freebeacon--2020-09-24--North Korea Kills and Burns South Korean Defector, Officials Say

North Korean soldiers shot to death a South Korean official attempting to defect to North Korea , South Korean officials said Thursday .
According to reporting from the New York Times , the unnamed official was a 47-year-old fisheries official who served as first mate on a boat monitoring contested waters with North Korea .
After excusing himself from his post Monday , his peers found only his shoes at the ship 's stern .
Hours later , North Korean officials were said to have found the man floating within the country ’ s waters .
A North Korean Navy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then burning his body with oil , on direct orders from superiors , Seoul ’ s Defense Ministry said .
The Defense Ministry said that it had `` confirmed from the analysis of various intelligence that the North shot our citizen found in its waters and cremated his body . ''
Pyongyang has yet to comment on the matter .
South Korean officials suspect the sailor was shot and burned due to suspicions that he was carrying the coronavirus .
Though North Korea has not officially reported confirmed cases within its borders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in tandem with those of other countries experiencing outbreaks .
Seoul reacted with outrage upon learning of its citizen ’ s death .
`` Our military strongly condemns this atrocious act and strongly urges the North to explain its deed to us and punish those responsible , '' said Lt. Gen. Ahn Young-ho , a top South Korean military official .
`` The North Korean soldiers ’ act of shooting and killing our unarmed citizen who showed no sign of resistance and damaging his body can not be justified by any excuse , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of national security .
The incident marks the first death of a South Korean citizen at the hands of North Korea in the regime 's territory since 2008 , threatening to bring a sledgehammer to already dismal relations between the countries .
Cross-border relations between the Koreas have hit a nadir in recent months as nearly all formal channels of communication have been cut since early this summer .
Kim Jong Un ’ s public diplomacy has oscillated from silence to intense hawkishness , and his military operations have followed suit .
Official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since April , but recent satellite images and rumors point toward the rollout of new and lethal weapons .

North Korean soldiers shot to death a South Korean official attempting to defect to North Korea, South Korean officials said Thursday.
According to reporting from the New York Times, the unnamed official was a 47-year-old fisheries official who served as first mate on a boat monitoring contested waters with North Korea. After excusing himself from his post Monday, his peers found only his shoes at the ship's stern.
Hours later, North Korean officials were said to have found the man floating within the country’s waters. A North Korean Navy ship approached the sailor, shooting him and then burning his body with oil, on direct orders from superiors, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said.
The Defense Ministry said that it had "confirmed from the analysis of various intelligence that the North shot our citizen found in its waters and cremated his body." Pyongyang has yet to comment on the matter.
South Korean officials suspect the sailor was shot and burned due to suspicions that he was carrying the coronavirus. Though North Korea has not officially reported confirmed cases within its borders, the country's economy has slowed in tandem with those of other countries experiencing outbreaks.
Seoul reacted with outrage upon learning of its citizen’s death.
"Our military strongly condemns this atrocious act and strongly urges the North to explain its deed to us and punish those responsible," said Lt. Gen. Ahn Young-ho, a top South Korean military official.
"The North Korean soldiers’ act of shooting and killing our unarmed citizen who showed no sign of resistance and damaging his body cannot be justified by any excuse," added Suh Choo-suk, deputy director of national security.
The incident marks the first death of a South Korean citizen at the hands of North Korea in the regime's territory since 2008, threatening to bring a sledgehammer to already dismal relations between the countries.
Cross-border relations between the Koreas have hit a nadir in recent months as nearly all formal channels of communication have been cut since early this summer.
Kim Jong Un’s public diplomacy has oscillated from silence to intense hawkishness, and his military operations have followed suit. Official reports indicate Pyongyang has frozen missile testing since April, but recent satellite images and rumors point toward the rollout of new and lethal weapons.


freebeacon--2020-09-24--CNN Pundit Calls Kentucky AG ‘Uncle Tom’

Frequent CNN pundit Sophia A. Nelson called Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron an `` Uncle Tom '' in a tweet @ @ @ @ @ Republican for his announcement that no officers would be charged for the shooting of Breonna @ @ @ @ @ an `` Uncle Tom '' and a `` step & fetch Negro '' in the @ @ @ @ @ originally defended her statement , claiming the term `` Uncle Tom '' describes `` black @ @ @ @ @ to white power structures , '' but later deleted the tweet .

Frequent CNN pundit Sophia A. Nelson called Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron an "Uncle Tom" in a tweet Thursday, attacking the black Republican for his announcement that no officers would be charged for the shooting of Breonna Taylor.
Nelson called Cameron an "Uncle Tom" and a "step & fetch Negro" in the Thursday morning tweet. Nelson originally defended her statement, claiming the term "Uncle Tom" describes "black people who sell their souls to white power structures," but later deleted the tweet.


freebeacon--2020-09-24--Perdue Challenges Ossoff to Support Amendment Limiting Supreme Court Size to Nine

Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff has said he opposes efforts to pack the Supreme Court , but his Republican opponent is asking him to go a step further to prove he would not give in to demands from party leadership if elected .
Sen. David Perdue ( R. , Ga. ) issued a challenge to Ossoff Wednesday to voice support for a constitutional amendment Perdue is co-sponsoring that would set in stone the number of Supreme Court justices at nine .
`` We challenge Jon Ossoff to join Senator Perdue in supporting a constitutional amendment that would prevent the partisan expansion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign spokesman John Burke told the Washington Free Beacon .
`` Refusing to do so would further show the people of Georgia that Ossoff is nothing more than a spineless and desperate politician , more loyal to Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi than to his own state . ''
Ossoff 's campaign did not respond to the Washington Free Beacon ‘ s requests for comment on whether he would support the proposed amendment .
Perdue announced his cosponsorship on Tuesday following fresh calls from Democrats to expand the size of the Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ginsburg 's seat .
Sen. Marco Rubio ( R. , Fla. ) first introduced the amendment last year .
Ossoff said this week he opposed court packing .
Top Democrats such as Sen. Ed Markey ( D. , Mass . )
and Sen. Mazie Hirono ( D. , Hawaii ) announced support for expanding the Court this week , and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( D. , N.Y. ) said `` everything is on the table '' next year if his party wins the White House and Senate .
In his statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Democrats ' support for adding additional justices is politically motivated .
`` Senate Democrats are openly threatening to radically reshape our nation 's highest court .
They want to pack the Supreme Court with additional activist justices who will reinterpret the Constitution to fit their radical , socialist agenda , '' Perdue said .
The Judiciary Act of 1869 , an act of Congress , set the Supreme Court 's current size at one chief justice and eight associate justices .
Adding a constitutional amendment is more onerous than passing a law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both the House and Senate to propose it and then ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures .
President Donald Trump will announce his nominee to fill Ginsburg 's seat on Saturday , and Senate Republicans have the votes to proceed with the confirmation process .
Ossoff has never held office and is trying to be the first Georgia Democrat elected to a Senate seat since 2000 .
Perdue has maintained a narrow polling lead as the race enters its home stretch .

Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff has said he opposes efforts to pack the Supreme Court, but his Republican opponent is asking him to go a step further to prove he would not give in to demands from party leadership if elected.
Sen. David Perdue (R., Ga.) issued a challenge to Ossoff Wednesday to voice support for a constitutional amendment Perdue is co-sponsoring that would set in stone the number of Supreme Court justices at nine.
"We challenge Jon Ossoff to join Senator Perdue in supporting a constitutional amendment that would prevent the partisan expansion of the Supreme Court," Perdue campaign spokesman John Burke told the Washington Free Beacon. "Refusing to do so would further show the people of Georgia that Ossoff is nothing more than a spineless and desperate politician, more loyal to Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi than to his own state."
Ossoff's campaign did not respond to the Washington Free Beacon's requests for comment on whether he would support the proposed amendment. Perdue announced his cosponsorship on Tuesday following fresh calls from Democrats to expand the size of the Supreme Court as retaliation for Republicans filling Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat. Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) first introduced the amendment last year.
Ossoff said this week he opposed court packing. Top Democrats such as Sen. Ed Markey (D., Mass.) and Sen. Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) announced support for expanding the Court this week, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) said "everything is on the table" next year if his party wins the White House and Senate.
In his statement of support for the amendment, Perdue said Democrats' support for adding additional justices is politically motivated.
"Senate Democrats are openly threatening to radically reshape our nation's highest court. They want to pack the Supreme Court with additional activist justices who will reinterpret the Constitution to fit their radical, socialist agenda," Perdue said.
The Judiciary Act of 1869, an act of Congress, set the Supreme Court's current size at one chief justice and eight associate justices. Adding a constitutional amendment is more onerous than passing a law; the former requires two-thirds majorities in both the House and Senate to propose it and then ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures.
President Donald Trump will announce his nominee to fill Ginsburg's seat on Saturday, and Senate Republicans have the votes to proceed with the confirmation process.
Ossoff has never held office and is trying to be the first Georgia Democrat elected to a Senate seat since 2000. Perdue has maintained a narrow polling lead as the race enters its home stretch.


