theblaze--2020-08-22--Actress Rose McGowan continues lambasting Democrats, torching them for embracing Clintons and Biden

Actress Rose McGowan continues lambasting Democrats , torching them for embracing Clintons and Biden

Actress Rose McGowan made it clear in recent days that she will not be fawning over the Democratic Party, after going viral for blasting them as ineffective on Thursday and slamming party elites by name regarding sexual assault allegations on Friday.
What are the details?
McGowan—one of several women who has accused Hollywood producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein of raping her—tweeted Friday night:
"I was raped by a TOP Democratic donor. Hillary Clinton shut down NBC's exposé of [Harvey Weinstein] with one call from her spokesperson. I strongly believe Joe Biden is a rapist. DNC had Bill Clinton, serial abuser of young women (Epstein & others) speak. You want me to be pro-Dem? I know more than you will ever know about their evil. You can hide behind your convenient morality. I won't."
The actress was pointing to the fact that former President Bill Clinton has faced several accusations of sexual misconduct over his decades in public service, and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was accused earlier this year of sexually assaulting one of his Senate aides, Tara Reade, in 1993.
McGowan was responding after falling under attack from fellow leftists after she criticized the DNC on the last day of its convention.
She tweeted Thursday, "What have the Democrats done to solve ANYTHING? Help the poor? No. Help black & brown people? No. Stop police brutality? No. Help single mothers? No. Help children? No. You have achieved nothing. NOTHING. Why did people vote Trump? Because of you motherf***ers."
McGowan even ended up battling it out with fellow big-name actresses Alissa Milano and Patricia Arquette. She was lambasted and accused of helping President Donald Trump by her rhetoric.
The actress reminded her critics, "I wrote an anti-Trump open letter to the media in 2014. I support no rapists. Your mainstream media built him. I was made fun of by BOTH sides for writing this. So all of you saying I'm helping Trump get elected can suck it."
McGowan declared herself "an equal opportunity hater," saying "voters/cult members have been hoodwinked for years into believing they have to live with a lesser of two evils. Wake up. Demand more."


theblaze--2020-08-22--Surveillance video captures brutal unprovoked beating of 60-year-old homeless man in California

Police found out about the attack through social media

A 60-year-old man suffered a brutal and unprovoked beating in Twentynine Palms, California, and police are asking for the help of the public to find a suspect captured in the surveillance video.
Tim Richardson was sitting outside a 7-Eleven convenience store on Monday when a young man approached him and viciously stomped on him without warning.
Surveillance video captured the man walking out of a black car and then running back after the attack.
Richardson told KESQ-TV that he had never seen the man before and didn't do anything to provoke the attack. He said he wasn't seriously injured.
Residents of the neighborhood said that Richardson doesn't panhandle and often helps the small businesses by sweeping up for them. His friends want to find out who attacked him and why they did it.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a news release that they were made aware of the attack after it was circulated on social media. They are looking for a black male between 15-20 years of age and also the driver of the black Nissan Altima in which he fled.
A growing problem
Homelessness has become a major crisis in many regions across the country and some cities have responded with increased policing while others have turned to community-based programs to help the homeless.
In addition to economic difficulties, the homeless also face unprovoked and sometimes lethal attacks. One troubling incident in Chicago included four homeless men being stabbed in the neck as they were sleeping on the streets. One of those men died as a result of his injuries. A suspect has been arrested in that series of attacks.
Here's a local news report about the attack:


theblaze--2020-08-22--Mayor Jenny Durkan vetoes measure by Seattle City Council to defund the police and cut up to 100 pol

Mayor Jenny Durkan vetoes measure by Seattle City Council to defund the police and cut up to 100 police officers @ @ @ @ @ yet in Seattle

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said she would veto budget changes passed by the Seattle City Council to defund the police. The proposals could have cut up to 100 officer positions.
The proposals follow upon demands from Black Lives Matter protesters to "defund the police" and reroute the funds to social services, the lack of which is said to be the root cause of crime and violence.
Durkan indicated that she was open to something similar to what the council had passed, but that they had not collaborated enough with her office before passing he measure.
"This veto was because the bills as passed did not have the type of collaboration that I think we will have going forward, and that I'm hopeful we will have going forward," she explained on Friday.
The proposal would have only cut $4 million from the department's $400 million budget. Seattle has about 1,400 police officers.
Sawant dissents
Kshama Sawant, one of the most far left progressive members of the city council, voted against the measure, but only because they didn't go far enough to defund the police.
"Seattle Mayor Durkan remains hostile to defunding police. Democratic Councilmembers completely failed to keep their public promises of 50% defunding in the Summer budget vote, furthermore, approved an austerity budget after having promised anti-austerity," Sawant tweeted on Thursday.
Criminal justice alternatives
Durkan however, appeared to approve of seeking community-based alternatives to traditional policing methods as a response to crime in the city.
"We must stop gun violence," Durkan emphasized.
"We know that enforcement and policing is only one part of the work that needs to be done to do so," she added. "We also have to work with trusted community partners, who can work both to de-escalate situations, and provide alternatives to the criminal justice system."
Durkan also noted that there's been a 50% increase in shootings since June 1st in the beleaguered city.
The Democratic mayor made headlines in June when she angrily denounced Black Lives Matter protesting at her home and vandalizing it after she had previously shown support for the movement.


theblaze--2020-08-23--Kamala Harris reportedly duped by Russian pranksters posing as Greta Thunberg

The pranksters claim that Kamala Harris accepted dirt on President Trump

A duo of notorious pranksters, who have made a name for themselves by hoodwinking U.S. politicians, allege that their latest victim is Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.). The hoaxers claim they duped the recently anointed Democratic vice presidential nominee into believing she was talking to Greta Thunberg, even getting Harris into accepting fake dirt on President Donald Trump.
Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus, whose real names are Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov, pretended to be teenage climate activist and her father Svante. The couple claim they were able to trick Kamala's team and successfully make a phony phone call to Harris in January, after she dropped out of the Democratic presidential race in December.
"Hello Greta, congratulations on all of your leadership, I am so inspired by your courage and your voice," Harris reportedly said to the fake Greta.
The fugazi Thunberg asked Harris how she could support Kamala's campaign, and she allegedly replied, "The best way to do it would be to talk about my climate plan."
On the phone call, the fake Thunberg says she shouted at Trump to sign the Paris climate accord at the United Nations last September, but she said he softly whispered, "You will never achieve your goal."
"There are forces working against our movement and we have to fight for these things," Harris supposedly said. "This is that moment, and you have been great warrior in this cause."
The bogus Thunberg said, "I'm so terrified of what Trump is doing, I even cannot eat or sleep when I see him on TV. That terrible meeting in the UN building in September – I have nightmares."
"Nothing that has been achieved in this world that has been about progress came without a fight, this is the nature of it," Harris is alleged to have said.
The counterfeit Greta allegedly informed Harris, "Maybe this recording can help you," to which Harris replied, "Thank you. That would be wonderful."
Kamala Harris Duped by Greta Thurnberg impersonator 🤣 www.youtube.com
Vovan and Lexus have allegedly pranked Bernie Sanders, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Prince Harry. In 2018, the jokesters reportedly fooled Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who was willing to accept damaging information on Trump.
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theblaze--2020-08-22--Navy SEAL explains exactly what to do if an angry mob surrounds your car, threatens your family

Navy SEAL explains exactly what to do if an angry mob surrounds your car , threatens your family 'If it @ @ @ @ @ it 's probably not '

What should you do if you're driving your car and you find yourself surrounded by an angry mob?
That's the question that former Navy SEAL Jack Carr answered Friday on Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight."
What's the background?
Violent protests and unrest have been commonplace in major cities nationwide since the tragic killing of George Floyd. Though demonstrations have fizzled out in most cities, protests continue in cities like Portland, Seattle, and Chicago.
On Sunday, a shocking video went viral because it showed an angry mob in Portland force a white man out of his wrecked truck; that driver was then brutally assaulted. Fortunately, police have since arrested the suspect.
The situation has left many wondering: With protesters routinely blocking highways and harassing motorists, what exactly should one do if they find themselves in a similar situation?
What did Carr say?
Carr explained:
Some of those basics are: Stay in the car, doors closed, locks, locked doors, windows up, and that only allows you some level of protection. It does give you a level of protection but it only goes so far, but the main thing is to avoid those right away.
So, situational awareness. Looking around, being aware that there are threats, picking your head up out of that phone and turning around. If you turn a corner and you see something that doesn't look right — as an army special forces sniper from Vietnam told me years ago — he said, "if it doesn't look right, it's probably not." So trust those instincts and pay attention to that sixth sense that has kept us alive as a species since we've been on this planet. If it doesn't look right, turn around, reverse, get out of there.
But what if you find yourself surrounded by a "violent mob?" According to Carr, one should know how to use their tools of defense.
"So remember, your vehicle is a weapon, but you don't want to be in that position to begin with," he said. "Now, if you do get to that phase where you have to fight, it's good to be prepared and to know how to fight."
And for those with firearms, Carr instructed people to "invest" in firearm training, so they know how to properly use it in a situation where they need to defend themselves or their family.
"Get that training," Carr advised. "For those who are wrestling with the fact that they might have to defend themselves, I always think, 'What if you just appeared here out of nowhere and all of a sudden you were violently attacked by a person or a group of people?' You wouldn't need a piece of paper that told you it was okay to defend this gift of human life."


theblaze--2020-08-22--Gulf of Mexico has never had two hurricanes at same time; history could be made as storms threaten L

Gulf of Mexico has never had two hurricanes at same time; history could be made as storms threaten Louisiana and Texas

Gulf of Mexico has never had two hurricanes at same time ; history could be made as storms threaten Louisiana @ @ @ @ @ strengthening into potential hurricanes that could make landfall in Louisiana within 48 hours of each @

