theblaze--2020-06-19--VIDEO: Portland rioters tear down George Washington statue draped with burning American flag

The nearly 100-year-old statue was spray-painted with 'genocidal colonist ' and 'BLM '

Rioters in Portland, Oregon, toppled a nearly 100-year-old George Washington statue Thursday night. Before tearing the monument down, activists burned American flags and spray-painted the words "BLM" for Black Lives Matter and "genocidal colonist" on the statue.
About 30 to 40 activists gathered at the George Washington statue, located on the lawn of the German American Society in northeast Portland, at 11 p.m. Thursday. The statue of the first U.S. president was spray-painted with graffiti, including "Big Floyd" for George Floyd, "f*** cops," "white fragility," and "1619," a reference to the New York Times "project" that argues that "no part of America has been untouched by slavery."
Activists lit an American flag on fire and draped it over the head of the nearly 8-foot-tall George Washington statue. Rioters then used rope to tear down the statue of one of the country's Founding Fathers.
The bronze statue was created by Pompeo Coppini, an Italian immigrant. He created three George Washington statues, one in Mexico City before it was torn down and the other in Austin, Texas. The George Washington statue in Portland was erected in 1926 as a tribute to the sesquicentennial of the Declaration of Independence. The statue is reported to be a part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection, courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
During the three weeks of nationwide George Floyd protests, activists have brought down or attempted to remove various historic statues.
Rioters in Portland tore down a statue of Thomas Jefferson on Monday.
There was a shooting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Monday, after activists toppled the statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate.
The Christopher Columbus monument in Richmond, Virginia, was ripped down and dragged into a lake.
The Christopher Columbus statue in Boston was beheaded.
Boston residents are calling for the removal of a statue dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, who signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
A social studies teacher from Rhode Island was arrested for vandalizing a Christopher Columbus statue in Providence.
Also this week in Portland, protesters attempted to establish an autonomous zone, much like the CHAZ/CHOP in Seattle. The activists tried to create the autonomous zone outside the alleged apartment of Ted Wheeler, the city's Democratic mayor. Portland police quickly put a stop to that effort early Thursday morning.


theblaze--2020-06-19--Gov. Cuomo attacks Republicans for politicizing the thousands of nursing home COVID-19 deaths his po

Gov. Cuomo attacks Republicans for politicizing the thousands of nursing home COVID-19 deaths his policies caused

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Cuomo attacks Republicans for politicizing the thousands of nursing home COVID-19 deaths his policies caused

New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo deflected criticism over state nursing home COVID-19 deaths, accusing Republicans of politicizing the issue that was exacerbated by his own policies, Mediaite reported.
More than 6,000 nursing home workers and residents have died of COVID-19, many of them while Cuomo had a policy in place requiring nursing homes to readmit residents who had tested positive for the virus — forcing many infected people into enclosed areas with other high-risk individuals.
Cuomo was asked during a radio interview whether heavy criticism from media about the nursing home policy caused him to admit to himself that he made some mistakes. Cuomo instead criticized Republican congresspeople for only targeting Democratic governors for criticism, and blamed much of the criticism on "pro-Trump propaganda."
"No. The nursing home is an unfortunate situation on two levels. Number one, people in nursing homes died," Cuomo responded. "The nursing home [issue] is pure politics. The Republicans in Congress, they think there's a vulnerability. ... It's all politics. That's what makes it terrible. Because you're talking about death. And people who are suffering with the death of a loved one. And then you want to politicize this — at this time?"
Cuomo also deflected to shortcomings in the federal government's response to the coronavirus outbreak.
"On the facts, it's just so wrong what they're saying on so many levels," Cuomo said.
"They don't want to talk about the what the federal government did on the Covid, so they want to attack the Democrats for nursing home deaths," he added. "It's the same M.O., just distract, create a shiny object to take your attention off what they don't want you to focus on. They don't want to talk about the federal government's response, or lack of response."
In addition to the official number of New York nursing home deaths, there is an untold number of nursing home residents who died at or on the way to the hospital who are not included in that tally.


theblaze--2020-06-19--34-year police force veteran fired following 'racist and derogatory' email saying Clinton Foundation

34-year police force veteran fired following 'racist and derogatory' email saying Clinton Foundation, George Soros fund Black Lives Matter

34-year police force veteran fired following 'racist and derogatory ' email saying Clinton Foundation , George Soros fund Black Lives @

A Pennsylvania police officer has been fired for writing a controversial email about minorities, the media, and certain politicians amid racial and cultural tensions across the country.
What are the details?
Sgt. Jeff Annunziata, 62, of the Erie Bureau of Police is no longer employed after Erie Mayor Joe Schember and Police Chief Dan Spizarny announced Annunziata's departure from the force.
Annunziata, in the email — which was received by the mayor — reportedly said that black people "cannot take care of their own or anyone else without playing the race card."
An internal investigation found that Annunziata sent the email from his city account, identifying himself as a local police officer, to Schember and others.
Elsewhere in the email, Annunziata allegedly said that local citizens "do not understand compliance" and suggested that the Clinton Foundation and billionaire donor George Soros are funding the Black Lives Matter movement as well as Antifa. He also added that the "'deep state' media" as well as certain "reporters" are responsible for negative race relations, and insisted that the "radical liberal politicians are right behind them."
"Why are the facts ignored about the killing in this country and how small, the minute members of Police officers that kill a black man in the line of duty?" he wrote. "There is not one police officer that I have met around the country that seeks out controversy instead of an agreement NOT ONE."
He also complained that reporters "do not report on the officers in this city that were injured trying to protect what people have built."
"You as reporters have a responsibility to report the whole story not the part you want to report for your own satisfaction and that of unnecessary movements," the email added.
Elsewhere during the email, Annunziata asked "where is the protest" for police officers murdered across the country.
He also reportedly said that preventing someone from flying the Confederate is a violation of the First Amendment.
"Mr. mayor," he concluded, "how many officers need to be hurt before you speak out."
"[Police officers] always look for a peaceful resolution, but when we are confronted with dissension, weapons of all kinds and argument we have a job to do and hopefully with peaceful results," he added. "As we know this does not happen when a law is broken and the suspect or citizen does not understand what they have done, was done wrong and against the law."
What else?
In a statement, Schember said, "Sgt. Jeff Annunziata sent an email to members of the media containing racist and derogatory statements. I condemn these statements. I am appalled and disgusted by the racial insensitivity of this email."
Spizarny said, "I speak for the command staff when I say that we are all sickened by the language of Mr. Annunziata."
Annunziata was the chief traffic investigator for the department as well as a 34-year veteran. He was reportedly earning a base salary of $103,641, records report.


theblaze--2020-06-19--Stepmother of former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks fired from job

Stepmother of former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks fired from job Mortgage company said Melissa Rolfe 'lost @ @ @ @ @ , leadership , and many employees who no longer felt comfortable engaging with her '

The stepmother of the former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy's parking lot last week was fired from her job as human resources director for a mortgage company.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson noted Thursday night that Melissa Rolfe "was the HR director at a place called Equity Prime Mortgage in Atlanta, Georgia. But today she was let go. She's no longer in that role. Apparently she was fired, and her only crime was being Officer [Garrett] Rolfe's stepmother."
Carlson continued: "According to a source familiar with the matter who spoke to this program, Rolfe was promised that her job was safe, but today she was told — and we're quoting — 'We have to terminate our relationship with you.' No other explanation was offered, and honestly no other explanation was needed. It was obvious what happened."
What did the mortgage company have to say?
"As an employer, it is imperative to maintain a safe environment for all employees. Melissa Rolfe's termination was a direct result of her actions in the workplace and violation of company policy," Equity Prime Mortgage said in a Twitter statement Thursday night. "While working with Melissa as she transitioned to a leave of absence granted by our organization, we discovered she violated company policy and created an uncomfortable working environment for many of our employees. As an HR director, she ultimately lost the confidence of her peers, leadership, and many employees who no longer felt comfortable engaging with her. We value diversity of thought and respect Melissa's personal views and the views of all employees; however, when those views create a hostile working environment, we must make difficult decisions to part ways."
Equity Prime Mortgage didn't elaborate in its statement on Melissa Rolfe's "actions in the workplace" nor about what she did to "violate company policy."
Prior to Carlson's report, EPM tweeted a lengthy post about how it strives for "diversity and equality."
What else did Carlson say?
"Rolfe has already been scrubbed from the company's website, wiped away as the Bolsheviks did with those who lost favor with Joseph Stalin," Carlson added during his program. "That will keep happening until lawmakers decide to resist the mob and protect ordinary people from its predations. This is where the country's going, it's becoming a place where you can be punished for the supposed misdeeds of your relatives. You don't want to be that country. All of us should put on the breaks immediately."
In a segment later in the program, Carlson said Equity Prime Mortgage responded with a message "blaming" Rolfe's "social media comments" without offering details about them. Fox News reported that she has referred to her stepson's case as "nonsense" in a social media post backing a Georgia congressional candidate.
"The bottom line is, it seems pretty clear they fired this woman because of who her stepson was, and just to restate the obvious, that shouldn't happen in this country because it's wrong, and people should say it's wrong, or it will continue to keep happening," Carlson added.
What else?
The Washington Examiner reported that Melissa Rolfe does not appear on the leadership page of Equity Prime Mortgage's website but that the Wayback Machine found her listed as recently as May.
"Melissa was born and raised in Cobb County, Ga. She is married with three grown sons and one grandson. She is honored to be your Human Resource Director and hopes to put over 20 years of experience into furthering the EPM way. She will be using her degrees in Human Resource Management and Business Management to partner with team members to make them feel appreciated, respected and heard. Her belief is that staff is the greatest asset at EPM and they need a healthy, happy, fun work environment that promotes personal and professional development," her description read, the paper added.
What's the background?
Garrett Rolfe and his former partner Devin Brosnan last Friday responded to a report that Brooks was sleeping in his car in a Wendy's drive-thru. The officers spoke to Brooks for about 40 minutes, ran a breathalyzer test, and then tried to handcuff Brooks, who resisted.
Bodycam and surveillance video show Brooks wrestling with the officers on the ground before grabbing one of their Tasers and running off. Brooks turned back and pointed the Taser at the officers, and then Rolfe shot at Brooks three times. Brooks later died.
District Attorney Paul Howard announced felony murder charges against Rolfe on Wednesday and said Brooks "never presented himself as a threat" and "never displayed any aggressive behavior."
Rolfe's attorney told Fox News that Brooks "turned and offered extreme violence toward a uniformed law enforcement officer. If he was able to deploy the Taser, it would incapacitate Officer Rolfe through his body armor, and at that point, if he decided to disarm another officer, he would be in possession of a firearm."
Two weeks earlier, Howard said a Taser is considered "a deadly weapon under Georgia law" in announcing charges against Atlanta police officers who used them while making an arrest during the George Floyd protests.
The Georgia Law Enforcement Organization conducted a fundraiser for Garrett Rolfe and said as of Thursday over $200,000 had been raised to help Rolfe's family pay for "legal services and general necessities."
(H/T: The Daily Wire)


theblaze--2020-06-19--Cincinnati budget meeting turns into 'mob' as anti-police protesters shout down a speaker, then burn