freebeacon--2020-09-24--Satellite Images Reveal Expansion of Uighur Camps

A series of satellite images analyzed by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute ( ASPI ) indicate a significant expansion of multiple Uighur labor and prison camps across the Xinjiang region in China , the New York Times reported Thursday .
The expansion of these camps stands in direct contradiction to Chinese Communist Party statements from recent months , which asserted that many detainees from Uighur camps had `` graduated , '' implying they had reintegrated into Chinese society and were living in freedom .
The images reveal , however , large-scale buildups of camp capacities , walls , and new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many extrajudicial detainees in Xinjiang ’ s vast ‘ re-education ’ network are now being formally charged and locked up in higher security facilities , including newly built or expanded prisons , '' Nathan Ruser , who led the project at ASPI , wrote in the report .
Images obtained by ASPI were taken by satellite , often at nighttime , so that ASPI experts could identify new clusters of lighting as potential new camp locations .
Foreign journalists and investigators are in large part barred from observing on-the-ground conditions at Uighur camps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nations and other groups for independent observers intensify .
Though Beijing consistently refuses to disclose the number of camps in Xinjiang , these most recent satellite images reveal at least 380 camps , with 61 recently expanded and 14 still under construction since July 2019 .
Prominent Chinese commentators and officials deny any wrongdoing , often even turning accusations of human-rights abuses back at the West .
A Wednesday article from the pro-CCP outlet Global Times asserted that `` Westerners ' accusations are unreasonable and immoral . ''
`` The West is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in ethnic minority autonomous regions such as Xinjiang and Tibet , '' the column reads .
`` On the contrary , the West should learn from China 's governance methods . ''
The Trump administration has pursued a more hawkish pursuit of human-rights abuses in China , passing significant sanctions in recent months to that end .
This week , the House of Representatives resoundingly voted yes on an act that would mitigate the ability for private companies to do business with Xinjiang-associated Chinese firms .
Earlier this month , the Department of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cost Beijing up to $ 250 million .
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed the Uighur issue before state legislators in Wisconsin on Wednesday . ''
The administration has made religious freedom a real priority all around the world , '' he said .
`` Make no mistake , what ’ s happening in those places the world is awakening to , and all we ask is that the Chinese Government cease that kind of activity and treat these people with the respect which they have earned by nature of their humanity , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s really that simple . ''

A series of satellite images analyzed by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) indicate a significant expansion of multiple Uighur labor and prison camps across the Xinjiang region in China, the New York Times reported Thursday.
The expansion of these camps stands in direct contradiction to Chinese Communist Party statements from recent months, which asserted that many detainees from Uighur camps had "graduated," implying they had reintegrated into Chinese society and were living in freedom. The images reveal, however, large-scale buildups of camp capacities, walls, and new prison sites.
"Evidence suggests that many extrajudicial detainees in Xinjiang’s vast ‘re-education’ network are now being formally charged and locked up in higher security facilities, including newly built or expanded prisons," Nathan Ruser, who led the project at ASPI, wrote in the report.
Images obtained by ASPI were taken by satellite, often at nighttime, so that ASPI experts could identify new clusters of lighting as potential new camp locations. Foreign journalists and investigators are in large part barred from observing on-the-ground conditions at Uighur camps, even as calls from the United Nations and other groups for independent observers intensify.
Though Beijing consistently refuses to disclose the number of camps in Xinjiang, these most recent satellite images reveal at least 380 camps, with 61 recently expanded and 14 still under construction since July 2019.
Prominent Chinese commentators and officials deny any wrongdoing, often even turning accusations of human-rights abuses back at the West. A Wednesday article from the pro-CCP outlet Global Times asserted that "Westerners' accusations are unreasonable and immoral."
"The West is not qualified to accuse China of its governance in ethnic minority autonomous regions such as Xinjiang and Tibet," the column reads. "On the contrary, the West should learn from China's governance methods."
The Trump administration has pursued a more hawkish pursuit of human-rights abuses in China, passing significant sanctions in recent months to that end.
This week, the House of Representatives resoundingly voted yes on an act that would mitigate the ability for private companies to do business with Xinjiang-associated Chinese firms. Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security issued similar sanctions that may cost Beijing up to $250 million.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed the Uighur issue before state legislators in Wisconsin on Wednesday." The administration has made religious freedom a real priority all around the world," he said.
"Make no mistake, what’s happening in those places the world is awakening to, and all we ask is that the Chinese Government cease that kind of activity and treat these people with the respect which they have earned by nature of their humanity," Pompeo added. "It’s really that simple."


freebeacon--2020-09-25--What’s Really at Stake in 2020

What’s Really at Stake in 2020

The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has clarified what is at stake in the 2020 election .
It is not , as some believe , democracy itself .
Nor is it , as others assume , our continued existence as a nation .
Democracy will survive Donald Trump , and the United States of America will outlast Joe Biden .
The question that 2020 will help to answer is what sort of democracy , and what sort of nation , America will be as it prepares to enter the second quarter of the 21st century .
The reaction to Ginsburg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans to fill her seat on the Supreme Court , underscores the choice before the electorate : Does it prefer to live in a democratic republic ordered toward the principles of the Founders and the constitutional structure they designed to protect individual liberty ?
Or would it rather dwell in a plebiscitary democracy where the original meaning of the Constitution , when it is not explicitly repudiated , is politely overlooked in order to satisfy ever more radical egalitarian demands ?
Needless to say , the answer is up in the air , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But we may be nearing a settlement , one way or another .
The civil unrest of the past several months has made unignorable the existence of a large body of opinion that holds something is terribly wrong with America as founded , something that can not be redeemed , and that American history and American institutions must be drastically revised to atone for the injustices committed against racial minorities .
President Trump , in his inimitable way , has made the opposite argument , and called for a renewed appreciation of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pride .
Ginsburg ’ s passing heightened the tension .
Suddenly an abstract cultural debate was transformed into a concrete political-legal struggle , and the prospect of lasting victory for one team ( Trump and Mitch McConnell ’ s ) looked real .
The fight over the Supreme Court vacancy Ginsburg left behind also illuminated the lengths to which some progressives are prepared to go to make real their vision of the future .
And it is in their openness to institutional upheaval that the real import of this election may be found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats propose would warp our constitutional system .
They would turn the American government into a creature far different from the one the Founders made .
This would be the upshot of the `` structural reform '' that , until the last week , lived mainly on Twitter and in the heads of policy wonks .
These Democrats say that , if President Trump ’ s nominee to replace Ginsburg is confirmed , and next year brings a Democratic president and a Democratic Senate , then the first order of business for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a pandemic and a troubled economy , will be abolishing the legislative filibuster and packing the Supreme Court by adding anywhere from two to four justices .
Such a move , which even the greatest president of the 20th century was unable to achieve , would polarize this country even more than it already is , and delegitimize the Court in the eyes of millions .
But it is just the start of what some on the Democratic left would like to accomplish .
The Electoral College has been on the chopping block @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way of the dodo , presidential campaigns thereafter will be determined by who has the greatest allegiance in the biggest cities of the largest states .
To override the supposed Republican advantage in the Senate , where every state enjoys equal representation , some progressives would grant statehood to Washington , D.C. , and to Puerto Rico , and maybe Guam and American Samoa while they ’ re at it .
These changes would make it much easier for Congress to eliminate private health insurance , enact universal vote by mail , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to illegal immigrants and voting rights to noncitizens , suppress political speech , resume taxpayer funding of abortion , and cross out the Second Amendment .
The sheer number of bad ideas in play would be overwhelming .
Now it is true that at least the first item on this agenda would be debated according to the present rules .
And the multiple veto points within the American kludgeocracy would no doubt interfere with , and sometimes upend , the boldest plans of the progressive Democrats .
It is also the case that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both constitutional ( are we really willing to grant the remaining residents of the federal District of Columbia—the first family—three electoral votes ? )
as well as political ( does Puerto Rico even want to be a state ? )
.
But the very fact that we are having this conversation at all—and that Biden , at this writing , has neither ruled out the court-packing scheme nor said whom he would nominate to the Court—ought seriously to worry defenders of the Founders ’ Constitution .
In 1963 , in the first chapter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offered his definition of American conservatism .
Conservatives , Kendall wrote , oppose the `` Liberal Revolution '' that would replace representative government with majoritarian democracy : Put an end , the Liberals insist , to ‘ rural overrepresentation ’ in the lower house of Congress and in the state legislatures—bringing them in line with the principle one-man one-equal-vote .
And that principle , once adopted ( it is French political philosophy , not American ) , must call finally for abolition even of the U.S. Senate as a check on majorities , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House the creature of numerical majorities at the polls .
Abolish the electoral college , the Liberals insist further , and so make the President also the direct agent of the popular majority .
Reform the party system , the liberals insist still further , so that each of our parties shall be programmatic , ideological—like those of the ‘ real ’ democracies in Europe—and that the two parties together shall submit , at election time , a genuine choice to the electorate .
Abolish the filibuster—so runs the next point in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ function except to frustrate , the will of the majority .
Rescind the seniority-principle in congressional committees , the program continues ; it also obstructs the will of the majority .
Now give the Liberal attackers their way on all these points , and the form of government explicated in the Federalist Papers will be no more .
That is what 2020 is about .

