westernjournal--2020-07-28--Seattle Radio Host Gives Narrative-Busting Account of What’s Happening in City: ‘Evil People’

Less than 100 days from an election that will turn the course of American history , the mainstream media is turning up its propaganda efforts to portray mayhem in the streets of American cities as some kind of legitimate “ protest ” against police brutality .
But Seattle talk show host Jason Rantz has a different take on the topic he ’ s seen growing with his own two eyes — especially Saturday ’ s riot in Rantz ’ s own city .
And in an interview Monday night on the Fox News program “ Tucker Carlson Tonight , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destroying the liberal narrative about the events .
“ What we are seeing is violence , ” Rantz said told host Tucker Carlson .
“ What we saw was a riot and anyone who is says otherwise is lying to you.
” TRENDING : Seattle Radio Host Gives Narrative-Busting Account of What 's Happening in City : 'Evil People' Since “ lying to you ” appears to be the deliberate strategy of the Democratic Party and its allies in the mainstream media heading into November ’ s election , it ’ s worth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rantz was saying .
Democrats are facing President Donald Trump , an incumbent who has largely carried through on his campaign promises , and whose economic policies were benefiting all Americans — very much including the black voters Democrats claim to care about — until China unleashed the coronavirus scourge onto the globe .
Their party is saddled with a weak , compromise presidential candidate who is at best tolerated and at worst despised by his own party ’ s base .
Given that , Democrats have decided that pretending criminal violence on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their best bet for winning in 2020 .
They ’ ve demonstrated it over and over .
New York flame-throwing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez offered the delusional excuse earlier this month that New York City ’ s rising crime was driven by the hunger of the unemployed .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has shrugged off mobs destroying statues of American historical figures — including in her native Baltimore — apparently accepting it as the understandable outrage of some phantom oppressed class .
“ I don ’ t care that much about statues , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ People will do what they do.
” Channeling their inner Victor Hugo , Democrats are trying to attribute the rise of mob violence in the United States to the voice of the people roaring from the depths of poverty .
RELATED : Barr Asks the One Question Democrats Do n't Want To Hear During Contentious Hearing And naturally , the media is all too ready to help .
The New York Times on Saturday described Seattle ’ s upheaval as taking place in a city where “ a day of demonstrations focused on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ windows and people flushing pepper spray from their eyes .
At least 45 protesters had been arrested as of early evening , and both protesters and police officers suffered injuries.
” Funny how a day of “ demonstrations focused on police violence ” sounds an awful lot like the aftermath of a riot .
The Times took until the next paragraph to note that several construction trailers had been set on fire , windows of businesses were demolished , a Starbucks coffee shop was lit on fire — endangering the apartment dwellings above @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the target of an explosion that blew an eight-inch hole in one of its walls .
( Bombing a police station isn ’ t protesting .
It ’ s terrorism . )
Honest journalism would describe a situation like that as a war zone .
To The Times , apparently , such chaos is only to be expected from honest citizens “ focused on police violence.
” In his monologue Monday night , Carlson made the point that virtually no Democrat or mainstream media pundit bothers to point out : In the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rioting like this .
Americans have elections , where those with grievances can vote out the party in power and vote one more to their liking .
If a majority of a community truly finds statues to be reprehensible , politicians can be voted into office to remove them .
If a community is truly outraged by “ police violence , ” politicians can be voted into office who will handcuff the cops .
But the evidence of this year shows that ’ s not what it ’ s about at all .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times claims is the focus is overwhelmingly taking place in cities Democrats have controlled for decades .
The rioters attacking Christopher Columbus statues know they could never get their way democratically , because American voters are sane .
The current riots across the country are American terrorism — violence for strictly political ends , aimed at frightening a nation into obedience .
That ’ s all the Democratic Party has to offer the American people in November — along with a cardboard cutout of a candidate who isn ’ t trusted by much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the mainstream media are doing anything they can to convince Americans that that isn ’ t what is actually happening .
“ Their goal is not to protest against police brutality , ” Rantz told Carlson .
“ This has nothing to do with George Floyd .
This has everything to do with a very specific ideology , and I think that there are politicians and media members who believe that this is going to create enough momentum and chaos to get Donald Trump out of office .
“ I think it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s going to backfire on them .
But I do think some of them are willing to sit by and see some of these cities completely get destroyed and , yes , some people lose their lives .
When Carlson wondered aloud “ what kind of person ” would countenance harming humans just for electoral advantage , Rantz ’ s answer was succinct .
Americans should be thinking about that answer very carefully .
The Founding Fathers designed this country as a place where the true voice of the people can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When Democrats and their supporters instead choose the course of destruction in the streets , they ’ re telling voters everything they need to know .
With less than 100 days to go before Election Day , it ’ s time to take it seriously .
We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
Read our editorial standards .

Less than 100 days from an election that will turn the course of American history, the mainstream media is turning up its propaganda efforts to portray mayhem in the streets of American cities as some kind of legitimate “protest” against police brutality.
But Seattle talk show host Jason Rantz has a different take on the topic he’s seen growing with his own two eyes — especially Saturday’s riot in Rantz’s own city.
And in an interview Monday night on the Fox News program “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Rantz didn’t mince words in destroying the liberal narrative about the events.
“What we are seeing is violence,” Rantz said told host Tucker Carlson. “What we saw was a riot and anyone who is says otherwise is lying to you.”
Any media outlet that claims Seattle’s riot was simply a “protest” is lying to you. And the folks who justify violence solely thinking it’ll help get @realDonaldTrump booted from office isn’t just taking a losing position — but an evil one. My latest hit for #TuckerCarlson. pic.twitter.com/kRxImgleG4 — (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) July 28, 2020
Since “lying to you” appears to be the deliberate strategy of the Democratic Party and its allies in the mainstream media heading into November’s election, it’s worth taking a minute to listen to what Rantz was saying.
Democrats are facing President Donald Trump, an incumbent who has largely carried through on his campaign promises, and whose economic policies were benefiting all Americans — very much including the black voters Democrats claim to care about — until China unleashed the coronavirus scourge onto the globe.
Their party is saddled with a weak, compromise presidential candidate who is at best tolerated and at worst despised by his own party’s base.
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Given that, Democrats have decided that pretending criminal violence on American streets is laudable political protest is their best bet for winning in 2020.
They’ve demonstrated it over and over. New York flame-throwing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez offered the delusional excuse earlier this month that New York City’s rising crime was driven by the hunger of the unemployed.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has shrugged off mobs destroying statues of American historical figures — including in her native Baltimore — apparently accepting it as the understandable outrage of some phantom oppressed class.
“I don’t care that much about statues,” she told reporters July 9. “People will do what they do.”
Channeling their inner Victor Hugo, Democrats are trying to attribute the rise of mob violence in the United States to the voice of the people roaring from the depths of poverty.
And naturally, the media is all too ready to help. The New York Times on Saturday described Seattle’s upheaval as taking place in a city where “a day of demonstrations focused on police violence left a trail of broken windows and people flushing pepper spray from their eyes. At least 45 protesters had been arrested as of early evening, and both protesters and police officers suffered injuries.”
Funny how a day of “demonstrations focused on police violence” sounds an awful lot like the aftermath of a riot.
The Times took until the next paragraph to note that several construction trailers had been set on fire, windows of businesses were demolished, a Starbucks coffee shop was lit on fire — endangering the apartment dwellings above it — and a police station was the target of an explosion that blew an eight-inch hole in one of its walls. (Bombing a police station isn’t protesting. It’s terrorism.)
Honest journalism would describe a situation like that as a war zone. To The Times, apparently, such chaos is only to be expected from honest citizens “focused on police violence.”
In his monologue Monday night, Carlson made the point that virtually no Democrat or mainstream media pundit bothers to point out:
In the United States, there is no reason for rioting like this. Americans have elections, where those with grievances can vote out the party in power and vote one more to their liking. If a majority of a community truly finds statues to be reprehensible, politicians can be voted into office to remove them.
If a community is truly outraged by “police violence,” politicians can be voted into office who will handcuff the cops.
But the evidence of this year shows that’s not what it’s about at all. The “police violence” that The Times claims is the focus is overwhelmingly taking place in cities Democrats have controlled for decades. The rioters attacking Christopher Columbus statues know they could never get their way democratically, because American voters are sane.
The current riots across the country are American terrorism — violence for strictly political ends, aimed at frightening a nation into obedience.
That’s all the Democratic Party has to offer the American people in November — along with a cardboard cutout of a candidate who isn’t trusted by much of his own party.
Yet activists and the mainstream media are doing anything they can to convince Americans that that isn’t what is actually happening.
