westernjournal--2020-06-30--In Joke Sure To Delight Conservatives, Schiff Indicates Move to Canada May Be in Future

For once , conservatives might want to believe Rep. Adam Schiff .
The notoriously deceptive California Democrat is best known for his ability to lie with a straight face — about “ Russia collusion , ” about the “ whistleblower ” who sparked the impeachment of President Donald Trump , and much , much more .
It ’ s safe to say that if Schiff announces what time it is , it ’ s a good idea to check a watch or smartphone , just to be sure .
But when the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee blurted out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Monday , conservatives Americans might have just gotten their hopes up .
TRENDING : Exclusive from Gen. Flynn : If We Do n't Act , 2 % of the People Are About To Control the Other 98 % According to the Just The News website ( founded by John Solomon , a former columnist for The Hill and current Fox News contributor ) , Schiff made the remark during an online forum on “ Social Media Disinformation and Election Interference ” that was organized by George Washington University .
In addition to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dominic Leblanc , an adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau .
As moderator Frank Sesno , director of GWU ’ s School of Media and Public Affairs , was preparing to question Leblanc , he segued into one more question for Schiff .
“ Before we move to Canada , ” he said .
“ At your hearing last week ….
” “ We may all be moving to Canada soon , ” he said , sparking a moment of laughter for Sesno .
It wasn ’ t clear who “ we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a good guess Schiff was talking about his fellow Democratic Party members .
Regardless , for Schiff critics who caught wind of it , the moment was less a joke than a dream come true : RELATED : Dan Bongino Predicts 2 Prosecutions Out of 'Obamagate ' Attacks on the Trump Presidency Of course , Schiff ’ s talk of going to Canada probably holds as much water as the tantrums of celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg , Lena Dunham and Barbra Streisand , who implied or outright stated they would leave the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
It ’ s also important to remember that Schiff ’ s relationship with the truth could charitably described as “ casual.
” Back in February 2019 , he told CNN ’ s “ State of the Union ” that there was evidence of “ collusion ” between the Trump campaign and Russia “ in plain sight.
” Later developments showed this was not only false , but Schiff had to know it was false , since witness after witness who testified before the House Intelligence Committee in 2017 and ’ 18 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of collusion .
During the farcical proceedings surrounding the impeachment proceedings this year , Schiff repeatedly claimed he did not know the identity of the “ whistleblower ” whose complaint about a Trump phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky sparked the Democratic attempt to dislodge a sitting president .
Considering the identity of the “ whistleblower ” was probably the worst kept secret in Washington , no one with any sense — probably not even liberals — believed Schiff then .
But even in a joke , there might be some truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impeachment effort , Schiff knows firsthand what it feels like to try to take down the president and end up in abject failure .
He knows that frustration , and it ’ s possible he sees more of it ahead .
It could well be that Democrats are more nervous than they and the mainstream media want Americans to believe about the outcome of the November election .
If Schiff were confident that the doddering Joe Biden was actually going to defeat Trump , it ’ s more likely his joke would have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t need to move to Canada after Nov. 3.
” Despite an onslaught of unrest from Black Lives Matter radicals , malicious attacks from dishonest Democrats like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , and the ever-Democrat-accommodating mainstream media , Trump is not only not defeated , if his primary numbers are any indication , his support is as solid as ever .
As the New York Post reported June 20 , Trump ’ s primary vote totals have trounced previous incumbents facing no or only token competition like then-President Barack Obama in 2012 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In other words , Trump ’ s enemies in the political realm and in the media are already trumpeting a coming Democratic win in 2020 , but Trump ’ s strength should not be counted out .
And an off-the-cuff-remark by one of the most deceptive members of a deeply deceptive political party might have revealed more uneasiness than Pelosi & Co. are showing publicly .
And for once , we might want to think Adam Schiff is telling the truth .
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For once, conservatives might want to believe Rep. Adam Schiff.
The notoriously deceptive California Democrat is best known for his ability to lie with a straight face — about “Russia collusion,” about the “whistleblower” who sparked the impeachment of President Donald Trump, and much, much more.
It’s safe to say that if Schiff announces what time it is, it’s a good idea to check a watch or smartphone, just to be sure.
But when the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee blurted out an apparent joke about moving to Canada on Monday, conservatives Americans might have just gotten their hopes up.
‘We may all be moving to Canada soon,’ Schiff says at disinformation and election interference talk | Just The News https://t.co/UOzlY2JqeN — John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) June 30, 2020
According to the Just The News website (founded by John Solomon, a former columnist for The Hill and current Fox News contributor), Schiff made the remark during an online forum on “Social Media Disinformation and Election Interference” that was organized by George Washington University.
In addition to Schiff and others, the forum included Dominic Leblanc, an adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As moderator Frank Sesno, director of GWU’s School of Media and Public Affairs, was preparing to question Leblanc, he segued into one more question for Schiff.
“Before we move to Canada,” he said. “At your hearing last week ….”
Schiff interrupted.
“We may all be moving to Canada soon,” he said, sparking a moment of laughter for Sesno.
(The C-SPAN video is here. The “Canada” quote comes about the 42:40 mark.)
It wasn’t clear who “we” might mean, but it’s a good guess Schiff was talking about his fellow Democratic Party members. Regardless, for Schiff critics who caught wind of it, the moment was less a joke than a dream come true:
Please do us all a favor and just go. Stop talking about it. Pack your bags and leave today — Cathy gilbert (@Cathygilber51) June 30, 2020
Please do so and forego your cushy retirement provided by taxpayers. — Robin RN (@robin012009) June 30, 2020
@AdamSchiff is a narcissistic power hungry fraud. There’s not an ounce of patriotism there. So revealing. — Robyn ⭐⭐⭐ (@robdetf) June 30, 2020
Please start a go fund me for his ticket…I’ll contribute. — Amy Charron-Miller ?? (@64Rivergirl) June 30, 2020
Of course, Schiff’s talk of going to Canada probably holds as much water as the tantrums of celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg, Lena Dunham and Barbra Streisand, who implied or outright stated they would leave the country if Trump won the 2016 presidential election.
(Spoiler alert: He did. They didn’t.)
It’s also important to remember that Schiff’s relationship with the truth could charitably described as “casual.”
Back in February 2019, he told CNN’s “State of the Union” that there was evidence of “collusion” between the Trump campaign and Russia “in plain sight.”
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Later developments showed this was not only false, but Schiff had to know it was false, since witness after witness who testified before the House Intelligence Committee in 2017 and ’18 had said they knew of no proof of collusion.
During the farcical proceedings surrounding the impeachment proceedings this year, Schiff repeatedly claimed he did not know the identity of the “whistleblower” whose complaint about a Trump phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky sparked the Democratic attempt to dislodge a sitting president.
Considering the identity of the “whistleblower” was probably the worst kept secret in Washington, no one with any sense — probably not even liberals — believed Schiff then.
But even in a joke, there might be some truth.
As the point man on the impeachment effort, Schiff knows firsthand what it feels like to try to take down the president and end up in abject failure. He knows that frustration, and it’s possible he sees more of it ahead.
It could well be that Democrats are more nervous than they and the mainstream media want Americans to believe about the outcome of the November election. If Schiff were confident that the doddering Joe Biden was actually going to defeat Trump, it’s more likely his joke would have been something like “We won’t need to move to Canada after Nov. 3.”
Despite an onslaught of unrest from Black Lives Matter radicals, malicious attacks from dishonest Democrats like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and the ever-Democrat-accommodating mainstream media, Trump is not only not defeated, if his primary numbers are any indication, his support is as solid as ever.
As the New York Post reported June 20, Trump’s primary vote totals have trounced previous incumbents facing no or only token competition like then-President Barack Obama in 2012 and then-President George W. Bush in 2004.
In other words, Trump’s enemies in the political realm and in the media are already trumpeting a coming Democratic win in 2020, but Trump’s strength should not be counted out. And an off-the-cuff-remark by one of the most deceptive members of a deeply deceptive political party might have revealed more uneasiness than Pelosi & Co. are showing publicly.
And for once, we might want to think Adam Schiff is telling the truth.
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westernjournal--2020-06-30--NBA Embraces Woke Mob, Will Paint New Message on Courts for Season Restart – Report

The NBA will make sure you don ’ t forget about the leftist political movement of the day when the league returns next month after a prolonged hiatus in response to the coronavirus pandemic .
“ Black Lives Matter ” will be written on the hardwood .
