westernjournal--2020-07-09--Police Searching for Missing ‘Glee’ Actress After Reportedly Finding Age 4 Son Alone on Boat

On Wednesday , a boater on Lake Piru in California noticed a pontoon boat that only had one very small passenger .
A 4-year-old was on the boat by himself , sleeping , which was odd , so the authorities were called .
On board was an adult life vest , but no adult .
The little boy had his life vest on , but couldn ’ t tell his rescuers exactly what had happened .
TRENDING : Punk Threatening Group of Cops Does n't Sound So Tough When They Call His Bluff The boy did say that he and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that his mother hadn ’ t gotten back on the boat .
A search was started immediately , with local authorities employing drones , helicopters and dive teams to try to locate the woman .
“ There ’ s a lot of challenges in a reservoir this size , at times with visibility , ” Ventura County Sheriff ’ s Office Captain Eric Buschow told KCBS-TV .
“ I don ’ t have details yet as to the depth of the area where the boat was found or what conditions they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the best , we prepare for the worst , ” Deputy Chris Dyer added at a news conference Thursday , according to CNN .
The search was stopped Wednesday night , and began again “ at first light ” on Thursday .
The missing woman was eventually revealed to be actress Naya Rivera , known for her role in “ Glee ” as well as her roles in “ The Royal Family ” and “ The Master of Disguise.
” RELATED : US Marine Caught on Video Saving Toddler Thrown from Balcony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reveal Thursday that Rivera is presumed to have drowned .
“ The goal is still to bring Ms. Rivera home to her family so they can have some closure , ” Dyer told reporters , according Page Six .
Zack Teperman , who said he was the actress ’ s former publicist , expressed shock at the horrible news of Rivera ’ s disappearance .
“ I still can ’ t believe what I ’ m hearing and hoping it isn ’ t true , ” Teperman posted on his social media accounts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ [ Naya Rivera ] was one of the first people I had the honor of working with back in 2009 when I got into public relations and moved to Hollywood .
One of the first people to allow me to give her advice and guide her through those crazy [ Glee ] days.
” Jackée Harry , a fellow actress and friend of Rivera , posted to say she was praying and hoping for the best .
“ Prayers up for the lovely Naya Rivera , ” Jackée Harry tweeted .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ her first very television series , The Royal Family , and I ’ ve watched her career blossom ever since .
Please God , don ’ t cut this life short.
” The lake was closed as the search continued on Thursday .
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On Wednesday, a boater on Lake Piru in California noticed a pontoon boat that only had one very small passenger.
A 4-year-old was on the boat by himself, sleeping, which was odd, so the authorities were called.
On board was an adult life vest, but no adult.
The little boy had his life vest on, but couldn’t tell his rescuers exactly what had happened.
The boy did say that he and his mother had gone swimming, but that his mother hadn’t gotten back on the boat.
A search was started immediately, with local authorities employing drones, helicopters and dive teams to try to locate the woman.
The missing person at Lake Puru has been identified as Naya Rivera, 33, of Los Angeles. SAR operation will continue at first light. @VCAirUnit @fillmoresheriff @Cal_OES pic.twitter.com/bC3qaZS3Ra — Ventura Co. Sheriff (@VENTURASHERIFF) July 9, 2020
“There’s a lot of challenges in a reservoir this size, at times with visibility,” Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Captain Eric Buschow told KCBS-TV.
“I don’t have details yet as to the depth of the area where the boat was found or what conditions they’re encountering out there.”
“We hope for the best, we prepare for the worst,” Deputy Chris Dyer added at a news conference Thursday, according to CNN.
The search was stopped Wednesday night, and began again “at first light” on Thursday. The missing woman was eventually revealed to be actress Naya Rivera, known for her role in “Glee” as well as her roles in “The Royal Family” and “The Master of Disguise.”
just the two of us pic.twitter.com/wCunAlGJ1B — Naya Rivera (@NayaRivera) July 7, 2020
But authorities would eventually reveal Thursday that Rivera is presumed to have drowned.
“The goal is still to bring Ms. Rivera home to her family so they can have some closure,” Dyer told reporters, according Page Six.
BREAKING: Officials say search for Naya Rivera is now a “recovery” mission and she is presumed dead.
Effort to find her continues at full scale.
Her family has been notified and they are here. ?
More at 9a on @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/jFqAG6FRhS — Gigi Graciette (@GigiGraciette) July 9, 2020
Zack Teperman, who said he was the actress’s former publicist, expressed shock at the horrible news of Rivera’s disappearance.
“I still can’t believe what I’m hearing and hoping it isn’t true,” Teperman posted on his social media accounts. “I’m just sad.”
“[Naya Rivera] was one of the first people I had the honor of working with back in 2009 when I got into public relations and moved to Hollywood. One of the first people to allow me to give her advice and guide her through those crazy [Glee] days.”
Jackée Harry, a fellow actress and friend of Rivera, posted to say she was praying and hoping for the best.
“Prayers up for the lovely Naya Rivera,” Jackée Harry tweeted.
Prayers up for the lovely Naya Rivera. ?? We starred alongside one another in her first very television series, The Royal Family, and I’ve watched her career blossom ever since. Please God, don’t cut this life short. pic.twitter.com/8fRDuuh3oK — Jackée Harry (@JackeeHarry) July 9, 2020
“We starred alongside one another in her first very television series, The Royal Family, and I’ve watched her career blossom ever since. Please God, don’t cut this life short.”
The lake was closed as the search continued on Thursday.
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westernjournal--2020-07-09--Kanye West Catches Heat for Posting Stirring Pro-Life Image

Kanye West is facing criticism online after he tweeted support for the lives of unborn children .
The rapper , who has shocked his fans and others in recent years by supporting conservative causes and calling for black Americans to resist an obligatory relationship to the Democratic Party , posted an image of a child in the womb at six months .
The tweet was taken down , but a screen shot of the post shows a Google search , which queries : “ What does a 6 month fetus look like.
” TRENDING : Punk Threatening Group of Cops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Call His Bluff West later posted images of his own children on Twitter , and commented on each with a heart emoji : RELATED : Kanye West Clarifies 2020 Plans : 'To Say That the Black Vote Is Democratic Is a Form of Racism' In replying to the pictures of his children , some users appeared to criticize the rapper over his deleted pro-life tweet : Forbes on Wednesday published an interview with West in which the music and fashion mogul attacked Planned Parenthood .
“ Planned Parenthoods have been placed inside cities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s work , ” West told the outlet .
He also invoked his faith in explaining his stance on abortion .
“ I am pro-life because I ’ m following the word of the Bible , ” he told Forbes .
The billionaire rapper ’ s recent pro-life messaging has sparked outrage among those on the left : Planned Parenthood also responded to his comments about the abortion provider : West , who has previously expressed support for President Donald Trump , broke with the president in his Forbes interview and revealed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president is not a joke .
“ God just gave me the clarity and said it ’ s time .
You know I was out there , ended up in the hospital , people were calling me crazy .
I ’ m not crazy .
Between all of the influences and the positions that we can be put in as musicians — you go on tour , you put out all these albums , and you look up and you don ’ t have any money in your account , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the outlet he heard a rumor that the president was rushed underground by the Secret Service amid rioting in Washington , D.C. , outside the White House in May .
“ I don ’ t like that I caught wind that he hid in the bunker , ” he said .
But West was particularly critical of Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden .
“ I ’ m not saying Trump ’ s in my way , he may be a part of my way .
And Joe Biden ?
Like come on man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s special .
Trump ’ s special .
We say Kanye West is special .
America needs special people that lead .
Bill Clinton ?
Special .
Joe Biden ’ s not special , ” he said .
Regarding his planned presidential bid , West said , “ I would run as a Republican if Trump wasn ’ t there .
I will run as an independent if Trump is there.
” And West had harsh words for Democrats who take the black vote for granted .
“ A lot of times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blacks have to be Democrat .
This man , Joe Biden , said if you don ’ t vote for me , then you are not black .
Well , act like we didn ’ t hear that ?
We act like we didn ’ t hear that man say that ?
That man said that , ” he said .
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Kanye West is facing criticism online after he tweeted support for the lives of unborn children.
The rapper, who has shocked his fans and others in recent years by supporting conservative causes and calling for black Americans to resist an obligatory relationship to the Democratic Party, posted an image of a child in the womb at six months.
The tweet was taken down, but a screen shot of the post shows a Google search, which queries: “What does a 6 month fetus look like.”
West commented, “These souls deserve to live.”
Breitbart News confirmed West had posted the tweet.