“Their goal is not to protest against police brutality,” Rantz told Carlson. “This has nothing to do with George Floyd. This has everything to do with a very specific ideology, and I think that there are politicians and media members who believe that this is going to create enough momentum and chaos to get Donald Trump out of office.
“I think it’s a mistake. I think it’s going to backfire on them. But I do think some of them are willing to sit by and see some of these cities completely get destroyed and, yes, some people lose their lives.
“It’s an evil position to take.”
When Carlson wondered aloud “what kind of person” would countenance harming humans just for electoral advantage, Rantz’s answer was succinct.
“Evil people,” he said.
Americans should be thinking about that answer very carefully.
The Founding Fathers designed this country as a place where the true voice of the people can be heard at the ballot box.
When Democrats and their supporters instead choose the course of destruction in the streets, they’re telling voters everything they need to know.
With less than 100 days to go before Election Day, it’s time to take it seriously.
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westernjournal--2020-07-30--NBA Refuses To Condemn China Amid Reports of Abuse in NBA China Academies

According to an ESPN report released on Wednesday , the NBA ’ s China academies are abusing young players .
The article also alleges that the NBA had been warned of the abuses .
The NBA reportedly told coaches not to comment on China for the story .
Since late last year , the NBA has been quiet about its controversial relationship with China , refusing to openly condemn many of the human rights abuses that the Chinese government continues to inflict on its people .
TRENDING : Barr Asks the One Question Democrats Do n't Want To Hear During @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coaches from three NBA training academies in China told NBA officials that the league ’ s Chinese partners were physically abusing young players and refusing to provide education , despite the fact that NBA commissioner Adam Silver had said education would be central to their program .
One of the American coaches went as far as to describe the project was “ a sweat camp for athletes.
” “ Imagine you have a kid who ’ s 13 , 14 years old , and you ’ ve got a grown coach who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” another coach said .
“ We ’ re part of that .
The NBA is part of that.
” Multiple coaches made complaints about the abuses to the league ’ s vice president for international operations in China , Greg Stolt , as well as various other league officials .
NBA deputy commissioner and chief operating officer Mark Tatum told ESPN that the league had received “ a handful ” of complaints regarding the mistreatment of young Chinese players , which prompted the NBA to warn Chinese local authorities that the league @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behavior .
Perhaps the most troubling of all of the NBA China camps was the camp in Xinjiang , a police state located in western China .
The Xinjiang region is known for its Uighur population .
China is currently enacting a cultural genocide of the Uighurs , a majority Muslim ethnic minority in China .
Multiple reports indicate that the Uighurs in China are undergoing forced sterilization in order to limit their population growth .
RELATED : State-Run Chinese Company Tries To Buy Massive Resource Mine in North American Arctic Uighurs are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ camps .
A recently unearthed video originally released in September 2019 revealed large groups of Uighurs , blindfolded and bound , being marched onto train cars .
The majority of players in the NBA ’ s Xinjiang academy were Uighurs .
ESPN reports that multiple coaches were frequently harassed and surveilled in the Xinjiang region , with one coach describing the atmosphere as akin to “ World War II Germany.
” Corbin Loubert , an NBA strength coach who worked in Xinjiang last fall , confirmed that reports of discrimination and harassment were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN story .
“ I spent the past year living in Xinjiang , and can confirm every word of this piece is true , ” Loubert tweeted .
“ It was a challenging year for many reasons , but one of the biggest challenges was not only the discrimination and harassment I faced , but turning a blind eye to the discrimination and harassment that the Uyghur people around me faced.
” In a June 30 letter , Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee questioned the NBA about its relationship with China , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Xinjiang .
Tatum responded to Blackburn with a letter on July 21 announcing that the NBA had discontinued the Xinjiang academy .
Despite harsh criticism for several months now , the NBA has decided to remain silent on its controversial relationship with China .
In a July 10 letter , Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri criticized the NBA ’ s July 3 decision to allow players to wear certain social and political messages on their jerseys in support of movements like Black Lives Matter , especially considering the league ’ s unwillingness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ On July 3 , the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) came to an agreement with the NBA players union allowing players to wear certain social and political messages on their jerseys , almost all aligned with the message of recent anti-police protests , ” Hawley wrote .
“ Conspicuously missing from the list of approved phrases are any in support of the victims of the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) , including the people of Hong Kong , whose remaining freedoms are being extinguished by the CCP ’ s newly-enacted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s troubled history of excusing and apologizing for the brutal repression of the Chinese Communist regime , these omissions are striking.
” Hawley then demanded that the NBA answer a series of questions , including — • Are public reports correct that the list of phrases approved for display on NBA players ’ jerseys does not include messages in support of victims of the Chinese Communist Party ?
• If a player chooses to display a message of support for victims of the Chinese Community Party on their jersey , will the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jersey or will it censor that player in order to avoid drawing Beijing ’ s ire ?
• How does the NBA plan to defend NBA players and employees against retaliation by the Chinese Communist Party if they choose to speak out against the Party ’ s actions in Hong Kong , Xinjiang , or elsewhere ?
• Is the NBA prepared to publicly condemn any attempt by the Chinese Communist Party to silence or punish these individuals ?
On Wednesday , the same day that ESPN released its report of various abuses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the league responded to Hawley by confirming that only a select few social justice messages were allowed , one of which is “ Black Lives Matter.
” In response to Hawley ’ s question about the league defending its players , the NBA replied by saying , “ We are respectfully unable to respond to this hypothetical question.
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According to an ESPN report released on Wednesday, the NBA’s China academies are abusing young players.
The article also alleges that the NBA had been warned of the abuses. The NBA reportedly told coaches not to comment on China for the story.
Since late last year, the NBA has been quiet about its controversial relationship with China, refusing to openly condemn many of the human rights abuses that the Chinese government continues to inflict on its people.
Props to ESPN for covering all this. NBA’s refusal to condemn China at all is glaring. Even in this story when confronted with horrific human rights abuses NBA dodged any criticism of China. League is full of hypocrites. — Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) July 29, 2020
According to ESPN, American coaches from three NBA training academies in China told NBA officials that the league’s Chinese partners were physically abusing young players and refusing to provide education, despite the fact that NBA commissioner Adam Silver had said education would be central to their program.
One of the American coaches went as far as to describe the project was “a sweat camp for athletes.”
“Imagine you have a kid who’s 13, 14 years old, and you’ve got a grown coach who is 40 years old hitting your kid,” another coach said.
“We’re part of that. The NBA is part of that.”
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Multiple coaches made complaints about the abuses to the league’s vice president for international operations in China, Greg Stolt, as well as various other league officials.
NBA deputy commissioner and chief operating officer Mark Tatum told ESPN that the league had received “a handful” of complaints regarding the mistreatment of young Chinese players, which prompted the NBA to warn Chinese local authorities that the league had “zero tolerance” for such behavior.
Perhaps the most troubling of all of the NBA China camps was the camp in Xinjiang, a police state located in western China.
The Xinjiang region is known for its Uighur population. China is currently enacting a cultural genocide of the Uighurs, a majority Muslim ethnic minority in China.
Multiple reports indicate that the Uighurs in China are undergoing forced sterilization in order to limit their population growth.
Uighurs are also being captured and transported to labor camps. A recently unearthed video originally released in September 2019 revealed large groups of Uighurs, blindfolded and bound, being marched onto train cars.
Uighurs sitting, bound and blindfolded, waiting to be loaded onto train cars and taken — somewhere. Drone footage from an unknown hero in China.#Uighur pic.twitter.com/l9CTfyM2iT — PariahDog1312?⚖ (@PDog119) July 15, 2020
The majority of players in the NBA’s Xinjiang academy were Uighurs.
ESPN reports that multiple coaches were frequently harassed and surveilled in the Xinjiang region, with one coach describing the atmosphere as akin to “World War II Germany.”
Corbin Loubert, an NBA strength coach who worked in Xinjiang last fall, confirmed that reports of discrimination and harassment were true in a tweet responding to a CNN story.
It was a challenging year for many reasons, but one of the biggest challenges was not only the discrimination and harassment I faced, but turning a blind eye to the discrimination and harassment that the Uyghur people around me faced. — Corbin Loubert (@CLoubert01) May 10, 2019
“I spent the past year living in Xinjiang, and can confirm every word of this piece is true,” Loubert tweeted.
“It was a challenging year for many reasons, but one of the biggest challenges was not only the discrimination and harassment I faced, but turning a blind eye to the discrimination and harassment that the Uyghur people around me faced.”