Cincinnati budget meeting turns into 'mob' as anti-police protesters shout down a speaker, then burn the American flag

Cincinnati budget meeting turns into 'mob ' as anti-police protesters shout down a speaker , then burn the American flag @ @ @ @ @ feeling when they looked at the American flag '

A public input hearing on Cincinnati's budget turned chaotic Thursday after a crowd of protesters shouted down a speaker calling for more police funding before moving outside to graffiti walls and burn the American flag.
What are the details?
City Councilman David Mann had cut the public input meeting several hours short, telling WXIX-TV that he felt "trapped" and "more and more uncomfortable" by the time the pro-police speaker had been jeered and booed off stage.
"This went from an emotionally charged evening to close to a mob," Mann told the local news station on the phone after the meeting. "We had one speaker who spoke in favor of the police, and he was shouted down. I said, 'Hey listen folks, we are here to listen to each other,' and then I was shouted down."
Police had to escort Mann outside the Duke Energy Convention Center as the crowd allegedly surrounded the stage.
Some council members chose to stay and continue to hear input from the few residents who remained inside the convention center. But most of the crowd had exited the building in order to protest outside, according to WXIX-TV.
Protesters burn the American flag
While demonstrating outside, the crowd decided to pull down the American flag on display near the convention center and burn it.
Briana Rice, a reporter for Cincinnati.com, was on the scene to document much of what happened. WXIX-TV's Amber Jayanth was also there. Jayanth reported that protesters said they "didn't have any feeling when they looked at the American flag."
Posts on Twitter showed that protesters also graffitied the walls of the convention center with messages such as "Blue Lives Murder," "Say Their Names," and "David Mann, if you feel trapped, what are we?"
Anything else?
Rice posted a video showing the crowd replacing the American flag with a Juneteenth flag.
Jayanth reported that the demonstration, which continued until close to midnight outside, was organized by a group called Mass Action for Black Liberation.
She added that the protesters were united around the goal of defunding the police and reallocating funds into programs that would build up the black community.


theblaze--2020-06-20--Surveillance video dispels 'lynching' claims in death of black man found hung from a tree in Califor

Surveillance video dispels 'lynching' claims in death of black man found hung from a tree in California

Surveillance video dispels 'lynching ' claims in death of black man found hung from a tree in California

Suspicions of a possible racist lynching in the death of a black man found hung from a tree in Victorville, California, have been dispelled by a surveillance video proving he committed suicide.
38-year-old Malcolm Harsch was found dead on March 31 hanging from a tree near the Victorville library.
Owing to recent "Black Lives Matter" protests around the country, rumors of a racially motivated lynching began circulating in the community. Another black man was found hanging by a tree in nearby Palmdale.
On Friday, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department played video for reporters proving that Harsch killed himself. In the video, according to the Press Enterprise, Harsch is seen wrapping a blue electronics cable around his neck and then tying it to a tree limb before killing himself.
Officials added that Harsch had been placed under suicide watch twice during bookings at San Bernardino County jails.
They also noted that Harsch, who was homeless, had gotten into an argument with his girlfriend in a nearby homeless encampment on that day over mutual infidelity.
KNBC-TV interviewed a man claiming to be Harsch's best friend who said that he couldn't imagine the man committing suicide. He did say that Harsch had been unhappy because he was going to miss the graduation of one of his eight children.
A change in tune
"We do believe that foul play was involved," said community activist Najee Ali on Monday. "We do believe that white nationalism, white racism, white supremacy is on the rise because of the rise of Black Lives Matter!"
After the family was shown the video on Friday, Ali had a much different statement to make.
"On behalf of the family of Malcolm Harsch unfortunately it seems he did take his own life," said Najee Ali.
"The Victorville Police Department officials released new video evidence to family members," Ali added. "The family wants to sincerely thank everyone for their support and prayers."
Here's a local news report about the suicide:


theblaze--2020-06-20--UN voices its 'profound concern' over Mike Pompeo calling violent Antifa rioters domestic terrorists

The international organization accused the US of undermining Antifa members ' 'fundamental rights '

The United Nations issued a rebuke against the United States on Friday, expressing its "profound concern" over Secretary of State Mike Pompeo describing Antifa "as domestic terrorists," referring to a statement he released last month condemning violence from groups he said were infiltrating and exploiting the George Floyd protests.
What are the details?
The international organization tweeted, "UN #HumanRights experts express profound concern over a recent statement by the US Attorney-General describing #Antifa and other anti-fascist activists as domestic terrorists, saying it undermines the rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly in the country."
The Washington Examiner reported that the same day, Fionnuala Ni Aolain, the U.N. special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, said, "International humans rights law protects the right to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly. It is regrettable that the United States has chosen to respond to the protests in a manner that undermines these fundamental rights."
The U.N. was responding to a statement put out last month by Pompeo, wherein he said, "With the rioting that is occurring in many of our cities around the country, the voices of peaceful and legitimate protests have been hijacked by violent radical elements. Groups of outside radicals and agitators are exploiting the situation to pursue their own separate, violent, and extremist agenda."
In conclusion, he wrote, "The violence instigated and carried out by Antifa and other similar groups in connection with the rioting is domestic terrorism and will be treated accordingly."
Anything else?
The U.N.'s criticism comes after weeks of nationwide civil unrest in the U.S. over the death of Floyd, who died in police custody after a Minneapolis police officer was caught on video kneeling on Floyd's neck for several minutes as the black man pleaded for air.
Otherwise peaceful protests often devolved into violence and looting, leaving businesses destroyed and several people dead in incidents linked to the demonstrations.
Earlier this week, Floyd's family appealed to the U.N. to step in and "hold the United States accountable for police brutality and systemic racism," Politico reported.
Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, told the U.N. Human Rights Council, "my brother tortured and murdered on camera is the way black people are treated by police in America."


theblaze--2020-06-20--Black Lives Matter founder admits org's creators are 'trained Marxists,' BLM's goal is to 'get Trump

Black Lives Matter founder admits org's creators are 'trained Marxists,' BLM's goal is to 'get Trump out'

Black Lives Matter founder admits org 's creators are 'trained Marxists , ' BLM 's goal is to 'get Trump @ @ @ @ @ co-founder has a leftist agenda to get President Trump out of office

The Black Lives Matter organization continues to expand and holds more influence now more than ever. BLM, which was originally founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, now has a global network of more than 40 chapters.
Black Lives Matter, which was created by Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, and Patrisse Cullors, has a self-described mission to "build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes."
"We affirm the lives of Black queer and trans folks, disabled folks, undocumented folks, folks with records, women, and all Black lives along the gender spectrum," the BLM website reads. "We make space for transgender brothers and sisters to participate and lead. We are self-reflexive and do the work required to dismantle cisgender privilege and uplift Black trans folk, especially Black trans women who continue to be disproportionately impacted by trans-antagonistic violence."
BLM goes much farther than only making sure the world knows that "Black lives matter." The organization also focuses on a myriad leftist causes. The BLM website states that the group focuses on "issues concerning racial injustice, police brutality, criminal justice reform, Black immigration, economic injustice, LGBTQIA+ and human rights, environmental injustice, access to healthcare, access to quality education, and voting rights and suppression."
"We engage comrades with the intent to learn about and connect with their contexts," the site states.
Black Lives Matter doesn't specifically note that they are Marxists on its website, but one of the organization's creators admitted that they subscribe to Karl Marx's ideology. In a newly resurfaced video from 2015, Black Lives Matter Global Network co-founder Patrisse Cullors reveals that she and her fellow BLM creators are "trained Marxists."
"Myself and Alicia in particular are trained organizers. We are trained Marxists," Cullors said in the 2015 interview. "We are super-versed on, sort of, ideological theories."
Black Lives Matter follows in the footsteps of radical revolutionary groups in the U.S. who have been influenced by Marxism, including Weather Underground and the Black Panther Party.
On Friday, Cullors revealed that "our goal is to get Trump out." During an appearance on CNN's "The Lead," Cullors demanded that President Donald Trump should resign from office immediately.
"Well, I'm hands down – Trump not only needs to not be in office in November but he should resign now," Cullors told Jake Tapper. "Trump needs to be out of office. He is not fit for office. And so what we are going to push for is a move to get Trump out."
"While we're also going to continue to push and pressure vice president Joe Biden around his policies and relationship to policing and criminalization," Cullors added. "That's going to be important. But our goal is to get Trump out."
In the past, Cullors has compared President Trump to Adolf Hitler on multiple occasions.
Earlier this week, a report was released that claimed the national arm of Black Lives Matter spent millions of dollars on travel and compensation over the past three fiscal years, but only 6% of BLM spending went to local chapters and grassroots organizations.


