theblaze--2020-09-02--Facebook bans links to fundraiser for Kyle Rittenhouse but allows legal defense funds for others — i

Facebook bans links to fundraiser for Kyle Rittenhouse but allows legal defense funds for others — including convicted murderers, accused murderers and rioters

Facebook bans links to fundraiser for Kyle Rittenhouse but allows legal defense funds for others — including convicted murderers , @ @ @ @

Facebook has banned users from sharing a crowdfunding link to assist with the legal fees for 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, who was charged with homicide last week following fatal shootings that occurred during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
But the site allows posts asking for fundraising for several other individuals who have been charged with crimes — including murder — leaving questions about what Facebook uses to determine its community standards and why Rittenhouse — who is entitled to the presumption of innocence and a legal defense team just like every other American — is apparently being singled out.
What are the details?
Rittenhouse is accused of killing two men and injuring a third on Aug. 25 during the third night of riots in Kenosha, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man. His attorney claims the teen came under attack from rioters and that Rittenhouse was acting in self-defense.
The Washington Times reported Tuesday:
Online fundraisers were made for the teen's legal defense shortly after he was identified as the suspect, but they quickly vanished from fundraising platforms including GoFundMe.
GoFundMe said campaigns for Mr. Rittenhouse violated its terms of service but did not explain further. A campaign on rival service Fundly disappeared without explanation as well.
A fundraiser for Rittenhouse launched at Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo has raised nearly $334,000 as of this writing, but Facebook has banned the link from being shared. If any user attempts to share a link to the fundraiser, an error pops up telling the user that the link violates Facebook's community standards, but does not offer an explanation. However, other GiveSendGo fundraisers can be posted to the social media platform.
TheBlaze reached out to Facebook asking for comment, but did not receive a response in time for publication.
Facebook allows links for other fundraisers
Meanwhile, Facebook still allows links to fundraisers for others who have been accused of crimes, including:


theblaze--2020-09-02--Pregnant woman killed by alleged DUI driver — her baby was delivered by C-section and went home with

Pregnant woman killed by alleged DUI driver — her baby was delivered by C-section and went home with grieving father weeks later

Pregnant woman killed by alleged DUI driver — her baby was delivered by C-section and went home with grieving father @ @ @ @ @ life in prison if convicted

A pregnant woman was killed in August when she was struck by an alleged DUI driver, but her baby was delivered by emergency C-section and went home with her grieving father weeks later.
The tragic incident unfolded on Aug. 11 in Anaheim, California.
Yesenia Lisette Aguilar, 23, was walking with her husband, James Alvarez, when a woman's Jeep jumped the curb and ran into the pregnant woman. She was 35 weeks' pregnant at the time.
According to police, the husband attempted CPR measures on his wife before emergency services arrived. She died later at the hospital.
Doctors were able to deliver the baby girl through an emergency C-section and Adalyn Rose fought for her life for several weeks in the hospital.
On Monday, the baby girl went home from the hospital.
"It's just been a whirlwind with all of these emotions," Alvarez said to FOX 11 news.
"Losing my wife and grieving, but yet, joyful moments and happiness that I'm also going through seeing my daughter, seeing her every day, seeing her progress, and overcoming any obstacle that was thrown at her," he added.
Courtney Fritz Pandolfi, 40, was charged with one felony count of murder, one felony count of driving under the influence of drugs causing injury, and one misdemeanor count of driving on a suspended license. Pandolfi faces a life sentence if convicted of all charges.
Alvarez says that the couple had tried for two years to conceive a child and that his wife had been very excited to finally become a mother to Adalyn Rose. He said having his baby home will help him deal with the devastating loss of his wife.
"She fought for her life to the point that I'm able to take her home after what she's been through so to me, it's happiness," Alvarez said.
While DUI deaths have decreased in recent years, more than 10,000 people are killed in drunk-driving related crashes per year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Here's a local news report about the incident:


theblaze--2020-09-01--'Just show the tape': Steven Crowder's tip for spotting fake news

'Just show the tape ' : Steven Crowder 's tip for spotting fake news

Does anyone believe these lunatics? Look, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are either grossly misinformed or complete liars, and the left-wing media has their backs. Democrats have one strategy: Blame President Trump for everything. Steven Crowder explains how the media could help reduce civil unrest by publishing or linking to video evidence of a crime instead of publishing news articles full of unsubstantiated claims.
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theblaze--2020-09-01--Animal cruelty: Cargo service cited over 18 dogs warehoused for 3 days without food or water; one do

Animal cruelty: Cargo service cited over 18 dogs warehoused for 3 days without food or water; one dog died

Animal cruelty : Cargo service cited over 18 dogs warehoused for 3 days without food or water ; one dog @ @ @ @ @ allowed by the CDC to be released to their owners

A cargo service has been cited for animal cruelty and neglect by the city of Chicago, after 18 dogs were left in a warehouse for three days without food or water, and one dog died.
Chicago police say they were tipped off to the neglected dogs, but one died before they were able to intervene.
The dogs arrived on an airplane at O'Hare International Airport on Friday, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wouldn't release them to their owners over paperwork issues related to vaccination regulations. They had been shipped on the 13-hour flight from Amman, Jordan, to Chicago.
Police found the dogs on Monday afternoon and investigators learned that one dog had died on Sunday.
An animal shelter took in 15 dogs after the police saved them, and Chicago Animal Care and Control accepted the remaining two.
Company denies the charges
Warren Jones, the vice president of Alliance Ground International, told WMAQ-TV that their employees did not neglect the dogs, but instead "did everything they could to take care" of them.
Jones claimed that his employees placed the dogs into an air-condition part of the warehouse after washing them and feeding them.
"It's challenging. We move animals every week. We've never had a loss of an animal at our company in 30 years," Jones added. Alliance Ground International is based in Miami.
Chicago Animal Care and Control spokeswoman Jenny Schlueter said that the dogs were all German shepherds.
In 2019, President Donald Trump signed the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act into law. The bipartisan legislation made animal cruelty and torture a federal felony that could carry a punishment of up to seven years in federal prison.
Here's a local news report about the horrendous incident:


theblaze--2020-09-01--'Slap in the face': Nancy Pelosi busted using shuttered salon for services despite lockdown in San F

'Slap in the face': Nancy Pelosi busted using shuttered salon for services despite lockdown in San Francisco

'Slap in the face ' : Nancy Pelosi busted using shuttered salon for services despite lockdown in San Francisco The @ @ @ @ @ 's assistant had a stylist open salon just for the House speaker

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was caught on camera Monday having her hair done in a San Francisco salon despite the fact that the city has not allowed the establishment to offer services for months due to the coronavirus restrictions, in a move the owner says is "a slap in the face."
What are the details?
Fox News reported the exclusive story, showing security footage of Pelosi traipsing through eSalon in San Francisco with wet hair — and without a mask covering her face — in violation of multiple orders put in place by the liberal city in an effort to fight COVID-19.
Salon owner Erica Kious showed Fox News a text she received from one of the stylists who rents from her on Sunday night, which read, "I'll be there at 2:45 tomorrow. Pelosi assistant just messaged me to do her hair."
Kious recalled her reaction after receiving the message, saying, "I was like, are you kidding me right now? Do I let this happen? What do I do?"
The owner noted that she "can't control" stylists' actions right now, saying they're currently not paying rent on their spots at the salon.
Sure enough, the speaker of the House was seen on the business' security footage the next day, and Kious shared it with Fox News.
"It was a slap in the face that she went in, you know, that she feels that she can just go and get her stuff done while no one else can go in, and I can't work," Kious told the outlet.
"We have been shut down for so long, not just me, but most of the small businesses and I just can't – it's a feeling – a feeling of being deflated, helpless and honestly beaten down," she continued. "I have been fighting for six months for a business that took me 12 years to build to reopen."
Kious added, "I am a single mom, I have two small children, and I have no income."
When asked for comment, Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill denied that the speaker broke any rules despite the camera footage, saying, "The speaker always wears a mask and complies with local COVID requirements."
In a later statement, Hammill admitted his boss was in the salon but the speaker blamed the business, saying in a statement to KTVU-TV:
The Speaker always wears a mask and complies with local COVID requirements. This business offered for the Speaker to come in on Monday and told her they were allowed by the city to have one customer at a time in the business. The Speaker complied with the rules as presented to her by this establishment.
How are people reacting?
Conservatives on Twitter reacted with fury over the speaker's apparent hypocrisy.
Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell tweeted, "The people must wear a mask in California. The people can't go to the gym. The people can't go to just any salon. But if you know @GavinNewsom you can."
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) wrote, "Funny how Dems make harsh rules for others but they are too important to follow them-joining Philly Mayor, DeBlabbio, Lori Lightfoot, now Pelosi joins the club. Pass the high-dollar ice cream, Nancy! Oh, it's not for the 'little people.'"
Guy Benson, political editor of Townhall wrote, "Once again, the rules are for the little people. I'm sure @SpeakerPelosi was getting her unlawful blowout "for the children," or whatever. Sorry, suffering salon owners and barbers!"
This story has been updated to add a second statement from Speaker Pelosi's spokesman.


theblaze--2020-09-01--DC committee pushes for capital makeover stripped of names of slaveholders like George Washington, T

DC committee pushes for capital makeover stripped of names of slaveholders like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson

DC committee pushes for capital makeover stripped of names of slaveholders like George Washington , Thomas Jefferson

