theblaze--2020-06-11--Black conservative radio host Sonnie Johnson lays out the real issue with policing in black communit

Black conservative radio host Sonnie Johnson lays out the real issue with policing in black communities to President Trump

Defunding is not the solution Black conservative radio host Sonnie Johnson lays out the real issue with policing in black @ @ @ @ @ Johnson attends SiriusXM broadcasts `` Say It Loud ... With Your Vote '' Midterm Election @ @ @ @ @ in New York City .
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During a roundtable discussion with President Donald Trump and a group of black conservative leaders and media personalities, SiriusXM Patriot host Sonnie Johnson effectively explained why defunding is not the way to address policing issues in black communities, pointing to Ferguson, Missouri, to illustrate her point.
In response to the recent police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, Democrats have pushed for defunding or dismantling police departments. The problem, however, is not the existence of police, said Johnson. Often, the problem is how police are directed to do their jobs.
"We need the police," Johnson said, referring to black communities. "But if you take and look at what happened in Ferguson … the mayor's office was using the police force as a taxation unit. They were forcing interactions between police and the citizens, as a way for them to raise money and bring money into the mayor's office."
The result of that policy was over-policing of the community, creating an excess of unnecessary negative interactions between police officers and citizens, and an environment of distrust between police and the community they were supposed to be serving. That distrust exploded when Michael Brown was killed in 2014.
"So it is not the fault of the police, nor is the fault of the citizenry what the legislature and the executive branches of city government are putting into legislative practice," Johnson said, also noting that these problems often exist in areas where Democrats have dominated for decades.
Republicans need to invest in presenting legitimate alternatives in Democratic-run communities that are suffering under liberal mismanagement if they want to see improvement in policing, health, education, and other areas in black communities.
"All of these things have been under Democratic control for 60 years," Johnson said. "And they are not going to change until we have a Republican Party that is willing to go into these communities and actually offer a choice to these people about how we can do things differently. Because the way it is structured now, the only choice that we get is left or even further left, and we're not getting the opportunity to actually vote on what we look at as conservatism, equally applied. The very basic economic principles that we on the right say are significant in our success and seeing the success in our country, those are not being offered at the local level in black communities."
Watch the full roundtable discussion here (Johnson's segment begins at the 12:23 mark):


theblaze--2020-06-11--George Floyd's killing was 'personal' and 'premeditated,' his brother tells Congress

George Floyd 's killing was 'personal ' and 'premeditated , ' his brother tells Congress 'They lynched my brother .
@ @ @ @ @ in broad daylight . '

The killing of George Floyd was "personal" and "premeditated," Floyd's brother told Congress on Wednesday. Philonise Floyd believes former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin had personal motivations to kneel on George Floyd's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds.
Floyd and Chauvin both worked as security guards at El Nuevo Rodeo, a nightclub in Minneapolis. For a year, Chauvin and Floyd worked in "close proximity" every Tuesday night when the club held its popular weekly dance competition. Chauvin was employed by the club for 17 years to sit outside the club while he was off-duty. Meanwhile, Floyd worked security inside the club.
El Nuevo Rodeo's owner, Maya Santamaria, said she wasn't sure if the two men actually ever met while working at the club.
A former employee of a nightclub told CBS News this week that Floyd and Chauvin knew each other "pretty well," and that they "bumped heads" over the ex-cop's treatment of some patrons while on the job. However, the former co-worker has retracted his story following the publication of his allegations.
On Thursday, David Pinney said he had mistaken Floyd for another unnamed black employee.
"There has been a mix-up between George and another fellow co-worker," Pinney said.
Philonise Floyd believes that his brother's death was personal. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) asked Floyd if he could think of any reason why Chauvin would kneel on his brother's neck for nearly nine minutes.
"No, sir. I don't really know why he did it," Floyd answered. "But personally, I think it was personal because they worked at the same place," Philonise Floyd said during congressional testimony. "So for him to do something like that, it had to be premeditated — and he wanted to do that.
"George always made sacrifices for his family. And he made sacrifices for complete strangers. He gave the little that he had to help others. He was our gentle giant," Floyd's younger brother said. "I was reminded of that when I watched the video of his murder. He called all the officers 'sir.' The men who took his life, who suffocated him for eight minutes and 46 seconds. He still called them 'sir' as he begged for his life.
"George wasn't hurting anyone that day. He didn't deserve to die over $20. I am asking you, is that what a black man's worth? $20? This is 2020. Enough is enough," Floyd said on Capitol Hill. "Make the necessary changes to make law enforcement the solution and not the problem.
"They lynched my brother," Philonise Floyd said. "That was a modern-day lynching in broad daylight."
Chauvin, 44, is facing charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and manslaughter in the fatal arrest of George Floyd on May 25. Chauvin was originally charged with third-degree, but charges were upgraded by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who is leading the prosecution of the four former Minneapolis Police Department officers involved in George Floyd's arrest.
Hennepin County Judge Jeannice Reding set Chauvin's bail at $1 million with conditions or a $1.25 million unconditional bail. The conditions would require Chauvin to turn in his firearms and gun permits, have no contact with Floyd's family, not leave the state, and not work in a security capacity or as an officer while out on bail.
Chauvin did not enter a plea, and his next court appearance is on June 29.


theblaze--2020-06-12--Seattle mayor praises 'cop-free zone' as police battle protestors to help neighborhood residents

Seattle mayor praises 'cop-free zone ' as police battle protestors to help neighborhood residents One officer said the 'autonomous zone @ @ @ @ @ to triple in the abandoned precinct

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan (D) spoke out Thursday in defense of the so-called "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" set up by protesters in her city, while police officers voiced concern over the fact that response times to non-demonstrating residents in the six-block area were being delayed amid pushback from activists proclaiming the area to be "cop-free."
What are the details?
Durkan tweeted, "The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone #CHAZ 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. Given his track record, it's not hard to believe that Trump is wrong, yet again."
The mayor's slam against President Donald Trump was a response to the president threatening earlier in the day to shut down the "anarchists" himself if Durkan and Gov. Jay Inslee (D) didn't do so soon.
In her news conference Thursday, Durkan added, "While I hate to give him airtime, I want to address President Trump's statements about Seattle. One of the things this president will never understand is that listening to community is not a weakness, it is a strength. I also want to be clear as I stated previously, it is unconstitutional and illegal to send military to Seattle."
But Seattle police officers — including their top brass — voiced frustration over the fact that activists were hindering law enforcement's ability to serve residents within the declared CHAZ who were not part of the demonstrators' political movement.
Townhall reporter Julio Rosas posted video on Twitter with the message, "Tensions are high in the CHAZ after some officers came in to enter the East Precinct. Some in the crowd wanted to make sure nothing happened to the officers. Others wanted to prevent the officers from entering the zone. Arguments are breaking out amongst the crowd."
According to Fox News, "at one point, a female officer can be overheard telling a protestor that 'our 911 response time has tripled from what it was before we had officers not working out of this precinct.'"
ABC News reported that Seattle Chief of Police Carmen Best confirmed the delays while addressing officers on Thursday, relaying to them that "as a result of their officers' vacancy, police can't respond to calls in the neighborhood for other violent crimes."
Best told her officers, "You should know, leaving the precinct was not my decision. You fought for days to protect it. I asked you to stand on that line, day in and day out."
She added, "I'm angry about how this all came about."
This story has been updated.


theblaze--2020-06-12--Senate committee authorizes subpoena power in 'Obamagate' probe — and it could be used against Jim C

Senate committee authorizes subpoena power in 'Obamagate' probe — and it could be used against Jim Comey and Susan Rice

Senate committee authorizes subpoena power in 'Obamagate ' probe — and it could be used against Jim Comey and Susan @ @ @ @ @ going to be stopped '

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to authorize subpoena power in the investigation into the motivation for the FBI probe into Russian election interference.
The vote allows Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) to demand testimony and documents from infamous figures implicated in what many call "Obamagate," including former FBI Director James Comey and former national security adviser Susan Rice.
The 12-10 vote fell along partisan lines on Thursday.
"Today, the Judiciary Committee resumed its mission to get to the bottom of Crossfire Hurricane and the Russia investigation by authorizing dozens of new subpoenas to former Obama administration officials involved in these operations," said Graham in a tweet.
Democrats attempted to include in the motion authority to subpoena Trump administration officials, but those efforts were thwarted by Republicans who accused them of trying to end the probe.
"I'm not going to be stopped," responded Graham.
Republicans and other allies of the president claim that the probe into Russian interference was motivated by a political agenda to bring down the incoming Trump administration.
Democrats claim the investigation was conducted in good faith and sought to uncover if the Trump campaign had reached out to Russia to obtain information that could have swung the 2016 election.
Here's more about the "Obamagate" scandal:


theblaze--2020-06-12--Birmingham cancels contracts with church after pastor 'liked' social media posts from  Charlie Kirk

Birmingham cancels contracts with church after pastor 'liked ' social media posts from Charlie Kirk A teacher complained , so @ @ @ @ @ the church that provides services throughout the city