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted that the 2020 hurricane season would be busy with the potential for "extreme activity." But there was no way they could forecast the possibility of double hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time because there have never been two hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time in documented history. There are currently two storms marching towards the Gulf Coast of the United States.
"Official records go back to 1851. Based on the WPC (Weather Prediction Center) analysis, there is no record of two hurricanes at the exact same time in the Gulf of Mexico," an NOAA staffer told WABC-TV.
Tropical Storms Laura and Marco are barreling towards the Gulf coasts of Louisiana and Texas. Tropical Storm Marco has a head start and is already in the Gulf of Mexico, and is expected to make landfall on Monday. Tropical Storm Laura is predicted to arrive in the U.S. by Wednesday, exactly three years after Category 4 Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas and caused catastrophic flooding Louisiana.
As of 5 p.m. EST, Tropical Storm Laura has sustained winds of 50 mph while dumping heavy rains on Puerto Rico and is headed to the Dominican Republic, according to the NOAA. Tropical storm warnings were issued to Puerto Rico, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, Haiti, the Bahamas, and the Florida Keys. A hurricane watch has been posted on the Louisiana coast.
As of 4 p.m. EST, Tropical Storm Marco is east of the Yucatan Peninsula with sustained winds of 65 mph and is expected to develop into a Category 1 hurricane by Monday.
The storms are currently forecast to make landfall as hurricanes, but upper-level shear ahead of the storms is expected to weaken them both before hitting Louisiana or Texas.
The latest forecast from the NOAA predicts that both storms will make landfall as Category 1 hurricanes near New Orleans. It's 2020, why would you expect anything less than double hurricanes.
Despite the systems following similar paths and being in close proximity, experts say that they can not combine to become a "supercane."
"That's because each system has sinking air on its outskirts, which presses down on the other system," CBS News reported. "So, when two systems are that close, the larger one tends to weaken the smaller one. And in some cases they can even dance around one another in a phenomena called the 'Fujiwhara effect.'"
Tropical Storm Laura was the 12th named storm of the hurricane season, and Marco was the 13th. This hurricane season ties 2005 for the record of the highest number of tropical storms before September. The 2005 hurricane season was especially destructive with Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma.


theblaze--2020-08-22--Pro-Biden women steal MAGA hat from 7-year-old boy, assault mom in viral video. Police just made an

Pro-Biden women steal MAGA hat from 7-year-old boy, assault mom in viral video. Police just made an arrest.

Pro-Biden women steal MAGA hat from 7-year-old boy , assault mom in viral video .
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Police have arrested a Wilmington, Delaware, woman who was seen stealing a "Make America Great Again" hat from a 7-year-old boy in a viral video.
What happened?
The video, taken outside the venue for the virtual Democratic National Convention on Thursday, shows two women harass a mother and her young son. The women ripped a pro-President Donald Trump sign and stole a MAGA hat from the boy, whose mother filmed the altercation.
The mother then followed the women through a parking lot. One of the women threatened to assault the mother, who pleaded that she return her son's hat.
When a male bystander attempted to retrieve the hat, the woman holding it then punched him in the face.
The situation continued to escalate from there, with one of the women eventually assaulting the mother. The video stopped as she was being assaulted.
The video, which was posted by Students for Trump and received attention from Donald Trump Jr., has received more than 4.5 million views. According to Fox News, the White House has even contacted the boy.
Who did police arrest?
On Friday, Wilmington police arrested 21-year-old Olivia Winslow, charging her with first-degree robbery, second-degree conspiracy, endangering the welfare of a child, WDEL-TV reported.
The second woman has yet to be arrested.
From WDEL:
Court records, obtained by WDEL, report the victim telling police the woman who's yet to be arrested "forcefully" snatched a political sign from her hand while Winslow stole the MAGA hat and handed it to her alleged accomplice. Winslow is also accused of knocking a hat off an adult woman's head. As the victim's 7-year-old son went to retrieve the hat off the ground, the woman who's yet to be arrested attempted to stomp on the hat, but stomped on the boy's hand, according to statements in court records. The little boy wasn't hurt, but did begin to cry, police said.
The woman who's yet to be arrested is accused of punching a third victim, a man, in the face, resulting in a small laceration to his lip which caused him "substantial pain" the victim told police in court records. The woman who hasn't been arrested then threw the MAGA hat over a fence and struck the adult woman in the face with a closed fist, which did not result in injury, court records said.
Winslow was released from jail after being arraigned.


theblaze--2020-08-22--Viral video shows striking similarities of Joe Biden's 2020 DNC speech and 2008 DNC speech

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden delivered his nomination acceptance speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Thursday night .
Some viewers noticed striking similarities between his acceptance speech at the 2020 DNC and his acceptance speech as Barack Obama 's vice president at the 2008 DNC .
The two speeches shared especially similar platitudes , and at times , Biden used the exact same wording .
Here are some of the examples of how the two speeches are notably similar despite being delivered 12 years apart .
2008 : `` It 's about whether you can look your children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 're going to be okay . '
'' 2020 : `` It 's about looking your kids in the eye and say , 'Honey , it 's going to be okay . '
'' 2008 : `` That 's how you come to believe , to the very core of your being , that work is more than a paycheck .
It 's dignity .
It 's respect . ''
2020 : `` He would say , 'Joey , a job is about a lot more than a paycheck .
It 's about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . '
'' 2008 : `` Barack Obama will transform our economy by making alternative energy a genuine national priority , creating 5 million new jobs and finally freeing us from the grip of foreign oil .
That 's the change we need . ''
2020 : `` With pipes that transport clean water to every community .
With 5 million new manufacturing and technology jobs so the future is made in America . ''
2008 : `` Barack Obama will put more cops on the streets , put the 'security ' back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until we achieve equal pay for women . ''
2020 : `` I will not let it happen .
If I 'm your president , we 're going to protect Social Security and Medicare . ''
2008 : `` And this is the time as Americans , together , we get back up . ''
2020 : `` It 's an America we can rebuild together . ''
2008 : `` These are extraordinary times .
This is an extraordinary election . ''
2020 : `` All elections are important .
But we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more consequential . ''
The comparison video of Biden 's two speeches racked up nearly 30,000 Likes and over 1.2 million views on Twitter in less than 24 hours .
Besides being accused of replicating his own DNC speech from 2008 , Biden found himself fending off allegations of plagiarism in his 2020 DNC acceptance speech .
Canadians spotted noticeable commonalities between Biden 's Thursday night speech and the farewell letter written by liberal Canadian politician Jack Layton , who was the leader of the New Democratic Party before his passing in 2011 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during his failed 1988 campaign for the White House .

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden delivered his nomination acceptance speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Thursday night. Some viewers noticed striking similarities between his acceptance speech at the 2020 DNC and his acceptance speech as Barack Obama's vice president at the 2008 DNC.
The two speeches shared especially similar platitudes, and at times, Biden used the exact same wording. Here are some of the examples of how the two speeches are notably similar despite being delivered 12 years apart.
2008: "It's about whether you can look your children in the eye and say, 'We're going to be okay.'"
2020: "It's about looking your kids in the eye and say, 'Honey, it's going to be okay.'"
2008: "That's how you come to believe, to the very core of your being, that work is more than a paycheck. It's dignity. It's respect."
2020: "He would say, 'Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect.'"
2008: "Barack Obama will transform our economy by making alternative energy a genuine national priority, creating 5 million new jobs and finally freeing us from the grip of foreign oil. That's the change we need."
2020: "With pipes that transport clean water to every community. With 5 million new manufacturing and technology jobs so the future is made in America."
2008: "Barack Obama will put more cops on the streets, put the 'security' back in Social Security and never give up until we achieve equal pay for women."
2020: "I will not let it happen. If I'm your president, we're going to protect Social Security and Medicare."
2008: "And this is the time as Americans, together, we get back up."
2020: "It's an America we can rebuild together."
2008: "These are extraordinary times. This is an extraordinary election."
2020: "All elections are important. But we know in our bones this one is more consequential."
The comparison video of Biden's two speeches racked up nearly 30,000 Likes and over 1.2 million views on Twitter in less than 24 hours.
Besides being accused of replicating his own DNC speech from 2008, Biden found himself fending off allegations of plagiarism in his 2020 DNC acceptance speech.
Canadians spotted noticeable commonalities between Biden's Thursday night speech and the farewell letter written by liberal Canadian politician Jack Layton, who was the leader of the New Democratic Party before his passing in 2011.
Biden was also accused of plagiarism during his failed 1988 campaign for the White House.


theblaze--2020-08-22--Lawmaker exposes what House Democrats are 'suddenly' stuffing in emergency USPS bill

Lawmaker exposes what House Democrats are 'suddenly ' stuffing in emergency USPS bill 'Who told them to do that ?
@ @ @ @ @ are we doing that ? '