A committee advising Democratic Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has proposed renaming dozens of schools, parks, and various other government buildings over their namesakes' connections to slavery, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Included in the list of individuals who the committee says should not have public works named after them are former Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor and Woodrow Wilson; Revolutionary leader Benjamin Franklin; explorer Christopher Columbus, and national anthem writer Francis Scott Key.
Never mind the fact that the city itself is named after George Washington and the district after Christopher Columbus.
The report, put together by the mayor's senior adviser Beverly Perry and public library director Richard Reyes-Gavilan, labeled 153 of the 1,330 individuals who have something named after them in the capital as "persons of concern" for their past conduct.
According to the report, the criteria for renaming included whether the namesakes owned slaves, supported the institution of slavery, passed laws disparaging women or minorities, belonged to a "supremacist organization," or discriminated against a marginalized group.
In all, the committee deemed problematic the naming of some 22 schools, 2 libraries, 11 recreational centers, and 78 streets, and 8 monuments or memorials — essentially pushing for a "cancel culture" makeover of the nation's capital.
"We believe strongly that all District of Columbia owned public spaces, facilities and commemorative works should only honor those individuals who exemplified those values such as equity, opportunity and diversity that DC residents hold dear," Perry and Reyes-Gavilan wrote in the recommendation.
"Commemoration on a District of Columbia asset is a high honor reserved for esteemed persons with a legacy that merits recognition," they added.
The move is likely to reignite public debate over renaming public assets that commemorate the nation's history.
As Black Lives Matter protests raged in the aftermath of George Floyd's death in late May, several on the left pushed for renaming everything that could be feasibly deemed offensive from product brands to national monuments.
This latest effort may be the most aggressive and sweeping yet, but it won't be entirely easy to enact. The Post noted in its report that certain assets, such as schools, usually undergo a rigorous "public engagement process" before being renamed. Other assets, such as streets, parks, and government buildings can be independently renamed by the city council.
Many of the monuments in the district are actually owned by the federal government, and are under its control.
The committee suggests that assets such as the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial be recommended for removal, relocation, or be given additional contextualization by the federal government.


theblaze--2020-09-01--MSNBC's Joy Reid compares President Trump, supporters to Muslim terrorists — and even those on the l

MSNBC's Joy Reid compares President Trump, supporters to Muslim terrorists — and even those on the left are destroying her for Islamophobia

MSNBC 's Joy Reid compares President Trump , supporters to Muslim terrorists — and even those on the left are @ @ @ @

On "The ReidOut" on Tuesday, MSNBC's Joy Reid compared President Donald Trump and his supporters to violent Muslim terrorists.
Needless to say, the blowback was swift and thorough, and the clip is going viral on social media.
What are the details?
In head-scratching remarks during Tuesday's broadcast, Reid hosted Kenosha, Wisconsin, residents, and discussed the president, his supporters, and recent outbreaks of violence across the U.S.
"When leaders, let's say in the Muslim world, talk a lot of violent talk, and encourage their supporters to be willing to commit violence — including on their own bodies — in order to win against whoever they decide is the enemy, we in the U.S. media describe that as 'They are radicalizing those people.' Particularly when they're radicalizing young people. That's how we talk about the way Muslims act," she reasoned during the show.
What has been the response?
Political activist Jack Posobiec wrote, "Joy Reid just basically said Trump supporters are so violent they are like Muslims. Wow."
"Wondering how fast an apology from Joy Reid is coming down," politics podcaster Stephen Miller wrote.
It wasn't just conservatives taking Reid to task over the remarks.
Progressive Indian actress and model Sana Saeed added, "This is appalling. @JoyAnnReid first just throws out 'Muslim leaders' encouraging 'their followers' to 'use their bodies to inflict violence' (which leaders?). Then compares 'how Muslims act' to American white nationalist radicalization."
Women's March co-chair and political activist Linda Sarsour said, "This is not good @JoyAnnReid."
Abed Ayoub, legal and policy director at the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, added, "Wow. They really don't get it. They are trying their hardest to turn our community away."
Civil rights attorney Zahra Billoo said, "This isn't even subtle. It's blatant Islamophobia @JoyAnnReid."
Famed socialist magazine journalist Luke Savage added, "These remarks are pretty appalling. Joy Reid's subtext is more or less that Trump is 'radicalizing' his supporters, just like barbarians abroad do — 'the way Muslims act' is racism plain and simple."
Ayesha Siddiqi, journalist and writer, said, "Joy Ann Reid went on msnbc to say Trump supporters are 'acting like muslims' bro I am just sitting here. I pray and then I sit at my computer and then I water my plants. what are you talking about."
Neither Reid nor MSNBC has responded to the outcry at the time of this writing.


theblaze--2020-09-01--Los Angeles County escalates COVID-19 lockdown battle with John MacArthur's church by terminating pa

Los Angeles County escalates COVID-19 lockdown battle with John MacArthur's church by terminating parking lot lease

The church has defied orders to shut down services

Los Angeles County has sent notice to Grace Community Church that the county is terminating the church's parking lot lease, the latest development in a continued legal conflict between the church and the county over the church's refusal to comply with COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
Grace Community Church, pastored by prominent evangelical John MacArthur, has been open for in-person services since late July in defiance of the state's COVID-19 restrictions. MacArthur has stated publicly that state and local government officials have overstepped their authority by restricting churches, and that the severity of the pandemic doesn't justify the restrictions.
Grace Community Church n Sun Valley now has 30 days to vacate the lot or risk having any private property left there be confiscated. The church has leased the parking lot from the county for decades.
Los Angeles County has been seeking to shut the church down with a restraining order since it reopened, but the Los Angeles County Superior Court struck down that request.
Jenna Ellis, an attorney for the Thomas More Society which is helping represent Grace Community Church, called the move "harassment."
"Los Angeles County is retaliating against Grace Community Church for simply exercising their constitutionally protected right to hold church and challenging an unreasonable, unlawful health order," Ellis said in a statement emailed to TheBlaze. "In America, we have a judicial system to ensure that the executive branch does not abuse its power, and Grace Community Church has every right to be heard without fear of reprisal. The Democrats' message to Americans is clear — if you don't bow to every whim of tyranny, the government will come after you. The Church has peacefully held this lease for 45 years and the only reason the County is attempting eviction is because John MacArthur stood up to their unconstitutional power grab. This is harassment, abusive, and unconscionable."
With the release of CDC data showing that only 6% of people who have died from COVID-19 had no co-morbidities, MacArthur said in a sermon Sunday that "there is no pandemic" and that he isn't surprised that such high levels of deception have been used to shut down churches that preach the gospel.
"We've all been suspicious of the fact that we've been meeting together now for weeks and weeks and weeks, and we don't know anyone who's ill. Nobody in our congregation has ever been to the hospital with this," MacArthur said. "We know there are reasons for this that have nothing to do with the virus. There's another virus loose in the world and it's the virus of deception, and the one who is behind the virus of deception is the arch-deceiver, Satan himself. And it's not a surprise to me that, in the midst of all this deception, the great effort that is going on is to shut down churches that preach the gospel."


theblaze--2020-09-01--Horowitz: Anatomy of a ‘CASEdemic’: Over 1,300 reported coronavirus cases at U of Alabama … zero hos

Horowitz: Anatomy of a ‘CASEdemic’: Over 1,300 reported coronavirus cases at U of Alabama … zero hospitalizations

Horowitz : Anatomy of a ‘ CASEdemic ’ : Over 1,300 reported coronavirus cases at U of Alabama … zero @ @ @ @ @ the phobia from the virus only gets worse and never achieves immunity .

Several weeks into the new semester, I'm sure most of you have seen the panicked headlines that are bean-counting the number of COVID-19 cases found on college campuses. What you likely did not notice buried under the headlines is that nobody is dying from these cases and very few would even know they had any pathogen if not for the obsession over testing college students and the super-sensitivity of those tests. Yet a virus that is largely less disruptive than seasonal illnesses for young adults is now being used as a pretext to turn colleges campuses into prisons for students.
As of last Friday, the University of Alabama system reported 1,368 positive cases across its three campuses. But here's the kicker: There has not been a single hospitalization among them. Thus, all the cases have been sub-clinical. What they fail to report is how many of the illnesses even rise to the level of the flu and how many are downright asymptomatic. A "casedemic" is an epidemic that can only be identified by mass testing, because cases are so mild that people don't know they have a virus. It carries no surge in hospitalization or rampant illness.
The New York Times has already reported that up to 90 percent of positive cases in several states are only positive because of the hypersensitivity of the tests, which are picking up viruses that are either already dead or too low in quantity to transmit. That would help explain why we are not seeing any meaningful outbreak of serious illness across any school, camp, or college setting despite frantic headlines about the number of reported "cases."
The lack of transmission capability in most reported positive cases would also help explain why Dr. Ricky Friend, the dean of the University of Alabama's College of Community Health Sciences, noted that there was "no evidence of virus transmission due to in-person class instruction." It's very likely that these PCR tests are picking up viruses that these students contracted several weeks ago in their homes and communities from older adults before the semester began.
Unfortunately, the good news is lost on the leadership of America's universities. In many ways, the fact that there are many cases, though with no hospitalizations, is more propitious news than finding no cases at all. In the latter scenario, one could always fret over the eventuality of a spread and its potential for destruction. Now that we are actually facing the virus head-on and discovering cases, we are seeing that there is nothing to worry about among young people. Moreover, the cases among college students ensure that they achieve herd immunity earlier and also contribute toward shielding the vulnerable by burning out the virus in this low-risk population.
According to the CDC, not a single college or school-age Alabamian has died from COVID-19. Contrast that to alcohol-related car crashes on college campuses, which often cause close to 2,000 fatalities a year nationwide. Imagine if every college had a dashboard for every drug or alcohol hospitalization or for every case of the flu or other seasonal illness and used those numbers as a pretext for shutting down classes or placing students under de facto house arrest. Imagine if we had mass testing with hypersensitive amplification to check for any pathogen in the body of a college student and then recorded it on a dashboard without any context provided about the severity of the illness.
If the infinitesimal risk of coronavirus is the new threshold for locking down college kids, then we have a generation of young people who will face a growing mental health crisis. The restrictions are so draconian that many colleges have essentially confined their students to dorm rooms and are suspending students for simply living their lives. Imagine the effects of social isolation on kids who left their homes only to be confined within the college campus.
Some of the pictures coming out of college dorms like those at the University of Alabama look like they are depicting a hospital psych ward, which in itself is enough to create a self-fulfilling mental health crisis.
According to a CDC survey, 62.9% of 18-24-year-olds were already experiencing some form of anxiety or depression, while 25.5 percent had considered suicide over the preceding 30 days in late June.
What is going on in this country is an epidemic of coronaphobia, which induces a vicious cycle of intensifying fear and panic inverse to the threat level of the virus itself. Unlike the virus, which appears to be attenuating over time, as well as building herd immunity in the population, the phobia from the virus only gets worse and never achieves immunity. It only perpetuates and exacerbates a mental health crisis that will ultimately cost more lives.
As the president's new coronavirus adviser, Dr. Scott Atlas, said yesterday, "We are the only country of our peer nations in the Western world who are so hysterical about reopening schools. We seem to be the only country willing to sacrifice our children out of fear."