West later posted images of his own children on Twitter, and commented on each with a heart emoji:
In replying to the pictures of his children, some users appeared to criticize the rapper over his deleted pro-life tweet:
posting pictures of your kids will make no one forget what you said but ok — Anna (@bmdecisions) July 9, 2020
A WOMANS BODY, A WOMANS CHOICE. — the fad has more talent 〄 (@u_dont_hav_tast) July 8, 2020
STOP WCTING LIKE YOUR LAST TWEET DIDNTN HAPPEN — sophie?? ²⁸ (@SXNFLOWERCHERRY) July 8, 2020
He learnt something from the Kardashians to post cute pictures of his children after tweeting something problematic ?? — HELANG (@itsTodiii) July 9, 2020
‘Post a pic of your kid to make people like you again’ — All Love Hip Hop (@AllLoveHipHop) July 8, 2020
“Aight, lemme make y’all forget that last tweet…” — EREИ LEИOX ? (@ErenLenox) July 8, 2020
Forbes on Wednesday published an interview with West in which the music and fashion mogul attacked Planned Parenthood.
“Planned Parenthoods have been placed inside cities by white supremacists to do the Devil’s work,” West told the outlet.
He also invoked his faith in explaining his stance on abortion.
“I am pro-life because I’m following the word of the Bible,” he told Forbes.
The billionaire rapper’s recent pro-life messaging has sparked outrage among those on the left:
Kanye’s comments on Planned Parenthood are racist, not based in facts, sprinkled with all sorts of hotepery, and he’s not the only person who says it—the white supremacists in the anti-abortion movement have a vested interest in this narrative.https://t.co/2e9kgvTgFy — Renee Bracey Sherman (@RBraceySherman) July 8, 2020
I’m officially done with Kanye West. — All Love Hip Hop (@AllLoveHipHop) July 8, 2020
THIS IS KANYE WEST’S VIEWS ON ABORTION. LET THAT SINK IN. KANYE WEST IS PRO-LIFE. AKA HE BELIEVES NO WOMEN SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTROL THEIR OWN BODIES. DON’T HUMORIZE THIS. Y’ALL WANT THIS??? pic.twitter.com/EYH1ZbxZhe — vebo (@__vebo) July 9, 2020
Planned Parenthood also responded to his comments about the abortion provider:
We don’t know who needs to hear this, but when we say that no one should stand between a woman and decisions about her body when it comes to health care, that really means NO ONE. https://t.co/VdOEBQoCVy — Planned Parenthood (@PPFA) July 8, 2020
West, who has previously expressed support for President Donald Trump, broke with the president in his Forbes interview and revealed his announcement that he will run for president is not a joke.
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“God just gave me the clarity and said it’s time. You know I was out there, ended up in the hospital, people were calling me crazy. I’m not crazy. Between all of the influences and the positions that we can be put in as musicians — you go on tour, you put out all these albums, and you look up and you don’t have any money in your account,” he said.
The rapper criticized Trump, telling the outlet he heard a rumor that the president was rushed underground by the Secret Service amid rioting in Washington, D.C., outside the White House in May.
“I don’t like that I caught wind that he hid in the bunker,” he said.
But West was particularly critical of Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden.
“I’m not saying Trump’s in my way, he may be a part of my way. And Joe Biden? Like come on man, please. You know? Obama’s special. Trump’s special. We say Kanye West is special. America needs special people that lead. Bill Clinton? Special. Joe Biden’s not special,” he said.
Regarding his planned presidential bid, West said, “I would run as a Republican if Trump wasn’t there. I will run as an independent if Trump is there.”
And West had harsh words for Democrats who take the black vote for granted.
“A lot of times just like political parties they feel all blacks have to be Democrat. This man, Joe Biden, said if you don’t vote for me, then you are not black. Well, act like we didn’t hear that? We act like we didn’t hear that man say that? That man said that,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-07-09--$11 Million Worth of Meth Seized at Texas Border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $ 11 million worth of meth entering Texas , officials confirmed Tuesday .
During X-ray and K-9 inspections on Friday , officers intercepted the meth from a vehicle driving in Laredo , according to the Laredo Morning Times .
The meth weighed 570.79 pounds and was worth an estimated $ 11,415,85 .
“ These drugs will not reach Main Street USA due to the efforts of the officers in our cargo facilities , ” Port Director Gregory Alvarez said in a news release on Tuesday .
“ Significant enforcement actions like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offensive against criminal networks and their organizations , ” Alvarez added .
TRENDING : Punk Threatening Group of Cops Does n't Sound So Tough When They Call His Bluff The driver ’ s identity and possible suspects have not been disclosed , the news release reported .
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $11 million worth of meth entering Texas, officials confirmed Tuesday.
During X-ray and K-9 inspections on Friday, officers intercepted the meth from a vehicle driving in Laredo, according to the Laredo Morning Times.
The meth weighed 570.79 pounds and was worth an estimated $11,415,85.
“These drugs will not reach Main Street USA due to the efforts of the officers in our cargo facilities,” Port Director Gregory Alvarez said in a news release on Tuesday.
“Significant enforcement actions like this one illustrate CBP’s ongoing offensive against criminal networks and their organizations,” Alvarez added.
The driver’s identity and possible suspects have not been disclosed, the news release reported.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations special agents are currently investigating the case.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not return immediately to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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westernjournal--2020-07-09--Tucker Carlson Digs Up Don Lemon Comments That Would Get Lemon Canceled Today

Nobody nails hypocrisy quite like Fox News host Tucker Carlson .
And when it comes to CNN ’ s Don Lemon , who combines hypocrisy with a political agenda and an utter disrespect for both history and the intelligence of the American public , nobody makes a better target .
Carlson proved that again in a segment Wednesday night when he resurfaced on-air comments Lemon made in 2013 and compared them with the CNN anchor ’ s idiocy in the Trump years .
Lemon ’ s wisdom has not improved with age .
First , Carlson played a clip from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN talking head Chris Cuomo , where the two joked about the rising crime that ’ s destroying black lives in the nation ’ s cities far more than any errant police officer ’ s aggressive behavior ever could .
TRENDING : Punk Threatening Group of Cops Does n't Sound So Tough When They Call His Bluff Then he played a segment from Lemon ’ s show seven years ago — during President Barack Obama ’ s administration , when liberal black television hosts apparently felt free to speak the truth about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American lives .
“ More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock , ” Lemon said in the clip , which was accompanied by the chyron “ Clean up your act.
” “ That means absent fathers , and the studies show lack of a male role model is an express train ride to prison .
And the cycle continues .
“ So please , black folks , as I said , if this doesn ’ t apply to you , I ’ m not talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think about what has been presented in recent history as acceptable behavior .
“ Pay close attention to the hip-hop and rap culture that many of you embrace , a culture that glorifies everything I just mentioned .
Thug and reprehensible behavior .
A culture that is making a lot of people rich , just not you , and it ’ s not going to.
” Those are brutal truths — and they have nothing to do with police brutality .
As Carlson pointed out , the country was a different place seven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presence of Obama — a black man — in the White House meant there was room to tell the truth .
“ Wow .
Can you imagine what would happen if Don Lah-mon or his body-building buddy over there [ Cuomo ] or any of these hair-hats said something like that on CNN tonight or MSNBC ?
That would be their last live broadcast ever .
They ’ d be fired immediately .
You can ’ t express views like that.
” They can ’ t with President Donald Trump in office , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is going to be a watershed moment in American history no matter how it turns out .
It ’ s true that Lemon took some liberal criticism for his remarks in 2013 , but the Obama presidency was a more forgiving time for the hair-trigger , fake-outrage wing of the left .
It ’ s the kind of honesty the “ cancel culture ” of today ’ s liberal media could never accept .
And the Lemon comments of seven years ago would put him in line for a “ cancel culture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passing day , it becomes clearer that mainstream media liberals care no more about the actual lives of black Americans than the so-called Black Lives Matter organization does .
Lemon himself admitted Monday that Black Lives Matter is concerned only about black lives that are ended by police officers — preferably white police officers , evidently , though Lemon didn ’ t say that part .
As usually is the case with Carlson ’ s commentaries , his digging about Lemon ’ s past drummed up considerable social media support .
But this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question .
A full generation has grown up in the United States since CNN was a “ reputable ” news organization .
Its “ Clinton News Network ” nickname started with the Bill Clinton presidency of the 1990s , not its coverage of Hillary ’ s campaigns in 2008 and 2016 .
But in the Trump era , the reliably liberal mainstream media mainstay has gone over the top in its flagrant disregard for journalistic standards or objective truth .
As the contrasting Lemon videos from 2013 and 2020 show , hypocrisy is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nobody nails hypocrisy quite like Tucker Carlson .
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Nobody nails hypocrisy quite like Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
And when it comes to CNN’s Don Lemon, who combines hypocrisy with a political agenda and an utter disrespect for both history and the intelligence of the American public, nobody makes a better target.