The Democrat-controlled House will vote Saturday on new legislation related to the U.S. Postal Service amid controversy over operational changes.
But according to Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) — the New Jersey congressman who famously left the Democratic Party last year — his former colleagues are stuffing something in the legislation that could change how the public interacts with the USPS.
What is the background?
According to CNN, the House is scheduled to vote on a bill that allocates an additional $25 billion of taxpayer money to the USPS. The legislation also temporary bans further operational changes.
From CNN:
Democratic leaders introduced the measure, based on a bill sponsored by House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, a Democrat from New York, after the Trump administration made policy changes at the USPS. Those moves included cutting overtime for employees, limiting post office hours, and removing some high-volume mail sorting machines from USPS facilities. Democrats argue the policies were intended to impede mail-in voting ahead of the November election. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, an ally and donor of President Donald Trump, has denied the claims, saying the changes were intended to increase efficiency and save money.
What did Van Drew say?
Speaking on Fox News, the New Jersey Republican explained that Democrats have stuffed a provision in their legislation that would allow the public to sue the USPS.
According to Van Drew, if the provision became law, it would further burden taxpayers.
"They suddenly put in there that now you can sue the post office," he said. "We're going to have a lot more liability issues, a lot more costs, certainly more money for, I guess, attorneys, but a whole lot less money for the taxpayers."
"Who told them to do that? Who wants that? Why are we doing that?" Van Drew continued. "I don't understand what we're actually doing sometimes rather than getting good work ... accomplished for the people of the United States of America. It's just folks arguing with each other, and Democrats not wanting to cooperate, ever."
Saturday's vote is expected to fall down party lines, meaning it will be passed in the House. However, the bill is dead once it reaches the Republican-controlled Senate. The White House has also said that President Donald Trump would veto the bill.
Perhaps most shocking about the Democrat-sponsored legislation is that, according to Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is forcing a floor vote despite the bill not yet having gone through the full committee process.
Anything else?
Despite conspiratorial claims, the USPS said Friday that, if every American voted by mail, the volume of ballots would still be just a fraction of the mail they handle every single day.


theblaze--2020-08-22--Study finds 'no detectable surge' in COVID-19 cases from Wisconsin primary, in-person voting was a '

Study finds 'no detectable surge' in COVID-19 cases from Wisconsin primary, in-person voting was a 'low-risk activity'

Study finds 'no detectable surge ' in COVID-19 cases from Wisconsin primary , in-person voting was a 'low-risk activity '

A new study found no evidence that in-person voting at Wisconsin's primary election produced a "detectable surge" of COVID-19 cases.
A peer-reviewed study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Public Health examined Wisconsin's primary election on April 7, and what effect it had or didn't have on spreading the coronavirus.
Approximately 1.55 million people voted in April's primary, nearly 1.1 million cast their vote via absentee ballot. The more than 400,000 people who voted in-person did not spur a significant spread of the coronavirus.
Researchers from the Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and the University of Hong Kong's School of Public Health, some affiliated with the World Health Organization, analyzed confirmed COVID-19 cases and new hospitalizations in the weeks before and after the April 7 election. The researchers used data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
In Wisconsin, coronavirus cases "steadily declined throughout April," falling from the peak of 101 on April 3 to only 14 on April 18. The researchers used a coronavirus incubation period of 10-15 days.
Overall, there were 71 people who tested positive for COVID-19 who voted in-person or were poll workers during the Wisconsin primary election.
"To put this information into perspective, if we assume that the SARS-CoV-2 fatality rate among symptomatic patients who were physically capable of voting in person on April 7 (e.g., not including nursing home residents) is 1% (using the fatality rate of known cases for people younger than 60 years), then (in the worst case, in which all 71 cases were attributable to voting) we would expect 0.71 deaths out of 413,220 people, which is the fatality risk of driving an automobile approximately 140 miles," the authors stated.
"Taken together, there is no evidence to date that there was a surge of infections due to the April 7, 2020 election in Wisconsin," the authors wrote. "Taken together, it appears the voting in Wisconsin on April 7 was a low-risk activity."
Before the election, many pundits, politicians, and media outlets warned how dangerous it was to hold the primary during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"No one should be forced to choose between their right to vote and their right to stay healthy like the debacle in Wisconsin this week," former President Barack Obama tweeted.
By late April, experts were shocked when there was not a spike in coronavirus-related deaths.


theblaze--2020-08-22--Chicago BLM activist warns people will 'get ran over' if city doesn't cave to demands: 'We're not as

Chicago BLM activist warns people will 'get ran over' if city doesn't cave to demands: 'We're not asking'

Chicago BLM activist warns people will 'get ran over ' if city does n't cave to demands : 'We 're @ @ @ @ @ city , our city , and we 're taking this s*** back '

A Black Lives Matter activist in Chicago warned this week that if city leaders do not cave to the movement's demands, then residents should prepare to "get ran over."
The activist blasted Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Democrat, for "not protecting the black women in this city," claiming Lightfoot's response to police brutality has been to "sic her dogs on us" — a reference to the Chicago Police Department — and "beat us and arrest us and steal our lives from us."
Image source: Twitter screenshot
"We see you for who you are — you're not fooling anybody," the activist went on to say, accusing Lightfoot of "creating problems in black and brown communities to protect white people."
That's when the activist threatened city residents.
"This is our city, our city, and we're taking this s*** back. Point back. Period. End of discussion," she said. "We have demands and they need to be met and I feel like I've been saying this too much."
"We're not asking you anything. We're telling you what's about to happen with your permission or not," she went on to say. "You can listen to us or you can get ran over. And that's all I have to say."
As TheBlaze previously reported, Black Lives Matter activists in Chicago do not believe rioters should face consequences for the mass looting that occurred in the city several weeks ago, which caused an estimated $60 million in damages.
In fact, Black Lives Matter organizer Ariel Atkins justified the looting and rioting as "reparations" to which he said the black community is entitled.
"I don't care if someone decides to loot a Gucci or a Macy's or a Nike store, because that makes sure that person eats," Atkins said, WMAQ-TV reported. "That makes sure that person has clothes."
"That is reparations," Atkins added. "Anything they wanted to take, they can take it because these businesses have insurance."


theblaze--2020-08-22--Virginia's top health official will make it mandatory for everyone to get COVID-19 vaccine

Virginia 's top health official will make it mandatory for everyone to get COVID-19 vaccine A 1905 Supreme Court case @ @ @ @ @ be legal

Virginia's top health official said he would make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory in the state once the coronavirus vaccines are available.
Virginia Commissioner of Health Dr. Norman Oliver told WFXR-TV that he plans to impose a coronavirus vaccine mandate for everyone in the state.
"It [the coronavirus] is killing people now, we don't have a treatment for it and if we develop a vaccine that can prevent it from spreading in the community we will save hundreds and hundreds of lives," Oliver said on Friday.
Virginia state law gives the commissioner of health the authority to mandate immunizations during a public health crisis if a vaccine is available, according to WRIC-TV.
Oliver said he doesn't know what the punishment should be for Virginians who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
"I think the overwhelmingly majority of people would, in fact, respond well," Oliver said of mandatory coronavirus vaccinations.
A Yahoo News/YouGov poll conducted between July 28-30 found that only 42% of all Americans said they would get vaccinated "if and when a coronavirus vaccine becomes available."
Under current Virginia law, only people with a medical exemption could refuse the vaccine mandate.
The Virginia General Assembly is considering a bill that would allow an exemption to the immunization mandate to people "who object to such administration on religious grounds." HB 5016, which was introduced by Mark L. Cole (R-Spotsylvania), would need to clear a house committee before the full chamber could vote on it.
There were seven people hospitalized in the state because of the coronavirus on Aug. 20, according to the Virginia Department of Health website. The peak hospitalizations in Virginia was 120 on May 1. As of Aug. 18, Virginia's seven-day average for percentage of positive test results was at 6.5%, down from a peak of 20.8% on April 21. Since July 15, Virginia has had two days with double-digit daily COVID-19 deaths: 12 fatalities on July 25 and 10 on July 29.
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People across the country have been asking, "Will a COVID-19 vaccine be mandatory?" Which has been followed up by debates as to whether governments could legally impose mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations.
Steven Wilker, a partner at the law firm Tonkon Torp, told Newsweek it would be a "reach" for the federal government to institute a mandatory vaccination order. The federal government would likely only be able to enforce it by taxing individuals who refuse to vaccinate.
Dov Fox, a law professor and the director of the Center for Health Law Policy and Bioethics at the University of San Diego, said states could penalize citizens who don't adhere to mandatory vaccinations.
"States can compel vaccinations in more or less intrusive ways," Fox said. "They can limit access to schools or services or jobs if people don't get vaccinated. They could force them to pay a fine or even lock them up in jail."
"Courts have found that when medical necessity requires it, the public health outweighs the individual rights and liberties at stake," Fox continued.
A Supreme Court case from 115 years ago suggests that local governments may have the authority to enforce mandatory vaccinations by levying punishments to citizens who refuse inoculations.
Jacobson v Massachusetts was a 1905 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed mandatory vaccinations. The Supreme Court upheld the Cambridge Board of Health's authority to require vaccinations against smallpox during the smallpox epidemic at the time. The decision allowed the local municipality to mandate smallpox vaccinations of all residents during disease outbreaks.
Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz appeared on Larry King's "PoliticKING" in June and referenced the Jacobson v Massachusetts decision when asked if it was legal for the government to force individuals to get a coronavirus vaccine.
Dershowitz said that the government has the power to mandate immunizations "if the vaccine is safe and effective and necessary."
In May, Dershowitz discussed the legality of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations on "Crowdsource the Truth."
"Let me put it very clearly: you have no constitutional right to endanger the public and spread the disease, even if you disagree. You have no right not to be vaccinated," Dershowitz told host Jason Goodman. "And if you refuse to be vaccinated, the state has the power to literally take you to a doctor's office and plunge a needle into your arm."
"That's what a democracy is about. If the majority of the people agree and support that, for public health measures, you have to be vaccinated, you have to be vaccinated," Dershowitz continued. "They should give you an alternative. The alternative is to live in your home, don't get vaccinated, but never ever leave your home or live in a bubble. But if you want to interact with other people, you cannot become Typhoid Mary. The Constitution doesn't give you the right to spread your illness to other people."
The counterpoint to the Supreme Court ruling is to ask if it is an equitable comparison between the smallpox epidemic in the early 1900s to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Before smallpox was eradicated in 1980 because of a vaccination program, the infectious disease had a mortality rate of approximately 30%. The mortality rate for COVID-19 is estimated between 3.4% and less than 0.3% of people infected. Plus, a much higher percentage of the population has access to modern medicine now than in the early 20th century.
The other argument is that the Jacobson v Massachusetts case gave a city permission to mandate vaccinations, not an entire state.
Drugmakers from around the world are racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine. Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE allege that their joint COVID-19 vaccine is on track to be submitted for regulatory review as early as October, according to Bloomberg. Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that his country had approved the world's first COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in July that it was definitely a possibility the United States would have an effective coronavirus vaccine by early 2021.
Billionaire Bill Gates issued a warning about the dangers of rushing vaccinations into the populace without proper testing.


