theblaze--2020-07-16--Dad arrested, charged after beating man, 20, he found in his 14-year-old daughter's room

Dad arrested , charged after beating man , 20 , he found in his 14-year-old daughter 's room Police say @ @ @ @ @ when he fired shots as the man fled

A Georgia dad is facing an aggravated assault charge after beating a 20-year-old man he found in his 14-year-old daughter's bedroom.
Police say they likely would not have pursued legal action in the case had it not been for the father allegedly firing his gun as the suspect fled his property.
What are the details?
Ismael Casillas, 41, discovered Keywontrezes Humphries in his daughter's room in the early morning hours of July 4th. Casillas beat Humphries, knocking out some of his teeth and choking him.
Authorities told WAGA-TV that they were sympathetic to Casillas' reaction and might not have charged him with anything had it not been for the father allegedly asking his wife at that point to get his gun.
After Humphries jumped out a window of the home, Casillas met him in the front yard and continued the beating, allegedly threatening the 20-year-old's life. Investigators said Casillas then fired shots as Humphries took off.
According to The Daily Mail, investigator Scott Kilgore explained, "There is a line that he can't cross, we can't cross, when somebody is no longer a threat to you. My advice would be let it go and contact us and let us handle it. Don't take it into your own hands."
Police caught up with Humphries, arrested him and charged him with child molestation for allegedly being in a sexual relationship with Casillas' daughter, whom he met online through playing Xbox. Humphries had driven two hours to visit the girl at the family's home. More charges are possible against Humphries, as the investigation continues.
Anything else?
Casillas' wife, Kristy, started a GoFundMe account to assist with the family's legal bills, wherein she warns, "watch your kids when gaming online."
Kristy Casillas also explains:
My husband did what anyone else would have done, we had no idea who this man was, did he just rape our daughter, was he trying to obduct (sic) our daughter, is this a home invasion, and does he have a gun in his waistband, in his car?? We had no idea who this man was or why he was in our home until he sped off down the drive way and we spoke to our daughter. Then they arrest my husband for standing his ground and protecting his family.


theblaze--2020-07-16--Breaking: President Trump demotes Brad Parscale from role as 2020 campaign manager

Breaking : President Trump demotes Brad Parscale from role as 2020 campaign manager

President Donald Trump announced that Brad Parscale stepped down as his 2020 campaign manager and was replaced by Bill Stepien, a top political aide.
The president made the announcement Wednesday evening on Facebook. Parscale will remain on the campaign as a digital strategy manager.
"I am pleased to announce that Bill Stepien has been promoted to the role of Trump Campaign Manager. Brad Parscale, who has been with me for a very long time and has led our tremendous digital and data strategies, will remain in that role, while being a Senior Advisor to the campaign," the president wrote.
"Both were heavily involved in our historic 2016 win, and I look forward to having a big and very important second win together. This one should be a lot easier as our poll numbers are rising fast, the economy is getting better, vaccines and therapeutics will soon be on the way, and Americans want safe streets and communities!" he concluded.
Parscale had boasted of a "monumental" fundraising haul for the campaign in June, despite the Joe Biden campaign raising more for the month. The Trump campaign has also seen some poll numbers drop as Americans face the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, and civil unrest growing from the George Floyd protests.
Here's more about the campaign shake-up:


theblaze--2020-07-16--WATCH: Uncovering Black Lives Matter's Plot to DESTROY the Family

The dangerous Marxist agenda of the Black Lives Matter organization is working toward the complete transformation of American society .
As part of that effort , the traditional nuclear family , which they call a `` capitalist invention , '' is now in its crosshairs .
On his Wednesday night special this week , Glenn Beck fights back with the facts and reveals how destroying the family only ends in the destruction of more black lives .
Niger Innis , a civil rights activist and the spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality , joins Glenn to speak out against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will bury all of us . ''
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The dangerous Marxist agenda of the Black Lives Matter organization is working toward the complete transformation of American society. As part of that effort, the traditional nuclear family, which they call a "capitalist invention," is now in its crosshairs.
On his Wednesday night special this week, Glenn Beck fought back with the facts and revealed how destroying the family only ends in the destruction of more black lives.
Niger Innis, a civil rights activist and the spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality, joined Glenn to speak out against the Marxist agenda that he said "will bury all of us."
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theblaze--2020-07-16--Nick Cannon blames 'systemic racism' after being fired over anti-Semitic rant, demands show ownershi

Nick Cannon blames 'systemic racism' after being fired over anti-Semitic rant, demands show ownership and apology

Nick Cannon blames 'systemic racism ' after being fired over anti-Semitic rant , demands show ownership and apology '' They @ @ @ @ @ negro in his place ''

Celebrity TV show host Nick Cannon fired off a lengthy statement responding to his termination by ViacomCBS over a bizarre anti-Semitic rant on his podcast show in 2019.
A statement from ViacomCBS on Tuesday condemned hate speech and ended the decadeslong entertainment relationship the organization had with the popular host.
Cannon fired back Wednesday with his own defiant statement.
"I am deeply saddened in a moment so close to reconciliation that the powers that be, misused an important moment for us to all grow closer together and learn more about one another. Instead the moment was stolen and highjacked to make an example of an outspoken black man. I will not be bullied, silenced, or continuously oppressed by any organization, group, or corporation. I am disappointed that Viacom does not understand or respect the power of the black community," Cannon said in part, according to Deadline.
Cannon went on to relate his extensive history with ViacomCBS, including his creation of the popular show "Wild 'N Out."
"Based on trust and empty promises, my ownership was swindled away from me," he continued. "For Viacom to be so deceptive is no surprise; they have been mistreating and robbing our community for years, underpaying talent on their biggest brands like 'Love & Hip Hop,' all of BET programming and of course, 'Wild 'N Out.' "
He then accused the company of banning commercials in support of the protests over George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. He also claimed that he reached out to ViacomCBS's owner and received no response.
"So that's when I realized they don't want a conversation or growth, they wanted to put the young Negro in his place. They wanted to show me who is boss, hang me out to dry and make an example of anyone who says something they don't agree with," Cannon continued.
ViacomCBS denied the accusations.
'Systemic racism is what this world was built on'
Cannon went on to claim that he was "threatened and mistreated" by NBC for years, which he called an oppressive corporation. He also blamed "systemic racism" for ViacomCBS firing him.
"As for Viacom, who is now on the wrong side of history, I will continue to pray for you. I don't blame any individual, I blame the oppressive and racist infrastructure. Systemic racism is what this world was built on and was the subject in which I was attempting to highlight in the recent clips that have been circulating from my podcast. If I have furthered the hate speech, I wholeheartedly apologize," he added.
He concluded by demanding full ownership of the "Wild 'N Out" brand and an apology.
Here's more about the Cannon controversy:


theblaze--2020-07-15--Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Kanye West, Joe Biden, and others hacked in 'unprecedented' breach

Twitter accounts of Elon Musk , Kanye West , Joe Biden , and others hacked in 'unprecedented ' breach The @ @ @ @ @ of a Bitcoin scam

Several high-profile Twitter accounts were hacked on Wednesday, with the perpetrators sending tweets from victims in an apparent scam seeking funds via Bitcoin.
What are the details?
Accounts of corporations, celebrities, billionaires, and politicians were hijacked in a massive hacking scheme, including Apple, Uber, Kanye West, Elon Musk, and Joe Biden.
Wired reported that during the afternoon, several prominent accounts including "major cryptocurrency players were hacked within minutes of each other," and that "they all shared an identical message about 'giving back to the community' and a link to a site called 'cryptoforhealth.'" The outlet called the security breach "unprecedented."
Over the course of a few hours, the scammers were able to collect more than $100,000 from people who clicked on the link and submitted funds.
As news of the hack went viral, Twitter locked the accounts of its verified "blue checkmark" users, disabling them from sending tweets as the social media platform investigated. The company's support team tweeted, "We are aware of a security incident impacting accounts on Twitter. We are investigating and taking steps to fix it. We will update everyone shortly."
Anything else?
While Twitter scrambled to address the massive hacking issue, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) — who has been critical of the platform — sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey demanding answers.
The senator voiced his concern that "a successful attack on your system's servers represents a threat to all of your users' privacy and date security."
"Please reach out immediately to the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and take any necessary measures to secure the site before this breach expands," Hawley wrote.
He then requested that Twitter respond to a series of questions after "immediate concerns" of the security incident have been handled, including, "Did this attack threaten the security of the President's own Twitter account?"


theblaze--2020-07-15--North Carolina city council votes unanimously in favor of paying reparations to residents over slave

North Carolina city council votes unanimously in favor of paying reparations to residents over slavery The motion would funnel city @ @ @ @ @ communities

The city council of Asheville, North Carolina, voted unanimously to grant reparations to residents over the nation's history of slavery.
The extraordinary vote took place Tuesday when the council voted in support of the motion 7-0.
"Hundreds of years of Black blood spilled that basically fills the cup we drink from today," said councilman Keith Young, one of two African American members on the council.
"It is simply not enough to remove statutes," he added. "Black people in this country are dealing with issues that are systemic in nature."
The motion would not grant direct cash payments to black residents, but would instead funnel financial support to investments in the black community.
"The resulting budgetary and programmatic priorities may include but not be limited to increasing minority home ownership and access to other affordable housing, increasing minority business ownership and career opportunities, strategies to grow equity and generational wealth, closing the gaps in health care, education, employment and pay, neighborhood safety and fairness within criminal justice," says the resolution, according to USA Today.
Councilwoman Sheneika Smith responded to emails demanding to know why taxpayers should pay for what happened during slavery.
"(Slavery) is this institution that serves as the starting point for the building of the strong economic floor for white America, while attempting to keep Blacks subordinate forever to its progress," Smith replied.
Here's more about the debate over reparations:


theblaze--2020-07-15--HATE CRIME?
 California residents face jail time for painting over Black Lives Matter 'mural'