Carlson proved that again in a segment Wednesday night when he resurfaced on-air comments Lemon made in 2013 and compared them with the CNN anchor’s idiocy in the Trump years.
Lemon’s wisdom has not improved with age.
First, Carlson played a clip from Lemon’s broadcast with equally dishonest CNN talking head Chris Cuomo, where the two joked about the rising crime that’s destroying black lives in the nation’s cities far more than any errant police officer’s aggressive behavior ever could.
Tonight on @CNN, @ChrisCuomo & @donlemon mocked the “right wing” media for claiming that crime is rising in US cities. But apparently, Chris and Don don’t read or watch @CNN, @nytimes, @CBSNews, @NYDailyNews, or maybe they do & are just lying to their viewers. CC: @brianstelter pic.twitter.com/H2EZcLqeP4 — Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) July 8, 2020
Then he played a segment from Lemon’s show seven years ago — during President Barack Obama’s administration, when liberal black television hosts apparently felt free to speak the truth about the social ills that are damaging millions of American lives.
This is an absolutely staggering take down of Don Lemon by @TuckerCarlson. pic.twitter.com/Gm7P5li6P6 — Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) July 9, 2020
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“More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock,” Lemon said in the clip, which was accompanied by the chyron “Clean up your act.”
“That means absent fathers, and the studies show lack of a male role model is an express train ride to prison. And the cycle continues.
“So please, black folks, as I said, if this doesn’t apply to you, I’m not talking to you. Pay attention to and think about what has been presented in recent history as acceptable behavior.
“Pay close attention to the hip-hop and rap culture that many of you embrace, a culture that glorifies everything I just mentioned. Thug and reprehensible behavior. A culture that is making a lot of people rich, just not you, and it’s not going to.”
Those are brutal truths — and they have nothing to do with police brutality.
As Carlson pointed out, the country was a different place seven years ago. For liberals, the presence of Obama — a black man — in the White House meant there was room to tell the truth.
“Wow. Can you imagine what would happen if Don Lah-mon or his body-building buddy over there [Cuomo] or any of these hair-hats said something like that on CNN tonight or MSNBC? That would be their last live broadcast ever. They’d be fired immediately. You can’t express views like that.”
They can’t with President Donald Trump in office, anyway, and facing a re-election bid that is going to be a watershed moment in American history no matter how it turns out.
It’s true that Lemon took some liberal criticism for his remarks in 2013, but the Obama presidency was a more forgiving time for the hair-trigger, fake-outrage wing of the left.
It’s the kind of honesty the “cancel culture” of today’s liberal media could never accept. And the Lemon comments of seven years ago would put him in line for a “cancel culture” firing squad today.
With every passing day, it becomes clearer that mainstream media liberals care no more about the actual lives of black Americans than the so-called Black Lives Matter organization does. Lemon himself admitted Monday that Black Lives Matter is concerned only about black lives that are ended by police officers — preferably white police officers, evidently, though Lemon didn’t say that part.
As usually is the case with Carlson’s commentaries, his digging about Lemon’s past drummed up considerable social media support.
Oh Nooo. If they dig this up Don Lemon will get cancelled for sure. Wonder if they will let him apologize for not thinking correctly. pic.twitter.com/mbAMbxeEHM — JJC (@JJ3000) July 9, 2020
has Don lemon responded to this? I’m sure he’ll have the appropriate prepared woke apology and how he’s evolved, blah blah blah, shifting sand — Psalm91_1 (@psalm91_1) July 9, 2020
But this tweet cut to the heart of the question.
How is CNN still a “reputable” news network with Lemon as a host? — Rick (@Rick11816) July 9, 2020
A full generation has grown up in the United States since CNN was a “reputable” news organization. Its “Clinton News Network” nickname started with the Bill Clinton presidency of the 1990s, not its coverage of Hillary’s campaigns in 2008 and 2016.
But in the Trump era, the reliably liberal mainstream media mainstay has gone over the top in its flagrant disregard for journalistic standards or objective truth. As the contrasting Lemon videos from 2013 and 2020 show, hypocrisy is the order of the day.
And nobody nails hypocrisy quite like Tucker Carlson.
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westernjournal--2020-07-09--Marquette University Threatens To Revoke Admission of Pro-Trump Student Over TikTok Video

Not long after Hardin-Simmons University in Texas expelled a student for daring to criticize the Black Lives Matter movement in a TikTok video , a newly admitted student at Marquette University who expressed her support for President Donald Trump in a TikTok video was facing a similar fate .
Samantha Pfefferle was admitted to the Wisconsin university ’ s Class of 2024 , and , as she told The College Fix , she has already paid for her housing and has roommates , along with a complete class schedule .
However , after her pro-Trump video went viral , angering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 18-year-old to say her admission was now “ in limbo ” and to grill her about her political views .
For the record , the TikTok video does not contain anything controversial .
It merely features Pfefferle lip-synching and dancing to the song “ Gooba , ” performed by 6ix9ine , as captions appear making it perfectly clear that she would not abandon her support for the president due to pressure from the liberal mob .
TRENDING : Punk Threatening Group of Cops Does n't Sound So Tough When They Call His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the video , titled “ When the libs find their way to your page , ” as captions pop up on screen featuring the phrases “ When people see that I support Trump , ” “ then try to hate on me , ” “ and think I ’ ll change my views.
” Liberals did “ find their way ” to her page , with many going nuclear trying to “ hate on ” Pfefferle .
One person went so far as to tell the young woman , “ I hope you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they want Pfefferle to face consequences for sharing her political opinion .
Brian Troyer , the dean of undergraduate admissions at Marquette , reached out to Pfefferle , who told The College Fix that “ he had the heart to tell me I wasn ’ t a student , ” meaning that her “ classification is still in limbo and currently being decided by the administration.
” According to Pfefferle , she was subjected to a series of questions designed to make her feel guilty about her support for the president : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regarding Dreamers .
How would I respond if a Dreamer down the hall from me came up to me and told me she didn ’ t feel safe or comfortable with my views being on campus .
… “ The assistant dean asked if I put any thought into the response I would be getting from my videos.
” RELATED : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' The purpose of college is to prepare young Americans for adulthood , and adulthood in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the maturity to accept divergent views .
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz had it right when he declared that academia is “ trying really hard to raise a generation of pansies.
” Fortunately , in addition to receiving a lot of hate , Pfefferle also has received a lot of support .
A petition titled “ Stop Marquette University From Removing Incoming Conservative Student for Her Beliefs ” was created on Change.org .
As of Thursday morning , more than 3,000 people had signed the petition , which is addressed to several prominent conservatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including former Wisconsin Gov .
Scott Walker , Rep. Mike Gallagher , Sen. Ron Johnson , President Donald Trump and Fox News host Sean Hannity .
If Marquette decided to expel Pfefferle , it would only represent the latest example of intolerance at the Jesuit university .
John McAdams , a professor at Marquette , was fired because he dared to criticize a student instructor for attempting to shut down all debate about the issue of gay marriage .
The fact that the Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered McAdams ’ reinstatement might give the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ cancel culture ” with regard to Pfefferle .
Fortunately , it looks like , as of right now , Pfefferle will still be attending Marquette this fall .
A spokeswoman for the university told Empower Wisconsin that her admission has not been revoked .
The College Fix article also featured an editor ’ s note that read , “ After publication Tuesday , Pfefferle reached out to The College Fix and said that the school on Monday finally told her it would not revoke her admissions.
” Regardless of her status @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear that Pfefferle has a bright future ahead of her .
The Waupaca County Republican Party has invited her to be a guest speaker at an event taking place next week : Still , the fact that Pfefferle experienced such an enormous level of hostility for daring to express support for a particular politician is beyond frightening .
Colleges and universities should never , ever sacrifice the time-honored tradition of free speech to appease the increasingly radical advocates of cancel culture .
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Not long after Hardin-Simmons University in Texas expelled a student for daring to criticize the Black Lives Matter movement in a TikTok video, a newly admitted student at Marquette University who expressed her support for President Donald Trump in a TikTok video was facing a similar fate.
Samantha Pfefferle was admitted to the Wisconsin university’s Class of 2024, and, as she told The College Fix, she has already paid for her housing and has roommates, along with a complete class schedule.
However, after her pro-Trump video went viral, angering many liberals, a Marquette official contacted the 18-year-old to say her admission was now “in limbo” and to grill her about her political views.
For the record, the TikTok video does not contain anything controversial.
It merely features Pfefferle lip-synching and dancing to the song “Gooba,” performed by 6ix9ine, as captions appear making it perfectly clear that she would not abandon her support for the president due to pressure from the liberal mob.