theblaze--2020-08-22--Joe Biden admits he would defer to scientists on COVID-19, shut down country again

Joe Biden admits he would defer to scientists on COVID-19 , shut down country again ' I would listen to @ @ @

If there is a second spike of coronavirus, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Friday that he would shut down the country again if scientists suggested such action.
What are the details?
During an interview with ABC host David Muir, Biden admitted that, as president, he would defer to scientists if they suggested a second shutdown.
Muir asked, "If you're sworn in come January and we have coronavirus and the flu combining — which many scientists have said is a real possibility — would you be prepared to shut this country down again?"
"I would be prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives because we cannot get the country moving until we control the virus. That is the fundamental flaw of this administration's thinking to begin with," Biden responded. "In order to keep the country running and moving and the economy growing and people employed, you have to fix the virus. You have to deal with the virus."
Muir asked again, "So, if the scientists say, 'shut it down?'"
"I would shut it down. I would listen to the scientists," Biden admitted.
Is shutdown good?
After most states enacted strict coronavirus lockdown measures in the spring, millions of Americans lost their jobs — and millions of Americans remain out of work — businesses shut their doors for good, and national morale crashed.
Politicians said the shutdowns were necessary to stop the spread of COVID-19, claiming at the beginning of the pandemic that it would take just 15 days to "flatten the curve."
But many states have retained their lockdown measures long past the 15 days — and the impact on the American people is alarming.
From Forbes:
The CDC conducted a survey of 5,412 people between June 24 and 30 and the collected data on suicides is alarming. Roughly 25% percent of young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 say they've considered suicide because of the pandemic. About 30.9% of the respondents said that they "had symptoms of anxiety or depression" and about 26.3% reported trauma and stress-related disorders caused by the outbreak. Over 13% said that they have used alcohol, prescription and/or illegal drugs to deal with their pandemic-induced stress and anxiety. The amount of Americans reporting anxiety symptoms is triple the number of this time last year. The CDC reported that 11% of adults surveyed had seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days.
In fact, CDC Director Robert Redfield revealed last month that younger people are dying from suicide and drug overdoses in far greater numbers than from COVID-19.
"We're seeing, sadly, far greater suicides now than we are deaths from COVID. We're seeing far greater deaths from drug overdose that are above excess that we had as background than we are seeing the deaths from COVID," Redfield said.


theblaze--2020-08-23--Obama admits: So-called moderate Joe Biden is 'not that different' from far-left Bernie Sanders

Obama admits : So-called moderate Joe Biden is 'not that different ' from far-left Bernie Sanders

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is campaigning as a moderate, and the media worked overtime to present his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), not as a far-left lawmaker, but as a moderate that a plurality of Americans could support.
But according to former President Barack Obama, Biden is "not that different" from socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
What did Obama say?
Sanders supports single-payer health care, ridiculously high taxes, the Green New Deal, free college education, raising the minimum wage, and canceling student loan debt, among other far-left policies.
Obama told New Yorker magazine that, from a "40,000-foot level," Biden and Sanders are not too dissimilar.
"If you look at Joe Biden's goals and Bernie Sanders's goals, they're not that different, from a 40,000-foot level," Obama admitted.
"They both want to make sure everybody has health care. They want to make sure everybody can get a job that pays a living wage. They want to make sure every child gets a good education," Obama continued.
The Democratic Party was deeply divided during the primary. On one side stood the Democratic establishment, which backed Biden. On the other side was the progressive wing of the party — the party's youth and diversity — which backed Sanders. When it became clear that Biden would be the nominee, questions arose about whether Biden could appeal to far-left Democrats.
According to Obama, Biden has moved further left — but he said any changes are merely circumstantial.
"A lot of times, the issue has to do with 'How do we go about that, and what are the coalitions we need?'" Obama said. "What I think the moment has done is to change some of those calculations, not because necessarily Joe's changed but because circumstances have changed."
What exactly are Biden's positions?
Indeed, many of his official policy positions align with what progressives advocate.
Biden supports raising taxes on wealthy Americans, supports raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, believes at least two years of college should be free, wants to expand the Affordable Care Act, and wants to enact a national firearm registry, among other positions.
However, Biden does not support universal health care, but he does "embrace" much of the Green New Deal, Slate reported.


theblaze--2020-08-23--President Trump touts convalescent plasma as 'major therapeutic breakthrough' for COVID-19

The FDA emergency use authorization gives coronavirus patients hope

President Donald Trump announced a "major therapeutic breakthrough" regarding COVID-19 on Sunday. The president heralded the emergency authorization for convalescent plasma therapy as a coronavirus treatment that is "very effective."
"Today I am pleased to make a truly historic announcement in our battle against the China virus that will save countless lives," Trump said at a White House press briefing. "Today's action will dramatically increase access to this treatment."
"Based on the science and the data, the FDA has made the independent determination that the treatment is safe and very effective," Trump said.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the use of convalescent plasma as a COVID-19 treatment. Convalescent plasma therapy was greenlit by the FDA based on preliminary data, but is still undergoing testing.
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said convalescent plasma reduced the COVID-19 morality rate by 35% in early findings.
"I am committed to releasing safe and potentially helpful treatments for COVID-19 as quickly as possible in order to save lives," Hahn said. "We're encouraged by the early promising data that we've seen about convalescent plasma."
"The FDA's emergency authorization for convalescent plasma is a milestone achievement in President Trump's efforts to save lives from COVID-19," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said. "The Trump Administration recognized the potential of convalescent plasma early on."
"We dream in drug development of something like a 35% mortality reduction," Azar said. "This is a major advance in the treatment of patients."
The FDA said convalescent plasma "may be effective in treating COVID-19 and that the known and potential benefits of the product outweigh the known and potential risks of the product."
Over 70,000 U.S. patients have been given convalescent plasma as part of an expanded access program from the FDA and the Mayo Clinic, officials told the Washington Post.
Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators found convalescent plasma "to be safe following transfusion in a diverse group of 20,000 patients."
Convalescent plasma is blood plasma extracted from a human patient who has recovered from a disease and given to a patient who is battling the same disease.
Convalescent plasma provides passive immunity, which means that the body doesn't create its own antibodies. Instead, the body borrows the antibodies from the plasma of the patient who fought off the disease. Convalescent plasma is different than a vaccine, which is active immunity, because the borrowed antibodies don't last a lifetime, but can be a lifesaving treatment.
"Convalescent plasma has been used throughout history when confronting an infectious disease where you have people who recover and there's no other therapy available," according to Warner Greene, director of the Center for HIV Cure Research at the Gladstone Institutes. "There must be something in their plasma—i.e. an antibody—that helped them recover."
Convalescent plasma has been used for over a century, and cut the fatality rate in half during the Spanish flu, also known as the 1918 influenza pandemic. It was also effective against polio before there was a vaccine. However, it was not successful against Ebola.
There are nearly 5.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States.


theblaze--2020-08-23--Police officer seen in shocking video fatally shooting dog in its own yard will not be reprimanded

A Detroit police officer who fatally shot and killed a dog after it attacked her K-9 partner will not be reprimanded. The disturbing incident was caught on video and has since gone viral on social media.
Police officers from the 9th Precinct were searching for an illegal firearm that was allegedly tossed into a yard while a suspect was fleeing from authorities. Police allegedly asked the homeowner to secure the dog in the yard while they conducted their search in the area, according to the Detroit Free Press.
A Ring doorbell camera captured the moment on Aug. 3 that a Detroit K-9 officer and a dog got into a tussle, despite both animals being separated by a fence. The dog, which was in its own yard, allegedly latched itself onto the K-9's snout though the fence. The police officer did have her dog on a leash, but was not able to separate the two canines.
The police officer then took out her gun and fatally shot the dog, which Detroit Police claim to have been a pit bull. Graphic footage shows the wounded dog spastically twitching after being shot.
"Her partner was being attacked and we demand that our officers protect not only themselves but their partners and citizens. At this point it was a clear and present danger; her dog was being viciously harmed," Detroit Police Commander Darin Szilagyi said on Friday. "It's unfortunate it came to this, we don't like to see any animal hurt."
The K-9 officer suffered extensive injuries, including a large rip through the skin of its upper snout and puncture wounds on its upper jawlines, according to the police. The police dog will undergo tests and evaluations to determine whether it is competent to return to police work.
The officer who shot the dog is back on duty after completing counseling. She will not face any consequences for the shooting.
"No matter what, when force is used on a person or animal, it is ugly. No one likes it, I don't like it, I've been doing this for 25 years and I don't like it," Szilagyi said, defending the police officer. "But unfortunately it's necessary if you have life or death situations, and this was a life or death situation, that is the option that a police officer has to use, and I commend the officer for making a decision and coming back to work and taking care of her partner."
"I'm a dog lover, I own several dogs, I have a responsibility to protect the public from my animals, just like anyone else," Szilagyi said. "Keep your dogs in the backyards and this won't be an issue."
Unsuccessful Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro shared the unsettling video on Twitter, where it has over 3.5 million views. Castro called for the police officer to be "fired and prosecuted."
(Content Warning: Extremely disturbing and graphic video)


theblaze--2020-08-23--Liberals attack Melania Trump with hate over Rose Garden renovation: 'The worst first lady in histor