The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has clarified what is at stake in the 2020 election. It is not, as some believe, democracy itself. Nor is it, as others assume, our continued existence as a nation. Democracy will survive Donald Trump, and the United States of America will outlast Joe Biden. The question that 2020 will help to answer is what sort of democracy, and what sort of nation, America will be as it prepares to enter the second quarter of the 21st century.
The reaction to Ginsburg’s death, and to Republican plans to fill her seat on the Supreme Court, underscores the choice before the electorate: Does it prefer to live in a democratic republic ordered toward the principles of the Founders and the constitutional structure they designed to protect individual liberty? Or would it rather dwell in a plebiscitary democracy where the original meaning of the Constitution, when it is not explicitly repudiated, is politely overlooked in order to satisfy ever more radical egalitarian demands?
Needless to say, the answer is up in the air, and has been for some time. But we may be nearing a settlement, one way or another. The civil unrest of the past several months has made unignorable the existence of a large body of opinion that holds something is terribly wrong with America as founded, something that cannot be redeemed, and that American history and American institutions must be drastically revised to atone for the injustices committed against racial minorities. President Trump, in his inimitable way, has made the opposite argument, and called for a renewed appreciation of the American story and a resurgence of national pride.
Ginsburg’s passing heightened the tension. Suddenly an abstract cultural debate was transformed into a concrete political-legal struggle, and the prospect of lasting victory for one team (Trump and Mitch McConnell’s) looked real. The fight over the Supreme Court vacancy Ginsburg left behind also illuminated the lengths to which some progressives are prepared to go to make real their vision of the future. And it is in their openness to institutional upheaval that the real import of this election may be found. If enacted, the measures these Democrats propose would warp our constitutional system. They would turn the American government into a creature far different from the one the Founders made. This would be the upshot of the "structural reform" that, until the last week, lived mainly on Twitter and in the heads of policy wonks.
These Democrats say that, if President Trump’s nominee to replace Ginsburg is confirmed, and next year brings a Democratic president and a Democratic Senate, then the first order of business for the new government, in the middle of a pandemic and a troubled economy, will be abolishing the legislative filibuster and packing the Supreme Court by adding anywhere from two to four justices. Such a move, which even the greatest president of the 20th century was unable to achieve, would polarize this country even more than it already is, and delegitimize the Court in the eyes of millions. But it is just the start of what some on the Democratic left would like to accomplish.
The Electoral College has been on the chopping block since 2000. If it goes the way of the dodo, presidential campaigns thereafter will be determined by who has the greatest allegiance in the biggest cities of the largest states. To override the supposed Republican advantage in the Senate, where every state enjoys equal representation, some progressives would grant statehood to Washington, D.C., and to Puerto Rico, and maybe Guam and American Samoa while they’re at it. These changes would make it much easier for Congress to eliminate private health insurance, enact universal vote by mail, "decarbonize" the economy, grant citizenship to illegal immigrants and voting rights to noncitizens, suppress political speech, resume taxpayer funding of abortion, and cross out the Second Amendment. The sheer number of bad ideas in play would be overwhelming.
Now it is true that at least the first item on this agenda would be debated according to the present rules. And the multiple veto points within the American kludgeocracy would no doubt interfere with, and sometimes upend, the boldest plans of the progressive Democrats. It is also the case that incorporating new states gives rise to challenges both constitutional (are we really willing to grant the remaining residents of the federal District of Columbia—the first family—three electoral votes?) as well as political (does Puerto Rico even want to be a state?). But the very fact that we are having this conversation at all—and that Biden, at this writing, has neither ruled out the court-packing scheme nor said whom he would nominate to the Court—ought seriously to worry defenders of the Founders’ Constitution.
In 1963, in the first chapter of The Conservative Affirmation, Willmoore Kendall offered his definition of American conservatism. Conservatives, Kendall wrote, oppose the "Liberal Revolution" that would replace representative government with majoritarian democracy:
Put an end, the Liberals insist, to ‘rural overrepresentation’ in the lower house of Congress and in the state legislatures—bringing them in line with the principle one-man one-equal-vote. And that principle, once adopted (it is French political philosophy, not American), must call finally for abolition even of the U.S. Senate as a check on majorities, and would in any case make the House the creature of numerical majorities at the polls. Abolish the electoral college, the Liberals insist further, and so make the President also the direct agent of the popular majority. Reform the party system, the liberals insist still further, so that each of our parties shall be programmatic, ideological—like those of the ‘real’ democracies in Europe—and that the two parties together shall submit, at election time, a genuine choice to the electorate. Abolish the filibuster—so runs the next point in the program—because it frustrates, serves no other function except to frustrate, the will of the majority. Rescind the seniority-principle in congressional committees, the program continues; it also obstructs the will of the majority. Now give the Liberal attackers their way on all these points, and the form of government explicated in the Federalist Papers will be no more.
That is what 2020 is about.


freebeacon--2020-09-25--Billionaire Population-Control Advocate Funds Premier Environmental Group

The Southern Environmental Law Center , a public interest law firm and leading opponent of the Trump administration 's efforts to revise environmental regulations , is a major beneficiary of one of America 's most prolific supporters of abortion , sterilization , and other tools of population control .
The SELC has received more than $ 200 million over two decades from North Carolina-based billionaire Fred Stanback and has called Stanback and his wife two of the firm 's `` most loyal friends . ''
In so doing , it embraced a man who has also given extensively to groups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including one whose founder predicted mass starvation in the 1970s without a global campaign to coercively slash birth rates .
A longstanding player in environmental litigation across the South , the SELC has remade itself over the past four years as a thorn in the side of the Trump administration .
It currently leads an effort to block the administration 's proposed overhaul of a 1970s environmental law , working alongside prominent left-leaning environmental groups like the Sierra Club and the Sunrise Movement .
Stanback 's support for the SELC highlights a dark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ openly hostile to children and families .
That the SELC—which did not return a request for comment—has not distanced itself from its generous backer raises questions about how comfortable this leading liberal light is with the population control agenda .
Since President Donald Trump took office , the SELC has set itself apart as a widely influential opponent of his environmental plans .
It is part of a coalition of groups fighting the administration 's proposed streamlining of the National Environmental Policy Act—a group including the far-left Sunrise Movement—and has filed a major @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has also coordinated with other groups to object to changes like the EPA 's recent reforms to the Clean Water Act and massively increased its lobbying expenditures following Trump 's election .
That fight is funded in large part by Stanback 's wealth , and the SELC has rarely tried to obscure the relationship .
In 2008 , it referred to Stanback and his wife as `` two of SELC 's most loyal friends '' and mentioned both as members of SELC 's President 's Council , a position they were still in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Stanback told the SELC newsletter that he had `` counseled '' retiring SELC founder Rick Middleton `` many times over the years , '' adding `` SELC is the best environmental organization that I know of . ''
Stanback 's millions , inherited from his father and enhanced by a close friendship with Warren Buffett , flows to the SELC through a `` donor-advised fund '' called the Foundation for the Carolinas .
Such funds allow the ultra-wealthy to funnel charitable contributions anonymously .
An FFTC representative told the Washington Free Beacon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirm potential fundholders , but just one $ 400 million donation from Stanback to the FFTC in 2014 accounts for 19 percent of its total gifts between 1999 and 2017 , suggesting he is a substantial contributor .
Through the FFTC , Stanback serves as SELC 's primary backer , with contributions from the fund totaling $ 200.8 million between 2001 and 2018 , according to the fund 's IRS disclosures .
That is a full 60 percent of SELC 's funding in the same period ; according to the Foundation Center , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much as the next most generous donor .
While SELC focuses on environmental causes , Stanback sees his giving as part of a larger agenda—minimizing human impact on the environment , including by minimizing the number of people .
He has given nearly $ 33 million to Population Connection , a group founded by Stanford entomologist Paul Ehrlich , whose 1968 book The Population Bomb predicted a `` population explosion '' that would lead to global starvation in the 1970s .
The panic Ehrlich 's book caused ignited a campaign of mass sterilization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group , Population Action International , was founded by William Draper , a leading eugenicist .
Other Stanback-supported groups include the Population Institute , the Population Media Center , and the Center for Biological Diversity , which advocate for small family sizes and the widespread availability of abortion to control the population .
Stanback and his wife are also among the most generous backers of Planned Parenthood and its regional affiliate .
Stanback has also used his influence to place talented students within the population control movement .
The Stanback Fellowship program at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ includes both Population Connection and the Population Institute as among 45 organizations where graduate students can work .
A Nicholas School representative told the Free Beacon that Stanback internship recipients can work in a number of environment-related fields , but rejected the claim that this meant the school endorses population control : `` Research into a subject does not equal an endorsement . ''
The SELC is not the only organization tainted by Stanback 's money .
The billionaire supports a number of eco-groups , including the Sierra Club , Greenpeace Fund , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advocacy group founded by Democratic billionaire Tom Steyer .
Stanback is a generous donor to Democrats , too : Federal election records show that of the quarter of a million dollars in contributions Stanback has made since 1987 , 84 percent have gone to Democrats .
Prominent recipients include current North Carolina Senate contender Cal Cunningham , Massachusetts senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey , and both Barack Obama 's and John Kerry 's presidential campaigns .