Standing up to BLM is now a hate crime

This week on "Slightly Offens*ve," BlazeTV host Elijah Schaffer exposed the real reason it seems like hate crimes are on the rise in America: Because the left and mainstream media are inventing them.
Schaffer discussed an incident on July 4th in Martinez, California, in which a man and woman attempted to paint over a Black Lives Matter mural that had been painted on the road. Nicole Anderson, 42, and David Nelson, 53, have been charged with three misdemeanor counts: vandalism under $400, possession of tools to commit vandalism or graffiti, and violation of civil rights. If convicted, the pair face up to a year in jail.
"We're sick of this narrative, that's what's wrong," Nelson can be heard saying in a viral video shared on social media. "The narrative of police brutality, the narrative of oppression, the narrative of racism -- it's a lie!"
Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton released a statement last week: "We must address the root and byproduct of systemic racism in our country. The Black Lives Matter movement is an important civil rights cause that deserves all of our attention. The mural completed last weekend was a peaceful and powerful way to communicate the importance of Black lives in Contra Costa County and the country. We must continue to elevate discussions and actually listen to one another in an effort to heal our community and country."
"Do I think you should paint over a Black Lives Matter mural? No," Elijah stated. "But, I do want to point out the fact that there's this new, growing movement where we think that people are going to stop being prideful jerks, and thinking they're better than other people, by taking down monuments, destroying statues, and most importantly, drawing pictures."
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theblaze--2020-07-15--USA Today changes 'fact check' ruling on whether Trump campaign used Nazi symbol — gets dragged agai

USA Today changes 'fact check' ruling on whether Trump campaign used Nazi symbol — gets dragged again

USA Today changes 'fact check ' ruling on whether Trump campaign used Nazi symbol — gets dragged again 'It 's @ @ @ @ @ Nobody will ever take you seriously . '

USA Today has changed its previous determination that President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is selling a T-shirt featuring the imperial eagle, a Nazi symbol.
After three days of online ridicule for claiming it's true that the eagle perched on an American flag symbol is verifiably Nazi propaganda, the publication switched its initial ruling to "inconclusive." Social media had another field day.
What are the details?
Over the weekend, USA Today published an article ruling it's "true" that "Trump campaign shirts feature imperial eagle, a Nazi symbol." A clarification followed more than an hour later, stating: "The claim that Trump 2020 has put out a T-shirt with a symbol similar to a Nazi eagle and is being criticized for it is true. Worth noting, the eagle is a longtime US symbol, too."
The outlet was relentlessly ridiculed and mocked over the conclusion and subsequent "clarification."
On Wednesday, USA Today provided an update on Twitter, writing, "The rating on this article has been changed to inconclusive. It was updated to reflect further reporting and analysis."
The updated piece echoed much of what social media users had pointed out to the newspaper's fact-checking team after it posted the first version, while standing firm on pointing out that "some claim" the eagle T-shirt design "bears resemblance to a Nazi eagle.".
The new ruling explanation reads:
The U.S. government has many uses of eagle imagery in its official seals and emblems including on the "Great Seal of America," on the presidential seal and on the mace of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Trump campaign's T-shirt includes the use of an eagle that some claim bears resemblance to a Nazi eagle. We rate the claim that the Trump campaign is using Nazi imagery as INCONCLUSIVE, based on our research.
What was the reaction?
Twitter users overwhelming rejected USA Today's new "inconclusive" stance, too.
One person wrote, "Claim, ruling, clarification, then BS. What a trustworthy Source of news!"
Someone else replied, "It's too late for that. Nobody will ever take you seriously."
"It's a blatant manipulation of reality to fit your agenda, and everyone knows it," another tweeter responded.
Yet another wrote, "This is an embarrassment to your staff and the entire profession. You've helped nothing and no one, specifically your readers."


theblaze--2020-07-15--NYPD: Three cops 'violently attacked' by protesters on Brooklyn Bridge. One injured officer is chief

NYPD: Three cops 'violently attacked' by protesters on Brooklyn Bridge. One injured officer is chief of the department.

NYPD : Three cops 'violently attacked ' by protesters on Brooklyn Bridge .
One injured officer is chief of the @ @ @ @ @ peaceful protest , this will not be tolerated , ' police said regarding bloody assault @ @ @

The New York City Police Department said three officers were "violently attacked" and seriously injured by protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday.
An individual is seen striking officers with what appears to be a cane Image source: NYPD News video screenshot
Terence Monahan — the chief of department and NYPD's highest-ranking uniformed officer — said he was cut and sprained a finger during the altercation on the Manhattan side of the bridge, WNBC-TV reported.
Image source: NYPD News
Two other officers, a sergeant and a lieutenant, were taken to a hospital for stitches, WNBC added.
Image source: NYPD News
Ironically, Monahan was one of several police officers who took a knee with George Floyd protesters in a headline-grabbing moment in early June, the station reported in a separate story.
Police told the station 36 people were arrested Wednesday, and most appear to have been involved with Occupy City Hall demonstrations; none were part of "Stop the Violence" rallies calling for an end to gun crimes in the city, WNBC added.
What went down?
The station said video shows a group of officers attempting to detain a man on the bridge before another man runs over and uses what appears to a cane to smash officers on their heads:
"Three officers violently attacked by protesters crossing the Brooklyn Bridge," the tweet from NYPD News reads. "The officers sustained serious injuries. This is not peaceful protest, this will not be tolerated."
Another video shows a pair of cops helping one injured officer away from the scene:
According to WCBS-TV, peaceful unity marchers began to cross the Brooklyn Bridge and were met by counterprotesters walking into traffic and sitting down in the roadway, blocking vehicles on the bridge.
Image source: WCBS-TV video screenshot
Image source: WCBS-TV video screenshot
The WCBS images of counterprotesters on the bridge appear to be the same location where officers were physically attacked. The counterprotesters told WCBS the unity march was too supportive of police.


theblaze--2020-07-15--Crooks try forcing their way into home to steal money for heroin. But who knew homeowner would have

Crooks try forcing their way into home to steal money for heroin. But who knew homeowner would have a gun?

Crooks try forcing their way into home to steal money for heroin .
But who knew homeowner would have a @ @ @ @ @ to be an all-around painful conclusion for the suspects

North Carolina sheriff's deputies said a homeowner shot and wounded a home intruder Saturday night — which led to the arrests of four people, including one for drug trafficking, WLOS-TV reported.
What are the details?
The homeowner told Macon County Sheriff's Deputies that a woman knocked on his door — and that when he answered a man tried to force his way inside his home, the station reported.
But this homeowner decided to exercise his Second Amendment rights and was armed and ready, shooting the male intruder in the arm, after which three suspects escaped in a car, WLOS reported.
Their flight from the scene apparently didn't last too long, as the trio — Natasha Kerberg, Carmelita Pike, and Kenneth Lawrence — were later arrested, the station said.
They admitted to law enforcement that they were trying to rob the homeowner for money to buy heroin, WLOS reported.
The information they divulged also led to the drug trafficking arrest of Dean Myers, the station said.


theblaze--2020-07-15--After census citizenship question was blocked, the Trump admin adopted a new approach to find out ho

After census citizenship question was blocked, the Trump admin adopted a new approach to find out how many illegal immigrants are in the country

After census citizenship question was blocked , the Trump admin adopted a new approach to find out how many illegal @ @ @ @ @ At least four states are sharing identification information with the federal government

As part of an effort to determine the citizenship status of every adult living in the United States, the Trump administration has entered into agreements with at least four states to obtain driver's license and state identification information, NPR reported Wednesday.
Over the past year, the four states — Iowa, Nebraska, South Carolina, and South Dakota — have voluntarily agreed to share varying amounts of information with the U.S. Census Bureau that will help the administration determine the number of illegal aliens residing in the country, as well as aid in redrawing district voting maps.
The information provided to the government, according to documents obtained by NPR, includes names, addresses, dates of birth, and other such information regularly founded on driver's licenses and identification cards.
The move by the Trump administration falls under an executive order issued by the president in July of last year after the administration's attempt to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census was essentially blocked.
In the executive order, the president stated: "I am directing the Department [of Commerce] to strengthen its efforts, consistent with law, to obtain State administrative records concerning citizenship."
Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, whose department oversees the Census Bureau, has reportedly been working under that guidance in attempt to obtain as much accurate citizenship information as possible from federal and state records.
TheBlaze reached out to Census Bureau's press office seeking information on whether or not the federal government was making data-sharing arrangements with any other states, but a response was not given in time for publication.
NPR reported that some states, including New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Maine, have refused to turn over data.


theblaze--2020-07-15--A 6-year-old boy is a hero after saving his little sister from a vicious dog attack: 'If someone had

A 6-year-old boy is a hero after saving his little sister from a vicious dog attack: 'If someone had to die, I thought it should be me'

A 6-year-old boy is a hero after saving his little sister from a vicious dog attack : 'If someone had @ @ @ @ @ it should be me '