In a June 30 letter, Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee questioned the NBA about its relationship with China, specifically mentioning the treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang. Tatum responded to Blackburn with a letter on July 21 announcing that the NBA had discontinued the Xinjiang academy.
Despite harsh criticism for several months now, the NBA has decided to remain silent on its controversial relationship with China.
In a July 10 letter, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri criticized the NBA’s July 3 decision to allow players to wear certain social and political messages on their jerseys in support of movements like Black Lives Matter, especially considering the league’s unwillingness to call out the Chinese government.
“On July 3, the National Basketball Association (NBA) came to an agreement with the NBA players union allowing players to wear certain social and political messages on their jerseys, almost all aligned with the message of recent anti-police protests,” Hawley wrote.
“Conspicuously missing from the list of approved phrases are any in support of the victims of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), including the people of Hong Kong, whose remaining freedoms are being extinguished by the CCP’s newly-enacted national security law. Given the NBA’s troubled history of excusing and apologizing for the brutal repression of the Chinese Communist regime, these omissions are striking.”
Hawley then demanded that the NBA answer a series of questions, including —
Are public reports correct that the list of phrases approved for display on NBA players’ jerseys does not include messages in support of victims of the Chinese Communist Party?
If a player chooses to display a message of support for victims of the Chinese Community Party on their jersey, will the NBA allow the player to wear their jersey or will it censor that player in order to avoid drawing Beijing’s ire?
How does the NBA plan to defend NBA players and employees against retaliation by the Chinese Communist Party if they choose to speak out against the Party’s actions in Hong Kong, Xinjiang, or elsewhere?
Is the NBA prepared to publicly condemn any attempt by the Chinese Communist Party to silence or punish these individuals?
On Wednesday, the same day that ESPN released its report of various abuses in the NBA’s Chinese academies, the league responded to Hawley by confirming that only a select few social justice messages were allowed, one of which is “Black Lives Matter.”
.@NBA finally replies to me. Won’t criticize #China and won’t commit to protecting employees who criticize #China. Says it’s all “hypothetical.” Uh, remember Daryl Morey? pic.twitter.com/BaUNEtaTaw — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 29, 2020
In response to Hawley’s question about the league defending its players, the NBA replied by saying, “We are respectfully unable to respond to this hypothetical question.”
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westernjournal--2020-07-30--California Relents, Lowers Bar Exam Passing Score Amid Pressure for Increased Diversity

In a ruling many hope will help improve diversity , California has lowered bar exam testing standards amid calls to accommodate test takers with lower scores .
After holding a virtual meeting this month with various law school graduates and deans , the California Supreme Court deemed it necessary to permanently lower the passing score .
“ There is absolutely no evidence that shows having a higher score makes for better lawyers , ” UCLA School of Law Dean Jennifer Mnookin told the Los Angeles Times .
“ There is significant evidence that it reduces the diversity of the bar.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ passing score to be lowered , and she and other law school deans believe the change will encourage more black and Latino people to practice law in California .
According to a diversity report from the State Bar of California , 68 percent of lawyers in California are white , while 32 percent are people of color .
TRENDING : Barr Asks the One Question Democrats Do n't Want To Hear During Contentious Hearing The Times reported the average passing score for the bar in the United States is 1350 .
Until the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 1390 , California ’ s was 1440 .
Some describe the measure as racist and insensitive , suggesting California officials believe minorities are not smart enough to pass the exam as is .
UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky suggested that the current political influence of the Black Lives Matter movement may have had an effect on the court ’ s decision .
“ On the one hand , the pressure to lower the score has existed for some time , ” Chemerinsky told the Times .
“ On the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the higher cut score may have had particular importance for the court in light of what has happened in the last few months.
” Mnookin and Chemerinsky believe the lower passing score will raise the pass rate by an estimated 10 percent .
Many critics on social media were quick to point out that the change appeared to be racially insensitive .
RELATED : Sheriff 's Office Announces Cause of Death of Prominent Conservative Professor “ Easing the exam score doesn ’ t remove racist people holding back minorities .
It just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinks minorities are stupid , ” journalist Tim Pool wrote on Twitter .
Conservative social media influencer and Trump supporter Shekinah chimed in as well , tweeting , “ California thinks Black and Latino people are too stupid to pass the bar exam without easing the score .
Just another example of racist leftist.
” Using policies that lower standards in the name of diversity often have a negative impact on the minority communities that such policies purport to help .
In the past , affirmative action in university admissions has lead to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students benefiting from the policy , according to a 2012 article from The Atlantic .
“ The mismatch effect happens when a school extends to a student such a large admissions preference — sometimes because of a student ’ s athletic prowess or legacy connection to the school , but usually because of the student ’ s race — that the student finds himself in a class where he has weaker academic preparation than nearly all of his classmates , ” the article read .
“ The student who would flourish at , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Richmond , instead finds himself at Duke , where the professors are not teaching at a pace designed for him — they are teaching to the ‘ middle ’ of the class , introducing terms and concepts at a speed that is unnerving even to the best-prepared student.
” Just like with college admissions , it seems that if standards for passing the bar exam are lowered , those who barely meet the new required score may be less prepared for the job than those who would have otherwise passed .
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In a ruling many hope will help improve diversity, California has lowered bar exam testing standards amid calls to accommodate test takers with lower scores.
After holding a virtual meeting this month with various law school graduates and deans, the California Supreme Court deemed it necessary to permanently lower the passing score.
“There is absolutely no evidence that shows having a higher score makes for better lawyers,” UCLA School of Law Dean Jennifer Mnookin told the Los Angeles Times. “There is significant evidence that it reduces the diversity of the bar.”
Mnookin has long advocated for the passing score to be lowered, and she and other law school deans believe the change will encourage more black and Latino people to practice law in California.
According to a diversity report from the State Bar of California, 68 percent of lawyers in California are white, while 32 percent are people of color.
The Times reported the average passing score for the bar in the United States is 1350. Until the recent ruling lowering the state passing score to 1390, California’s was 1440.
Some describe the measure as racist and insensitive, suggesting California officials believe minorities are not smart enough to pass the exam as is.
UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky suggested that the current political influence of the Black Lives Matter movement may have had an effect on the court’s decision.
“On the one hand, the pressure to lower the score has existed for some time,” Chemerinsky told the Times.
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“On the other hand, the racially disparate impact of the higher cut score may have had particular importance for the court in light of what has happened in the last few months.”
Mnookin and Chemerinsky believe the lower passing score will raise the pass rate by an estimated 10 percent.
Many critics on social media were quick to point out that the change appeared to be racially insensitive.
Easing the exam score doesn’t remove racist people holding back minorities. It just proves that California is extremely racist and thinks minorities are stupid. https://t.co/9XlQSpSFYT — Tim Pool (@Timcast) July 28, 2020
“Easing the exam score doesn’t remove racist people holding back minorities. It just proves that California is extremely racist and thinks minorities are stupid,” journalist Tim Pool wrote on Twitter.
California thinks Black and Latino people are too stupid to pass the bar exam without easing the score. Just another example of racist leftist. — Shekinah (@supitsshekinah) July 29, 2020
Conservative social media influencer and Trump supporter Shekinah chimed in as well, tweeting, “California thinks Black and Latino people are too stupid to pass the bar exam without easing the score. Just another example of racist leftist.”
Using policies that lower standards in the name of diversity often have a negative impact on the minority communities that such policies purport to help.
In the past, affirmative action in university admissions has lead to an increased drop out rate among minority students benefiting from the policy, according to a 2012 article from The Atlantic.
“The mismatch effect happens when a school extends to a student such a large admissions preference — sometimes because of a student’s athletic prowess or legacy connection to the school, but usually because of the student’s race — that the student finds himself in a class where he has weaker academic preparation than nearly all of his classmates,” the article read.
“The student who would flourish at, say, Wake Forest or the University of Richmond, instead finds himself at Duke, where the professors are not teaching at a pace designed for him — they are teaching to the ‘middle’ of the class, introducing terms and concepts at a speed that is unnerving even to the best-prepared student.”
Just like with college admissions, it seems that if standards for passing the bar exam are lowered, those who barely meet the new required score may be less prepared for the job than those who would have otherwise passed.
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westernjournal--2020-07-30--Four Must-See Moments from AG Barr’s House Judiciary Testimony

Attorney General William Barr officially testified Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time in his more than one-year tenure with the Trump administration .
The hearing came nearly four months after Barr ’ s initial March 31 agreement to testify — which was proceeded by months of posturing that included several House Democratic subpoenas directed at the Justice Department , as well as the cancellation or delaying of previously scheduled inquisitions by both involved parties .