theblaze--2020-06-20--Richard Grenell schools CNN host who tried to corner him over John Bolton's tell-all book

Richard Grenell schools CNN host who tried to corner him over John Bolton 's tell-all book 'Of course , it @ @ @ @ @ are you talking about ? '

Richard Grenell, former acting director of national intelligence, schooled CNN host Eric Burnett on Friday, explaining why the publication of John Bolton's forthcoming White House memoir is problematic.
The Justice Department sued to stop the publication of the tell-all book this week, claiming it contained classified national security information. President Donald Trump, however, alleged the book is "full of lies." Burnett challenged Grenell over the president's assertion that the book is both "highly classified" and "fake."
"So, which is it, ambassador?" Burnett asked. "It can't be both."
But, according to Grenell, Bolton's book can contain allegations that are both false and classified.
"Of course, it can be both. What are you talking about? Life is not simple—" Grenell responded.
"There can be a nugget of classified information. There can be something in there that shows sources and methods. It can be talking about things that are classified but then completely gone in another direction, completely made up, completely misused," he explained.
"Life is not so simple that it's either/or," Grenell continued. "You can tell a story that has a nugget of classified information that is a totally erroneous story that goes off on a tangent and gives a false impression."
To press home his point, Grenell pointed out that "CNN reported for a very long time that Kim Jong-un was brain dead." He explained, "The fact of the matter is that was erroneous but had a nugget of classified information in there."
On Saturday, U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that publication of Bolton's book could move forward, but said the former national security adviser's "unilateral conduct raises grave national security concerns."
Bolton's book, "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir," will be released on Tuesday, June 23.


theblaze--2020-06-20--Person shot dead in autonomous zone days after Seattle's Democratic mayor said CHAZ is 'peaceful'

Person shot dead in autonomous zone days after Seattle 's Democratic mayor said CHAZ is 'peaceful' This does n't sound @ @ @ @ @ ' that was promised

Two men were shot in Seattle's Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, one died from his injuries, and the other is in critical condition. The Seattle Police Department confirmed that there was a shooting inside the CHAZ early Saturday morning.
People in the CHAZ called the Seattle police to report that they heard three to six gunshots around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. People were seen fleeing from the murder scene at 10th Avenue and East Pine Street in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest area, according to KOMO-TV.
Seattle police dressed in protective anti-protest gear entered the autonomous zone to help the victim, but CHOP residents tried to prevent the cops from advancing.
"Officers attempted to locate a shooting victim but were met by a violent crowd that prevented officers safe access to the victims," according to the Seattle Police Department blotter. The cops were too late, and the victims had already been taken to the hospital.
The deceased victim was 19 years old. The other victim is being treated at the Harborview Medical Center for life-threatening injuries.
Seattle Police announced that the suspects are at-large and no arrests have been made. Police are investigating the murder in the area that is a "no-cop" zone. Officers collected shell casings and evidence from the murder scene despite harassment from CHAZ inhabitants, according to East Precinct police radio chatter.
The Seattle Police Department was driven out of the autonomous zone by various groups, including Black Lives Matter, following days of George Floyd protests and confrontations. Activists forced Seattle police to abandon their East Precinct building on June 8.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said the lawless autonomous zone could blossom into a "summer of love." The Democratic mayor added that the CHAZ is "more like a block party atmosphere."
Durkan claimed that the CHOP is a "peaceful expression of our community's collective grief and their desire to build a better world."
Seattle's police chief revealed that rapes and robberies are happening in the CHOP, but cops can't respond to them.
"Our calls for service have more than tripled," Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said. "These are responses to emergency calls — rapes, robberies, and all sorts of violent acts that have been occurring in the area that we're not able to get to."
In the past week, a street preacher was physically assaulted in the CHAZ, and a Black man was tormented by people in the autonomous zone for carrying an American flag. There was also a literal dumpster fire in the CHAZ.


theblaze--2020-06-20--Son of Muhammad Ali says father would hate 'racist' Black Lives Matter, would have supported Trump

Son of Muhammad Ali says father would hate 'racist ' Black Lives Matter , would have supported Trump 'My father @ @ @ @ @ They ai n't nothing but devils '' '

Muhammad Ali Jr., son of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, revealed that his father would "hate" the Black Lives Matter — and that he would have supported President Donald Trump.
Speaking exclusively to the New York Post, the younger Ali said his father would criticize the violent response to the tragic death of George Floyd.
"Don't bust up s**t, don't trash the place," Ali Jr. told the Post. "You can peacefully protest. My father would have said, 'They ain't nothing but devils.' My father said, 'all lives matter.'"
Muhammad Ali Jr. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
With regard to the Black Lives Matter movement specifically, Ali Jr. said he believes BLM is "racist" — and his father would have, too.
"I think it's racist," he said. "It's not just black lives matter, white lives matter, Chinese lives matter, all lives matter, everybody's life matters. God loves everyone — he never singled anyone out. Killing is wrong no matter who it is."
"It's pitting black people against everyone else. It starts racial things to happen; I hate that," he added of the BLM movement.
Ali Jr., like his father, is Muslim.
Meanwhile, Ali Jr. also defended law enforcement.
"Police don't wake up and think, 'I'm going to kill a n****r today or kill a white man,'" he said. "They're just trying to make it back home to their family in one piece."
He added, "Not all the police are bad, there's just a few. There's a handful of police that are crooked, they should be locked up," he said. "I never had a bad scene with a cop. They've always been nice and protect me. I don't have a problem with them."
Muhammad Ali in 1962. (Stanley Weston/Getty Images)
Most surprisingly, Ali Jr. said he is a Trump supporter and his father would have been, too.
"I think Trump's a good president. My father would have supported him. Trump's not a racist, he's for all the people. Democrats are the ones who are racist and not for everybody," Ali Jr. said. "These [Democrat politicians] saying Black Lives Matter, who the hell are you to say that? You're not even black."
"Democrats don't give a s**t about anybody. Hillary Clinton doesn't give a s**t; she's trying not to get locked up," he added. "Trump is much better than Clinton and Obama. … The only one to do what he said he would do is Donald Trump."


theblaze--2020-06-20--Joe Rogan questions why media ignores Biden's 'cognitive decline;' says wearing face masks 'is for b

Joe Rogan questions why media ignores Biden's 'cognitive decline;' says wearing face masks 'is for b***hes'

Joe Rogan questions why media ignores Biden 's 'cognitive decline ; ' says wearing face masks 'is for b***hes' On @ @ @ @ @ trended on Twitter as people attempted to cancel the podcast host

Joe Rogan made comments this week about wearing face masks and questioned why the media has largely ignored Joe Biden's "cognitive decline."
Rogan joined the highly contentious face mask debate, and provided his opinion on the controversial subject. During a recent interview with comedian Bill Burr on "The Joe Rogan Experience," the massively popular podcast host broached the argumentative topic of wearing face masks.
Rogan asked Burr if he wanted people to "walk down the street with a mask on." Burr responded, "Let's not start this Joe. I don't want to start this bulls**t. I'm not going to sit here with no medical degree listening to you with no medical degree, with an American flag behind you smoking a cigar acting like we know what's up better than the CDC."
Burr said he watches the news every two weeks to see what the latest recommendations from health experts as to wear or not wear face masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
"Even they say you shouldn't wear a mask unless you're treating a coronavirus patient," Rogan noted. "The World Health Organization literally say that."
The WHO recommends that health care workers, anyone with COVID-19 symptoms, and people caring for someone with suspected COVID-19 symptoms wear a medical mask. The WHO also recommends medical masks for at-risk people, including people aged 60 or over and people of any age with underlying health conditions.
The WHO states that "non-medical, fabric masks are being used by many people in public areas, but there has been limited evidence on their effectiveness and WHO does not recommend their widespread use among the public for control of COVID-19."
"I just love how wearing a mask became like this soft thing that you're doing — like being courteous," Burr said.
Rogan commented on wearing a face masks, "It's for b*tches." Burr then asked, "Why is it for b*tches?" Rogan replied, "It just is."
Burr retorted, "Why does it always become like that? It's always like the man vs. the b*tch."
The UFC color commentator replied, "Because that's what men do, we make fun of things. Anything. Anything that seems like you're not taking chances. And that's what the mask is."
Rogan pointed out that not enough people are talking about taking "care of your immune system."
"No one's telling you to sleep more, drink water, take vitamins," Rogan said.
Rogan has been tested for coronavirus twice, and has tested all of his podcast guests since the COVID-19 outbreak.
The conversation about face masks begins at the 5-minute mark.
(Content warning: The following video contains explicit language):
Bill Burr on Coronavirus Quarantine, Rants About Mask Wearing www.youtube.com
Rogan also took the mainstream media to task for their apparent failure to cover former Vice President Joe Biden's "cognitive decline." Rogan made his remarks about Biden's gaffes and mental lapses during an interview with evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein.
"Sometimes people get really tongue-tied, and panic under pressure and words come out all f***ed up," Rogan said. "That is possible. But there's a trend."
"And if you go back to when he was a younger man, that trend didn't exist," Rogan said of the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate. "You're seeing a change. And the idea that as you get older, you become less comfortable with the media, less comfortable with speaking publicly, that doesn't jive with me. That doesn't make any sense."
Weinstein, who is often named as one of the members of the "Intellectual Dark Web," replied, "I agree with you. I see a decline."
"But irrespective of what that is, Joe Biden is an influence peddler," Weinstein continued. "He's not an idea guy, right? He's the same idea as Hillary Clinton in a different morphology."
In April, Rogan compared Biden to a 3-year-old and President Donald Trump to boxing legend Mike Tyson.
"It shows you how crazy the system is that they wanted him," Rogan said on his podcast. "That they wanted Biden to be their guy, that they don't, they can't admit that he's in cognitive decline. I mean, it's very strange."
On Saturday, "Joe Rogan" was a trending topic on Twitter for his face mask comment, remarks about Biden, and because an old video of Rogan was resurfaced. In the video from 2011, fellow comedian Joey Diaz talks about exchanging stand-up stage appearances for sexual favors on Rogan's podcast.
Many users were contacting Spotify to try to have Rogan canceled. In May, Rogan signed a contract with Spotify worth an estimated $100 million.
Many people on Twitter, including Steven Crowder, were doubtful that Rogan would be canceled for the latest "controversy."
People also tried to cancel Joe Rogan in January after he endorsed Bernie Sanders.