A 6-year-old Wyoming boy is being hailed as a hero for saving his younger sister from the jaws of an angry, charging dog.
What are the details?
In a now-viral Instagram post, Nikki Walker — 6-year-old Bridger Walker's aunt — detailed the child's harrowing experience, revealing that the child was bitten several times on his head and face.
Bridger — who had jumped between his younger sister and a neighbor's dog — grabbed his sister's hand and began running away to keep her safe.
Walker said that Bridger told her, "If someone had to die, I thought it should be me."
Bridger's injuries required 90 stitches to close the wounds on his mouth, cheek, and near his eye.
He was treated at a local hospital and discharged to his home, where he is recovering, according to his aunt.
Walker said that she and her family feels "no resentment" toward the dog's owners — who the family calls "really great people who have been nothing but kind to Bridger and his family" — despite the horrific incident.
"We feel no resentment toward them at all, and — if anything — there's only been an increase of love between our families as a result of this incident," she said.
Walker said she decided to share her nephew's bravery on Instagram in hopes of getting some love from some of his favorite movie heroes such as "Avengers" star Mark Ruffalo and more.
“We love our brave boy and want all the other superheroes to know about this latest hero who joined their ranks," she wrote.
What did Walker say in the Instagram post?
In the Instagram post, Bridger's aunt wrote, "On July 9th, my six year old nephew Bridger saved his little sister's life by standing between her and a charging dog. After getting bit several times on the face and head, he grabbed his sister's hand and ran with her to keep her safe."
"He later said, 'If someone had to die, I thought it should be me,'" she continued. "After receiving 90 stitches (give or take) from a skilled plastic surgeon, he's finally resting at home. We love our brave boy and want all the other superheroes to know about this latest hero who joined their ranks."
Some of the celebrities tagged in Walker's post did, indeed, reach out to the child and congratulated him on his bravery for protecting his young sibling.
In the Instagram post, Walker also added that her nephew loves geology and collecting rocks, and suggested that those wanting to share their appreciation for Bridger send the child interesting rocks from their localities.
"For those who have inquired about sending Bridger some rocks, here's the address to use," she wrote, and provided a P.O. box for the child to receive the gifts.
Anyone interested in sending rocks to Bridger can ship their parcels to the following address:
Bridger Walker
P.O. Box 22141
Cheyenne, WY 82003


theblaze--2020-07-15--In a wild twist of fate, Michigan man wins $2 million lottery prize on a scratch-off ticket after cl

In a wild twist of fate, Michigan man wins $2 million lottery prize on a scratch-off ticket after clerk gives him the wrong ticket

In a wild twist of fate , Michigan man wins $ 2 million lottery prize on a scratch-off ticket after @ @ @ @ @ ticket

A Michigan man reportedly won a $2 million lottery prize — after inadvertently receiving the wrong ticket from a store clerk.
What are the details?
The 57-year-old unnamed man reportedly went to put air in his wife's truck tire at a gas station in Eastpointe, a suburb of Detroit.
While there, the lucky man decided to purchase a lottery ticket. He had his eye on a $10 Lucky 7 scratch-off, but instead, a store clerk reportedly handed over a $20 ticket in error.
In a statement to the Michigan Lottery, the man said, "I stopped to put air in my wife's truck tire and I needed some change for the machine. I went in to get change and asked for a $10 Lucky 7's ticket. The clerk handed me the $20 ticket by mistake."
The clerk, realizing his mistake, reportedly offered to exchange the ticket for the man, but the man said that he had an inkling it might be important to keep this particular ticket.
"He offered to exchange it for me, but something told me to keep it," he explained. "I am sure glad I did!"
He's taking the money
The Associated Press reported that the man decided to take the money in a lump sum of $1.3 million rather than spread a $2 million annuity out over a period of years.
The Michigan Lottery reported that the man, who is a resident of Macomb County, plans to purchase a new home.
The lucky winner says he plans to save the rest.


theblaze--2020-07-17--Top Biden aide admits botched response to swine flu: 'Just luck' it wasn't 'mass casualty event'

Top Biden aide admits botched response to swine flu : 'Just luck ' it was n't 'mass casualty event' 'We @ @ @ @ @ '

Joe Biden's former chief of staff during his vice presidency came clean last year about how the Obama administration botched its response to the H1N1 "swine flu," admitting that it was "just luck" that the virus did not lead to "one of the great mass casualty events in American history."
What are the details?
Ron Klain, who served as chief of staff to Biden before being appointed to serve as President Barack Obama's "Ebola Czar," said at the National Press Club in 2019:
I was in the White House in 2009 and 2010, and I was working for Vice President Biden. I wasn't involved directly in the H1N1 response, but I lived through it as a White House staffer, and what I would say about it is: A bunch of really great, really talented people were working on it and we did every possible thing wrong.
Klain continued, "Sixty million Americans got H1N1 in that period of time, and it's just purely a fortuity that this isn't one of the great mass casualty events in American history."
He added, "It had nothing to do with us doing anything right. It just had to do with luck."
A video of Klain's comments was shared online by Trump 2020 campaign rapid response director Andrew Clark on Thursday, and an excerpt of his remarks was published by Politico in May.
The Politico headline read: 'Biden has fought a pandemic before. It did not go smoothly." The outlet noted that Klain — currently an adviser to the Biden campaign — "now says his comments, which were made at biosecurity summit, referred solely to the administration's difficulties in producing enough of an H1N1 vaccine to meet public demand."
As TheBlaze pointed out last week, Biden has been highly critical of President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus. But the Obama administration was exposed in 2009 by then-CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson for shutting down H1N1 testing.
"The rationale given for the CDC guidance to forego testing and tracking was," Attkisson wrote, "why waste resources testing for H1N1 flue when the government has already confirmed there's an epidemic?"
Anything else?
Townhall further noted that H1N1 depleted America's stockpile of PPE supplies, and that Obama failed to refill it. The outlet cited a Los Angeles Times report that stated:
After the swine flu epidemic in 2009, a safety-equipment industry association and a federally sponsored task force both recommended that depleted supplies of N95 respirator masks, which filter out airborne particles, be replenished by the stockpile, which is maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
That didn't happen, according to Charles Johnson, president of the International Safety Equipment Assn.
The stockpile drew down about 100 million masks during the 2009 epidemic, Johnson said.
"Our association is unaware of any major effort to restore the stockpile to cover that drawdown," he said.


theblaze--2020-07-17--Mary Trump claims she's heard President Trump use racial slurs, and the White House just responded

Mary Trump claims she 's heard President Trump use racial slurs , and the White House just responded She says @ @ @ @ @ slurs , including the N-word

Mary Trump, the niece of President Donald Trump, claimed that she has personally heard her uncle use racial epithets, and the White House fired back with a fiery denial of her book.
Mary Trump was speaking Thursday to host Rachel Maddow on MSNBC about her book when she made the accusations against the president.
Maddow was asking Trump to clarify and expand on the claims in her book that the members of the Trump family used racial slurs on a regular basis.
"I have to press you on it a little bit. Um ... if, just to ask if the president, um, if your uncle was an exception to that in your family, or if he, if if you heard, if you ever heard him express either use anti-Semitic slurs, or the N-word, or other racist slurs, or other sentiments like that. Was it ... do you mean this was ambient thing in your family but you can't say that you ever heard it from him, or did you hear it from him too?" Maddow asked.
"Oh yeah. Yeah, of course I did! And I don't think that should surprise anybody, given how virulently racist he is today," responded Trump.
"Have you heard the President use the N-word?" asked Maddow.
"Yeah," Trump responded simply.
"And anti-Semitic slurs specifically?" Maddow asked.
"Yes," she added.
Video of the interview was widely circulated on social media:
The White House responds
A White House official responded to the accusations in a statement to Geoff Bennett of NBC News.
"This is a book of falsehoods, plain and simple. The president doesn't use those words," the statement read.
Mary Trump was promoting her book, "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man," which has become a record-setting bestseller.
The president's younger brother, Robert Trump, sought to stop the release of the book, but a New York judge dismissed the lawsuit on Monday, one day before its release.
Mary Trump had claimed in her book that anti-Semitic and other racist slurs were regularly used by the family, but the interview with Maddow was the first time she made the accusations against the president himself.
Here's another clip from the Maddow interview with Mary Trump:


theblaze--2020-07-16--'Let's be honest, Fauci's been wrong a lot': Mark Levin calls out the left's FALSE IDOLATRY of Fauci

'Let 's be honest , Fauci 's been wrong a lot ' : Mark Levin calls out the left 's @ @ @ @ @ president is not ignoring the science — he has other experts giving him advice .
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This week on "LevinTV," Mark Levin called out the mainstream media's response to recent allegations that the White House sought to undermine coronavirus task force adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, with a "leaked" list of erroneous comments he made.
Left-wing news sources clamored in unison that President Donald Trump's administration "attacked" Fauci in an effort to damage the infectious diseases expert's reputation.
"Shouldn't the American people know this [if Fauci made mistakes]? I mean, shouldn't the media be informing us, if Fauci is going to be held up as the number one, planet's expert on the subject?" Levin asked. "Let's be honest, Fauci's been wrong a lot. And the president is not ignoring the science — he has other experts giving him advice."
As for Dr. Fauci, he told "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell on Wednesday that his relationship with the president is actually "very good."
"You know, it's complicated because in some respects I have a very good relationship with [Trump.] During the times that I was seeing him a fair amount, it was quite a collegial relationship. And in many respects, it probably still is," Fauci said.
Watch the video clip below to hear Levin explain why President Trump is absolutely right to listen to more than one expert opinion.
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theblaze--2020-07-16--Watch: Black Portland police officer describes racist treatment from  white Black Lives Matter prote