Once the hearing finally got underway , proceedings were hardly civil as House Democrats finally got the opportunity to field long-burning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 presidential election preparations , response to recent nationwide civil unrest and the treatment of both the Mueller investigation and its resulting prosecutions .
The adversarial nature of the process , however , did little to spook Barr , making for a series of eye-catching moments on the part of the attorney general .
1 .
“ Before or after the fire was put out ?
” TRENDING : Barr Asks the One Question Democrats Do n't Want To Hear During Contentious Hearing A primary Democratic concern from early on in the hearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ongoing riots and racial unrest in America ’ s largest metropolitan areas has been lawful and proportionate .
Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland revived that line of questioning roughly midway through the afternoon , applying particular scrutiny to enforcement tactics employed in the June 1 suppression of destructive demonstrations in and around the historic St. John ’ s Episcopal Church at Lafayette Square in Washington , D.C .
The Lafayette Square incident had been the subject of major controversy last month , with progressives decrying President Donald Trump and his administration for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to disperse crowds outside the church , which had fallen victim to arson the previous evening .
Referring to the law enforcement response as an “ assault , ” Raskin became the recipient of cutting pushback from the attorney general Tuesday after the Democratic congressman attempted to use the negative public remarks of church leadership to bolster his claim that the DOJ had overreacted .
“ Are you aware the rector of the church , that the Episcopal archbishop of Washington and the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church nationally , along with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington , all denounced this police assault on the civil rights and civil liberties of the people ?
” Raskin asked .
“ Did they do that before or after the fire was put out ?
” Barr asked in response .
RELATED : Exclusive : Jayapal Described Nazi , Lynching Nightmare at Reopen Michigan Rally , But Look What Video Shows Another contentious issue on the docket Tuesday was the presidential commutation of 2016 Trump campaign associate Roger Stone ‘ s 40-month federal prison sentence for charges that included lying to Congress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interference investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller .
Former 2020 Democratic presidential primary hopeful and California Rep. Eric Swalwell pressed the attorney general hard on the incident , demanding to know whether the Justice Department was investigating Trump and Stone for a potential quid pro quo involving the commutation and Stone ’ s previous unwillingness to testify against the president .
“ If Donald Trump lied to the Mueller investigators , which you agree would be a crime , then Roger Stone was in a position to expose Donald Trump ’ s lies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , surmised .
“ Are you familiar with the Dec. 3 , 2018 , tweet where Donald Trump said Roger Stone had shown guts by not testifying against him ?
” “ No , I am not familiar with that , ” Barr said .
“ You don ’ t read the president ’ s tweets ?
” Swalwell asked .
“ Well , there ’ s a lot of evidence in the president ’ s tweets , Mr. Attorney General .
I think you should start reading them.
” The congressman would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as to why presented social media postings and public statements from Stone did not constitute probable cause for a federal investigation into the matter .
“ We require a reliable predicate before we open a criminal investigation , ” Barr said .
“ And I just gave to you , sir– ” Swalwell responded before being cut off by the attorney general .
“ I don ’ t consider it , ” Barr said .
“ I consider it a very Rube Goldberg theory that you have.
” “ And by the way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there would be a lot more people under investigation , ” he added , looking intently at various members of the committee .
As the hearing dragged on into its third hour Tuesday , Barr set off another unexpectedly tense standoff — this time with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler over requests for a short break in the proceedings “ I ’ m sorry , Mr. Chairman , could I– could we take a five-minute break , ” Barr asked Nadler in a down moment while the line of questioning was transferred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nadler rejected the request , quickly cut off by ranking Republican Rep. Jim Jordan , who reminded the chairman that unscheduled breaks are often a “ common courtesy ” extended to congressional witnesses .
“ I waited 45– an hour for you this morning , ” Barr said .
“ I haven ’ t had lunch .
I ’ d like to take a five-minute break.
” Promising the hearing would soon come to its conclusion , Nadler rejected the request a second time .
“ Mr .
Attorney General , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We are going to be finished in a few minutes .
We can certainly take a break , but– “ Jordan then interjected once again to address the chairman , saying , “ He wants a break now , and you just mentioned rudeness .
I think we ’ re seeing it on display .
Let ’ s let the attorney general have a break.
” In an afternoon punctuated by partisan grandstanding and frequent interruption of the attorney general , Barr also turned heads with an offhand request that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ congressional hearing .
The interaction came as Barr fielded questions from Democratic Rep. Lou Correa of California regarding the Justice Department ’ s role in Trump ’ s hard-fought push to see the issue of citizenship and illegal immigration addressed on the United States census .
“ Let ’ s talk a little bit about the census , ” Correa said .
“ Every 10 years , we decide how many congressional sears each state gets , how much funding for schools , health care , other issues each region gets .
Let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s memo directing the commerce secretary to exclude undocumented immigrants from the apportionment count of the 2020 census.
” “ Are undocumented people not whole individuals ?
” Correa asked , pushing Barr on the Justice Department ’ s position as to whether illegal immigrants fall under the category of U.S. “ inhabitants ” to be counted by the Census Bureau for the purposes of nationwide congressional apportionment and re-districting .
“ They are obviously people , ” Barr said .
“ The legal issue there was the terminology of the Constitution.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came up because Alabama claims you can not count illegal aliens in the Census under the Constitution — the department looked at it and advised that Congress can determine the meaning of ‘ inhabitant ’ for this purpose , that it is not a self-defining term , ” Barr said .
Attempting to squeeze in another question before his time expired , Correa spoke over the attorney general , saying , “ We ’ ve only got two minutes , sir .
Mr. Barr , if I may– “ “ Yeah , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ I thought I was the one who was supposed to be heard.
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Attorney General William Barr officially testified Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time in his more than one-year tenure with the Trump administration.
The hearing came nearly four months after Barr’s initial March 31 agreement to testify — which was proceeded by months of posturing that included several House Democratic subpoenas directed at the Justice Department, as well as the cancellation or delaying of previously scheduled inquisitions by both involved parties.
Once the hearing finally got underway, proceedings were hardly civil as House Democrats finally got the opportunity to field long-burning questions regarding the Justice Department’s 2020 presidential election preparations, response to recent nationwide civil unrest and the treatment of both the Mueller investigation and its resulting prosecutions.
The adversarial nature of the process, however, did little to spook Barr, making for a series of eye-catching moments on the part of the attorney general.
1. “Before or after the fire was put out?”
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A primary Democratic concern from early on in the hearing was whether the federal law enforcement response to ongoing riots and racial unrest in America’s largest metropolitan areas has been lawful and proportionate.
Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland revived that line of questioning roughly midway through the afternoon, applying particular scrutiny to enforcement tactics employed in the June 1 suppression of destructive demonstrations in and around the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C.
The Lafayette Square incident had been the subject of major controversy last month, with progressives decrying President Donald Trump and his administration for the employment of non-lethal weapons in attempts to disperse crowds outside the church, which had fallen victim to arson the previous evening.
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Referring to the law enforcement response as an “assault,” Raskin became the recipient of cutting pushback from the attorney general Tuesday after the Democratic congressman attempted to use the negative public remarks of church leadership to bolster his claim that the DOJ had overreacted.
“Are you aware the rector of the church, that the Episcopal archbishop of Washington and the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church nationally, along with the Catholic bishop of the archdiocese of Washington, all denounced this police assault on the civil rights and civil liberties of the people?” Raskin asked.
“Did they do that before or after the fire was put out?” Barr asked in response.
2. “A very Rube Goldberg theory”
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Another contentious issue on the docket Tuesday was the presidential commutation of 2016 Trump campaign associate Roger Stone‘s 40-month federal prison sentence for charges that included lying to Congress and witness tampering regarding the Russian election interference investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller.
Former 2020 Democratic presidential primary hopeful and California Rep. Eric Swalwell pressed the attorney general hard on the incident, demanding to know whether the Justice Department was investigating Trump and Stone for a potential quid pro quo involving the commutation and Stone’s previous unwillingness to testify against the president.
“If Donald Trump lied to the Mueller investigators, which you agree would be a crime, then Roger Stone was in a position to expose Donald Trump’s lies,” Swalwell, a former prosecutor, surmised. “Are you familiar with the Dec. 3, 2018, tweet where Donald Trump said Roger Stone had shown guts by not testifying against him?”
“No, I am not familiar with that,” Barr said.
“You don’t read the president’s tweets?” Swalwell asked. “Well, there’s a lot of evidence in the president’s tweets, Mr. Attorney General. I think you should start reading them.”
The congressman would go on to question the attorney general as to why presented social media postings and public statements from Stone did not constitute probable cause for a federal investigation into the matter.
“We require a reliable predicate before we open a criminal investigation,” Barr said.