ESPN reported that the NBA and its players union have agreed to have those words painted on the courts of all three arenas inside the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando , Florida .
TRENDING : Exclusive from Gen. Flynn : If We Do n't Act , 2 % of the People Are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That is where the abruptly paused season will resume in July .
A lot has changed in the country since the middle of March , when the NBA suspended its season after players tested positive for the coronavirus .
Amid nationwide lockdowns pushed on us to counter the spread of COVID-19 , an unarmed black man , George Floyd , was killed while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department .
The ensuing protests and riots and the burgeoning culture war have driven corporations and sports leagues to declare their support for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement .
The NBA has sided with a mob that is aiming to take down the system that has made everyone in it , from team presidents to backup point guards , incredibly wealthy .
It has endorsed making you uncomfortable if you don ’ t support a group that aims to dismantle the nuclear family and topple the country ’ s founding principles .
If you didn ’ t know it , the lives of black people matter .
But Black Lives Matter is not a movement that prioritizes the lives of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a far-left political movement with ambitions to attack the rule of law .
RELATED : Black Scholar Points to NBA To Prove Libs Are Wrong About 'Systemic Racism' The NBA will validate the group as the season reboots in a display of virtue signaling .
If you were hoping to tune in to sports in order to escape the hell on Earth of the last four months , don ’ t count on it .
Basketball won ’ t be the escape you ’ re looking for ; professional hoops will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aspect of our culture .
NBA games , which could have brought Americans together , instead will remind you that you ’ re expected to bend the knee to a mob that is no longer content with kneeling for our flag .
It now wants to cancel that flag .
The league ’ s stars , most of them black and all of them wealthy beyond the dreams of most Americans , will continue being paid millions of dollars to play on a court that bears a statement that no longer represents racial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ selectively chooses which black lives matter as it wages war , along with other leftist groups , on American life .
Will LeBron James wear a bracelet or a hoodie supporting Jasean Francis , 17 , and Charles Riley , 16 ?
The two black teens were gunned down in Chicago last week , allegedly by 19-year-old Laroy Battle , who is also black , after they asked him how tall he was .
According to ABC News , Battle is quite tall , and the teens asked him about his height , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vertically gifted .
Perhaps the teen duo could have gone on to do great things .
We ’ ll never know .
Chicago police say Battle responded to their questions by shooting them to death .
The silence on the teens ’ deaths from pro-BLM basketball stars is deafening .
NBA commissioner Adam Silver also hasn ’ t uttered a public statement about the slayings .
Will the league tell us that Francis and Riley mattered , or will the league ignore them and go on pretending that the Black Lives Matter movement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its name painted on NBA courts ?
You already know the answer .
The Black Lives Matter movement is demanding that your family live a life without police officers .
And the NBA isn ’ t simply allowing them to become an advertiser .
The league is endorsing the group and everything it stands for with its despicable display of pandering .
Every human life , including those of overpaid activist athletes , is redeemable through Christ , and therefore matters .
But the NBA , through its decision to legitimize a hate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ basketball remains as nonessential to American society as it has been since March .
If the NBA ’ s decision to support a movement that wants to abolish police officers makes you feel uneasy , remember that it ’ s supposed to .
We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
Read our editorial standards .

The NBA will make sure you don’t forget about the leftist political movement of the day when the league returns next month after a prolonged hiatus in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
“Black Lives Matter” will be written on the hardwood.
ESPN reported that the NBA and its players union have agreed to have those words painted on the courts of all three arenas inside the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
The NBA is planning to paint Black Lives Matter on the court inside both sidelines in all three arenas it will use at Disney in Orlando when it resumes the 2019-20 season late next month, ESPN’s @ZachLowe_NBA and @RamonaShelburne report. https://t.co/14PnyPnC1Q — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2020
That is where the abruptly paused season will resume in July.
A lot has changed in the country since the middle of March, when the NBA suspended its season after players tested positive for the coronavirus.
Amid nationwide lockdowns pushed on us to counter the spread of COVID-19, an unarmed black man, George Floyd, was killed while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department.
The ensuing protests and riots and the burgeoning culture war have driven corporations and sports leagues to declare their support for Black Lives Matter, a radical political movement.
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The NBA has sided with a mob that is aiming to take down the system that has made everyone in it, from team presidents to backup point guards, incredibly wealthy.
It has endorsed making you uncomfortable if you don’t support a group that aims to dismantle the nuclear family and topple the country’s founding principles.
If you didn’t know it, the lives of black people matter.
But Black Lives Matter is not a movement that prioritizes the lives of black and other minority Americans.
It is a far-left political movement with ambitions to attack the rule of law.
The NBA will validate the group as the season reboots in a display of virtue signaling.
If you were hoping to tune in to sports in order to escape the hell on Earth of the last four months, don’t count on it.
Basketball won’t be the escape you’re looking for; professional hoops will be a continuation of the politicization of every aspect of our culture.
NBA games, which could have brought Americans together, instead will remind you that you’re expected to bend the knee to a mob that is no longer content with kneeling for our flag.
It now wants to cancel that flag.
The league’s stars, most of them black and all of them wealthy beyond the dreams of most Americans, will continue being paid millions of dollars to play on a court that bears a statement that no longer represents racial equity.
The Black Lives Matter movement selectively chooses which black lives matter as it wages war, along with other leftist groups, on American life.
Will LeBron James wear a bracelet or a hoodie supporting Jasean Francis, 17, and Charles Riley, 16?
The two black teens were gunned down in Chicago last week, allegedly by 19-year-old Laroy Battle, who is also black, after they asked him how tall he was.
According to ABC News, Battle is quite tall, and the teens asked him about his height, as they hoped to someday be as vertically gifted.
Perhaps the teen duo could have gone on to do great things. We’ll never know.
Chicago police say Battle responded to their questions by shooting them to death.
The silence on the teens’ deaths from pro-BLM basketball stars is deafening.
-It’s impossible for you to understand what happen today if you don’t understand the past- LETS CONTINUE TO FIGHT. #blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/No1lxiowCI — Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) June 8, 2020
NBA commissioner Adam Silver also hasn’t uttered a public statement about the slayings.
Will the league tell us that Francis and Riley mattered, or will the league ignore them and go on pretending that the Black Lives Matter movement is a credible organization worthy of having its name painted on NBA courts?
You already know the answer.
There is NO amount of JUSTICE that can soothe the hurt of the families of those slain. This is certainly true in the senseless shooting deaths of Charles Riley, 16, and Jasean Francis, 17. The SILENCE of #BlackLivesMatter “leaders” adds insult.https://t.co/xMJuQQGPt0 — Jeffery Myers: UNLEASHED (@jefferymyers) June 28, 2020
The Black Lives Matter movement is demanding that your family live a life without police officers.
And the NBA isn’t simply allowing them to become an advertiser.
The league is endorsing the group and everything it stands for with its despicable display of pandering.
Every human life, including those of overpaid activist athletes, is redeemable through Christ, and therefore matters.
But the NBA, through its decision to legitimize a hate group, is reminding us that professional basketball remains as nonessential to American society as it has been since March.
If the NBA’s decision to support a movement that wants to abolish police officers makes you feel uneasy, remember that it’s supposed to.
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westernjournal--2020-06-30--Black Man Slams Clueless Protesters Wanting To Destroy Emancipation Memorial

This summer of Marxist-inspired riots has created iconic images of Americans fighting back against the mob and speaking up for our nation ’ s history and heritage .
Those images have included everything from Catholics in St. Louis fighting to save a statue of that city ’ s namesake to the professional soccer player who stood alone during the national anthem while her team knelt .
Add to that list of heroes last week ’ s defenders of the Emancipation Memorial in Washington , D.C .
Located in Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill , the Emancipation Memorial ( sometimes referred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) is a statue of President Abraham Lincoln holding the Emancipation Proclamation in his right hand while his left hand hovers over the head of a liberated slave .
Radical left-wing activists claim that the statue looks as though the slave is kneeling before Lincoln , but as statue defender Marcia Cole , a member of the African American Civil War Museum ’ s Female RE-Enactors of Distinction , explained in a viral video : “ That man is not kneeling on two knees with his head bowed .
He is in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Exclusive from Gen. Flynn : If We Do n't Act , 2 % of the People Are About To Control the Other 98 % Cole is dressed in the video as Charlotte Scott , the former slave who made the very first donation to fund the statue in the 19th century , The Wall Street Journal reported .