The Southern Environmental Law Center, a public interest law firm and leading opponent of the Trump administration's efforts to revise environmental regulations, is a major beneficiary of one of America's most prolific supporters of abortion, sterilization, and other tools of population control.
The SELC has received more than $200 million over two decades from North Carolina-based billionaire Fred Stanback and has called Stanback and his wife two of the firm's "most loyal friends." In so doing, it embraced a man who has also given extensively to groups that advocate shrinking the U.S. population, including one whose founder predicted mass starvation in the 1970s without a global campaign to coercively slash birth rates.
A longstanding player in environmental litigation across the South, the SELC has remade itself over the past four years as a thorn in the side of the Trump administration. It currently leads an effort to block the administration's proposed overhaul of a 1970s environmental law, working alongside prominent left-leaning environmental groups like the Sierra Club and the Sunrise Movement.
Stanback's support for the SELC highlights a dark corner of the environmental movement, one openly hostile to children and families. That the SELC—which did not return a request for comment—has not distanced itself from its generous backer raises questions about how comfortable this leading liberal light is with the population control agenda.
Since President Donald Trump took office, the SELC has set itself apart as a widely influential opponent of his environmental plans. It is part of a coalition of groups fighting the administration's proposed streamlining of the National Environmental Policy Act—a group including the far-left Sunrise Movement—and has filed a major lawsuit to block the change. It has also coordinated with other groups to object to changes like the EPA's recent reforms to the Clean Water Act and massively increased its lobbying expenditures following Trump's election.
That fight is funded in large part by Stanback's wealth, and the SELC has rarely tried to obscure the relationship. In 2008, it referred to Stanback and his wife as "two of SELC's most loyal friends" and mentioned both as members of SELC's President's Council, a position they were still in as of April 2019. That year, Stanback told the SELC newsletter that he had "counseled" retiring SELC founder Rick Middleton "many times over the years," adding "SELC is the best environmental organization that I know of."
Stanback's millions, inherited from his father and enhanced by a close friendship with Warren Buffett, flows to the SELC through a "donor-advised fund" called the Foundation for the Carolinas. Such funds allow the ultra-wealthy to funnel charitable contributions anonymously. An FFTC representative told the Washington Free Beacon that it does not comment on or confirm potential fundholders, but just one $400 million donation from Stanback to the FFTC in 2014 accounts for 19 percent of its total gifts between 1999 and 2017, suggesting he is a substantial contributor.
Through the FFTC, Stanback serves as SELC's primary backer, with contributions from the fund totaling $200.8 million between 2001 and 2018, according to the fund's IRS disclosures. That is a full 60 percent of SELC's funding in the same period; according to the Foundation Center, the FFTC has given 17 times as much as the next most generous donor.
While SELC focuses on environmental causes, Stanback sees his giving as part of a larger agenda—minimizing human impact on the environment, including by minimizing the number of people. He has given nearly $33 million to Population Connection, a group founded by Stanford entomologist Paul Ehrlich, whose 1968 book The Population Bomb predicted a "population explosion" that would lead to global starvation in the 1970s. The panic Ehrlich's book caused ignited a campaign of mass sterilization across the developing world. Another Stanback-supported group, Population Action International, was founded by William Draper, a leading eugenicist.
Other Stanback-supported groups include the Population Institute, the Population Media Center, and the Center for Biological Diversity, which advocate for small family sizes and the widespread availability of abortion to control the population. Stanback and his wife are also among the most generous backers of Planned Parenthood and its regional affiliate.
Stanback has also used his influence to place talented students within the population control movement. The Stanback Fellowship program at Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment includes both Population Connection and the Population Institute as among 45 organizations where graduate students can work. A Nicholas School representative told the Free Beacon that Stanback internship recipients can work in a number of environment-related fields, but rejected the claim that this meant the school endorses population control: "Research into a subject does not equal an endorsement."
The SELC is not the only organization tainted by Stanback's money. The billionaire supports a number of eco-groups, including the Sierra Club, Greenpeace Fund, and NextGen America, the climate change advocacy group founded by Democratic billionaire Tom Steyer.
Stanback is a generous donor to Democrats, too: Federal election records show that of the quarter of a million dollars in contributions Stanback has made since 1987, 84 percent have gone to Democrats. Prominent recipients include current North Carolina Senate contender Cal Cunningham, Massachusetts senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, and both Barack Obama's and John Kerry's presidential campaigns.


freebeacon--2020-09-25--NY Dem Fails to Disclose More Than $25 Million in Personal Financial Holdings

New York Democratic congressional candidate Nancy Goroff failed to disclose more than $ 25 million in personal financial holdings while loaning her campaign more than $ 1 million—a potential violation of House ethics rules , according to an election watchdog .
Goroff , who is in a tight race against Republican incumbent Lee Zeldin , reported between $ 5 and $ 25 million in a Vanguard brokerage account in her latest financial disclosure .
Goroff also holds up to $ 200,000 between three retirement accounts , according to the disclosure .
The Democrat , however , did not report the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ runs afoul of congressional disclosure rules designed to safeguard against conflicts of interest .
House rules require congressional candidates to disclose the `` specific stocks , mutual funds , or other assets '' within an investment account .
`` The whole point of candidate financial disclosures , generally , is to give a full and complete picture of the candidate 's financial circumstances , '' Kendra Arnold , executive director of ethics watchdog Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust , told the Washington Free Beacon .
`` Just saying you have a general @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and complete picture , because we do n't know what the candidate is actually invested in . ''
Goroff 's underlying investments could weaken her allies ' attacks against Zeldin .
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee , which added Goroff to its `` Red to Blue '' program in August , has criticized Zeldin for `` failing to hold drug companies accountable as they jack up the costs of prescription drugs . ''
Goroff 's disclosure also shows up to $ 5.35 million in various bank accounts , a rental property worth up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family trust with assets of up to $ 25 million .
More than $ 1.15 million of the Democrat 's campaign cash—43 percent—has come out of Goroff 's own pocket .
Zeldin , meanwhile , has yet to loan his campaign any personal money .
Under House ethics rules , candidates disclosing a brokerage account `` must provide information about specific holdings of the account in the same detail as assets and income held outside an account . ''
Arnold told the Free Beacon that such disclosures help determine potential conflicts of interest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ owned in a company—you 'd want to know that to know whether or not , for instance , a legislator introduced a bill that would benefit the company , '' Arnold said .
`` However , there are investments—for example , an index mutual fund—that usually do n't present conflicts of interests .
But the only way to know if a candidate is invested in something like that is if they disclose it . ''
Ethics rules also assert that candidates disclosing individual retirement accounts `` must either have a listing of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an indication that the account is held in ‘ cash . '
'' Goroff 's disclosure makes no such indication .
The House Ethics Committee 's 2019 financial disclosure instruction guide calls the failure to disclose specific holdings in a retirement account `` the most common error made by filers . ''
Goroff , who did not respond to a request for comment , earned roughly $ 83,000 as a Stony Brook University chemistry professor in 2019 , according to her disclosure .
Her ex-husband , Glen Whitney , worked at New York-based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before leaving the firm in 2008 .
Its founder and chairman , billionaire Jim Simons , is a major liberal donor , contributing more than $ 20 million to Democratic candidates and groups in the 2020 cycle alone—including a $ 2,800 donation to Goroff in September 2019 .
Goroff , who won her June primary by fewer than 2 points , will face Zeldin in November .
Despite his lack of self-funding , Zeldin has a strong financial advantage in the race , raising $ 4.8 million to Goroff 's $ 2.7 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holds nearly $ 2.7 million on hand , compared to Goroff 's roughly $ 324,000 .
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the race as `` lean Republican . ''

New York Democratic congressional candidate Nancy Goroff failed to disclose more than $25 million in personal financial holdings while loaning her campaign more than $1 million—a potential violation of House ethics rules, according to an election watchdog.
Goroff, who is in a tight race against Republican incumbent Lee Zeldin, reported between $5 and $25 million in a Vanguard brokerage account in her latest financial disclosure. Goroff also holds up to $200,000 between three retirement accounts, according to the disclosure.
The Democrat, however, did not report the underlying holdings in those accounts, which runs afoul of congressional disclosure rules designed to safeguard against conflicts of interest. House rules require congressional candidates to disclose the "specific stocks, mutual funds, or other assets" within an investment account.
"The whole point of candidate financial disclosures, generally, is to give a full and complete picture of the candidate's financial circumstances," Kendra Arnold, executive director of ethics watchdog Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, told the Washington Free Beacon. "Just saying you have a general account really doesn't give a full and complete picture, because we don't know what the candidate is actually invested in."
Goroff's underlying investments could weaken her allies' attacks against Zeldin. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which added Goroff to its "Red to Blue" program in August, has criticized Zeldin for "failing to hold drug companies accountable as they jack up the costs of prescription drugs."
Goroff's disclosure also shows up to $5.35 million in various bank accounts, a rental property worth up to $1 million, and a family trust with assets of up to $25 million. More than $1.15 million of the Democrat's campaign cash—43 percent—has come out of Goroff's own pocket. Zeldin, meanwhile, has yet to loan his campaign any personal money.
Under House ethics rules, candidates disclosing a brokerage account "must provide information about specific holdings of the account in the same detail as assets and income held outside an account." Arnold told the Free Beacon that such disclosures help determine potential conflicts of interest.
"Let's say stock was owned in a company—you'd want to know that to know whether or not, for instance, a legislator introduced a bill that would benefit the company," Arnold said. "However, there are investments—for example, an index mutual fund—that usually don't present conflicts of interests. But the only way to know if a candidate is invested in something like that is if they disclose it."
Ethics rules also assert that candidates disclosing individual retirement accounts "must either have a listing of the individual assets held within the account or an indication that the account is held in 'cash.'" Goroff's disclosure makes no such indication. The House Ethics Committee's 2019 financial disclosure instruction guide calls the failure to disclose specific holdings in a retirement account "the most common error made by filers."
Goroff, who did not respond to a request for comment, earned roughly $83,000 as a Stony Brook University chemistry professor in 2019, according to her disclosure. Her ex-husband, Glen Whitney, worked at New York-based hedge fund Renaissance Technologies for a decade before leaving the firm in 2008. Its founder and chairman, billionaire Jim Simons, is a major liberal donor, contributing more than $20 million to Democratic candidates and groups in the 2020 cycle alone—including a $2,800 donation to Goroff in September 2019.
Goroff, who won her June primary by fewer than 2 points, will face Zeldin in November. Despite his lack of self-funding, Zeldin has a strong financial advantage in the race, raising $4.8 million to Goroff's $2.7 million as of June 30. Zeldin also holds nearly $2.7 million on hand, compared to Goroff's roughly $324,000. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the race as "lean Republican."


freebeacon--2020-09-25--LA County Aims to Hold Pastor Challenging Coronavirus Guidance in Contempt