theblaze--2020-06-20--Great-grandson of 'Aunt Jemima' is outraged over decision to 'erase' family legacy

Great-grandson of 'Aunt Jemima ' is outraged over decision to 'erase ' family legacy Quaker Oats announced an immediate rebranding @ @ @ @ @ this week

Quaker Oats announced Wednesday the immediate rebranding of its Aunt Jemima breakfast line, claiming the company name and logo perpetuate "racial stereotypes." The move came in response to a renewed national discussion about the far-reaching impacts of racism.
"Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype," the company said.
Now, the great-grandson of "Aunt Jemima" is speaking out, criticizing the move.
Larnell Evans Sr. told Patch that the attempt by Quaker Oats to rewrite history is a great "injustice."
"This is an injustice for me and my family. This is part of my history, sir," Evans said. "The racism they talk about, using images from slavery, that comes from the other side — white people."
"This company profits off images of our slavery. And their answer is to erase my great-grandmother's history. A black female," he added. "It hurts."
According to Patch, Evans' great-grandmother — the late Anna Short Harrington — succeeded Nancy Green, a former enslaved woman, as the face of the Aunt Jemima brand in the early 1920s.
From Patch:
Harrington was born on a South Carolina plantation where her family worked as sharecroppers. In 1927, a white family from New York "bought" Harrington to be their maid. She made a living as cook at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house in Syracuse and worked for wealthy white people, including Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. She was discovered by a Quaker Oats representative while serving up her pancakes, a favorite of local frat boys, at the New York State Fair in 1935.
Quaker Oats used Harrington's likeness on products and advertising, and it sent her around the country to serve flapjacks dressed as "Aunt Jemima." The gig made her a national celebrity.
"She worked for that Quaker Oats for 20 years. She traveled all the way around the United States and Canada making pancakes as Aunt Jemima for them," Evans explained.
"This woman served all those people, and it was after slavery. She worked as Aunt Jemima. That was her job," he continued. "How do you think I feel as a black man sitting here telling you about my family history they're trying to erase?"


theblaze--2020-06-20--Rioters tear down more statues including Ulysses S. Grant, who defeated the Confederacy and 'destroy

Rioters tear down more statues including Ulysses S. Grant, who defeated the Confederacy and 'destroyed the KKK'

Rioters tear down more statues including Ulysses S. Grant , who defeated the Confederacy and 'destroyed the KKK' Other historic @ @ @ @ @ Friday night including one of Francis Scott Key and a Spanish priest who was canonized @ @ @

A day after Portland rioters tore down a nearly 100-year-old statue of George Washington, vandals toppled more historic statues. On Friday night, saboteurs ripped down monuments that were dedicated to Ulysses S. Grant, Francis Scott Key, and an 18th-century Spanish priest who was canonized as a saint.
Rioters leveled a statue dedicated to Ulysses S. Grant, the Republican who was the 18th president of the United States and the four-star Union general who defeated the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
Grant allegedly owned one slave for "about a year on the eve of the Civil War," according to Sean Kane, interpretations and programs specialist at The American Civil War Museum. "In 1859, Grant either bought or was given the 35-year-old Jones, who was in Grant's service until he freed him before the start of the War."
Grant wrote in his personal memoir, "As time passes, people, even of the South, will begin to wonder how it was possible that their ancestors ever fought for or justified institutions which acknowledged the right of property in man."
Many came in defense of Grant, including U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who noted that Grant "destroyed the KKK."
Defenders pointed out that famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass praised the Union general and that Grant signed into law an act that empowered him to use armed forces to quash any person or group, such as the Ku Klux Klan, who disenfranchised and terrorized former slaves.
The Ulysses S. Grant statue was one of three monuments that rioters tore down on Friday night at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
Vandals also brought down a statue of Francis Scott Key, the composer of "The Star-Spangled Banner." The rioters justified taking down Key's statue because he was a slave owner.
Video also shows rioters topple a statue of Junipero Serra, founder of the missions of California. In 2015, Serra was canonized as a saint by Pope Francis I in Washington, D.C., making him the first saint of the Roman Catholic Church to be canonized in the United States.
Rioters deemed the 1907 statue of the Spanish Roman Catholic saint to be torn down because "many Native Americans blame him for the destruction of their culture and the decimation of their ancestors from European diseases, as well as for the brutal punishment he inflicted on those who tried to run away," according to The Mercury News.
No arrests were made in San Francisco.
Also on Juneteenth, the day remembering the freeing of the last U.S. slaves over a century and a half ago, two confederate monuments were brought down in Raleigh, North Carolina. Protests escalated and rioters used ropes to take down statues of Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War.
The statues were dragged in the streets, and then the rope was tied to light posts to mimic a public hanging. WRAL-TV reported that one person was arrested.
In Washington, D.C., rioters brought down a statue of Confederate General Albert Pike and set it on fire.
President Donald Trump condemned D.C. police for "not doing their job" by allowing the statue, which was standing near D.C. Police Headquarters, to be dismantled. Trump also tagged Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on the tweet.


theblaze--2020-06-20--Judge allows John Bolton's tell-all book to be published, torches him in process: 'Bolton was wrong'

Judge allows John Bolton 's tell-all book to be published , torches him in process : 'Bolton was wrong' 'The @ @ @ @ @ to say in Texas , seems to be out of the barn '

A federal judge handed former national security adviser John Bolton a massive legal victory Saturday, ruling that the publication of Bolton's forthcoming tell-all book can move forward.
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to stop the book's publication. They claimed the book's publication would jeopardize national security.
U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth disagreed — although he did not let Bolton completely off the hook, either.
"While Bolton's unilateral conduct raises grave national security concerns, the government has not established that an injunction is an appropriate remedy," Lamberth ruled.
Ultimately, Lamberth said that stopping the book's publication would be impossible to enforce after Bolton's publisher revealed that hundreds of thousands of copies had already been shipped to book retailers. "The horse, as we used to say in Texas, seems to be out of the barn," Lamberth said ahead of a Friday hearing, Politico reported.
Still, Lamberth ruled that Bolton has potentially exposed himself to losing the book's profits, and even criminal liability, for not following the government's standard review process for books written by former government officials.
Lambert ruled:
Bolton disputes that his book contains any such classified information and emphasizes his months-long compliance with the prepublication review process. He bristles at the mixed messages sent by prepublication review personnel and questions the motives of intelligence officers. Bolton could have sued the government and sought relief in court. Instead, he opted out of the review process before its conclusion. Unilateral fast-tracking carried the benefit of publicity and sales, and the cost of substantial risk exposure.
This was Bolton' s bet: If he is right and the book does not contain classified information, he keeps the upside mentioned above; but if he is wrong, he stands to lose his profits from the book deal, exposes himself to criminal liability, and imperils national security. Bolton was wrong.
Bolton, however, asserts his book does not contain classified information.
Bolton's book, "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir," will be released on Tuesday, June 23.


theblaze--2020-06-20--Fox News poll finds majority think holding large rallies are a bad idea, just ahead of Trump's Tulsa

Fox News poll finds majority think holding large rallies are a bad idea, just ahead of Trump's Tulsa rally

Fox News poll finds majority think holding large rallies are a bad idea , just ahead of Trump 's Tulsa @ @ @ @ @ how many Americans oppose the lockdown

A Fox News poll asked registered voters if large political rallies were a good idea under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic and found that a majority are against them.
The results were published on Friday, just head of the return of President Donald Trump's campaign rallies in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
More than twice as many polled believed large political rallies were a bad idea as opposed to those who said it was a good idea, 59% to 23%, respectively.
Another 16% answered that their opinion depends on other factors.
Did lockdowns go too far?
The poll found the country divided on the lockdown response to the coronavirus, with 19% saying it went too far, another 38% saying the response was appropriate, and another 38% saying it didn't go far enough.
On the wearing of face masks
Another poll question measured how Americans viewed their compatriots who wore face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Among all respondents, 80% said they saw people wearing face masks favorably. Among Democrats, 89% saw mask wearers favorable, but among Republicans only 68% saw them favorable.
Other results from the Fox News poll published on Thursday showed Joe Biden increasing his lead over the president by 12%.
Here's a video about the poll results:


theblaze--2020-06-20--Top US Attorney refuses to step down — but AG Barr has already announced his replacement

Top US Attorney refuses to step down — but AG Barr has already announced his replacement ' I have not @ @ @ @ @ intention of resigning , my position '

