvsqlhl pic.twitter.com/mUldQHvUC8 — Tim Pool (@Timcast) August 22, 2020
Harris seems interested and lets them know that someone will follow up.
“… We will stay in touch and work together,” she said. “I look forward to working with you.”
Will Geddes, a former bodyguard who runs International Corporate Protection Group commented on the matter to The Sun saying, “It is a pretty elaborate scam but it does highlight she doesn’t have good protocols in place.”
“Obviously, a senator wouldn’t have the same security as in the White House, but it is concerning if her staff are not following protocols to find out who is on the phone.”
The Biden-Harris campaign did not respond to the Sun’s request for Comment Friday.
Vovan and Lexus have pulled off many pranks involving high-profile people such as Prince Harry and Bernie Sanders. They have over 100,000 subscribers on YouTube, where they post their chats with people.
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westernjournal--2020-08-23--Father Blasts Daughter’s School After Discovering Sick, Leftist Propaganda in Girl’s Books

It ’ s difficult , in this day and age , to find a public school that doesn ’ t have some sort of leftist propaganda in it .
The problem , in the case of one Nashville , Tennessee father , is how far the propaganda is going these days — particularly in the name of “ anti-racism.
” Grant Benson is the founder of Breaking 911 , better known as a Twitter account but which also has a website .
According to a report Benson wrote on his Twitter account and his website , his daughter ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including one titled “ Separate Is Never Equal ” about a young Latina who integrated schools in Southern California .
First , though , he lambasted the distance learning program in Nashville , Tennessee .
And then there was another book , “ Martin Luther King Jr. & The March on Washington , ” something you might think was fairly unobjectionable , given the place Martin Luther King Jr. and the March on Washington hold in American history .
This was one of the pages that Benson captured of the book : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this was the most problematic of the books — “ Separate Is Never Equal ” by Duncan Tonatiuh .
“ Mendez bravely fought to end segregation in education in California .
She was the child at the center of the landmark 1947 case , Mendez vs. Westminster , in which her parents and neighbors fought against segregated education for children of Mexican descent in southern California , a case that banned segregation in California public schools and paved the way for the national ban on segregated schools in Brown vs. Board of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote in the Aug. 16 piece .
“ What an inspiring and little-known piece of history .
RELATED : Twitter Founder Dorsey Donates to BLM Prof Who Wants Totalitarianism To Eradicate 'Racist Ideas' “ Yet , when I read the children ’ s book by Tonatiuh , I did not find it appropriate for my 7-year-old daughter to read .
Why ?
My wife and I have raised our children to believe that all people are equal .
We have also taught them about racism and that there was a dark time in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ This book struck me as teaching my child that all white people are racist .
More troubling than that , the book seems to insinuate to children of color that all white people are racist or against them in some way.
” He would include a bit from the book , which makes it clear just how problematic it is .
“ Sylvia had on her black shoes .
They were shiny-new .
Her hair was perfectly parted in two long trenzas .
It was her first day at Westminster school .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ She was looking for her locker when a young white boy pointed at her and yelled , ‘ Go back to the Mexican school !
You don ’ t belong here !
’ ” it read .
“ Now , this may have actually happened to Ms. Mendez .
I do not know , ” Benson wrote .
“ But what is this teaching my child , who has known nothing but love and tolerance toward others her entire life ?
” Benson did a bit more research on Tonatiuh and found information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the University of Pittsburgh ’ s PittWire : “ How a Facebook Post Sparked an Anti-racist Book Drive.
” The article concerned a researcher named Jennifer Iriti trying to compile a list of “ anti-racist ” children ’ s books .
Iriti described a conversation she had with a woman named Celina Farabaugh , a resident of South Fayette , Pennsylvania .
“ ’ I had been reading quite a bit about ways to be an anti-racist , and one of the suggestions I read was to donate an anti-racist book to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So , when Jen posted a list of suggested books , I felt called to take this small step.
’ “ Her first donation : ‘ Separate is Never Equal , ’ by Duncan Tonatiuh , to a teacher in the Keystone Oaks School District , located about 10 miles from downtown Pittsburgh.