Los Angeles County is seeking to hold the pastor defying the state 's coronavirus orders in contempt , prompting a superior court judge to send the case to a full trial to determine the fate of religious worship during the pandemic .
Los Angeles Superior Court judge Mitchell L. Beckloff ruled Thursday that the legal clash between Grace Community Church and Los Angeles County will head to a full trial and declined to hold Pastor John MacArthur in contempt before the trial proceeds .
The county pushed for MacArthur to be held in contempt and potentially face jail time for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preliminary injunction restricting indoor worship .
`` I 'm very grateful to Judge Beckloff for providing full due process and recognizing the importance of these constitutional protections , '' MacArthur said in a statement .
`` The reality is that the county can not show that their order is even rational , much less necessary .
They have also applied their orders arbitrarily and discriminatorily against churches and we enjoy a heightened protection in America to hold church . ''
The next hearing will occur on Nov. 13 , where Beckloff will likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contempt .
Thomas More Society special counsel and Trump legal adviser Jenna Ellis ripped the county for trying to hold MacArthur in contempt under what she described as a `` constitutionally invalid '' order .
The county had placed restrictions on indoor worshipping , which is what sparked the church 's initial legal challenge .
`` Grace Church has not been exonerated for its violations of the court 's order and actions endangering public health ; instead , the court can not adjudicate this issue now because of court rules prohibiting people from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spread of the virus , '' Los Angeles County said in a statement .
`` The County will continue taking actions to protect the health and safety of residents and looks forward to the court issuing a final ruling regarding Defendants ' contempt of court . ''
Beckloff previously handed the county a victory by issuing a preliminary injunction temporarily prohibiting the church from holding indoor services .
He stated that he did not view the injunction as a judgment on the case 's constitutional questions .
A full trial on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occur until early next year .
The county has been taking more aggressive action against the church as the legal battle wears on .
It seized property from the church in the midst of the legal battle and also fined the church for allegedly misplacing its signs listing coronavirus guidances .
MacArthur has also come under fire for dismissing the danger of the coronavirus , telling congregants there was `` no pandemic '' in late August .

Los Angeles County is seeking to hold the pastor defying the state's coronavirus orders in contempt, prompting a superior court judge to send the case to a full trial to determine the fate of religious worship during the pandemic.
Los Angeles Superior Court judge Mitchell L. Beckloff ruled Thursday that the legal clash between Grace Community Church and Los Angeles County will head to a full trial and declined to hold Pastor John MacArthur in contempt before the trial proceeds. The county pushed for MacArthur to be held in contempt and potentially face jail time for defying the state's ordinances and a preliminary injunction restricting indoor worship.
"I'm very grateful to Judge Beckloff for providing full due process and recognizing the importance of these constitutional protections," MacArthur said in a statement. "The reality is that the county cannot show that their order is even rational, much less necessary. They have also applied their orders arbitrarily and discriminatorily against churches and we enjoy a heightened protection in America to hold church."
The next hearing will occur on Nov. 13, where Beckloff will likely schedule a trial to determine MacArthur's contempt.
Thomas More Society special counsel and Trump legal adviser Jenna Ellis ripped the county for trying to hold MacArthur in contempt under what she described as a "constitutionally invalid" order. The county had placed restrictions on indoor worshipping, which is what sparked the church's initial legal challenge.
"Grace Church has not been exonerated for its violations of the court's order and actions endangering public health; instead, the court cannot adjudicate this issue now because of court rules prohibiting people from being present in the courtroom to combat the spread of the virus," Los Angeles County said in a statement. "The County will continue taking actions to protect the health and safety of residents and looks forward to the court issuing a final ruling regarding Defendants' contempt of court."
Beckloff previously handed the county a victory by issuing a preliminary injunction temporarily prohibiting the church from holding indoor services. He stated that he did not view the injunction as a judgment on the case's constitutional questions. A full trial on the issue of contempt will most likely not occur until early next year.
The county has been taking more aggressive action against the church as the legal battle wears on. It seized property from the church in the midst of the legal battle and also fined the church for allegedly misplacing its signs listing coronavirus guidances.
MacArthur has also come under fire for dismissing the danger of the coronavirus, telling congregants there was "no pandemic" in late August.


freebeacon--2020-09-25--CNN Bans Conservative Ad Feature RBG Until After Burial

CNN is refusing to air an ad pushing for a swift confirmation of the next Supreme Court justice until Ruth Bader Ginsburg , who died Friday , is formally buried .
The network alerted the 45Committee on Friday that it would not air the ad , which features video of Ginsburg stating that presidents are elected to serve a full four-year term , until after Ginsburg ’ s burial next week , according to a source familiar with the negotiation .
Ginsburg pressed the Republican-led Senate to take up President Barack Obama ’ s Supreme Court nominee , Merrick Garland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the ad suggests , despite reports that her dying wish was that she not be replaced until `` a new president is installed , '' that Ginsburg understood that the Constitution dictated the opposite .
While the network routinely rejects advertisements from right-leaning groups , it is rare to accept an ad but object to its timing .
The network accepted a second ad from the group for air immediately that does not feature video footage of the late justice .
A CNN spokeswoman did not immediately respond to questions about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beyond liberal icons .
President Donald Trump is expected to announce a nominee to replace Ginsburg on Saturday , and the 45Committee launched an ad blitz on Friday featuring video clips of the late justice in which she says plainly that presidents are elected to four-year terms .
`` The president is elected for four years , not three years , and so the power that he has in year three continues into year four , '' Ginsburg said in a 2016 appearance at Georgetown Law arguing at the time for the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ad zeroes in on Ginsburg ’ s statement and argues that the best way to respect the late justice is by heeding her words .
`` How do you respect Ruth Bader Ginsburg ? ''
the ad asks .
`` Remember her wise words on Supreme Court nominees in an election year . ''

Standard would mandate liberal icons are buried before they appear in paid advertising
CNN is refusing to air an ad pushing for a swift confirmation of the next Supreme Court justice until Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday, is formally buried.
The network alerted the 45Committee on Friday that it would not air the ad, which features video of Ginsburg stating that presidents are elected to serve a full four-year term, until after Ginsburg’s burial next week, according to a source familiar with the negotiation.
Ginsburg pressed the Republican-led Senate to take up President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, even in an election year, and the ad suggests, despite reports that her dying wish was that she not be replaced until "a new president is installed," that Ginsburg understood that the Constitution dictated the opposite.
While the network routinely rejects advertisements from right-leaning groups, it is rare to accept an ad but object to its timing. The network accepted a second ad from the group for air immediately that does not feature video footage of the late justice.
A CNN spokeswoman did not immediately respond to questions about the new advertising standard and whether it extends beyond liberal icons.
President Donald Trump is expected to announce a nominee to replace Ginsburg on Saturday, and the 45Committee launched an ad blitz on Friday featuring video clips of the late justice in which she says plainly that presidents are elected to four-year terms.
"The president is elected for four years, not three years, and so the power that he has in year three continues into year four," Ginsburg said in a 2016 appearance at Georgetown Law arguing at the time for the Senate to vote on Garland.
The new ad zeroes in on Ginsburg’s statement and argues that the best way to respect the late justice is by heeding her words. "How do you respect Ruth Bader Ginsburg?" the ad asks. "Remember her wise words on Supreme Court nominees in an election year."


freebeacon--2020-09-25--Anti-Police Activist Arrested for Defrauding Donors

The FBI arrested an anti-police activist in Toledo , Ohio , on Friday on federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering .
Tyree Conyers-Page , who led anti-police protests following the death of George Floyd in May , was arrested at his home Friday morning for accepting thousands in donations through a Black Lives Matter Facebook account he created .
The FBI accuses Conyers-Page of using $ 200,000 in donations for personal use , including purchasing a house , clothing , and accessories .
Conyers-Page established a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit in 2016 under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after being booted from the official Atlanta chapter of Black Lives Matter .
He created a BLMGA Facebook page , through which donors gave money to his nonprofit .
Conyers-Page continued to accept donations through the Facebook page after the IRS revoked his nonprofit status last year for repeatedly failing to file as a nonprofit .
The Toledo Blade reported Friday that Conyers-Page was a `` leading figure '' at multiple anti-police marches in protests in Toledo this summer with the local activist group Hi-Frequency .
Toledo police chief George Kral joined one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Conyers-Page was arrested at a Toledo city council meeting last year for disrupting the meeting .
He became a leader in local anti-police movements—making radio and television appearances as well as meeting with local governments in Toledo and Atlanta—despite being labeled a `` fraud '' by other activists .