Controversy erupted late Friday when Geoffrey Berman, the powerful U.S. Attorney for the southern district of New York, refused to step down despite Attorney General William Barr announcing his replacement.
Barr abruptly announced Friday that President Donald Trump would replace Berman with Jay Clayton, current chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Berman has served in his capacity since April 2018, and his office has conducted investigations into top Trump allies, including Michael Cohen and Rudy Giuliani.
Barr stated in a press release:
I thank Geoffrey Berman, who is stepping down after two-and-a-half years of service as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. With tenacity and savvy, Geoff has done an excellent job leading one of our nation's most significant U.S. Attorney's Offices, achieving many successes on consequential civil and criminal matters. I appreciate his service to the Department of Justice and our nation, and I wish him well in the future.
Berman responded by saying that he would not step down.
"I learned in a press release from the Attorney General tonight that I was 'stepping down' as United States Attorney," Berman said.
"I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position," he announced, "to which I was appointed by the Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York."
Berman explained that he will only step down once "a presidentially appointed nominee is confirmed by the Senate."
"Until then, our investigations will move forward without delay or interruption," he said
At issue is whether Trump can summarily dismiss Berman when Berman was appointed to the position by federal judges in the southern district of New York. The judges were legally obligated to fill the position because Trump left it vacant without a Senate-confirmed attorney for more than one year.
Trump is allowed to replace Berman — but only after the Senate confirms a replacement. Until then, Berman, as he indicated in his statement, is allowed to remain in his role.


theblaze--2020-06-21--Eskimo Pie to change 'derogatory' name

Eskimo Pie to change 'derogatory' name

The latest brand to get a complete makeover

Eskimo Pie is the latest brand to undergo sweeping changes as companies scramble to rid any marketing or products that could be seen as even slightly offensive. Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, who makes the Eskimo Pie, said they would rename the ice cream bar because it is "derogatory."
First, Quaker Oats announced that Aunt Jemima products would receive a new name and logo. The company said the changes were being made because "Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype."
Then Mars Inc. declared they would remove "Uncle Ben" from the popular rice brand because "racism has no place in society."
B&G Foods, Inc. said Cream of Wheat is also considering removing the Black chef from the packaging. Conagra Brands, the parent company of Mrs. Butterworth's, said they were contemplating rebranding the breakfast syrup to not offend anyone.
Now, the chocolate-covered vanilla ice cream bar is getting a complete makeover. Dreyer's released a statement that said, "We are committed to being a part of the solution on racial equality, and recognize the term is derogatory."
Elizabell Marquez, head of marketing for parent company Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, said, "We have been reviewing our Eskimo Pie business for some time and will be changing the brand name and marketing."
The Eskimo Pie will get a new name and will no longer feature the Alaska Native child on its packaging.
Eskimo isa "member of a group of indigenous peoples of southwestern and northern Alaska, arctic Canada, Greenland, and eastern Siberia," according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
However, the term "Eskimo" is considered derogatory by some because "it was given by non-Inuit people and was said to mean 'eater of raw meat,'" according to the Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska.
"Linguists now believe that 'Eskimo' is derived from an Ojibwa word meaning 'to net snowshoes,'" according to the Alaska Native Language Center. "However, the people of Canada and Greenland prefer other names. 'Inuit,' meaning 'people,' is used in most of Canada, and the language is called 'Inuktitut' in eastern Canada although other local designations are used also."


theblaze--2020-06-22--Resurfaced clip shows Jimmy Kimmel laughing as Megan Fox talks about Michael Bay sexualizing her whe

Resurfaced clip shows Jimmy Kimmel laughing as Megan Fox talks about Michael Bay sexualizing her when she was 15 Is @ @ @ @ @ taking the summer off ?

Jimmy Kimmel announced last week that his TV show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," was going on hiatus for the summer.
"I'm taking this summer off to spend even more time with my family," Kimmel said. "There's nothing wrong. I'm healthy, my family's healthy, I just need a couple of months off."
Many wondered if Kimmel was taking time off to allow the heat die down over resurfaced video clips of him in blackface doing an exaggerated impersonation of former Utah Jazz legend Karl Malone, especially since this has been the summer of canceling people.
On the heels of Kimmel's blackface controversy, another old clip has emerged that shows the progressive TV host in a very negative light.
A clip from an episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" went viral this weekend, showing Kimmel laughing while actress Megan Fox explains how director Michael Bay sexualized her as a 15-year-old.
In the clip that has more than 3.3 million views in less than 24 hours, Fox is telling the story of the first time she worked with Bay on a movie. Fox, who had just turned 15 years old at the time, was cast in the 2003 buddy cop flick "Bad Boys II." Fox, who was in 10th grade at the time, was cast as a bikini-clad dancer.
"The first time I ever worked with [Bay], actually, I had just turned 15 and I was an extra in 'Bad Boys II,'" Fox told Kimmel. "They were shooting this club scene, and they brought me in, and I was wearing a stars-and-stripes bikini and a red cowboy hat and, like, six-inch heels."
"He approved it, and they said, 'You know, Michael, she's 15, so you can't sit her at the bar, and she can't have a drink in her hand,'" Fox said. "So his solution to that problem was to then have me dancing underneath a waterfall getting soaking wet."
The crowd and Kimmel laugh, and he said, "Perfectly wholesome."
"At 15, I was in 10th grade," Fox said.
Kimmel laughingly said, "Wow."
"So that's sort of a microcosm of how Bay's mind works," Fox added.
Kimmel replied, "Yeah, well, that's really a microcosm of how all of our minds work, but some of us have the decency to repress those thoughts and pretend that they don't exist."
Fox would later appear in Bay's "Transformers" movie in 2007. Fox reportedly had to do her audition at Bay's house, where she washed his Ferrari as he filmed her.
"[Fox] told me she went to director Michael Bay's house to audition and he made her wash his Ferrari while he filmed her. She said she didn't know what had happened to that footage," The Guardian reported in 2009. "When I put it to Bay himself, he looked suitably abashed. 'Er, I don't know where it is either.'"
Fox said that Bay and several cast members of the 2009 "Transformers" movie "Revenge of the Fallen" were at her "five-hour" wardrobe fitting.
"The process of picking those outfits—I don't have much of a say," she said. "Mike [Bay] was auditioning Ramon [Rodriguez] and some of the other characters, and there was just a room full of men upstairs in his office—it was Shia, Ramon, two other actors, and [Bay]—and I had to, like, come up and down [the stairs] and knock on the door and try on all my wardrobe, and I had, like, 18 different outfits. It was white-jean shorts, a pink belly-shirt, motorcycle boots, and we went through a whole thing. Mike was selecting them in the process of auditioning."


theblaze--2020-06-21--Florida police find 'extremely disturbing' mock lynching of pig-faced mannequin in NYPD uniform

' A deliberate attempt to exasperate an anti-police sentiment and drive a divide in our community '

Florida police discovered a pig-faced mannequin dressed in an NYPD uniform hanging from an overpass. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office called the anti-cop stunt "extremely disturbing," and an attempt to "drive a divide in our community."
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has launched an investigation into a mock lynching of a mannequin wearing a police uniform. Police also found "KKK" scrawled on it, according to KHQ-TV. The mannequin was hung on an overpass on Interstate 95.
The mannequin was taken down on Saturday by deputies after concerned motorists called authorities over a possible suicide. The fake body had New York Police Department patches on the cop uniform and the head was a pig mask.
Officers find mannequin dressed in police uniform hanging from Jacksonville overpass www.youtube.com
Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams called the mock lynching "extremely disturbing."
"Both the tactics and props used were a deliberate attempt to exasperate an anti-police sentiment and drive a divide in our community," Williams wrote on Facebook.
"This incident was carried out by people wanting to undermine our dedicated efforts to keep our city safe," the post stated. "Too many good citizens are working with us to keep our community safe through active partnerships, and frank conversations about the challenges we all face. This type of act will not be tolerated by our agency or our community, and we will work together to hold those responsible accountable."
"We are working to come together & invoke change & growth in our community," Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry wrote on Twitter. "We won't let an appalling & disturbing act like this derail our progress. I won't tolerate actions like this so blatantly meant to intimidate our police nor will I stand for it against any citizen."


theblaze--2020-06-21--'Cancel culture' gets hilariously mocked over Yale's connection to infamous slave trader

'Cancel culture ' gets hilariously mocked over Yale 's connection to infamous slave trader

Cancel culture, the practice of publicly shaming people and organizations — often resulting in an individual losing their job or a business losing customers — for saying or doing something objectionable, has been amplified in recent weeks as racial unrest took over the country in the wake of George Floyd's tragic death in Minneapolis.
Now, those chickens are coming home to roost.
Conservative pundit Jesse Kelly triggered a wave of "#CancelYale" momentum over the weekend after observing that Elihu Yale, the man for whom Yale University is named, was a notorious slave trader.
"Yale University was named for Elihu Yale. Not just a man who had slaves. An actual slave trader. I call on @Yale to change it's name immediately and strip the name of Yale from every building, piece of paper, and merchandise. Otherwise, they hate black people," Kelly tweeted, along with the hashtag "#CancelYale."
In another tweet, Kelly mocked, "I'm ok with arresting Yale faculty and alumni, but I think they all should be allowed to buy their way out of prison with reparation payments. Let's end Yale's vicious cycle of keeping other human beings in captivity. #CancelYale."
"I would never attend @Yale because I don't believe black people should be slaves. Unlike Yale," Kelly later tweeted.
Other social media users piled on with hilarious comments mocking cancel culture:
"Everyone who has 'Yale' in his or her biography is a racist who supports slaver," Mike Cernovich said.
"Every Professor that taught at Yale should do the walk of shame on live tv. It is NOT okay to participate in a historically racist institution such as Yale. THEY MUST PAY FOR THEIR BIGOTRY & RACISM!" another user said.
"Changing Yale's name just hides their history. Every person with a degree from Yale should b canceled. They should be forced to resign from public office. Resign from all Boards. Be disbarred. Lose their professional certifications. Lose judgeships. Am I doing #CancelYale right?" another person mocked.
"Yale needs to shut down. You can't expunge this sort of guilt by changing a name. Also current degree holders must renounce their degrees," another person said.
"The same family invented locks that secure chains. Coincidence? I think not. So triggered I'm literally shaking right now," another person said, attacking an image of a Yale lock.
Kelly also targeted Harvard University, Brown University, Georgetown University, and New York City.
Later, Kelly tweeted, "I am calling on both parties in Congress to pass the Strip University Credentials Act for every American university like Yale, Georgetown, and Brown who are founded by slave owners. I'm calling it the SUC Act. End university racism and these monuments to slavery."