theblaze--2020-09-01--Barack Obama advised LeBron James and other players during their Jacob Blake social justice boycott

Former President Barack Obama reportedly advised top NBA players during their boycott last week in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Athletic reported.
The NBA postponed two days of playoff games last week in response to the Blake shooting and subsequent protests and riots in Wisconsin. The protest began when the Milwaukee Bucks, without consulting other teams, decided at the last minute not to take the court for a playoff game against the Orlando Magic.
The call was reportedly initiated by Chris Paul, who is the president of the NBA players union, and included LeBron James and a small group of other players. CNN reported:
Katie Hill, a spokeswoman for Obama, told CNN in a statement, "As an avid basketball fan, President Obama speaks regularly with players and league officials. When asked, he was happy to provide advice on Wednesday night to a small group of NBA players seeking to leverage their immense platforms for good after their brave and inspiring strike in the wake of Jacob Blake's shooting."
"They discussed establishing a social justice committee to ensure that the players' and league's actions this week led to sustained, meaningful engagement on criminal justice and police reform."
The league resumed play over the weekend, pointing to a decision by team owners to use NBA arenas as voting centers in November as a sign that the protest was successful. There were no predetermined goals for the spontaneous protest, so part of the challenge for the league was to figure out what exactly players wanted in order to start playing again.
The protest began Wednesday, and players met Wednesday night. James and Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard reportedly were adamant about cancelling the rest of the playoffs. CBS Sports reported that James didn't feel like the team owners were doing enough, although what specifically that means in the context of police shootings is unclear.
Obama spoke with the players Wednesday night as well. By Thursday morning, again without detailed explanation, James had reportedly changed his mind and decided that it would be best for the season to continue.
NBA ratings have been down all season, even dating back to before COVID-19, and have continued to decrease since play resumed in July.


theblaze--2020-09-01--Mother, daughter visit grocery store to pick up birthday cupcakes. They receive much, much more.

Mother , daughter visit grocery store to pick up birthday cupcakes .
They receive much , much more .

A Delaware mother and her daughter were recently the recipients of a recent outpouring of goodwill — just in time for the daughter's 18th birthday.
What are the details?
Deborah Cuoco and her 18-year-old daughter, Alexandra, had just arrived at a local Wegmans to pick up birthday cupcakes when they discovered that an anonymous good Samaritan had paid for Alexandra's sweet treats.
According to KYW-TV, a store employee approached the mother-daughter duo when they arrived to pick up the cupcakes and advised them, "This has been paid for."
"I looked at [the clerk] and said, 'I think there's been a mistake," Deborah recalls. "[The clerk] said, 'No, I don't think you understand. Somebody bought these for you.'"
As if to explain further, the clerk handed over a birthday card with a single paragraph.
The card read, "Dear birthday family, we purchased this cake in honor of our daughter Lillian on her first heavenly birthday. We wish you a very happy birthday and a wonderful year."
The "M family" signed the short note, which accompanied the birthday cupcakes.
How did the mom, daughter react?
Alexandra said she was moved by the gesture, and expressed her wishes to thank the family.
"I wish I could say thank you or give the mom a hug," Alexandra told the station. "Happy birthday, Lillian."
Deborah also said that she'll never forget the kind gesture.
"It will have a ripple effect for the rest of my life," she admitted. "I will never forget it. It was the purest form of love."
Deborah said that she plans to pay the gesture forward, and next year on her daughter's birthday, she will do the same thing.
“I intend to go on Aug. 27, 2021, walk into a store with a prepared note explaining Lillian's story, and that we want to pay it forward," Deborah told the station.


theblaze--2020-09-01--Antifa 'commander' cried in 'fetal position' after being caught with flamethrower, smoke grenades on

Antifa 'commander' cried in 'fetal position' after being caught with flamethrower, smoke grenades on way to protest

Antifa 'commander ' cried in 'fetal position ' after being caught with flamethrower , smoke grenades on way to protest @ @ @ @ @ — and posted bond — after allegedly pointing loaded rifle at cop

A Wisconsin man was caught with a flamethrower, smoke grenades, and fireworks while headed toward a protest in Green Bay over the weekend, WBAY-TV reported.
Matthew Banta, 23, is charged with obstructing an officer and two counts of felony bail jumping, the station reported. He's also "known to be a violent Antifa member who incites violence in otherwise relatively peaceful protests," WBAY said, citing a criminal complaint.
Believe it or not, Banta also is known as "Commander Red," police told the station.
What are the details?
Green Bay police told WBAY they were called for "a whole bunch of white people with sticks, baseball bats and helmets headed... towards the police" on Walnut Street near Webster Avenue on Saturday night.
"I don't know who comes to a protest with a baseball bat for anything other than criminal or illegal activity," Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith noted to the station.
More from WBAY:
A responding officer says he saw four individuals walking towards a protest with baseball bats. One man was wearing a metal helmet with goggles and military-style gear with multiple pouches, and was carrying an Antifa flag. When the officer pulled his squad car in front of the group, they ran away. The officer caught Banta, who was carrying the flag, and says Banta "dropped into the fetal position and began crying." He accused the officer of lying on him; the officer replied nobody was on him.
Banta admitted he was headed to the Green Bay protest but denied he was planning to incite a riot, the station said, adding that a Brown County Court Commissioner set a $2,500 cash bond during his initial appearance Monday.
"It's worrisome when people associated with Antifa come here to Green Bay from out of town for the purpose of protesting here or for the purposes of committing violent acts," Smith also told WBAY.
Persistence doesn't always pay
You might recall our hero from a report in TheBlaze last month. See, a police officer said Banta pointed a loaded rifle at him — and bit and kicked him — during a Waupaca protest Aug. 1.
Image source: Waupaca County Jail
Banta, according to WBAY's story on last month's incident, was charged with:
second-degree recklessly endangering, use of a dangerous weapon (point a loaded firearm at an officer)
battery to a law enforcement officer, use of a dangerous weapon (biting an officer)
battery to a law enforcement officer (kicking an officer)
resisting an officer, use of a dangerous weapon
disorderly conduct, use of a dangerous weapon
A criminal complaint also said a bullet was in the rifle's chamber, WBAY noted, adding that police found 117 rounds of ammunition on Banta, as well as an 8-inch straight blade knife in a sheath on his belt.
While Banta posted $10,000 cash bond after last month's incident, a condition of his bond was not being in possession of a dangerous weapon, the station said, citing the Brown County district attorney's office.


theblaze--2020-09-01--VIDEO: Prominent Democrats openly call for violence, riots, and uprisings

They 're getting what they asked for

A video that splices together clips of prominent Democrats and progressives openly calling for political unrest is now trending online as the nation continues to be gripped by violence and riots in the streets.
The video, produced by Caldron Pool, has garnered 2.5 million views since being posted to Twitter on Sunday.
In its original post, the Caldron Pool account asks, "how did you think it would end?" insinuating that progressives' calls for violence have indeed given rise to the violence now playing out in communities across the country such as Portland, Oregon; Kenosha, Wisconsin; and Chicago.
BlazeTV host Elijah Schaffer — who has reported on much of the violence firsthand and has even had a gun pointed in his face as a result — tweeted out the video, calling it "the most important video of 2020."
Fellow BlazeTV host Steven Crowder suggested that the video be immediately turned into an ad for President Donald Trump's re-election campaign.
What are the details?
"I just don't know why there aren't uprisings all over the country," Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) says as the video opens, adding, "Maybe there will be."
The video then cuts to clips from two separate MSNBC newscasts where one contributors says, "People need to start taking to the streets" in opposition to Trump and then progressive Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) says, "There needs to be unrest in the streets."
After that, CNN host Chris Cuomo is shown saying, "Show me where it says that protests are supposed to be polite and peaceful," against a backdrop of news about widespread looting and vandalism in New York City.
Elsewhere in the video, liberal reporters, Hollywood celebrities, and politicians — including Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden — can be heard calling for violence against the president and antagonizing his supporters.
"If we were in high school, I'd take him behind the gym and beat the hell out of him," Biden said about Trump in 2018.
Why does it matter?
Many Americans have become increasingly frustrated as protests against racial injustice and police brutality have devolved into violent riots over the last several months, seemingly with little or no opposition from Democratic leaders.
Democratic officials in many cities where violent riots have taken place have often acquiesced to demands to cut police budgets even as lawlessness runs rampant.
In response, President Trump has called out the violence and has made law and order a major theme of his re-election campaign, suggesting that if Democrats have their way, the violence will only continue and increase.
"Make no mistake, if you give power to Joe Biden, the radical left will defund police departments all across America," Trump said in his speech at the Republican National Convention last week. "They will pass federal legislation to reduce law enforcement nationwide. They will make every city look like Democrat-run Portland, Oregon."