In fact , almost the entire memorial was funded by freed slaves ; the only part not financed by freedmen and women was the government-gifted pedestal .
During the protests , young activists shouted at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defending the memorial .
But Don Folden , an African-American tour guide in D.C. , gave those activists a history lesson .
Protesters “ are talking about tearing down something that they don ’ t even know the history of , ” said Folden , the founder of a tour company called Capital Buddy Tours .
“ Y ’ all don ’ t even know the history of this statue , but you want to tear it down because you are offended.
” At one point , a young woman jumped up and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and over again : “ Why are you protecting it ?
” “ We gon na get it , one way or another , ” she said .
Warning : The following video contains vulgar language that some viewers may find offensive : RELATED : Leftists Call Emancipation Memorial 'Degrading , ' Freed Slaves Who Paid for It Would Disagree Folden simply repeated one question over and over again : “ Who paid for it ?
” D.C. resident Nathan M. Richardson , dressed as Frederick Douglass — who spoke at the statue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next to Folden and also tried to reason with the screaming leftist .
Richardson later told the Media Research Center he was there because “ we need a historical reference so that we can move forward in the conversation.
” Cole , dressed as Charlotte Scott , also stood among the statue ’ s defenders .
The Friday protest calling for the statue ’ s removal was organized by The Freedom Neighborhood , a group led by Harvard University student Glenn Foster , who told the Washington Examiner his group agrees with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though is not officially affiliated with them .
“ We ’ re going to tear that motherf—er down !
” he shouted during Friday ’ s protest .
Foster once made a YouTube video called “ How I Got Into Harvard , ” in which he talked about gaming the system because his ACT scores were less than perfect .
So , a young man who received benefits that an older generation of black Americans did not has vulgarly called for the removal of a memorial that his elders rightfully honor .
His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know about our contemporary educational system and the state of America ’ s “ elite ” universities .
People should not be asking how to get into Harvard .
They should be asking why anyone would want to go to Harvard .
“ I say the Black Lives Matter people are full of s— , ” Folden later told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
“ And the reason I say they are full of s— is because their money ain ’ t saying Black Lives Matter .
You coming out here , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but how much of this black history of D.C. do you really know ?
” Eleanor Holmes Norton , the District of Columbia ’ s nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives , has announced she will introduce legislation to remove the statue .
She is a Democrat and , just like other Democratic politicians right now , is catering to the mob and going all-in on their “ cancel culture ” demands .
The statue represents the long struggle for freedom for all in the United States .
An older generation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appreciate historical figures like Abraham Lincoln , flaws and all .
Yet activists today have already torn down a statue of Ulysses S. Grant , the Union general who military brilliance helped liberate slaves in the Confederacy .
A younger generation is clearly being taught raw hatred for the United States .
Folden , Richardson and Cole acted in a bold , educated and fearless manner last week .
And they did not need a pretentious Harvard pedigree to do so .
We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @

This summer of Marxist-inspired riots has created iconic images of Americans fighting back against the mob and speaking up for our nation’s history and heritage.
Those images have included everything from Catholics in St. Louis fighting to save a statue of that city’s namesake to the professional soccer player who stood alone during the national anthem while her team knelt.
Add to that list of heroes last week’s defenders of the Emancipation Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Located in Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill, the Emancipation Memorial (sometimes referred to as the Freedman’s Memorial) is a statue of President Abraham Lincoln holding the Emancipation Proclamation in his right hand while his left hand hovers over the head of a liberated slave.
Radical left-wing activists claim that the statue looks as though the slave is kneeling before Lincoln, but as statue defender Marcia Cole, a member of the African American Civil War Museum’s Female RE-Enactors of Distinction, explained in a viral video: “That man is not kneeling on two knees with his head bowed. He is in the act of getting up.”
“That man is not kneeling on two knees with his head bowed. He is in the act of getting up.” Listen to this beautiful soul.pic.twitter.com/jfOoO8PfWS — Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) June 24, 2020
Cole is dressed in the video as Charlotte Scott, the former slave who made the very first donation to fund the statue in the 19th century, The Wall Street Journal reported. In fact, almost the entire memorial was funded by freed slaves; the only part not financed by freedmen and women was the government-gifted pedestal.
During the protests, young activists shouted at older black men and women who were defending the memorial. But Don Folden, an African-American tour guide in D.C., gave those activists a history lesson.
Protesters “are talking about tearing down something that they don’t even know the history of,” said Folden, the founder of a tour company called Capital Buddy Tours. “Y’all don’t even know the history of this statue, but you want to tear it down because you are offended.”
This man just walked in with his own megaphone:
“Y’all don’t even know the history of this statue, but you want to tear it down!” pic.twitter.com/RJv1VpwXrh — Richie?McG? (@RichieMcGinniss) June 26, 2020
At one point, a young woman jumped up and down and hysterically shrieked at Folden over and over again: “Why are you protecting it?”
“We gonna get it, one way or another,” she said.
Warning: The following video contains vulgar language that some viewers may find offensive:
“Why are you protecting it?!” BLM activist gets into a verbal exchange with an older black guy who was speaking up against tearing the statue down.#emancipationstatue pic.twitter.com/4crUOJhDFP — Sagnik Basu (@_sagnikbasu) June 27, 2020
Folden simply repeated one question over and over again: “Who paid for it?”
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D.C. resident Nathan M. Richardson, dressed as Frederick Douglass — who spoke at the statue’s dedication in 1876 — stood next to Folden and also tried to reason with the screaming leftist.
Richardson later told the Media Research Center he was there because “we need a historical reference so that we can move forward in the conversation.”
Cole, dressed as Charlotte Scott, also stood among the statue’s defenders.
The Friday protest calling for the statue’s removal was organized by The Freedom Neighborhood, a group led by Harvard University student Glenn Foster, who told the Washington Examiner his group agrees with the principles of Black Lives Matter movement, though is not officially affiliated with them.
“We’re going to tear that motherf—er down!” he shouted during Friday’s protest.
Foster once made a YouTube video called “How I Got Into Harvard,” in which he talked about gaming the system because his ACT scores were less than perfect.
So, a young man who received benefits that an older generation of black Americans did not has vulgarly called for the removal of a memorial that his elders rightfully honor. His attitude tells you everything you need to know about our contemporary educational system and the state of America’s “elite” universities.
People should not be asking how to get into Harvard. They should be asking why anyone would want to go to Harvard.
“I say the Black Lives Matter people are full of s—,” Folden later told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
“And the reason I say they are full of s— is because their money ain’t saying Black Lives Matter. You coming out here, you want to tear down statues, but how much of this black history of D.C. do you really know?”
Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia’s nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives, has announced she will introduce legislation to remove the statue.
The designers of the Emancipation Statue in Lincoln Park in DC didn’t take into account the views of African Americans. It shows. Blacks too fought to end enslavement. That’s why I’m introducing a bill to move this statue to a museum. pic.twitter.com/A0MOnISH1N — Eleanor Holmes Norton (@EleanorNorton) June 23, 2020
She is a Democrat and, just like other Democratic politicians right now, is catering to the mob and going all-in on their “cancel culture” demands.
The statue represents the long struggle for freedom for all in the United States.
An older generation of black men and women were taught to appreciate historical figures like Abraham Lincoln, flaws and all.
Yet activists today have already torn down a statue of Ulysses S. Grant, the Union general who military brilliance helped liberate slaves in the Confederacy.
A younger generation is clearly being taught raw hatred for the United States.
Folden, Richardson and Cole acted in a bold, educated and fearless manner last week. And they did not need a pretentious Harvard pedigree to do so.
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westernjournal--2020-06-30--As Violent Crime Plagues New York City, 272 NYPD Officers File for Retirement

With anti-police rhetoric on the rise and a decision by local leadership to partially defund the police and completely disband the city ’ s plainclothes anti-crime unit , it should not come as a surprise that a shocking number of New York City police officers want out .
According to the New York Post , 272 NYPD officers filed retirement papers in the month following the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody .
That is a noticeable increase from the 183 officers who filed for retirement during the same time period last year .
Patrick Lynch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Police Benevolent Association , said it best : “ We are all asking the same question : ‘ How can we keep doing our job in this environment ?
’ And that is exactly what the anti-cop crowd wants .
If we have no cops because no one wants to be a cop , they will have achieved their ultimate goal.
” Meanwhile , Ed Mullins , president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association , said morale in the department is “ at the lowest levels I ’ ve seen in 38 years.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If We Do n't Act , 2 % of the People Are About To Control the Other 98 % No sane person can blame police officers for wanting to call it quits .