theblaze--2020-06-21--Attorney for George Floyd's family explains why tearing down Confederate statues could be self-defea

Attorney for George Floyd's family explains why tearing down Confederate statues could be self-defeating

Attorney for George Floyd 's family explains why tearing down Confederate statues could be self-defeating

Since the George Floyd protests that started weeks ago, there has been a spike in historical statues being toppled. Statues that paid tribute to "The Star-Spangled Banner" composer Francis Scott Key, 18th-century Spanish priest Junipero Serra, Confederate statues in the Capitol, Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington.
Mobs have even torn down a statue honoring Ulysses S. Grant, who defeated the Confederacy. The attorney for George Floyd's family isn't so sure that tearing down statues is a constructive idea, and it might be counterproductive.
Ben Crump is a prominent civil rights attorney who has represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown Jr., Tamir Rice, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. Crump isn't sure that removing controversial statues, even Confederate monuments, will have the positive effects that some activists think it will.
"I think we have to figure out how to honor people who have done things that are beneficial to society, and if they did things that were not beneficial to society, that we can examine in the lens of having a broad view of what we believe as Americans represents the best attributes of our national identity, then we should look at that," Crump told Fox News host Neil Cavuto on Saturday.
"Whether it should be a situation where, if we keep statues up like that, we tell the history of that individual so people will know the whole story," Crump said.
"I'm not sure pulling the statues down is the right thing if we now don't get the lessons to understand how we can learn from those things, so we don't repeat those mistakes of the past," he explained. "You know, they say history – if not studied – we will often repeat it."
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) announced this weekend that Confederate statues would be removed out of the state capital of Raleigh. Cooper said the statues are a public safety concern. Two Confederate statues were torn down, dragged through the streets, and strung up from a street light post as a symbolic public hanging on Friday night.
"Monuments to white supremacy don't belong in places of allegiance, and it's past time that these painful memorials be moved in a legal, safe way," Cooper said.
During the Fox News interview, Crump also commented on the Rayshard Brooks death in Atlanta.
"These are very contentious times when it comes to the whole issue of police use of force," he told Cavuto. "I think ... we should all try to make sure that we examine all the attendant circumstances."
"I hope that's what the district attorney did, because I've always advocated that we have to have due process of the law for everybody and that we want to have the fair administration of justice for all involved, and what I have found is that normally, the police are going to be given every benefit of the doubt, every benefit of consideration," Crump continued.
"The thing that I have found is that citizens of color are not always given that same due process, and so I think it should be fair for everybody," he said. "It should be fair for police officers just as much as I believe it should be fair for citizens whether they are black people, white people, brown people or red people."
"We have to make sure that when we quote Thomas Jefferson's words that all are created equally that we honor those words in America by saying we want equal consideration and equal justice under the law for all Americans," Crump concluded.


theblaze--2020-06-21--Macy's debunks narrative after Black man viciously attacks white man in viral video

' ... it is clear that the attack was unprovoked '

A video of a black man viciously beating a white man in a Michigan Macy's department store went viral last week. The man who filmed the beatdown claimed the white man, a store employee, said the N-word, therefore provoking the attack.
That man, a 22-year-old rapper whose brother is responsible for the beating, told the New York Post that his brother was driven by "instinct."
"Just the fact of the remark that he said that we all heard. And just, what else were we supposed to do? In this age and time, he didn't know what else to do. That was just his instinct," the rapper said.
However, Macy's is disputing their version of events. In fact, the department store said the attack was "unprovoked."
Andrea Schwartz, senior director of media relations for Macy's, told MLive-The Flint Journal in a statement:
We are deeply saddened about the incident that took place on Monday (June 15) at Macy's Genesee Valley as the safety of Macy's customers and colleagues is our top priority.
Violence in the workplace of any kind is unacceptable. All the materials from the evening have been reviewed and it is clear that the attack was unprovoked. We are working closely with local authorities on this investigation, and will defer any further comments about the case to them per policy.
Flint Township police are currently investigating the incident.
"Officers learned an employee of the store was assaulted by a young black male who fled the scene with a second individual after the assault," police said in a statement. "Store surveillance video confirmed the assault against the employee. Investigators also learned the assault was recorded by the second individual and shared on social media."
According to local media, police are actively searching for the attacker and the man who filmed the brutal attack.


theblaze--2020-06-21--Brett Favre says Colin Kaepernick should be considered a 'hero' like Army Ranger Pat Tillman

Brett Favre says Colin Kaepernick should be considered a 'hero ' like Army Ranger Pat Tillman Has Brett Favre taken @ @ @ @ @ head ?

Brett Favre said that Colin Kaepernick, who lost his starting quarterback job to Blaine Gabbert and became a professional activist after NFL teams showed no interest in him, should be considered a "hero" like Pat Tillman, the football player who turned down a multi-million contract to become an Army Ranger following the September 11th terror attacks. Has Brett Favre taken too many hits to the head?
Favre gave an interview to TMZ Sports, where he made the bizarre comparison between the two former NFL players.
"It's not easy for a guy his age – black or white, Hispanic, whatever – to stop something that you've always dreamed of doing, and put it on hold, maybe forever, for something that you believe in," Favre said of Kaepernick.
"I can only think of right off the top of my head, Pat Tillman is another guy that did something similar," Favre said. "And, we regard him as a hero. So, I'd assume that hero status will be stamped with Kaepernick as well."
Brett Favre Compares Kaepernick To Pat Tillman, 'I'd Assume Hero Status Will Be Stamped' www.youtube.com
In Kaepernick's last two NFL seasons, he had a pass completion percentage under 60% and a QB rating under 50. Kaepernick's poor play on the field and social justice distractions on the sidelines, including wearing socks depicting cops as pigs and praising Fidel Castro, prompted the San Francisco 49ers to reportedly consider releasing him in 2016, but before the team could let him go, Kaepernick opted out of his contract.
Despite having backup quarterback talent, Kaepernick allegedly demanded a starting QB job with a starting QB salary. No NFL team has signed Kaepernick since he opted out of his 49ers contract in 2016.
Without a football career, Kapernick became a professional activist. In 2018, his decision paid off. Despite not playing football, Nike signed Kaepernick to a contract to sell athletic sneakers that paid him as much as "seven figures."
Pat Tillman was a defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals, and broke the franchise record for tackles in 2000 with 224. Then his world was turned upside down by the 9/11 terror attacks.
Following the 2001 NFL season, Tillman walked away from a contract offer of $3.6 million over three years from the Cardinals to enlist in the U.S. Army.
"Sports embodied many of the qualities I deem meaningful: courage, toughness, strength etc., while at the same time the attention I received reinforced its seeming importance," Tillman said in 2002. "However, these last few years, and especially after recent events, I've come to appreciate just how shallow and insignificant my role is. I'm no longer satisfied with the path I've been following... it's no longer important."
Tillman became a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment, "the Army's premier direct-action raid force." He served tours in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, and in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2004.
"On the evening of April 22, 2004, Pat's unit was ambushed as it traveled through the rugged, canyon terrain of eastern Afghanistan," the Pat Tillman Foundation website states. "His heroic efforts to provide cover for fellow soldiers as they escaped from the canyon led to his untimely and tragic death via fratricide."
Tillman was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and Silver Star medals. The Cardinals retired Tillman's jersey and there is a bronze statue of him outside the State Farm Stadium. Arizona State University named the football locker room entryway to Sun Devil Stadium, the "Pat Tillman Memorial Tunnel."


theblaze--2020-06-21--Shootings skyrocket after NYPD disbands 'anti-crime' units: 'This is what the politicians wanted'

Shootings skyrocket after NYPD disbands 'anti-crime ' units : 'This is what the politicians wanted '

The New York Police Department announced last week that it would disband its controversial "anti-crime units," impacting about 600 NYPD officers who patrolled in plainclothes.
The move was applauded by those who seek immediate police reform in the wake of the tragic killing of George Floyd.
"This is a seismic shift in the culture of how the NYPD polices this great city. It will be felt immediately in the communities that we protect," New York Police Commissioner Dermot F. Shea said.
Unfortunately for New Yorkers, the impact of the reform was immediate — but it was not positive.
According to the New York Post, shootings in the city surged after the NYPD disbanded the plainclothes units. In fact, between Monday, the day Shea made his announcement, and Saturday, there had been 28 shooting incidents with 38 victims. The shootings accumulated at least five deaths.
By comparison, there had only been 12 shootings over the entire week during the same time period last year, the Post noted.
"This is what the politicians wanted — no bail, nobody in Rikers, cops not arresting anyone," a law enforcement official told the Post. "All those things equal people walking around on the street with guns, shooting each other."
As of June 20, there have been 97 shooting incidents in New York City, a significant increase from the 89 incidents during the entire month of June last year.
On Saturday alone, 19 New Yorkers were injured in more than a dozen shootings, the Washington Examiner reported.


theblaze--2020-06-21--Comedian D.L. Hughley tests positive for coronavirus after collapsing onstage in Nashville

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Hughley tests positive for coronavirus after collapsing onstage in Nashville The comedian and actor did n't have @ @ @ @ @ onstage

D.L. Hughley collapsed during a live stand-up comedy show on Friday night. The comedian and actor was immediately taken to the hospital, where he tested positive for the coronavirus.
While performing live stand-up at Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville, Tennessee, Hughley collapsed. Video taken by a member of the audience shows the comedian stop his comedy routine and lose consciousness while sitting on a stool. His manager came up on stage to hold up Hughley before he fell to the ground.
Hughley, 57, was taken to the Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Hughley said he was treated for extreme exhaustion and dehydration. After a battery of tests, he tested positive for COVID-19.
Hughley released a video giving a health update and thanking people for their thoughts and prayers. Hughley said he was asymptomatic and didn't have any of the symptoms associated with the coronavirus.
"I didn't have flu-like symptoms, I didn't have shortness of breath, I didn't have difficulty breathing, I didn't have a cough, I didn't have a low-grade fever," Hughley said in the video. "I still don't have a fever. I didn't have a loss of smell or taste, apparently I just lost consciousness."
Hughley was kept at the hospital overnight and released on Saturday.
"So, in addition to all the other stuff you have to look out for, if you pass out in the middle of a show, onstage, you probably need to get tested," Hughley said.
"Well thank you for your prayers and your well wishes and a few more of them wouldn't hurt, so hopefully I won't develop symptoms," the comedian added. "Maybe this is as bad as it gets."
Hughley said he is going to quarantine in his Nashville hotel room for 14 days.


theblaze--2020-06-21--CHAZ leader enraged Seattle EMT's wouldn't enter autonomous zone following a shooting

Autonomous : adjective - having the right or power of self-government an autonomous territory .