Watch: Black Portland police officer describes racist treatment from  white Black Lives Matter protesters

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A black police officer from the Portland Police Department is gaining attention online for his testimony describing the racist treatment minority members of his force received from white protesters during Black Lives Matter demonstrations.
What are the details?
The city of Portland, Oregon, has experienced nearly 50 days of ongoing protests following the death of George Floyd in late May, and the abuse from activists toward law enforcement has led members of the PPD and their families to speak out.
One of those speaking out is Officer Jakhary Jackson, who described to Lt. Tina Jones last week during press availability what it has been like on the other side of the nightly protest lines.
"I'll say this," Jackson began, "I got to see folks that really do want change like the rest of us that have been impacted by racism, and then I got to see those people get faded out by people who have no idea what racism is all about — who have never experienced racism, that don't even know that the tactics they are using are the same tactics that were used against my people."
Officer Jackson recalled the treatment during demonstrations.
"A lot of times, someone of color — black, Hispanic, Asian — would come up to the fence and directly want to talk to me," he said. But often, "someone white comes up, 'F the police, don't talk to him."
What else did the officer say?
The officer said it became a pattern.
"I even had a young, African American girl tell me, 'Why is you guys aren't talking to us,' I said, 'Honestly, this is now the 23rd day of doing it, every time I try to have a conversation with someone that looks like me, someone white comes up and blocks them and tells them them not to talk,' and then right when I said that this white girl popped right in front her."
Jackson continued:
It says something when you're at a Black Lives Matter protest you have more minorities on the police side than you have in a violent crowd. And you have white people screaming at black officers, ''You have the biggest nose I've ever seen.' You hear these things and go, 'Are these people, are they going to say something to this person? No.'
And that's just one example. Having people tell you what to do with your life, that you need to quit your job, that you're hurting your community but they're not even a part of the community. Once again, you as a privileged white person telling someone of color what to do with your life.
See the full video of the interview with Officer Jackson, taken by KGW-TV, below:


theblaze--2020-07-16--CNN's Jake Tapper chides reporters — including Jim Acosta — for misrepresenting Kayleigh McEnany com

CNN's Jake Tapper chides reporters — including Jim Acosta — for misrepresenting Kayleigh McEnany comment

He could have just tagged the guy

CNN host Jake Tapper chided reporters — including his own colleague from CNN, Jim Acosta — who misrepresented a comment from White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.
The comment was made Thursday during McEnany's media briefing as she was defending the president's demand that schools reopen despite criticism that it might help spread the coronavirus.
Josh Lederman of CBS tweeted that McEnany said, "The science should not stand in the way of this," in relation to the reopening of schools.
Critics of the administration took the quote to mean that President Donald Trump was not going to let scientific conclusions stand in the way of his preferred policy to reopen schools. The claim was emphasized in the headline from The Daily Beast that read, "Kayleigh McEnany: 'Science Should Not Stand in the Way' of Reopening Schools."
But even Tapper, who has criticized the Trump administration heavily, had to chide reporters for propagating the misleading quote.
"Folks read the ENTIRE McEnany comment about "the science should not stand in the way" of opening schools," Tapper tweeted.
"She's arguing that the science is on the side of those who want to open them, she cites a JAMA study. I'm not taking a position on the matter but be fair," he added.
Some people noted that Tapper could have tagged his CNN colleague Jim Acosta, because he was one of the journalists who dishonestly circulated the misleading McEnany quote.
Acosta later added further context to her quote, but not her full quote.
Tapper also went on to criticize the administration for past policies and statements after his tweet about McEnany's comment.
"Before the familiar voices jump on this to score whatever political points they want," he tweeted, "the facts are also clear that the president has ignored science and health experts far too many times and the US response is empirically a failure compared to the rest of the Western world."
Critics of the school reopening plan say that although the coronavirus doesn't appear to lead to many hospitalization or fatalities among children, opening them up too soon would help spread the virus to more susceptible groups.
Supporters of the plan to reopen schools counter by arguing that children need the socialization that schooling provides, and total distance learning would be a severe hardship for many parents.
Here are the comments from McEnany:


theblaze--2020-07-16--Texas Department of Health removes over 3,000 'probable' COVID-19 cases from overall count

Texas Department of Health removes over 3,000 'probable ' COVID-19 cases from overall count In one Texas county , individuals @ @ @ @ @ if they were n't confirmed with a test .

The Texas Department of State Health Services removed over 3,000 cases from its statewide COVID-19 cases total because the San Antonio Metro Health District was including probable cases in their case totals.
The Texas Department of Health reported 10,791 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, but admitted they removed thousands more because they were "probable" and not "confirmed."
Texas health officials removed 3,484 coronavirus cases Wednesday from the state's total COVID-19 count. The Texas Department of State Health Services made the announcement on its official Facebook page:
"The San Antonio Metro Health District has clarified its reporting to separate confirmed and probable cases, so the Bexar County and statewide totals have been updated to remove 3,484 probable cases. The local case count previously included probable cases identified by antigen testing but not those from antibody testing or other sources."
"Since we report confirmed cases on our dashboard, we have removed 3,484 previously reported probable cases from the statewide and Bexar County totals," Chris Van Deusen, a spokesman for the health agency, told the Austin American-Statesman.
"The State of Texas today had to remove 3,484 cases from its Covid-19 positive case count, because the San Antonio Health Department was reporting 'probable' cases for people never actually tested, as 'confirmed' positive cases," KDFW-TV news anchor Steve Eagar tweeted on Wednesday. "What other departments make this same mistake?"
According to KSAT-TV, the Texas Department of State Health Services can declare a person to be COVID-19-positive without getting a polymerase chain reaction diagnostic test as long as the individual meets two of three of the following criteria:
A positive quick-result antigen test
Experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
Close contact with a confirmed positive COVID-19 case
Technically, a person could go to a clinic, tell the physician that they are experiencing coronavirus symptoms and that they know a co-worker or relative has coronavirus, and the person could be declared to be coronavirus positive without actually being tested.
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded COVID-19 symptoms:
Fever or chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fatigue
Muscle or body aches
Headache
Loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Congestion or runny nose
Nausea or vomiting
Diarrhea
The PCR test is a molecular diagnostic testing technique that inserts a 6-inch-long swab into the nasal cavity to detect the genetic material from the virus. Results take one day to a week.
Antigen tests are quick-response tests that "usually provide results diagnosing an active coronavirus infection faster than molecular tests, but antigen tests have a higher chance of missing an active infection," according to the Food and Drug Administration. Antigen tests, which are the less expensive test, detect proteins of the novel coronavirus in samples. Results usually take less than an hour.
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg defended the decision to include probable cases as confirmed cases.
"From a science perspective and medical perspective, it doesn't make any sense to not count these test results, as they are just as accurate in determining positive cases," Nirenberg said Friday. "This gives us a better sense of where the infections are so we can control it."
Earlier this week, the Florida Department of Health was exposed for having extremely high coronavirus positivity rates. Hospitals and clinics were reporting 100% or near 100% COVID-19 positivity rates, despite a report showing that they had a fraction of that.


theblaze--2020-07-16--Horowitz: If the panicmongers were consistent, we’d close the schools every flu season

Horowitz : If the panicmongers were consistent , we ’ d close the schools every flu season