“And I just gave to you, sir–” Swalwell responded before being cut off by the attorney general.
“I don’t consider it,” Barr said. “I consider it a very Rube Goldberg theory that you have.”
“And by the way, if I applied your standard, there would be a lot more people under investigation,” he added, looking intently at various members of the committee.
3. “You’re a real class act, Mr. Chairman”
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As the hearing dragged on into its third hour Tuesday, Barr set off another unexpectedly tense standoff — this time with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler over requests for a short break in the proceedings
“I’m sorry, Mr. Chairman, could I– could we take a five-minute break,” Barr asked Nadler in a down moment while the line of questioning was transferred from one committee member to the next.
Nadler rejected the request, quickly cut off by ranking Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, who reminded the chairman that unscheduled breaks are often a “common courtesy” extended to congressional witnesses.
“I waited 45– an hour for you this morning,” Barr said. “I haven’t had lunch. I’d like to take a five-minute break.”
Promising the hearing would soon come to its conclusion, Nadler rejected the request a second time.
“Mr. Attorney General, we are almost finished,” Nadler said. “We are going to be finished in a few minutes. We can certainly take a break, but–“
“You’re a real class act, Mr. Chairman,” Barr responded sarcastically, “a real class act.”
Jordan then interjected once again to address the chairman, saying, “He wants a break now, and you just mentioned rudeness. I think we’re seeing it on display. Let’s let the attorney general have a break.”
Nadler then relented, granting Barr’s request for recess.
4. “This is a hearing”
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In an afternoon punctuated by partisan grandstanding and frequent interruption of the attorney general, Barr also turned heads with an offhand request that he “be heard” at his own congressional hearing.
The interaction came as Barr fielded questions from Democratic Rep. Lou Correa of California regarding the Justice Department’s role in Trump’s hard-fought push to see the issue of citizenship and illegal immigration addressed on the United States census.
“Let’s talk a little bit about the census,” Correa said. “Every 10 years, we decide how many congressional sears each state gets, how much funding for schools, health care, other issues each region gets. Let’s talk about the president’s memo directing the commerce secretary to exclude undocumented immigrants from the apportionment count of the 2020 census.”
“Are undocumented people not whole individuals?” Correa asked, pushing Barr on the Justice Department’s position as to whether illegal immigrants fall under the category of U.S. “inhabitants” to be counted by the Census Bureau for the purposes of nationwide congressional apportionment and re-districting.
“They are obviously people,” Barr said. “The legal issue there was the terminology of the Constitution.”
“What the department advised — this came up because Alabama claims you cannot count illegal aliens in the Census under the Constitution — the department looked at it and advised that Congress can determine the meaning of ‘inhabitant’ for this purpose, that it is not a self-defining term,” Barr said.
Attempting to squeeze in another question before his time expired, Correa spoke over the attorney general, saying, “We’ve only got two minutes, sir. Mr. Barr, if I may–“
“Yeah, but this is a hearing,” Barr said.
“I thought I was the one who was supposed to be heard.”
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westernjournal--2020-07-30--Victor Davis Hanson: America Has Chance To Save Itself Thanks to 3 Woke Industries That Just Suicide

Victor Davis Hanson: America Has Chance To Save Itself Thanks to 3 Woke Industries That Just Suicided

Cultural suicide used to be a popular diagnosis of why things suddenly just quit .
Historians such as Oswald Spengler and Arnold Toynbee cited social cannibalism to explain why once-successful states , institutions and cultures simply died off .
Their common explanation was that the arrogance of success ensures lethal consequences .
Once elites became pampered and arrogant , they feel exempt from their ancestors ’ respect for moral and spiritual laws like thrift , moderation and transcendence .
Take professional sports .
Over the last century , professional football , basketball and baseball were racially integrated and adopted a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three leagues offered fans a pleasant respite from daily barroom politics .
As a result , by the 21st century , the NFL , NBA and MLB had become global multibillion-dollar enterprises .
TRENDING : Barr Asks the One Question Democrats Don ’ t Want To Hear During Contentious Hearing The owners , coaches and players weren ’ t always racially diverse .
But that inconvenient truth did not stop the leagues from hectoring their fans about social activism — even as they no longer honored common patriotic rituals .
All three leagues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as American life mysteriously went on without them .
And they have almost ensured that they won ’ t fully recover when the quarantine ends .
Many of their often-pampered multimillionaire players refuse to honor the national anthem .
In the NFL they now will broadcast their politics on their helmets .
They will virtue-signal their moral superiority to increasingly turned-off fans — as if to ensure that their sources of support flee .
Lots of American universities became virtual global brands in the 21st century .
Sky-high tuition , rich foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Med-like facilities convinced administrators and faculty that higher education was sacrosanct .
The universities preached that every successful American had to have a bachelor ’ s degree , as if the higher-education monopoly deserved guaranteed customers .
But soon , $ 1.6 trillion in aggregate student-loan debt , lightweight and trendy curricula , ideological hectoring , administrative bloat , reduced teaching loads , poor placement of graduates , and the suspension of the Bill of Rights on campus began turning off both students and the public .
If students can Zoom or Skype @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why pay $ 70,000 a year for the campus “ experience ” ?
Supposedly woke and informed rioters this summer incoherently toppled or damaged the statues of everyone from Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant to Frederick Douglass and Miguel de Cervantes .
So the public might begin to wonder how the nation ’ s multitrillion-dollar investment in higher education actually served the country .
RELATED : Cal Thomas : BLM Is Closer to the Soviet Union 's Ideals Than the Declaration 's 'All Men Are Created Equal' Soon , popular fury @ @ @ @ @ @ @ universities .
Maybe the country should subsidize the training of more essential electricians , plumbers , contractors and masons instead of unemployable environmental and ethnic studies majors .
If a university president wanted to devise a plan for how to destroy his university , he could not have come up with a better one than what has happened on campus in recent decades .
Hollywood should have been ecstatic over 21st-century globalization , which should have made filmmakers and stars even richer and more popular , with a potential audience of more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shut down most theaters .
Amazon , Netflix and Facebook , along with cable TV , have sent theater revenues diving for years .
Silicon Valley can create filmmakers who have no need to get near Southern California .
In response , Hollywood counts on bringing comic books to the big screen , or on making poor remakes of old classics .
When directors try to make a serious new movie , the result is often the monotony and boredom of thinly veiled woke propaganda .
Viewers can take only so many heroic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feminists — and only so many villainous cardboard-cutout Russian oligarchs , toothless and twangy Southern Neanderthals and corporate yes-men .
The hypocrisy gets worse when the Chinese government often adjudicates movie content as the price of entering a Chinese market with more than a billion potential customers .
But viewers do seek out theaters for more lectures from beautiful multimillionaires on their racist , sexist , homophobic country .
Professional sports , universities and the motion picture industry all know that what they are doing is bad for business .
But they still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and thus invulnerable .
They also are ignorant of history and can not be persuaded that they are destroying themselves .
At this late date , all that matters is that the country itself learns from these suicidal examples and heals itself .
If the U.S. is not to become an extinct Easter Island , it must rediscover a respect for its past , honor for the dead who gave us so much , the desire to invest rather than spend and a need for some sense of transcendence .
If we do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has consequences for our children after we are gone , there are ancient existential forces in the world that will intervene .
And it won ’ t be nice .
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Cultural suicide used to be a popular diagnosis of why things suddenly just quit.
Historians such as Oswald Spengler and Arnold Toynbee cited social cannibalism to explain why once-successful states, institutions and cultures simply died off.
Their common explanation was that the arrogance of success ensures lethal consequences. Once elites became pampered and arrogant, they feel exempt from their ancestors’ respect for moral and spiritual laws like thrift, moderation and transcendence.
Take professional sports. Over the last century, professional football, basketball and baseball were racially integrated and adopted a uniform code of patriotic observance. The three leagues offered fans a pleasant respite from daily barroom politics.
As a result, by the 21st century, the NFL, NBA and MLB had become global multibillion-dollar enterprises.
Then hubris ensued.
The owners, coaches and players weren’t always racially diverse. But that inconvenient truth did not stop the leagues from hectoring their fans about social activism — even as they no longer honored common patriotic rituals.
All three leagues have suffered terribly during the viral lockdown, as American life mysteriously went on without them. And they have almost ensured that they won’t fully recover when the quarantine ends.
Many of their often-pampered multimillionaire players refuse to honor the national anthem. In the NFL they now will broadcast their politics on their helmets. They will virtue-signal their moral superiority to increasingly turned-off fans — as if to ensure that their sources of support flee.
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Lots of American universities became virtual global brands in the 21st century.