This is especially true in the Big Apple , where the men and women in blue were targets of left-wing mobs even before Floyd ’ s death unleashed the latest wave of anti-police fervor .
Last July , mobs dumped buckets of water on New York police officers .
The work environment for the NYPD only got worse as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concrete and bottles at the cops .
Over the past month , the hostile work environment for police officers has become even more severe .
Two weeks after Floyd ’ s death , an Atlanta police officer shot and killed Rayshard Brooks , an African-American man , after Brooks resisted arrest and aimed the officer ’ s taser at him .
The message to law enforcement officers in Democrat-run jurisdictions is clear : You have no right to self-defense , and every split-second , difficult decision you make will be second-guessed .
With @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come as no surprise that a large number of officers will want to head for the exits .
Sadly , the anti-police environment will make it harder to find good men and women to replace the retiring officers .
While it ’ s not surprising that a blue exodus would occur in New York and other major cities , such a phenomenon will have devastating consequences for people who live in those communities .
A crime wave had already erupted in NYC even before nearly 300 police officers announced their retirement .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision to disband its plainclothes unit , a total of 28 murders occurred in America ’ s largest metropolis .
At the same time last year , only 12 murders took place .
Similarly , the New York Post reported that there were 97 murders through the third week of this month , compared with 89 murders throughout all of June 2019 .
This problem will only get worse with fewer police officers on the streets .
Ironically , the crime wave will most impact the people who left-wing mobs claim to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Post columnist Karol Markowicz explained during an appearance on Fox News earlier this month , “ If you look at the recent crime spike , it ’ s happening primarily in black neighborhoods.
” You can watch her short interview with Tucker Carlson in full here : So much for the idea that “ Black Lives Matter.
” No wonder African immigrant Nestride Yumga described the activists who constantly chant that phrase as “ hypocrites.
” As Yumga pointed out , “ When black people kill black people , they don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Sadly , more black Americans will become crime victims because of BLM activists ’ rush to demonize the police .
As the hatred of law enforcement has reached a fever pitch in this country , some Americans have decided to show their appreciation to those who serve and protect .
For her part , Yumga has repeatedly delivered meals to police officers in her city of Washington .
Unfortunately , such kind gestures might not be enough to persuade officers to stay on the job .
Deciding whether to become a cop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ analysis .
For many , including the 272 NYPD officers who have decided to retire , the benefit of appreciation from a handful of businesses and patriotic Americans does not outweigh the costs of constant demonization and risk of serious injury or death they face on a daily basis .
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With anti-police rhetoric on the rise and a decision by local leadership to partially defund the police and completely disband the city’s plainclothes anti-crime unit, it should not come as a surprise that a shocking number of New York City police officers want out.
According to the New York Post, 272 NYPD officers filed retirement papers in the month following the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
That is a noticeable increase from the 183 officers who filed for retirement during the same time period last year.
Patrick Lynch, president of the New York City Police Benevolent Association, said it best: “We are all asking the same question: ‘How can we keep doing our job in this environment?’ And that is exactly what the anti-cop crowd wants. If we have no cops because no one wants to be a cop, they will have achieved their ultimate goal.”
Meanwhile, Ed Mullins, president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, said morale in the department is “at the lowest levels I’ve seen in 38 years.”
No sane person can blame police officers for wanting to call it quits. This is especially true in the Big Apple, where the men and women in blue were targets of left-wing mobs even before Floyd’s death unleashed the latest wave of anti-police fervor.
Last July, mobs dumped buckets of water on New York police officers. The work environment for the NYPD only got worse as the summer went on, with people throwing concrete and bottles at the cops.
Over the past month, the hostile work environment for police officers has become even more severe.
Two weeks after Floyd’s death, an Atlanta police officer shot and killed Rayshard Brooks, an African-American man, after Brooks resisted arrest and aimed the officer’s taser at him.
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Now, the officer faces a murder charge.
The message to law enforcement officers in Democrat-run jurisdictions is clear: You have no right to self-defense, and every split-second, difficult decision you make will be second-guessed.
With all of these developments, it should come as no surprise that a large number of officers will want to head for the exits. Sadly, the anti-police environment will make it harder to find good men and women to replace the retiring officers.
While it’s not surprising that a blue exodus would occur in New York and other major cities, such a phenomenon will have devastating consequences for people who live in those communities.
A crime wave had already erupted in NYC even before nearly 300 police officers announced their retirement.
In the week following the city’s decision to disband its plainclothes unit, a total of 28 murders occurred in America’s largest metropolis. At the same time last year, only 12 murders took place.
Similarly, the New York Post reported that there were 97 murders through the third week of this month, compared with 89 murders throughout all of June 2019.
This problem will only get worse with fewer police officers on the streets.
Ironically, the crime wave will most impact the people who left-wing mobs claim to be fighting on behalf of.
As New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz explained during an appearance on Fox News earlier this month, “If you look at the recent crime spike, it’s happening primarily in black neighborhoods.”
You can watch her short interview with Tucker Carlson in full here:
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So much for the idea that “Black Lives Matter.”
No wonder African immigrant Nestride Yumga described the activists who constantly chant that phrase as “hypocrites.”
As Yumga pointed out, “When black people kill black people, they don’t come out and do this crap.”
Sadly, more black Americans will become crime victims because of BLM activists’ rush to demonize the police.
As the hatred of law enforcement has reached a fever pitch in this country, some Americans have decided to show their appreciation to those who serve and protect.
For her part, Yumga has repeatedly delivered meals to police officers in her city of Washington.
Unfortunately, such kind gestures might not be enough to persuade officers to stay on the job.
Deciding whether to become a cop or remain a cop requires a cost-benefit analysis.
For many, including the 272 NYPD officers who have decided to retire, the benefit of appreciation from a handful of businesses and patriotic Americans does not outweigh the costs of constant demonization and risk of serious injury or death they face on a daily basis.
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westernjournal--2020-06-30--Doorbell Camera Captures Woman Giving Birth While Standing in Parking Lot

Susan Anderson and her husband , Joseph , were expecting their second child and had planned to have her at Natural Birthworks in Margate , Florida , to experience a water birth .
Their baby had different ideas , however , and by the time the Andersons were parked at the birth center , she was already well on her way .
“ During the car ride to the birth center , I turned to my husband , and I was like , ‘ I need to push ! '
” Anderson told WPLG-TV .
“ I didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the building.
” “ By the time we got to the first step , the head was coming , ” she added .
TRENDING : Exclusive from Gen. Flynn : If We Do n't Act , 2 % of the People Are About To Control the Other 98 % “ That was my focus , just getting inside to the birthing tub , but she had other ideas.
” Thankfully , midwife Sandra Lovaina was ready and waiting .
She met them in the parking lot , steps from the front door @ @ @ @ @ @ @ baby slipped out , fell through Susan ’ s shorts and landed in her hands .
“ I asked her , ‘ Are you OK to walk ?
’ and she said , ‘ Yes , ' ” Lovaina told the Miami Herald .
“ The baby was already making its way and she was like , ‘ Uh-oh , ’ [ but ] she was in control of the entire situation.
” The whole video was caught on a Ring camera .
With Susan ’ s permission , it was shared on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viral .
“ Shared with permission !
” the caption read .
“ This momma had a super fast labor .
In Midwife terms , it was precipitous.
” “ When dad called a few minutes before arrival and said she feels like pushing gloves were on and ready .
Although I thought we ’ d have time to get inside , this little one had other plans.
” The video also shows two police officers standing nearby — but Lovaina had the situation handled and calmly let them know things were fine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be across the street & heard the commotion and walked over to see if help was needed , ” the caption continued .
“ Multitasking by catching a baby and letting them know we were all good was quite the experience !
One of the most exciting births of 2020 😂 One we won ’ t forget !
Mom & baby are doing amazing and we can all laugh at how awesome this birth was .
Especially because the cops looked pretty shell shocked !
” RELATED : Doctors Told Family to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : 'God Is a Way Maker' The female officer especially showed her surprise , covering her mouth with her hands when the baby was born .
She couldn ’ t stop smiling as the group waddled into the birth center .
To top off the scene , another midwife rushed into the building , a little too late .
“ She had been our client before , ” that second midwife , Gelena Hinkley , said .
“ We ’ ve done her other delivery , and round two was just a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be that fast.