On Dec. 17, 2014, Rebecca Taylor received a call from the school nurse in her daughter Scarlet's Tacoma, Washington, school saying that Scarlet had a fever and Rebecca should pick her up. Two days later, and after just four hours of being in the hospital from what should have been a routine flu in an otherwise healthy child, Scarlet was dead.
While this was a rare tragic story, it's less rare than parallel stories of COVID-19, yet nobody ever thought to shut schools during the flu season.
Adam Ratner, an NYU physician of pediatric infectious disease, noted that so far this season he has had young patients who have developed life-threatening pneumonias and needed surgeries to drain abscesses in their chests — and most of these children were perfectly healthy before they got the flu.
That is a quote from a CNN article on Jan. 7 about the deadliness of the flu season to children in a year when the seasonal flu killed 174 school-age children. Yet, like most facts that can be gleaned through extensive research online, if it's not published incessantly in daily headline news and obsessed about by the media-political complex, people don't know about it. And if they don't know about it, they are not scared of it.
The reality is that every flu season, many more children die from this common ailment than have from COVID-19. And unlike with COVID-19, where the rare pediatric deaths are among those who have serious conditions, many of the flu deaths occur in perfectly healthy children. According to the CDC, "influenza is dangerous to children," and during the 2017-2018 flu season, which everyone forgets was considered a pandemic, the federal agency estimates that the actual number of pediatric deaths was closer to 600.
A 2018 CDC study of six flu seasons concluded that half of flu-related deaths occurred in otherwise healthy children, 22% of whom were fully vaccinated. Thus, even with a vaccine, the flu is still much more deadly for children, especially perfectly healthy children.
Just how scary is the flu to children, if we were to apply the same lack of context and perspective as we do with this virus? Perfectly healthy children could die so quickly, the parents don't even see it coming. From the 2018 CDC study:
Nearly two-thirds of children died within seven days of developing symptoms. Over one-third died at home or in the emergency department prior to hospital admission. In fact, children without other medical conditions that would predispose them to serious flu complications were more likely to die before hospital admission.
Moreover, other kids get seriously ill and develop side effects, such as blindness. One 4-year-old girl in Iowa was left blind by the flu this past season. Even those who suffer no serious consequences are often bedridden for a week or longer with high fever, muscle ache, and incessant coughing, unlike with COVID-19, where almost every child who develops it is asymptomatic or very mildly symptomatic.
Thus, if we are going to limit or modify schooling and mandate that kids wear suffocating masks all day, shouldn't this be done every year from November to April – by a factor of 10? And given that the flu does linger for all months of the year at least at the threat level of COVID-19 to children during the off months, if schools are closed for COVID-19, shouldn't they always be closed because of the flu?
In other words, if you give me control of the media and medical academia for a month, I will have every parent in America easily convinced that children must be locked down forever. If the threat level of COVID-19 to children is the new threshold for shutdown, we are done as a civilization, even if this particular virus becomes extinct tomorrow. Remember, unlike with this virus, where children barely contribute to community spread, with the flu, children contribute substantially to the spread and pick it up most often from other kids in school.
This is a glimpse into the context and perspective that is lacking in the hyper-focus on the worst outcomes in any group of people in a country this size.
Just consider the statement from California Superintendent of Instruction Tony Thurmond. "I do think that, if school had to open tomorrow, most of our districts would open in distance learning," he said during a briefing earlier this week as county governments in L.A. and San Diego closed schools in September. "And that is a decision that I think is a good decision if conditions don't change."
If conditions don't change? Not a single child has died of COVID-19 in the state of California. Not one in this state of 40 million people. Kids are not only more likely to die of the flu, but are more likely to die in a car crash on the way to school or in a playground accident at school.
Also, consider the fact that they are insinuating that schools can't return to normal until there is a vaccine. Well, when was the last time we had a foolproof vaccine for a respiratory virus? Notice how the flu is much more dangerous for children than COVID-19, even though there already is a vaccine. According to the California Department of Public Health's Influenza Surveillance Report, there were 187 reported ICU and fatal cases of the flu among children during the 2017-2018 season. Among those cases with available influenza vaccination information (120 cases), 61 (50.8%) received the 2017–2018 influenza vaccine.
Not only does that show the flu is more deadly, but it also demonstrates that even once we get a vaccine for a respiratory virus, they are often not nearly as foolproof as other vaccines. Thus, if zero pediatric deaths in California is too much of a risk to assume, then a half-baked vaccine won't exactly matter.
Finally, we already know that children almost always get the virus from adults and that the primary location for transmission is at home. So, if we are really concerned about an infinitesimal degree of risk to children, who's to say that school closures would mitigate that degree of risk? As a Johns Hopkins analysis of mass quarantine in 2006, which was co-authored by famed smallpox eradicator D.A. Henderson, noted, "When schools closed for a winter holiday during the 1918 pandemic in Chicago, 'more influenza cases developed among pupils . . . than when schools were in session.'"
What is truly driving the agenda to close schools?


theblaze--2020-07-16--Louisiana man allegedly runs his car into officer who told him to wear a mask in Walmart

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A Louisiana man was arrested after hitting a police officer with his car after being told to wear a face mask at a Walmart store, according to The Hill.
Louisiana has a statewide mandate for people older than the age of 8 to wear masks in public, and Walmart has a nationwide store policy requiring masks for all shoppers that will begin Monday, regardless of state rules.
What happened? Ricky Taylor, 64, was in Walmart without a mask Tuesday. A West Monroe Police Department officer approached him and told him to put a mask on.
Taylor refused, and allegedly told the officer "You can't make me wear a f***ing mask" and "I'm not wearing a f***ing mask." Taylor claims he has a medical condition that should exempt him from any mask requirement.
According to the arrest report, Taylor refused to give the officer his driver's license and attempted to leave the store. The officer followed him to his car, and tried to relay the license plate number to dispatch.
While the officer was standing by the car, Taylor allegedly backed the car into the officer multiple times, causing him to lose his balance. Taylor claims he didn't know the officer was standing back there. Another officer showed up to help apprehend Taylor, who resisted arrest.
Taylor spent the night in jail before being released on $2,250 bond. He has been charged with disorderly conduct, resisting an officer and aggravated assault with a motor vehicle upon a peace officer.
More about mask rules: Although Louisiana has a statewide mask mandate, the governor has specifically said it is not enforceable by law enforcement agencies. Therefore, departments like West Monroe will not attempt to enforce it in public places.
Businesses are a different story. The officers have the right to implement mask policies, and to ask people to leave if they don't comply with those policies. If a customer refuses to leave, they can be charged with trespassing. That's the charge the aforementioned Walmart store was reportedly seeking.
"However, businesses are required to insist customers wear masks," read a post on the West Monroe Police Department Facebook page. "If you enter a business and are told to wear a mask, compliance is expected. Business owners do have the right to require customers to wear masks and ask them to leave if they do not. Should the customer refuse the business owners request and also refuse to leave when asked to leave for non-compliance, the customer could possibly face criminal charges of trespassing for refusing to leave the premises after being told to do so. If you are asked to leave, then do so to avoid this situation."


theblaze--2020-07-16--Graphic video captures the moment on-the-loose assault suspect plows through elderly man while steal

Graphic video captures the moment on-the-loose assault suspect plows through elderly man while stealing the victim's car

Graphic video captures the moment on-the-loose assault suspect plows through elderly man while stealing the victim 's car

Houston police are seeking a suspect who is accused of viciously assaulting an 83-year-old man and stealing his vehicle.
While making off with the elderly man's car, the suspect also ran him over in his quest to flee a local gas station parking lot.
What are the details?
According to a Thursday KHOU-TV report, the incident took place on June 28.
The Houston Police Department announced that the suspect reportedly approached the elderly man, who was standing in the parking lot of a Valero gas station and smoking a cigarette.
The suspect then reportedly punched the man in the face, knocking him to the ground.
It is unknown whether the suspect exchanged words with the elderly man before striking him in the face.
While the elderly man struggled to get on his feet, the suspect then reportedly entered the man's vehicle — a Toyota Camry — which was left running in the lot.
The elderly man was able to get up, and attempted to stop the suspect from stealing his vehicle. The suspect was able to get away, however, and struck the elderly man with his own car before fleeing the parking lot.
The elderly man — who remains unnamed at the time of this writing — said he did not know the suspect, and insisted that the attack was unprovoked.
What else?
Police said that the elderly man's car was found abandoned on July 1.
Authorities are still seeking the suspect, who is wanted for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. He is described as a black male, 20 to 30 years old, about 6 feet tall, and weighing 180 to 200 pounds.
The suspect wore a black shirt, gray pants, and had a red bandanna tied on his head during the incident.


theblaze--2020-07-16--Parents say they got gender 'wrong' when daughter was born 17 years ago — so they just threw belated

Parents say they got gender 'wrong' when daughter was born 17 years ago — so they just threw belated gender reveal party for 'our SON'

Parents say they got gender 'wrong ' when daughter was born 17 years ago — so they just threw belated @ @ @ @ @ SON' 'May the LGBTQ gods bless you all with fabulous hair and a sassy smile @

Love Gwaltney noted on Facebook over the weekend that she and her husband "got it wrong 17 years ago when we told the world we were having a little girl, and named that child McKenzie. So, we'd like to introduce you to our SON: Grey."
With that, a very different kind of gender reveal party was on:
What are the details?
"He's much like any other 17-year-old nerdy boy: stays up way too late gaming, hates showering, and eats too much junk food," Gwaltney continued in her post. "We will be referring to Grey with he/him pronouns from here on out, but he told us to tell you that he also doesn't mind if you use they/them."
More from her post:
The colors of the balloons we chose for Grey match the non-binary pride flag, and the cake layers are those that represent transgender bodies, for those that are wondering.
No, we're not buying him a lifted truck. Yes, we will be buying him some new clothes.
Also, all of you who came to this post hoping to find out if this new baby is a girl or boy, sorry (not sorry) to disappoint you.
Gwaltney noted in her post that she is indeed pregnant, which presumably paved the way for the gender reveal party.
She added that "Grey approved of this post before I put it up, including the use of his dead name. This was a post meant to share with friends and family his transition mainly. Not expected to go viral."
In addition, Gwaltney said that Grey is "fully capable of making his decision on his pronouns and how he identifies. We in no way influenced him, we just provided him with a happy, healthy home where he feels like he can be true and honest."
Grey's transition from female to male "was not a sudden decision," Gwaltney added, noting that "there were months/years that built up to where we are now (binder use, haircuts, clothing changes, etc. etc.). So please stop assuming we forced this on our child, and stop assuming he is 'too young' to be capable of knowing who and what he is."
More from the post:
While the major majority of comments have been so loving and sweet, the hateful ones (specifically the ones telling our entire family we will be going to hell) have no place on a thread meant to celebrate our son's transition. These bigoted, transphobic trolls are attacking a 17 year old. And shame on you for that. Luckily our children are more woke and less hateful than those leaving negative, hurtful comments.
"So, may the LGBTQ gods bless you all with fabulous hair and a sassy smile," Gwaltney concluded. "Enjoy your day. Even if this post makes you angry."


theblaze--2020-07-16--Berkeley council announces that unarmed civilian city workers will perform traffic stops, not police

Berkeley council announces that unarmed civilian city workers will perform traffic stops , not police