Sky-high tuition, rich foreign students, guaranteed student loans and Club Med-like facilities convinced administrators and faculty that higher education was sacrosanct. The universities preached that every successful American had to have a bachelor’s degree, as if the higher-education monopoly deserved guaranteed customers.
But soon, $1.6 trillion in aggregate student-loan debt, lightweight and trendy curricula, ideological hectoring, administrative bloat, reduced teaching loads, poor placement of graduates, and the suspension of the Bill of Rights on campus began turning off both students and the public.
If students can Zoom or Skype their classes from home this fall, why pay $70,000 a year for the campus “experience”?
Supposedly woke and informed rioters this summer incoherently toppled or damaged the statues of everyone from Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant to Frederick Douglass and Miguel de Cervantes. So the public might begin to wonder how the nation’s multitrillion-dollar investment in higher education actually served the country.
Soon, popular fury will beget more dangerous questions for American universities. Maybe the country should subsidize the training of more essential electricians, plumbers, contractors and masons instead of unemployable environmental and ethnic studies majors.
If a university president wanted to devise a plan for how to destroy his university, he could not have come up with a better one than what has happened on campus in recent decades.
Hollywood should have been ecstatic over 21st-century globalization, which should have made filmmakers and stars even richer and more popular, with a potential audience of more than 7 billion. But the quarantine has shut down most theaters.
Amazon, Netflix and Facebook, along with cable TV, have sent theater revenues diving for years. Silicon Valley can create filmmakers who have no need to get near Southern California.
In response, Hollywood counts on bringing comic books to the big screen, or on making poor remakes of old classics. When directors try to make a serious new movie, the result is often the monotony and boredom of thinly veiled woke propaganda.
Viewers can take only so many heroic green crusaders, diverse superhumans and beautiful feminists — and only so many villainous cardboard-cutout Russian oligarchs, toothless and twangy Southern Neanderthals and corporate yes-men.
The hypocrisy gets worse when the Chinese government often adjudicates movie content as the price of entering a Chinese market with more than a billion potential customers.
But viewers do seek out theaters for more lectures from beautiful multimillionaires on their racist, sexist, homophobic country.
Professional sports, universities and the motion picture industry all know that what they are doing is bad for business. But they still believe they are rich and powerful, and thus invulnerable. They also are ignorant of history and cannot be persuaded that they are destroying themselves.
At this late date, all that matters is that the country itself learns from these suicidal examples and heals itself.
If the U.S. is not to become an extinct Easter Island, it must rediscover a respect for its past, honor for the dead who gave us so much, the desire to invest rather than spend and a need for some sense of transcendence.
If we do not believe that what we do today has consequences for our children after we are gone, there are ancient existential forces in the world that will intervene.
And it won’t be nice.
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westernjournal--2020-07-29--Expert: Ellen DeGeneres Scandal Could Expose Her, Bring TV Show to ‘Apocalyptic Ending’

If shocking allegations in an abuse scandal at “ The Ellen DeGeneres Show ” are even partially verified , it could be the end of the star ’ s television career .
A brand expert who recently talked to Fox News issued this warning amid a joint investigation into show employee treatment by WarnerMedia and a third-party firm .
Reports of the show ’ s toxic work environment , including allegations of bullying , racism and verbal abuse , made headlines after former employees came forward to Buzzfeed earlier this month .
The shocking accusations run counter to DeGeneres ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to one another ” catchphrase .
“ She could be perpetrating one of the biggest frauds in American celebrity history , ” Reputation Management Consultants chairman Eric Schiffer told Fox News .
TRENDING : Barr Asks the One Question Democrats Do n't Want To Hear During Contentious Hearing “ There are now serious investigators looking into the allegations and if the findings are as damning as what has been reported then you could watch the ‘ Ellen Show ’ go boom.
” According to Schiffer , the mounting number of allegations is only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show ’ s leadership .
The expert said that DeGeneres ’ own reaction to the scandal was “ arrogant , ” and that the star was “ crazy ” for not taking responsibility for what happens behind the scenes of her show .
“ In Hollywood , the buck stops at the star ’ s name on the door , not at the producer level , ” Schiffer said .
“ It would be impossible for her to not know what [ was ] happening within her own staff.
” As the American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reaching a crescendo , the scandal seemingly couldn ’ t come at a worse time for DeGeneres .
According to Schiffer , proof of a toxic workplace would be “ an apocalyptic ending to her TV career.
” Any of the allegations made to Buzzfeed would seemingly cause some major trouble for other stars , but DeGeneres is now facing a mountain of them .
Some former employees claim they were made to take down a GoFundMe fundraiser seeking money for costs not covered by their insurance over worries that it could harm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerns about racist comments going unchecked behind the scenes .
RELATED : Ellen Took a Wonderful Stand for Friendship with George Bush After Liberals Attacked Her for Sitting with Him at Cowboys Game According to the ex-employees , many of those who complained about their working conditions were pushed off the show ’ s staff or simply not offered a contract renewal .
Regardless of DeGeneres ’ level of knowledge of the alleged workplace toxicity , if even some of the claims are proven true , it will be disastrous for the show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DeGeneres plans to make a stand against the outrage , as she did after a picture of her with former President George W. Bush went viral , it looks like the celebrity has an uphill battle to fight .
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If shocking allegations in an abuse scandal at “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” are even partially verified, it could be the end of the star’s television career.
A brand expert who recently talked to Fox News issued this warning amid a joint investigation by WarnerMedia and a third-party firm into show employee treatment.
Reports of the show’s toxic work environment, including allegations of bullying, racism and verbal abuse, made headlines after former employees came forward to Buzzfeed earlier this month.
The shocking accusations run counter to DeGeneres’ positive on-screen attitude and “be kind to one another” catchphrase.
“She could be perpetrating one of the biggest frauds in American celebrity history,” Reputation Management Consultants chairman Eric Schiffer told Fox News.
“There are now serious investigators looking into the allegations, and if the findings are as damning as what has been reported, then you could watch the ‘Ellen Show’ go boom.”
According to Schiffer, the mounting number of allegations is only bound to cause more problems for the show’s leadership.
The expert said DeGeneres’ own reaction to the scandal was “arrogant,” and that the star was “crazy” for not taking responsibility for what happens behind the scenes of her show.
“In Hollywood, the buck stops at the star’s name on the door, not at the producer level,” Schiffer said. “It would be impossible for her to not know what [was] happening within her own staff.”
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As the American left’s cancel culture movement is reaching a crescendo, the scandal seemingly couldn’t come at a worse time for DeGeneres.
According to Schiffer, proof of a toxic workplace would be “an apocalyptic ending to her TV career.”
Any of the allegations made to Buzzfeed would seemingly cause some major trouble for other stars, but DeGeneres is now facing a mountain of them.
Some former employees claim they were made to take down a GoFundMe fundraiser seeking money for costs not covered by their insurance over worries it could harm DeGeneres’ public image.
Others raised concerns about racist comments going unchecked behind the scenes.
According to the ex-employees, many of those who complained about their working conditions were pushed off the show’s staff or simply not offered a contract renewal.
Regardless of DeGeneres’ level of knowledge of the alleged workplace toxicity, if even some of the claims are proved true, it will be disastrous for the show that bears her name.
If DeGeneres plans to make a stand against the outrage, as she did after a picture of her with former President George W. Bush went viral, it looks as if the celebrity has an uphill battle.
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westernjournal--2020-07-29--Store Mask Bully Unleashes on Children, Tells Them ‘I Hope You All Die’

Even young children are not being spared during a rash of recent incidents in which pro-mask bullies have attacked complete strangers during their patrols of stores , parks and other locations looking for mask violators amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak .
A disturbing video posted to social media is a perfect demonstration of what can occur when those who feel entitled to enforce mask policies go too far .
A mother who entered a Walmart in Gainesville , Georgia , with her small children last week became the victim of mask bullying when she and her children were verbally assaulted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who felt compelled to point out that they were not .
WGCL-TV reported on the incident in which the family was told to “ die ” by a stranger for neglecting to cover up their mouths and noses .
In the video , the young mother , identified by WGCL-TV as Desiree Alis Vansickle , is confronted by an apparently deranged stranger .
TRENDING : Barr Asks the One Question Democrats Do n't Want To Hear During Contentious Hearing Despite Vansickle informing her assailant that her children were too young to wear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy , the woman went on an unhinged rant .
“ They ’ re not supposed to wear [ masks ] , ” Vansickle said of her children during the exchange .
Looking at Vansickle and her young children , the masked assailant said , “ I hope you all die.
” Vansickle , who was obviously stirred by the encounter , responded , “ You take care of yourself.