The pastor of Alabama's largest church became the target of activists after a Birmingham teacher complained about him "liking" social media posts by Charlie Kirk, president of conservative group Turning Point USA.
Now, authorities in Birmingham are punishing the church and the community, by canceling contracts the church had held for years.
What are the details?
High school English teacher Jasmine Faith Clisby noticed last month that Pastor Chris Hodges of the Church of the Highlands "liked" several media posts made by Kirk. So, she voiced her concern on Facebook, and then told AL.com, "I would be upset if it comes off as me judging him. It's not that. I'm not saying he's a racist. I'm saying he likes someone who posts things that do not seem culturally sensitive to me."
Clisby went on to tell the outlet, "One of the things Kirk harps on is white privilege being a myth."
She added, "I found something troubling. I can't see into Pastor Chris Hodges' heart."
Pastor Hodges — who is part of the Evangelicals for Trump Coalition — founded the 60,000-member Church of the Highlands, and has reportedly apologized no less than three times to his congregation over his social media activity since the teacher complained.
In one sermon, the pastor said, "White supremacy or any supremacy other than Christ, is of the devil. Some have even brought our church or even me into question. They're wondering, where do you really stand? I think some saw something on social media that questioned my character. And, I'll own it, by the way, but that is not what I believe."
Now, the Birmingham Board of Education has canceled the leases it held for years allowing the church to utilize space in two high schools for Sunday worship services as part of its 20-branch campuses across Alabama.
The Birmingham Housing Authority also severed ties with Church of the Highlands and Christ Health Clinic — an independent nonprofit that is funded by the church and was the first in the state to offer widescale COVID-19 testing.
Despite the backlash, Hodges says his church and the clinic will continue to support the school district and to offer free services to public housing residents.
In a statement to AL.com, Hodges said:
Jesus Christ teaches us to love our neighbors. In these complex times we want to do more than ever to listen, love and serve our city. We want to thank the Birmingham Housing Authority for the opportunity they provided us to serve them over the years. We continue to support their work and encourage others to do the same.
What did the social media posts say?
According to AL.com:
One meme shared by Kirk featured a photo of Donald Trump standing alongside Muhammad Ali and Rosa Parks, with the caption, 'The racist Donald Trump in the 1980s,' next to a photo of Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam in a photo of two men wearing blackface and a KKK costume in a 1984 yearbook photo for Eastern Virginia Medical School. The caption for the second photo was 'Progressive Leftist Ralph Northam in the 1980s.'
Clisby also shared a screen shot of that post with Hodges as one of those who 'liked' the post on social media.
Another screen shot showed Hodges liking a post about former President Barack Obama playing golf beneath a quote from Michelle Obama urging people to stay home except for essential activities. Another screen shot shows Hodges liking a photo of Kirk donating blood above the sentence, 'We all must do our part to defeat China Virus.'
In reaction to the controversy, Charlie Kirk told Fox News, "I have had wonderful times of fellowship with Chris in the past and think he is a gifted ambassador for Christ. I didn't ask him to like my posts, he did so on his own. I will never apologize for stating irrefutable facts, and nor should he."


theblaze--2020-06-12--Several police officers wounded in shootout with suspect after massive California manhunt

Several police officers wounded in shootout with suspect after massive California manhunt A deputy was shot in the head and @ @ @ @

Several police officers were wounded while apprehending a suspect in Paso Robles, California. The suspect is believed to have shot a deputy in the head, precipitating a massive manhunt.
"Suspect down. Several officers wounded," the official Paso Robles Police Department account tweeted on Thursday.
KERO-TV reported that the suspect was shot and killed by police.
Officers were seeking Mason James Lira, 26, in the shooting of a deputy in the head at the police station in Paso Robles early Wednesday morning.
The suspect escaped, and police believe he killed a transient during the period he was on the loose.
On Wednesday evening, police announced their suspect was Lira. His family told USA Today that he was homeless and suffered from mental illness.
"With his mental health illness, he doesn't want to be in a room or house, he wanted to be on the streets," said his father, Jose Lira.
The deputy wounded in the Wednesday attack has been identified as Nicholas Dreyfus, 28. He was hospitalized and his prognosis is good.
Investigators believe the suspect might be connected to other recent violent crimes in the area.
"The mental health here is useless, actually everywhere in California," said Lira's father. "There are hundreds of Masons on our streets."
Update: Authorities have confirmed at least 3 officers were injured during Wednesday's shooting.
Here's a local news report about the shootout:


theblaze--2020-06-13--Petition launched to change 'racist' name of Lynchburg, Virginia — which was named after an abolitio

Petition launched to change 'racist' name of Lynchburg, Virginia — which was named after an abolitionist

Petition launched to change 'racist ' name of Lynchburg , Virginia — which was named after an abolitionist John Lynch @ @ @ @ @ in emancipation and freed all of his slaves

A resident of Lynchburg, Virginia, has launched a petition to rename the town, arguing that its name carries "racist and horrifying connotations."
But the founder of the town was actually an early supporter of emancipation in the U.S., and his link to the term "lynching" involves another history lesson.
What are the details?
Daisy Howard has launched a petition to the Lynchburg City Council, writing that "if black lives truly matter to the city, then such a word defining the hanging of people of color can and will be eliminated."
Howard argues, "I understand it was named after a man named John Lynch, but why do we insist on explaining that when people react to its name poorly (understandably so)? Why do we insist on defending it when, maybe we can just admit that lynch really shouldn't be in the name of well, anything?"
According to Chief Public History Officer Ted Delaney, John Lynch was actually a progressive Quaker who fought for the freedom of African Americans. Delaney told WSET-TV, "He believed in emancipating slaves. He had slaves but freed all of his. He's supporting recolonization, which is sending slaves back to Africa. He did not believe in perpetuating the institution of slavery in this country."
The historian also provided insight into the initial meaning of the term "lynching," which was named after John Lynch's brother, Charles.
WRIC-TV reported:
'Lynch's Law' was named after Col. Charles Lynch. In 1780, he brought his own type of justice to comrades still loyal to the British. As punishment, those who were insubordinate were tied to trees and lashed repeatedly.
The term originally had nothing to do with African Americans. As time progressed, however, lynchings were used as an extreme implementation of justice for people of color.
As of this writing, nearly 2,000 people have signed the petition to change the city of Lynchburg's name. The Lynchburg City Council would have to vote to approve the initiative.


theblaze--2020-06-13--Judge rules against Jussie Smollett — he'll have to face new charges of disorderly conduct

Judge rules against Jussie Smollett — he 'll have to face new charges of disorderly conduct The legal battle over @ @ @ @ @ is still not over

Jussie Smollett lost his request to have charges of disorderly conduct dismissed after a judge said that the prosecution did not amount to double jeopardy.
Smollett appeared in court by video conference on Friday.
A Cook County judge said that because the former charges against Smollett were dropped, it would not constitute a violation of his rights to face the charge of disorderly conduct related to the same incident.
Smollett agreed to pay a fine and complete community service in relation to an incident where he claimed that he had been the victim of a racial attack in Chicago, Illinois.
Police were able to apprehend the two men who were involved in the incident, but they accused Smollett of orchestrating the fake attack in order to bolster his acting career. Police said they also uncovered other evidence indicating that the attack was a hoax.
Judge James Lin ruled that since Smollett never went to trial for the original charges of making a false police report that he could still legally face the disorderly conduct charge.
Smollett has maintained that he is innocent of all charges. He will face his next hearing on June 17. He has admitted that he knows the two men that attacked him, but denies orchestrating a hoax or making a false report to the police.
Here's a local news report about the ruling:


theblaze--2020-06-12--'This s**t is going too far': Ice Cube defends 'PAW Patrol' amid cancelation threat

'This s**t is going too far ' : Ice Cube defends 'PAW Patrol ' amid cancelation threat Activists have targeted @ @ @ @ @ it features a police dog character

Law enforcement-themed television shows have come under attack from activists in recent weeks as protests raged across the country over the death of George Floyd in police custody.
Popular police shows "Cops" and "LivePD" were both permanently pulled from the air in reaction to the anti-police sentiment, and even the children's cartoon "PAW Patrol" has become a target of cancel culture because it features a police dog character. Upon hearing that news, rapper Ice Cube said, "This s**t is going too far."
What are the details?
On Thursday, TMZ shared a TooFab article on Twitter that detailed "why PAW Patrol just got dragged into the middle of the police brutality debate." The story featured a picture of Chase, the show's crime-fighting German Shepard puppy.
TMZ shared a quote from the article in its post, saying, "Euthanize the police dog."
Ice Cube — who, The Daily Wire pointed out, "has been critical of the police for years" — replied, "My grand baby loves Paw Patrol, this s**t is going too far" with a laughing emoji.
The TooFab article explained that the show aimed at preschoolers "found itself right in the middle of the debate this week, as a New York Times op-ed presented the argument the show's pushing of the 'good-cop archetype' was problematic." Times columnist Amanda Hess argued in her piece, "Paw Patrol seems harmless enough, and that's the point: The movement rests on understanding that cops do plenty of harm."
Critics also attacked the show on social media, TooFab noted, calling "for Chase to be replaced as leader, cut from the show, fired, or even euthanized — and it is difficult to tell who is joking and who is not."
But others have come to the show's defense, including U.S. Senators. TheBlaze's Paul Sacca reported earlier this week that Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) named the cartoon when criticizing the police show cancelations as "mob rule and madness," while Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) "called out the 'absurdity' of cancel culture targeting cartoons."
Christian satire site The Babylon Bee also weighed in, publishing the story: "Paw Patrol Replaces Chase The Cop With Karl The Antifa Rioter."


theblaze--2020-06-12--Young black man found hanging from a tree in California – police say it was a suicide over the coron

Young black man found hanging from a tree in California – police say it was a suicide over the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ demanding surveillance video be released