The city council in Berkeley, California, approved a measure Wednesday to eliminate police from conducting traffic stops and instead send unarmed civilian city workers in their place.
Though several municipalities across the country have proposed and enacted measures to redirect police department funding, the traffic stop measure moving forward in Berkeley is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, Fox News reported.
What are the details?
According to Berkeleyside.com, the traffic stop proposal, introduced by council member Rigel Robinson, aims to "ensure a racial justice lens in traffic enforcement" and find ways to reduce or eliminate "pretextual stops based on minor traffic violations."
Mayor Jesse Arreguin said the process to reform the transportation department will not happen overnight but that the measure will help alleviate fears in communities of color who feel targeted by police.
"There may be situations where police do need to intervene, and so we need to look at all that," he said, adding that the council will need to look at how police can work alongside the new unarmed traffic enforcement personnel.
According to KNTV-TV, the measure is a part of a sweeping overhaul of the way policing is conducted in the community, which includes a 50% slash of the police department's budget.
In addition to pulling police out of traffic enforcement, the measure aims to stop using police for homeless outreach and mental health crisis calls, the local news outlet noted.
In its place, the council plans to create an unarmed community safety coalition, called the Specialized Care Unit, with the money that used to go to the police department.
Anything else?
The "omnibus motion," which combined several proposals into one measure, was proposed by the mayor during a nine-hour virtual meeting in which the council heard from members of the community.
The measure was approved in a near unanimous vote by the council at the close of the meeting, which was 3 a.m. local time.
Despite the council's overwhelming support for the measure, it has been harshly criticized by law enforcement experts, who say the move will be dangerous.
"I think what Berkeley is doing is nuts," said Mark Cronin, a union director with the Los Angeles Police Protective League, according to the Associated Press. "I think it's a big social experiment. I think it's going to fail and it's not going to take long for, unfortunately, traffic collisions, fatalities to increase exponentially."
Police unions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose issued a joint statement noting that reckless driving, speeding, and driving while under the influence are all examples of "traffic" enforcement violations that could be dangerous.
"We do not believe that the public wants lax enforcement of those incidents by non-sworn individuals," the unions said, according to Fox News. "Traffic stops are some of the most dangerous actions police officers take. What happens when the felon with an illegal gun gets pulled over by the parking police? Nothing good, we're sure of that."


theblaze--2020-07-16--NYC students who can't go to schools due to COVID-19 closures can go to day care at taxpayer-funded

NYC students who can't go to schools due to COVID-19 closures can go to day care at taxpayer-funded 'community centers'

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New York City schools will only be partially opened in the fall, with many students participating in a hybrid learning program in which they're only in school two or three days out of the week, and learning remotely on other days.
To compensate for this and ease the burden on parents, Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to create a publicly funded child care program for students of all ages where they can have a place to go and learn during the day, when the city is preventing them from going to school.
This day care program will have students meeting at community centers, libraries and cultural organizations, as well as other available spaces. The program will provide a "learning lab" environment that is tailored to kids' specific ages. There will be tutoring and field trips.
Some observers noted that this replacement for school sounds an awful lot like school.
De Blasio said the purpose of the program, which at the moment is planning to serve about 100,000 children, is to put kids in an environment where they can safely social distance, which he said is not possible in a normal school setting.
De Blasio last week called school reopenings "the single biggest part of restarting our city." However, most schools are not able to bring students back while also maintaining safe social distance, he added.
"When you think about social distancing, you need more space," de Blasio said. "You're going to have fewer kids in a classroom, fewer kids in the school building."
Parents will also have the option for their students to remain remote full time.
Available data shows that children are at an extremely low risk of severe illness from COVID-19, and are even less likely to die from it.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children make up 22% of the United States population, and only 5% of the total COVID-19 cases (1.7% age 0-9, 3.8% age 10-19).
Those children who do get infected "handle this infection very well, for the most part, with most having mild or absent symptoms. This is true for both younger children and teens," according to Dr. Megan Freeman, pediatric infectious disease fellow at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
According to The Washington Post, countries in Europe and Asia have reopened their schools without seeing a significant spike in COVID-19 cases. State and local leaders across the U.S. are grappling with the decision of when and how to reopen schools, with many stakeholders, particularly teachers and their unions, expressing hesitation or opposition to reopening.


theblaze--2020-07-16--Horowitz: New study shows 17 years of potential T cell immunity in SARS-infected patients

Horowitz : New study shows 17 years of potential T cell immunity in SARS-infected patients

God has a way of prepping the human body for potentially deadly viruses to somewhat mitigate the amount of death we'd otherwise suffer every year from all sorts of microbiological threats. COVID-19 is not different.
The latest research on T cells, white blood cells produced by the immune system to ward off infections through memory of past pathogens, show that even those patients who never develop antibodies or have lost them over time will retain T cell immunity that remembers to fight off coronaviruses in the future. Moreover, the study provides new evidence for the theory that herd immunity could be achieved at an approximately 20% infection rate for most cities, thanks to T cell cross-immunity from other coronaviruses.
The latest version of panic porn being propagated by the media is that many people don't produce antibodies and that even more of those infected will lose them over time, potentially opening them up to reinfection.
Why we automatically assume the worst of this virus and base our response on the idea of this virus defying all known patterns remains a mystery, but this study from Singapore should place the onus on naysayers to show why this form of coronavirus would be different from others.
Researchers in Singapore conducted a study, first out in preprint in May and now peer-reviewed and published at Nature, of 23 patients who recovered from SARS in 2003 and found that all 23 retained memory T cells induced by that original pathogen still in their systems. That in itself is terrific news to find this immunity after 17 years. Then they studied 36 convalescent SARS-CoV-2 patients and found that they had also produced similar T cells. While SARS-CoV-2 is a new virus and distinct from SARS-CoV-1, there is strong reason to believe that T cell memory produced by the body to protect from future relapses of this virus would not be weaker or more short-lived than T cell memory from SARS-1.
If the implications of this research turn out to be true, it would mean that all those infected with SARS-Cov-2 will retain at least partial immunity to the virus. This doesn't necessarily mean they will be fully immune. This would likely mean, for many previously infected patients, that they could theoretically test positive again with a PCR test, but the T cells would ward off the symptoms and reduce their infective capabilities to transmit to others.
But there's more good news, not just for those who have already gotten the virus but for many who may get it. Very few people in America have been exposed to SARS and would therefore not have that immunity. However, researchers have long suspected that there is cross-immunity from other coronaviruses – four of which are forms of the common cold that could account for anywhere between 15% and 30% of colds on a given year. The cross-immunity theory has been proven across other pathogens and was established during the H1N1 outbreak in 2009 when many people appeared to be immune, presumably, to similar prior outbreaks of seasonal H1N1 flues.
Cross-immunity with other coronaviruses was at least partially confirmed when the researchers in the Singapore study found the samples of T cells from convalescent SARS-1 patients to have cross-reactive potential against SARS-CoV-2 during lab simulations. To test this out further on more common forms of coronavirus – OC43, HKU1, NL63, and 229E – they took samples from 37 random blood donors who had no history of SARS, COVID-19, or contact with SARS/COVID-19 patients. They found that 19 of the 37 had T cells that were reactive to SARS-CoV-2, even though they had no known exposure to this virus.
How can that be? A large portion of the population likely has at least partial cross-immunity through T cell memory cells induced by contracting one of those four common cold coronaviruses. This would explain why so many places seem to experience a burnout of the virus after it reaches only 15%-20% prevalence, according to serology tests. Yes, only 15%-20% have antibodies, but many more likely have cross-immunity through T cells, as Nobel laureate Michael Levitt, Oxford epidemiologist Sunetra Gupta, and Stanford Professor John Ioannidis predicted.
This harmonizes with a previous study from the La Joya Institute of Immunology in California that showed such cross-reactive responses in 40%-60% of random blood donors
This might also explain why so many people are found to be asymptomatic and possibly many more have had the virus asymptomatically but never tested positive for antibodies. Studies have found as many as 40% of asymptomatic patients lose antibodies after the early convalescent period. Thus, just because you find an antibody serology test implying only 5%-15% of the population has antibodies doesn't mean that an even greater portion has not already been exposed to the virus but only produced T cells to ward it off, and a certain greater percentage never even became infected with the virus because they had full immunity. A study of 200 blood donors in Sweden found twice as many samples with T cells as samples with antibodies.
Also, the same reason why someone initially got the virus asymptomatically, likely because of T cell memory produced by cross-immunity, is the same reason they will continue to be free of symptoms in the future, even if they don't possesses antibodies.
The number of people who have this cross-immunity is likely different throughout the world. One recent preprint study analyzing T cell immunity in blood donors in Germany detected "Cross-reactive SARS-CoV-2 T-cell epitopes revealed preexisting T-cell responses in 81% of unexposed individuals." Accordingly, many people might stop making the antibodies after a few months or years, especially following a mild infection, but their immune system produces the cells that remember the recipe for defeating the virus if it returns.
While we are still learning more about this virus and the human immune system response to it every day, these findings should make us optimistic in the long run, unless the media has made us immune to any good news.


theblaze--2020-07-16--Immigrant student says school imposed 'Soviet-style interrogation and punishment' over social media

Immigrant student says school imposed 'Soviet-style interrogation and punishment' over social media posts about BLM, Tiananmen Square

Immigrant student says school imposed 'Soviet-style interrogation and punishment ' over social media posts about BLM , Tiananmen Square