” “ You ’ re going to kill me and my husband , ” the masked assailant added .
As the masked assailant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boasted , “ I ’ m wearing a mask , ” as if her virtuous decision to cover her face absolved her from the verbal assault on the children and their mother .
Walmart exempts small children from wearing masks in its stores , CNN reported , but incidents such as this are becoming a trend .
This one is particularly jarring .
Since governments and major retailers began mandating the wearing of facial coverings in hopes they will help prevent the spread of COVID-19 , masked citizens have been filmed humiliating ordinary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faces .
Perhaps some people have educated themselves on the latest information about the coronavirus , and the efficacy of masks , and have simply chosen not to wear them .
Others , like Vansickle , simply made an impromptu stop and did not have masks for herself or her children to wear , as she explained to WGCL-TV .
“ Whenever it all ended I just walked off and was shaking on the inside , and I started crying because I was so upset , ” Vansickle said .
The young mother @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bullied for daring to enter a public space without a mask .
Last week , a couple in California was actually attacked with pepper spray by a woman who allegedly became enraged when she saw them having a picnic outdoors without wearing their masks .
The never-ending encounters feel like an Orwellian nightmare , in which people have been stripped of their right to make decisions about their health .
In the absence of government officials stepping in to correct perceived wrong behaviors , some citizens have taken it upon themselves to become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The country is without a doubt going through unprecedented times , and tensions are high .
Still , there is no excuse for putting young children through such a traumatic event .
Instead of seeing more examples of unity amid the county ’ s woes , we are too often seeing the worst in people .
While the masked assailant in Georgia had her face covered , she let her own mask — so to speak — slip off , exposing her as a person filled with rage , fear and aggressiveness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told WGCL-TV she hopes her assailant learns from her toxic behavior .
“ I just prayed that she just went home and she thought about her actions , and what she said , and what she did affected a lot of people , ” she told the outlet .
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Even young children are not being spared during a rash of recent incidents in which pro-mask bullies have attacked complete strangers during their patrols of stores, parks and other locations looking for mask violators amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
A disturbing video posted to social media is a perfect demonstration of what can occur when those who feel entitled to enforce mask policies go too far.
A mother who entered a Walmart in Gainesville, Georgia, with her small children last week became the victim of mask bullying when she and her children were verbally assaulted by a grown woman wearing a mask, who felt compelled to point out that they were not.
WGCL-TV reported on the incident in which the family was told to “die” by a stranger for neglecting to cover up their mouths and noses.
In the video, the young mother, identified by WGCL-TV as Desiree Alis Vansickle, is confronted by an apparently deranged stranger.
Despite Vansickle informing her assailant that her children were too young to wear masks, per the store’s policy, the woman went on an unhinged rant.
This woman literally looks into these children’s eyes and says, “I hope you all die.” I’m at a loss for words.? pic.twitter.com/gOw1bbSX1Z — sally (@sallyKP) July 28, 2020
“They’re not supposed to wear [masks],” Vansickle said of her children during the exchange.
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Looking at Vansickle and her young children, the masked assailant said, “I hope you all die.”
Vansickle, who was obviously stirred by the encounter, responded, “You take care of yourself.”
“You’re going to kill me and my husband,” the masked assailant added.
As the masked assailant walked away, she turned around and boasted, “I’m wearing a mask,” as if her virtuous decision to cover her face absolved her from the verbal assault on the children and their mother.
Walmart exempts small children from wearing masks in its stores, CNN reported, but incidents such as this are becoming a trend.
This one is particularly jarring.
Since governments and major retailers began mandating the wearing of facial coverings in hopes they will help prevent the spread of COVID-19, masked citizens have been filmed humiliating ordinary Americans for refraining from covering up their faces.
Perhaps some people have educated themselves on the latest information about the coronavirus, and the efficacy of masks, and have simply chosen not to wear them.
Others, like Vansickle, simply made an impromptu stop and did not have masks for herself or her children to wear, as she explained to WGCL-TV.
“Whenever it all ended I just walked off and was shaking on the inside, and I started crying because I was so upset,” Vansickle said.
The young mother is the latest victim to report being bullied for daring to enter a public space without a mask.
Last week, a couple in California was actually attacked with pepper spray by a woman who allegedly became enraged when she saw them having a picnic outdoors without wearing their masks.
The never-ending encounters feel like an Orwellian nightmare, in which people have been stripped of their right to make decisions about their health.
In the absence of government officials stepping in to correct perceived wrong behaviors, some citizens have taken it upon themselves to become the enforcers of mask policies and mandates.
The country is without a doubt going through unprecedented times, and tensions are high.
Still, there is no excuse for putting young children through such a traumatic event.
Instead of seeing more examples of unity amid the county’s woes, we are too often seeing the worst in people.
While the masked assailant in Georgia had her face covered, she let her own mask — so to speak — slip off, exposing her as a person filled with rage, fear and aggressiveness.
Vansickle, for her part, told WGCL-TV she hopes her assailant learns from her toxic behavior.
“I just prayed that she just went home and she thought about her actions, and what she said, and what she did affected a lot of people,” she told the outlet.
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westernjournal--2020-07-29--Jim Jordan Hammers Tech Moguls Zuckerberg, Bezos, Cook To Kick Off Hearing

Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio went after Big Tech ’ s most influential figures Wednesday during the remote House Judiciary subcommittee meeting on anti-trust law .
Big Tech has arguably targeted conservatives on social media platforms for years , but the depth of that bias has only come to the forefront of public conversation in recent weeks and months .
Jordan , a Republican , wasted no time ripping into the heads of the companies behind the apparent widespread censorship of conservatives , including the censorship of President Donald Trump .
Jordan accused Silicon Valley ’ s tech billionaires of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He shared a video of his statements on Twitter , writing , “ Big tech ’ s out to get conservatives .
It ’ s time they face the consequences.
” TRENDING : Barr Asks the One Question Democrats Don ’ t Want To Hear During Contentious Hearing Mark Zuckerberg with Facebook , Jeff Bezos with Amazon , Sundar Pichai of Google/YouTube and Tim Cook of Apple appeared virtually before lawmakers and were present when Jordan laid out the case against them .
“ I ’ ll just cut to the chase .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Jordan said .
“ That ’ s not a suspicion , that ’ s not a hunch .
That ’ s a fact.
” Jordan cited a Tuesday report from Breitbart News that accuses Google of blacklisting the outlet from its search results .
According to Breitbart , a coordinated effort by tech companies to suppress content from conservatives led to a more than 99 percent drop in traffic to its site .
Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow laid out the case against Big Tech bias on Fox News Tuesday during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We started looking at our traffic , and gradually since the 2016 election , Google has been diminishing our search results , and then all of a sudden , in May of this year virtually , we virtually lost all Google traffic , all search traffic altogether , ” Marlow said .
“ Let me give you some specific pieces of data — a Google track , some called a visibility index — this is sort of like the Nielsen score .
That ’ s when your content shows up on one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 99.7 % .
Overall our Google traffic is down nearly two-thirds , ” he added .
RELATED : GOP Rep : Big Tech Execs Must Be Hammered on Anti-Conservative Bias at Hearing Marlow said the censorship is not limited to attempts to suppress Breitbart , but indeed all media companies which offer Americans a conservative perspective on current events and the November election .
Although Twitter head Jack Dorsey was not present at the meeting , Jordan had harsh words for the CEO .
Twitter used the tactic of “ shadow banning ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 , which Twitter called a glitch of its algorithm .
“ If I had a nickel for every time I heard it was just a glitch , I wouldn ’ t be as wealthy as our witnesses , but I ’ d be doing alright , ” said Jordan .
Jordan then laid out other instances in which social media giants are accused of censoring content from conservatives .
That includes the companies suppressing what they consider misinformation about the coronavirus .
Twitter locked Donald Trump Jr. out of his account Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collection of physicians challenged existing opinions about the coronavirus outbreak .
Trump Jr. joined Carlson on Fox News Tuesday to discuss Big Tech ’ s targeting of conservatives .
Amazon also recently suspended the streaming account of President Donald Trump on its Twitch platform .
“ There have to be consequences , ” Jordan said of the widespread censorship of conservatives online .
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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio went after Big Tech’s most influential figures Wednesday during the remote House Judiciary subcommittee meeting on anti-trust law.
Big Tech has arguably targeted conservatives on social media platforms for years, but the depth of that bias has only come to the forefront of public conversation in recent weeks and months.
Jordan, a Republican, wasted no time ripping into the heads of the companies behind the apparent widespread censorship of conservatives, including the censorship of President Donald Trump.