” This isn ’ t the kind of thing that builds up confidence of any parents in their children ’ s education .
How another school district in Tennessee is handling online learning isn ’ t helping .
An Aug. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an online newspaper in the Volunteer State , stated that Rutherford County Schools , southeast of Nashville , wanted parents to agree not to observe their child ’ s instruction .
“ RCS strives to present these opportunities in a secure format that protects student privacy to the greatest extent possible , however because these meetings will occur virtually RCS is limited in its ability to fully control certain factors such as non-student observers that may be present in the home of a student participating in the virtual meeting , ” a form @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strongly discourages non student observation of online meetings due to the potential of confidential information about a student being revealed.
” Parents were are warned a “ violation of this agreement may result in RCS removing my child from the virtual meeting.
” The school district eventually backed down from the demand that parents not monitor their children ’ s lessons , as Fox News reported Saturday , but still insisted that there be no recording of online classes .
“ We are aware of the concern that has been raised about this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The intent was not to prevent parents from being involved with their children during distance learning , but it was intended to protect the academic privacy of other students in the classroom who are visible during certain virtual class sessions , ” RCS spokesman James Evans said in a statement to the Tennessee Star .
“ We have issued new guidance to principals that parents can assist their children during virtual group lessons with permission of the instructor but should refrain from sharing or recording any information about other students in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , mind you , from this father .
We could not confirm on Sunday that these books are being used or exactly how widespread the use might be , but there ’ s clearly plenty for parents to be concerned about when it comes to instruction that claims to be geared toward “ anti-racism ” teachings but appears to be simply fostering a kind of racism liberals approve of — the kind that implicates all whites currently alive in the sins of the past .
This father just pulled his daughter out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the last .
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It’s difficult, in this day and age, to find a public school that doesn’t have some sort of leftist propaganda in it. The problem, in the case of one Nashville, Tennessee father, is how far the propaganda is going these days — particularly in the name of “anti-racism.”
Grant Benson is the founder of Breaking 911, better known as a Twitter account but which also has a website. According to a report Benson wrote on his Twitter account and his website, his daughter’s second-grade syllabus includes several disturbing new books, including one titled “Separate Is Never Equal” about a young Latina who integrated schools in Southern California.
First, though, he lambasted the distance learning program in Nashville, Tennessee.
My daughter just started second grade @MetroSchools. I will be pulling her out immediately. Her first “English” lesson of the year is teaching her that white people are bad, mean & racist against African-Americans & Mexicans. My daughter, 7, is not a racist nor is her family. — GrantB911 (@GrantB911) August 14, 2020
And then there was another book, “Martin Luther King Jr. & The March on Washington,” something you might think was fairly unobjectionable, given the place Martin Luther King Jr. and the March on Washington hold in American history.
You’d be wrong.
This was one of the pages that Benson captured of the book:
According to the piece on Breaking 911, this was the most problematic of the books — “Separate Is Never Equal” by Duncan Tonatiuh.
The white kids told the Mexican girl to “Go back to the Mexican school!” pic.twitter.com/muMQnOzM2D — GrantB911 (@GrantB911) August 14, 2020
“Mendez bravely fought to end segregation in education in California. She was the child at the center of the landmark 1947 case, Mendez vs. Westminster, in which her parents and neighbors fought against segregated education for children of Mexican descent in southern California, a case that banned segregation in California public schools and paved the way for the national ban on segregated schools in Brown vs. Board of Education seven years later,” Benson wrote in the Aug. 16 piece.
“What an inspiring and little-known piece of history.
“Yet, when I read the children’s book by Tonatiuh, I did not find it appropriate for my 7-year-old daughter to read. Why? My wife and I have raised our children to believe that all people are equal. We have also taught them about racism and that there was a dark time in America when people were not equal.
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“This book struck me as teaching my child that all white people are racist. More troubling than that, the book seems to insinuate to children of color that all white people are racist or against them in some way.”
He would include a bit from the book, which makes it clear just how problematic it is.