Outrage ensued after police indicated that a young man black man found hanging from a tree in Palmdale, California, could have been a suicide caused by the coronavirus lockdowns.
The man was found with a rope around his neck hanging from a tree in the city's Poncitlan Square on Wednesday morning, according to the Antelope Valley Times.
Lt. Brandon Dean of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau told the Times that all signs pointed to a suicide, but that they would await the results of an autopsy.
On Thursday, Palmdale City officials implied in a statement that the man could have killed himself over "extreme mental anguish" from the coronavirus crisis.
"City Manager J.J. Murphy received confirmation that this unfortunate incident was a death by suicide. Sadly, it is not the first such incident since the COVID-19 pandemic began," the statement read after offering condolences to the family of the deceased man.
The statement went on to offer resources for those suffering mental anguish.
Social media erupts
Many people on social media questioned whether the man could have been the victim of a racist lynching.
At least one account demanded that the city be burned down if surveillance video isn't released.
A petition was set up at Change.org demanding that the police investigate the matter fully and obtain any video that might have captured what happened the night of this death.
"We demand the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Palmdale Station and the City of Palmdale to conduct a full, thorough investigation into Robert's death. We demand security footage in Poncitlán Square to be presented and audio of the call placed when his body was found. We demand justice to be served for Robert and his loved ones," read the petition.


theblaze--2020-06-12--Minneapolis City Council passes resolution to replace police with 'community safety' model

The city will spend a year hearing input from residents to develop the new plan

The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution officially committing to replace the city's police department with a to-be-developed "community safety" model.
What are the details?
Earlier in the week, a veto-proof majority of council members pledged to activists that the Minneapolis Police Department would be dismantled in response to protests over the death of George Floyd in MPD custody.
On Friday, the entire council voted in a favor of a resolution "declaring the intent to create a transformative new model for cultivating safety" in the city to replace its police force.
The resolution calls for the formation of a working group tasked with developing "a set of preliminary recommendations for engaging with specific cultural and stakeholder groups, the community at large and relevant experts that can partner with the City to help Minneapolis transition to a transformative new model for cultivating community safety."
It further declared that "the City Council will engage with every willing community member in Minneapolis, centering the voices of Black people, American Indian people, people of color, immigrants, victims of harm, and other stakeholders who have been historically marginalized or under-served by our present system."
The working group will spend a year developing the plan, including "the potential creation of a new City Department of Community Safety."
Anything else?
Reuters reported that "the movement to 'defund the police,' as some advocates have termed it, predates the current protests. It has won new support since a video of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee to the neck of Floyd horrified viewers around the world."
The council's resolution notes, "George Floyd was not the first person killed by Minneapolis police, but joins a tragically long list of names including Tycel Nelson, Barbara Schneider, Fong Lee, David Cornelius Smith, Terrance Franklin, Jamar Clark, Justine Ruszczyk-Damond, Thurman Blevins, Travis Jordan, Chiasher Fong Vue, and others."


theblaze--2020-06-12--Black singer named Lady A furious that Lady Antebellum took her name 'with no regard'

Black singer named Lady A furious that Lady Antebellum took her name 'with no regard' You can never be woke @ @

The country-pop trio, formerly known as Lady Antebellum, changed their band name to Lady A on Thursday to avoid having black people mad at them for any associations "to the period of history before the Civil War, which includes slavery."
However, only hours later after changing their name, one black woman was furious with the band. She was not angry over the Lady Antebellum moniker, but rather because they changed their name to "Lady A."
Anita White is a Seattle-based blues singer who has been performing for more than 30 years. White, 61, started out as a gospel singer at her church and as a karaoke singer. She has since released three albums and two EPs, according to Rolling Stone. White's stage name is Lady A, and she is not happy that there is another music talent with the same name.
On Thursday afternoon, Lady A found out that Lady Antebellum had changed their name to Lady A from phone calls from friends and Facebook messages.
"This is my life. Lady A is my brand, I've used it for over 20 years, and I'm proud of what I've done," White told Rolling Stone. "This is too much right now. They're using the name because of a Black Lives Matter incident that, for them, is just a moment in time. If it mattered, it would have mattered to them before. It shouldn't have taken George Floyd to die for them to realize that their name had a slave reference to it."
White gave an interview to KING-TV about the situation.
"I can't imagine that they could go on Google and not see me there, you can go on Spotify and see me, go on Amazon and see me," White said. "To totally disregard the fact that there is another Lady A out there, or is the Lady A, because I am, and have been for over 30 years, I don't understand how they would not reach out to me, and say something at least."
"I'm not giving up my name, I've worked too hard for it, it's my brand, people know me by that name," White said. "They knew that 'antebellum' had a racist connotation to it from the beginning, and maybe they didn't, maybe they're truthful in what they say.
"But in today's climate, I don't understand how you will justify saying that your name has a racial connotation and you apologize to the black community, and yet you take another black artist's name with no regard," White said. "It upsets me."
When White was asked how she feels about the situation, she said, "'Now it feels like another neck, another knee on my neck,' as Reverend Al Sharpton said. Take your knee off our neck."
White was comparing her experience of a music group changing its performance name to the same one that she uses and equating it to the death of George Floyd, where former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on Floyd's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds.
"And every time it seems that a white person does not respect a black person's space, it brings up emotion," White explained.
White said she holds a business trademark for Lady A LLC, and is going to speak with her lawyer next week to discuss her legal options.
"I don't know if [the new Lady A] are going to give me a cease-and-desist. I don't know how they'd react. But I'm not about to stop using my name," White says. "For them to not even reach out is pure privilege. I'm not going to lay down and let this happen to me. But now the burden of proof is on me to prove that my name is in fact mine, and I don't even know how much I'll have to spend to keep it."
A rep for Lady Antebellum, which consists of group members Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood, said the band was not aware of Angela White and planned to reach out to the singer.


theblaze--2020-06-12--Texas HS football coach makes powerful declaration to his players: 'Your skin color, your race, your

Texas HS football coach makes powerful declaration to his players: 'Your skin color, your race, your religion — that won't divide us!'

Texas HS football coach makes powerful declaration to his players : 'Your skin color , your race , your religion @ @ @ @ @ us ! '
'Your generation has to make a stand ... you have to do @ @ @ @ @ '

Klein Oak High School football coach Jason Glenn gave a powerful message to his players when they gathered recently on the field in Spring, Texas.
"The stuff that's going on in our country right now? That's not going to divide us!" Glenn hollered as he stalked around the turf while his players stood at attention. "Your skin color, your race, your religion ... that won't divide us! ... We're not doing that! We won't allow it!
Image source: Facebook video screenshot
He shared that he's noticed in the wake of George Floyd's death and the protests and rioting that have followed around the country that "people look at each other differently! ... It's changing us! It's dividing us!"
But he reemphasized to his players that "we're not gonna be divided! We're not gonna let society tell us who to hate — you need to decide that ... by their heart, their character, and how they treat others!"
At one point Glenn approached a white man standing on the field and the pair embraced, after which the coach said, "I love him to death! He's my guy ... one of the first guys I met welcomed me here ... this is my brother! Love him to death! And you know what? Nothing — society, social media, TV — nothing's gonna change the way I feel about him. You wanna know why? Because I judge him on his character and his heart."
Image source: Facebook video screenshot
He also told his players that "the whole United States is crumbling before our eyes" but that "your generation has to make a stand ... you have to do something ... start now!"
The clip was posted to Facebook on Thursday and has received 1 million views and counting:
Klein Oak coach gives powerful speech to players amid anti-racist protests youtu.be
Speaking to KTRK-TV, Glenn said his message won't be waving, despite the fact that he's experienced racial bias from police.
An All-American player at Texas A&M and later a player and coach in the NFL, Glenn decided to return to the high school level to make difference in the lives of young people, the station said.
KTRK added that he's positive he's where he is now for a purpose and to "raise great young men."


theblaze--2020-06-12--Dana Loesch calls out the left's gun-control hypocrisy: 'You shouldn't hire private security if you'

Dana Loesch calls out the left's gun-control hypocrisy: 'You shouldn't hire private security if you're anti-gun'

Dana Loesch calls out the left 's gun-control hypocrisy : 'You should n't hire private security if you 're anti-gun @

In this episode of "The Rubin Report," BlazeTV host Dave Rubin spoke with national radio host Dana Loesch about liberty, freedom and civil disobedience in a time of polarizing civil unrest.
Dana exposed the hypocrisy of many gun-control advocates who don't want the average citizen to be able to protect themselves with a gun while they hire armed private security for themselves. She said the Second amendment and the right to protect yourself with a gun is something that should be available to all citizens, not just the wealthy who can afford private security.
"A lot of people think they are anti-gun, but they're really not. They are anti-you-having a gun," Dana said.
"I always tell people, if you're anti-gun, you shouldn't believe in calling the police to come with their guns ... you shouldn't hire private security if you're anti-gun ... If we're to have discussion about legitimate class warfare, I would think the idea that only people wealthy enough to hire private security to protect them, that's incredibly classist."
Watch the video below to catch more of the conversation:
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theblaze--2020-06-12--Joy Behar loses it and calls President Trump a 'domestic terrorist' — Whoopi has to talk her down fr

Joy Behar loses it and calls President Trump a 'domestic terrorist' — Whoopi has to talk her down from the ledge