The FBI arrested an anti-police activist in Toledo, Ohio, on Friday on federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering.
Tyree Conyers-Page, who led anti-police protests following the death of George Floyd in May, was arrested at his home Friday morning for accepting thousands in donations through a Black Lives Matter Facebook account he created. The FBI accuses Conyers-Page of using $200,000 in donations for personal use, including purchasing a house, clothing, and accessories.
Conyers-Page established a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2016 under the name Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta after being booted from the official Atlanta chapter of Black Lives Matter. He created a BLMGA Facebook page, through which donors gave money to his nonprofit. Conyers-Page continued to accept donations through the Facebook page after the IRS revoked his nonprofit status last year for repeatedly failing to file as a nonprofit.
The Toledo Blade reported Friday that Conyers-Page was a "leading figure" at multiple anti-police marches in protests in Toledo this summer with the local activist group Hi-Frequency. Toledo police chief George Kral joined one of his marches on June 1.
Conyers-Page was arrested at a Toledo city council meeting last year for disrupting the meeting. He became a leader in local anti-police movements—making radio and television appearances as well as meeting with local governments in Toledo and Atlanta—despite being labeled a "fraud" by other activists.


freebeacon--2020-09-25--Cotton Sets Up ‘Supreme Court War Room’ to Fight Back During Confirmation Push

Sen. Tom Cotton 's ( R. , Ark . )
office will operate a campaign-style war room to help Republicans fight back against attacks on President Trump 's nominee for the Supreme Court .
Cotton 's `` Supreme Court War Room '' was launched Friday afternoon , a day before Trump is expected to announce his pick to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg .
His office says the project will track attacks on the nominee and provide rapid response to push back .
Cotton , who himself was on Trump 's list of potential nominees , created the project @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court fights—especially over Trump 's nominees , Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh .
The website also provides background `` on the long and sordid history of Democratic attacks on conservative judicial nominees . ''
`` For too long , liberals have used the courts to bypass our democracy and force unconstitutional , far-left policies on the American people , '' Cotton 's office said in a Friday statement .
`` In 2016 , Americans decided that we 'd had enough . ''
`` Sen. Cotton applauds President Trump 's relentless efforts to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who will follow the Constitution and the rule of law , not legislate from the bench .
He looks forward to his announcement of the nominee , '' the statement reads .

Sen. Tom Cotton's (R., Ark.) office will operate a campaign-style war room to help Republicans fight back against attacks on President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court.
Cotton's "Supreme Court War Room" was launched Friday afternoon, a day before Trump is expected to announce his pick to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg. His office says the project will track attacks on the nominee and provide rapid response to push back.
Cotton, who himself was on Trump's list of potential nominees, created the project due to the ferocity of recent Supreme Court fights—especially over Trump's nominees, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. The website also provides background "on the long and sordid history of Democratic attacks on conservative judicial nominees."
"For too long, liberals have used the courts to bypass our democracy and force unconstitutional, far-left policies on the American people," Cotton's office said in a Friday statement. "In 2016, Americans decided that we'd had enough."
"Sen. Cotton applauds President Trump's relentless efforts to fill vacancies on our courts with judges who will follow the Constitution and the rule of law, not legislate from the bench. He looks forward to his announcement of the nominee," the statement reads.


freebeacon--2020-09-25--Ossoff Rips McConnell for Fundraising Shortly After RBG’s Death—But He Did the Same

Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff—who attacked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R. , Ky. ) for fundraising on the heels of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 's death—is doing the same thing .
In fact , Ossoff nearly beat McConnell to the punch , blasting out a fundraising email less than 24 hours after the announcement of her death on Saturday afternoon seeking donations to help Democrats guard Ginsburg 's `` legacy . ''
Now Ossoff says that McConnell , who first pressed supporters for donations Saturday morning , has `` no dignity . ''
`` On Friday evening , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when we learned of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , '' Ossoff wrote in a Thursday fundraising email .
`` Less than 24 hours later , Mitch McConnell sent an email to his supporters asking them to give him money to help him ‘ fill the vacancy . '
Disrespectful does n't even begin to describe it . ''
Ossoff 's campaign did not respond to a request for comment .
It is not the first time Ossoff has been hypocritical over fundraising .
He has consistently criticized the influence of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 37,500 in the second quarter of 2020 from leadership PACs that were funded by corporate PAC money .
Ossoff is trying to become the first Georgia Democrat to win a Senate race in 20 years .
His race against Sen. David Perdue ( R. , Ga. ) is critical to determining which party will control the upper chamber next year .
President Donald Trump will nominate a replacement for Ginsburg on Saturday , and Senate Republicans have the votes to proceed with the confirmation process ahead of the election .

Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff—who attacked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) for fundraising on the heels of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death—is doing the same thing.
In fact, Ossoff nearly beat McConnell to the punch, blasting out a fundraising email less than 24 hours after the announcement of her death on Saturday afternoon seeking donations to help Democrats guard Ginsburg's "legacy."
Now Ossoff says that McConnell, who first pressed supporters for donations Saturday morning, has "no dignity."
"On Friday evening, we were all at a loss for words when we learned of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg," Ossoff wrote in a Thursday fundraising email. "Less than 24 hours later, Mitch McConnell sent an email to his supporters asking them to give him money to help him 'fill the vacancy.' Disrespectful doesn't even begin to describe it."
Ossoff's campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
It is not the first time Ossoff has been hypocritical over fundraising. He has consistently criticized the influence of corporate PAC money, but he accepted $37,500 in the second quarter of 2020 from leadership PACs that were funded by corporate PAC money.
Ossoff is trying to become the first Georgia Democrat to win a Senate race in 20 years. His race against Sen. David Perdue (R., Ga.) is critical to determining which party will control the upper chamber next year.
President Donald Trump will nominate a replacement for Ginsburg on Saturday, and Senate Republicans have the votes to proceed with the confirmation process ahead of the election.


freebeacon--2020-09-25--New Ad Uses RBG’s Own Words to Argue for Swift SCOTUS Confirmation

A new political ad shows Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg supporting full-term presidential power during an election year to support a vote on her potential successor .
`` The president is elected for four years not three years , so the power he has in year three continues into year four , '' Ginsburg said in September 2016 .
Advocacy group 45Committee put that comment in an ad to say the Senate should vote on President Donald Trump 's nominee to the Supreme Court vacancy left by Ginsburg 's death .
`` How do you respect Ruth Bader Ginsburg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Remember her wise words on Supreme Court nominees in an election year . ''
The ad also shows video of Barack Obama and failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arguing that the Senate should vote on any nominee the president puts up .
In 2016 , Democrats expressed outrage when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R. , Ky. ) blocked a vote on confirming Merrick Garland , Obama 's nominee to replace the late justice Antonin Scalia .
Top Democrats have demanded that Trump and Senate Republicans delay installing a new justice until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set a precedent to do so in 2016 .
But Trump said he will announce a nominee Saturday , and a majority of Republicans have said they favor voting before the election .

A new political ad shows Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg supporting full-term presidential power during an election year to support a vote on her potential successor.
"The president is elected for four years not three years, so the power he has in year three continues into year four," Ginsburg said in September 2016.
Advocacy group 45Committee put that comment in an ad to say the Senate should vote on President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court vacancy left by Ginsburg's death.
"How do you respect Ruth Bader Ginsburg?" the ad asks. "Remember her wise words on Supreme Court nominees in an election year."
The ad also shows video of Barack Obama and failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arguing that the Senate should vote on any nominee the president puts up. In 2016, Democrats expressed outrage when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) blocked a vote on confirming Merrick Garland, Obama's nominee to replace the late justice Antonin Scalia.
Top Democrats have demanded that Trump and Senate Republicans delay installing a new justice until after the election, arguing that McConnell set a precedent to do so in 2016. But Trump said he will announce a nominee Saturday, and a majority of Republicans have said they favor voting before the election.


freebeacon--2020-09-25--UAE Requests U.S. Fighter Jets After Israel Peace Deal

The United Arab Emirates submitted a formal request to buy F-35 fighter jets from the United States after its normalization of relations with Israel , Bloomberg Politics reported Friday .
Acquiring the jets would improve Emirati military response time and strike range , potentially deterring Iran 's ambitions in the region .
The size and scope of a potential sale , however , are unclear .
The U.S. government does not usually provide official comment on uncompleted arms deals .
While a UAE deal could deter Iranian operations , its effect on Israel has raised concerns .
U.S. law mandates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` qualitative military edge '' on other allied states in all arms agreements .
`` The potential F-35 sale raises questions about whether the administration might provide the UAE with a ‘ watered-down ' version of the jet in order to preserve Israel ’ s ‘ Qualitative Military Edge , ' '' said Congressional Research Service analyst Ken Katzman .
`` The UAE will bargain intensively to buy the plane with all the advanced features that U.S. law permits to be sold to a foreign country . ''
Officials who would oversee the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( R. , Idaho ) , say Israel will maintain its military edge over the UAE , however .
Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale also told Congress that Washington would proceed with caution .
`` We consult with the Israelis '' before proceeding with `` any sale , '' he said .
`` Once we determine a particular course of action , I know that the Congress will also evaluate whether or not any proposed sale meets [ the ] standard of preserving [ Israel 's Qualitative Military Edge ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week after the UAE and Israel signed the Abraham Accords , normalizing relations between the two countries and dealing a blow to Iran .

The United Arab Emirates submitted a formal request to buy F-35 fighter jets from the United States after its normalization of relations with Israel, Bloomberg Politics reported Friday.
Acquiring the jets would improve Emirati military response time and strike range, potentially deterring Iran's ambitions in the region.
The size and scope of a potential sale, however, are unclear. The U.S. government does not usually provide official comment on uncompleted arms deals.
While a UAE deal could deter Iranian operations, its effect on Israel has raised concerns. U.S. law mandates that the United States give Israel a "qualitative military edge" on other allied states in all arms agreements.
"The potential F-35 sale raises questions about whether the administration might provide the UAE with a 'watered-down' version of the jet in order to preserve Israel’s 'Qualitative Military Edge,'" said Congressional Research Service analyst Ken Katzman. "The UAE will bargain intensively to buy the plane with all the advanced features that U.S. law permits to be sold to a foreign country."
Officials who would oversee the deal, such as Sen. Jim Risch (R., Idaho), say Israel will maintain its military edge over the UAE, however. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale also told Congress that Washington would proceed with caution.
"We consult with the Israelis" before proceeding with "any sale," he said. "Once we determine a particular course of action, I know that the Congress will also evaluate whether or not any proposed sale meets [the] standard of preserving [Israel's Qualitative Military Edge]."
The request comes only a week after the UAE and Israel signed the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between the two countries and dealing a blow to Iran.


freebeacon--2020-09-25--Louisiana AG Investigates Suspension of Student Who Handled BB Gun at Home

Louisiana attorney general Jeff Landry ( R. ) launched an investigation into Woodmere Elementary school on Friday for suspending a fourth-grader who responsibly handled an unloaded BB gun during online class .
Ka Mauri Harrison was taking a test when his younger brother , who was playing in the same room , tripped over a BB gun .
Harrison got up from his seat , propped the toy gun against his chair , and resumed class .
Harrison told the New Orleans Advocate he was confused when , moments later , his teacher shut him out of his Google Meet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s parents later that day and threatened to expel the 9-year-old for having a gun appear in his video feed .
`` The School and School Board have deprived Ka Mauri of six days of educational instruction , and that is just the start of the damage done to him and his family , '' Landry said .
`` I am alarmed by what appears to not only be multiple violations of both the State and Federal Constitutions , but also blatant government overreach by the school system . ''
A school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had never played with the BB gun or pointed it at his camera , leading the school to downgrade his punishment to a six-day suspension .
But Nyron Harrison , the student 's father , said school officials treated his son `` as if he brought a weapon to school '' and noted that the suspension could still threaten his son 's future .
Landry lauded Harrison for responsibly handling the fallen BB gun and said that students ' homes should not be regulated by school policies because of an online video connection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a student 's home is now school property because of connectivity through video conferencing is absurd , '' Landry said .
`` It is ludicrous for this All-American kid to be punished for taking responsible actions just as it is for his parents to be accused of neglect . ''
Two other students have been punished for displaying toy guns during online class .
One seventh-grader in Colorado was suspended after picking up a toy gun , and a sixth-grader in New Jersey was suspended for having a Nerf gun in his classroom @ @ @

Louisiana attorney general Jeff Landry (R.) launched an investigation into Woodmere Elementary school on Friday for suspending a fourth-grader who responsibly handled an unloaded BB gun during online class.
Ka Mauri Harrison was taking a test when his younger brother, who was playing in the same room, tripped over a BB gun. Harrison got up from his seat, propped the toy gun against his chair, and resumed class. Harrison told the New Orleans Advocate he was confused when, moments later, his teacher shut him out of his Google Meet online classroom. School officials contacted Harrison’s parents later that day and threatened to expel the 9-year-old for having a gun appear in his video feed.
Landry released a statement on Friday calling the school’s punishment "unconstitutional."
"The School and School Board have deprived Ka Mauri of six days of educational instruction, and that is just the start of the damage done to him and his family," Landry said. "I am alarmed by what appears to not only be multiple violations of both the State and Federal Constitutions, but also blatant government overreach by the school system."
A school investigation into the incident found that Harrison had never played with the BB gun or pointed it at his camera, leading the school to downgrade his punishment to a six-day suspension. But Nyron Harrison, the student's father, said school officials treated his son "as if he brought a weapon to school" and noted that the suspension could still threaten his son's future.
Landry lauded Harrison for responsibly handling the fallen BB gun and said that students' homes should not be regulated by school policies because of an online video connection.
"For anyone to conclude that a student's home is now school property because of connectivity through video conferencing is absurd," Landry said. "It is ludicrous for this All-American kid to be punished for taking responsible actions just as it is for his parents to be accused of neglect."
Two other students have been punished for displaying toy guns during online class. One seventh-grader in Colorado was suspended after picking up a toy gun, and a sixth-grader in New Jersey was suspended for having a Nerf gun in his classroom video feed.


freebeacon--2020-09-25--Alabama Republican Calls on Local Universities to Ban China-Backed Confucius Institutes

Rep. Mo Brooks ( R. , Ala. ) called on two of his state 's universities to shut down their campus Confucius Institutes—college organizations backed by the Chinese Communist Party—in a letter Thursday .
`` Confucius Institutes hurt the integrity of our higher education system , threaten national security , and unnecessarily risk taxpayer-funded research at your schools , '' Brooks warned in the letter , which he sent to Troy University and Alabama A & M University .
The letter also copied multiple Republican state officials in Alabama , including Gov .
Kay Ivey .
An Alabama A & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the school had no comment on the matter .
Troy University , however , defended its relationship with its Confucius Institute in a statement Friday .
`` Troy University 's association with the Confucius Institute has been positive , and we have seen no evidence of undue political influence from the Chinese government nor has there been any evidence of intellectual theft , '' the statement reads .
Confucius Institutes are Chinese campus cultural centers that are funded by the Chinese Communist Party .
In August , the Trump administration designated the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreign mission for its record of spreading party ideology on American campuses .
Dozens of Confucius Institutes have sprung up on campuses in recent years , funneling millions of dollars from the CCP to elite colleges and universities .
While the Trump administration has taken aggressive actions to identify and root out Chinese influence at American universities , House Democrats have been hesitant to close ranks with Republicans .
In recent months , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ( D. , Calif. ) has led major Democratic opposition to the CONFUCIUS Act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on college campuses .
`` I regret that Speaker Pelosi has still not scheduled the CONFUCIUS Act for a vote , '' said Rules Committee Ranking Member Tom Cole ( R. , Okla. ) , who introduced the bill 's July vote .
`` This is n't about politics .
It 's about holding China accountable , and Speaker Pelosi clearly has n't made that a priority . ''

Rep. Mo Brooks (R., Ala.) called on two of his state's universities to shut down their campus Confucius Institutes—college organizations backed by the Chinese Communist Party—in a letter Thursday.
"Confucius Institutes hurt the integrity of our higher education system, threaten national security, and unnecessarily risk taxpayer-funded research at your schools," Brooks warned in the letter, which he sent to Troy University and Alabama A&M University. The letter also copied multiple Republican state officials in Alabama, including Gov. Kay Ivey.
An Alabama A&M spokesperson told a local news outlet that the school had no comment on the matter. Troy University, however, defended its relationship with its Confucius Institute in a statement Friday.
"Troy University's association with the Confucius Institute has been positive, and we have seen no evidence of undue political influence from the Chinese government nor has there been any evidence of intellectual theft," the statement reads.
Confucius Institutes are Chinese campus cultural centers that are funded by the Chinese Communist Party. In August, the Trump administration designated the Confucius Institute's D.C. headquarters as a foreign mission for its record of spreading party ideology on American campuses.
Dozens of Confucius Institutes have sprung up on campuses in recent years, funneling millions of dollars from the CCP to elite colleges and universities.
While the Trump administration has taken aggressive actions to identify and root out Chinese influence at American universities, House Democrats have been hesitant to close ranks with Republicans. In recent months, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) has led major Democratic opposition to the CONFUCIUS Act, which would sharply curtail Chinese influence on college campuses.
"I regret that Speaker Pelosi has still not scheduled the CONFUCIUS Act for a vote," said Rules Committee Ranking Member Tom Cole (R., Okla.), who introduced the bill's July vote. "This isn't about politics. It's about holding China accountable, and Speaker Pelosi clearly hasn't made that a priority."


freebeacon--2020-09-25--Abrams: Sanctions Have Kneecapped Iran

Abrams: Sanctions Have Kneecapped Iran

Special envoy for Iran and Venezuela Elliott Abrams testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Thursday , telling senators Iran ’ s economy lays in shambles due to American sanctions .
`` Our efforts to disrupt the regime ’ s ability to carry out its malicious agenda have met with real success , '' Abrams said in his testimony .
`` By any measure , the Iranian regime is weaker today than when President Trump took office .
The regime faces unprecedented and worsening economic and political crises that are exacerbated by the poor choices the regime makes in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Abrams outlined statistics from the International Monetary Fund that reflect Iran 's economic crisis .
Iran has suffered consecutive years of GDP loss , with the economy shrinking by 5.5 percent in 2018 and 7.6 percent in 2019 .
Predictions for 2020 suggest that the trend will hold : Iran is likely to lose another 6 percent of its economy .
Other economic metrics signal Tehran ’ s dire straits .
Iran ’ s budget deficit is a whopping 26 percent of its already shrinking GDP , with little prospect for recovery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ export sanctions on Iran , the Islamic republic has lost 90 percent of its oil export revenue , totaling roughly $ 70 billion .
The economic recession has had impacts well beyond GDP and employment .
Iran is the largest state sponsor of terror in the world , and the sanctions-induced downturn has forced major cutbacks to its ability to keep afloat terror groups that have long plagued regional stability .
Hezbollah and Hamas are now implementing austerity plans , Abrams said , which limit their capacity to commit violence and retain legitimacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We believe the lives of innumerable Iranians , Syrians , Iraqis , Yemenis , and other innocent civilians in the regime ’ s crosshairs have been saved , '' Abrams said of terrorist budget cuts .
`` This administration will never hesitate to protect our national security and prevent Iran from endangering the world . ''
Aside from economic sanctions , retaining aggressive military and diplomatic postures toward Iran has also brought dividends .
At sea , Iran ’ s aggressive behavior has been reduced significantly since the Obama years , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carrier strike groups in the Strait of Hormuz .
Meanwhile , a combination of pursuing snapback sanctions and striking a series of peace deals between Israel and Gulf States has continuously weakened Iran ’ s position in the region .
These issues in total have led to a crisis of confidence in the Iranian government , Abrams told the committee .
The 2020 elections in Iran signaled the lowest turnout in Iran ’ s history , an implicit rebuke to the state-sponsored candidates and closed elections .
`` Every year , the regime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iranians , '' Abrams said .
`` The Iranian people are suffering under a corrupt and radical regime whose leaders care more about filling their own pockets and sending weapons and cash abroad than providing for their people . ''