“Sylvia had on her black shoes. They were shiny-new. Her hair was perfectly parted in two long trenzas. It was her first day at Westminster school. The halls were crowded with students. She was looking for her locker when a young white boy pointed at her and yelled, ‘Go back to the Mexican school! You don’t belong here!’” it read.
“Now, this may have actually happened to Ms. Mendez. I do not know,” Benson wrote. “But what is this teaching my child, who has known nothing but love and tolerance toward others her entire life?”
Benson did a bit more research on Tonatiuh and found information about him from an article about from the University of Pittsburgh’s PittWire: “How a Facebook Post Sparked an Anti-racist Book Drive.”
The article concerned a researcher named Jennifer Iriti trying to compile a list of “anti-racist” children’s books.
Iriti described a conversation she had with a woman named Celina Farabaugh, a resident of South Fayette, Pennsylvania.
“’I had been reading quite a bit about ways to be an anti-racist, and one of the suggestions I read was to donate an anti-racist book to a teacher,’ said Farabaugh. ‘So, when Jen posted a list of suggested books, I felt called to take this small step.’
“Her first donation: ‘Separate is Never Equal,’ by Duncan Tonatiuh, to a teacher in the Keystone Oaks School District, located about 10 miles from downtown Pittsburgh.”
The Mexican kids were sent away and forced to sit in the dirt with flies around them and an electric fence that shocked them because white people are bad. This is NOT a civil rights lesson. This is self-hate & fake white privilege. pic.twitter.com/fPU24odazO — GrantB911 (@GrantB911) August 14, 2020
This isn’t the kind of thing that builds up confidence of any parents in their children’s education.
How another school district in Tennessee is handling online learning isn’t helping. An Aug. 15 report from the Tennessee Star, an online newspaper in the Volunteer State, stated that Rutherford County Schools, southeast of Nashville, wanted parents to agree not to observe their child’s instruction.
“RCS strives to present these opportunities in a secure format that protects student privacy to the greatest extent possible, however because these meetings will occur virtually RCS is limited in its ability to fully control certain factors such as non-student observers that may be present in the home of a student participating in the virtual meeting,” a form sent to parents stated.
“RCS strongly discourages non student observation of online meetings due to the potential of confidential information about a student being revealed.”
Parents were are warned a “violation of this agreement may result in RCS removing my child from the virtual meeting.”
The school district eventually backed down from the demand that parents not monitor their children’s lessons, as Fox News reported Saturday, but still insisted that there be no recording of online classes.
“We are aware of the concern that has been raised about this distance-learning letter that was sent to parents. The intent was not to prevent parents from being involved with their children during distance learning, but it was intended to protect the academic privacy of other students in the classroom who are visible during certain virtual class sessions,” RCS spokesman James Evans said in a statement to the Tennessee Star.
“We have issued new guidance to principals that parents can assist their children during virtual group lessons with permission of the instructor but should refrain from sharing or recording any information about other students in the classroom.”
This is just a report, mind you, from this father. We could not confirm on Sunday that these books are being used or exactly how widespread the use might be, but there’s clearly plenty for parents to be concerned about when it comes to instruction that claims to be geared toward “anti-racism” teachings but appears to be simply fostering a kind of racism liberals approve of — the kind that implicates all whites currently alive in the sins of the past.
This father just pulled his daughter out of the program. He won’t be the last.
CORRECTION, Aug. 23, 2020: This article originally gave an incorrect description of the location of Rutherford County, Tennessee, in relation to Nashville. The county is southeast of Nashville.
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westernjournal--2020-08-23--Oregon Dem Chains Himself to Mailbox in Campaign Stunt

Mail-in voting has been a hot topic leading up to the 2020 presidential election .
Amid the coronavirus pandemic , Democrats have been promoting the idea of mail-in voting as a safer alternative , while Republicans — including President Donald Trump himself — are pointing out the potential dangers .
Oregon Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio , chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee , clearly isn ’ t concerned with any potential pitfalls .
He chose to flaunt that fact with a bizarre political stunt .