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Joy Behar, liberal co-host on "The View," referred to President Donald Trump as a "domestic terrorist" during Thursday's airing of the hit daytime TV show.
Fellow co-host Whoopi Goldberg, however, reined in Behar and said that she surely couldn't mean such a thing.
What are the details?
The popular panel of women on Thursday discussed the protests in Seattle, which took center stage in this week's news. At one point this week, demonstrators took over Seattle's City Hall, and later declared one area neighborhood — "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" or CHAZ — as a police-free autonomous zone.
Trump railed against Washington state's government about how it has been handling protesters and rioters, and specifically this week, referred to people who have "taken over Seattle" as "domestic terrorists."
"[Trump] doesn't help anything," Behar spat. "As a matter of fact, he has the nerve to call anybody a domestic terrorist. He's the domestic terrorist. He's the one who's been impeached for obstructing justice in this country."
She wasn't done there.
"He's worried about the people in Seattle? By the way — if he wants to do something in Seattle, somebody better show him where it is on the map. I doubt he even knows where it is. Get back in your bunker. Get back in the bunker," she ranted.
What did Whoopi do next?
Goldberg, seemingly taken aback by Behar's remarks, attempted to bring the train back onto the tracks.
"Joy, I need you to clear up one thing: You were not calling the president a domestic terrorist. You were just saying that his take on this is a little crazier than you thought, is that right?" Goldberg prompted.
Clearly frustrated by having to discuss the president in a rational manner, Behar groused, "Um, yeah. I guess. I mean, I'm not calling anybody names like he does. It's just that it seems ironic that he would be calling people domestic terrorists. I mean, I'll get in trouble for calling him a domestic terrorist, [but] he won't get in trouble for calling innocent people domestic terrorists."
Behar relented, however, and said that she misspoke.
"That's the irony of the situation," she complained. "So I take it back. I take it back."


theblaze--2020-06-12--Louisville bans no-knock warrants with ordinance bearing Breonna Taylor's name

She was shot eight times by police and killed in her Kentucky home

The Louisville Metro Council voted Thursday night to ban no-knock search warrants and named the ordinance after Breonna Taylor, the woman who was shot eight times and killed in March by police serving a no-knock warrant at her home in the middle of the night, the Courier Journal reported.
The ordinance also requires the use of body cameras by officers when serving warrants.
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said he will sign the ordinance, known as Breonna's Law, as soon as possible. No-knock warrants in the city had already been suspended following Taylor's death.
Taylor's mother, Tanika Palmer, said the law is a way for her daughter to continue making a lifesaving impact even in death. Taylor, 26, was an EMT.
"All Breonna wanted to do was save lives," Palmer said before the vote at Thursday night's meeting. "So it's important this law passes, because with that, she'll get to continue to do that, even in her death."
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Although relatively more national media focus has been given to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Taylor's death and the response from the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department in the months since she was killed has been concerning.
Police officers — Myles Cosgrove, Jonathan Mattingly, and Brett Hankison — claim they identified themselves before breaking in Taylor's home after midnight on March 13. But, they asked for and were granted a no-knock warrant, and numerous witnesses from the apartment complex have contradicted that claim. Taylor was believed by police to be connected with drug trafficking activity. No drugs were found at the residence.
Officers broke down the door with a battering ram (although the police report claims there was no forced entry) and were met with one gunshot from Kenneth Walker, Taylor's boyfriend, who was a legal gun owner. Walker said he didn't know they were police and that he was firing a warning shot, not shooting to kill. The officers were not in uniform. They had reportedly been assigned body cameras, but they were not active during the incident. Walker's gunshot hit one officer in the leg.
The officers returned fire from outside the apartment into Taylor's apartment, with some of the gunfire going into a neighbor's apartment as well. Taylor was shot eight times. Walker was left inside the apartment with Breonna's dead body. When he called 911, it's unclear whether he was aware that the men who killed his girlfriend were police. He was charged with attempted murder shortly after the incident, but the charges were later dropped. None of the officers has been charged or fired. They are on administrative reassignment, with pay.
The Louisville Metropolitan Police Department recently released an incident report that listed Taylor as having suffered no injuries and included no details of the incident in the narrative section of the report. The Courier Journal is suing LMPD for the investigation file on the case.


theblaze--2020-06-12--DC mayor sued over massive 'Black Lives Matter' mural on street to White House

DC mayor sued over massive 'Black Lives Matter ' mural on street to White House The lawsuit recommended the mural @ @ @ @ @ Lives Matter , '' `` Green Lives Matter , '' and `` All Lives Matter @ @

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has been sued for commissioning the giant "Black Lives Matter" mural that is near the White House. The lawsuit alleges that Bowser is a "racist," and the mural exposes a racial bias.
Last week, Bowser instructed the city's Department of Public Works to paint "Black Lives Matter" in huge letters that spanned two blocks. The mural on 16th Street that leads directly to the White House is so enormous that it can be seen from space. The mural was painted right before a planned George Floyd protest.
Bowser also renamed a section of the street to "Black Lives Matter Plaza."
"We want to call attention today to making sure our nation is more fair and more just and that black lives and that black humanity matter in our nation," Bowser said.
On Wednesday, a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Democratic mayor for the massive mural.
The lawsuit was brought on by Rich Penkoski, a self-proclaimed street preacher and member of Warriors for Christ, along with Chris Sevier, a former judge advocate general, and Tex Christopher, a D.C. lobbyist. The lawsuit alleges that Bowser's mural violated the First Amendment and 14th Amendment, as reported in The Washington Times.
The lawsuit claims that the mural displayed preference to the "Black Lives Matter cult orthodoxy." The suit stated that the mural is "a legal weapon against non-observers of the Black Lives Matter religion," according to the Daily Mail.
"The Black Lives Matter banner conveys that black people are the favored race of the city of D.C., which is of course a racist contention floated by a racist Democrat who persistently refuses to think logically," the 51-page complaint reads.
The plaintiffs suggested replacing "Black Lives Matter" with three banners that read: "Blue Lives Matter" for law enforcement, "Green Lives Matter" for the National Guard, and "All Lives Matter."
They also recommended that the "Black Lives Matter Plaza" be renamed "Jesus is the answer Plaza."
Penkoski, Sevier, and Christopher are seeking damages for "mental anguish and emotional distress," as well as for "the violation of their constitutional rights."
The mayor's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the lawsuit.


theblaze--2020-06-12--LA Times executive editor during roundtable: 'Looting' has a 'racist connotation'

Another panelist said 'riot ' does , too

Los Angeles Times Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine recently claimed that the term "looting" has a "racist connotation" and should not be used to describe the behavior taking place in many communities in the wake of George Floyd's death.
Pearlstine made the comments during a PBS Newshour roundtable on Tuesday, whichfeatured a discussion on "the differences in the experiences of black journalists as contrasted with their colleagues."
During the discussion, Pearlstine said that "one of the active debates we had over the past week was about the use of the word 'looting' to describe the destruction of the property" at times occurring alongside peaceful protests.
He added, "The feeling among the black journalists at The Los Angeles Times, who frankly educated the rest of us that 'looting' had a pejorative, racist connotation, and that comparing it to the kind of behavior of the police and the kind of behavior that we witnessed really was a false equivalency and yet it was one that we were making as journalists if you picked up a copy of our paper."
Another panelist, Dorothy Tucker, who serves as the president of the National Association of Black Journalists, chimed in and suggested that the term "riot" is also racist.
"There is concern that it is automatically labeled as a riot if it is African Americans who are protesting, but it's not labeled as a riot if you see the same kind of destruction after a concert or sporting event," Tucker said.
The two did not, however, go into detail about how else they would describe certain activities that have taken place in several cities in recent weeks.
Perhaps they would prefer to say: "The stealing of goods during a large uproar." Though, "looting during a riot" seems easier and clearer.


theblaze--2020-06-12--Chad Prather SLAMS Dems over African appropriation photo op

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theblaze--2020-06-12--University of Texas football players say they will not participate in recruiting or donor events unl

University of Texas football players say they will not participate in recruiting or donor events unless a list of demands aimed at racial justice are met

University of Texas football players say they will not participate in recruiting or donor events unless a list of demands @ @ @ @ @ met However , the players will continue to practice and play

The University of Texas football team has reportedly submitted a list of demands to the University of Texas administration, and they say they won't participate in any recruitment activities or donor events unless those demands are met. They will, however, continue to practice and play.
The demands have been placed on Twitter by at least two University of Texas football players, and reportedly they are submitted on behalf of the entire team, although there is not yet an indication that the entire team has signed on to the demands or whether there are any dissenting voices.
Defensive lineman/linebacker Marqez Bimage was one of the players who shared the demands on Twitter.
The first demand is that certain buildings on campus be renamed, including buildings named after famous former University of Texas professors and administrators who were open segregationists like Theophilus Painter and Robert Lee Moore. The document also demands the permanent removal of the statue of former Texas Gov. James Hogg, which has been a source of controversy for years.
The document also called for additional support for racial justice issues on campus, education for incoming freshmen about the history of racism on campus, and for a portion of the proceeds of the athletics department to be donated to "black organizations and BLM movements." The document also demands that the university name "some part of the stadium after Julius Whittier (the first black football player at UT."
The document also demands that the university "Get rid of 'The Eyes of Texas' and have a new song written for us to sing. Do not require athletes to sing the song."
The fight song, "The Eyes of Texas," has been criticized as having had racist origins.
As of the writing of this article, University of Texas officials had not responded publicly to the athletes' demands.


theblaze--2020-06-12--Derek Chauvin remains eligible for $1 million taxpayer-funded pension following George Floyd's death

Derek Chauvin remains eligible for $1 million taxpayer-funded pension following George Floyd's death, his termination

Derek Chauvin remains eligible for $ 1 million taxpayer-funded pension following George Floyd 's death , his termination