Liberals attack Melania Trump with hate over Rose Garden renovation: 'The worst first lady in history'

Liberals attack Melania Trump with hate over Rose Garden renovation : 'The worst first lady in history' 'Get out of @ @ @ @ @ not yours to destroy ! '

Liberals attacked Melania Trump over the weekend after the first lady unveiled renovations to the Rose Garden at the White House.
What is the background?
According to CNN, the Rose Garden has been under construction since last month to undergo horticultural and technological updates.
From CNN:
The restoration resembles the original design and formation of the Rose Garden, established by President John F. Kennedy, and implemented in 1962 by horticulturist and philanthropist Rachel "Bunny" Mellon. The garden had not undergone a comprehensive refresh since then.
One of the first lady's stated goals for the renovation was to "fulfill the dynamic needs of the modern presidency," so part of the updated design includes modern features for audio and visual capabilities, as well as lighting and access for television cameras.
On Saturday, Melania unveiled the renovated garden.
What was the response?
Liberals who are not fond of President Donald Trump tore into Melania over the renovation.
"You destroyed our garden! How DARE you! Do you have no appreciation of history? Do you have no understanding of America, of what this gorgeous place MEANT?! Your tasteless, crass, white-power mindset is disgusting. Get out of OUR house! It's not yours to destroy!" liberal writer Kurt Eichenwald said.
You destroyed our garden! How DARE you! Do you have no appreciation of history? Do you have no understanding of America, of what this gorgeous place MEANT?! Your tasteless, crass, white-power mindset is disgusting.
Get out of OUR house! It's not yours to destroy!
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) August 22, 2020
"The Rose Garden now looks like a cemetery, which perhaps is actually appropriate given what your husband has done to our country," Eugene Gu responded.
Author Jennifer Wright called the renovation "entirely devoid of color or joy," comparing the renovation to what the garden looked like during the Obama administration.
NBC political analyst Howard Fineman said the Trumps have turned the Rose Garden into a "neo-fascist parade ground."
Author Don Winslow said, "Dear @FLOTUS You are the worst first lady in history. 80% of Americans just hate you. We will all remember that when you Trump did every evil thing he did you were standing right beside him cheering him on. You supported and enabled hate, torture, death, assault, & racism."
Others commented:
"I'm an avid gardener and conservationist. But here's some non-political feedback. And I've never tweeted to the WH, POTUS, or FLOTUS until right now. This is terrible. Removing pollinator trees and replacing with so much lawn is so bad ecologically. This makes me sad," another person commented.
"This is the 'Rose Garden: Pandemic Version!' It is devoid of color & lifeless. It looks like a garden that one would see at a war memorial. What were they thinking?" another person said.
"Sad. It was lovely before. 30 million Americans dont have enough food. and you do this- at our expense," another person said.
"Cool. You spent time and money changing something that didn't need to be changed - as your citizens struggle to survive," yet another person responded.
Despite what her detractors said, public funds did not finance the renovation. According to CNN, it was paid for through private donations.


theblaze--2020-08-23--Rapper Ice Cube calls out DNC's messaging, tells blacks to 'make them earn that vote'

Rapper Ice Cube calls out DNC 's messaging , tells blacks to 'make them earn that vote' 'Everybody talking about @ @ @ @ @ , get Trump out , get Trump out . ''
If you vote , that @ @ @ @ @ the first day .
So , now what ? '

Rapper Ice Cube called out the Democratic Party over the weekend and asked, "What's in it for the Black community?" Ice Cube, whose real name is O'Shea Jackson, made a video where he encouraged black Americans to make Democrats and Republicans earn their vote in the 2020 election.
The former N.W.A. rapper was extremely skeptical of the messaging from last week's Democratic National Convention, which included speeches by Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, and Hillary Clinton.
"A lot of people getting up [at the 2020 DNC] talking and everybody really eating it up, throwing their hands in the air like they just don't care — but what I didn't hear was: what's in it for us? What's in it for the Black community? Besides the same old thing we've been getting from these parties," Ice Cube said in the video released on Saturday. "What's in it for us, for real?"
"I didn't hear anybody mention a Contract with Black America, and I don't know why because its one of the most comprehensive reform documents that have come around in a long time that could really address the problem," Ice Cube said in the three-minute video. "The way it looks, they don't really have a problem. Everybody talkin' about, 'Get Trump out, get Trump out, get Trump out.' If you vote, that's gon' happen on the first day. So, now what? Trump out, now what? What do we get in the first 100 days? That's what we're trying to figure out. What do we actually get that they could give us overnight like that?"
Ice Cube's Contract with Black America calls for a "more perfect union" and a "complete paradigm shift in how we run our institutions and operate our country."
"Instead of looking for incremental reform, the Contract with Black America tries to address the root causes of racism in our society and develop a roadmap for a comprehensive solution," the document reads. "Beyond the obvious, we need to focus on the areas of banking and finance, justice, policing, education, Hollywood depictions, as well as a system of reparations. None of these work in isolation, this plan looks at the systemic core of racism as a whole, and only in that way can a true solution be born."
In his video the California-based rapper and actor asked, "What do we actually get?"
"They just pulled $3 trillion out their a** and gave it to their friends," Jackson said of the money allocated in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act. "That's American taxpayer money. That's your money that they just gave away."
"Where's our f***ing bailout? Where's the bailout? Not the PPP loan that they didn't give us, where's the bailout? I don't want to hear about deficit, I don't want to hear about what our generations going to have to pay," Ice Cube stated. "If we don't have s**t, they ain't going to have anything to pay nothing."
"So we gotta start something right now," Ice Cube declared. "Democrats don't seem like they got a plan, Republicans don't seem like they got a plan for us."
"So how the hell you gon' vote for them? Make 'em earn that vote. They can start today. Make they a** earn that vote. Stop playing with these people and maybe they'll stop playing with you," Ice Cube concluded.
(Content Warning: The following video contains strong language)
Last month, Ice Cube wrote an op-ed in The Hill where he unveiled his Contract with Black America and expressed caution in trusting the Democrats.
"Do we actually believe Biden and the Democrats will make real differences unless we make them commit to wholesale change? MLK himself doubted the political will of the White liberal," Jackson wrote. "The objective is not handouts to assuage white guilt, nor do we want White's equality diminished either. We need White's to look within and be honest about how they benefit from white privilege, and always will, unless our society reimagines what America should have looked like in the beginning and does the hard work of reform to get our country where it should be."
Also last month, Ice Cube said that Hollywood should invest in black-led projects as a form of reparations.
"I just think it's a form of reparations from the entertainment industry if they all had to invest a certain amount of money into the studio each year as payment for all the damage they've done to black people," Ice Cube said.
Ice Cube made headlines in June when NBA legends Charles Barkley and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were critical of professional athletes and celebrities who have voiced anti-Semitic views, including Jackson. In June, The Daily Beast wrote an article titled, "Ice Cube's Long, Disturbing History of Anti-Semitism."


theblaze--2020-08-23--Married Florida former tax collector accused of child sex trafficking in disturbing case

Joel Greenberg, a former Seminole County, Florida, tax collector has been charged with federal charges of child sex trafficking.
He also faces charges after reportedly illegally using the state's Department of Motor Vehicles database to look up information on minors and women to solicit "sugar daddy" relationships.
Greenberg, who is married, has denied all claims and charges against him.
What are the details?
Greenberg, submitted his resignation from the post in June.
According to reports, Greenberg reportedly paid for sex with an underage girl who was reportedly between the ages of 14 and 17 years.
Investigators say that Greenberg illegally used the DMV website to procure her personal information, and in order to make contact with her in 2017. The liaison reportedly took place spanning six months.
A criminal indictment filed against Greenberg on Friday alleges six counts against Greenberg in addition to six other counts from two previous federal grand jury indictments.
The former tax collector also stands accused of violating the Driver's Privacy Protection Act.
Authorities say that the minor in question wasn't the only woman with which he reportedly engaged in "sugar daddy" relationship.
The indictment states that Greenberg used his status to acquire personal information to "produce false identification documents and to facilitate his efforts to engage in commercial sex acts."
Previous indictments stem from other incidents that took place as early as 2015 after he was accused of faking a Florida state driver's license of an adult. He was also accused of stealing surrendered driver's licenses to reportedly manufacture fraudulent identification cards.
In a statement, Greenberg's attorney Vincent Citro said, "We vigorously deny the allegations in the second superseding indictment. The government will not be able to prove this case, and we look forward to prevailing at trial."
In total, Greenberg faces up to 12 federal charges including child sex trafficking, identity theft and stalking, producing false identification, and unlawful use of means of identification of another person.
He is due in court in an Aug. 27 arraignment.
You can read more of his history with the law here.


theblaze--2020-08-23--Black ESPN host tears into NBA star who targeted white player with racial slur: 'B**** a** white boy

Black ESPN host tears into NBA star who targeted white player with racial slur: 'B**** a** white boy'

Black ESPN host tears into NBA star who targeted white player with racial slur : ' B**** a** white boy' @ @ @ @ @ in today 's game '