Early Saturday morning, two men were shot in Seattle's Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, one later died from his gunshot injuries. One of the prominent leaders of the CHAZ is enraged that Seattle EMTs refused to enter the autonomous zone, but emergency officials explain why medics didn't enter the "self-governed" area.
A Seattle rapper named Raz Simone is allegedly one of the leaders of the CHAZ. Simone gained national notoriety following the George Floyd protests after he was one of the early organizers of the autonomous zone in Seattle.
He was labeled as a "warlord" by many after video emerged of him screaming, "This is war!" into a megaphone and ordering "armed paramilitaries to guard the barricades in shifts."
The City Journal said the AK-47-wielding activist was "filmed allegedly assaulting multiple protestors who disobeyed his orders, informing them that he was the 'police' now, sparking fears that he was becoming the de facto warlord of the autonomous zone." Simone has since denied that he is a "warlord."
Following Saturday's shooting inside the Capitol Hill Organized Protest area, Simone fired off an angry tweet attacking Seattle medics for not venturing into the autonomous zone to help the shooting victims.
"Medics refused to help even after people in the CHOP begged," Simone tweeted. "They let our bro bleed out for 30 minutes till he died. F*** politics. F*** your currupt system."
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The Seattle Fire Department released a statement explaining why the emergency medical technicians did not enter the CHAZ.
"On June 20, 2020 at approximately 2:19 a.m., 9-1-1 received reports of a shooting at 10th Ave and E. Pine St. SPD officers responded to the scene and SFD dispatch was notified," the statement read. "Between 2:26 and 2:28 a.m. SPD officers staged at 12th Ave and Cherry St. and initially entered the scene but were unable to secure the location for SFD medics."
The Seattle Fire Department said they "needed SPD presence to enter the scene" to ensure the safety of the medical technicians.
"Due to SFD's existing policy of staging and requesting law enforcement to first secure the scene before entering for scenes of violence, SFD units staged at Broadway and Pine St. at 2:25 a.m.," the Seattle Fire Department stated. "This is a standard procedure for any scene of violence and is also currently in place for any fire and medical emergency inside the area deemed the CHOP due to firefighter safety."
Both shooting victims received medical attention from volunteer CHOP medics, and were transported to the Harborview Medical Center, where one man was pronounced dead, and the other was said to be in critical condition.
Residents of the CHAZ attempted to block entry to Seattle police officers who wanted to help the shooting victims and get them medical attention by securing the area for the SFD. Seattle police entered the CHAZ between 2:26 and 2:28 a.m., but were told to leave the autonomous zone because the first victim was already taken to the hospital. CHOP inhabitants created a human wall to prevent the cops from advancing.
"Officers attempted to locate a shooting victim but were met by a violent crowd that prevented officers safe access to the victims," a statement from the Seattle Police Department read. "Officers were later informed that the victims, both males, had been transported to Harborview Medical Center by CHOP 'medics.'"
The Seattle Police Department shared a video of the shooting scene as well as bodycam footage of cops entering the CHOP, where they were greeted by a mostly aggressive crowd.
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There was reportedly a fight between numerous people inside the CHAZ before the shooting, according to Post Millennial editor-at-large Andy Ngo.
Seattle's Democratic Mayor Jenny Durkan recently said that the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone "is not a lawless wasteland of anarchist insurrection - it is a peaceful expression of our community's collective grief and their desire to build a better world."


theblaze--2020-06-21--AOC brags how teens on Chinese-owned TikTok sabotaged Trump's rally: 'Y'all make me so proud'

AOC brags how teens on Chinese-owned TikTok sabotaged Trump 's rally : ' Y'all make me so proud '

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) celebrated the lower-than-expected turnout for President Donald Trump's Tulsa rally on Saturday night by bragging that Trump was "ROCKED by teens on TikTok."
According to Ocasio-Cortez, teenagers on the Chinese-owned TikTok social media platform acquired tickets for Trump's rally to inflate the campaign's expected turnout.
"Actually you just got ROCKED by teens on TikTok who flooded the Trump campaign w/ fake ticket reservations & tricked you into believing a million people wanted your white supremacist open mic enough to pack an arena during COVID," Ocasio-Cortez said.
"Y'all make me so proud," the New York Democrat added.
More from the New York Times:
TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music groups claimed to have registered potentially hundreds of thousands of tickets for Mr. Trump's campaign rally as a prank. After the Trump campaign's official account @TeamTrump posted a tweet asking supporters to register for free tickets using their phones on June 11, K-pop fan accounts began sharing the information with followers, encouraging them to register for the rally — and then not show.
The trend quickly spread on TikTok, where videos with millions of views instructed viewers to do the same, as CNN reported on Tuesday. "Oh no, I signed up for a Trump rally, and I can't go," one woman joked, along with a fake cough, in a TikTok posted on June 15.
YouTuber Elijah Daniel told the Times, "It spread mostly through Alt TikTok — we kept it on the quiet side where people do pranks and a lot of activism. K-pop Twitter and Alt TikTok have a good alliance where they spread information amongst each other very quickly. They all know the algorithms and how they can boost videos to get where they want."
"The majority of people who made them deleted them after the first day because we didn't want the Trump campaign to catch wind," Daniel explained. "These kids are smart and they thought of everything."
Unfortunately for Trump, the sabotaged worked.
The Trump campaign claimed last week that more than 1 million ticket requests had been received for the Tulsa rally, the president's first since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the world.
However, fewer than 6,200 supporters actually showed up, Forbes reported. The arena where Trump held the rally could have seated more than three times that number.
Trump's campaign blamed the disappointing turnout on protesters who they claimed were "interfering with supporters."


theblaze--2020-06-21--Eleven people shot, one person dead in Minneapolis shooting spree

This comes after the Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to replace the police department with a 'community safety ' model

There was a shooting spree in Minneapolis early Sunday morning, where 11 people were shot and one person died.
At 12:37 a.m. on Sunday, multiple 911 calls were received by the police dispatch about a shooting. The Minneapolis Police advised residents to avoid Uptown Minneapolis, "a commercial district that includes several bars and restaurants," according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
There were multiple shooters, according to the Minneapolis Police Department. The shooting suspects all fled the murder scene.
"Police arrived and located several people suffering from gunshot wounds," the Minneapolis Police Department said in a press release. "Multiple ambulances responded and transported victims to Hennepin County Medical Center. Others were transported to area hospitals in private vehicles."
One adult male died at the hospital, and the other 11 are receiving medical treatment for their non-life-threatening injuries.
The MPD is investigating the shooting, and have not released a motive for the attack. No suspects are in custody.
This shooting spree comes only days after another mass shooting event. On Tuesday, nine people were shot in Minneapolis, including eight in a two-hour span.
As of June 17, a record 149 people have been shot in Minneapolis since the beginning of the year; nearly half of the victims were shot in the three weeks leading up to June 17, according to the Minneapolis Police Department. The first week after George Floyd's death, there were a record 22 gunshot victims.
The shooting sprees come less than two weeks after the Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution officially committing to replacing the city's police department with a "community safety" model. Following the George Floyd protests, council members and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) pledged to activists that the Minneapolis Police Department would be dismantled.
"Police violence is a threat to public safety. We must allocate resources to ensure that all instances of death or injury in police custody are adequately and independently reviewed," Omar said. "We can't reform a system that is rotten, reimagining and reconstructing a new way forward is a better approach."


theblaze--2020-06-21--Lindsey Graham defers to Democrats, says top Dems must approve Trump's US attorney replacement

Lindsey Graham defers to Democrats , says top Dems must approve Trump 's US attorney replacement 'As chairman , I @ @ @ @ @ will continue to do so '

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced Saturday that President Donald Trump's replacement for U.S. Attorney in the southern district of New York will have to go through top Senate Democrats.
Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said that he will not consider Trump's replacement nominee unless both New York senators — Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand — give the nominee a "blue slip," the signal that home-state senators approve of a federal judicial nominee.
Traditionally, not returning the blue-slips means the nomination will be blocked.
"As to processing U.S. Attorney nominations, it has always been the policy of the Judiciary Committee to receive blue slips from the home state senators before proceeding to the nomination," Graham said in a statement. "As chairman, I have honored that policy and will continue to do so."
Attorney General William Barr announced late Friday that Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman was leaving his job. In response, Berman, who has investigated some of Trump's top political allies, quickly denied news of his departure, saying that he would remain in his role until the Senate confirmed his replacement.
According to CNN, Barr had asked Berman to quietly resign, offering him senior roles in the Justice Department as incentive. But because Berman refused, he was promptly fired by the president on Saturday.
In his initial statement on Friday, Barr announced that Trump would replace Berman with Jay Clayton, current chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Unfortunately for Clayton, both Schumer and Gillibrand said they will not support his nomination.
Schumer said in a statement on Saturday:
Forty seven years ago, Elliott Richardson had the courage to say no to a gross abuse of presidential power. Jay Clayton has a similar choice today: He can allow himself to be used in the brazen Trump-Barr scheme to interfere in investigations by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, or he can stand up to this corruption, withdraw his name from consideration, and save his own reputation from overnight ruin.
Furthermore, I am calling for the Department of Justice Inspector General and the Office of Professional Responsibility to immediately launch an investigation into the reasons behind the decision by the president and the attorney general to attempt to dismiss Mr. Berman.
Gillibrand said, "I will not be complicit in helping President Trump and Attorney General Barr fire a U.S. attorney who is reportedly investigating corruption in this administration. Jay Clayton should withdraw his name from consideration immediately and remove himself from this sham."
Meanwhile, Graham said, "I know Mr. Clayton and believe him to be a fine man and accomplished lawyer."