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is still eligible to receive a $1 million pension despite his purported role in the death of George Floyd, according to a Friday CNN report.
What are the details?
Chauvin, who faces charges of second-degree murder in the May 25 death of Floyd, remains incarcerated, but could still benefit from a partially taxpayer-funded pension plan.
A spokesperson for the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association told the outlet that Chauvin, 44, would "remain eligible to file for his pension as early as age 50."
"Neither our Board nor our staff have the discretion to increase, decrease, deny, or revoke benefits," the spokesperson added. "Any changes to current law would need to be done through the legislative process."
CNN estimates that Chauvin would "likely be eligible for annual payments in the ballpark of $50,000" per year or even more if he opted to begin receiving disbursements by age 55.
"The benefits could stretch to $1.5 million or more over a 30-year period, not including any cost of living increases," the outlet noted.
Neither the Minneapolis mayor's office nor the police department responded to CNN's request for comment.
Can pensions be revoked?
Even though Chauvin is facing murder charges, pensions like Chauvin's are nearly impossible to revoke due to public employment contracts, the outlet noted.
"Less than half of states have laws that allow for pensions to be taken away from police who were convicted of any kind of felony," the outlet adds, citing a 2017 study published in the Journal of Law, Economics, and Policy, "while other states allow pensions to be taken away for specific crimes like corruption or sexual crimes against minors, but not for the conviction of an officer using excessive force."
One of the study's authors, D. Bruce Johnsen, said that losing a pension over misconduct is generally "pretty rare."
Johnson, a law professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, added, "With this terrible tragedy it might be a good time to push in this direction."


theblaze--2020-06-12--Media and Democrats claim Trump made pro-chokehold remarks. The full clip tells a much different sto

Media and Democrats claim Trump made pro-chokehold remarks. The full clip tells a much different story.

Media and Democrats claim Trump made pro-chokehold remarks .
The full clip tells a much different story .

The usual suspects are at it again, taking a small portion of one of President Trump's quotes out of context and making it sound like he said the exact opposite of what he actually said.
MSNBC Senior Producer Kyle Griffin started the ball rolling with a tweet that said: "Trump on Fox: 'I think the concept of chokehold sounds so innocent, so perfect.'" The implication clearly being that Trump was praising chokeholds.
As of the time of publication of this article, Griffin's tweet had been retweeted almost 5,000 times, including by many prominent journalists and the director of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden's rapid response team.
There's one problem: The full context of the quote makes it clear that Trump was doing the opposite of praising chokeholds.
As with many of Trump's off-the-cuff answers during live interviews, the full question and answer is a bit of a word salad on Trump's part when you actually type it all out, but when you watch the clip, you can tell very clearly that what Trump is TRYING to say, in a conversation that gets confused in the transcript because of some cross-talk, that chokehold merely sounds like an innocent thing, but then you start to look at the reality and "it should be ended." Those are literally the last words of Trump's answer, so there should be no confusion as to what his ultimate position is.
Here is the video with the full discussion in its entirety. It is important to note what comes both before and after the portion Griffin quoted. The relevant portion begins at the 5:24 mark:
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
Here is a transcript of the relevant remarks in their entirety:
Q: Say no to chokeholds?
A: I don't like chokeholds. Now, I will say this: As somebody that, you know, you grow up and you and you wrestle and you fight and you this, or you see what happens, sometimes if you're alone and you're fighting someone who's tough, and you get someone in a chokehold, what are you gonna do? Say, oh... and it's a real bad person, and you know that, and they do exist. I mean, we have some real bad people... and you get somebody in a chokehold and what are you gonna do now? Let go and say, oh, let's start over again, I'm not allowed to have you in a chokehold? It's a tough situation. Now, if you have two people...
Q: Or four.
A: Yeah, in the case that we're talking about you had four people.
Q: Yeah.
A: And two of them, I guess, just pretty much started. It's a very, very tricky situation [crosstalk] so the chokehold thing, is good, because... to talk about, because, off the cuff it would sound like, oh, absolutely, but if you're thinking about it, then you realize, maybe there is a bad fight, and the officer gets somebody in a position that's a very tough position...
Q: So, you're saying that there's a sliding scale depending on what the circumstances are...
A: I think you have to probably say...
Q: Do you wanna be in that conversation? Are you in that conversation?
A: I really am. And I think the concept of chokeholds sounds so innocent and so perfect, and then you realize, if it's a 1-on-1, now if it's 2-on-1, that's a bit of a different story, depending. Depending on the toughness and strength. You know, we're talking about toughness and strength. There's a physical thing here also. But if a police officer is in a bad scuffle and if he's got somebody in a chokehold...
Q: Then it's a 1-on-1 fight for their life...
A: Yeah. And that does happen. [crosstalk] So you have to be careful. With that being said, it would be, I think, a very good thing that generally speaking it should be ended.
The full context is clear that Trump's position is that: 1. Generally speaking, chokeholds should be ended, and 2. There might be exceptions available for a one-on-one fight where an officer is in a fight for his or her life. Furthermore, the full context also makes it clear that his point was that the chokehold might sound innocent to some people, but in fact it is not.


theblaze--2020-06-12--Comedy legend John Cleese blasts 'cowardly and gutless' decision to remove 45-year-old sitcom episod

Comedy legend John Cleese blasts 'cowardly and gutless' decision to remove 45-year-old sitcom episode over racial slurs

Comedy legend John Cleese blasts 'cowardly and gutless ' decision to remove 45-year-old sitcom episode over racial slurs Cleese said @ @ @ @ @ to ridicule actual bigots — and some are too 'stupid ' to get that

British comic legend John Cleese of Monty Python fame blasted the "cowardly and gutless and contemptible" decision to remove an episode of "Fawlty Towers" — a sitcom he wrote and starred in — from a BBC-owned streaming platform because of racial slurs, BBC News reported.
What are the details?
In the 1975 episode titled, "The Germans," Cleese's Basil Fawlty interacts with an older character named the Major, who uses the N-word and slur for the people of India — the latter of which is technically an ethnic slur. In another scene, Cleese's character uses a slur for Germans.
Cleese reacted to the censorship news as only Cleese can.
"I would have hoped that someone at the BBC would understand that there are two ways of making fun of human behavior," he tweeted Friday. "One is to attack it directly. The other is to have someone who is patently a figure of fun, speak up on behalf of that behavior."
Cleese then compared episode to the M.O. of another British sitcom character Alf Garnett of "'Til Death do Us Part" who inspired the creation of Archie Bunker and "All in the Family."
"We laughed at Alf's reactionary views. Thus we discredited them, by laughing at him," Cleese added. "Of course, there were people — very stupid people — who said, 'Thank God someone is saying these things at last.' We laughed at these people, too."
He then said such individuals are making comedy decisions at the BBC.
"But it's not just stupidity," Cleese continued. "The BBC is now run by a mixture of marketing people and petty bureaucrats. It used to have a large sprinkling of people who'd actually made programs. Not any more. So BBC decisions are made by persons whose main concern is not losing their jobs. That's why they're so cowardly and gutless and contemptible. I rest my case."
What did the streaming service have to say?
"UKTV has temporarily removed an episode of Fawlty Towers The Germans from Gold's Box Set," a spokesman for the streaming service told BBC News. "The episode contains racial slurs so we are taking the episode down while we review it. We regularly review older content to ensure it meets audience expectations and are particularly aware of the impact of outdated language. Some shows carry warnings and others are edited. We want to take time to consider our options for this episode."
Cleese does not pander to the outrage mob
Cleese is not one to entertain the demands of the politically correct. Four years ago, he warned that pandering to such people will lead us into an Orwellian society.
"All humor is critical. If we start saying, 'Oh, we mustn't criticize or offend them,' then humor is gone, and with humor goes a sense of proportion — and then, as far as I'm concerned, you're living in '1984,'" Cleese said, referencing George Orwell's classic dystopian novel. "So the idea that you have to be protected from any kind of uncomfortable emotion is one I absolutely do not subscribe to."
And after being accused of racism and xenophobia last year when he repeated his observation that London "is not really an English city" anymore — an indirect reference to the influx of immigrants — Cleese hit right back: "I think it's legitimate to prefer one culture to another. For example, I prefer cultures that do not tolerate female genital mutilation. Will this will be considered racist by all those who hover, eagerly hoping that someone will offend them — on someone else's behalf, naturally."
UPDATE, 7:21 p.m.: Cleese posted the following Twitter video Friday, which insightfully speaks to many of the issues at hand — and is, of course, hilarious:
This story has been updated.


theblaze--2020-06-12--Chicago police seen drinking coffee, sleeping on a couch in a congressman's office during riots

Chicago police seen drinking coffee , sleeping on a couch in a congressman 's office during riots 'These are absolutely @ @ @ @ @

Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) said surveillance images show at least 13 Chicago police officers in his office eating popcorn, drinking coffee, and even taking naps, the Chicago Tribune reported.
"They had their feet up on the desk, one was asleep on my couch in my campaign office," Rush said, according to NBC News. "One had his head down on his desk. One was on his cellphone. They even had the unmitigated gall to go and make coffee for themselves and to pop popcorn, my popcorn, in my microwave.
"These are absolutely a bunch of cowards in blue uniforms," Rush said, MSNBC reported.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot personally apologized to Rush during a news conference Thursday. She said officers were lounging in Rush's office while other officers were dealing with the riots in the streets.
"That's a personal embarrassment to me," Lightfoot said. "I'm sorry that you and your staff even had to deal with this incredible indignity."
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown apologized to Rush for the officers' behavior.
"I'm not playing with you that I mean what I say when I say we'll hold you accountable," Brown said. "Move, get out of the way, but we are going to uphold the nobility of this profession. This conduct is not representative."
Chicago police union President John Catanzara ripped Lightfoot's "despicable" news conference and said that the unrest in the streets had been controlled before the officers went into Rush's office. That does not, however, explain or justify their presence in the office.
Lightfoot said she intends to push against the union to enact reforms to hold Chicago police more accountable, taking advantage of a moment when policing nationwide is being reevaluated publicly.
"I think we're at a moment where the things that we felt like were impossible, that, politically, just weren't feasible, I think we're in a moment where we have an opportunity to make this happen," Lightfoot said, according to the Tribune. "And, look, even when it may be difficult, if it's right and righteous, we must act."


theblaze--2020-06-12--Gov. DeSantis signs bill to allow Florida college athletes to be paid from endorsements

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DeSantis signs bill to allow Florida college athletes to be paid from endorsements The new law goes into @ @ @ @ @ will be the first state to enact such legislation .