ESPN host Jay Williams unloaded on NBA player Montrezl Harrell Saturday after the Los Angeles Clippers' power forward targeted Luka Doncic, one of the NBA's rising young stars, with a racially charged comment.
What happened?
During a Friday playoff game between the Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks, Harrell and Doncic got into a scuffle, causing Harrell to call Doncic a "b**** a** white boy."
From USA Today:
Harrell and Doncic got into a scuffle after the two players tripped each other at the Clippers' defense end, and Harrell ended up on the court. Doncic told Harrell: "Stop flopping man." That didn't sit well with Harrell, who had to be separated from Doncic. After Harrell scored on Doncic later in the game, he appeared to hurl a racially-charged insult at Doncic.
What did Williams say?
In a lengthy response posted to Twitter, Williams slammed Harrell and highlighted the hypocrisy surrounding the reaction to Harrell's comments, or more accurately, the lack thereof.
I am no lip-reader, but d**n Trez. D**n Montrezl. I can only imagine if Luka Doncic had said something like that to you and it got caught on tape. I can only imagine during Black Lives Matter how much of a big deal that would have been, considering today's climate and state. It would've been a massive story. Luka would've lost all credibility in this space. Everybody would've been commenting on it. People would've asked LeBron [James] about it. People would've asked Kawhi [Leonard] about it. Everyone would've had some kind of statement about it.
But it's not that big of a story because Trez said it to a caucasian person. It should be a big story because it's not acceptable man. Look, I'm a hooper. I talk trash. I cuss people out. We can get into the nuances of whether that's right or wrong, too. But what you said, when involving race in it? And I've heard people say this back in the day that basketball scenarios and playing hoops in the inner cities. I still didn't find it acceptable then. I don't find it acceptable now, especially when cameras are on you 24/7. Get lost in your battle, man. But don't get lost in saying things like that.
"We don't need that in today's game, especially with everything that we're fighting for as it related to equality," Williams went on to say. "Not acceptable. Not acceptable."


theblaze--2020-08-23--Police attacked with fireworks during riots in Denver; family-owned business ravaged: 'Never seen an

Police attacked with fireworks during riots in Denver; family-owned business ravaged: 'Never seen anything like this'

Police attacked with fireworks during riots in Denver ; family-owned business ravaged : 'Never seen anything like this' A group @ @ @ @ @ Denver 'for vandalism and were done with peaceful protesting '

Fires were ignited, property was destroyed, and businesses were damaged when riots broke out in Denver on Saturday night. Police officers were targeted with fireworks, a cop was reportedly injured after a bicycle was thrown at him, and a family-owned business was trashed by vandals.
A Reddit post shows that a "Give Em Hell" protest was scheduled for Saturday night, which demanded that the Denver Police Department be abolished, according to KDVR-TV. The post instructed demonstrators to "bring your gear."
Another group planned demonstrations aimed at defunding the police, ending homeless sweeps, stopping racism, and demanding justice for Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old black man who died in police custody in Colorado. The group said it was "there for vandalism and were done with peaceful protesting," according to The Denver Post.
A van dispensed shields to protesters. Rioters attempted to rip down a fence protecting the state Capitol building on Saturday night.
KMGH-TV reporter Adi Guajardo and KUSA-TV reporter Marc Sallinger were covering the protests that escalated into destruction throughout the night. Vandals who were "mostly dressed in black" set fires to trees and the Denver Police Department station, burned American flags, broke windows of local businesses, and shot fireworks at police officers. A Denver police officer was injured after a man threw a bicycle at the cop while riding on a motorcycle. The perpetrator was arrested. Denver Police say nine people were arrested on Saturday.
A downtown Denver Quiznos sandwich shop, which has been family-owned for 12 years, was damaged from the rioting.
All the members of the family were cleaning up, and the owner said he had "never seen anything like this." The owner told Sallinger, "I don't even know where to start."
The ravaged Quiznos fast food restaurant was boarded up on Sunday morning.
Also on Saturday, left-wing and right-wing protesters clashed in Portland. The groups, which included Proud Boys and Antifa, fought each other with batons, shields, pepper spray, and paintball guns. Portland Police declared an "unlawful assembly" and Department of Homeland Security officials were called in.


theblaze--2020-08-23--Rioters calling themselves heroes take to Portland's streets with 'bloody' guillotine, flaming Ameri

Rioters calling themselves heroes take to Portland's streets with 'bloody' guillotine, flaming American flags: 'Get in the f***ing streets!'

Rioters calling themselves heroes take to Portland 's streets with 'bloody ' guillotine , flaming American flags : 'Get in @ @ @ @ @ It just gets worse and worse

Rioters converged on the streets of Portland, Oregon, on Saturday night pushing a guillotine and burning American flags.
What are the details?
The Portland Police Department said that at least 250 people marched through the Portland's suburbs on their way to the Penumbra Kelly Building.
Rioters strode through residential streets with a teddy bear set up in a guillotine, burning American flags, and demanding sleeping residents afford them shelter and protection.
One man can be heard demanding, "Get in the f***ing streets!'
Another woman cried, "What are you doing to protect your neighbors, people in their houses? ... There are safety in numbers! We protect you every night by being out here. Please come and protect us! Make sure you are offering us refuge! We are tired and yet we are still out here! We are simply asking for one night, one hour!"
Journalist Brendan Gutenschwager tweeted videos of the riots, captioning one, "The protesters have brought out a guillotine to the streets."
He later shared a second video, writing, "Protesters wheel a guillotine into the street in front of the police bureau."
It didn't end there: The rioters then began burning American flags in the streets.
"Protesters cheer as they burn American flags at the guillotine outside the police bureau," he wrote.
What else?
When the violent group arrived at their building destination, which houses public safety offices, it pulled out weapons and projectiles to use against law enforcement officials such as rocks, frozen bottles of water, and laser pointers.
In a statement, the Portland Police Department said, "Many participants in the march carried hardened shields, helmets, armor, gas masks, and wore all-black clothing. At least one participant targeted the Portland Police Air Support Unit airplane with a green laser. This is extremely dangerous and could cause disorientation for the pilot, in addition to permanent eye damage."
At least one police officer suffered injuries after being struck in the head with a glass bottle.
Police declared the demonstration a riot shortly before midnight local time.
The department added, "Between 45 and 50 officers had to be pulled from precincts to assist in the protest response. For most of the duration of this event, there were between 120 and 140 calls holding in the City of Portland. Calls included shots fired, assaults, alarms, threats, and suspicious circumstances."
(H/T: The Daily Wire)


theblaze--2020-08-23--Portland erupts in violence as left-wing and right-wing protesters clash in all-out brawls

Portland erupts in violence as left-wing and right-wing protesters clash in all-out brawls Various groups including Antifa and Proud Boys @ @ @ @ @ of protests in Portland

Right-wing groups, including Proud Boys, believers in the QAnon conspiracy theory, Blue Lives Matter and Trump supporters such as Troops for Trump, held rallies, including the "No To Marxism" rally and the "Trump 2020 Cruise Rally" in Portland on Saturday afternoon. They were met by left-wing counter-protesters made up of Antifa, self-proclaimed anti-fascists Popular Mobilization PDX, and Black Lives Matter.
Many of the right-wing protesters had shields honoring their cause, and both groups used pepper spray and fired paintball guns. During the demonstrations, violence escalated from throwing projectiles and shoving to all-out brawls erupting in front of the Multnomah County Justice Center in downtown Portland.
The Portland Police eventually declared the protest an "unlawful assembly."
The right-wing groups dispersed, and some were followed to a parking garage by a group of left-wing protesters. An Antifa group pursued members of the Proud Boys, some throwing objects as they walked down the street.
Video shows a female member of Antifa throw a punch at a Proud Boy member, and then another Proud Boy member retaliates by knocking her to the ground. Some people with Antifa cry for the police to intervene.
Department of Homeland Security officers set up a perimeter at the Terry Schrunk Plaza, and attempted to break up the crowds by using pepper bullets.
The Portland Police Bureau released a statement regarding Saturday's violence.
"On Saturday, August 22, 2020 several different groups gathered in Downtown Portland around noon," the press release read. "There were a variety of groups with various ideologies represented and several hundred individuals filled the streets and nearby park."
"Officers located a bucket containing condoms filled with an unknown liquid substance and a water bottle with what appeared to be urine along with several shields staged near the park at Southwest 4th Avenue and Salmon," the statement said.
"Over the course of the next two hours, the groups remained in the streets. Individuals yelled at each other and there were some physical interactions which quickly resolved themselves," the Portland Police said. "Some members from both groups threw projectiles and deployed aerosols like pepper and bear spray at each other. At times, fireworks were thrown and smoke canisters were deployed. Each skirmish appeared to involve willing participants and the events were not enduring in time, so officers were not deployed to intervene."
Portland Police explained why they did not stop the fighting between the groups, "PPB had limited resources available today for the events and many of those working had worked until the early morning hours as a result of the overnight riot. At one point during this call, there were only 4 available police cars in the entire City to respond to emergency calls for service."
"There have been questions about why the events downtown were not declared a riot and why police did not intervene," the statement continued. "Incident commanders have to weigh out the entire situation to determine if police action is likely to make things safer or not. In this case there were hundreds of individuals and many weapons within the groups and an extremely limited amount of police resources actually available to address such a crowd."
"Additionally, PPB members have been the focus of over 80 days of violent actions directed at the police, which is a major consideration for determining if police resources are necessary to interject between two groups with individuals who appear to be willingly engaging in physical confrontations for short durations," the statement went on to say.
"While the activity in the group met the definition of a riot, PPB did not declare one because there were not adequate police resources available to address such a declaration," the news release stated. "PPB had roughly 30 officers available for crowd management and there were several hundred individuals associated with the events downtown."
Saturday marked the 87th day of protests and riots in Portland.


theblaze--2020-08-23--Alyssa Milano gets torched by Hollywood star after claiming Dem Party has made 'the world a better p

Alyssa Milano gets torched by Hollywood star after claiming Dem Party has made 'the world a better place' 'Now , @ @ @ @ @ f***ing fraud '