” “ It literally was insane , ” Hinkley told WPEC-TV .
“ I think we knew it was going to go viral but not … I didn ’ t think it was going to go that viral.
” “ It ’ s so crazy , ” Lovaina said .
“ We never expected all this attention .
It ’ s just mind-boggling .
We are so happy that it brought smiles to people ’ s faces and it brought a little joy in the world during this craziness.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing new for the seasoned midwives , they ’ re happy that the video has been seen by so many people and brightened their days .
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Susan Anderson and her husband, Joseph, were expecting their second child and had planned to have her at Natural Birthworks in Margate, Florida, to experience a water birth.
Their baby had different ideas, however, and by the time the Andersons were parked at the birth center, she was already well on her way.
“During the car ride to the birth center, I turned to my husband, and I was like, ‘I need to push!'” Anderson told WPLG-TV. “I didn’t think I wouldn’t make it into the building.”
“By the time we got to the first step, the head was coming,” she added.
“That was my focus, just getting inside to the birthing tub, but she had other ideas.”
Thankfully, midwife Sandra Lovaina was ready and waiting. She met them in the parking lot, steps from the front door.
Lovaina kept her cool as the baby slipped out, fell through Susan’s shorts and landed in her hands.
“I asked her, ‘Are you OK to walk?’ and she said, ‘Yes,'” Lovaina told the Miami Herald. “The baby was already making its way and she was like, ‘Uh-oh,’ [but] she was in control of the entire situation.”
The whole video was caught on a Ring camera. With Susan’s permission, it was shared on Facebook on June 23 and soon went viral.
“Shared with permission!” the caption read. “This momma had a super fast labor. In Midwife terms, it was precipitous.”
“When dad called a few minutes before arrival and said she feels like pushing gloves were on and ready. Although I thought we’d have time to get inside, this little one had other plans.”
The video also shows two police officers standing nearby — but Lovaina had the situation handled and calmly let them know things were fine.
“The Police just so happened to be across the street & heard the commotion and walked over to see if help was needed,” the caption continued. “Multitasking by catching a baby and letting them know we were all good was quite the experience! One of the most exciting births of 2020 ? One we won’t forget! Mom & baby are doing amazing and we can all laugh at how awesome this birth was. Especially because the cops looked pretty shell shocked!”
The female officer especially showed her surprise, covering her mouth with her hands when the baby was born. She couldn’t stop smiling as the group waddled into the birth center.
To top off the scene, another midwife rushed into the building, a little too late.
“She had been our client before,” that second midwife, Gelena Hinkley, said. “We’ve done her other delivery, and round two was just a lot faster. No one was expecting it to be that fast.”
“It literally was insane,” Hinkley told WPEC-TV. “I think we knew it was going to go viral but not … I didn’t think it was going to go that viral.”
“It’s so crazy,” Lovaina said. “We never expected all this attention. It’s just mind-boggling. We are so happy that it brought smiles to people’s faces and it brought a little joy in the world during this craziness.”
While this kind of delivery is nothing new for the seasoned midwives, they’re happy that the video has been seen by so many people and brightened their days.
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westernjournal--2020-06-30--Scientists Warn That Another Pandemic Could Be Emerging in China

Scientists are warning about a new strain of the H1N1 swine flu virus that has been spreading silently on pig farms in China and that they say should be “ urgently ” controlled to avoid another worldwide pandemic .
H1N1 spread around the world in 2009 and killed about 285,000 people before morphing into seasonal flu , The New York Times reported .
In a study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , scientists say the newer strain , G4 EA H1N1 , has been common on China ’ s pig farms since 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the virus without getting disease , scientists fear that could change .
“ G4 viruses have all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus , ” the study reads .
TRENDING : Exclusive from Gen. Flynn : If We Do n't Act , 2 % of the People Are About To Control the Other 98 % “ Controlling the prevailing G4 EA H1N1 viruses in pigs and close monitoring in human populations , especially the workers in swine industry , should be urgently implemented.
” For the study , researchers monitored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 2018 .
Researchers also collected 338 blood samples from pig farm workers and 230 samples from people nearby .
The scientists found that 10.4 percent of the workers and 4.4 percent of the people nearby tested positive for G4 EA H1N1 , according to The Times .
Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , said Tuesday that the United States needs to be watching this new strain emerging in China .
Fauci was asked about the new strain of the virus and the study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Labor and Pensions Committee hearing , Fox News reported .
He said the new virus has characteristics of the 2009 H1N1 virus and “ segments from other hosts like swine.
” “ When they all mix up together and contain some of the elements that might make it susceptible to being transmitted to humans , you always have the possibility that you might have another swine flu-type outbreak as we had in 2009 , ” Fauci said .
“ It ’ s something that ’ s still in the stage of examination , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat where you ’ re seeing infections , but it ’ s something we need to keep our eye on just the way we did in 2009 with the emergence of the swine flu.
” RELATED : Supreme Court Deals a Blow to Pro-Life Movement by Striking Down Law The H1N1 virus was first detected in the United States in the spring of 2009 , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
From April 12 , 2009 , to April 10 , 2010 , there were estimated to be 60.8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths in the United States from the virus .
Additionally , about 151,700 to 575,400 people worldwide died from H1N1 infection during that same year .
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Scientists are warning about a new strain of the H1N1 swine flu virus that has been spreading silently on pig farms in China and that they say should be “urgently” controlled to avoid another worldwide pandemic.
H1N1 spread around the world in 2009 and killed about 285,000 people before morphing into seasonal flu, The New York Times reported.
In a study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists say the newer strain, G4 EA H1N1, has been common on China’s pig farms since 2016.
Although some people have become infected by the virus without getting disease, scientists fear that could change.
“G4 viruses have all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus,” the study reads.
“Controlling the prevailing G4 EA H1N1 viruses in pigs and close monitoring in human populations, especially the workers in swine industry, should be urgently implemented.”
For the study, researchers monitored pigs in 10 Chinese provinces from 2011 to 2018.
Researchers also collected 338 blood samples from pig farm workers and 230 samples from people nearby.
The scientists found that 10.4 percent of the workers and 4.4 percent of the people nearby tested positive for G4 EA H1N1, according to The Times.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Tuesday that the United States needs to be watching this new strain emerging in China.
Fauci was asked about the new strain of the virus and the study at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, Fox News reported.
He said the new virus has characteristics of the 2009 H1N1 virus and “segments from other hosts like swine.”
“When they all mix up together and contain some of the elements that might make it susceptible to being transmitted to humans, you always have the possibility that you might have another swine flu-type outbreak as we had in 2009,” Fauci said.
“It’s something that’s still in the stage of examination, it’s not so-called an immediate threat where you’re seeing infections, but it’s something we need to keep our eye on just the way we did in 2009 with the emergence of the swine flu.”
The H1N1 virus was first detected in the United States in the spring of 2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
From April 12, 2009, to April 10, 2010, there were estimated to be 60.8 million cases, 274,304 hospitalizations and 12,469 deaths in the United States from the virus.
Additionally, about 151,700 to 575,400 people worldwide died from H1N1 infection during that same year.
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westernjournal--2020-06-30--New Charges Add Disturbing Twist to Missing Children Case

Prosecutors say the mother of two children who were found dead in rural Idaho months after they vanished had conspired with her new husband to hide or destroy the kids ’ bodies .
The new felony charges against Lori Vallow Daybell came late Monday , the latest twist in a case tied to the mysterious deaths of the couple ’ s former spouses and their beliefs about zombies and the apocalypse that may have affected their actions .
Daybell is already charged with abandoning or deserting 7-year-old Joshua “ JJ ” Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan , but because police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s yard , it ’ s not clear if the abandonment allegations will stand .
She ’ s also charged with obstructing a police investigation , asking a friend to lie to police on her behalf , and contempt of court for failing to follow a court order to produce the kids to officials .
Her attorney has indicated that she intends to defend herself against the charges , but she has not yet had a chance to enter a plea .
TRENDING : Exclusive from Gen. Flynn : If We Do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ People Are About To Control the Other 98 % Daybell ’ s husband , Chad Daybell , was charged this month with concealing evidence by destroying or hiding the children ’ s bodies .
He ’ s pleaded not guilty .
Prosecutors are using the same behavior alleged in Lori Daybell ’ s older charges to support the conspiracy charge , saying she aided Chad Daybell ’ s efforts to hide the bodies by asking her friend to lie to police about JJ ’ s whereabouts and lying to police herself when she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tylee was attending college .