theblaze--2020-09-01--Glenn Beck: We've CROSSED the threshold into a strange new era — and 'there's no bridge ahead'

Glenn Beck : We 've CROSSED the threshold into a strange new era — and 'there 's no bridge ahead' @ @ @ @ @ ... that 's the last exit '

Over the years, Glenn Beck has issued warning after warning about coming situations that eventually came true: unrest in Europe that would spread to America, the formation of a caliphate in the Middle East, the Fed's growing and dangerous powers, a repeat of the 1960s violence, the Bubba Effect, and more.
Now, after another weekend of violence, chaos, and political divide, Glenn has another warning: a new era is here. We've crossed the threshold God placed before us. We've passed all the exits, and there's no bridge ahead. As Judeo-Christian principles continue to face attack after attack, we must double our efforts to slow down the spread of this evil.
"What I'm here to do is to sound the trumpet. To warn you of what is just over the horizon, that no one else will tell you. [...] You know things aren't OK. They aren't normal. Many of us have this feeling that we're headed towards something — something not good. It's natural with something as precious as freedom and liberty. There's a high price tag on that. And when you actually possess it, it makes sense that there would be some sort of warning or alarm bell on it, that would go off, when our rights are being stolen," Glenn stated.
"If you felt any of these things, I want you to know this: One, you're right, it's not your imagination. Whether you're on the left or right, it's not your imagination. Something is very wrong. Two, you're not alone. You are not the only one feeling this. And, three, this is the difficult beginning of a new era. It's not the end of the world, but it is a new era," he added.
"For many years, I have told you about the warning signs and pointed out the exits along the way. But if you look back in your rearview mirror, you're going to see something falling behind the horizon. That's the last exit. That's the bridge that is out. That is the threshold. The twilight of the common era," he said. "I hope to God I'm wrong. And there's a good chance that I am. But, I believe that we are now squarely in the days the Bible foretold. I told you there would come a time when we passed all the exits. And we're there. We need to fight to slow down the chaos. We need to do everything we can to slow chaos down."
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theblaze--2020-09-01--Police union account of Jacob Blake shooting emerges, runs completely counter to the media narrative

Police union account of Jacob Blake shooting emerges , runs completely counter to the media narrative

The Kenosha Police Union on Friday released its to-date account on the moments that led up to the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer on Aug. 23.
New allegations about the encounter appear to show that the interaction was far more involved than what it seemed on the surface: Blake reportedly confronted officers, placed one of them in a headlock, and was armed with a knife that he refused to drop — all before a Kenosha police officer was able to fire his service weapon.
What's a very brief history here?
Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey reportedly shot Blake in the back seven times last week during a call for a domestic dispute. Blake's family has said he is paralyzed from the waist down because of the shooting.
Since then, violent riots and out-of-control protests in Blake's honor have erupted across the U.S., putting further strain and pressure on police-community relations.
What are the details?
Kenosha Police Union attorney Brendan Matthews said that Blake was armed with a knife at a residence other than his own when Sheskey and other officers arrived on the scene, WCCO-TV reported.
Blake was reportedly at the residence of his ex-girlfriend, who accused him of sexual assault in May. Blake's ex-girlfriend called police, alleging that he was attempting to steal her keys and vehicle. Reports say that because of the alleged May assault, Blake was not supposed to be at her residence at all.
When officers arrived, Blake reportedly fought against them and even allegedly placed one in a headlock.
"The officers first saw [Blake] holding the knife while they were on the passenger side of the vehicle," Matthews explained.
Sheskey later shot Blake in the back while the two engaged on the driver's side of the vehicle.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice continues to investigate the incident.
On Friday, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said that the agency can neither confirm nor deny the union's statement on the chain of events that led to Blake's shooting, but did point out that Blake was, in fact, in possession of a knife.
What else do we know about the police officer?
In a 2019 interview with the Kenosha News, Sheskey said he long wanted to be a police officer to help people.
"What I like most [about being an officer] is that you're dealing with people on perhaps the worst day of their lives, and you can try and help them as much as you can and make that day a little bit better," he said at the time. "And that, for the most part, people trust us to do that for them. And it's a huge responsibility, and I really like trying to help people. We may not be able to make a situation right, or better, but we can maybe make it a little easier for them to handle during that time."
Policing apparently runs in the family: Sheskey's grandfather served as an officer for the City of Kenosha for 33 years.


theblaze--2020-09-01--Man under investigation for fatal shooting of Patriot Prayer supporter brought bat-wielding daughter

Man under investigation for fatal shooting of Patriot Prayer supporter brought bat-wielding daughter to Black Lives Matter protest night before killing

Man under investigation for fatal shooting of Patriot Prayer supporter brought bat-wielding daughter to Black Lives Matter protest night before @ @ @ @ @ daughter here with me because I 'm trying to give her an education , ' @ @ @ @ @ video about Portland protests

The man under investigation for the fatal shooting of a Patriot Prayer supporter in Portland over the weekend brought his bat-wielding daughter to a Black Lives Matter protest the night before the killing, the Oregonian reported.
What are the details?
Photos by an Oregonian/OregonLive photographer caught Michael Reinoehl, 48, with his daughter — who was carrying a baseball bat — at the Friday protest outside Mayor Ted Wheeler's residence, the paper said.
The Oregonian said Reinoehl was dressed in the same light-colored vest that videos and photos show him wearing at the scene of the deadly shooting.
More from the paper:
Sources familiar with the case but not authorized to speak said police are investigating Reinoehl in connection with the death of Aaron "Jay" Danielson, a supporter of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer. Danielson was shot in the chest and died soon after most cars in a caravan of backers of President Donald Trump drove through downtown and left.
A family member also identified Reinoehl as a man captured in photos and video leaving the shooting scene.
Police have made no arrests in the shooting.
At Friday's BLM protest, one participant told the Oregonian that he noticed Reinoehl, who was not wearing a mask, arrive with his daughter. The girl was carrying a baseball bat, the paper said, citing photos. The pair walked through the event and then left, the Oregonian said, adding that some people followed, photographing him as he left the area.
'I am 100% ANTIFA all the way!'
Reinoehl also has shared Instagram messages in support of Black Lives Matter, including a June post in which he described himself as a member of Antifa fighting in a "war" where "there will be casualties."
"Every Revolution needs people that are willing and ready to fight," Reinoehl wrote. "There are so many of us protesters that are just protesting without a clue of where that will lead. That's just the beginning that's where the fight starts. If that's as far as you can take it thank you for your participation but please stand aside and support the ones that are willing to fight. I am 100% ANTIFA all the way! I am willing to fight for my brothers and sisters!"
"It will be a war and like all wars there will be casualties," he added.
More from the Oregonian:
He's wanted on a failure to appear warrant stemming from a June 8 Baker County arrest in a speed racing case that involved his 17-year-old son in eastern Oregon. Reinoehl faces allegations including driving under the influence of a controlled substance, recklessly endangering another, unlawful possession of a gun and driving while suspended and uninsured. His daughter, then 11, was with him in his speeding Cadillac at the time, state police reported.
He said in a Bloomberg news video interview this summer that he has provided security for other protesters. The video, posted online July 27, showed Reinoehl standing across the street from the Justice Center, and his daughter stepping out of a car parked nearby. "I have my daughter here with me because I'm trying to give her an education," he said on the video.


theblaze--2020-09-01--President Trump calls for 'patriotic education' in schools: 'Left's war on police, faith, history, a

President Trump calls for 'patriotic education' in schools: 'Left's war on police, faith, history, and American values is tearing our country apart'

President Trump calls for 'patriotic education ' in schools : 'Left 's war on police , faith , history , @ @ @ @ @ our country apart' Because the U.S. is 'an exceptional , free and just nation , @ @ @ @ @ and protecting '

President Donald Trump is calling for the United States to restore "patriotic education" to its educational system in order to tamp down continued unrest and racial tensions across the country.
What are the details?
Trump said that ongoing eruptions of violence across America — spurred on by the police killing of George Floyd in May — is being caused by "left-wing indoctrination" and the spread of misinformation.
"Many young Americans have been fed lies about America being a wicked nation plagued by racism," the president said during a Monday news conference. "Indeed, [Democratic presidential nominee] Joe Biden and his party spent their entire convention spreading this hateful and destructive message while refusing to say one word about the violence."
Trump added that young, impressionable children should, instead, learn what makes America an "exceptional, free and just nation, worth defending, preserving, and protecting."
"The left's war on police, faith, history, and American values is tearing our country apart, which is what they want," the president explained.
“The only path to unity is to rebuild a shared national identity focused on common American values and virtues, of which we have plenty," he added. “This includes restoring patriotic education in our nation's schools, where they're trying to change everything that we've learned."
'We will never surrender to mob rule'
The president also preached the importance of protecting America's law enforcement.
"We must strictly and fully enforce our law and have no tolerance for anarchy and no tolerance — zero — for violence," he insisted. "Anyone who breaks the law should be arrested, prosecuted, and punished. This includes targeting law enforcement efforts to focus on Antifa, the left-wing domestic terror organization. The mission of Antifa is to spread terror in the U.S. population with a goal of getting Americans to give up to their agenda."
Trump also promised supporters that the country will "never surrender to mob rule," no matter what the left has planned.
"In America, we will never surrender to mob rule, because if the mob rules democracy is indeed dead," he insisted. "The reason we are continuing to see violence in left-wing cities today is that liberal politicians, mayors, prosecutors and judges are refusing to enforce the law and put the rioters in jail. These are rioters. These are dangerous people. These are killers."
"This is the extreme left's agenda for America," he warned. "They want to appoint radical prosecutors, judges, and federal officials who will set criminals free. Their stated plan is to cut police funding, abolish cash bail, close down prisons, reeducate our children, preach left-wing social justice, establish a national sanctuary for criminal illegal aliens, and abolish the death penalty even for cop killers."