Alyssa Milano got more than she bargained for over the weekend after starting a Twitter thread to list all of the things she claims the Democratic Party "has done to make the world a better place."
What happened?
After Rose McGowan tore into the Democratic Party for being all talk and no walk, Milano responded with an exhaustive list of what she claims are Democratic Party accomplishments that have made "the world a better place."
The thread mostly lists the actions of progressive presidents like Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. Oddly, Milano also credited the Democratic Party for winning World War II.
But it was Milano's first tweet — in which she credited the Democratic Party with women's suffrage and the 19th Amendment — that drew McGowan's ire.
"A thread of all the things the Democratic Party has done to make the world a better place," Milano tweeted. "Let's start here: 1920 19TH AMENDMENT: WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE Under the leadership of Democratic President Woodrow Wilson, the U.S. Constitution was amended to grant women the right to vote."
How did McGowan respond?
The Hollywood star tore into her fellow actress.
First, McGowan noted how Milano's claimed Democratic Party accomplishment was really only beneficial for white women.
"Ummm... did you conveniently forget only WHITE WOMEN got the right to vote? They betrayed all others. To quote Marilyn Manson, 'I was not born with enough middle fingers,'" she said.
Then McGowan explained why "most" white feminists — which Milano identifies as — are "frauds."
"If I had been the leader of the Suffragettes, I would have waited and fought for EVERYONE'S right to vote. They f***d up. And you wonder why Black Women think white feminists are frauds. Most are," McGowan said.
Later, McGowan got personal, claiming Milano "stole" the "#MeToo" movement. She also called Milano a "f***ing fraud" and revealed that Milano was "toxic" to work with on the show that they starred in together, "Charmed."
"You stole #metoo (a brilliant communication tool, not a movement) from Tarana. You co-opted my movement, the Cultural Reset, for fame, jealous of me for outing my rapist. You made 250k per week on Charmed," McGowan said. "You threw a fit in front of the crew, yelling, 'They don't pay me enough to do this s***!' Appalling behavior on the daily. I cried every time we got renewed because you made that set toxic AF. Now, get off my coattails you f***ing fraud."


theblaze--2020-08-23--Tennessee puts violent protesters on notice with new law that significantly increases criminal punis

Tennessee puts violent protesters on notice with new law that significantly increases criminal punishments Violent protests will not be tolerated

Violent protests in Portland, Seattle, and Chicago have made headlines for months. In those Democrat-controlled cities, far-left protesters riot, loot, and cause widespread destruction that costs the city and businesses millions of dollars.
Last week, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) quietly took action to prevent similar chaos from happening in The Volunteer State.
What are the details?
During a special session convened by the governor, the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed HB8005, a bill that significantly increases the criminal punishment for violent and disruptive protests.
From the Associated Press:
Most notably, the new law now states that those who illegally camp on state property would now face a Class E felony, punishable by up to six years in prison, rather than a misdemeanor. Felony convictions in Tennessee result in the revocation of an individual's right to vote.
The bill also imposes a mandatory minimum 45-day hold if convicted of aggravated rioting; enhances the fine for obstructing emergency vehicles from accessing highways; requires a court to order restitution for damaging state property; and creates a Class C felony offense for aggravated assault against a first responder — which carries a $15,000 fine and mandatory minimum 90-day prison sentence.
Lee signed the bill into law on Thursday without a press conference, the AP noted.
The bill, introduced by state Rep. William Lamberth (R), became necessary after months of protests at the state capitol, which the bill said "have resulted in vandalism and defacement of property, overnight camping on public property in violation of state law, and other risks to public safety," WZTV-TV reported.
Indeed, after signing the bill, Lee confirmed the bill was a response to violent protests earlier in the summer.
"I think what we saw was a courthouse on fire and businesses being broken into and vehicles being damaged. We saw lawlessness that needed to be addressed immediately. And that was done so," he said, the AP reported.
What was the response?
Because the bill increases the criminal punishment of some crimes to felony status, the ACLU denounced the bill, suggesting that it could infringe on voting rights.
"We are very disappointed in Governor Lee's decision to sign this bill, which chills free speech, undermines criminal justice reform and fails to address the very issues of racial justice and police violence raised by the protesters who are being targeted," ACLU of Tennessee Executive Director Hedy Weinberg said.


theblaze--2020-08-25--Wisconsin gov deploys National Guard after rioting over police shooting of Jacob Blake

Wisconsin gov deploys National Guard after rioting over police shooting of Jacob Blake Another night of protests and possibly looting @

Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers called on the National Guard to aid local law enforcement in quelling the riots that arose in the wake of the police shooting of an unarmed black man.
Video showed several Kenosha police officers attempting to detain Jacob Blake, 29, on Sunday after they were called over a "domestic incident." When Blake attempted to walk away from the police and jump into his vehicle, one officer grabbed his shirt and then shot at him at least seven times.
Blake was hospitalized with serious injuries and is expected to survive. Meanwhile, the city erupted in protests and rioting.
"I know folks across our state will be making their voices heard in Kenosha and in communities across Wisconsin. Every person should be able to express their anger and frustration by exercising their First Amendment rights and report on these calls to action without any fear of being unsafe," Evers said in a statement released on Monday.
Evers was one of the first to release a statement condemning the shooting incident on Sunday. He compared it other controversial police shootings of black people that had led to the protests and rioting.
"This is a limited mobilization of the National Guard focused on supporting the needs of local first responders to protect critical infrastructure, such as utilities and fire stations, and to ensure Kenoshians are able to assemble safely," the governor continued in the statement.
On Monday, a second night of protests and possibly rioting, was being documented on social media. Kenosha police set a curfew from 8 p.m. Monday night until 7 a.m. Tuesday.
Other videos showed protesters throwing water bottles at the police lined up to protect a courthouse that was the focus of violent attacks on Monday.
Blake's mother asked through a statement by his cousin that the public remain peaceful despite the heightened tensions surrounding the incident.
Here's a local news video about the order:


theblaze--2020-08-25--WATCH: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot uses police to block BlazeTV reporter

Good for thee , but not for me

BlazeTV reporter and host of "Slightly Offens*ve" Elijah Schaffer headed to Chicago last weekend to ask Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot a few questions about her controversial use of the Chicago Police Department to protect her home even as violent protests, riots, and looting continued throughout her city and demonstrators were calling to defund the police.
Schaffer and his crew were immediately met by the police who informed them that they could not film, though it was a public street. They were then accused of being a threat to the mayor and told to leave, First Amendment or no First Amendment.
Watch the video below for more the details:
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theblaze--2020-08-25--CNN cuts away from Trump RNC speech, likens president to Pontius Pilate

CNN cuts away from Trump RNC speech , likens president to Pontius Pilate

CNN broke away from its coverage Monday of the Republican National Convention during President Donald Trump's address to party delegates, in order to "fact-check" his statements, and compared the president to Pontius Pilate — the Roman governor of Judaea who handed Jesus Christ over to be crucified.
What are the details?
The left-leaning news outlet cut off Trump's speech to offer input on the president's statements while Fox News and MSNBC stayed, according to The Hill, allowing anchors at CNN to provide their own fact-checks.
Host Anderson Cooper said of the president's statements, "It is sort of all the most recent greatest hits and false statements by the president, and I imagine what we're going to hear a lot this week from the president who clearly wants to be out front every single day."
Chief national correspondent John King replied, "It underscores the challenge, Anderson, for us in the news business and really for people watching at home if you are a voter who has not decided — if you are a voter who is not firm in your decision — to watch the next four days, because this is a sad thing to say, but a lot of what you just heard from the president of the United States is wrong, misleading, or outright lies.
"He was the disruptive outsider last time, there were all these character questions about him in 2016, but … there were enough people in enough places who wanted something different in Washington," King continued. "They wanted Washington disrupted, they voted for Donald Trump and he got his Electoral College victory. Now he is the beleaguered incumbent, and you're right, he often almost seems like Pontius Pilate."
Mediaite reported that CNN cut away "as Trump ranted against mail-in voting, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's hearing before the House, and the RNC's lack of cable news coverage."
Anything else?
Liberal Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) also compared Trump to Pontius Pilate on CNN three years ago, accusing the president of "washing his hands" of the situation when he decided to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
TheBlaze's Dave Urbanski noted at the time:
Among Pilate's actions was a moment on Good Friday when — after determining Jesus committed no crime but seeing the crowd who wanted him dead getting angrier — he symbolically cast away responsibility for what was about to happen to Jesus by washing his hands.
"I am innocent of this man's blood," he said. "It is your responsibility!" (Matthew 27:24).
With that, the Gospel says, Pilate "had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified."


theblaze--2020-08-24--Nancy Pelosi calls Republicans 'domestic enemies' and 'enemies of the state' and stuns MSNBC host

Nancy Pelosi calls Republicans 'domestic enemies ' and 'enemies of the state ' and stuns MSNBC host 'It 's really @ @ @

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) castigated President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress as "enemies of the state" and "domestic enemies" in a rant on Monday.
Pelosi was speaking to MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin about Russian election interference when she made the divisive comments.
"The Russians were there and they are there now 24-7, trying to interfere in our election. But they're not the only ones. We take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic, and sadly, the domestic enemies to our voting system and our honoring our Constitution are right at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with their allies in the Congress of the United States," Pelosi said.
Mohyeldin responded during her diatribe with a stunned, "Wow!"
"But again, let's just get out there, mobilize, organize, and not let the president deter anybody, uh, from voting, and again support the postal system which is election central," Pelosi continued.
"They're doing everything they can, suppress the vote with your actions, scare people, intimidate by saying law enforcement will be there, uh, diminish the role of the postal system and all of this, it's really actually shameful," she added.
"Enemies of the state," Pelosi repeated.
Pelosi also said during the interview that anyone who voted for the president's re-election was in effect choosing him over the well-being of their children.
Republicans respond
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) responded in a tweet to his followers with a link to Pelosi's comments.
"Never forget," said McCarthy. "They despise you. And the worst part is they don't even try to hide it."
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), who was shot by an angry progressive activist in 2017, called the comments "disgusting" and asked why the media wasn't pouncing on the dangerous rhetoric.
"I was shot because of this kind of unhinged rhetoric. Where's the media outrage?" he tweeted.
Here's part of the interview with Pelosi:


theblaze--2020-08-24--KFC suspends 'Finger Lickin' Good' slogan, calling it 'inappropriate' during COVID-19