Authorities have not yet said how exactly the children died or who caused their deaths .
But court documents indicate JJ was buried in a pet cemetery on Chad Daybell ’ s property and that Tylee ’ s remains were dismembered and burned in a fire pit .
Investigators found the remains by tracking the movements of Lori Daybell ’ s brother , Alex Cox , using his cellphone data .
Cox is also dead , succumbing to an apparent blood clot in his lung at his home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ newest court documents filed in Lori Daybell ’ s conspiracy case , Rexburg police Lt. Ron Ball wrote that Cox also was involved in the conspiracy to hide the kids ’ remains by taking JJ to Chad Daybell ’ s property the day the child was buried and by later telling police the boy was visiting his grandparents in Louisiana .
The documents also reference claims that the Daybells believed dark spirits , or “ zombies , ” would possess people .
Lori Daybell reportedly told her friend Melanie Gibb at different times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had become zombies .
Gibb said the Daybells also believed the only way to rid a person of a dark spirit was by killing them so the person could be at rest in the afterlife .
“ Gibb was informed by Vallow that when a person became a ‘ zombie , ’ their original spirit left their body and entered ‘ limbo ’ and is trapped and can not progress to ‘ paradise , ’ ” Ball wrote in an affidavit .
“ Vallow then informed Gibb that for the person ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the person ’ s physical body had to die .
Despite the teaching that a physical body needed to die , Gibb reports she was never told by Vallow or Daybell that they planned to carry out a physical killing themselves.
” The complex case began last summer with Cox shooting and killing Lori ’ s estranged husband , Charles Vallow , in suburban Phoenix in what he asserted was self-defense .
Vallow was seeking a divorce , saying Lori believed she was responsible for ushering in the end times .
Shortly after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the children moved to Idaho , where Chad Daybell lived .
He ran a small publishing company , putting out many fiction books he wrote about apocalyptic scenarios .
He also recorded podcasts about preparing for the apocalypse , and friends said he claimed to be able to receive visions from “ beyond the veil.
” He had been married to Tammy Daybell , who died in her sleep last October of what her obituary said were natural causes .
Authorities grew suspicious when Chad Daybell married Lori just two weeks later , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ body exhumed in Utah in December .
The results of that autopsy have not been released .
Police began searching for Tylee and JJ in November after relatives raised concerns .
Police say the Daybells lied to investigators about the children ’ s whereabouts before quietly leaving Idaho .
They were found in Hawaii months later .
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Prosecutors say the mother of two children who were found dead in rural Idaho months after they vanished had conspired with her new husband to hide or destroy the kids’ bodies.
The new felony charges against Lori Vallow Daybell came late Monday, the latest twist in a case tied to the mysterious deaths of the couple’s former spouses and their beliefs about zombies and the apocalypse that may have affected their actions.
Daybell is already charged with abandoning or deserting 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan, but because police found their remains buried in her husband’s yard, it’s not clear if the abandonment allegations will stand.
She’s also charged with obstructing a police investigation, asking a friend to lie to police on her behalf, and contempt of court for failing to follow a court order to produce the kids to officials.
Her attorney has indicated that she intends to defend herself against the charges, but she has not yet had a chance to enter a plea.
Daybell’s husband, Chad Daybell, was charged this month with concealing evidence by destroying or hiding the children’s bodies. He’s pleaded not guilty.
Prosecutors are using the same behavior alleged in Lori Daybell’s older charges to support the conspiracy charge, saying she aided Chad Daybell’s efforts to hide the bodies by asking her friend to lie to police about JJ’s whereabouts and lying to police herself when she told them JJ was in Arizona and Tylee was attending college.
Authorities have not yet said how exactly the children died or who caused their deaths. But court documents indicate JJ was buried in a pet cemetery on Chad Daybell’s property and that Tylee’s remains were dismembered and burned in a fire pit.
Investigators found the remains by tracking the movements of Lori Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, using his cellphone data.
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Cox is also dead, succumbing to an apparent blood clot in his lung at his home in Arizona last December.
In the newest court documents filed in Lori Daybell’s conspiracy case, Rexburg police Lt. Ron Ball wrote that Cox also was involved in the conspiracy to hide the kids’ remains by taking JJ to Chad Daybell’s property the day the child was buried and by later telling police the boy was visiting his grandparents in Louisiana.
The documents also reference claims that the Daybells believed dark spirits, or “zombies,” would possess people. Lori Daybell reportedly told her friend Melanie Gibb at different times in 2019 that both JJ and Tylee had become zombies.
Gibb said the Daybells also believed the only way to rid a person of a dark spirit was by killing them so the person could be at rest in the afterlife.
“Gibb was informed by Vallow that when a person became a ‘zombie,’ their original spirit left their body and entered ‘limbo’ and is trapped and cannot progress to ‘paradise,’” Ball wrote in an affidavit.
“Vallow then informed Gibb that for the person’s original spirit to be freed from limbo the person’s physical body had to die. Despite the teaching that a physical body needed to die, Gibb reports she was never told by Vallow or Daybell that they planned to carry out a physical killing themselves.”
The complex case began last summer with Cox shooting and killing Lori’s estranged husband, Charles Vallow, in suburban Phoenix in what he asserted was self-defense.
Vallow was seeking a divorce, saying Lori believed she was responsible for ushering in the end times.
Shortly after Vallow’s death, Lori and the children moved to Idaho, where Chad Daybell lived.
He ran a small publishing company, putting out many fiction books he wrote about apocalyptic scenarios. He also recorded podcasts about preparing for the apocalypse, and friends said he claimed to be able to receive visions from “beyond the veil.”
He had been married to Tammy Daybell, who died in her sleep last October of what her obituary said were natural causes.
Authorities grew suspicious when Chad Daybell married Lori just two weeks later, and they had Tammy Daybell’s body exhumed in Utah in December. The results of that autopsy have not been released.
Police began searching for Tylee and JJ in November after relatives raised concerns.
Police say the Daybells lied to investigators about the children’s whereabouts before quietly leaving Idaho. They were found in Hawaii months later.
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westernjournal--2020-06-30--Supreme Court Hands School Choice Advocates and Religious Schools a Significant Win

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that religious schools could not be excluded from a taxpayer-funded Montana state scholarship program .
Chief Justice John Roberts authored the 5-4 ruling that supported an initiative passed in 2015 allowing Montanans to receive a $ 150 tax credit for donating to scholarship programs to help families , often those with low income , give their children a private-school education .
“ A State need not subsidize private education .
But once a State decides to do so , it can not disqualify some private schools solely because they are religious , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but can equal part or all of the cost of a full year of tuition at the private school of the recipient ’ s choice .
After the legislation was put into place , the Montana Department of Revenue enacted an administrative rule that kept recipients from using the scholarships at religious schools , according to the Supreme Court petition .
TRENDING : Exclusive from Gen. Flynn : If We Do n't Act , 2 % of the People Are About To Control the Other 98 % The case was accepted by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court ordered the program to be ended in 2018 .
Fox News reported that justices appeared “ closely split ” during oral arguments for Espinoza v. Montana Dept .
of Revenue in January .
In a May interview with The Western Journal , David Hodges , a co-counsel on the Espinoza case , said the issue is parental choice .
“ This case is about whether the religion clauses [ like those found in Blaine amendments ] … can invalidate generally available and religiously neutral student aid programs , just because the program @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school , ” Hodges said .
Blaine amendments were put in place in states starting in the late 1800s , after a drive led by then-Rep. James Blaine of Maine to amend the Constitution to prohibit the use of public money to fund private education fell short .
Kendra Espinoza , a lead plaintiff in the case , said she felt they were being excluded “ because we are people of religious background , or because our children want to go to a religious school , ” Fox News reported .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our rights as people of faith to have the same opportunities that a secular schoolchild would have , ” she said .
In Tuesday ’ s ruling , Roberts said the program did not violate the U.S. Constitution .
“ We have repeatedly held that the Establishment Clause is not offended when religious observers and organizations benefit from neutral government programs , ” the ruling read .
Roberts added that the Montana Supreme Court erred in its ruling by failing to recognize that the “ no-aid ” clause violated the First Amendment and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ When the Court was called upon to apply a state law no-aid provision to exclude religious schools from the program , it was obligated by the Federal Constitution to reject the invitation , ” Roberts wrote .
The other four justices wrote three different dissenting opinions on the ruling , according to Fox News .
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg argued that Montana “ put all private school parents in the same boat ” by invalidating the scholarship program .
Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the state law had nothing to do with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Breyer and Elena Kagan argued the inclusion of religious schools was not required by the Free Exercise Clause .
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that religious schools could not be excluded from a taxpayer-funded Montana state scholarship program.
Chief Justice John Roberts authored the 5-4 ruling that supported an initiative passed in 2015 allowing Montanans to receive a $150 tax credit for donating to scholarship programs to help families, often those with low income, give their children a private-school education.
“A State need not subsidize private education. But once a State decides to do so, it cannot disqualify some private schools solely because they are religious,” Roberts wrote.
The scholarship amounts vary, but can equal part or all of the cost of a full year of tuition at the private school of the recipient’s choice.
After the legislation was put into place, the Montana Department of Revenue enacted an administrative rule that kept recipients from using the scholarships at religious schools, according to the Supreme Court petition.
The case was accepted by the high court after the Montana Supreme Court ordered the program to be ended in 2018.
Fox News reported that justices appeared “closely split” during oral arguments for Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue in January.
In a May interview with The Western Journal, David Hodges, a co-counsel on the Espinoza case, said the issue is parental choice.
“This case is about whether the religion clauses [like those found in Blaine amendments] … can invalidate generally available and religiously neutral student aid programs, just because the program gave the choice of attending a religious school,” Hodges said.
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Blaine amendments were put in place in states starting in the late 1800s, after a drive led by then-Rep. James Blaine of Maine to amend the Constitution to prohibit the use of public money to fund private education fell short.
Kendra Espinoza, a lead plaintiff in the case, said she felt they were being excluded “because we are people of religious background, or because our children want to go to a religious school,” Fox News reported.
“We’re here to stand up for our rights as people of faith to have the same opportunities that a secular schoolchild would have,” she said.
In Tuesday’s ruling, Roberts said the program did not violate the U.S. Constitution.
“We have repeatedly held that the Establishment Clause is not offended when religious observers and organizations benefit from neutral government programs,” the ruling read.
Roberts added that the Montana Supreme Court erred in its ruling by failing to recognize that the “no-aid” clause violated the First Amendment and the state’s Fourteenth Amendment.
“When the Court was called upon to apply a state law no-aid provision to exclude religious schools from the program, it was obligated by the Federal Constitution to reject the invitation,” Roberts wrote.
The other four justices wrote three different dissenting opinions on the ruling, according to Fox News.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg argued that Montana “put all private school parents in the same boat” by invalidating the scholarship program.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the state law had nothing to do with the federal Free Exercise Clause. Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan argued the inclusion of religious schools was not required by the Free Exercise Clause.
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westernjournal--2020-06-30--Liberal Environmentalist Apologizes for ‘Climate Scare:’ ‘We Environmentalists Have Misled the Publi

Liberal Environmentalist Apologizes for ‘Climate Scare:’ ‘We Environmentalists Have Misled the Public’

A prominent environmentalist and climate change activist has penned an open letter apologizing for what he calls a three-decade “ climate scare.
” Michael Shellenberger , the founder and president of the nonprofit Environmental Progress , has been on the front lines of the battle to warn of the irreversible effects of climate change for decades .
On Monday , the activist wrote that he and others in his field have been guilty of misleading the global population about the dangers posed by climate change .
“ On behalf of environmentalists everywhere , I would like to formally apologize for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last 30 years .
Climate change is happening .
It ’ s just not the end of the world , ” Shellenberger wrote on the Environmental Progress website .
“ It ’ s not even our most serious environmental problem , ” he added .
TRENDING : Exclusive from Gen. Flynn : If We Do n't Act , 2 % of the People Are About To Control the Other 98 % Noting he has been an environmentalist for 30 years , Shellenberger further added he felt he needed to set the record straight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ often cited by green community leaders .
“ [ A ] s an energy expert asked by Congress to provide objective expert testimony , and invited by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) to serve as Expert Reviewer of its next Assessment Report , I feel an obligation to apologize for how badly we environmentalists have misled the public , ” he wrote .
The author of the letter stood behind his words and sourcing on his Twitter page .
Shellenberger went on to write in his apology that humans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extinction , ” and called into question some of the positions hardline climate activists have taken over recent years and decades .
“ The Amazon is not ‘ the lungs of the world , ’ ” he wrote .
“ Climate change is not making natural disasters worse… Fires have declined 25 % around the world since 2003.
” “ The amount of land we use for meat — humankind ’ s biggest use of land — has declined by an area nearly as large as Alaska , ” he added .
Shellenberger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being exacerbated by climate change , which is often inferred by activists and shared by some national media outlets .
“ The build-up of wood fuel and more houses near forests , not climate change , explain why there are more , and more dangerous , fires in Australia and California , ” he wrote .
Shellenberger further noted he feels that the loss of natural habitats and the killings of animals are bigger threats to the delicate ecosystems than climate change and argued that more , not less , industrial agriculture is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic .
“ Some people will , when they read this imagine that I ’ m some right-wing anti-environmentalist .
I ’ m not , ” he wrote , noting he has dedicated his entire adult life to environmentalism .
“ For years , I referred to climate change as an ‘ existential ’ threat to human civilization , and called it a ‘ crisis , ’ ” he wrote .
“ I remained quiet about the climate disinformation campaign because I was afraid of losing friends and funding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did next to nothing as my fellow environmentalists terrified the public.
” Shellenberger further wrote in the long apology that the movement to preserve the environment has been taken over by people such as New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for financial , political and ideological purposes .
The activist penned the apology ahead of the release of his new book , “ Apocalypse Never : Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All.
” Shellenberger writes a column for Forbes , where the apology was first published , but the outlet has taken the article @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the environmental activist ’ s apology takes readers to a message that reads , “ This page is no longer active.
” The activist wrote a similar piece for Forbes in May 2019 arguing against climate alarmism , but that piece is still published .
In 2008 , Shellenberger was praised as a hero for his environmental advocacy by Time .
Shellenberger ’ s claims in his apology letter , and the motives behind them , are being questioned by some users on social media .
But as of Tuesday , no prominent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an official retort to his letter or the claims he makes in the upcoming book .
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A prominent environmentalist and climate change activist has penned an open letter apologizing for what he calls a three-decade “climate scare.”
Michael Shellenberger, the founder and president of the nonprofit Environmental Progress, has been on the front lines of the battle to warn of the irreversible effects of climate change for decades.
On Monday, the activist wrote that he and others in his field have been guilty of misleading the global population about the dangers posed by climate change.
“On behalf of environmentalists everywhere, I would like to formally apologize for the climate scare we created over the last 30 years. Climate change is happening. It’s just not the end of the world,” Shellenberger wrote on the Environmental Progress website.
“It’s not even our most serious environmental problem,” he added.
Noting he has been an environmentalist for 30 years, Shellenberger further added he felt he needed to set the record straight, and his sources are the same often cited by green community leaders.
“[A]s an energy expert asked by Congress to provide objective expert testimony, and invited by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to serve as Expert Reviewer of its next Assessment Report, I feel an obligation to apologize for how badly we environmentalists have misled the public,” he wrote.
The author of the letter stood behind his words and sourcing on his Twitter page.
Apocalypse Never has 1,103 endnotes, which cover 100+ pages of the 400+ page book All sources are best-available science including as assessed by IPCC, FAO, IUCN, IPBES, & other scientific bodies Plus historical, & archival, ethnographic research https://t.co/9I3RweqF2V — Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) June 30, 2020
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Shellenberger went on to write in his apology that humans are not causing a “sixth mass extinction,” and called into question some of the positions hardline climate activists have taken over recent years and decades.
“The Amazon is not ‘the lungs of the world,’” he wrote. “Climate change is not making natural disasters worse… Fires have declined 25% around the world since 2003.”
“The amount of land we use for meat — humankind’s biggest use of land — has declined by an area nearly as large as Alaska,” he added.
Shellenberger also claimed that natural disasters are not being exacerbated by climate change, which is often inferred by activists and shared by some national media outlets.
“The build-up of wood fuel and more houses near forests, not climate change, explain why there are more, and more dangerous, fires in Australia and California,” he wrote.
Shellenberger further noted he feels that the loss of natural habitats and the killings of animals are bigger threats to the delicate ecosystems than climate change and argued that more, not less, industrial agriculture is needed to prevent future pandemics, such as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
“Some people will, when they read this imagine that I’m some right-wing anti-environmentalist. I’m not,” he wrote, noting he has dedicated his entire adult life to environmentalism.