theblaze--2020-09-01--President Trump says he doesn't want his supporters confronting rioters: 'Leave it to law enforcemen

President Trump says he doesn't want his supporters confronting rioters: 'Leave it to law enforcement'

President Trump says he does n't want his supporters confronting rioters : 'Leave it to law enforcement' There have been @ @ @

After some high-profile and deadly clashes between rioters and people seeking to defend property from destruction, President Donald Trump urged his supporters to allow law enforcement to handle riots and not to take matters into their own hands.
During an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, the president seemed to try to tone down some of the conflict between citizens in the streets of numerous American cities.
"Do you want your supporters to confront the left-wing protesters, or do you want to leave it to law enforcement?" Ingraham asked the president.
"No. No, no, I don't want them. I want to leave it to law enforcement," Trump responded. "But my supporters are wonderful, hard-working, tremendous people. And they turn on their television set, and they look at a Portland, or they look at a Kenosha, before I got involved and stopped it, or they look at Chicago, where 78 people were shot last weekend and numerous people died, or they look at New York, where violence is up by like, what? 150%. … They're looking at all of this, and they can't believe it."
A Trump supporter was killed in Portland during a protest, and the suspect in that case identified himself as being a member of Antifa.
President Trump angered some of his opponents by not condemning Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old Trump supporter from Illinois who has been charged with two homicides for allegedly shooting two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin during riots.
"I guess he was in very big trouble," Trump said when asked about Rittenhouse. "He would have been, he probably would have been killed. But it's under — it's under investigation."
The president is traveling to Kenosha on Tuesday to meet with law enforcement officials and survey the severe damage that was causes last week by days of riots that left entire city blocks burned to the ground.
This latest round of national unrest was triggered by the police shooting of Jacob Blake. The shooting is still under investigation, but police have said they were attempting to arrest Blake for his involvement in a domestic disturbance and for a third-degree sexual assault warrant. Blake resisted arrest and was shot seven times in the back when he reached into his car. Police say they found a knife near where he was reaching.


theblaze--2020-09-01--Top Adidas employee makes sympathetic comment about Kyle Rittenhouse. Then he abruptly leaves job.

Top Adidas employee makes sympathetic comment about Kyle Rittenhouse .
Then he abruptly leaves job .

A top employee at Adidas abruptly left the company this week after he made a comment on social media that was perceived to be sympathetic to Kyle Rittenhouse.
Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old from Illinois, is charged with two counts of aggravated murder after opening fire in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last week in what his lawyers claim was self-defense.
What are the details?
Adidas global creative director Paul Gaudio abruptly departed the sportswear company after he was criticized for what some current and former Adidas employees interpreted as a pro-Rittenhouse comment.
The Instagram post in question, published by news website Complex, included a picture of Rittenhouse and news of his criminal charges.
"He is also a victim here," Gaudio wrote, Complex reported. "He's a kid, who raised him? Who taught him? Who gave him a gun? Not excusing him by any means...but the adults who radicalized him and enabled him should be punished."
Gaudio's comment racked up more than 30 comments. One Adidas employee called it "shocking" and "mind blowing."
"Paul, I find your comment incredibly disappointing and tone deaf," the employee wrote, Complex reported. "This sort of response from anybody is shocking, but coming from a man in your position working within our business is mind blowing."
Gaudio had spent the last 13 years of his career with Adidas, according to his LinkedIn page.
Was Gaudio fired?
Well, it's not clear.
Gaudio made the Instagram comment last Thursday. Two days later, Complex reported on his departure — and Monday, Aug. 31 was his last day.
In a statement, Adidas did not indicate why Gaudio made such a rapid exit.
"We are very grateful for his contributions over his long tenure, including the last six years as our global creative director," the company said. "Paul's creative vision, deep understanding of consumer trends, and passion for breaking down the barriers between sports and the arts has played an important role in building our brand."
Is Rittenhouse a victim?
Although the teenager is currently charged with multiple felonies, his lawyers argue that Rittenhouse acted purely out of self-defense.
"Kyle did nothing wrong. He exercised his God-given, Constitutional, common law and statutory law right to self-defense," the attorneys said.


theblaze--2020-09-01--VIDEO: BLM protesters in Oakland channel Iran, shout 'Death to America!'

This is what it 's all about

Several hundred Black Lives Matter protesters, many wearing black bloc, marched through the streets of Oakland, California, last Wednesday, shouting a chant usually only heard in Iran: "Death to America!"
Video of the protesters shouting the anti-American slogan posted to Twitter on Sunday by journalist Andy Ngô quickly went viral on the platform, garnering over 2 million views.
"On Wednesday night, around 700 black bloc militants and their supporters rampaged through Oakland, Cal. They chanted 'death to America' while starting fires and smashing cars and buildings," Ngô wrote in the post.
According to the Oakland Police Department, the protesters had indeed wreaked havoc on the city by setting fires, smashing windows, and vandalizing several businesses.
In a tweet the following day, the department said, "600-700 people took part in violent & destructive protests Wed. night. numerous fires set, dozens of windows broken, multiple businesses vandalized. Protesters threw objects at officers, thankfully no officers were injured. Several people arrested."
On Monday, the department posted an update, sharing with the public that 24 arrests had been made as a result of the protests, with the majority of the arrested individuals being from out of town.
The department noted that the protesters were "violent, destructive, [and] displayed hostility towards our community members and police officers."
In Kenosha, Wisconsin, last week, a young woman shouted "Death to America" as she burned an American flag outside the county courthouse, but the protesters in Oakland kicked things up a notch by chanting the phrase en masse.
Several people replied to Ngô's tweet suggesting that the protesters should relocate to a different country, perhaps one run by a totalitarian regime, to see what real oppression looks like.
The "Death to America" chant has been used in Iran for decades since the 1979 Iranian Revolution in order to foment an anti-American sentiment in the country.
Its use by Black Lives Matter protesters is a sign that such a sentiment is also growing among leftists in America, who likely take their cues from progressive politicians who desire the toppling of American institutions.
The fact that the majority of those arrested in Oakland were not residents of the city suggests that recent violence in some American cities is not entirely the result of local unrest. It is more likely that rioters and agitators are taking advantage of bubbling unrest to accomplish their own goals.
It was recently reported that 102 of the 175 arrestees in the Kenosha riots were from out of town.
(H/T: Daily Wire)


theblaze--2020-09-01--Target fires employee who made poisonous 'Blue Lives Matter' Starbucks drink: 'More dead cops'

Inappropriate on so many levels

A Target employee is under fire after reportedly filming the creation of a fake Starbucks beverage with extremely toxic ingredients — all in the name of police.
What are the details?
In a since-deleted TikTok video, a Target Starbucks barista demanded "more dead cops" as he crafted a toxic "Blue Lives Matter" drink, complete with an entire cup of bleach.
The video — which is captioned "All I want for Christmas is more dead cops" — begins with an empty Starbucks cup with the words "Blue Lives Matter" scrawled on its side.
The drink, apparently meant for police officers and their supporters, is also topped off with a blue food coloring.
"Hi, guys, I updated my recipe for the Blue Lives Matter drinks," the barista can be heard saying. "First, we're gonna start with bleach. All the way to the third line. Then we're gonna add ice, because, you know, cops love ice. ... We add more bleach, a little blood of innocent black men, and then we add this special blue ingredient that Starbucks has. We do have it, and yes, we are holding out on you."
The barista adds, "[E]ven though it has a strawless lid, we're going to serve it with a straw because, you know, they only think about themselves."
According to the Police Tribune, the barista — identified as Van Greyson Hart, employee at a Target Starbucks in Indianapolis, Indiana — is directly employed by Target, not Starbucks.
A spokesperson for Starbucks told the outlet that it was aware of the video and condemned all of the former employee's actions.
In a statement, Target said, "This video is appalling and unacceptable. We don't tolerate this behavior at Target, want all guests to be treated with respect, and are terminating the team member who is responsible. We also have rigorous food safety procedures in place, which this team member egregiously violated with this behavior. We're deeply sorry for this disturbing video, which TikTok has removed based on the platform's guidelines."


theblaze--2020-09-01--Registered repeat sex offender allegedly chases down naked teen boy, executes him in the street

Registered repeat sex offender allegedly chases down naked teen boy , executes him in the street 'He was pleading for @ @ @

A registered sex offender is facing homicide charges in the shooting death of a teenage boy in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the Morning Call reported.
In 2015, the suspect was entered as a lifetime sex offender into Pennsylvania's Megan's Law registry for involuntary deviate sexual intercourse.
What are the details?
Registered sex offender Orlando P. Duarte, 45, reportedly gunned down a teenage boy on Saturday on a city street.
The teen, identified as 16-year-old Kyan King, was allegedly naked and fleeing from Duarte when the registered sex offender reportedly gunned him down in cold blood.
Investigators said that Duarte fired several shots at the child.
Police responded to a call of shots fired on Sunday morning and discovered an armed Duarte after a brief chase. He was immediately taken into custody without incident and remains in custody at the Dauphin County Prison without bail.
The teen was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
Eyewitness Tracy Burton told the outlet that the teen was begging Duarte for his life.
Burton said that she was on her porch when she saw the naked boy speed by shouting, "Help me!"
At least five gunshots soon followed the teen's cries for help, Burton added.
A witness also told the Patriot-News that she saw the teen run by, telling her that he had been raped, and a man armed with a gun was chasing him. The unnamed witness ran into her home to get a towel for the boy, but by the time she returned, he had been shot.
The outlet reported, "A third witness said he saw the boy at Duarte's apartment in the 600 block of North 17th Street earlier that day. Inside the apartment, police found a box of .22-caliber shell casings and two letters. One letter appeared to be from Kyan, saying 'If you're reading this, I'm dead.' The letter went on to say how much he loved everyone."
Disturbing history of deviant sexual violence
In addition to murder charges, Duarte also faces charges of prohibited possession of a firearm.
Duarte in 2012 was sentenced to four to eight years in prison as well as 10 years of probation on charges that included involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, aggravated indecent assault without consent, indecent assault of a person less 13, unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of minors, the outlet reported.
In 2008, he was sentenced to six to 23 months of confinement and probation after pleading "no contest" to charges of simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, indecent assault of a person less than 16, and disorderly conduct.
Anything else?
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the teen's family with funeral and related expenses.
The page has received more than $24,000 in donations so far.
Destiny Williams, a King family member, said that she couldn't wrap her head around why someone would do something like this.
"A lot of anger. A lot of hurt. A lot of confusion as to why that man would want to do something to an innocent 16-year-old," Williams told WHTM-TV. "That's something that I would never fathom. Like how do you do that to someone, especially him."
The teen's sister, Nyairrea Jones, warned families to keep their loved one close.
"Keep your kids close because there's predators out here," she insisted. "Ones just walking amongst us. Ones we don't even know about."


theblaze--2020-09-01--Left-wing Philly mayor ripped for indoor dining in MD while restaurants he banned from same service

Left-wing Philly mayor ripped for indoor dining in MD while restaurants he banned from same service in his own city 'suffer and fight for every nickel'

Left-wing Philly mayor ripped for indoor dining in MD while restaurants he banned from same service in his own city @ @ @ @ @ nickel' ' I guess all your press briefings and your narrative of unsafe indoor dining @ @ @ @ @ '

Left-wing Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is getting called out for hypocrisy after a photo emerged on social media showing him dining inside a Maryland restaurant over the weekend while eateries in his own city "suffer" from his ban on indoor dining.
What are the details?
Philadelphia restaurateur Marc Vetri — a critic of Kenny's indoor-dining ban — ripped the mayor over the photo, WPVI-TV reported.
"Hi @phillymayor!!!" Vetri wrote on Instagram. "Glad you're enjoying indoor dining with no social distancing or mask wearing in Maryland tonight while restaurants here in Philly close, suffer and fight for every nickel just to survive. I guess all your press briefings and your narrative of unsafe indoor dining don't apply to you. Thank you for clearing it all up for us tonight."
KYW-TV reported that Maryland restaurants have been open to indoor dining at 25% capacity since June.
How did Kenney respond?
Kenney issued an apology in a pair of Monday afternoon tweets, WPVI reported.
"I felt the risk was low because the county I visited has had fewer than 800 COVID-19 cases, compared to over 33,000 cases in Philadelphia," Kenney tweeted, according to the station. "Regardless, I understand the frustration."
"I'm sorry if my decision hurt those who've worked to keep their businesses going under difficult circumstances," Kenny added, WPVI noted.
The mayor's office defended his decision to dine indoors in Maryland — and blamed "elected officials at the federal level" for the coronavirus fallout, the station added:
The mayor went to Maryland earlier today to patronize a restaurant owned by a friend of his. For what it's worth, he also went to Rouge to enjoy outdoor dining in Philly on the way home. He looks forward to expanding indoor dining locally next week.
Throughout the pandemic the Mayor has consistently deferred to the guidance of the Health Commissioner, who in this case felt strongly about waiting until Sept. 8 to resume indoor dining. If elected officials at the federal level had similarly deferred to health experts over the past five months, this might not even be an issue by now.
Of course we understand the frustrations of local restaurant owners who have been among the hardest hit by the pandemic. But there are 782 total cases in the county the mayor briefly visited, compared to over 33,000 cases in Philadelphia. Drastically different circumstances.
Indoor dining at Philadelphia restaurants is set to resume next Tuesday with restrictions, including a 25% capacity limit, WPVI said.
Kenney earlier this month staunchly stood by his decision to ban indoor dining until Sept. 8, the station said: "We need to follow what we are being asked to do by the health department. I beg you to follow the rules."


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theblaze--2020-09-01--Horowitz: Coronavirus casualties from Sturgis biker rally super-spreader event don’t make news becau

Horowitz: Coronavirus casualties from Sturgis biker rally super-spreader event don’t make news because they didn’t happen

Horowitz : Coronavirus casualties from Sturgis biker rally super-spreader event don ’ t make news because they didn ’ t @

Over 460,000 motorcyclists descended upon the Black Hills of South Dakota for the annual Sturgis motorcycle rally, the largest event in the entire country this year – without masks or sacred social distancing protocols. Yet no epidemic of coronavirus was ignited by this mother of all mass gatherings, contrary to media predictions.
With nearly every state still partially shut down, South Dakota, like Sweden, never had a shutdown or a mask mandate. Then, in the second week of August, the state hosted the largest, most raucous event in the country. Initially, the media laid the groundwork to spread pandemic panic porn about the impending spread of the virus. Now you don't hear much about it. Why not? Because there is no epidemic to speak of.
Meanwhile, countries with the strictest lockdowns and mask mandates, like Peru and the Philippines, have more deaths than any other country. The enduring lesson? Lockdowns and mask mandates play absolutely no role in mitigating a virus that seems to spread where it spreads, when it spreads, and to whom it spreads based on its own patterns.
South Dakota is our version of Sweden. Governor Kristi Noem refused to implement lockdowns or mask mandates. The state ranks #40 in coronavirus deaths per capita and has the best economy in the country to show for it.
The media and public health officials predicted the state would blow its streak by allowing a large national gathering to take place from August 7 to August 16. "Come mid-August to late August, early September, Sturgis will have one hell of an imprint on this country," warned Michael Osterholm, head of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the neighboring University of Minnesota. The Sioux Nation tribal government even employed efforts to block bikers from their lands.
In fact, so strong was the fear of spread that halfway around the country, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu was so spooked by images of Sturgis that he mandated mask-wearing on gatherings of more than 100 people in the "Live Free or Die" state, which previously had no mask mandate of any sort.
So where is the monumental imprint on the country? There are zero deaths reported, and I have only seen one hospitalization alleged to be associated with Sturgis attendance. The epidemic generated by the rally was so powerful that they evidently had to conduct mass testing to discover a "CASEdemic" of over 100 cases – and all those tested in one city were asymptomatic at the time of testing.
Let's put that in perspective: According to the COVID Tracking Project, there were 464,000 positive cases confirmed nationwide from August 7 to August 17. That is roughly 1,400 cases per million people. Compare that to just over 200 cases per million among Sturgis attendees, at least thus far, and we can see that the massive nationwide imprint predicted is imperceptible, even if we focus on testing of asymptomatic individuals.
In other words, South Dakota likely achieved a meaningful degree of herd immunity, just like Sweden, and has done a good job shielding sicker people. It has been reported that attendance at Sturgis dropped among the senior population, which was smart, and likely explains the almost nonexistent rate of hospitalizations caused by attendance.
But more broadly, it demonstrates the reality that masks and lockdowns simply make no difference in the trajectory and timing of the epidemic. Had Gov. Kristi Noem taken the advice of the doomsayers, she would have tanked her state's economy. Instead, her state is riding high. Two weeks ago, Governor Noem politely rejected federal assistance with unemployment, noting that her state had the lowest unemployment rate and had already recovered 80% of the lost jobs. "We're the only state in the nation that didn't have extended unemployment benefits kick in because our insured unemployment rate has been the lowest in the nation," she said.
If Sturgis in South Dakota broke every rule of the COVID-19 cult with success, then Peru is the polar opposite. The country used heavy-handed law enforcement to force one of the longest and most draconian shutdowns. In mid-March, President Martín Vizcarra ordered all cars off the road and an 8 p.m. curfew, and residents were only allowed to leave their homes even during the day for food or medical care. Mask-wearing was 100% mandated everywhere. This was imposed for 15 weeks. In other words, everything the media and leftist politicians have asked for.
The result? Peru has now surpassed Belgium as the country with the most deaths per capita in the world. At 871 COVID-19 deaths per 1 million people, Peru has 4.6 times the number of deaths per capita of South Dakota, which had no lockdown or mask mandate.
The dichotomy between South Dakota, especially after the Sturgis event, and Peru is one of many data points demonstrating that human non-clinical intervention efforts simply do not stop a respiratory virus from spreading. We are seeing this in the Philippines, Hawaii, Japan, and many other places with strict lockdowns. The virus spreads where it spreads. The only difference is that the Pacific Rim countries appear to be largely immune to the serious symptoms, while countries like Peru appear to have little cross-immunity. But that has nothing to do with lockdown.
At this rate, it's not just motorcyclists who will descend upon South Dakota. We might all want to move there to fulfill the dream of our Founding Fathers as the last beacon for freedom and prosperity.


theblaze--2020-09-01--Oregon sheriffs unload on Dem Gov. Kate Brown for trying to use their deputies to quell Portland vio

Oregon sheriffs unload on Dem Gov. Kate Brown for trying to use their deputies to quell Portland violence

Oregon sheriffs unload on Dem Gov .
Kate Brown for trying to use their deputies to quell Portland violence 'Increasing @ @ @ @ @ will not solve the nightly violence and now , murder '

Multiple Oregon sheriffs spoke out against Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Monday, slamming the Democrat for her lack of leadership in the crisis unfolding in Portland.
What's the background?
Protests have been ongoing in the so-called City of Roses for nearly 100 straight nights with escalating levels of violence. The federal government has attempted to help quell the unrest, but Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) and Brown rebuffed their efforts.
Now, with the cold-blooded murder of a Trump supporter over the weekend, the violence is a problem local and state leaders can no longer ignore.
So on Sunday, Brown released her plan to address the violence: send more law enforcement resources — from Washington and Clackamas counties and the city of Gresham — to Portland.
What did the sheriffs say?
In no uncertain terms, the sheriffs slammed the plan and said they would not send their officers to Portland.
Clackamas Sheriff Craig Roberts advised Brown that more resources will not solve the problem in Portland — only policy change can provide the desperately needed solution.
According to Roberts, Brown never contacted him about sending his deputies to Portland.
"I was surprised to read that the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office was part of the plan since the Governor's Office never contacted me," Roberts explained. "Had Governor Brown discussed her plan with my office, I would have told her it's about changing policy not adding resources. Increasing law enforcement resources in Portland will not solve the nightly violence and now, murder. The only way to make Portland safe again, is to support a policy that holds offenders accountable for their destruction and violence."
He went on to say:
That will require the DA to charge offenders appropriately and a decision by the Multnomah County Presiding Judge not to allow offenders released on their own recognizance, and instead require bail with conditions. The same offenders are arrested night after night, only to be released by the court and not charged with a crime by the DA's Office. The next night they are back at it, endangering the lives of law enforcement and the community all over again.For all of us in law enforcement, keeping our community safe is our first priority. Had Governor Brown asked me, I would have told her that no amount of human resources will stop the "cycle of violence" (her term) that is making Portland unsafe. For that to occur, the criminal justice system will need do its part and hold offenders accountable.
Meanwhile, Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett said the anti-police message supported by progressive politicians is why his officers will remain in his jurisdiction.
"At this time, I do not plan to send deputies to work directly in Portland," he said. "[T]he lack of political support for public safety, the uncertain legal landscape, the current volatility combined with intense scrutiny on use of force presents an unacceptable risk if deputies were deployed directly."
How did Brown respond?
According to KATU-TV, the governor's office said, in part, "The Governor's plan is meant to allow for this kind of flexibility in supporting each other as we all collectively deal with the difficult situation in Portland. It is up to each county to determine the personnel and resources they have available to volunteer for this effort."


theblaze--2020-09-01--Portland cop chases Antifa rioter and tackles him to street. But when leftist pulls off cop's helmet

Portland cop chases Antifa rioter and tackles him to street. But when leftist pulls off cop's helmet, all bets are off.

Portland cop chases Antifa rioter and tackles him to street .
But when leftist pulls off cop 's helmet , @ @ @ @ @ 'This is my favorite clip of the night '

Antifa rioted in Portland yet again Monday night.
Rioters set a fire on the ground floor of the high-rise condominium where far-left Mayor Ted Wheeler lives, the Oregonian said, and — given it was the mayor's birthday — wore party hats and sang "happy tear gas to you" before the festivities began.
Here's a peek at how they helped him celebrate:
But on this 96th consecutive night of mayhem in the city, police weren't playing.
After a riot was declared, officers got to work:
Journalist Sergio Olmos noted that police soon enacted a second bull rush on rioters. And in the sequence Olmos caught on video below, one officer runs ahead of the pack, grabs an Antifa militant, and tackles him to the street.
But the black-clad leftist — flat on his back while the cop is on top of him — apparently still has a little bit of resistance in him and pulls the officer's helmet from his head.
The officer proceeds to repeatedly punch the militant:
All in all, the Oregonian said police arrested 19 people in connection with Monday night's rioting.
Eight arrestees were charged with disorderly conduct and interfering with a peace officer, the paper said, adding that two were accused of carrying concealed weapons — with one of them also accused of attempted assault on a public safety officer. It isn't clear what charges, if any, the Antifa rioter who pulled off the officer's helmet faces.
More from the Oregonian:
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt has said his office won't pursue demonstrators accused of interfering with police and disorderly conduct, among other charges, if the allegations don't involve "deliberate'' property damage, theft or force against another person, or threats of force.
The office also won't prosecute people on a riot accusation alone. Prosecutors will proceed with a riot case only if it includes an accompanying allegation of specific property damage or use of force, Schmidt said last month.
How did folks react to the cop's punches?
Journalist Andy Ngo posted Olmos' clip of the officer punching the Antifa rioter on his Twitter page, and reactions were mixed. In fact, it appeared that most commenters weren't happy that a police officer used such force — but still a number of others said it's been a long time coming based on three months of lawlessness and violence against police:


theblaze--2020-09-01--Coronavirus cases may have been overestimated by 90%

Coronavirus cases may have been overestimated by 90 %

An explosive new piece from the New York Times confirms what some had speculated earlier this year: the way we're testing for the virus's presence is questionable. As Steve explained on Monday's episode of "The Steve Deace Show," some virologists believe our PCR testing is "too slow and too sensitive." Deace explained that if the Times article is correct, we may have overestimated the number of cases by 90%. We may have knifed our economy for nothing. Watch the clip for the full tragic story.
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theblaze--2020-09-01--Black man killed by sheriff's deputies in Los Angeles after they confront him for riding bike illega

Black man killed by sheriff's deputies in Los Angeles after they confront him for riding bike illegally

Black man killed by sheriff 's deputies in Los Angeles after they confront him for riding bike illegally

Protests broke out in south Los Angeles on Monday after Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies shot and killed a black man they stopped for riding a bike illegally, ABC News reported.
The speed with which anti-police protests mobilized after the shooting highlight the extreme tension surrounding the issue of police violence against minorities. A day later, there are still few details available on the incident, and the L.A. County Sheriff's Department is urging the public to be patient with the investigation.
"Give us time to conduct our investigation," Lt. Brandon Dean said, according to the Los Angeles Times. "We will get all of the facts of this case and eventually present them."
What happened?
According to Dean, two deputies saw a man riding a bike in violation of vehicle codes Monday afternoon. Dean said he doesn't know what the specific violation was.
The deputies confronted the man, who has been identified as 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee. Dean said that Kizzee dropped his bike and fled when the deputies attempted to make contact with him.
They caught up to Kizzee after about a block, and Kizzee allegedly punched one of them in the face. During the altercation, Kizzee dropped a bundle of clothes he was carrying, and the deputies spotted a gun on the ground in the clothes. Both deputies shot Kizzee, killing him.
A witness video posted to social media shows a clip of the deputies chasing Kizzee down the street, and a subsequent clip shows the moments after they shot him.
Content warning: vulgar language and potentially disturbing imagery:
What we still don't know
There are crucial details missing at this time, as authorities continue to investigate the shooting. We don't know what the initial violation was that caused the deputies to pursue Kizzee. We don't know whether Kizzee was in legal possession of the weapon he was carrying. We don't know whether Kizzee was attempting to reach for or use his weapon against the deputies when they shot him or whether he simply dropped it on the ground.
Still, a large group of protesters marched on the sheriff's department Monday evening and night, chanting and protesting what they believe was another unjust killing of a black man. In the past six months, the police killings of Breonna Taylor in Louisville and George Floyd in Minneapolis and most recently the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, have spurred a perpetual state of protest and rioting in some parts of the United States.


theblaze--2020-09-01--Biden Campaign Funds Violent Riots

Biden Campaign Funds Violent Riots

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theblaze--2020-09-02--Syracuse University removes professor for using 'Chinese Communist Party Virus' in syllabus, but stu

Syracuse University removes professor for using 'Chinese Communist Party Virus' in syllabus, but students want him fired

Syracuse University removes professor for using 'Chinese Communist Party Virus ' in syllabus , but students want him fired They @ @ @ @ @ safe because he used `` racist '' language

Syracuse University removed a professor who used the phrase "Chinese Communist Party Virus" in a class syllabus, but student activists say it's not enough and they want him fired.
Chemistry professor Jon Zubieta is accused of writing the "Chinese Community Party Virus" and "Wuhan Flu" in his syllabus. Students organized under the hashtag "NotAgainSU" on social media to demand the college take action against Zubieta.
A screenshot of the alleged syllabus was circulated on social media.
The professor was removed from the classroom over the course syllabus.
The university released a statement from Karin Ruhlandt, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and John Liu, interim vice chancellor and provost, to address the matter.
"The derogatory language used by a professor on his course syllabus is damaging to the learning environment for our students and offensive to Chinese, international and Asian-Americans everywhere who have experienced hate speech, rhetoric and actions since the pandemic began," said the joint statement.
Not enough
Activist students say that the university needs to outright fire Zubieta.
"A lot of students are uncomfortable with the decision to place Zubieta on administrative leave. We expected him to be fired," said one sophomore student to NBC News. The student did not want to be identified by name.
The student who first posted the syllabus on Instagram said it should have led to his immediate dismissal.
"It's not safe for students to be in a classroom with a professor who thinks their ethnicity should be blamed for a pandemic," said graduate student Taylor Krzeminski.
"I agree he should be on leave but the investigation better be quick because to me it's incredibly straight-forward," she said. "He used political and racist language in a chemistry class."
In the 2019 annual list of the 10 worst U.S. colleges for free speech compiled by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Syracuse University came in at the No. 9 slot.
The phrases "Kung flu" and "Chinese virus" have been used by President Donald Trump in order to emphasize the source of the global pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of people. His critics have excoriated him for what they say is a racist phrasing that leads to bigoted attacks on Asian Americans.
Here's a local news report about the incident:


theblaze--2020-09-02--Joe Kennedy III fails to unseat  incumbent Sen. Ed Markey in Dem primary challenge in Massachusetts

Joe Kennedy III fails to unseat incumbent Sen. Ed Markey in Dem primary challenge in Massachusetts It 's the first @ @ @ @ @ in the state

Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D-Mass.) has failed in his attempt to topple incumbent Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) in his home state, marking the first time in history that a member of the Kennedy political "dynasty" has lost a race in the commonwealth.
What are the details?
The Daily Press reported that Kennedy, 39, conceded to Markey, 74, as the counts rolled in Tuesday night in a hotly contested battle that was criticized by "some Democrats nationally who feared it would siphon time and money away from the primary goals of defeating President Donald Trump and winning back control of the Senate."
With 71% of precincts reporting, MassLive showed Markey beating Kennedy, 54% to 46%.
The primary race saw battle lines drawn even among Democrats in Congress, with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and democratic socialist firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) backing Markey and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) lining up behind Kennedy.
Critics on social media speculated that the loss could mean the end of the Kennedy "dynasty," while others argued the congressman would be back but that he simply entered a race he should not have.
According to MassLive, Markey has served the Bay State for nearly "half a century," first in the lower chamber before winning his Senate seat in 2013.
Anything else?
The Hill reported:
The race had turned personal over the past month after the Kennedy family name was drawn into the battle. In one instance, Markey referenced former President Kennedy's famous 1961 inaugural address in a widely seen advertisement.
"We asked what we could do for our country. We went out. We did it," Markey said in the three-minute ad, referencing the former president's quote. "With all due respect, it's time to start asking what your country can do for you."
Markey did not directly address his primary opponent in the spot.
Joe Kennedy quickly hit back, accusing the senator of "weaponizing" his family's history.
"I didn't [bring my family into the race]," Kennedy told The Hill last week. "The senator did."
Markey faces Republican Kevin O'Connor in the general election Nov. 3.


theblaze--2020-09-02--Mark Levin: New York CAUGHT deleting Gov. Cuomo's order linked to COVID-19 nursing home death toll

Too bad the internet is FOREVER

BlazeTV's Mark Levin has said it before, but New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) completely bungled his coronavirus response, has lied about it over and over again, and now he's doing everything he can to cover up his tracks.
Why didn't he use the medical ship that remained effectively empty in NYC or the Javits field hospital for COVID-19 medical treatments? "Federal guidelines" had nothing to do with it, Levin said.
Remember Gov. Cuomo's March 25 order that required nursing homes to admit patients who were suspected to have or had tested positive for COVID-19 and even prohibited patients from being tested prior to admission or readmission? Well, the state has apparently deleted any evidence that the order ever existed. The state of New York's website now displays an error message in place of a link to the original document.
Unfortunately for Gov. Cuomo, the internet is forever, and a copy of the page has been saved by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Check out the screenshot below:
Wayback Machine https://web.archive.org/
And now, according to an Associated Press report, New York's official count of nursing home residents who died after Gov. Cuomo's controversial order "could actually be a significant undercount," and Cuomo continues to refuse any investigation into his state's handling of nursing homes during the pandemic.
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theblaze--2020-09-02--Tucker Carlson airs audio secretly recorded by Michael Cohen of Chris Cuomo denying sexual harassmen

Tucker Carlson airs audio secretly recorded by Michael Cohen of Chris Cuomo denying sexual harassment allegations

Fox News host Tucker Carlson aired a damaging private audio clip of CNN 's Chris Cuomo discussing sexual harassment claims made against him on Carlson 's Fox News show Tuesday .
Cuomo appeared to be talking to Michael Cohen , the former friend and attorney to President Donald Trump , on the recording .
`` You know , I 'm always careful when I talk to media .
Do you know how many f***ing phone calls I 've gotten from people at ABC who say that reporters are calling and lying about things they 've heard about me , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was at ABC ? ''
Cuomo said on the recording .
`` Guys calling and saying , ' I heard he was the Charlie Rose of ABC .
He used to invite women to a hotel and open his bathrobe . '
Do I look like the kind of f***ing guy who 's got ta do that ? ''
Cuomo asked .
`` Sure , why not ? ''
Cohen replies .
Carlson mocked Cohen and Cuomo over their conversation and noted how Cuomo was dismissive of the alleged sexual harassment accusations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such accusations should be taken seriously .
'The media is not your friend' '' Women who do work there saying , 'Oh yeah , you know , some of these men , ' naming me with other guys .
'You know , we bumped into each other once in the elevator , and he put his hand on my shoulder , and he made me really uncomfortable , ' '' Cuomo continued on the recording .
`` I 'm careful with the media , always , '' he added .
`` I 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not your friend . ''
Cohen registered his surprise and anger in a tweet he posted criticizing that Carlson was somehow able to obtain the private recording .
`` The only people in possession of these recordings are me , & Trump Org .
I did not give this recording or authorization for its use to or anyone , '' Cohen tweeted .
and cronies violated my First amendment rights and now this ; all to discredit me and my book , '' he added .
`` What 's next ? ''
Cohen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publicize his book .
Here 's the video of the leaked audio : Tucker uncovers new audio of CNN 's Chris Cuomo confiding in Michael Cohen

Fox News host Tucker Carlson aired a damaging private audio clip of CNN's Chris Cuomo discussing sexual harassment claims made against him on Carlson's Fox News show Tuesday.
Cuomo appeared to be talking to Michael Cohen, the former friend and attorney to President Donald Trump, on the recording.
"You know, I'm always careful when I talk to media. Do you know how many f***ing phone calls I've gotten from people at ABC who say that reporters are calling and lying about things they've heard about me, to try to get stories about me when I was at ABC?" Cuomo said on the recording.
"Guys calling and saying, 'I heard he was the Charlie Rose of ABC. He used to invite women to a hotel and open his bathrobe.' Do I look like the kind of f***ing guy who's gotta do that?" Cuomo asked.
"Sure, why not?" Cohen replies.
Carlson mocked Cohen and Cuomo over their conversation and noted how Cuomo was dismissive of the alleged sexual harassment accusations at a time when activists say all such accusations should be taken seriously.
'The media is not your friend'
"Women who do work there saying, 'Oh yeah, you know, some of these men,' naming me with other guys. 'You know, we bumped into each other once in the elevator, and he put his hand on my shoulder, and he made me really uncomfortable,'" Cuomo continued on the recording.
"I'm careful with the media, always," he added. "I've always told you, the media is not your friend."
Cohen registered his surprise and anger in a tweet he posted criticizing that Carlson was somehow able to obtain the private recording.
"The only people in possession of these recordings are me, @DOJ, @POTUS & Trump Org. I did not give this recording or authorization for its use to @FoxNews or anyone," Cohen tweeted.
"@POTUS and cronies violated my First amendment rights and now this; all to discredit me and my book," he added. "What's next?"
Cohen made sure to use the occasion to publicize his book.
Here's the video of the leaked audio:


theblaze--2020-09-02--CNN's Brian Stelter appears on C-SPAN — and callers absolutely torch him: 'We all know you're not re

CNN's Brian Stelter appears on C-SPAN — and callers absolutely torch him: 'We all know you're not reliable.'

CNN 's Brian Stelter appears on C-SPAN — and callers absolutely torch him : 'We all know you 're not @ @ @ @ @ ' host blames 'radicalization ' in the U.S. that has led to 'media bashing that @ @ @ @

CNN's "Reliable Sources" host Brian Stelter appeared Tuesday on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal," and people took the opportunity to call in to the live broadcast and issue searing condemnations of Stelter and his network's reporting.
What are the details?
One man called in to comment, starting off with a criticism of CNN, lambasting the outlet for a chyron from last week that read, "Fiery but mostly peaceful protests after police shooting," while buildings burned in the background behind a correspondent reporting from Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The caller went on to refer to Stelter as "Humpty Dumpty" and "a stooge," adding, "We all know you're not reliable."
According to Fox News, Stelter admitted the chyron was a "mistake."
"I don't know who wrote it, probably a young producer who's trying their best under deadline in a breaking news situation," he said. "That kind of thing becomes easily criticized and probably not the right banner to put on the screen."
Another man called in to confront Stelter, saying, "You guys always talk about how many times Trump has lied. I've calculated that, I think with your chyrons ...Yeah, I don't know if there's any journalists left at CNN, but I know that if I were to estimate, about 300 different distortions or misinformation that we get out of CNN — and you have to watch them in the airport, which is harsh — but if you added all that up to 46 months, it comes out to be 300,000-plus distortions of truth."
"So, my thing is, you guys — this is how low you'll go," the caller continued. "You went out, and you made lies, and you defamed a child," referring to Covington (Kentucky) Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann, with whom the network settled a multimillion-dollar lawsuit.
The caller added, "And I don't believe in dividing our nation, it hurts our great nation, and so CNN is really the enemy of the truth. That's my opinion, thank you."
How did Stelter respond?
Stelter replied:
I'm grateful for the call, and I know that you're not the only person that feels this way. There has been a process of radicalization that's happened in this country, with media bashing that is absolutely unprecedented. Ya know, 20, 30 years ago, conservatives talked about media bias and there were some really valid points to the critique. It is absolutely true that lots of journalists are based in New York and Washington [D.C.], they're based in big cities, they have liberal leanings, and mainstream newsrooms are built to make sure that that bias doesn't seep into the news coverage. And yet, sometimes it does. I absolutely acknowledge that.
He added, "I think it's different to talk about things as if they're enemies. No American is an enemy of another American. No news outlet is an enemy of America."