Kentucky Fried Chicken has launched a new advertising campaign announcing that it will shelve its longstanding `` It 's Finger Lickin ' Good '' slogan for a time , calling the catchphrase `` inappropriate '' during the coronavirus pandemic .
What are the details ?
In a news release , the company joked , `` and the winner of the award for the most inappropriate slogan for 2020 goes to ... .KFC . ''
The chicken chain 's global marketing chief , Catherine Tan-Gillespie explained that while the slogan has served it well for more than six decades , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for 2020 but `` will be back '' when `` the time is right . ''
`` We find ourselves in a unique situation — having an iconic slogan that does n't quite fit in the current environment , '' Tan-Gillespie wrote .
`` While we are pausing the use of It 's Finger Lickin ' Good , rest assured the food craved by so many people around the world is n't changing one bit . ''
KFC presses pause on It 's Finger Lickin ' Good ... for now .
Fox Business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ad campaign was not being featured in the U.S. market , but it `` was running in the United Kingdom , Canada , the Netherlands , the Middle East , North Africa , South Africa and parts of Asia . ''
KFC has more than 24,000 restaurants worldwide in over 145 countries and territories .
It is a subsidiary of Yum !
Brands , which also owns Pizza Hut and Taco Bell .

Kentucky Fried Chicken has launched a new advertising campaign announcing that it will shelve its long-standing "It's Finger Lickin' Good" slogan for a time, calling the catchphrase "inappropriate" during the coronavirus pandemic.
What are the details?
In a news release, the company joked, "and the winner of the award for the most inappropriate slogan for 2020 goes to....KFC."
The chicken chain's global marketing chief, Catherine Tan-Gillespie, explained that while the slogan has served the company well for more than six decades, it "doesn't feel quite right" for 2020 but "will be back" when "the time is right."
"We find ourselves in a unique situation — having an iconic slogan that doesn't quite fit in the current environment," Tan-Gillespie wrote. "While we are pausing the use of It's Finger Lickin' Good, rest assured the food craved by so many people around the world isn't changing one bit."
CNN noted:
To be clear, Monday's announcement is a marketing campaign. A clever one, perhaps, with good intentions baked into it ... but a marketing campaign nonetheless. KFC blurred out the slogan featured on old billboards and signs in a cheeky ad released on its YouTube page.
KFC presses pause on It's Finger Lickin' Good... for now. www.youtube.com
Fox Business reported that a KFC spokesperson told them the ad campaign was not being featured in the U.S. market, but it "was running in the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, the Middle East, North Africa, South Africa and parts of Asia."
KFC has more than 24,000 restaurants worldwide in over 145 countries and territories. It is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, which also owns Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.


theblaze--2020-08-24--DISTURBING TREND: Popular children's toymaker sells milk carton with phone number to adult sex line

BlazeTV 's Hilary Kennedy joined Pat Gray on Thursday to discuss her horrific findings related to popular children 's toy @ @ @ @ @ The company responsible for manufacturing the controversial BRATZ dolls and other popular toys appeared to @ @ @ @ @ selling sexualized toys .
In 2018 , the toy company allegedly sold a toy milk @ @ @ @ @ You Seen Me '' phone number printed across the back of the box .
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BlazeTV's Hilary Kennedy joined Pat Gray on Thursday to discuss her horrific findings related to popular children's toy manufacturer MGA Entertainment. The company responsible for manufacturing the controversial BRATZ dolls and other popular toys appears to have a disturbing trend of selling sexualized toys. In 2018, the toy company allegedly sold a toy milk carton with a "Have You Seen Me" phone number printed across the back of the box. One parent dialed the number to investigate and was horrified when she realized the number she dialed was for an adult sex line. Watch the video for the full story.
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theblaze--2020-08-24--Pool boy claims he had an affair with Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr.'s wife — and th

Pool boy claims he had an affair with Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr.'s wife — and that Falwell would watch

Pool boy claims he had an affair with Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. 's wife — and that Falwell @ @

A former business partner and "pool boy" for Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. claims that he engaged in regular sexual encounters with the university leader's wife, Becki Falwell, over the course of several years — and that Falwell would often watch the two have sex.
What are the details?
Speaking with Reuters, Giancarlo Granda alleged that his relationship with the Falwells, which began when he was 20, spanned seven years before it eventually soured.
Here's more from the report:
Giancarlo Granda says he was 20 when he met Jerry and Becki Falwell while working as a pool attendant at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel in March 2012. Starting that month and continuing into 2018, Granda told Reuters that the relationship involved him having sex with Becki Falwell while Jerry Falwell looked on.
Granda showed Reuters emails, text messages and other evidence that he says demonstrate the sexual nature of his relationship with the couple, who have been married since 1987. "Becki and I developed an intimate relationship and Jerry enjoyed watching from the corner of the room," Granda said in an interview. Now 29, he described the liaisons as frequent – "multiple times per year" – and said the encounters took place at hotels in Miami and New York, and at the Falwells' home in Virginia.
Granda reportedly shared a screenshot of a FaceTime call he had with the Falwells in 2019 in which "Becki was naked as the two discussed their relationship while Jerry peeked from behind a door."
He also shared a screenshot of a text from 2012 in which Becki Falwell allegedly told him: "Right now I am just missing you like crazy .... Have you had this effect on all of your lady friends?"
What else?
Sunday night, ahead of the report's release, Falwell issued a statement to the Washington Examiner confirming that his wife "had an inappropriate personal relationship with [Granda]" but claimed it was short-lived and denied any personal involvement.
In the statement, he also accused Granda of attempting to extort the couple for several years by threatening to go public about the affair unless he was paid large sums of money.
"Even years after the improper relationship had ended, this person continued to be aggressive with Becki and me in a variety of ways. We finally decided that we had to further withdraw completely from him, which resulted in him stepping up his threats," Falwell said. "Over the course of the last few months this person's behavior has reached a level that we have decided the only way to stop this predatory behavior is to go public."
"I'm just tired of it," Falwell reportedly added regarding the anxiety he's felt over the situation. "It's just got to end."
In the Reuters article, Granda denied the accusations of extortion. In response to the outlet, Falwell's lawyer, Michael Bowe, said Falwell "categorically denies everything you indicated you intend to publish about him."
Anything else?
The allegation follows another controversy surrounding one of America's most publicly visible conservative evangelicals.
Early this month, Falwell agreed to step down from his post at Liberty University indefinitely at the request of the school's board of trustees after he was hit with backlash for posting a since-deleted vacation photo on Instagram of him and his wife's assistant, both with their pants partially unzipped.
In the post's caption, Falwell wrote, "More vacation shots. Lots of good friends visited us on the yacht. I promise that's just black water in my glass. It was a prop only."
Falwell would later tell a local radio station the photo was "just in good fun." He said his wife's assistant was pregnant and couldn't get her pants zipped up so he joined her.


theblaze--2020-08-24--Joe Biden slams cops in Jacob Blake shooting: 'Yet another Black American is a victim of excessive f

Joe Biden slams cops in Jacob Blake shooting: 'Yet another Black American is a victim of excessive force'

A small group of demonstrators pray Monday while protesting Sunday night 's police shooting where an unarmed black man was @ @ @ @ @ back in Kenosha , Wisconsin .
The man , identified by the governor as Jacob @ @ @ @ @ front of his three children .
( Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images )

After video clip of a black man in Wisconsin being shot in the back by police went viral, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden described the shooting "excessive force" and called for equal justice for black Americans.
Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was shot seven times in the back by police. Only a short video clip of the shooting is available, and the full details of the events leading to the shooting have not been publicized.
"And this morning, the nation wakes up yet again with grief and outrage that yet another Black American is a victim of excessive force," Biden said in a statement Monday. "This calls for an immediate, full and transparent investigation and the officers must be held accountable.
"These shots pierce the soul of our nation," Biden continued. "Jill and I pray for Jacob's recovery and for his children."
What do we know?
Kenosha Police Department officers responded to a call about a domestic incident at about 5 p.m. Sunday. The video circulating publicly does not show what this incident was.
The clip begins with Blake walking around his car from the passenger side toward the driver's side, being followed by officers who have weapons drawn and aimed at him.
Blake opens the door to his car and appears to lean or reach inside when one officer grabs his shirt and seven shots ring out at close range, striking him in the back. Blake was critically injured but his condition has since stabilized and improved, and he is expected to survive.
A neighbor reported seeing Blake breaking up a fight. Multiple police officers arrived on the scene and allegedly attempted to talk to Blake, who refused and tried to leave. Three of his children — ages 3, 5 and 8 —were reportedly in the car. It has not been determined whether or not Blake had a weapon in his possession or in the vehicle.
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The officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave.
More protests
The shooting quickly led to protests in the city, which devolved into riots with city vehicles set on fire, windows smashed, and protesters clashing with law enforcement. The county courthouse was closed Monday due to damage. Tear gas was deployed to scatter the crowd, and a curfew is in place.
The state National Guard has been deployed to Kenosha to prevent further unrest. Biden's statement, as well as a statement by Gov. Tony Evers, have the potential to fuel the unrest.
"Equal justice has not been real for Black Americans and so many others," Biden said. "We are at an inflection point. We must dismantle systemic racism. It is the urgent task before us."