“For years, I referred to climate change as an ‘existential’ threat to human civilization, and called it a ‘crisis,’” he wrote. “I remained quiet about the climate disinformation campaign because I was afraid of losing friends and funding. … I mostly stood by and did next to nothing as my fellow environmentalists terrified the public.”
Shellenberger further wrote in the long apology that the movement to preserve the environment has been taken over by people such as New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for financial, political and ideological purposes.
The activist penned the apology ahead of the release of his new book, “Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All.”
Shellenberger writes a column for Forbes, where the apology was first published, but the outlet has taken the article down without explanation.
The link to the environmental activist’s apology takes readers to a message that reads, “This page is no longer active.”
Shellenberger accused Forbes of censoring him.
Forbes has censored my article. I have reposted it here:https://t.co/PPcd2DrinO — Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) June 29, 2020
The activist wrote a similar piece for Forbes in May 2019 arguing against climate alarmism, but that piece is still published.
In 2008, Shellenberger was praised as a hero for his environmental advocacy by Time.
Shellenberger’s claims in his apology letter, and the motives behind them, are being questioned by some users on social media.
My book, which you haven’t read, has been praised by a murderers’ row of climate and environmental scientists Your book, which I *have* read, argues for using the “climate emergency” as a strategy for imposing socialism on the American people https://t.co/yJr6hP6vrp — Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) June 29, 2020
But as of Tuesday, no prominent environmentalists or climate advocacy groups have issued an official retort to his letter or the claims he makes in the upcoming book.
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westernjournal--2020-06-30--Social Media Giant Reddit Bans 800,000-Member Community of Trump Supporters

Watching social media platforms take out conservatives is akin to watching the mobs topple statues throughout America : They are choosing destruction over discourse .
Reddit joined other social media companies who have booted right-leaning groups after it banned the “ r/The_Donald ” community from its platform Monday for violating its rules 1 , 2 and 8 , according to a results page on a Reddit search for the community .
The rules cover infractions such as “ bullying ” or promoting “ hate based on identity or vulnerability ” ( essentially , only protecting favored groups ) and technical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is unclear what specific instances led to the ban on the subreddit , which was a haven for the community of nearly 800,000 President Donald Trump supporters .
The group had already been “ quarantined ” last year , meaning the community was unable to generate revenue and was slapped with a warning label , among other restrictions .
According to a Reddit announcement , the ouster comes after the company recently updated its rules with the help of its moderators and “ outside experts ” to more “ explicitly address hate ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that conservatives and their viewpoints are often labeled as such without merit .
TRENDING : New Coronavirus Discovery Could Change Everything , Push Timeline to 9 Months Before Wuhan Outbreak The post also included the announcement that Michael Seibel has joined Reddit ’ s board of directors .
Notably , Seibel ’ s bio on the website says he is a Yale graduate who majored in political science and served on Democratic Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume ’ s failed 2006 Senate campaign .
Seibel replaced co-founder Alexis Ohanian , who stepped down from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be able to “ answer his black daughter when she asks : ‘ What did you do ?
’ ” Ohanian is married to tennis star Serena Williams and the couple has a 2-year-old daughter together .
“ I ’ ve resigned as a member of the reddit board , ” Ohanian he tweeted on June 5 .
“ I have urged them to fill my seat with a black candidate , + I will use future gains on my Reddit stock to serve the black community , chiefly to curb racial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a pledge of $ 1M to @ kaepernick7 ’ s @ yourrightscamp.
” Despite the stench of political bias surrounding the circumstances of the ban , the company insists it is about community standards rather than politics .
“ Reddit is a place for community and belonging , not for attacking people , ” CEO Steve Huffman told reporters in a call , according to The New York Times .
“ ‘ The_Donald ’ has been in violation of that.
” Approximately 2,000 other groups were also banned , including the left-wing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and many inactive groups , but none match the size and scope of the pro-Trump community .
While these social media platforms are ostensibly censoring “ hate speech , ” they seem to cut disproportionately against the right .
RELATED : 1,000,000 Users Sign Up for Parler App After Twitter Bans Multiple Conservative Accounts Because of this , they have become de facto publishers , lifting the protections they enjoy as a platform and opening up a Pandora ’ s box of trouble as they cultivate rather than simply host viewpoints .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t wish to even have discourse with , seeking instead to silence conservatives rather than engage in discussion — much like angry protestors toppling statues instead of confronting history .
As social media companies increasingly attempt to shut down conservative voices , the good news is there are other companies such as Parler that have emerged to fill in the gap with users including @ TheWesternJournal migrating to the new platform .
And , at least for now , articles on your favorite conservative website can also be shared to Reddit , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ share arrow at the bottom of the story .
There is no doubt that as the public discourse becomes more divisive and media companies retreat to their leftist corners , conservative viewpoints will continually be marginalized .
But the opportunity is ripe for independent conservative news sites and social media platforms to blossom unimpeded–and for a silenced majority to make their voices heard at the ballot box in November .
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Watching social media platforms take out conservatives is akin to watching the mobs topple statues throughout America: They are choosing destruction over discourse.
Reddit joined other social media companies who have booted right-leaning groups after it banned the “r/The_Donald” community from its platform Monday for violating its rules 1, 2 and 8, according to a results page on a Reddit search for the community.
The rules cover infractions such as “bullying” or promoting “hate based on identity or vulnerability” (essentially, only protecting favored groups) and technical violations against the site, although it is unclear what specific instances led to the ban on the subreddit, which was a haven for the community of nearly 800,000 President Donald Trump supporters.
The group had already been “quarantined” last year, meaning the community was unable to generate revenue and was slapped with a warning label, among other restrictions.
According to a Reddit announcement, the ouster comes after the company recently updated its rules with the help of its moderators and “outside experts” to more “explicitly address hate” which on the surface sounds laudable except that conservatives and their viewpoints are often labeled as such without merit.
The post also included the announcement that Michael Seibel has joined Reddit’s board of directors. Notably, Seibel’s bio on the website says he is a Yale graduate who majored in political science and served on Democratic Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume’s failed 2006 Senate campaign.
Seibel replaced co-founder Alexis Ohanian, who stepped down from Reddit earlier this month citing the desire to be able to “answer his black daughter when she asks: ‘What did you do?’”
Ohanian is married to tennis star Serena Williams and the couple has a 2-year-old daughter together.
“I’ve resigned as a member of the reddit board,” Ohanian tweeted on June 5. “I have urged them to fill my seat with a black candidate, + I will use future gains on my Reddit stock to serve the black community, chiefly to curb racial hate, and I’m starting with a pledge of $1M to @kaepernick7’s @yourrightscamp.”
I’ve resigned as a member of the reddit board, I have urged them to fill my seat with a black candidate, + I will use future gains on my Reddit stock to serve the black community, chiefly to curb racial hate, and I’m starting with a pledge of $1M to @kaepernick7’s @yourrightscamp — Alexis Ohanian Sr. ? (@alexisohanian) June 5, 2020
Despite the stench of political bias surrounding the circumstances of the ban, the company insists it is about community standards rather than politics.
“Reddit is a place for community and belonging, not for attacking people,” CEO Steve Huffman told reporters in a call, according to The New York Times. “‘The_Donald’ has been in violation of that.”
Approximately 2,000 other groups were also banned, including the left-wing podcast “Chapo Trap House” subreddit and many inactive groups, but none match the size and scope of the pro-Trump community.
While these social media platforms are ostensibly censoring “hate speech,” they seem to cut disproportionately against the right.
Because of this, they have become de facto publishers, lifting the protections they enjoy as a platform and opening up a Pandora’s box of trouble as they cultivate rather than simply host viewpoints.
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They are systematically taking out viewpoints they don’t wish to even have discourse with, seeking instead to silence conservatives rather than engage in discussion — much like angry protestors toppling statues instead of confronting history.
As social media companies increasingly attempt to shut down conservative voices, the good news is there are other companies such as Parler that have emerged to fill in the gap with users including @TheWesternJournal migrating to the new platform.
And, at least for now, articles on your favorite conservative website can also be shared to Reddit, including this one simply by clicking the share arrow at the bottom of the story.
There is no doubt that as the public discourse becomes more divisive and media companies retreat to their leftist corners, conservative viewpoints will continually be marginalized.
But the opportunity is ripe for independent conservative news sites and social media platforms to blossom unimpeded–and for a silenced majority to make their voices heard at the ballot box in November.
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