For years, people have asked: "Should college athletes be paid?" On Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answered that question with a resounding "Yes."
The Republican governor signed into law a bill to allow college student-athletes to receive endorsement money. The new law will enable college athletes to get paid for their name, image, and likeness. The SB 646: Intercollegiate Athlete Compensation and Rights bill was passed by the Florida Senate in March by a 37-2 vote before DeSantis signed it into law on Friday.
The new law has some restrictions, including that payments to athletes must be "commensurate with market value" in order to "preserve the integrity, quality, character, and amateur nature of intercollegiate athletics and to maintain a clear separation between amateur intercollegiate athletics and professional sports."
SB 646 also states that colleges and universities are not allowed to pay athletes directly.
The law will go into effect on July 1, 2021. Florida will become the first state to allow college athletes to get paid, leapfrogging California and Colorado, where similar laws won't go into effect until Jan. 1, 2023. There are two dozen other states that are considering similar proposals.
"This whole issue of student-athletes and being able to receive compensations for their likeness or image is something that's been bubbling to the surface in the last couple years," DeSantis said during a news conference Friday afternoon at the University of Miami's football practice facility. "I viewed it as something that was a matter of fairness."
DeSantis acknowledged that the new law might help collegiate sports programs in Florida steal some talent away from universities in other states.
"For all of our great high school players, stay in state," DeSantis said. "I see people going to Alabama and Clemson — and I know they've got good programs — but there's nothing better than winning a national championship in your home state. So maybe this will be an added incentive."
"I just want to say Florida is leading on this and if you're a blue-chip high school recruit out there trying to figure out where to go I think any of our Florida schools is a great landing spot," DeSantis added.
"We send a very clear message to the NCAA, the SEC, the Big Ten — all these organizations — that we're serious about doing the right thing when it comes to student-athletes," said Sen. Rob Bradley (R-Fla.)
The NCAA had fought for decades for colleges to retain all of the school's sports revenues, excluding paying student-athletes. Finally in April, the NCAA's Board of Governors agreed to allow college athletes to earn money from their name, image, and likeness starting in January 2021.
"We approved legislation for student-athletes to receive compensation for third-party endorsements," Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith said in April.


theblaze--2020-06-12--Steven Crowder and Michael Knowles: protests, rioters, and Trump

Here 's what Trump must do to win in 2020 .

As Antifa and Black Lives Matter "peacefully" burn U.S. cities, Steven Crowder and Michael Knowles of the Daily Wire countered the insanity with truth. Both Antifa and Black Lives Matter hide behind "justice for George Floyd," but is justice what they want?
Michael Knowles articulated the irony of calls to abolish the police. Antifa, comprised mostly of white liberals, may say they demand justice. But once they claim territory and remove law enforcement, they implement their own version of law enforcement.
"It's not that they want to get rid of government and police. They just want to get rid of your government and police," Knowles asserted.
Later, Crowder and Knowles assessed what President Trump must do and how he must respond to the arsonists to win the 2020 election — restore order!
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theblaze--2020-06-12--Anyone who wants to attend President Trump's Tulsa rally next week has to sign a COVID-19 waiver

Anyone who wants to attend President Trump 's Tulsa rally next week has to sign a COVID-19 waiver

President Donald Trump announced this week that he was going to have his first major political rally since the start of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. The event is set for June 19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He and his campaign have made it clear that they do not believe that the concerns over the spread of the virus at a large gathering should preclude coming together.
Many of the campaign's backers have also noted that the president's detractors — largely on the left — suddenly rediscovered their worries about the spread COVID-19 at what is likely to be a massive gathering. Anti-Trumpers spent weeks of ignoring the disease's dangers while protests and riots went on around the nation following the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
But how confident is the Trump campaign that there's nothing to worry about?
The campaign's website warns would-be rallygoers that there is a COVID-19 exposure risk if they come to the rally and that the campaign and the venue will not be held responsible if people contract the virus.
What's going on?
Health experts have repeatedly warned Americans that large gatherings are dangerous in these days of the coronavirus pandemic and that these groups exacerbate the risk of spreading the disease.
But as we all know, those warnings have been ignored by people on both ends of the political spectrum — and in between.
Experts warned about a potential spike in COVID-19 cases when Wisconsinites were going out to vote April 7. But there was no spike.
When the coronavirus oracles saw the huge crowds at Lake of the Ozarks over Memorial Day weekend, they were appalled and warned about a coming spike in COVID-19 cases. But health officials found no new cases linked to the partiers.
Pro-lockdown partisans attacked gatherings of citizens marching to demand the reopening of the economy, like the famous Michigan protests that garnered so much hate and ridicule from the left.
The ire from many on the left against those who want to be able to gather for worship services has been an ongoing source of tension.
But hypocrisy was soon to rear its head.
In the wake of the horrific death of George Floyd, the frantic warnings against public gatherings suddenly went quiet as protesters took to the street to peacefully demonstrate for police reforms — and as rioters destroyed businesses, burned buildings, and took over several blocks of a major American city.
But this week, President Trump was able to get his critics to once again remember the seriousness of the coronavirus by announcing the June 19 Tulsa rally.
And though the president's team rightfully mocked Trump's opponents' two-facedness — perhaps most notably Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.), who, just days after speaking at a major George Floyd "Hope and Healing" rally, ripped the president's planned rallies as "irresponsible and selfish" — they did add a COVID-19 warning to the campaign website's rally registration.
Anyone who wants to get tickets to the Tulsa rally will see this note on the site's signup page:
By clicking register below, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending the Rally, you and any guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.; BOK Center; ASM Global; or any of their affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury.
Image source: DonaldJTrump.com screenshot
The move could be merely a legal CYA move for the campaign and the venue. Or it could be an admission that maybe large public gatherings aren't as safe as some would have us believe.
Jury's still out since getting a straight and consistent answer about anything COVID-related is a challenge.
(H/T: Westport News)


theblaze--2020-06-12--VIDEO: Protesters smash windshield of police car, attack officers in street — but these cops aren't

VIDEO: Protesters smash windshield of police car, attack officers in street — but these cops aren't about to retreat

VIDEO : Protesters smash windshield of police car , attack officers in street — but these cops are n't about @ @ @ @ @ zero tolerance for those who hide behind the peaceful protesters to incite riots , damage @ @ @ @ @ of the public or our officers '

Some police forces around the country have responded to George Floyd rioting by letting violence and destruction go unchallenged. In Portsmouth, Virginia, the police chief said an elected official told officers to let vandalism continue. In Seattle, police abandoned a precinct building, after which radical leftists established their own "autonomous zone" in several city blocks.
But in Miami on Wednesday, protesters suffering from seriously inflated egos thought they could intimidate and defeat police with their fists and skateboards and endless F-bombs — but they bit off a bit more than they could chew.
What happened?
It all started when protesters vandalized the Bayside Marketplace statues of Christopher Columbus and Juan Ponce de León, the Miami Herald reported, adding that the structures were tagged with "BLM" for Black Lives Matter and "George Floyd," as well as a Soviet hammer and sickle.
The paper said the hammer and sickle graffiti is "likely to inflame passions in a city full of Cubans fiercely opposed to communism."
Seven people were arrested for vandalizing the statue, Miami police told the Herald.
But soon after the arrests, the Miami News Times said some protesters tried to block the paths of police cars carrying arrestees, and one used his skateboard to smash the window of a squad car.
Then it turned into a street brawl.
Cellphone video shows police officers going after the attacking protesters, tackling some to the ground and pushing the crowd back.
Image source: Twitter video screenshot
The Herald said the melee took place in the middle of the northbound lanes of Biscayne Boulevard near the Ponce de León statue.
One officer appeared to openly challenge protesters to come at him. No one took him up on it.
Image source: Twitter video screenshot
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Police called the seven arrested "violent protesters" and added that no peaceful protesters were arrested, the Herald reported.
"In the City of Miami, we support peaceful protests but there will be zero tolerance for those who hide behind the peaceful protesters to incite riots, damage property, and hurt members of the public or our officers," Miami police said in a release, the paper noted.


theblaze--2020-06-12--Responding to backlash, Starbucks will allow baristas to wear Black Lives Matter attire after initia

Responding to backlash, Starbucks will allow baristas to wear Black Lives Matter attire after initially banning it

Responding to backlash , Starbucks will allow baristas to wear Black Lives Matter attire after initially banning it