Jordan accused Silicon Valley’s tech billionaires of stacking the cards against conservatives online.
He shared a video of his statements on Twitter, writing, “Big tech’s out to get conservatives. It’s time they face the consequences.”
Big tech’s out to get conservatives. It’s time they face the consequences. pic.twitter.com/jfPRPL1rZ1 — Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) July 29, 2020
Mark Zuckerberg with Facebook, Jeff Bezos with Amazon, Sundar Pichai of Google/YouTube and Tim Cook of Apple appeared virtually before lawmakers and were present when Jordan laid out the case against them.
“I’ll just cut to the chase. Big Tech is out to get conservatives,” Jordan said. “That’s not a suspicion, that’s not a hunch. That’s a fact.”
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Jordan cited a Tuesday report from Breitbart News that accuses Google of blacklisting the outlet from its search results.
According to Breitbart, a coordinated effort by tech companies to suppress content from conservatives led to a more than 99 percent drop in traffic to its site.
Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow laid out the case against Big Tech bias on Fox News Tuesday during an interview with host Tucker Carlson.
“We started looking at our traffic, and gradually since the 2016 election, Google has been diminishing our search results, and then all of a sudden, in May of this year virtually, we virtually lost all Google traffic, all search traffic altogether,” Marlow said.
“Let me give you some specific pieces of data — a Google track, some called a visibility index — this is sort of like the Nielsen score. That’s when your content shows up on one of their pages. Breitbart is down 99.7%. Overall our Google traffic is down nearly two-thirds,” he added.
Marlow said the censorship is not limited to attempts to suppress Breitbart, but indeed all media companies which offer Americans a conservative perspective on current events and the November election.
Although Twitter head Jack Dorsey was not present at the meeting, Jordan had harsh words for the CEO.
Twitter used the tactic of “shadow banning” Jordan, a sitting congressman, in 2018, which Twitter called a glitch of its algorithm.
“If I had a nickel for every time I heard it was just a glitch, I wouldn’t be as wealthy as our witnesses, but I’d be doing alright,” said Jordan.
Jordan then laid out other instances in which social media giants are accused of censoring content from conservatives.
That includes the companies suppressing what they consider misinformation about the coronavirus.
Twitter locked Donald Trump Jr. out of his account Tuesday for sharing a video in which a collection of physicians challenged existing opinions about the coronavirus outbreak.
Trump Jr. joined Carlson on Fox News Tuesday to discuss Big Tech’s targeting of conservatives.
Amazon also recently suspended the streaming account of President Donald Trump on its Twitch platform.
“There have to be consequences,” Jordan said of the widespread censorship of conservatives online.
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westernjournal--2020-07-29--Cal Thomas: BLM Is Closer to the Soviet Union’s Ideals Than the Declaration’s ‘All Men Are Created E

Cal Thomas: BLM Is Closer to the Soviet Union’s Ideals Than the Declaration’s ‘All Men Are Created Equal’

Politicians and various social justice groups have long used labels that have nothing to do with the real intent of legislation , or an organization , to dupe the public .
But , to paraphrase Shakespeare , a rose by any other name is still a rose .
Numerous “ civil rights ” bills have been passed by Congress over the years that have nothing to do with civil rights , but how many members are brave enough to point that out and vote against them ?
Which brings me to the Black Lives Matter movement .
How many mainstream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ background and founding principles of the rapidly spreading organization to which even white CEOs are contributing gobs of money in what appears to be an attempt to protect themselves and their businesses from any potential charge of racism ?
TRENDING : Barr Asks the One Question Democrats Don ’ t Want To Hear During Contentious Hearing The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty , which self-describes as “ an ecumenical , nonprofit research organization that promotes the benefits of free enterprise to religious communities , business people , students and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Black Lives Matter .
According to Acton , the founding principles of BLM include a guaranteed minimum income for all black people , free health care , free schooling , free food , free real estate , “ gender reassignment ” surgery and free abortion ( already disproportionately high among African-American women , “ 27.1 per 1,000 women compared with 10 per 1,000 for white women , ” but apparently unborn black lives don ’ t matter to BLM ) .
A local BLM chapter in Washington , D.C. , has even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( which would likely guarantee an increase in crime , much of it perpetrated in black communities — see the District ’ s crime stats , see Chicago , see Los Angeles ) .
BLM also demands reparations and wants to create a “ global liberation movement ” that will “ overturn U.S. imperialism ( and ) capitalism.
” According to the New York Post , “ Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors said in a newly surfaced video from 2015 that she and her fellow organizers are ‘ trained Marxists ’ .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 36 , was the protege of Eric Mann , former agitator of the Weather Underground domestic terror organization , and spent years absorbing the Marxist-Leninist ideology that shaped her worldview.
” Driving through what appeared to be a mostly white neighborhood in Washington , D.C. , last weekend I was surprised , though I probably shouldn ’ t have been , to see quite a few “ Black Lives Matter ” signs on front lawns and on cars .
A few friends have posted the BLM sign on their social media pages .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ know the background and goals of the movement or the radical ideology behind it .
There are a growing number , especially among the young , who have been “ educated ” in our once-great universities by some professors who support the BLM movement and promote similar or identical ideologies .
Part of what they are taught is that America began as a white , slave-owning patriarchy and that slaves actually built America .
They quickly absorb this , then come home to tell their parents they are part of the problem .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is important if the nation is to be preserved .
It should also be obvious that parents must be more selective in where they allow — and in many cases pay for — their children to attend colleges and universities and choose one where their values are strengthened and the nation not undermined .
Black lives matter because everyone is endowed with unalienable rights .
But the BLM movement might be more harmful than helpful to African-Americans .
BLM ’ s foundational principles and goals seem closer to those of China and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understood that , they might wake up and realize that the United States , as Ronald Reagan used to say , is only one generation away from losing it all .
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Politicians and various social justice groups have long used labels that have nothing to do with the real intent of legislation, or an organization, to dupe the public.
But, to paraphrase Shakespeare, a rose by any other name is still a rose.
Numerous “civil rights” bills have been passed by Congress over the years that have nothing to do with civil rights, but how many members are brave enough to point that out and vote against them?
Which brings me to the Black Lives Matter movement.
How many mainstream reporters have bothered to delve into the background and founding principles of the rapidly spreading organization to which even white CEOs are contributing gobs of money in what appears to be an attempt to protect themselves and their businesses from any potential charge of racism?
The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, which self-describes as “an ecumenical, nonprofit research organization that promotes the benefits of free enterprise to religious communities, business people, students and educators,” has exposed the ideology of Black Lives Matter.
According to Acton, the founding principles of BLM include a guaranteed minimum income for all black people, free health care, free schooling, free food, free real estate, “gender reassignment” surgery and free abortion (already disproportionately high among African-American women, “27.1 per 1,000 women compared with 10 per 1,000 for white women,” but apparently unborn black lives don’t matter to BLM).
A local BLM chapter in Washington, D.C., has even called for “no new jails” (which would likely guarantee an increase in crime, much of it perpetrated in black communities — see the District’s crime stats, see Chicago, see Los Angeles). BLM also demands reparations and wants to create a “global liberation movement” that will “overturn U.S. imperialism (and) capitalism.”
According to the New York Post, “Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors said in a newly surfaced video from 2015 that she and her fellow organizers are ‘trained Marxists’.”
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Breitbart reported that “Cullors, 36, was the protege of Eric Mann, former agitator of the Weather Underground domestic terror organization, and spent years absorbing the Marxist-Leninist ideology that shaped her worldview.”
Driving through what appeared to be a mostly white neighborhood in Washington, D.C., last weekend I was surprised, though I probably shouldn’t have been, to see quite a few “Black Lives Matter” signs on front lawns and on cars. A few friends have posted the BLM sign on their social media pages. I wonder if any of these people know the background and goals of the movement or the radical ideology behind it.
There are a growing number, especially among the young, who have been “educated” in our once-great universities by some professors who support the BLM movement and promote similar or identical ideologies.
Part of what they are taught is that America began as a white, slave-owning patriarchy and that slaves actually built America. They quickly absorb this, then come home to tell their parents they are part of the problem.
This is a major reason school choice is important if the nation is to be preserved. It should also be obvious that parents must be more selective in where they allow — and in many cases pay for — their children to attend colleges and universities and choose one where their values are strengthened and the nation not undermined.
Black lives matter because everyone is endowed with unalienable rights.
But the BLM movement might be more harmful than helpful to African-Americans. BLM’s foundational principles and goals seem closer to those of China and the former Soviet Union.
If more people understood that, they might wake up and realize that the United States, as Ronald Reagan used to say, is only one generation away from losing it all.
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