“ They ’ re trying to tear apart our Postal Service piece by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our right to vote ( and every mailbox in America ) , ” DeFazio tweeted this week , along with a short video clip of himself .
In the brief campaign ad , DeFazio is leaning up against a blue U.S .
Postal Service mailbox on a street corner .
A metal chain is loosely draped around his shoulders and wrapped around the body of the mailbox .
“ They ’ re not getting this one , ” DeFazio said .
DeFazio ’ s political stunt was likely an allusion to the conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mail system ahead of the general election to prevent people from voting via mail-in ballots .
There is no evidence to confirm that conspiracy theory .
It is true that some USPS mailboxes are being removed from the streets , but the reasoning behind their removal is far from sinister .
“ First-class mail volume has declined significantly in the U.S. , especially since the pandemic , ” Ernie Swanson , a spokesman for the USPS , told The Oregonian earlier this month .
“ That translates to less mail in collection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has naturally led the USPS to remove “ duplicate ” boxes that are in close proximity .
Additionally , the USPS has a process in place for removing some of its mailboxes from street locations .
It ’ s nothing new , and it ’ s not just in the state of Oregon .
Mailboxes being taken from Massachusetts streets are likewise not an unusual sight , according to Boston.com .
“ USPS spokesman Steve Doherty told Boston.com boxes that are rusted , in need of paint , or tagged with graffiti are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for repair , and new ones are installed to replace them , ” according to the outlet .
Trump , for his part , has accused Democrats of holding up another round of economic relief by demanding billions of dollars for mail-in voting and the Postal Service .
“ They want $ 3.5 billion for something that ’ ll turn out to be fraudulent .
That ’ s election money , basically , ” the president said .
“ They want $ 3.5 billion for the mail-in votes , universal mail-in ballots.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 25 billion be allocated for the Postal Service .
“ They need that money in order to have the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots , ” he said .
“ But if [ Democrats ] don ’ t get those two items , that means you can ’ t have universal mail-in voting , ” Trump added .
While Trump has acknowledged the benefit and importance of absentee voting , his issue with mail-in voting involves the potential for voter fraud given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The USPS has warned 46 states that it can ’ t guarantee mail-in ballots will be delivered in time to be counted for the presidential election , according to Business Insider .
Perhaps to alleviate concerns over how it will handle mail-in ballots , the USPS has recently launched a website that aims to help people with voting by mail .
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Mail-in voting has been a hot topic leading up to the 2020 presidential election.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Democrats have been promoting the idea of mail-in voting as a safer alternative, while Republicans — including President Donald Trump himself — are pointing out the potential dangers.
Oregon Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio, chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, clearly isn’t concerned with any potential pitfalls. He chose to flaunt that fact with a bizarre political stunt.
“They’re trying to tear apart our Postal Service piece by piece. But Peter DeFazio is defending our right to vote (and every mailbox in America),” DeFazio tweeted this week, along with a short video clip of himself.
They’re trying to tear apart our Postal Service piece by piece. But Peter DeFazio is defending our right to vote (and every mailbox in America). #USPSisEssential #USPS #SaveThePostOffice pic.twitter.com/f9s6syjuA9 — Peter DeFazio (@DeFazio4Oregon) August 18, 2020
In the brief campaign ad, DeFazio is leaning up against a blue U.S. Postal Service mailbox on a street corner. A metal chain is loosely draped around his shoulders and wrapped around the body of the mailbox.
“They’re not getting this one,” DeFazio said.
DeFazio’s political stunt was likely an allusion to the conspiracy theory that President Donald Trump is controlling the mail system ahead of the general election to prevent people from voting via mail-in ballots.
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There is no evidence to confirm that conspiracy theory.
It is true that some USPS mailboxes are being removed from the streets, but the reasoning behind their removal is far from sinister.
“First-class mail volume has declined significantly in the U.S., especially since the pandemic,” Ernie Swanson, a spokesman for the USPS, told The Oregonian earlier this month.
“That translates to less mail in collection boxes.”
Swanson explained that the decline has naturally led the USPS to remove “duplicate” boxes that are in close proximity.
Additionally, the USPS has a process in place for removing some of its mailboxes from street locations. It’s nothing new, and it’s not just in the state of Oregon.
Mailboxes being taken from Massachusetts streets are likewise not an unusual sight, according to Boston.com.
“USPS spokesman Steve Doherty told Boston.com boxes that are rusted, in need of paint, or tagged with graffiti are brought into the service’s shop for repair, and new ones are installed to replace them,” according to the outlet.
Trump, for his part, has accused Democrats of holding up another round of economic relief by demanding billions of dollars for mail-in voting and the Postal Service.
“They want $3.5 billion for something that’ll turn out to be fraudulent. That’s election money, basically,” the president said.
“They want $3.5 billion for the mail-in votes, universal mail-in ballots.”
Trump told Bartiromo that Democrats also demanded $25 billion be allocated for the Postal Service.
“They need that money in order to have the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots,” he said.
“But if [Democrats] don’t get those two items, that means you can’t have universal mail-in voting,” Trump added.
While Trump has acknowledged the benefit and importance of absentee voting, his issue with mail-in voting involves the potential for voter fraud given how overwhelmed the USPS already is.
The USPS has warned 46 states that it can’t guarantee mail-in ballots will be delivered in time to be counted for the presidential election, according to Business Insider.
Perhaps to alleviate concerns over how it will handle mail-in ballots, the USPS has recently launched a website that aims to help people with voting by mail.
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westernjournal--2020-08-23--MSNBC’s Joy Reid Suggests Biden Should Establish a ‘Trump Crimes Commission’

When the Trump administration ends , MSNBC host Joy Reid wants the trials of its key figures to begin .
Reid , a staunch opponent of President Donald Trump ’ s , on Tuesday proposed what she called a “ Trump Crimes Commission ” if Democrat Joe Biden wins the November presidential election , Mediaite reported .
The comment came during an interview with Ben Rhodes , deputy national security advisor under President Barack Obama , in which Reid invoked the frequent MSNBC claim that Trump is acting on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin .
She claimed that Paul @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign manager briefly in 2016 , “ did to the United States what he had previously done to Ukraine .
Right ?
He had messed with their elections in the past in order to put a Putin puppet in charge.
” Manafort was convicted of fraud in connection with his business dealings with Ukraine leaders , which took place years before he worked with the Trump campaign .
Reid then suggested Trump was giving the Russian president everything he wanted .
“ And now you have a president who ’ s ruminating apparently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York , has talked about putting him back in the G-7 and seems to be doing everything — you know , if there was a Christmas list that Vladimir Putin would have put together , it couldn ’ t have gotten any better than what Donald Trump is doing , ” she said .
Reid then talked about whether prosecutions should follow if Biden is elected .
“ I wonder if you ’ re of the mind that if Biden wins , if Joe Biden becomes president , that there should be something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said to Rhodes .
“ Should he empanel such a commission , and do you think that members of the Trump campaign , including up to the president , should be at least looked at for prosecution ?
” Rhodes , who has been a constant critic of Trump , replied that “ there has to be an accountability process if Joe Biden wins to protect the integrity of our democracy.
” He insisted that was not simply a wish for Soviet-style show trials .
“ It ’ s not about getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s not about going after political opponents .
That ’ s what Donald Trump does .
It ’ s about sending a message that if you collude with , facilitate , coordinate with a foreign adversary in interfering in our election and hacking private materials and releasing them , that there are going to be consequences.
” Going after the president after he leaves office has also been proposed by Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California .
“ I don ’ t say this lightly : when we escape this Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Commission , ” the former presidential candidate tweeted Friday .
“ It should be made up of independent prosecutors who look at those who enabled a corrupt president .
Example 1 : Sabotaging the mail to win an election.
” Despite the fact that the report of former special counsel Robert Mueller found no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia , Rhodes in his MSNBC interview with Reid alleged that there had been “ criminal enterprise behavior and this multiyear obstruction of justice.