Pfefferle wears a Marquette sweatshirt in the video, titled “When the libs find their way to your page,” as captions pop up on screen featuring the phrases “When people see that I support Trump,” “then try to hate on me,” “and think I’ll change my views.”
Liberals did “find their way” to her page, with many going nuclear trying to “hate on” Pfefferle. One person went so far as to tell the young woman, “I hope you get shot.” They made it clear that they want Pfefferle to face consequences for sharing her political opinion.
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Brian Troyer, the dean of undergraduate admissions at Marquette, reached out to Pfefferle, who told The College Fix that “he had the heart to tell me I wasn’t a student,” meaning that her “classification is still in limbo and currently being decided by the administration.”
According to Pfefferle, she was subjected to a series of questions designed to make her feel guilty about her support for the president:
“They also asked me hypothetical questions regarding Dreamers. How would I respond if a Dreamer down the hall from me came up to me and told me she didn’t feel safe or comfortable with my views being on campus. …
“The assistant dean asked if I put any thought into the response I would be getting from my videos.”
How condescending.
The purpose of college is to prepare young Americans for adulthood, and adulthood in a diverse country like the United States requires the maturity to accept divergent views. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz had it right when he declared that academia is “trying really hard to raise a generation of pansies.”
Fortunately, in addition to receiving a lot of hate, Pfefferle also has received a lot of support.
A petition titled “Stop Marquette University From Removing Incoming Conservative Student for Her Beliefs” was created on Change.org. As of Thursday morning, more than 3,000 people had signed the petition, which is addressed to several prominent conservatives at the state and local level, including former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Rep. Mike Gallagher, Sen. Ron Johnson, President Donald Trump and Fox News host Sean Hannity.
If Marquette decided to expel Pfefferle, it would only represent the latest example of intolerance at the Jesuit university. John McAdams, a professor at Marquette, was fired because he dared to criticize a student instructor for attempting to shut down all debate about the issue of gay marriage.
The fact that the Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered McAdams’ reinstatement might give the college pause about giving into the demands of “cancel culture” with regard to Pfefferle.
Fortunately, it looks like, as of right now, Pfefferle will still be attending Marquette this fall. A spokeswoman for the university told Empower Wisconsin that her admission has not been revoked.
The College Fix article also featured an editor’s note that read, “After publication Tuesday, Pfefferle reached out to The College Fix and said that the school on Monday finally told her it would not revoke her admissions.”
Regardless of her status at Marquette University, it’s clear that Pfefferle has a bright future ahead of her. The Waupaca County Republican Party has invited her to be a guest speaker at an event taking place next week:
I’ve been invited by the Waupaca Republican Party to be their guest speaker on July 15! I look forward to meeting many new Conservatives and fellow community members. ?#conservative #TRUMP2020 #Republican #studentsfortrump pic.twitter.com/g0q6G23mIs — Samantha Pfefferle (@samanthapeffy) July 9, 2020
Still, the fact that Pfefferle experienced such an enormous level of hostility for daring to express support for a particular politician is beyond frightening.
Colleges and universities should never, ever sacrifice the time-honored tradition of free speech to appease the increasingly radical advocates of cancel culture.
The College Fix said it reached out to Marquette University, which did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
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westernjournal--2020-07-09--Trump Admin Takes Action Against CCP Officials Over Human Rights Abuses

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party for alleged human rights abuses targeting ethnic and religious minorities China has detained in the western part of the country .
The decision to bar these senior officials and their families from entering the U.S. is the latest in a series of actions the Trump administration has taken against China as relations deteriorate .
“ The United States will not stand idly by as the Chinese Communist Party carries out human rights abuses targeting Uighurs , ethnic Kazakhs and members of other minority groups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , arbitrary mass detention , and forced population control , and attempts to erase their culture and Muslim faith , ” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement .
Pompeo said additional visa restrictions are being placed on other Chinese Communist Party officials believed to be responsible for , or complicit in , the unjust detention or abuse of Uighurs , ethnic Kazakhs and members of other minority groups .
In recent years , the Chinese government has detained an estimated 1 million or more ethnic Turkic minorities .
The ethnic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prisons where they are subjected to ideological discipline , forced to denounce their religion and language and physically abused .
TRENDING : Punk Threatening Group of Cops Does n't Sound So Tough When They Call His Bluff China has long suspected the Uighurs , who are mostly Muslim , of harboring separatist tendencies because of their distinct culture , language and religion .
China ’ s officially atheist Communist government at first denied the existence of the internment camps in Xinjiang , but now says they are vocational training facilities aimed at countering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says Xinjiang has long been its territory and claims it is bringing prosperity and development to the vast , resource-rich region .
Many among Xinjiang ’ s native ethnic groups say they are being denied economic options in favor of migrants from elsewhere in China and that their Muslim faith and unique culture and language are being gradually eradicated .
Last December , Xinjiang authorities announced that the camps had closed and all the detainees had “ graduated , ” a claim difficult to corroborate independently given tight surveillance and restrictions on reporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kazakhs have told the AP that their relatives have been released , but many others say their loved ones remain in detention , were sentenced to prison or transferred to forced labor in factories .
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The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party for alleged human rights abuses targeting ethnic and religious minorities China has detained in the western part of the country.
The decision to bar these senior officials and their families from entering the U.S. is the latest in a series of actions the Trump administration has taken against China as relations deteriorate.
“The United States will not stand idly by as the Chinese Communist Party carries out human rights abuses targeting Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs and members of other minority groups in Xinjiang, to include forced labor, arbitrary mass detention, and forced population control, and attempts to erase their culture and Muslim faith,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
Pompeo said additional visa restrictions are being placed on other Chinese Communist Party officials believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, the unjust detention or abuse of Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs and members of other minority groups.
In recent years, the Chinese government has detained an estimated 1 million or more ethnic Turkic minorities. The ethnic minorities are held in internment camps and prisons where they are subjected to ideological discipline, forced to denounce their religion and language and physically abused.
China has long suspected the Uighurs, who are mostly Muslim, of harboring separatist tendencies because of their distinct culture, language and religion.
China’s officially atheist Communist government at first denied the existence of the internment camps in Xinjiang, but now says they are vocational training facilities aimed at countering Muslim radicalism and separatist tendencies.
China says Xinjiang has long been its territory and claims it is bringing prosperity and development to the vast, resource-rich region.
Many among Xinjiang’s native ethnic groups say they are being denied economic options in favor of migrants from elsewhere in China and that their Muslim faith and unique culture and language are being gradually eradicated.
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Last December, Xinjiang authorities announced that the camps had closed and all the detainees had “graduated,” a claim difficult to corroborate independently given tight surveillance and restrictions on reporting in the region.
Some Uighurs and Kazakhs have told the AP that their relatives have been released, but many others say their loved ones remain in detention, were sentenced to prison or transferred to forced labor in factories.
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westernjournal--2020-07-09--Jacksonville Group Makes Move To Block Republican National Convention

A group of Jacksonville lawyers is suing to block the Republican National Convention from being held in the Florida city , claiming the gathering will make residents sick .
“ We ’ re being made guinea pigs , ” said plaintiff Tad Delegal , whose law office is not far from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena , where Trump is set to officially accept the 2020 GOP presidential nomination on Aug. 27 .
“ It is just startling that Jacksonville is being treated as the one group of chumps willing to take an event no one else wants , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the convention ’ s “ participants are so unconcerned about this pandemic that they refuse to listen to the previous city ’ s efforts to try to protect against it .
I think it ’ s starling that we ’ re being used as the unwilling victims of a political effort to deny the reality of this pandemic.
” COVID-19 cases have spiked recently in Florida .
According to Johns Hopkins data , the state reported 9,255 new confirmed virus cases on Wednesday .
A month earlier , on June 8 , 1,153 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Florida recorded 48 deaths , up from 36 on June 8 .
TRENDING : Punk Threatening Group of Cops Does n't Sound So Tough When They Call His Bluff The convention was originally scheduled to take place in Charlotte , North Carolina , but most convention-related activities were moved to Jacksonville after North Carolina officials said that given COVID-19 restrictions in place , they could not guarantee the expected level of crowds could attend the event .
The lawsuit claims that the convention will result in the spread of COVID-19 throughout Jacksonville and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Convention on August 24-27 , 2020 in Jacksonville , Florida involving tens of thousands of people congregating together may cause to spread beyond anything experienced in the world to date , ” the lawsuit claims .
The convention “ will result in a previously unprecedented super spreader event which will not only result in a massive number of illnesses among the people in attendance , but will spread COVID-19 throughout Jacksonville and Northeast Florida , ” it says .
“ The congregation of thousands of people in close proximity for extended periods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result in massive spread of COVID-19 among the persons in attendance and throughout the City of Jacksonville and Northeast Florida and interfere in Plaintiffs ’ use and enjoyment of their property and right to be free of infliction of disease and death.
” The lawsuit calls the convention “ a nuisance injurious to the health , welfare and property rights of Plaintiffs , in particular , and the health and welfare of the community of Jacksonville , Florida.
” In particular , the suit says the neighborhood where the arena is located is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 death rates are higher among black Americans than among white Americans .
It also claims that the homeless population in the area of the arena will be put at undue risk .
RELATED : Pop-Rock Singer Throws a Fit After His Song Was Played During Phoenix Trump Rally “ The standard practice and example of the leadership of Defendant RNC and the nominees of the Republican Party for President and Vice President of the United States is to eschew safe COVID-19 health practices .
President Trump has repeatedly refused to wear a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and jurisdictions that require doing so , ” the lawsuit says .
“ Vice President Pence , who ostensibly has been responsible for overseeing the Administration ’ s response to the crisis , has hosted internet photographs of himself meeting with campaign workers , shoulder to shoulder in a small space , without wearing masks and without any pretense of social distancing.
” The suit says Republicans picked Jacksonville “ in order to avoid compliance with safe-health practices and carry on their business in closed spaces , crowded settings and close contact among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Walz of Florida , a member of the convention ’ s host committee , said safety is not being ignored .
“ They ’ re working out the details as we speak but there will be testing for all convention-goers , and that is extremely significant , ” Waltz told WJXT-TV .
“ Everybody will be tested every day.
” Walz shrugged off the controversy , and said the city needs the economic boost the convention will bring .
“ I ’ m talking to just as many people , hospitality industry , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that are thankful and thrilled that the convention is coming , ” he said .
“ I think to say that it ’ s going to be controversial or people are going to have mixed opinions shouldn ’ t be a surprise.
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A group of Jacksonville lawyers is suing to block the Republican National Convention from being held in the Florida city, claiming the gathering will make residents sick.
“We’re being made guinea pigs,” said plaintiff Tad Delegal, whose law office is not far from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, where Trump is set to officially accept the 2020 GOP presidential nomination on Aug. 27.
“It is just startling that Jacksonville is being treated as the one group of chumps willing to take an event no one else wants,” he told First Coast News, adding that the convention’s “participants are so unconcerned about this pandemic that they refuse to listen to the previous city’s efforts to try to protect against it. I think it’s starling that we’re being used as the unwilling victims of a political effort to deny the reality of this pandemic.”
COVID-19 cases have spiked recently in Florida. According to Johns Hopkins data, the state reported 9,255 new confirmed virus cases on Wednesday. A month earlier, on June 8, 1,153 new cases were reported.
On Wednesday Florida recorded 48 deaths, up from 36 on June 8.
The convention was originally scheduled to take place in Charlotte, North Carolina, but most convention-related activities were moved to Jacksonville after North Carolina officials said that given COVID-19 restrictions in place, they could not guarantee the expected level of crowds could attend the event.
The lawsuit claims that the convention will result in the spread of COVID-19 throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding region.
“The Republican National Convention on August 24-27, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida involving tens of thousands of people congregating together may cause to spread beyond anything experienced in the world to date,” the lawsuit claims.
The convention “will result in a previously unprecedented super spreader event which will not only result in a massive number of illnesses among the people in attendance, but will spread COVID-19 throughout Jacksonville and Northeast Florida,” it says.
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“The congregation of thousands of people in close proximity for extended periods of time will constitute a nuisance and result in massive spread of COVID-19 among the persons in attendance and throughout the City of Jacksonville and Northeast Florida and interfere in Plaintiffs’ use and enjoyment of their property and right to be free of infliction of disease and death.”
The lawsuit calls the convention “a nuisance injurious to the health, welfare and property rights of Plaintiffs, in particular, and the health and welfare of the community of Jacksonville, Florida.”
In particular, the suit says the neighborhood where the arena is located is “predominantly African-American,” noting the COVID-19 death rates are higher among black Americans than among white Americans.
It also claims that the homeless population in the area of the arena will be put at undue risk.
The suit portrays Republicans as a risky bunch.
“The standard practice and example of the leadership of Defendant RNC and the nominees of the Republican Party for President and Vice President of the United States is to eschew safe COVID-19 health practices. President Trump has repeatedly refused to wear a mask in public, even in places and jurisdictions that require doing so,” the lawsuit says.
“Vice President Pence, who ostensibly has been responsible for overseeing the Administration’s response to the crisis, has hosted internet photographs of himself meeting with campaign workers, shoulder to shoulder in a small space, without wearing masks and without any pretense of social distancing.”
The suit says Republicans picked Jacksonville “in order to avoid compliance with safe-health practices and carry on their business in closed spaces, crowded settings and close contact among the attendees.”
But Republican Rep. Michael Walz of Florida, a member of the convention’s host committee, said safety is not being ignored.
“They’re working out the details as we speak but there will be testing for all convention-goers, and that is extremely significant,” Waltz told WJXT-TV. “Everybody will be tested every day.”
Walz shrugged off the controversy, and said the city needs the economic boost the convention will bring.
“I’m talking to just as many people, hospitality industry, transportation industry, food service and others that are thankful and thrilled that the convention is coming,” he said. “I think to say that it’s going to be controversial or people are going to have mixed opinions shouldn’t be a surprise.”
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westernjournal--2020-07-09--KSU Students Feel Minorities Are Unsafe on Campus Because of One Sarcastic Tweet

Students at Kansas State University are now feeling unsafe because of one highly sarcastic tweet .
Jaden McNeil , the president and founder of America First Students , published a Twitter post on June 25 mocking the death of George Floyd .
Students called for McNeil ’ s death , claiming that the offensive tweet was racist .
After the universityrefused to expel McNeil , hundreds of students voiced their feelings that the campus was now unsafe for minorities .
The original tweet posted by McNeil on June 25 , which has since been deleted , read “ Congratulations to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an entire month !
” according to The Kansas City Star .
Shortly following that , the university released a statement from KSU President Richard Myers on Twitter .
TRENDING : Punk Threatening Group of Cops Does n't Sound So Tough When They Call His Bluff “ The insensitive comments posted by one K-State student hurts our entire community .
These divisive statements do not represent for the values of our university .
We condemn racism and bigotry in all its forms , ” Myers wrote in a statement , despite the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any mention of race .
“ We are launching an immediate review of the university ’ s options .
Black Lives Matter at Kansas State University and we will continue to fight for social justice.
” Kansas State students , alumni and athletes demanded that McNeil be expelled .
( This is a school where an English professor labeled Republicans a “ death cult ” in April because of GOP opposition to Democratic Gov .
Laura Kelly ’ s coronavirus lockdown orders . )
On July 1 , Myers announced that KSU would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violate the law ” if it did so .
“ While these messages are disrespectful and abhorrent , we can not violate the law , ” Myers said according to The Kansas City Star .
Due to the school ’ s unwillingness to remove McNeil , many students are claiming they feel unsafe .
“ I ’ m scared to go back to school , ” one KSU sophomore said , according to The Kansas City Star .
“ I feel like the K-State environment is hostile and not welcoming to Black students @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actionable measures against racist incidents that have happened there , and this is not the first one.
” Another student told the newspaper that the school should be doing more .
“ And the university knows that we are concerned because they have offered us counseling services .
But we don ’ t want counseling .
Instead of teaching us how to live with racism on campus they should focus their efforts on eliminating it , ” an incoming freshman said .
One student went so far as to conduct an unscientific poll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on K-State ’ s campus felt safe returning “ with the current racial climate.
” Of the 124 respondents , nearly 80 % reported feeling unsafe .
Several conservative commentators have publicly decried the university ’ s response to McNeil ’ s tweet and the subsequent backlash , including Michelle Malkin and The Daily Wire ’ s Matt Walsh .
“ So , why is it that , in 2020 , a mainstream conservative Christian college student under fire by a violence-inciting campus mob can ’ t find a single prominent Republican in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his free speech rights ?
” Malkin wrote in a July 1 commentary piece .
“ Why is the president of the university bothering himself with a joke someone made on Twitter ?
And in what way does an inappropriate joke hurt anyone , let alone the “ entire community ” ?
This is beyond parody .
The whole university has gone into DEFCON 1 over a kid ’ s tweet , ” Walsh wrote in a Twitter post .
“ People , many of them college students , tweet the most vile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mentions are full of it .
I never ask that any of them be expelled , nor would any of them be expelled even if I did ask .
Which , again , I wouldn ’ t .
Because I ’ m not insane.
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Students at Kansas State University are now feeling unsafe because of one highly sarcastic tweet.
Jaden McNeil, the president and founder of America First Students, published a Twitter post on June 25 mocking the death of George Floyd.
Students called for McNeil’s death, claiming that the offensive tweet was racist. After the universityrefused to expel McNeil, hundreds of students voiced their feelings that the campus was now unsafe for minorities.
The original tweet posted by McNeil on June 25, which has since been deleted, read “Congratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month!” according to The Kansas City Star.
Shortly following that, the university released a statement from KSU President Richard Myers on Twitter.
“The insensitive comments posted by one K-State student hurts our entire community. These divisive statements do not represent for the values of our university. We condemn racism and bigotry in all its forms,” Myers wrote in a statement, despite the fact that McNeil’s post never made any mention of race.
“We are launching an immediate review of the university’s options. Black Lives Matter at Kansas State University and we will continue to fight for social justice.”
We are launching an immediate review of the university’s options. Black Lives Matter at Kansas State University and we will continue to fight for social justice. — K-State (@KState) June 26, 2020
Kansas State students, alumni and athletes demanded that McNeil be expelled. (This is a school where an English professor labeled Republicans a “death cult” in April because of GOP opposition to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s coronavirus lockdown orders.)
On July 1, Myers announced that KSU would not expel McNeil because it would “violate the law” if it did so.
“While these messages are disrespectful and abhorrent, we cannot violate the law,” Myers said according to The Kansas City Star.
Due to the school’s unwillingness to remove McNeil, many students are claiming they feel unsafe.
“I’m scared to go back to school,” one KSU sophomore said, according to The Kansas City Star.
“I feel like the K-State environment is hostile and not welcoming to Black students. And our administration has not taken actionable measures against racist incidents that have happened there, and this is not the first one.”
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Another student told the newspaper that the school should be doing more.
“And the university knows that we are concerned because they have offered us counseling services. But we don’t want counseling. Instead of teaching us how to live with racism on campus they should focus their efforts on eliminating it,” an incoming freshman said.
One student went so far as to conduct an unscientific poll on Twitter asking if students of color on K-State’s campus felt safe returning “with the current racial climate.”
As a student of color on @KState ‘s campus, do you feel safe returning in the fall with the current racial climate? — just call me tori (@toriel_imani) June 30, 2020
Of the 124 respondents, nearly 80% reported feeling unsafe.
Several conservative commentators have publicly decried the university’s response to McNeil’s tweet and the subsequent backlash, including Michelle Malkin and The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh.
.@michellemalkin: “Why is it that, in 2020, a mainstream conservative Christian college student under fire by a violence-inciting campus mob can’t find a single prominent Republican in the Sunflower State to uphold and defend his free speech rights?”https://t.co/Ogt1UU6BWy — CNSNews (@cnsnews) July 4, 2020
“So, why is it that, in 2020, a mainstream conservative Christian college student under fire by a violence-inciting campus mob can’t find a single prominent Republican in the Sunflower State to uphold and defend his free speech rights?” Malkin wrote in a July 1 commentary piece.
People, many of them college students, tweet the most vile stuff at me every day. My mentions are full of it. I never ask that any of them be expelled, nor would any of them be expelled even if I did ask. Which, again, I wouldn’t. Because I’m not insane. — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) June 26, 2020
“Why is the president of the university bothering himself with a joke someone made on Twitter? And in what way does an inappropriate joke hurt anyone, let alone the “entire community”? This is beyond parody. The whole university has gone into DEFCON 1 over a kid’s tweet,” Walsh wrote in a Twitter post.
“People, many of them college students, tweet the most vile stuff at me every day. My mentions are full of it. I never ask that any of them be expelled, nor would any of them be expelled even if I did ask. Which, again, I wouldn’t. Because I’m not insane.”
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westernjournal--2020-07-09--‘Squad’ Members Tlaib and Pressley Back Legislation To Defund Police, Award Reparations

Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts , two members of “ the squad ” of progressive congresswomen , announced their support Tuesday for the BREATHE Act , which seeks to defund the police and pay reparations to African-Americans , among other radical provisions .
“ We can start to envision through this bill a new version for public safety — a new vision for public safety , one that protects and affirms black lives , ” Tlaib said on a Zoom call , the New York Post reported .
Pressley was on the call but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ technical issue .
The proposed legislation — which has not yet been introduced in the House of Representatives , according to the Post — would use the federal spending power to incentivize local jurisdictions to defund their police forces .
Further , it would award grants to states and local jurisdictions that close their prisons , jails and youth incarceration facilities .
TRENDING : Punk Threatening Group of Cops Does n't Sound So Tough When They Call His Bluff At the federal level , the BREATHE Act calls for the elimination of agencies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system.
” Agencies listed include the Drug Enforcement Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement .
The plan also would close all federal prisons and immigration detention centers , as well as repeal laws that “ criminalize human movement and border entry.
” Breathe Act by The Western Journal on Scribd Additionally , the legislation would prohibit law enforcement from employing “ surveillance tactics that are disproportionately used to target black , brown , and Muslim communities.
” Police would also be barred from using electronic monitoring ( including ankle monitors ) and smartphone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on court-ordered probation .
The BREATHE Act would incorporate Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee ’ s Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act , H.R .
40 , which has 135 Democrat co-sponsors .
RELATED : GOP Sen Calls on Omar To Resign : She 's Shredding Constitution , Not Defending It Lee ’ s legislation states its purpose is to address the injustice of “ slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 ” and its current impact on living African-Americans , as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the BREATHE Act would establish a separate commission to “ design reparations for mass criminalization — including the War on Drugs , the criminalization of prostitution , and police violence ; border violence ; and the systemic violation of the U.S. Government ’ s treaty obligations to Tribal nations.
” Tlaib tweeted about her support for the measure on Tuesday .
“ Today , I am proud to join the calls coming out of one of the largest movements for justice that my district and our country have ever seen to say unapologetically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Townhall political editor Guy Benson described the BREATHE Act as a “ nonstarter ” and a “ completely radical piece of legislation ” during an appearance on Fox News on Wednesday .
He added it has “ zero percent chance of passing .
Certainly , with Republicans in control of the Senate and Donald Trump in the White House , it won ’ t become law.
” Benson argued it is telling that Democratic lawmakers would support such legislation even as multiple U.S. cities are seeing a spike in violent crime .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Speaker ] Nancy Pelosi is terribly eager to put this on the floor for a vote in the House of Representatives , ” he said , “ because it is filled with poison pills , even for a number of Democrats.
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Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, two members of “the squad” of progressive congresswomen, announced their support Tuesday for the BREATHE Act, which seeks to defund the police and pay reparations to African-Americans, among other radical provisions.
“We can start to envision through this bill a new version for public safety — a new vision for public safety, one that protects and affirms black lives,” Tlaib said on a Zoom call, the New York Post reported.
Pressley was on the call but was unable to speak due to a technical issue.
The proposed legislation — which has not yet been introduced in the House of Representatives, according to the Post — would use the federal spending power to incentivize local jurisdictions to defund their police forces.
Further, it would award grants to states and local jurisdictions that close their prisons, jails and youth incarceration facilities.
At the federal level, the BREATHE Act calls for the elimination of agencies used to “expand the criminal legal system.”
Agencies listed include the Drug Enforcement Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The plan also would close all federal prisons and immigration detention centers, as well as repeal laws that “criminalize human movement and border entry.”
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Additionally, the legislation would prohibit law enforcement from employing “surveillance tactics that are disproportionately used to target black, brown, and Muslim communities.”
Tactics identified include facial recognition, drones and related technologies.
Police would also be barred from using electronic monitoring (including ankle monitors) and smartphone applications to track those who are presumably on court-ordered probation.
The BREATHE Act would incorporate Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, H.R. 40, which has 135 Democrat co-sponsors.
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Lee’s legislation states its purpose is to address the injustice of “slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865” and its current impact on living African-Americans, as well as make proposals for reparations.
Additionally, the BREATHE Act would establish a separate commission to “design reparations for mass criminalization — including the War on Drugs, the criminalization of prostitution, and police violence; border violence; and the systemic violation of the U.S. Government’s treaty obligations to Tribal nations.”
Tlaib tweeted about her support for the measure on Tuesday.
“Today, I am proud to join the calls coming out of one of the largest movements for justice that my district and our country have ever seen to say unapologetically: I support the #BREATHEAct.”
We must invest in a new vision of public safety. Today, I am proud to join the calls coming out of one of the largest movements for justice that my district and our country have ever seen to say unapologetically: I support the #BREATHEAct. https://t.co/a0zKgndf0B — Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) July 7, 2020
Townhall political editor Guy Benson described the BREATHE Act as a “nonstarter” and a “completely radical piece of legislation” during an appearance on Fox News on Wednesday.