Starbucks has reversed a policy that prohibited baristas from wearing attire or accessories featuring the Black Lives Matter movement after backlash and calls for boycotts of the coffee chain, CNBC reported.
The initial policy specifically addressed the reason why Black Lives Matter attire was banned, saying "there are agitators who misconstrue the fundamental principles of the Black Lives Matter movement—and in certain circumstances, intentionally re-purpose them to amplify divisiveness."
Starbucks bans personal, political or religious clothing or accessories, but makes exceptions for LGBTQ rights and marriage equality.
After some people online called for a boycott of Starbucks over the Black Lives Matter ban, Starbucks has not only backed off that policy but it will produce and distribute Black Lives Matter T-shirts to its workers.
"Black Lives Matter," a tweet from Starbucks read. "We continue to listen to our partners and communities and their desire to stand for justice together. The Starbucks Black Partner Network co-designed t-shirts with this graphic that will soon be sent to 250,000+ store partners."
Earlier this month, even while preventing employees from wearing Black Lives Matter gear, Starbucks issued a statement that included the phrase "black lives matter," although it didn't explicitly reference the organization by the same name.
"Black Lives Matter," a Starbucks tweet read. "We are committed to being a part of change."
Starbucks is no stranger to race controversy. In 2018, two black men were arrested for sitting in a Starbucks in Philadelphia without purchasing an item. They were reportedly waiting for a friend to arrive. The manager who called police on them left the company shortly after.
The two men, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson, reached financial settlements with both the city of Philadelphia and with Starbucks. Starbucks closed all its stores one day in May of that year to conduct anti-bias training.


theblaze--2020-06-12--Trump campaign is selling 'Baby Lives Matter' onesies to protest abortion

Trump campaign is selling 'Baby Lives Matter ' onesies to protest abortion They are styled after the Black Lives Matter @

The campaign for President Donald Trump is selling "Baby Lives Matter" onesies on its website to promote the pro-life movement.
The product was originally offered as a promotion around the March for Life, CNN reported, but remains available for purchase as a limited edition item even as Black Lives Matter protests rage across the country over George Floyd's death.
Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to speak at the March for Life in January, an annual demonstration since 1973 in support of the pro-life movement.
"Proudly show you're investing in your baby's future to Make America Great Again with this incredibly soft, boutique-style one-piece," the product description on the campaign website reads.
The onesies appear to be styled after the Black Lives Matter logo:
The campaign's decision to continue selling the product — which co-opts Black Lives Matter messaging — even as protests for racial justice continue, is likely to enrage many.
Trump has expressed sympathy for George Floyd's family and has called for justice to be served against the police officers involved in his death. But he has also come down hard on the widespread violence and looting that has occurred alongside peaceful protests over the last three weeks.
In early June, he called on governors to "dominate" the rioters and looters who were taking advantage of the peaceful protests and exploiting them to pursue their own means.


theblaze--2020-06-12--Police officer goes viral for praying before his shift

Police officer goes viral for praying before his shift Sometimes things go viral for good reason

An Oklahoma police officer is going viral on the internet after his fiancée shared a photo of him praying before his shift.
What are the details?
In a widely shared Facebook post, social media user Karmen Nalley said that her betrothed, Ty Hignite, prays nightly ahead of his scheduled watch.
Nalley shared a photo of Hignite kneeling before a vehicle, his head bowed and his hands clasped in front of him.
"I snuck this picture as Ty was leaving for work. He prays every night before he leaves for his shift and I think this photo exemplifies exactly who he is as a person," Nalley wrote.
"Ty is brave, strong, loving, kind, patient, and so much more," she continued. "I have a prayer that I say as well, and it always begins and ends with asking God to keep him safe."
She added, "It is a scary world we live in now, I am not ignorant to that. I wish more people could know Ty and I wish ALL cops were like him. If EVERYONE were as kind hearted as Ty, the world would be a better place."
At the time of this writing, Nalley's post has received more than 400 likes.


theblaze--2020-06-12--Horowitz: The new panic lie: Increased coronavirus hospitalizations and cases in the southwest

Horowitz : The new panic lie : Increased coronavirus hospitalizations and cases in the southwest

The health "experts" and the media propagating viral panic porn think people like us don't understand arithmetic. They think they can manipulate headline stories warning of increased cases of COVID-19 in order to push more lockdowns, ignoring all the ways that more cases are being discovered, while the percentage of positive tests, new hospitalizations and deaths, and the lethality of the virus are all waning significantly.
"Arizona's COVID-19 spread is 'alarming' and action is needed, experts warn," read the title of an Arizona Republic article on Wednesday. Yahoo News breathlessly warned about a "spike" in all the southwestern states.
As is always the case, there is a grain of truth that is hugely distorted by numerous obfuscations of important facts and context. The truth is that new hospitalizations of people coming in for serious coronavirus infections are actually extremely low. What they are actually counting are the extra people coming in for all of the delayed health care caused by the lockdown. But thanks to universal testing in hospitals, they are discovering more asymptomatic cases than ever before, which had nothing to do with the original purpose of the hospital stay. Thus, they are blaming the fallout of the lockdown on the easing of the lockdown!
This chart from Arizona's coronavirus dashboard says it all.
As you can see, if you break down the new admissions by date of admission, as this chart does, the numbers are actually near zero over the past week. There was only one new admission on Wednesday, the last day of reporting. What the media is focusing on is the cumulative total of beds in use, reflected in this chart.
The total number of "positive" COVID-19 patients currently using beds in the hospital system is high. Now you might wonder how cumulative numbers could be so high if the new daily intake is so low? It's quite obvious that the first chart is only counting those who actually come in with new serious cases of COVID-19, for example those who have trouble breathing because the virus attacked their lungs. Those cases are extremely low relative to April.
The cumulative number chart, on the other hand, counts any "positive or suspected inpatient COVID-19 patients." Now that the number of people coming into hospitals in general, for any reason, is much higher than during the peak of the epidemic and also testing has become standard, they are likely counting anyone who tests positive as a COVID-19 patient in that chart, even if they came in for chest pains or trauma. Which is why there is a note at the bottom of the chart observing that the numbers are very volatile. Obviously, if the same number of patients of all conditions had come in to hospitals six weeks ago and we had had the rapid testing capabilities, the number of positive cases would have been recorded as even higher than they are today.
This dichotomy is likely reflected in the following chart of COVID-positive patients admitted to the emergency rooms.
How can it be that the same government website showing literally no more than five new COVID-19 admissions a day this week also shows record emergency room COVID-positive patients? The answer is that the virus is much more widespread, asymptomatic, and less deadly than it was before. The ER patients are coming in, as the Arizona state health director, Dr. Cara Christ, said, because of the bottleneck of much-needed care and serious ailments that were ignored during the lockdown. All but the few who actually came to the ER because of COVID-19 symptoms likely never knew they had it. This is why we are not seeing a big spike of deaths in any of the states where the media is warning about an increase in detected cases.
The very states that are seeing increases in hospitalizations are the ones that barely had patients – COVID-19 or otherwise – for six weeks because the virus didn't hit hard but the panic and suspension of certain procedures caused the admissions to plummet (unlike in New York, for example, where there were enough COVID-19 patients to fill hospitals). Now that the lockdown is over, states like Texas, Arizona, California, and North Carolina have many more people coming in to hospitals than in April. Paradoxically, it makes sense that there will be more people testing positive now than even during the peak, especially because testing is universal and rapid.
It's hard to measure a curve when we didn't have the full data during its peak. Had we been testing every person in March and April, there likely would have been many more cases.
Hence, the dichotomy between those "hospitalized with COVID-19" and those hospitalized becauseof COVID-19 is very similar to the inflation of the death toll we've seen, where the number of those who die with COVID-19 but not because of it get conflated with those who die of the virus itself.
The same trend we see in Arizona is playing out in Texas and likely in other states that had both low COVID-19 numbers and very few general patients in hospitals during the peak of the epidemic.
Thus, the dichotomy between patients who are actually being driven to the hospital by the virus vs. those who are there for other purposes and just test positive is huge and did not exist during the peak.
It's not that the virus doesn't exist any more, it's that it has either become less potent, has already attacked those who would otherwise get seriously ill from it, or a mixture of both. This is why Dr. Donald Yealy, the chair of emergency medicine at UPMC, who's been responsible for 30,000 tests in Pennsylvania, recently observed that those with the virus appear to be carrying lower viral loads and aren't getting as sick from it as they did in March and April.
This is why in Wisconsin, where thanks to the state supreme court ruling, citizens have been free from lockdown for nearly a month, not a single COVID-19 death was reported on Tuesday. Even though the number of positive cases has not gone down that much, deaths have plummeted.
Likewise, among the states the media is flagging for a spike in cases is California, which had a long and strict lockdown. Of course, there is zero correlation in outcomes. Overall, even that "spike" was reversed yesterday:
One other factor driving the discovery of more cases is the now widespread serology tests that discover antibodies in many people who never knew they had the virus. Those are also counted in the case numbers and hospitalization numbers in some states.
Finally, it's important to note that a large factor driving recent hospitalizations and likely several of the more deadly cases in southwestern states in particular could be due to cases in Mexico. The New York Times ran a story earlier this week on hospitals in California being flooded with people coming from Mexico who are seeking better care.
It's hard to compare state data when some states are getting backwash from other countries' cases. As Brownsville public health director Arturo Rodriguez said, "In other words, you have three rates: the U.S., Mexico and your border rate."
Already, two weeks ago, the Washington Post reported the following: "As Mexico's health-care system has strained under the coronavirus, small community hospitals in Southern California, some of the poorest in the state, have been flooded with Americans who have fallen ill and crossed the border. They are retirees and dual citizens, Americans working in Mexico or visiting family there."
According to the Post, "approximately half of the coronavirus patients in several California border hospitals, including El Centro Regional Medical Center, are recent arrivals from Mexico." Which is why Imperial County has more cases per capita than any other county in the state.
This explains why some of the largest spikes in cases and even some new deaths have been in border counties, such as Texas' Rio Grande Valley. Thus, if increased cases are used as a pretext for continuing to lock down American citizens, there is no reason why the border shouldn't be closed to medical tourism, at least from non-citizen green card holders, given that the main purpose was to alleviate the strain on our hospitals.
The media, as always, are engaging in headline panic news and fudging math that proves the exact opposite of their headlines. It's similar to what they are doing with accusations of executive force, in light of George Floyd's death, against black criminals while ignoring the fact that black criminals commit an even greater share of violent crime, which proves shooting of white criminals is even more common per capita. They think we don't understand arithmetic.
And speaking of Minneapolis, if small-scale reopening in these other states led to a spike in the virus, then don't you think jam-packed protests beginning over two weeks ago in Minneapolis would have caused a spike, rather than a drop, in hospitalizations?


theblaze--2020-06-12--Chicago police union boss says cops could be booted if they kneel with protesters

Chicago police union boss says cops could be booted if they kneel with protesters Meanwhile , Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot @ @ @ @ @ a reckoning ' for the Fraternal Order of Police .