A university student says his college placed him on probation over his Instagram posts because they reportedly violated university policy, according to Campus Reform.
What are the details?
Fordham University senior Austin Tong said the Instagram posts in question featured former black Police Capt. David Dorn. Dorn, 77, was killed in St. Louis during the nationwide riots spurred on by the police-involved killing of George Floyd.
He simply captioned the photo of Dorn, "Y'all a bunch of hypocrites."
Tong told Campus Reform that he shared the post about Dorn in an attempt to express "disappointment in people that did not care about the death of black policeman."
The second post was even more innocuous — the student smiling and standing with a rifle pointed at the ground.
He captioned the photo, "Don't tread on me. #198964." The hashtag is the date of the Tiananmen Square incident, which took place on June 4, 1989 in Beijing.
He told Campus Reform that his aim with the post was to honor the memory of the Chinese Democracy Movement as well as show appreciation for the right to bear arms in the United States.
"As an immigrant, a big beauty of America to me is the right it gives its citizens to bear arms, not only to protect themselves, but also to keep the government in check," he explained.
"I hope to use my punishment as a milestone and reflection of the constitutional crisis we are facing today as a society," Tong added.
What did the school say?
Tong received a letter from Fordham University Dean of Students Keith Eldredge about the posts, which claimed Tong violated the school's "regulations relating to bias and/or hate crimes," as well as those on "threats/intimidation."
Tong is now on disciplinary probation, which will remain in effect until graduation.
His probation includes a ban on him being able to run for leadership roles within student organizations or any participation in varsity or club sports. Tong says he also needs to request access to the campus through the dean, and is required to finish the rest of his courses in a virtual capacity. In addition to undergoing bias training, Tong must also reportedly write an apology for the posts.
Tong told Campus Reform that the school subjected him to "Soviet-style interrogation and punishment" while operating under the guise of protecting free speech.
"America is under attack," he said. "Americans are being silenced. I hope to use my punishment as a milestone and reflection of the constitutional crisis we are facing today as a society. Coming to this country as an immigrant, one would think that America is a nation of law and free speech. Yet that is no longer the case ... Not simply did Fordham University break its promise and punish me, but it signaled to students nationwide that free speech is a political trap that will destroy you."
Anything else?
The college senior responded to the school about his probation to explain his position.
"I believe that Black Lives Matter means that all Black Lives Matter, including the lost life of a patriotic police officer that dedicated his life to his family and country," he wrote. "This post was not only expressive of my remorse that a police officer's life was lost, but also to reaffirm my belief that the lives of everyone matter."
He shared a copy of the letter to his Instagram account, which he added that he "will be taking legal action against @fordhamuniversity, if not given a fair and just answer."


theblaze--2020-07-17--What does a non-politicized public health policy look like?

What does a non-politicized public health policy look like ?

On Thursday's episode of "The Steve Deace Show," Steve Deace detailed what a country must do to implement a non-politicized, agenda-free public health policy, and the effectiveness of natural herd immunity.
Natural herd immunity
Deace explained that for thousands of years, natural herd immunity is the natural way to control the spread of disease. That means a country must recognize there are forces at work in this world beyond our control, and as a species, we must do our best to continue with the understanding that a perfect solution is not always possible.
So what steps should a country take to protect the millions of people who have entrusted them with their health care? Deace presented a breakdown of how a non-politicized public health policy would look using herd immunity to combat a pandemic.
Success in Sweden
A country should do its best to secure the most vulnerable, and let those the data showed weren't nearly as weak out to live their lives. The healthy population would risk contracting the virus, and their strong immune systems would weaken the virus.
Deace explained the initial surge in peak cases, and deaths would be alarming, but as the curve flattened, it would stay flattened.
Deace provided data that showed the success Sweden had implementing natural herd immunity to combat coronavirus. On June 24, Sweden reported 1,800 cases; on July 15, Sweden reported 125 cases, and only one time since July 4, a nation of 10 million people reported more than 500 cases in a single day.
Deace noted that Sweden is coding deaths the same way the United States is counting coronavirus deaths.
Deace compared Sweden's success flattening the new case curve with the lockdown approach his home state of Michigan took to combat the spread of the coronavirus. So far, during July, Michigan reported more than 500 new cases. Deace concluded that implementing another lockdown is the dumbest decision the state of Michigan could make.
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theblaze--2020-07-17--Man robs Houston bank, leaves note blaming the coronavirus pandemic, police say

They are asking for help from the public to identify the suspect

Houston police say that a man walked into a bank and robbed it with a note saying that he was forced to do so because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The man walked into the Woodforest National Bank on Wednesday and told a teller that he needed to make a withdrawal.
But then he allegedly handed the teller a handwritten note that explained that the coronavirus pandemic had forced him to rob the bank, according to KTRK-TV.
"I didn't get a stimulus or that 10K loan. I lost my business to COVID so please make this easy and comply," read the note posted by the Houston Police Robbery Division.
"I don't wanna hurt nobody but will if I have to. Any suspicious moves and I will start shooting so please go get my money," the note continued.
"Don't make anything noticeable!" the note concluded.
The teller told the police that she didn't see a gun, but was afraid for her life and complied with his demands.
Police say that he got away with an undisclosed amount of money. They are asking for help from the public to find the robber.
Houston police released photos from surveillance video taken from inside the bank of the man, who was wearing a mask. They also posted an image of the handwritten note.
A reward of up to $5,000 was offered for information leading to the arrest and/or charging of the suspect.
The suspect might have gotten the idea to blame the coronavirus for his crime from politicians. Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York opined that perhaps the drastic increase in crime was due to poor people's desperation from the coronavirus lockdown.
"Maybe this has to do with the fact that people aren't paying their rent and are scared to pay their rent," Ocasio-Cortez said.
"And so they go out and they need to feed their child and they don't have money so you ... maybe have to ... they're put in a position ... they feel like they either need to shoplift some bread or go hungry that night," she explained helpfully.
Here's a local news video about the incident from KHOU-TV:


theblaze--2020-07-17--Mayor de Blasio says NYC is 'safer' and 'better' since releasing inmates, ignores skyrocketing crime

Mayor de Blasio says NYC is 'safer' and 'better' since releasing inmates, ignores skyrocketing crime rate

Mayor de Blasio says NYC is 'safer ' and 'better ' since releasing inmates , ignores skyrocketing crime rate 'Ask @ @ @ @ @ who was shot in his stroller '

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) held a news conference to brag about reaching a monumentally low level of prisoners in the city's jails on Thursday, after releasing inmates over concerns about spreading COVID-19.
But the mayor failed to mention the terrifying statistics — and stories — that have been released since he made the decision to release criminals into the streets before their sentences were served.
What are the details?
During the fanfare of his news conference, de Blasio declared, "We now have fewer people in our jails than any time since [World War II], and we are safer and better for it."
One America News Network reporter Jack Posobiec shared the clip on Twitter and noted, "shootings up 130% in NYC."
Posobiec did not cite his source or the time frame, but the numbers might be even worse than that. According to the Washington Examiner, as of Wednesday, "Shootings in New York City are up 277% for the week compared to numbers from 2019."
Regardless, the stories of horrific crime coming out of the Big Apple in recent days bolster the views of de Blasio's critics.
One Twitter user replied to Posobiec's post, "Ask the parents of that 1 year old who was shot in his stroller."
She was referring to Davell Gardner Jr., a toddler who was killed over the weekend when two men opened fire at a barbecue in Brooklyn and a bullet struck the child in the stomach.
On Thursday, the NYPD release video in hopes of catching the man who attacked a woman from behind on a New York City sidewalk, choking her and stabbing her multiple times as she was pushing her baby in a stroller.
What about the inmates?
Back in April, de Blasio acknowledged a spike in crime and expressed dismay that inmates released due to the coronavirus fears were committing new crimes upon their release.
The mayor said at the time, "I think it's unconscionable just on a human level that folks were shown mercy and this is what some of them have done."
He added:
We do see recidivism. I have not seen a huge amount, but any amount is obviously troubling. We're going to just keep buckling down on it, making sure there's close monitoring and supervision to the maximum step possible. And the NYPD is going to keep doing what they're doing.
Also on Thursday, de Blasio announced that he has "no respect for the leadership" of the Sergeants Benevolent Association — the union that represents NYPD officers, the New York Post reported.


theblaze--2020-07-17--Chicago mayor calls Kayleigh McEnany a 'Karen' and the Trump campaign shoots back a fiery response

Chicago mayor calls Kayleigh McEnany a 'Karen ' and the Trump campaign shoots back a fiery response

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot mocked White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany after she criticized crime in her city and the Trump campaign shot back with a fiery response.
The feud began when McEnany answered a question Thursday at the White House press briefing about a comment President Donald Trump made about the disparity between black Americans killed by police officers and white Americans.
"By population percentages, black people are about three times more likely than white people to die in a police encounter," said a reporter. "If the president won't even acknowledge that, how can he fix the problem?"
"The president has routinely acknowledged and expressed the absolute atrocity of the case of George Floyd, and his heart goes out to that family still," McEnany responded.
"He was noting a fact, um, that there were, when you look at unarmed killings with police interactions in this country, that you had nine unarmed black individuals who were fatally shot, and 19 unarmed white individuals, that's down from 38 and 32, respectively, in 2015, so numbers have actually come down since the Obama administration," she continued.
"He was making that point, but one point he wants to strongly make is this: That black men and women who die of homicide, they are likely to die of homicide at eight times greater than that of white individuals and Hispanics combined. That's the rate combined," McEnany said.
"So that's an extraordinary thing that we want to look at," she concluded. "I've listed for you the names of these kids who died across this country. It is unacceptable, and under this president, he'll take action and the derelict mayor of Chicago should step up and ask for federal help, because she's doing a very poor job at securing her streets."
Lightfoot responds to McEnany
Lightfoot responded in short tweet meant to mock the press secretary.
"Karen, watch your mouth," she tweeted simply with a screenshot of McEnany's comments.
The president's 2020 campaign digital director fired back at Lightfoot with a collection of statistics on the crime affecting the residents of Chicago.
"Black people are being murdered at a record rate in Chicago. The violence and death is out of control... 64 shot & 11 killed just last weekend. 373 have been killed just this year, a 35% increase," tweeted Gary Coby.
"Here is the Mayor, who is a total failure at stopping this violence," Coby added.
Here are the comments from Kayleigh McEnany:


theblaze--2020-07-18--Antonio Sabato Jr. announces plans to create a new 'conservative movie studio' to escape socialist '