He added it has “zero percent chance of passing. Certainly, with Republicans in control of the Senate and Donald Trump in the White House, it won’t become law.”
Benson argued it is telling that Democratic lawmakers would support such legislation even as multiple U.S. cities are seeing a spike in violent crime.
“I’m not even sure [Speaker] Nancy Pelosi is terribly eager to put this on the floor for a vote in the House of Representatives,” he said, “because it is filled with poison pills, even for a number of Democrats.”
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westernjournal--2020-07-11--Trump Commutes Roger Stone’s Sentence Just Days Before He Was Set To Report to Prison

President Donald Trump called Roger Stone to inform his longtime political confidant that he would commute his sentence for crimes related to the Russia investigation , Stone told The Associated Press on Friday , just days before he was set to report to prison .
The White House later confirmed the commuting of the sentence in a statement , saying Stone was a victim of the Russia hoax .
The move , though short of a full pardon , is sure to raise an outcry from the president ’ s critics .
“ The president told me he thought my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told the AP in a phone call from Fort Lauderdale , Florida .
Stone said he expressed his gratitude and was popping Champagne .
TRENDING : James Woods on Latest Biden Gaffe : 'It 's Outright Cruelty ' To Leave Him in Front of Camera Stone had been sentenced in February to three years and four months in prison for lying to Congress , witness tampering and obstructing the failed House investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election .
He was set to report to prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ erase Stone ’ s felony convictions in the same way a pardon would , but it would protect him from serving prison time as a result .
The action , which Trump had foreshadowed in recent days , reflects his lingering rage over the Russia investigation and is a testament to his conviction that he and his associates were mistreated by agents and prosecutors .
Trump ’ s Justice Department moved in May to dismiss the criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn .
Stone had expressed his desire for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a series of Instagram posts in which he argued that his life could be in jeopardy if imprisoned during a pandemic .
He had recently sought to postpone his surrender date by months after getting a brief extension from the judge .
Trump had repeatedly publicly inserted himself into Stone ’ s case , including just before Stone ’ s sentencing , when he suggested in a tweet that Stone was being subjected to a different standard than several prominent Democrats .
He railed that the conviction “ should be thrown out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s initial sentencing recommendation “ horrible and very unfair.
” “ Can not allow this miscarriage of justice !
” he wrote .
RELATED : Report : Durham Looking To Finish Russia Probe by End of Summer , But if Not Might 'Punt ' Until After Election A longtime Trump friend and informal adviser , Stone had boasted during the campaign that he was in contact with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange through a trusted intermediary and hinted at inside knowledge of WikiLeaks ’ plans to release more than 19,000 emails hacked from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But Stone denied any wrongdoing and consistently criticized the case against him as politically motivated .
He did not take the stand during his trial , did not speak at his sentencing , and his lawyers did not call any witnesses in his defense .
Trump also targeted those involved in the case .
He retweeted a comment by Fox News commentator Andrew Napolitano that the jury appeared to have been biased against Trump , and called out Judge Amy Berman Jackson by name , saying “ almost any judge in the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The tweets continued even after Trump received a public rebuke from Attorney General William Barr , who said the president ’ s comments were “ making it impossible ” for him to do his job .
Barr reportedly told people he considered resigning over the matter .
Prosecutors had originally recommended Stone serve seven to nine years in federal prison .
But , in a highly unusual move , Barr reversed that decision after a Trump tweet and recommended a more lenient punishment , prompting a mini-tantrum inside the Justice Department , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case .
Department officials have vehemently denied Barr was responding to Trump ’ s criticism and have insisted there was no contact with the White House over the decision .
Barr has also pointed out that the judge , in imposing a 40-month sentence , had agreed with him that the original sentencing recommendation was excessive .
Barr , who was attorney general during Stone ’ s trial last fall , has said the prosecution was justified , and the Justice Department did not support Stone ’ s more recent effort to put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Justice Department raised concerns about the handling of Flynn ’ s case , including what it said were irregularities about his FBI interview , prosecutors did not point to any similar issues or problems with the Stone prosecution .
Trump , meanwhile , had long kept the door open to a reprieve .
“ You ’ re going to see what happens .
Let ’ s see what happens , ” he said when asked in February whether Stone deserved prison time .
“ Somebody has to stick up for the people.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday night that it was a “ disgrace they didn ’ t give him a retrial.
” Asked if he was considering a pardon , he added : “ I am always thinking.
” The commutation was the latest example of Trump using his unlimited clemency power to pardon those he believes have been mistreated by the justice system .
In February , Trump commuted the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov .
Rod Blagojevich , a Democrat , and pardoned former New York City police commissioner Bernie Kerik , financier Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also offered clemency to other political allies , including Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio , who was awaiting sentencing at the time , conservative commentator Dinesh D ’ Souza , who had been convicted on minor campaign finance violations , and Conrad Black , a newspaper publisher convicted of fraud who had once written a book about the president .
Trump also commuted the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson , who was serving life in prison for nonviolent drug offenses and who came to Trump ’ s attention after reality star Kim Kardashian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story was featured in a Trump campaign Super Bowl ad .
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President Donald Trump called Roger Stone to inform his longtime political confidant that he would commute his sentence for crimes related to the Russia investigation, Stone told The Associated Press on Friday, just days before he was set to report to prison.
The White House later confirmed the commuting of the sentence in a statement, saying Stone was a victim of the Russia hoax.
The move, though short of a full pardon, is sure to raise an outcry from the president’s critics.
“The president told me he thought my trial has been unfair,” Stone told the AP in a phone call from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Stone said he expressed his gratitude and was popping Champagne.
Stone had been sentenced in February to three years and four months in prison for lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstructing the failed House investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election.
He was set to report to prison by Tuesday.
A commutation would not erase Stone’s felony convictions in the same way a pardon would, but it would protect him from serving prison time as a result.
The action, which Trump had foreshadowed in recent days, reflects his lingering rage over the Russia investigation and is a testament to his conviction that he and his associates were mistreated by agents and prosecutors.
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Trump’s Justice Department moved in May to dismiss the criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Stone had expressed his desire for a pardon or commutation, appealing to Trump in a series of Instagram posts in which he argued that his life could be in jeopardy if imprisoned during a pandemic. He had recently sought to postpone his surrender date by months after getting a brief extension from the judge.
Trump had repeatedly publicly inserted himself into Stone’s case, including just before Stone’s sentencing, when he suggested in a tweet that Stone was being subjected to a different standard than several prominent Democrats. He railed that the conviction “should be thrown out” and called the Justice Department’s initial sentencing recommendation “horrible and very unfair.”
“Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice!” he wrote.
This is a horrible and very unfair situation. The real crimes were on the other side, as nothing happens to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice! https://t.co/rHPfYX6Vbv — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 11, 2020
A longtime Trump friend and informal adviser, Stone had boasted during the campaign that he was in contact with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange through a trusted intermediary and hinted at inside knowledge of WikiLeaks’ plans to release more than 19,000 emails hacked from the servers of the Democratic National Committee.
But Stone denied any wrongdoing and consistently criticized the case against him as politically motivated. He did not take the stand during his trial, did not speak at his sentencing, and his lawyers did not call any witnesses in his defense.
Trump also targeted those involved in the case. He retweeted a comment by Fox News commentator Andrew Napolitano that the jury appeared to have been biased against Trump, and called out Judge Amy Berman Jackson by name, saying “almost any judge in the country” would throw out the conviction.
The tweets continued even after Trump received a public rebuke from Attorney General William Barr, who said the president’s comments were “making it impossible” for him to do his job. Barr reportedly told people he considered resigning over the matter.
Prosecutors had originally recommended Stone serve seven to nine years in federal prison. But, in a highly unusual move, Barr reversed that decision after a Trump tweet and recommended a more lenient punishment, prompting a mini-tantrum inside the Justice Department, with the entire prosecution team resigning from the case.
Department officials have vehemently denied Barr was responding to Trump’s criticism and have insisted there was no contact with the White House over the decision. Barr has also pointed out that the judge, in imposing a 40-month sentence, had agreed with him that the original sentencing recommendation was excessive.
Barr, who was attorney general during Stone’s trial last fall, has said the prosecution was justified, and the Justice Department did not support Stone’s more recent effort to put off his surrender date. Though the Justice Department raised concerns about the handling of Flynn’s case, including what it said were irregularities about his FBI interview, prosecutors did not point to any similar issues or problems with the Stone prosecution.
Trump, meanwhile, had long kept the door open to a reprieve.
“You’re going to see what happens. Let’s see what happens,” he said when asked in February whether Stone deserved prison time. “Somebody has to stick up for the people.”