The president of Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police said cops who kneel with protesters will face consequences, even possibly being kicked out of the union.
"I've made it very clear to the members of Lodge 7 that that has no place for our members," FOP President John Catanzara said of police taking a knee while in uniform during George Floyd protests. "That is contradicting to our constitution as a lodge and it definitely deflates anything remotely associated with fraternalism and as such, any member of Lodge 7 who is going to take a knee and basically side with protesters while they're in uniform will subject themselves to discipline in the lodge up to and including expulsion from Lodge 7."
Catanzara said police officers are welcome to protest and kneel with protesters on their own time and if they are out of uniform.
When asked about Catanzara's comments, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) said, "There will be a reckoning" for the Fraternal Order of Police. "And I think that moment is now and that's what I'll say about that."
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said that there are bigger issues to deal with right now.
"It's just hard to take those kinds of comments serious as we deal with COVID environment, historically high violent crime and now misconduct as relation to civil unrest," Brown said. "How does that bubble up to the most important thing to comment? It's not. I'll answer my own question. It's not as important as what we're dealing with and I won't dignify it with an answer."
Catanzara, who is a 25-year veteran of the force, has made his own political statements while in uniform. In 2017, Catanzara posted a photo on social media of himself in uniform, in front of a CPD SUV, holding an American flag, and with a sign that read: "I stand for the anthem. I love the American flag. I support my president and the 2nd Amendment."
During an interview with WGN Radio this week, Catanzara was asked if his current stance on police officers kneeling contradicts his old social media post that supported President Donald Trump's criticisms of NFL players kneeling during the national anthem.
"My post was patriotic support of all things American," Catanzara responded. "If people cannot see the difference between kneeling in support of voices saying the police are the problem in society and should be defunded or even abolished, then there really is no reason to continue any dialog. It's an apple and automobile comparison."
Cantanzara was suspended for posting the photo because it violated CPD's code of conduct that prohibits officers from participating "in any partisan political campaign or activity."
Catanzara was elected as the president of Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police last month. "He is currently relieved of his police powers and under investigation by the department on allegations related to a 2018 police report he filed against then-police Superintendent Eddie Johnson. Catanzara accused him of breaking the law by allowing marchers onto the Dan Ryan Expressway to protest city violence," the Chicago Tribune reported.
Earlier this week, a video of Georgia State Trooper O'Neal Saddler went viral after he refused to kneel during a Black Lives Matter protest in Hartwell, Georgia. In another viral video, a police chief participated in a die-in during a Black Lives Matter protest by laying on the ground for eight minutes and 46 seconds.


theblaze--2020-06-12--School launches investigation into teacher who said the term 'white privilege' is as racist as the N

School launches investigation into teacher who said the term 'white privilege' is as racist as the N-word

School launches investigation into teacher who said the term 'white privilege ' is as racist as the N-word 'You have @ @ @ @ @ either '

A Cook County, Illinois, school district has launched an investigation into a white female teacher after she posted on Facebook recently about the Black Lives Matter protests sweeping the nation in response to George Floyd's death.
In the post, the teacher claimed that the term "white privilege" is just as racist as the N-word and that people who believe that America is racist have been "hoodwinked" by the "white liberal establishment and race baiters," WGN-TV reported Wednesday.
The school district, District 211, decided to look into the matter after the post sparked outrage from current and former students and staff members.
"The administration was made aware of a social media post made by a staff member," the district said in a statement. "The posting has been removed, and we are currently conducting an investigation and will follow through with appropriate measures. The statements in the post do not reflect the values or principles of District 211. We are truly sorry for any harm or disrespect that this may have caused."
The since-deleted Facebook post went as follows:
I find the term "white privilege" as racist as the "N" word. You have not walked in my shoes either so do not make assumptions about me and my so called privilege. You think America is racist? Then you have been hoodwinked by the white liberal establishment and race baiters like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.
"That is in no relation the same as saying the N-word," Aaliyah Holloway, a former student, told the news outlet.
"They should take immediate action on the teacher so that the school knows they are indeed backing up black people and they are in support," Holloway added. "Letting her go under investigation, I feel it's not enough. It's not enough."
Another former student, Amirah Nasir, said that "as awful as [the post] was, it was not surprising coming from her because she's had a history of posting severely problematic things on her Facebook for years."
Tim McGowan, a parent in the district who is black, said that despite his growing up in the area, his white friends will often interact with police on his behalf because "they recognize that it's at least likely that the situation will escalate [sic] with them then it will with me."
"That's white privilege," he argued. "It's a privilege I don't have."
McGowan added that he thinks the teacher should be fired.
"She's in charge of molding minds," he said. "I don't think she's suitable to do that anymore."


theblaze--2020-06-12--Ignorant leftists fuming at racism vandalize statue of abolitionist, spray-paint 'murderer' and 'col

Ignorant leftists fuming at racism vandalize statue of abolitionist, spray-paint 'murderer' and 'colonizer' on pedestal

Ignorant leftists fuming at racism vandalize statue of abolitionist , spray-paint 'murderer ' and 'colonizer ' on pedestal

As protesters have beheaded, toppled, and vandalized statues and monuments across America this week in their fury over racism and George Floyd's death, the righteously indignant managed to expose their pitiful lack of knowledge by defacing the statue of an abolitionist in Philadelphia.
Yup, some crew of comrades decided to score big left-wing points by tossing red paint on the Matthias Baldwin statue outside City Hall — and further demonstrated their ignorance by spray-painting "murderer" and "colonizer" on the pedestal.
Here's a photo of one justice seeker apparently in the process of placing a noose around the statue's neck:
'Morons'
The graffiti has been cleaned off the statue, National Review reported, adding that a spokesperson for the mayor's office said the statue was vandalized during recent demonstrations.
And the act doesn't sit well with Joe Walsh, a member of the Friends of Matthias Baldwin Park, who told the outlet that Baldwin "hired blacks in his shops when that was not the norm."
"He was BLM [Black Lives Matter] before there was a slogan," Walsh added to National Review.
More from the outlet:
Born in 1795, Baldwin moved to Philadelphia from New Jersey at the age of 16 and rose from an apprenticeship at a local jeweler to establish a successful business manufacturing train locomotives. Baldwin argued for the right of African Americans to vote in Pennsylvania during the state's 1837 Constitutional Convention, and helped establish a school for African American children where he paid teachers' salaries for years.
Oh, and National Review also said protesters defaced Philadelphia's Civil War Soldiers and Sailors monument with graffiti reading "BLM" — not that they bothered to read the monument's inscription: "All who have labored today in behalf of the Union have wrought for the best interests of the country and the world not only for the present but for all future ages."
Walsh told the outlet that "the irony of vandalizing a monument to those who died to end slavery is lost on the morons who don't know their history."


theblaze--2020-06-12--Seattle police chief says rapes and robberies are occurring in CHAZ area and officers can't respond

Seattle police chief says rapes and robberies are occurring in CHAZ area and officers can't respond to them

Seattle police chief says rapes and robberies are occurring in CHAZ area and officers ca n't respond to them

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said violent crimes are occurring within the area of the city taken over by protesters, and officers are unable to respond quickly enough, if at all.
Earlier this week, a group of anti-police protesters took control of a six-block area of the city that has become known as the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone," or CHAZ, which includes a police precinct. Officers surrendered the East Precinct and vacated the area. Best would not confirm who gave the order.
"Our calls for service have more than tripled," 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."
Although President Donald Trump has called for city and state officials to disband the autonomous zone, and the head of Seattle's police union called the situation "absolutely appalling," both Mayor Jenny Durkan and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) appear content to allow the CHAZ to stand unbothered, at least for now.
The protesters are calling for the police department to be abolished, ICE to be banned from the city, and some prisons to be closed, among other requests in pursuit of their vision of racial, economic, and criminal justice equity. Some demands, like free college and the employment of black doctors and nurses, seem unrelated to the original purpose of the protests that occurred across the country.
Inslee said the CHAZ is "unpermitted" but will be allowed to continue for now since it is a peaceful protest. He said he would oppose military intervention by President Trump.
"I spoke with [Durkan] and her team about the situation on Capitol Hill," Inslee wrote on Twitter. "Although unpermitted, and we should remember we are still in a pandemic, the area is largely peaceful. Peaceful protests are fundamentally American, and I am hopeful there will be a peaceful resolution.
"What we will not allow are threats of military violence against Washingtonians coming from the White House," Inslee continued. "The U.S. military serves to protect Americans, not the fragility of an insecure president."