Antonio Sabato Jr. announces plans to create a new 'conservative movie studio' to escape socialist 'blacklisting'

Antonio Sabato Jr. announces plans to create a new 'conservative movie studio ' to escape socialist 'blacklisting' '' We are @ @ @ @ @ by you any longer ! ''

Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. announced on Twitter his plans to create a "conservative movie studio" alternative to the liberal socialist entertainment establishment.
Sabato first revealed his plans Thursday on Twitter.
"We are putting together a plan to create a conservative movie studio for all patriots to do projects that Hollywood would never do," he tweeted.
"No more blacklisting and no more injustice from the socialist's elites," he added.
"I was blacklisted"
Sabato is an Italian immigrant and is best known for his roles in the popular television shows, "Melrose Place," "The Bold and the Beautiful," and "General Hospital."
He said that his entertainment career was sidelined after he announced his unabashed support for President Donald Trump in 2016. He also spoke at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
"I had to sell everything," Sabato said in an interview with Variety in March.
"I had to pay all my debts. I was blacklisted," he explained. "All my representatives left me, from agents to managers to commercial agents. I literally had to move, find a new job to survive and take care of my kids."
"We are not going to be bullied"
Sabato went on to explain his new conservative entertainment endeavor in further statements.
"To all conservative producers who want to make a change this is the time, get in touch with me, and be part of our team. Right now we are In pre-production with Trail Blazers our first in line for many more & first to start our studio," he added.
"Blacklisting in Hollywood and around my industry is about to be over forever. We are not going to be bullied by you any longer!' he explained.
On Friday, he appeared to name his entertainment endeavor "Conservative Studios."
Other conservative actors have also noted the obstacles in Hollywood for those who do dare to oppose liberalism.
"They just think that conservatives are these racist, bigoted, selfish, heartless people that don't believe in helping people. Really, the opposite is true," said actress Julienne Davis in 2017 interview.
Here's a video of Sabato on his support for Trump from Fox News:


theblaze--2020-07-18--Nick Cannon's new talk show postponed for at least a year over his anti-Semitic comments

Nick Cannon 's new talk show postponed for at least a year over his anti-Semitic comments Cannon has also been @ @ @ @ @ produced his show

Television show host and producer Nick Cannon is facing more fallout from the anti-Semitic conspiracy theories he ranted about on his podcast show, "Cannon's Class."
Entertainment distributor Dembar-Mercury announced Friday that it would be postponing Cannon's new talk show for a year.
"The 'Nick Cannon' talk show will not debut this year," said a spokesperson for the company in a statement to Page Six.
"After conversations with Nick, we do believe that his public comments don't reflect his true feelings and his apology is heartfelt and sincere. We want to continue the healing process as he meets with leaders of the Jewish community and engages in a dialogue with our distribution partners to hear their views," the statement continued.
"We are standing by Nick in our hope that by fall 2021 he will be able to use his extraordinary talent and platform to entertain, enlighten and unite his audience on the 'Nick Cannon' talk show," the statement added.
"Lionsgate and Debmar-Mercury condemn anti-Semitism, racism and hate speech," the statement concluded. "It runs counter to everything we stand for."
Cannon has apologized for the controversial statements he made against Jews and white people on his podcast, and has promised to educate himself about the pain he caused the Jewish community.
Corporations react
Cannon was also fired by ViacomCBS, the parent company of MTV, over the podcast comments. He responded in a lengthy statement that accused the company of oppressing him and demanded they give him full ownership of the show he developed and produced for corporation.
"They wanted to put the young Negro in his place," replied Cannon in the statement. "They wanted to show me who is boss, hang me out to dry and make an example of anyone who says something they don't agree with."
ViacomCBS had maintained a business relationship with Cannon since the 1990s.
Despite an onslaught of criticism, the Fox network decided to stand with Cannon and keep him on as the host to its popular show, "The Masked Singer."
Worrisome tweets
Cannon's fans have worried about his reaction to the fallout from the controversy because of odd statements he's made from his Twitter account.
"I hurt an entire community and it pained me to my core, I thought it couldn't get any worse," he tweeted.
"Then I watched my own community turn on me and call me a sell-out for apologizing. Goodnight. Enjoy Earth," he concluded.
Here's more about the Cannon anti-Semitic controversy:


theblaze--2020-07-17--Lemonade company announces 'Littlest Bailout' program to help kids with lemonade stands

Lemonade company announces 'Littlest Bailout ' program to help kids with lemonade stands They want to encourage the `` littlest @ @ @ @

Country Time Lemonade announced its "Littlest Bailout" program for the "littlest entrepreneurs" — children with struggling lemonade stand businesses.
The company said that it will grant a $100 "bailout" to children to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit.
"An economic relief program to help the smallest of small businesses: lemonade stands," read the website for the program.
"Stimulus checks to help kids preserve the values of lemonade stands, honest work, and entrepreneurship, while putting a little juice back into the economy," it explains.
Country Time released a video explaining why they began the program:
Country Time Introduces the Littlest Bailout www.youtube.com
The video appears to criticize some of the companies that applied for and received bailout funds from the federal government over the economic downturn from the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns.
"Those small business bailout are going to not-so-small corporations," says the announcer.
"Steakhouses, sports teams, oil companies?" he continues. "Big guys muscling little guys out of the way? That doesn't seem right!"
Children above the age of 14 years can apply for the "little stimulus" at countrytimebailout.com. Children younger than 14 will need a parent or guardian to apply for them. The application period will end on Aug. 14.
Many companies and organizations have faced criticism for taking coronavirus funds from the government when so many small businesses were denied the benefit.
Country Time made headlines in 2018 with a similar campaign to pay the fines for children who were busted for running a lemonade stand without a business permit.
"Kids across the country are getting busted for operating lemonade stands without a permit. We're taking the lead to #SaveLemonadeStands by paying for kids' fines + permits this year. For every RT this gets we'll donate $1 (up to $500,000) to help kids next year [and] beyond," the tweet said.
The current stimulus campaign had a similar positive message.
"So, when life gives you social distancing, you make lemonade!" the video announcer concludes.
Here's another story of lemons aiding during the pandemic:


theblaze--2020-07-17--'If they have to kill you, they will—they have': Cuban immigrant from viral video doubles down on di

'If they have to kill you, they will—they have': Cuban immigrant from viral video doubles down on dire warning

'If they have to kill you , they will—they have ' : Cuban immigrant from viral video doubles down on @ @ @ @ @ Cuba is happening in our backyard today

A video of Maximo Alvarez giving a powerful speech during a roundtable discussion with President Donald Trump last week is blowing up the internet. In his speech, Maximo, a Cuban immigrant who escaped Fidel Castro's communist regime as a teen, issued a dire warning against the rise in Marxism we're now seeing in America.
On the radio program Friday, Maximo joined Glenn Beck to double down on his warning for Americans. He briefly shared his family's history, explaining how his family first fled to Cuba from Spain to escape communism, only to see Cuba fall under communist rule with Fidel Castro.
"I know, firsthand, how difficult and how painful it was for families who were being destroyed for no reason. Families who had nothing to do with politics. Families who had nothing to do with government. It was just hard-working families. So I grew up in that environment, and then sure enough, by the time I was 11 years old, the same thing happened in Cuba," Maximo said. "My story is just one of many, many millions of people, running away from communism, looking for the land of the free. And it's amazing, it's amazing that we [in America] don't appreciate that."
Maximo said that everything that is currently happening in America, from the cancel culture and cultural revolution to the media bombardment, is "the same old story" of how communism overthrows countries.
"This is the same old story. It doesn't change. We need to explain to people that the communist philosophy is based on the fact that the ends justify the means. The ends justify the means," he emphasized. "They will do whatever is necessary to accomplish their objective. If they have to tell you they're Catholics, or they have to tell you they belong to certain religions, they will. If they have to kill you, they will -- they have. Just look at exactly what happened in Cuba."
He went on to explain how the fear Americans are currently being fed is exactly what Cuban Marxists used to destroy capitalism and freedom.
"One person can create enough fear, that it will destroy the economy. That means, for example, you cannot go to a theater. You cannot go to a restaurant ... and it gets so far out of hand that people are afraid to go out," Maximo said. "And then what happens to our economy? Capitalism and fear are not synonyms. You cannot be a capitalistic economy, with fear. And that's why it's called terrorism.
"Look what is happening today, with our own governors, mayors. This is amazing," he added. "All they do is use people to create dissension. To create hatred. That's what they do. They are experts at class warfare."
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