Special envoy for Iran and Venezuela Elliott Abrams testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Thursday, telling senators Iran’s economy lays in shambles due to American sanctions.
"Our efforts to disrupt the regime’s ability to carry out its malicious agenda have met with real success," Abrams said in his testimony. "By any measure, the Iranian regime is weaker today than when President Trump took office. The regime faces unprecedented and worsening economic and political crises that are exacerbated by the poor choices the regime makes in an effort to advance its radical ideology."
Abrams outlined statistics from the International Monetary Fund that reflect Iran's economic crisis. Iran has suffered consecutive years of GDP loss, with the economy shrinking by 5.5 percent in 2018 and 7.6 percent in 2019. Predictions for 2020 suggest that the trend will hold: Iran is likely to lose another 6 percent of its economy.
Other economic metrics signal Tehran’s dire straits. Iran’s budget deficit is a whopping 26 percent of its already shrinking GDP, with little prospect for recovery. As a result of robust oil export sanctions on Iran, the Islamic republic has lost 90 percent of its oil export revenue, totaling roughly $70 billion.
The economic recession has had impacts well beyond GDP and employment. Iran is the largest state sponsor of terror in the world, and the sanctions-induced downturn has forced major cutbacks to its ability to keep afloat terror groups that have long plagued regional stability.
Hezbollah and Hamas are now implementing austerity plans, Abrams said, which limit their capacity to commit violence and retain legitimacy with local governments that they have overtaken.
"We believe the lives of innumerable Iranians, Syrians, Iraqis, Yemenis, and other innocent civilians in the regime’s crosshairs have been saved," Abrams said of terrorist budget cuts. "This administration will never hesitate to protect our national security and prevent Iran from endangering the world."
Aside from economic sanctions, retaining aggressive military and diplomatic postures toward Iran has also brought dividends. At sea, Iran’s aggressive behavior has been reduced significantly since the Obama years, as Washington continues to apply pressure with carrier strike groups in the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, a combination of pursuing snapback sanctions and striking a series of peace deals between Israel and Gulf States has continuously weakened Iran’s position in the region.
These issues in total have led to a crisis of confidence in the Iranian government, Abrams told the committee. The 2020 elections in Iran signaled the lowest turnout in Iran’s history, an implicit rebuke to the state-sponsored candidates and closed elections.
"Every year, the regime loses the support of more and more Iranians," Abrams said. "The Iranian people are suffering under a corrupt and radical regime whose leaders care more about filling their own pockets and sending weapons and cash abroad than providing for their people."


freebeacon--2020-09-25--Women’s March Leader Calls Black AG ‘Sell-Out Negro’

Women 's March cofounder Tamika Mallory on Friday said Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron ( R. ) was a `` sell-out negro '' for not charging officers in the death of Breonna Taylor .
`` Daniel Cameron is no different than the sell-out negroes that sold our people into slavery and helped white men to capture our people , to abuse them , and to traffic them while our women were raped , while our men were raped by savages , '' Mallory said during a news conference held by Benjamin Crump , an attorney representing Taylor 's family .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daniel Cameron .
You are coward .
You are a sellout .
And you were used by the system to harm your own mama . ''
Mallory repeated the same racial slur used earlier in the week by CNN pundit Sophia A. Nelson to deride Cameron , who is the first African-American attorney general in Kentucky .
Race-based attacks on him have come following a grand jury 's decision Wednesday not to indict police officers for the death of Breonna Taylor , although one is being charged with wanton endangerment .
Protests erupted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision , escalating overnight and leading to two police officers being shot .
Mallory 's racial views have stirred controversy in the past , and her anti-Semitic comments helped lead to the Democratic National Committee withdrawing its sponsorship of the Women 's March .
She and fellow organizer Bob Bland defended Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and reportedly parroted his contention that Jewish people led the American slave trade .
Left-leaning critics have scorned Cameron since his appearance at the Republican National Convention in August .
Cameron notably rebuked Democratic presidential candidate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't vote for him `` ai n't black . ''
`` You ca n't tell me how to vote because of the color of my skin , '' he said .

Women's March cofounder Tamika Mallory on Friday said Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron (R.) was a "sell-out negro" for not charging officers in the death of Breonna Taylor.
"Daniel Cameron is no different than the sell-out negroes that sold our people into slavery and helped white men to capture our people, to abuse them, and to traffic them while our women were raped, while our men were raped by savages," Mallory said during a news conference held by Benjamin Crump, an attorney representing Taylor's family. "That is who you are, Daniel Cameron. You are coward. You are a sellout. And you were used by the system to harm your own mama."
Mallory repeated the same racial slur used earlier in the week by CNN pundit Sophia A. Nelson to deride Cameron, who is the first African-American attorney general in Kentucky. Race-based attacks on him have come following a grand jury's decision Wednesday not to indict police officers for the death of Breonna Taylor, although one is being charged with wanton endangerment.
Protests erupted in Louisville following the grand jury's decision, escalating overnight and leading to two police officers being shot.
Mallory's racial views have stirred controversy in the past, and her anti-Semitic comments helped lead to the Democratic National Committee withdrawing its sponsorship of the Women's March. She and fellow organizer Bob Bland defended Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and reportedly parroted his contention that Jewish people led the American slave trade.
Left-leaning critics have scorned Cameron since his appearance at the Republican National Convention in August. Cameron notably rebuked Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for saying African Americans who don't vote for him "ain't black."
"You can't tell me how to vote because of the color of my skin," he said.


freebeacon--2020-09-25--Feinstein’s Husband Helped Subpar Students Gain Admission to UC

Sen. Dianne Feinstein ’ s ( D. , Calif. ) husband , San Francisco financier Richard C. Blum , admitted to using his position as a University of California regent to boost under-qualified students ' admissions chances after a state audit named him in the UC Berkeley scandal .
The audit , released Thursday , accused Blum of writing letters on behalf of applicants on multiple occasions—a practice that regents banned in 1996 .
The audit also found that over six years , UC Berkeley admitted 55 under-qualified students with family connections to the school .
Blum , who joined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admitted to the San Francisco Chronicle that he had written many applicant recommendation letters—typically for his friends ’ children .
He said he didn ’ t know the practice was banned .
`` No one ever told me it was wrong , '' Blum told the Chronicle .
`` I did it a bunch of times .
Wherever they were applying .
Wherever they wanted to get in . ''
The audit ’ s release comes after last year 's `` Varsity Blues '' federal sting operation , which found that many wealthy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lori Loughlin , had paid college officials millions in bribes to boost their children 's admissions chances .

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D., Calif.) husband, San Francisco financier Richard C. Blum, admitted to using his position as a University of California regent to boost under-qualified students' admissions chances after a state audit named him in the UC Berkeley scandal.
The audit, released Thursday, accused Blum of writing letters on behalf of applicants on multiple occasions—a practice that regents banned in 1996. The audit also found that over six years, UC Berkeley admitted 55 under-qualified students with family connections to the school.
Blum, who joined the Board of Regents in 2002, admitted to the San Francisco Chronicle that he had written many applicant recommendation letters—typically for his friends’ children. He said he didn’t know the practice was banned.
"No one ever told me it was wrong," Blum told the Chronicle. "I did it a bunch of times. Wherever they were applying. Wherever they wanted to get in."
The audit’s release comes after last year's "Varsity Blues" federal sting operation, which found that many wealthy parents, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, had paid college officials millions in bribes to boost their children's admissions chances.


freebeacon--2020-09-25--MARBLE CEILING SHATTERED! Women Achieve Historic Milestone on Trump’s Watch

President Donald J. Trump presided over a historic milestone for female equality on Friday , as the recently departed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first woman to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol .
Nancy Pelosi , who became the first female speaker of the House under the leadership of President George W. Bush , welcomed mourners to the Capitol building as they gathered around the historic flag-draped casket .
Ginsburg 's minion army of woke stans , meanwhile , logged on to their social media accounts and urged the `` notorious '' justice to `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brief political career has coincided with a number of remarkable female achievements .
In 2016 , Hillary Clinton became the first woman in history to lose a presidential election .
Trump 's beautiful wife , Melania , became the first foreign-born presidential spouse since Louisa Adams in 1825 .
His stunning daughter , Ivanka , became an influential voice in his administration .
Ginsburg 's historic achievement is almost certain to be followed by yet another example of Trump 's steadfast commitment to female equality .
The president has already indicated that his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court will be a woman .
Amy Coney Barrett is widely considered to be the frontrunner for the seat .
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President Donald J. Trump presided over a historic milestone for female equality on Friday, as the recently departed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first woman to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol.
Nancy Pelosi, who became the first female speaker of the House under the leadership of President George W. Bush, welcomed mourners to the Capitol building as they gathered around the historic flag-draped casket. Ginsburg's minion army of woke stans, meanwhile, logged on to their social media accounts and urged the "notorious" justice to "rest in power."
Trump's brief political career has coincided with a number of remarkable female achievements. In 2016, Hillary Clinton became the first woman in history to lose a presidential election. Trump's beautiful wife, Melania, became the first foreign-born presidential spouse since Louisa Adams in 1825. His stunning daughter, Ivanka, became an influential voice in his administration.
Ginsburg's historic achievement is almost certain to be followed by yet another example of Trump's steadfast commitment to female equality. The president has already indicated that his forthcoming nominee to replace Ginsburg on the Supreme Court will be a woman. Amy Coney Barrett is widely considered to be the frontrunner for the seat.
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