” Although almost four years of investigation has found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ connection with Russia , the former Obama official said , “ We deserve the truth about what happened and there needs to be accountability for the people responsible .
We can not just say we ’ re going to turn the page .
We have to deal with this as a country .
“ And so I really think it ’ s essential that we have some accountability process if Joe Biden wins the election.
” Reid then accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of making “ affirmative decisions to back off on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American elections .
She asked Rhodes if McConnell could be trusted to investigate Russia .
Rhodes then said an independent prosecutor would be needed .
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When the Trump administration ends, MSNBC host Joy Reid wants the trials of its key figures to begin.
Reid, a staunch opponent of President Donald Trump’s, on Tuesday proposed what she called a “Trump Crimes Commission” if Democrat Joe Biden wins the November presidential election, Mediaite reported.
The comment came during an interview with Ben Rhodes, deputy national security advisor under President Barack Obama, in which Reid invoked the frequent MSNBC claim that Trump is acting on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
She claimed that Paul Manafort, who was Trump’s campaign manager briefly in 2016, “did to the United States what he had previously done to Ukraine. Right? He had messed with their elections in the past in order to put a Putin puppet in charge.”
Manafort was convicted of fraud in connection with his business dealings with Ukraine leaders, which took place years before he worked with the Trump campaign.
Reid then suggested Trump was giving the Russian president everything he wanted.
“And now you have a president who’s ruminating apparently on meeting with Vladimir Putin in New York, has talked about putting him back in the G-7 and seems to be doing everything — you know, if there was a Christmas list that Vladimir Putin would have put together, it couldn’t have gotten any better than what Donald Trump is doing,” she said.
Reid then talked about whether prosecutions should follow if Biden is elected.
“I wonder if you’re of the mind that if Biden wins, if Joe Biden becomes president, that there should be something like a Trump Crimes Commission,” she said to Rhodes. “Should he empanel such a commission, and do you think that members of the Trump campaign, including up to the president, should be at least looked at for prosecution?”
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Rhodes, who has been a constant critic of Trump, replied that “there has to be an accountability process if Joe Biden wins to protect the integrity of our democracy.”
He insisted that was not simply a wish for Soviet-style show trials.
“It’s not about getting revenge,” Rhodes said. “It’s not about going after political opponents. That’s what Donald Trump does. It’s about sending a message that if you collude with, facilitate, coordinate with a foreign adversary in interfering in our election and hacking private materials and releasing them, that there are going to be consequences.”
Going after the president after he leaves office has also been proposed by Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California.
“I don’t say this lightly: when we escape this Trump hell, America needs a Presidential Crimes Commission,” the former presidential candidate tweeted Friday. “It should be made up of independent prosecutors who look at those who enabled a corrupt president. Example 1: Sabotaging the mail to win an election.”
I don’t say this lightly: when we escape this Trump hell, America needs a Presidential Crimes Commission. It should be made up of independent prosecutors who look at those who enabled a corrupt president. Example 1: Sabotaging the mail to win an election. #SaveThePostOffice — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) August 14, 2020
Not everyone agreed.
Swalwell has called for a commission to investigate Trump’s crimes after the election. https://t.co/zIjzs9YU6b Yet Democrats insist that the Durham investigation should end and claim that the country has moved on from the Russian investigation. https://t.co/31435obqrq — Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 15, 2020
Despite the fact that the report of former special counsel Robert Mueller found no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, Rhodes in his MSNBC interview with Reid alleged that there had been “criminal enterprise behavior and this multiyear obstruction of justice.”
Although almost four years of investigation has found no link between Trump and any improper connection with Russia, the former Obama official said, “We deserve the truth about what happened and there needs to be accountability for the people responsible. We cannot just say we’re going to turn the page. We have to deal with this as a country.
“And so I really think it’s essential that we have some accountability process if Joe Biden wins the election.”
Reid then accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of making “affirmative decisions to back off on sanctions” against Russia for meddling in American elections. She asked Rhodes if McConnell could be trusted to investigate Russia.
“No,” he replied. “One hundred percent not.”
Rhodes then said an independent prosecutor would be needed.
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