He told Sean Hannity in an interview Thursday night that it was a “disgrace they didn’t give him a retrial.” Asked if he was considering a pardon, he added: “I am always thinking.”
The commutation was the latest example of Trump using his unlimited clemency power to pardon those he believes have been mistreated by the justice system.
In February, Trump commuted the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, and pardoned former New York City police commissioner Bernie Kerik, financier Michael Milken and several others.
Trump has also offered clemency to other political allies, including Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was awaiting sentencing at the time, conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza, who had been convicted on minor campaign finance violations, and Conrad Black, a newspaper publisher convicted of fraud who had once written a book about the president.
Trump also commuted the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, who was serving life in prison for nonviolent drug offenses and who came to Trump’s attention after reality star Kim Kardashian West took up her cause. Her story was featured in a Trump campaign Super Bowl ad.
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westernjournal--2020-07-10--New York Times Must Have Forgotten About Its Own 2015 Report That Refutes Systemic Racism

In 2015 , The New York Times had a different viewpoint when it came to systemic racism in policing .
Since the death of George Floyd , the Minneapolis man who died after an officer knelt on his neck for over 8 minutes on May 25 , the Times has run several articles discussing the prevalence of police shootings in minority communities .
This contradicts the news organization ’ s 2015 article that disputed the unproven theory of police bias in shootings .
In the article , titled “ Police Killings of Blacks : Here Is What the Data Say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down the possible causes of disproportionate shootings when adjusted for population .
Mullainathan noted that while racial bias in policing might exist , “ What the data does suggest is that eliminating the biases of all police officers would do little to materially reduce the total number of African-American killings.
” TRENDING : James Woods on Latest Biden Gaffe : ‘ It ’ s Outright Cruelty ’ To Leave Him in Front of Camera Mullainathan went on to posit that police bias “ may ” be a significant problem , but there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issues that affect the disparity in outcomes between races .
“ The data is unequivocal .
Police killings are a race problem : African-Americans are being killed disproportionately and by a wide margin .
And police bias may be responsible .
But this data does not prove that biased police officers are more likely to shoot blacks in any given encounter , ” the Times article reads .
“ Instead , there is another possibility : It is simply that — for reasons that may well include police bias — African-Americans have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers.
” This conclusion backs up the findings of Heather Mac Donald , a Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of the book “ The War on Cops.
” In a June 10 story for City Journal , a public policy magazine published by the Manhattan Institute , Mac Donald explained that higher levels of violent crime in minority communities lead to more police response , which in turn would lead to the increase in police encounters that Mullainathan was talking about .
“ Policing today is driven by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Victim reports send police disproportionately to minority communities because that is where people are most being hurt by violent street crime , ” Mac Donald wrote .
“ Blacks between the ages of ten and 43 die of homicide at thirteen times the rate of whites , according to the CDC .
In New York City , blacks make up 73 percent of all shooting victims , though they are 23 percent of the city ’ s population .
In Chicago in 2016 , there were 4,300 shooting victims , almost all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to support the claim that racial bias on the part of the police leads to more shootings of minorities .
“ Are the police nevertheless engaging in an epidemic of racist violence , as we hear daily ?
They are not .
For the last five years , the police have killed about 1,000 civilians a year , the majority of those victims armed or otherwise dangerous .
In 2019 , the police killed 235 blacks , most of them also armed or dangerous , out of 1,004 police shooting victims overall , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ roughly 25 percent ratio has also remained stable .
It is less than what the black crime rate would predict , since police shootings are a function of the rate at which officers encounter armed and violent suspects , a fact confirmed most recently by a 2019 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
” Despite this evidence provided by Mac Donald , plus the evidence laid out in their 2015 article , the New York Times is now fully backing the notion of systemic police racism , often citing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any additional contributing factors outside of race .
One example of this is a Times article published on June 7 titled “ ‘ Pandemic Within a Pandemic ’ : Coronavirus and Police Brutality Roil Black Communities.
” Additionally , in a June 21 NYT opinion piece “ Policing Is Doing What It Was Meant to Do .
That ’ s the Problem , ” the writers say that “ whether individual police officers are racist is not the fundamental issue .
The fundamental issue is whether the police — the institution of policing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — is racist.
” A June 10 article by a Times critic stated that because of systemic bias in policing , television shows should reconsider portraying cops as fundamentally “ good.
” She even said the children ’ s show “ Paw Patrol ” should consider removing its lovable police dog character .
“ As the protests against racist police violence enter their third week , the charges are mounting against fictional cops , too .
Even big-hearted cartoon police dogs — or maybe especially big-hearted cartoon police dogs — are on notice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The effort to publicize police brutality also means banishing the good-cop archetype , which reigns on both television and in viral videos of the protests themselves .
‘ Paw Patrol ’ seems harmless enough , and that ’ s the point : The movement rests on understanding that cops do plenty of harm.
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In 2015, The New York Times had a different viewpoint when it came to systemic racism in policing.
Since the death of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man who died after an officer knelt on his neck for over 8 minutes on May 25, the Times has run several articles discussing the prevalence of police shootings in minority communities.
This contradicts the news organization’s 2015 article that disputed the unproven theory of police bias in shootings.
In the article, titled “Police Killings of Blacks: Here Is What the Data Say,” then-Harvard economist Sendhil Mullainathan broke down the possible causes of disproportionate shootings when adjusted for population.
Mullainathan noted that while racial bias in policing might exist, “What the data does suggest is that eliminating the biases of all police officers would do little to materially reduce the total number of African-American killings.”
Mullainathan went on to posit that police bias “may” be a significant problem, but there are other “bigger,” more relevant issues that affect the disparity in outcomes between races.
“The data is unequivocal. Police killings are a race problem: African-Americans are being killed disproportionately and by a wide margin. And police bias may be responsible. But this data does not prove that biased police officers are more likely to shoot blacks in any given encounter,” the Times article reads. “Instead, there is another possibility: It is simply that — for reasons that may well include police bias — African-Americans have a very large number of encounters with police officers.”
This conclusion backs up the findings of Heather Mac Donald, a Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of the book “The War on Cops.”
In a June 10 story for City Journal, a public policy magazine published by the Manhattan Institute, Mac Donald explained that higher levels of violent crime in minority communities lead to more police response, which in turn would lead to the increase in police encounters that Mullainathan was talking about.
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“Policing today is driven by crime data and community demands for help. Victim reports send police disproportionately to minority communities because that is where people are most being hurt by violent street crime,” Mac Donald wrote.
“Blacks between the ages of ten and 43 die of homicide at thirteen times the rate of whites, according to the CDC. In New York City, blacks make up 73 percent of all shooting victims, though they are 23 percent of the city’s population. In Chicago in 2016, there were 4,300 shooting victims, almost all black.
Mac Donald found no evidence to support the claim that racial bias on the part of the police leads to more shootings of minorities.
“Are the police nevertheless engaging in an epidemic of racist violence, as we hear daily? They are not. For the last five years, the police have killed about 1,000 civilians a year, the majority of those victims armed or otherwise dangerous. In 2019, the police killed 235 blacks, most of them also armed or dangerous, out of 1,004 police shooting victims overall,” Mac Donald wrote.
“That roughly 25 percent ratio has also remained stable. It is less than what the black crime rate would predict, since police shootings are a function of the rate at which officers encounter armed and violent suspects, a fact confirmed most recently by a 2019 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.”
Despite this evidence provided by Mac Donald, plus the evidence laid out in their 2015 article, the New York Times is now fully backing the notion of systemic police racism, often citing the racial disparities themselves without looking for any additional contributing factors outside of race.
One example of this is a Times article published on June 7 titled “‘Pandemic Within a Pandemic’: Coronavirus and Police Brutality Roil Black Communities.”
Additionally, in a June 21 NYT opinion piece “Policing Is Doing What It Was Meant to Do. That’s the Problem,” the writers say that “whether individual police officers are racist is not the fundamental issue. The fundamental issue is whether the police — the institution of policing as it exists in the United States — is racist.”
A June 10 article by a Times critic stated that because of systemic bias in policing, television shows should reconsider portraying cops as fundamentally “good.”
She even said the children’s show “Paw Patrol” should consider removing its lovable police dog character.
“As the protests against racist police violence enter their third week, the charges are mounting against fictional cops, too. Even big-hearted cartoon police dogs — or maybe especially big-hearted cartoon police dogs — are on notice,” the critic wrote.
“The effort to publicize police brutality also means banishing the good-cop archetype, which reigns on both television and in viral videos of the protests themselves. ‘Paw Patrol’ seems harmless enough, and that’s the point: The movement rests on understanding that cops do plenty of harm.”
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