theblaze--2020-06-21--Macy's debunks narrative after black man viciously attacks white man in viral video


theblaze--2020-06-23--'We cannot get rid of our history, GOOD and BAD': Glenn Beck reacts to removal of famed Teddy Roosev

'We cannot get rid of our history, GOOD and BAD': Glenn Beck reacts to removal of famed Teddy Roosevelt statue

'We can not get rid of our history , GOOD and BAD ' : Glenn Beck reacts to removal of @ @ @ @ @ I 've never been oppressed by a statue '

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) announced this weekend that the famed Theodore Roosevelt statue in front of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City will be removed because, according to museum President Ellen Futter, it is one of many "powerful and hurtful symbols of systemic racism."
"The American Museum of Natural History has asked to remove the Theodore Roosevelt statue because it explicitly depicts Black and Indigenous people as subjugated and racially inferior," de Blasio told NPR in a written statement. "The City supports the Museum's request. It is the right decision and the right time to remove this problematic statue."
The Roosevelt statue is just the latest in a series of historic monuments that have been torn down, vandalized, or otherwise removed amid protests following the death of George Floyd last month in Minneapolis. These include statues of Ulysses S. Grant, Francis Scott Key, Christopher Columbus, and even America's first president, George Washington.
On the radio program Monday, Glenn Beck argued that America will not survive if we lose our history.
"We cannot get rid of our history, good and bad, it must stand. You are robbing people of the opportunity to understand how nuanced people are. They're not all good. They're not all bad ... [they're ] both. Both! We all are," Glenn said.
"[T]hey tore down the statue of George Washington in Portland. Without George Washington, there would be no United States. There would be no Constitution, which allows the freedom of speech, assembly, and protest, as well as the separation of church and state. And without Washington, we would not have a civilian-led military," he continued. "If we lose Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, if we lose these people, we're done ... we can't lose our history. And that's all they care about. They say these are offensive, and they're oppressive. I've never been oppressed by a statue of anyone."
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theblaze--2020-06-23--Brett Favre says Pat Tillman 'deserves the highest honor,' walks back comparison to Colin Kaepernick

Brett Favre says Pat Tillman 'deserves the highest honor , ' walks back comparison to Colin Kaepernick Favre suggested over @ @ @ @ @ were both of 'hero status '

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre has issued a statement walking back comments he made over the weekend, when he suggested Colin Kaepernick would be held in the same "hero status" of the late NFL player Pat Tillman — who gave up his football career to become an Army Ranger and died for his country.
What are the details?
Favre clarified in a tweet on Monday, "Including Pat Tillman's name in the interview on Colin Kaepernick was not a comparison of the two, but a recognition that they both sidelined their football dreams in pursuit of a cause. Pat tragically lost his life, making the ultimate sacrifice, and deserves the highest honor."
During an interview with TMZ published Sunday, Favre said of Kaepernick, "It's not easy for a guy his age — black or white, Hispanic, whatever — to stop something that you've always dreamed of doing, and put it on hold, maybe forever, for something that you believe in."
He added, "I can only think of right off the top of my head, Pat Tillman is another guy that did something similar. And we regard him as a hero. So, I'd assume that hero status will be stamped with Kaepernick as well."
The comparison of Kaepernick to Tillman drew waves of backlash. Tillman, who played safety, gave up a multimillion dollar contract with the Arizona Cardinals to join the military in 2002 following the 9/11 terror attacks. He served several tours overseas and was killed during an operation in Afghanistan in 2004.
He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and Silver Star medals. The Cardinals retired Tillman's jersey and there is a bronze statue of him outside the State Farm Stadium. Arizona State University named the football locker room entryway to Sun Devil Stadium, the "Pat Tillman Memorial Tunnel."
What about Kaepernick?
TheBlaze's Paul Sacca pointed out, "Kaepernick's poor play on the field and social justice distractions on the sidelines, including wearing socks depicting cops as pigs and praising Fidel Castro, prompted the San Francisco 49ers to reportedly consider releasing him in 2016, but before the team could let him go, Kaepernick opted out of his contract."
Kaepernick continues to capitalize off hefty endorsement deals secured due to his status as a professional activist.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell recently said he hopes Kaepernick will help "guide" the league on issues pertaining to social justice, and he would also "support" a team signing the controversial quarterback.


theblaze--2020-06-23--Breaking: Protesters are attempting to build a 'Black House Autonomous Zone' near the White House

Breaking : Protesters are attempting to build a 'Black House Autonomous Zone ' near the White House This is not @ @ @ @ @ them

Black Lives Matter protesters attempted to erect an autonomous zone near the White House on Monday, according to various witnesses on social media.
One photograph on Twitter showed a sign reading, "Black House Autonomous Zone," with several protesters trying to affix it to chainlink fencing.
The original autonomous zone in Seattle, renamed itself the "Capitol Hill Organized Protest" in order to tone down the aggressive claim for separatism from the government, but the "BHAZ" followed the original nomenclature.
It is likely that President Donald Trump will respond well to an autonomous zone so close to the White House. Protesters were cleared out of the way in Lafayette Square just prior to the president visiting St. John's Episcopal Church for a photo op in June. Critics claimed the president used dangerous force against peaceful protesters for the sake of a political stunt.
Here's another view of the entrance:
Protesters could be seen in another video dragging barriers in order to build their encampment.
The autonomous zone in Seattle has since been rocked by shootings, one of which resulted in the death of a black man when paramedics couldn't drive in because the demonstrators would not allow police to assist them.
Here's more about the liberal autonomous zones:


theblaze--2020-06-23--President Trump expands immigration restrictions, extends freezes until end of the year

President Trump expands immigration restrictions , extends freezes until end of the year The executive order is aimed at giving @ @ @ @ @ the job market

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday expanding restrictions on immigration, placing a freeze on certain worker visas that will extend until the end of 2020. The order is an effort to give unemployed Americans less competition in the job market as the country recovers from the economic destruction brought by COVID-19 lockdowns.
What are the details?
According to NPR, the order issued by the president extends "a freeze on 'green cards' for new immigrants," and suspends a slew of "temporary work visas for skilled workers, managers and au pairs through the end of the year."
Fox News noted that President Trump signed an earlier executive order in April addressing immigration "that restricted some green cards but held off from restriction guest-worker programs." The outlet further reported:
While other travel restrictions at the time were meant to curb coronavirus risk, the stated purposed of the immigration order was to help Americans in the job market after the pandemic put millions out of work.
The new order extends the measure and goes further by pausing new H-1 B tech worker visas, H-2B seasonal worker visas, certain J work and education exchange visitor visas and L executive transfer visas.
The proclamation from the White House states with millions of Americans still out of work, "under the extraordinary circumstances of the economic contraction resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak, certain nonimmigrant visa programs authorizing such employment pose an unusual threat to the employment of American workers."
The Hill reported that "a senior administration official said the visa restrictions would free up more than half a million jobs for workers already in the country."
Over the weekend, President Trump told Fox News of the order, "I think it's going to make a lot of people very happy, and it's common sense, I mean, to be honest with you. It's common sense."


theblaze--2020-06-22--Under fire for nursing home coronavirus deaths, Gov. Cuomo tries to blame Trump and faces a furious

Under fire for nursing home coronavirus deaths, Gov. Cuomo tries to blame Trump and faces a furious online backlash

Under fire for nursing home coronavirus deaths , Gov .
Cuomo tries to blame Trump and faces a furious online @ @ @ @ @ political charade , and an ugly one '

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo attempted to put the blame on the Trump administration for the mishandling of the coronavirus patients in nursing homes, and the internet responded back with scorn and ridicule.
Cuomo was speaking to Stephanie Ruhle of MSNBC when he made the comments.
"Yes, we had more people die in nursing homes than anywhere else, because we had more people die," Cuomo said.
"Because the federal government missed the boat and never told us this virus was coming from Europe and not from China," he claimed.
"And in January, in February, March, before they did the European travel ban, three million people came from Europe and brought the virus to New York, uh, and the federal government didn't know, and the federal government didn't, the CDC, and all of them failed to handle this pandemic and warn this nation," Cuomo continued.
"So New York had more cases, and more deaths, and more deaths in nursing homes because that's who the virus affects, it affects senior citizens, we know that," he said.
"It's all a political charade, and an ugly one, frankly," Cuomo concluded.
The response
Cuomo was mocked and ridiculed by many for trying to pass the buck onto the Trump administration, which announced the travel ban on people entering from Europe on March 11.
"Why does Andrew Cuomo think it matters if this is a European or Chinese virus? He still could have been a competent leader and shut down New York in early or mid-March, instead of March 22nd. Thousands died from COVID-19 who did not have to die," responded Guardian columnist Ross Barkan.
"Absolute nonsense from Cuomo," replied Charles C.W. Cooke, National Review editor.
"People lost parents & grandparents. That's NOT just politics. You know a Democrat is in trouble when even MSNBC is calling them out," tweeted Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.).
Here's the interview with Cuomo: