theblaze--2020-09-10--Black jogger gets mistaken for suspect, stopped by police — and it ends with a job offer from the sh

Black jogger gets mistaken for suspect, stopped by police — and it ends with a job offer from the sheriff

Black jogger gets mistaken for suspect , stopped by police — and it ends with a job offer from the @

A black man was stopped by police while jogging in Florida because he allegedly matched the description of a suspect. He began recording the incident, which turned from a potentially dangerous misunderstanding into a job offer from the sheriff's department, according to WSAV-TV.
What happened?
Joseph Griffin was jogging through his neighborhood in Deltona last month. He was stopped by sheriff's deputies who were looking for a burglary suspect with the description of a black male with a beard wearing a white tank top and dark-colored shorts — exactly what the bearded Griffin was wearing.
Griffin, a registered nurse, started livestreaming the encounter on his Facebook page in case things went wrong.
"If something happens to me, y'all better raise hell," Griffin said on the livestream, as he was being handcuffed by the deputies.
The deputies assured Griffin he wasn't being arrested, but asked him to allow them to go through the process of checking and clearing him since he fit the description. One of the deputies even offered to hold Griffin's phone and continue recording the stop while Griffin was handcuffed.
Griffin and the deputies had a dialogue acknowledging the fear black people can have when stopped by police, as well as the difficulty faced by law enforcement officers in doing their jobs in such a tense environment. From the Daily Wire:
He keeps calm and tells the deputies, "With everything going on, it's just a little bit scary."
"See it through our eyes," one deputy says, and later adds: "We appreciate you being very cooperative."
"I'm not trying to get shot over this," Griffin says with a smile before laughing.
"Let's avoid that race card cuz' it ain't here, I promise you that," the deputy says.
The encounter ended after about 13 minutes, when deputies brought the witness to the scene and confirmed that Griffin was not the burglary suspect. The deputies released Griffin, thanked him for his cooperation, and apologized for inconveniencing him with the stop.
Positive aftermath
Griffin did not want to attack the Volusia County Sheriff's office after the stop, but hoped that his experience could be beneficial to others about the reality of profiling and how to respond to it.
"I don't want this to be a bashing of the sheriff's office, I want it to be an enlightening thing. Anybody can be profiled," Griffin said, according to the West Volusia Beacon. "On the law-enforcement-compliance side, it's a good example of how to handle yourself. If I wasn't calm and respectful, it could have turned into something different. There are multiple instances of the same thing that ends up with someone going to jail, getting a felony for assault, because they fight back."
Griffin, who is a former military police officer, received an invitation to be hired and trained by the sheriff's office if he wanted to get back into law enforcement.
"Mr. Griffin is a military veteran and a medical professional, and I told him we'd train and hire him as a deputy in a second if he ever wants a new job," Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.


theblaze--2020-09-10--POLL: Are you voting for a person or policy or against a person or policy in 2020?

POLL : Are you voting for a person or policy or against a person or policy in 2020 ?
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POLL: Are you voting for a person or policy or against a person or policy in 2020?
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theblaze--2020-09-10--ACE Hardware worker says 'I smell bacon' while cop is in store and refuses to apologize, police ass

ACE Hardware worker says 'I smell bacon' while cop is in store and refuses to apologize, police association says

ACE Hardware worker says ' I smell bacon ' while cop is in store and refuses to apologize , police @ @

The Boston Police Patrolmen's Association tweeted that an officer was inside an Ace Hardware store in the city's Allston neighborhood Tuesday when an employee said, "I smell bacon" — a synonym for the derogatory term "pig" used against police.
The BPPA said that when the officer asked for an apology, he was told there would be none. With that, the purchased items were returned, the association said, and the store "lost" a customer. The BPPA characterized the incident as a "bad experience" for the officer.
But several hours after the BPPA's initial tweet, the association posted a follow-up message saying Ace Hardware representatives reached out and spoke to the officer in question and that "during the conversation, an apology was offered and graciously accepted by the officer with both parties agreeing that mutual respect benefits us all."
There was no indication that the employee in question offered an apology or was disciplined in any manner. Anti-police sentiment has been spiking of late, particularly in urban areas — and especially on the heels of incidents involving black men such as the death of George Floyd and the shooting of Jacob Blake.
How did folks react?
The reaction on Twitter to the incident was mixed. Some users were upset that employee showed such disrespect toward a police officer:
"Disgraceful, disgusting, and un-American," one user noted.
"Damn....Ace Hardware just f'd up," another user said. "I'm a Democrat, yes, but I believe all lives matter and don't wish harm to anyone. I also believe not all cops are bad. I work for Lowes in upstate NY, and we would NEVER disrespect any first responders like that! I repeat.....NEVER."
"Omg @AceHardware better fire that rude employee," another commenter noted. "Fast."
"I say this as a Dem ... as a Lib ... as someone appalled by police brutality ... HOWEVER, I also think that as an employee, working anywhere, my job is to serve the customer and treat him/her with courtesy," another user said. "To initiate rudeness on the side of the employee is not good policy."
"And a pos employee should be fired," another said.
But quite a few others were decidedly unsympathetic to the officer:
"A cop is butt hurt, the world knows they're a wuss & easily offended by WORDS. Wow! This little piggy cried all the way home," one commenter offered. "If the cop is that sensitive, they need a new job w/o access to a gun."
"If you need help crying about it, may i suggest deploying a canister of tear gas inside your patrol car," another quipped.
"If someone can't handle 'I smell bacon' they have no business controlling a firearm," another person said. "This is why y'all murder black people who are running away or asleep in their beds — you have no control over your emotions and are a bunch of babies with guns on an ego trip."
"Phew. For a second there, I thought you were going to say an ACE Hardware employee shot your officer in the back 7 times in the cutlery department," another user said.
Ace Hardware on Thursday morning didn't immediately respond to TheBlaze's request for comment regarding if any disciplinary action was taken against the employee in question.


theblaze--2020-09-10--Disney filmed 'Mulan' in Chinese province where Muslims are held in concentration camps, thanked the

Disney filmed 'Mulan' in Chinese province where Muslims are held in concentration camps, thanked the agency responsible for them

Disney filmed 'Mulan ' in Chinese province where Muslims are held in concentration camps , thanked the agency responsible for @ @ @ @ @ boycott Georgia over a pro-life law

Disney filmed the movie "Mulan" in the Xinjiang province of China, where approximately 1 million Uighur Muslims are believed to be held in concentration camps by the communist Chinese government, according to the BBC.
In addition, Disney thanked the Turpan Bureau of Public Security in the movie's credits. Turpan runs the camps, which are branded by the government as "re-education" camps, despite evidence and testimonies of the human rights atrocities that are inflicted upon the Uighur population.
When Georgia passed an anti-abortion law in 2019 to ban abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, Disney President Bob Iger suggested Disney may have to boycott filming in the state over the law, saying it would be "very difficult" to continue filming there.
"I rather doubt we will," Iger said last summer. "I think many people who work for us will not want to work there, and we will have to heed their wishes in that regard. Right now we are watching it very carefully."
The Associated Press reported in June that the Chinese government was committing "demographic genocide" in Xinjiang, where "Mulan" was filmed, among the Uighur Muslims and other minorities:
The state regularly subjects minority women to pregnancy checks, and forces intrauterine devices, sterilization and even abortion on hundreds of thousands, the interviews and data show. Even while the use of IUDs and sterilization has fallen nationwide, it is rising sharply in Xinjiang.
The population control measures are backed by mass detention both as a threat and as a punishment for failure to comply. Having too many children is a major reason people are sent to detention camps, the AP found, with the parents of three or more ripped away from their families unless they can pay huge fines. Police raid homes, terrifying parents as they search for hidden children.
"Mulan" was originally scheduled for theatrical release in March, but that release was delayed due to COVID-19. The movie was released on the Disney+ streaming platform in the United States and other areas where that service is available, and released in theaters in China, where it failed to perform well at the box office.
"Disney's 'Mulan' has racked up dismal advance ticket sales for its opening day in China, making it likely that the live-action remake will bomb at mainland box office," Elaine Yau wrote for the South China Morning Post. "According to China's largest film ticketing app Maoyan, as of this morning, advance ticket sales for the opening day (September 11) of 'Mulan' amounted to only 2.1 million yuan (U.S. $307,000) after one day of presale."


theblaze--2020-09-10--Joe Biden wrongly stated 6,114 military service members died from COVID-19 — he was off by 6,107

Joe Biden wrongly stated 6,114 military service members died from COVID-19 — he was off by 6,107 Even CNN had @ @ @

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden recently overstated by massive proportions the number of U.S. military service members who have died as a result of the coronavirus.
Speaking at a campaign rally Wednesday in Warren, Michigan, Biden said, "Military COVID infected: 118,984. Military COVID deaths: 6,114. Folks, every one of these lives mattered."
But according to the Department of Defense's website, as of Wednesday, the number of service men and women who have died from the virus was seven — meaning the former vice president was off by 6,107.
Biden also inflated the number of military infections by a whopping 79,000.
His statement was so wildly inaccurate that even CNN had to fact-check the number:
This is wrong — and not just by a little. Biden overstated the number of military Covid deaths by 6,107 and infections by nearly 79,000. There have been seven deaths in the military due to Covid-19 and 40,026 cases as of September 9, according to the Defense Department.
Before making the statement, Biden told the audience that he carries a schedule with him that shows updated figures for the number of U.S. troops lost or wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He had apparently given the schedule away but after retrieving it from a staffer, the nominee began reading the numbers.
A Biden campaign aide reportedly told CNN later that Biden had misspoke by accidentally reading the numbers of Michigan coronavirus deaths and infections instead of the military numbers.
That seems likely enough, yet nevertheless, CNN national security correspondent Holmes Lybrand noted that even those figures don't quite match up.
"The Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker reports 6,811 deaths from the virus in Michigan, not 6,114. And the number of cases in the state, according to Hopkins, is 118,902," Lybrand wrote.
You can watch video of Biden's gaffe below, posted by the Washington Free Beacon:


theblaze--2020-09-10--WATCH: The Democrats' Plan to Steal the Election

WATCH : The Democrats ' Plan to Steal the Election

Steven Crowder reviews the latest insanity from Trevor Noah and then looks at how leftists, Big Tech, and the Democratic Party are working together to take away the American public's faith in the election results. He also reviews the latest charges against President Trump from Bob Woodward's new book and reveals how the same Democrat leaders' who have called for defunding the police have upped their own personal security during the riots.
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theblaze--2020-09-10--Chris Cuomo reportedly coached Michael Cohen ahead of 2018 appearance, according to leaked audio

Chris Cuomo reportedly coached Michael Cohen ahead of 2018 appearance , according to leaked audio

CNN's Chris Cuomo reportedly coached former Trump attorney Michael Cohen ahead of a 2018 appearance on the network.
What are the details?
Fox News' Tucker Carlson debuted a recording during Wednesday's broadcast of "Tucker Carlson Tonight" allegedly of a portion of a 2018 conversation between Cuomo and Cohen.
As highlighted by the Daily Caller, the recording appeared to feature the CNN host preparing Cohen for a 2018 appearance on the network, providing "guidance" — reportedly at the request of Cohen — "as a friend more than anything."
At the time, Cohen was reportedly receiving vast criticism over alleged hush money for adult film actress Stormy Daniels, as well as former Playboy model Karen McDougal. Cohen was reportedly concerned over any questions he might be forced to field about such payments, and allegedly asked Cuomo "to tell him what to say."
Ahead of Cohen's interview with Cuomo, the CNN anchor directed the ex-Trump attorney to say, "'I did it for [Donald Trump].'"
"You will be asked that, and you can say, 'I did it for [Donald Trump],'" Cuomo can be heard telling Cohen on the recording. "And to the question of the motive ... the response would have to be, 'You can speculate as to why you think I did it all day long, but the only answer is my answer, and I just told you why I did it. You don't get to speculate, because if you can't prove that I got paid back by Trump or the campaign, it is slander and defamation for you to say that I did.'"
Of the recording, Carlson added, "[I]t's not clear that Cohen understood what he was saying. On the tape, some of Michael Cohen's responses to Chris Cuomo seem disjointed. Others sound like he's grunting. Perhaps to make it easier for Cohen to follow, Chris Cuomo began acting out both sides of the exchange: He acted out the news anchor's question, and then he acted out Cohen's scripted response to that question. The conversation devolved into a kind of one-man play, with Chris Cuomo as the performer, and Michael Cohen as the audience."
On the recording, Cuomo also can be heard telling Cohen, "I think the way this conversation goes is almost exactly the way we're having it right now. Which is where I say, 'This looks shady,' and you say, 'It looks shady to you because you're coming in with a specific intention.'"
Cuomo, acting as "interviewer," asked, "Why didn't you let it all come out and let the people decide?" He then guided Cohen to respond, "'Because it's not a fair process. They wouldn't have had any of the counter facts and they would have had her, you know, if she was somehow convinced to do it and people decided to believe that her denials were somehow less true than her admissions. I didn't want to play that game. Everything was tilted against Mr. Trump'"
Carlson concluded, "Chris Cuomo offers that help to Michael Cohen unsolicited. And honestly, it's a lot more than most news anchors would do for a guest, we can tell you firsthand. Did Chris Cuomo call his brother — the governor of New York — on behalf of Michael Cohen? We don't know the answer to that. We do know that whatever Chris Cuomo did, it didn't work. In the end, Michael Cohen went to prison anyway. But Chris Cuomo did try. Even back then, Cuomo understood that Michael Cohen could be useful some day. And indeed, Michael Cohen definitely has been useful. Tonight, two months before the election, Michael Cohen is appearing CNN in primetime, to make the case against Donald Trump. In other words, in the end, it all paid off."
What did Cohen say?
Cohen issued a statement on such a recording earlier in September, insisting that he did not leak the audio to Fox News.
“I did not give this recording or authorization for its use to @foxnews or anyone," he wrote. “@POTUS and cronies violated my First amendment rights and now this; all to discredit me and my book. What's next?"
Fox News reported that it reached out CNN for a statement on the matter but did not receive a response.
TheBlaze has also reached out to a spokesperson for Cuomo and the network, but did not receive a response in time for publication.


theblaze--2020-09-11--Commentary: Bob Woodward's revelation about the president's COVID response is a threat to Anthony Fa

Commentary: Bob Woodward's revelation about the president's COVID response is a threat to Anthony Fauci — not to Trump

Commentary : Bob Woodward 's revelation about the president 's COVID response is a threat to Anthony Fauci — not @ @ @ @ @ the 'expert ' accountable ?

Finally, the trial of Lord Anthony Fauci is at hand.
Granted, it comes in the form of Orange Man Bad from a press corps, which feels it did its solemn duty for months by sitting on a story so terribly important to the American public that no one really needed to know about it until the political timing was juuuuust right. But you know the drill by now. Journalism is magical and not at all broken.
The story I refer to is, of course, President Donald Trump's supposed cover-up back in early 2020 about the true nature and severity of the coronavirus cloud on our horizon. The math goes something like this. Trump knew it was bad but told the public everything would be OK. Then he simply watched as millions died because of his willful deceit against both science and compassion.
Well, math is hard for some. Because that doesn't check out at all.
Trump shut down travel from China (good), then locked down the economy he had previously reinvigorated to the tune of historically catastrophic unemployment levels (bad). While deaths per capita across the country largely fell into a grouping of worldwide and flu-on-steroids norms, which occurred almost no matter what interventions were taken (perhaps you've heard of Sweden?). And that's if you can believe the data about what actually counts as a coronavirus death, which you can't.
Yes, I know. Reality wasn't so great, either. This hasn't been Trump's finest hour by a long shot. Here's the kicker, though: Fauci was at Trump's side for it all.
You can think anything you want about the efficacy or sound-mindedness of how things played out above, but what you can't do is pretend that Fauci didn't have a hand in it. Just as you can do the same with Trump and the BLM riots, but you can't pretend those riots aren't happening in cities dominated for decades by Democrats who have made it clear they have their own designs for America.
That's the same Fauci the Left has canonized this year with a cult-like devotion. He was infallible. We had to trust him, no matter how many times he was wrong about everything all the time. He was going to save us from Trump killing us all. Of course, the reality is the exact opposite — as it usually is when compared to progressive vision quest. The reality is the dumbest thing Trump has done his entire presidency is entrust it to Fauci the fraud. His heinous lockdowns did untold damage to this country it will take years and years to dig out from.
Perhaps realizing that if Trump goes down for this, he does as well, Fauci leaped to Trump's defense against this silliness. And on Fox News, no less. See, where did Trump get the notion that COVID-19 would just be a bad flu back in March? Why, from Fauci himself, who wrote those very words in the illustrious New England Journal of Medicine back on Feb. 28.
See, when it comes to having red in the ledger, Trump's been more accomplice than point man on multiple fronts. His grave sin was submitting to the expertise of Fauci, who has proven to be an expert at nothing this year other than building his own brand.
Fauci's designs for America over the course of 2020's virus-palooza have run the gamut from "nothing to see here" to "maybe you better put your goggles on." From "rub some dirt on it" to "death comes to us all." And it doesn't really matter if he had held these varied positions because he was legitimately following what he believed to be true, is utterly incompetent or is a debased liar.
Believe "the experts" we were and still to this very day are told with Karen-filled scorn. And Trump, much to my chagrin, repeatedly did. That's where you can place his guilt if there is any to be found. A Vader to Fauci's Palpatine. Their scalps are in this together.
Fauci understands all of this better than anyone, which is why he is already running cover for Trump against the very media sycophants who have coveted his healing touch for so long. In fact, no one needs for Bob Woodward's new book about Trump's supposed leadership heresies to be taken less seriously than him. Whereas Trump is almost immune to these varied coup attempts after four years of trying on multiple fronts, this if Fauci's entire ballgame.
So scream that the emperor has no clothes all you want, but no one's bare ass is more exposed right now than "In Fauci we trust."


theblaze--2020-09-11--Longtime Illinois police chief fired over a meme he posted about looters

Longtime Illinois police chief fired over a meme he posted about looters 'This social media post is in incredibly poor @ @

A police chief of a suburban village in Illinois was fired after he posted a meme about looters that many found to be controversial.
Thomas Scully worked as the Orland Hills police chief for 15 years, but he was fired on Wednesday over the Facebook post.
"We hold all of our public officials to the highest standards in their personal and professional lives in Orland Hills," the village said in a statement, according to WBBM-TV.
"This social media post is in incredibly poor taste," the statement added. "It does not reflect the values of the people of our community, and we will not tolerate such behavior from any of our public officials."
The statement said that the village's deputy chief would fill in on an interim basis.
What did the meme say?
The meme was a commentary on the recent rioting and looting that resulted from protests over numerous incidents where black people were killed while in police custody or as a result of the actions of police officers.
It read, "Looting. When free housing, free food, free education, and free phones just aren't enough."
Image Source: YouTube screenshot
Scully is not the only public official to lose his position over controversial social media posts.
A staffer for the governor of Maryland was fired in August over posts that justified the shooting at a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, that resulted the deaths of two protesters.
One post read, "Don't be a thug if you can't take a slug," with the image of police officer smiling. Another read, "When you see a skateboard wielding Antifa chickens*** get smoked by an AR toting 17-yr-old."
Here's a local news report about the incident:


theblaze--2020-09-11--'I sought help when I needed it': Top U.S. general delivers personal message on suicide awareness

' I sought help when I needed it ' : Top U.S. general delivers personal message on suicide awareness ' @ @ @ @ @ anonymous , backdoor entry and I rejected it . '

One of the most powerful men in the United States armed forces revealed part of his own personal story in a message this week addressing suicide among America's men and women in uniform.
What are the details?
Air Force General and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff John Hyten delivered a statement shared by the Joint Staff on Twitter Tuesday directed toward "service members and leaders on the importance of seeking help and being there for your people."
The decorated general — who previously served as commander of Air Force Space Command — explained that armed forces leadership is working "relentlessly to better connect" with service members' loved ones and resources to prevent suicide among military personnel.
"To do this, we need to start with our chain of command," Hyten said, acknowledging, "I sought help when I needed it."
He explained, "When I was commander of U.S. Strategic Command, I felt like I needed to get some help. I felt like I needed to talk to somebody. So, I got an appointment with a psychiatrist, and I was kindly offered an anonymous, backdoor entry and I rejected it.
"If I'd had the flu, I'd walk through the front door to see the doctor," he continued. "This was no different."
Hyten added, "Our mental and physical health are equally as important and they're the same thing. I got the help I needed and I'm stronger for it. So don't hesitate to get professional help. There are no negative consequences to your career, and only positive results for you personally. For your family, and your friends."
His message was shared by Chief of the National Guard Bureau Gen. Daniel Hokanson, who tweeted, "If Gen. John Hyten, vice chair of the Joint Chiefs, can have the courage to reach out for help, when he felt he needed it, without fear of consequences, then so can the rest of us."
September is Suicide Prevention Month, and Thursday is Suicide Awareness Day. Both come amid continued shutdowns spurred by COVID-19, which have exacerbated mental strains and suicidal thoughts — particularly among America's young adults.
But suicide rates among veterans have been a concern long before the coronavirus emerged. Nearly a year ago, the Military Times reported, "In the last four years, the official government estimate on the number of veterans who die by suicide has gone from 22 a day to 17 a day in the latest Veterans Affairs report."
The outlet noted, "Veterans are 1.5 times more likely to die by suicide than Americans who never served in the military. For female veterans, the risk factor is 2.2 times more likely."


theblaze--2020-09-12--President Trump awards Medal of Honor to soldier who helped free more than 70 hostages from ISIS

President Trump awards Medal of Honor to soldier who helped free more than 70 hostages from ISIS The president told @ @ @ @ @ , ' I want you to know that your dad is one of the bravest @ @ @ @ @ '

Army Delta Force soldier Sgt. Major Thomas "Patrick" Payne was awarded the Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump on Friday, for risking his life several times during a mission in Iraq that liberated more than 70 hostages from ISIS.
ABC News pointed out that "the Army Ranger received the nation's highest award for heroism on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that prompted him to join the Army right out of high school."
What are the details?
In October 2015, Delta Force conducted a raid in northern Iraq at a compound where ISIS was holding civilians. Payne was on his 14th deployment at that time. According to Fox News, he recalled to the Army later, "My team was responsible for one of the buildings that the hostages were being held in. What was significant is that there were freshly dug graves. If we didn't action this target then the hostages will probably be executed."
Before presenting the Ranger with the prestigious award, President Trump told the story of Payne's heroism in the 2015 mission, which included Payne risking his life under fire from ISIS militants to break into buildings — one of which was on fire — in selfless acts that were integral to the success of the operation that resulted in the freedom of dozens of hostages and the deaths of 20 ISIS terrorists.
Payne ran into the burning building multiple times to evacuate the civilians, and one person he even had to carry out himself because they were so afraid.
"Pat, you personify the motto: 'Rangers lead the way," President Trump told the soldier.
Anything else?
Payne's wife, Alison, and 6-year-old little boy sat in the front row at the White House ceremony. The president told the boy, "I want you to know that your dad is one of the bravest men anywhere in the world."
Also present was Ashley Wheeler, the widow of Master Sgt. Josh Wheeler, a teammate of Payne's who was killed in the 2015 raid, according to The Daily Mail.
Payne previously received the military's second-highest honor for the mission, the Distinguished Service Cross. He also holds a Purple Heart after being wounded during a mission in Afghanistan in 2010.
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper tweeted after the ceremony Friday that Payne has been deployed 17 times.
You can view the Medal of Honor ceremony in its entirety below. It begins around the 19:00 mark:


theblaze--2020-09-12--Man caught on security video firebombing Republican Women's headquarters in California

`` We 're just so happy that justice has been served ''

Surveillance video captured a man firebombing a Republican Women's headquarters in California and months later, the police announced that a suspect has been captured and charged in the alleged attack.
The firebomb attack on the East Valley Republican Women Federated offices in La Quinta occurred on May 31.
The video shows a man clad in all black breaking the windows of the offices with a metal bat. He then takes an improvised incendiary bomb, commonly known as a Molotov cocktail, and tosses it into the building.
When the first attack fails to light the building on fire, he comes back and breaks some more windows, grabs the bottles, and refills them with gasoline to throw them back into the building.
Video from inside the offices showed the fire spreading and the smoke filling the room after the second attack.
Here's a video of stills from the firebomb attack:
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"It's just kind of that thing that hangs on to you and makes you feel not comfortable all the time, when you have something like that happen," said Joy Miedece, the president of the women's organization. "You're violated, you're absolutely violated."
She told KESQ-TV that she arrived at the headquarters just moments after the attack.
Police announced that Carlos Espriu, 23, had been arrested and charged with committing the attack.
"Investigators determined that Espriu was attending a party in Indio on Sept. 9 and stopped a vehicle he was driving when he left the party," said a release from local officials.
Law enforcement officials said they found Espriu's social media account and discovered a post that read, "I wanna go burn sh** n get hit with tear gas," around the time of the attack.
According to the complaint against Espriu, he was recorded detailing how he put together the Molotov cocktails and the events of the night when he allegedly firebombed the offices.
Espriu is being held on a $1 million bail. If convicted of the charges, he faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
Here's a local news report about the incident:


theblaze--2020-09-12--Nancy Pelosi says wildfires and hurricanes are punishment sent by 'mother Earth' over the climate cr

Nancy Pelosi says wildfires and hurricanes are punishment sent by 'mother Earth' over the climate crisis

Nancy Pelosi says wildfires and hurricanes are punishment sent by 'mother Earth ' over the climate crisis Then she accused @ @ @ @

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ascribed the cause of the destructive hurricanes and wildfires plaguing the nation to "Mother Earth" being angered by the climate crisis.
Pelosi made the comments during an interview on MSNBC Thursday while speaking to anchor Joy Ann Reid.
"We have these fires in California and in the West, 16 people have died in Washington, Oregon, and California including a firefighter and a 1-year old baby," she said.
"We, our firefighters have been so very very courageous. Now again we're breaking records," she continued.
"Mother Earth is angry, she's telling us, whether she's telling us with hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, fires in the West, whatever it is, that the climate crisis is real and has an impact," Pelosi said.
"I came over the weekend back to Washington and it was unhealthy and smoky, that was how they described the air then," she explained. "Now, it has gotten much worse and I'm hearing regularly on the ongoing from my constituents about the concern they have about the fires and the air quality, the loss of life and over 3 million acres burned. That's an historic number."
Wildfires ravage the coast
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in order to prevent loss of life from the wildfires in the western states. Millions of acres have been scorched with thousands of buildings lost to the conflagration.
The first death attributed to the wildfires was reported in Washington when a family was severely burned as they tried to escape. The parents were hospitalized but their 1-year-old boy died from the incident.
The El Dorado fire in Yucaipa, California, has burned through more than 13,000 acres of the San Bernardino National Forest after being accidentally sparked by a malfunctioning smoke machine at a gender reveal party, according to local officials.
Here's the video of the comments from Nancy Pelosi:


theblaze--2020-09-11--The Atlantic floats idea of getting rid of Nobel Peace Prize after Trump nominations

The Atlantic floats idea of getting rid of Nobel Peace Prize after Trump nominations A staff writer argues 'it 's @ @ @ @ @ ' than to allow 'wacky nominations like Trump's '

A staff writer at The Atlantic argued in the publication's "ideas" section Friday that the Nobel Peace Prize should be scrapped now that President Donald Trump has received nominations for the honor, saying that "it's better to shut it down" altogether than to allow "wacky nominations like Trump's."
What are the details?
President Trump was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this week for brokering a peace treaty between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and was graced with a second nomination Friday for overseeing an economic agreement between Kosovo and Serbia that also included Kosovo — a mostly Muslim nation — recognizing Israel.
In reaction, The Atlantic staff writer Graeme Wood wrote a piece calling for an "end to the Nobel Peace Prize," claiming "the Trump nomination shows that peace had its chance, and blew it."
Wood dismissed Trump's diplomatic achievements, and pointed to a number of winners of the esteemed award who received the honor because of similar agreements that later fell apart.
He concludes:
All of this points to one of two conclusions: The Nobel Committee can either give the prize to do-gooder organizations such as the Red Cross or Doctors Without Borders (and play things extra safe), or it can keep the prize locked away for a while, and reevaluate its reasoning for a modern era. I suspect that that reevaluation will end, if the committee is honest, with the admission that peace can be recognized only by its fruits, which take decades to mature, and not by its seeds. To keep giving awards for the seeds is to court embarrassment, and to make yourself hostage to wacky attention-seeking nominations like Trump's. Better to shut it down, before the trolls do first.
Anything else?
Wood's piece comes just days after The Atlantic published a controversial and disputedreport citing four anonymous sources claiming that the president referred to fallen U.S. soldiers as "losers" and "suckers." The outlet was accused of bias and its reporter was lambasted for poor journalism for basing the story on the accounts of nameless individuals.
Other outlets, including Fox News, also cited unnamed sources who purportedly backed up some of claims made in The Atlantic's report, but no one has yet gone on record. Several current and former Trump administration officials — including former national security adviser John Bolton and former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders — have said the claims made in the story are false.
The timing of left-leaning magazine publishing a piece arguing for getting rid of the Nobel Peace Prize over Trump being nominated after publishing the anonymously-sourced story blasting the president was not lost on social media users.
Benny Johnson, chief creative director for conservative group Turning Point USA, quipped on Twitter, "Trump has officially broken @TheAtlantic."


theblaze--2020-09-11--William Shatner flattens 'virtue signaling' critics online who are accusing him of transphobia

William Shatner flattens 'virtue signaling ' critics online who are accusing him of transphobia Shatner did n't back down to @ @ @

Iconic actor William Shatner flattened an online mob demanding that he apologize for his stance on the use of the word "cisgender" as an epithet.
The "Star Trek" celebrity addressed the controversy by explaining that some people were using "cis" as an insult to degrade those who disagreed with the transgender lobby.
"CIS can be used as a slur. Look at the use of it. I didn't attack anyone, I asked that the label not be used in tweets to me," he tweeted with screenshots of the word being used as an insult.
"Sorry if you think that you cannot live a normal life without demanding to use the label on someone who has asked it not be used. It's a petty argument," he added.
One screenshot showed a response that called him "just another rich white cishet bully."
"Cisgender" is a term used by transgender advocates to describe people with traditional gender roles. They prefer this term because it removes any implication that transgender is non-normal, and that traditional genders are more normal.
'What a disgusting cis male'
Another screenshot showed a response saying, "He is blinded by is [sic] white privilege. What a disgusting cis male he is."
Shatner reiterated his stance that "cis" was being used by some as a slur.
"CIS & Trans are self described terms. Only an individual can use them on themselves. To use it on another individual is a form of 'outing' that bully groups used to do on people they thought were homosexual," responded Shatner.
"It's wrong & I don't like the label. You don't have a say in how I feel," he added.
Shatner joins author J.K. Rowling among the few celebrities who have stood up to the LGBT lobby online. Rowling was criticized and "cancelled" for disagreeing slightly with the transgender political agenda by claiming that "natal girls" need protections from predators using trans-approved bathroom policies.
For her heresy, she was called a "TERF," another transgender lobby insult that stands for "transgender exclusionary radical feminists."
Here's more about celebrities angering the transgender lobby:


theblaze--2020-09-11--Trump-hating press takes Trump quote out of context and gets OWNED by press secretary and POTUS

The press spewed more lies about President Trump this week to manufacture a news story with an out of context quote. Perhaps reporters should slow down their Trump-hating long enough to hear the president's full quote before using an out of context soundbite to stir the political pot. Here's Crowder to explain this week's shenanigans.
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theblaze--2020-09-11--'The undoing of America has been decades in the making': Niece of Osama bin Laden issues shocking wa

'The undoing of America has been decades in the making': Niece of Osama bin Laden issues shocking warning

'The undoing of America has been decades in the making ' : Niece of Osama bin Laden issues shocking warning @ @ @ @ @ the very edge of the precipice .
Please wake up ! '

Osama bin Laden's niece, Noor bin Ladin (Noor's family has always spelled their name differently than her uncle) wrote an open letter to America, praising our country as "a beacon of democracy and hope for all subjugated peoples" across the world, and warning: "America, you are at the very edge of the precipice. Please wake up! Take hold! Fight for your country, and be proud of your roots! Uphold your values. Stand for your flag and your anthem. Defend your history. Don't relent in the face of those who seek to re-write it to serve their narrative and justify the destruction of your nation. You have much to cherish and protect for your sake, and ours."
Noor never stood with or supported her uncle. In fact, she grew up with an American flag proudly displayed in her childhood bedroom. Now a resident of Switzerland, she describes the chaos and destruction she's seen spread across America over the last several months.
"Watching the gratuitous violence, streets burn, buildings and statues being defaced in America over these past months, I am heartbroken to see how an entire generation was successfully brainwashed into hating the very nation that has yielded the most freedom, justice and equality anywhere in the world.
"I am also highly distressed by the blatant erosion at various levels of your most basic individual rights and freedoms as guaranteed by your Bill of Rights, from arbitrary censorship of speech to unlawful, politically motivated abuses of justice," she wrote.
Noor warned America that if we don't stand up, defend our history, and cherish the principles which make our country great, than those who have sought to undermine our country for decades will divide and destroy us from within.
"The truth is that the undoing of America has been decades in the making. The globalists, Deep State, swamp, whichever name you call them, have been hard at work to weaken America's sovereignty and standing as world leader. Intent on erecting a new system of world governance where they would be in total control, they are seeking to undermine the fundamental principle of your country, "a government for the people by the people", replacing it instead with a world order of international institutions ultimately puppeteered by a caste of technocrats, oligarchs and international bankers.
"Though your Constitution stands firmly in their way, it never deterred them. Like a trojan horse, they infiltrated governmental and intelligence agencies, and all realms of society - education, media, entertainment, culture. At their disposal, tools of mass population influence: propaganda, fake news and censorship. By pushing their marxist-socialist progressive agenda for years, they set out to destroy your fundamental values and divide you. They negated God, dissolved the family unit and dissevered us from moral objectivity, effectively leaving a vacuum of degeneracy, cognitive dissonance and absurdity in its wake," she added.
Read the full letter here.
On the radio program Friday, Glenn Beck shared several highlights from Noor's letter as well as her first-ever interview with the New York Post.
"A letter was written to America this week. I want you to listen to the words," said Glenn. "'America, you are at the very edge of the precipice. Please wake up! Take hold! Fight for your country, and be proud of your roots! Uphold your values. Stand for your flag and your anthem. Defend your history. Don't relent in the face of those who seek to re-write it to serve their narrative and justify the destruction of your nation. You have much to cherish and protect for your sake, and ours.' [...] The woman who wrote that, the woman who is an American at heart, who is warning us, is Osama bin Laden's [niece]."
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*Note: Glenn mistakenly referred to Noor Bin Ladin as Osama bin Laden's sister. She is his niece.
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theblaze--2020-09-11--NASCAR suspends Mike Wallace indefinitely over social media post

The longtime driver must complete sensitivity training as a condition of his possible return .

Longtime NASCAR driver Mike Wallace has been suspended indefinitely for violating conduct guidelines with a social media post.
The racing sanctioning body has not yet disclosed which of Wallace's online messages was flagged as the rule-breaker, but Wallace has warned his followers against making "foolish, uneducated" posts.
What are the details?
NASCAR announced Wallace's suspension on Thursday, stating:
"According to the penalty report, Wallace violated NASCAR Rule Book Sections 12.1, 12.8 and 12.8.1.e (Member Conduct Guidelines), the last of which states:
'Member actions that could result in a fine and/or indefinite suspension, or termination:
'Public statement and/or communication that criticizes, ridicules, or otherwise disparages another person based upon that person's race, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, or handicapping condition.'"
The post on NASCAR's website also noted, "As a condition of the behavioral penalty, Wallace must also perform sensitivity training as directed by NASCAR before his reinstatement."
Fox News reported that "Wallace's Facebook feed is filled with commentary on various topics including slavery and gun violence, but NASCAR did not immediately respond to a request from Fox News to confirm if the offending post has been removed."
The most recent post on Wallace's Facebook feed is from Thursday, and he reportedly posted it ahead of NASCAR's announcement of his suspension.
Wallace wrote:
"You know as I fly across the United States today I'm ready various people's political views and I have to say a famous four star Military General that I spent time with in the MidEast told me Mike let me give you some advice don't ever get in a conversation about politics or religion unless you are really smart. I said why do you say that comment His response it's like being balanced on a single edge razor blade if you slip you will get cut!Think about that before we all make foolish uneducated post! Moral of this story is most of use just repeat what we have heard we really don't know.Have a great positive day!"
According to HITC, Wallace is 61 years old and returned to NASCAR's Xfinity Series in July after a five-year break to race for JD Motorsports.
The outlet reported that "Wallace has four wins in 497 career Xfinity starts, alongside five wins in 115 starts in Trucks, and has made 197 starts in the NASCAR Cup Series."


theblaze--2020-09-11--Nearly 70-year-old murals at college to be removed after complaints they depict too many white peopl

Nearly 70-year-old murals at college to be removed after complaints they depict too many white people 'Some of our students @ @ @ @ @ they did n't feel comfortable sitting in that space '

Woke college students apparently strike again.
Seems a nearly 70-year-old set of murals at the University of Rhode Island is slated for the dust bin of history.
Image source: WJAR-TV video screenshot
Why?
We'll let Kathy Collins, the school's vice president of student affairs, fill you in on the reason.
"I have received complaints about the murals that [they] portray a very homogeneous population ... the persons painted and depicted on the wall are predominantly white, and that does not represent who our institution is today," Collins told WJAR-TV. "Some of our students have even shared with us they didn't feel comfortable sitting in that space."
Image source: WJAR-TV video screenshot
So now banners cover the murals, which were painted on plaster on two of the walls, the station said.
Image source: WJAR-TV video screenshot
"I think we have to recognize the horrible incidents [involving] George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and most recently Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during this ... heightened time, and we as an institution have to look at the systems in place across this institution that maybe are not representing who we are today and representing the true diversity of URI today," Collins added to WJAR.
What's the background?
When veterans returned from World War II and enrolled at URI, they and other community members raised money in memory of those who lost their lives in the war — and result was the construction of a modern student union, and Memorial Union was dedicated in 1954, the station said.
Arthur "Art" Sherman was a decorated veteran and member of the class of 1950, and he was asked to paint murals for new student union, WJAR said.
"Oh, I loved painting that, yeah," Sherman, now 95 years old, told the station. "I never had any formal education in painting, by the way; I just used to cartoon."
Image source: WJAR-TV video screenshot
The murals depict returning servicemen, a class reunion, a URI commencement, a beach scene, and students piled into a car donned in letter sweaters, WJAR said.
Image source: WJAR-TV video screenshot
"Well, it depicted that era," Sherman recounted to the station. "A lot of students, friends of mine, would come by and say, 'Why don't you do this, why don't you do that?' So, that's what I did, so everybody chipped in."
Then came the complaints
Collins noted to WJAR that she's been working for URI for the last four years and has received complaints from students about the murals — and the school decided it wanted to start fall classes without the murals in sight.
"We've made a really difficult decision as we aim for the university's future, and we think about who are our students today, and who are our students going to be tomorrow," Collins told the station.
But the artist's family doesn't agree.
Pamela Sherman, Art Sherman's daughter, told WJAR that her family doesn't agree with the decision to remove the murals.
"It's an opportunity for the University of Rhode Island to do the right thing," Pamela Sherman told the station. "It's an opportunity for them to capture a moment in time in their history."
Image source: WJAR-TV video screenshot
She added to WJAR that the perspective should be, "Let's look at our history, and let's maintain the timeline of that history over the many generations. We would love to see new artwork, but let's put them alongside and show a timeline of the evolution of this campus, the evolution of this university."
Art Sherman ought to know, as he ended up becoming a professor of physical education at URI, where he worked for 30 years, the station said.
When WJAR asked him what he thought about his murals being removed, he smiled and laughed.
"That's a good question. Time goes by, and things change," he said.
Image source: WJAR-TV video screenshot
But his daughter wasn't as diplomatic.
"It's terribly upsetting, and we grew up with those murals being there," Pamela Sherman told the station, adding that "we never want to forget our past."
Collins told WJAR that photographs of the murals "will be included in any celebration of ... the Memorial Union" and that the school will "always recognize" Sherman's work.
Nevertheless, his daughter expressed doubts.
"Wouldn't it be a mistake if we look back 100 years from now and say, 'Isn't it a tragedy that we lost this artwork?'" she asked the station. "It's like any work of art, especially a painting — seeing a picture of it [is] just no comparison [to] seeing it live."
(H/T: The College Fix)


theblaze--2020-09-11--Fauci casts another shadow on recovery, says US won’t return to normal until 'end of 2021'

Fauci casts another shadow on recovery , says US won ’ t return to normal until 'end of 2021 '

Dr. Anthony Fauci recently put a damper on the recovery efforts taking place in many states across the country by suggesting that the United States will not return to normal until well into next year.
What did he say?
In a conversation with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Friday afternoon, the nation's leading infectious disease expert said "normality" will not be achieved until a vaccine for COVID-19 is first developed and then widely distributed. Fauci said he's confident a vaccine will be available by the end of this year or early 2021.
"By the time you mobilize the distribution of the vaccine and get a majority or more of the population vaccinated and protected, that's likely not going to happen until the end of 2021," he said. "If you're talking about getting back to a degree of normality prior to COVID, it's going to be well into 2021, towards the end of 2021."
The comments from Fauci come as many state and local municipalities across the country are beginning to ease lockdown measures and reopen venues such as movie theaters, gyms, salons, and restaurants for indoor dining, a reality that worries Fauci.
"Being indoors absolutely increases the risk [of transmission]," he said. "I am concerned when I see things starting indoors, and that becomes more compelling when you move into fall and winter season."
In the same interview, Fauci also poo-pooed a recent claim made by President Trump during a White House press briefing, in which the president said, "I really do believe we're rounding the corner" on the virus.
When asked by Mitchell to respond to Trump's remarks, Fauci, said, "I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with that because if you look at the thing that you just mentioned, the statistics, Andrea, they're disturbing. We're plateauing at around 40,000 cases a day and the deaths are around 1,000."
In a news report, CNBC noted that "daily new cases in the U.S. have fallen substantially since new national cases peaked in late July, when the country reported nearly 70,000 new cases in a day, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Over the past seven days, the country has reported an average of about 35,200 new cases per day, down more than 12% compared with a week ago."
What else?
The exchange highlights the stark difference with which the two leaders relay information to the American people regarding the virus.
For example, this week Trump became embroiled in controversy after audio was released from discussions he had with journalist Bob Woodward in which the president acknowledged he downplayed the pandemic so as to not "create a panic."
In defending his words, Trump said he "had to show calm" in the face of hysteria surrounding the virus in the early days of the outbreak.
Fauci, to his credit, contradicted the claim made by some that Trump deceived the American people. The move was somewhat surprising since Fauci normally opts for a more worst-case-scenario outlook on the pandemic.


theblaze--2020-09-11--NFL sees double-digit ratings drop for season opener loaded with social justice activism

Kansas City Chiefs fans sit socially distanced in a near empty section of seats before the start of a game @ @ @ @ @ Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 10 , 2020 , in Kansas City , Missouri .
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The NFL's season-opening game between the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans drew disappointing TV ratings fueling continued questions about whether increased political activism in sports is driving fans away.
Preliminary Nielsen ratings show that 16.4 million people tuned in to the Thursday night primetime game, which is a 16% decrease from the number of people who watched last season's opener between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.
Ratings in professional sports have been down since returning from their coronavirus-related hiatus, despite people being more likely to be stuck at home and having been deprived of sports on TV for months. Some fans have expressed a dislike of overt social justice demonstrations that have taken over in football and basketball.
The NFL featured social justice messages in the end zones, a playing of the black national anthem before the game, and players locking arms before the game as social justice messages were broadcast on the scoreboard. And even those efforts were further politicized by the Texans, who stayed in the locker room while the national anthems were played as a protest against "empty gestures."
There weren't many fans at the game due to social distancing for COVID-19, but some of the fans in attendance booed players during a moment of silence before the game, apparently displeased with the social justice presentation.
The NBA playoff ratings during the first round were alarmingly low, down 27% from 2019 and 40% from 2018. The NBA's social justice displays have been even more ubiquitous than the NFL's. "Black Lives Matter" is painted on the court in large letters for every game, and players display social justice messages on the back of their jerseys while coaches sport "Racial Justice" badges on their shirts.
A recent Harris Poll found that politics has been a top reason people are turning away from the NBA:
A new Harris Poll backs Trump's critique of the NBA, with 39% of sports fans saying they are watching fewer games. And the chief reason why? Politics. The longtime polling agency surveyed nearly 2,000 people over the weekend and gave people ten options to choose from on why they are watching less basketball.
"The league has become too political" was the clear choice for the decline, with 38% of respondents. "Boring without fans" captured 28% of the vote while the NBA's association with China caused 19% of sports fans to turn the dial, another nod to a league Trump labeled a "political organization" last week after players boycotted games in response to a police officer shooting Jacob Blake seven times in the back in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The poll found that Republicans were more likely to be turned off by the league's politics that Democrats.


theblaze--2020-09-11--Texas lawmaker calls for Netflix to be investigated for potential violations of child exploitation,

Texas lawmaker calls for Netflix to be investigated for potential violations of child exploitation, pornography laws

Texas lawmaker calls for Netflix to be investigated for potential violations of child exploitation , pornography laws Following the uproar @ @ @

Texas Rep. Matt Schaefer (R) is calling for the state's attorney general to investigate the Netflix film, "Cuties," for potential violations of child exploitation and child pornography laws.
The award-winning French film and its Netflix distributor have been under fire for the last several weeks over the film's decidedly graphic depiction of a troupe of 11-year-old "sensual" dancers.
What are the details?
Schaefer announced the plans on Twitter amid the #CancelNetflix boycott that began trending on social media following the film's release.
He wrote, "I have asked Texas Attorney General Paxton's office to investigate the @netflix film 'Cuties' for possible violations of child exploitation and child pornography laws."
At the time of this writing, Schaefer's tweet has been liked more than 37,000 times.
'Social commentary against the sexualization of young children'
French-Senegalese filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré told Refinery29 that the work has been misinterpreted.
"Cuties is a mirror of our society, and I hope that we can all look at each other, and work together to make a better world," Doucouré insisted. "Imagine if all that energy that was devoted to blindly criticizing my film could be used towards protecting those who need it, and offering new role models."
A Netflix spokesperson told TheBlaze that the film "is a social commentary against the sexualization of young children."
"It's an award winning film and a powerful story about the pressure young girls face on social media and from society more generally growing up — and we'd encourage anyone who cares about these important issues to watch the movie," a spokesperson for the company told TheBlaze on Friday.
A petition calling for people to cancel their Netflix subscriptions over the controversial film has received more than 614,000 signatures at the time of this reporting.


theblaze--2020-09-11--President Trump announces another Middle East peace deal — this time between Israel and Bahrain

President Trump announces another Middle East peace deal — this time between Israel and Bahrain President Donald Trump , with @ @ @ @ @ listens in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 11 .
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President Donald Trump announced another peace deal Friday, as Israel and Bahrain established diplomatic relations just weeks after a similar agreement was struck between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Fox News reported.
Bahrain becomes just the fourth country in the region to establish formal peaceful ties with Israel, joining Egypt, Jordan, and UAE. President Trump was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the deal between Israel and UAE.
"This is a historic breakthrough to further peace in the Middle East," a joint statement from the U.S., Bahrain, and Israel said. "Opening direct dialogue and ties between these two dynamic societies and advanced economies will continue the positive transformation of the Middle East and increase stability, security, and prosperity in the region."
The announcement of the deal comes on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and President Trump pointed out the significance of pushing for peace in the region.
"There's no more powerful response to the hatred that spawned 9/11 than this agreement," Trump said.
CNN reported that officials believe this deal could be significant toward a potential agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, since Bahrain is viewed in some ways as an extension of Saudi Arabia:
Bahrain, a tiny island nation that is home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, is regarded in some ways as an extension of Saudi Arabia, partly because they are physically linked by a causeway but also because the Bahraini monarchy is heavily reliant on Riyadh.
Officials said the agreement with Israel announced on Friday could likely not have happened without Saudi Arabia's blessing, signaling that Bahrain may serve as a test case for a future Saudi-Israel deal.
A signing ceremony that will include Bahrain, UAE, and Israel is scheduled on Tuesday.
The White House emphasized the impact of the agreements as Trump runs for reelection, pointing out the historic nature of the peace deals and using them as examples of the president's desire to end long-term conflicts in the region.
"This is an extraordinary achievement," White House deputy press secretary Brian Morgenstern told Fox News. "The president made the first major breakthrough like this in 26 years. In less than a month, he's made yet another one."


theblaze--2020-09-11--'The View's' Sunny Hostin says blacks are 'props' for Republicans. Black civil rights attorney Leo T

'The View's' Sunny Hostin says blacks are 'props' for Republicans. Black civil rights attorney Leo Terrell — a decadeslong liberal — cuts her down.

'The View 's ' Sunny Hostin says blacks are 'props ' for Republicans .
Black civil rights attorney Leo Terrell @ @ @ @ @ cuts her down .

Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell says Sunny Hostin — a co-host on "The View" — should be ashamed of herself after she said black conservatives were "props' for the Republican Party.
What's a brief history here?
During a panel discussion earlier this week, Hostin said she wasn't surprised that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was losing support among Hispanic voters in Florida, and took it even further.
“I actually wasn't surprised to hear it because Cubans in Florida typically do vote Republican," Hostin said of the news. “That wasn't a surprise to me. It wasn't a surprise to me that black voters are overwhelmingly the backbone of the Democratic Party — 83% in favor of Biden."
She continued, "[Y]ou hear all of this coming from the Trump campaign about how black people have nothing to lose and they are gonna overwhelmingly vote for Trump, and you had all the black people props all over the RNC talking about all the stuff they've done for the black community. You heard [former White House press secretary] Sarah Sanders yesterday talking about all the things that have been done for the black community by the Trump administration."
What did Terrell say in response to Hostin's inflammatory remarks?
Terrell appeared on Thursday night's episode of "Hannity," where he blasted Hostin for what he said was a terribly narrow-minded worldview.
"See, the Democrats' playbook is no black can leave the plantation," he said. "We have to remain, if not, we will be called names. I've been called names recently, but here's the point: I want to speak directly to Sunny from 'The View.' I have news for you, Sunny. Tim Scott is not a prop. Alice Johnson is not a prop. And the wife of David Dorn is not a prop."
"I have 30 years invested with the left side, I know what the left side has done," he continued. "I freely decided to vote Republican. No pay, it's because I love this country. ... When you make this argument, as a lawyer, you should be ashamed of yourself to call black Republicans a 'prop.' That is a personal attack."


theblaze--2020-09-11--Black sportswriter says 'white liberals' are the 'actual bigots' and 'true racists' — and liberalism

Black sportswriter says 'white liberals' are the 'actual bigots' and 'true racists' — and liberalism is 'the new KKK hood'

Black sportswriter says 'white liberals ' are the 'actual bigots ' and 'true racists ' — and liberalism is 'the @ @ @ @ @ to hide under hoods ; now they hide under the label of being a liberal @ @ @ @ @ that allows you to be as bigoted as you wan na be '

Sportswriter Jason Whitlock — not one to shy away from views that run counter to his left-wing colleagues — spoke to Fox News' Tucker Carlson earlier this week about the controversy over now-former George Washington University professor Jessica Krug, who is white but made an entire career out of pretending to be black.
Whitlock didn't hold back in his reaction to it all:
There is a business built around racial grievance. And that business is booming at such a level that white people are like, "Hey, I'm gonna adopt a whole new identity so I can benefit from being Baby Al Sharpton, Baby Jesse Jackson," and in academia, this has been embraced, and [Krug] has been able to pull off this scam. But it's not just her; this isn't just an anecdote. We've had it with Rachel Dolezal; we've had it with the Shaun King guy on Twitter who is white, who has pretended to be black, who has lied and said that, "Oh, my mother slept with a black man, and she didn't tell anybody about it." All of these people moving into the race-bait industry and business, and it must be very profitable and lucrative because everybody wants to be "down with the cause, and y'all know that Jessica Krug is keepin' it real, you know, yo?"
Carlson, noting his disgust with a "patronizing" Krug seen earlier in the clip speaking like she's "illiterate," pointed out that such a persona isn't exactly a positive reflection of how leftists like her view the black community. Whitlock agreed — and proceeded to eviscerate the growing mob of white leftists who proudly fancy themselves as pro black and anti-racist:
I keep trying to explain it over and over and over again, and people think I'm crazy. The branding has been so strong that if you put on this label of being a liberal, there's virtually nothing you can do negative against black people that will be seen as negative.
White liberals — I'm sorry — they're the actual bigots. And I know that that's gonna blow a lot of people's minds, but liberalism to me is now the new KKK hood. Bigots used to hide under hoods; now they hide under the label of being a liberal and a progressive — and that allows you to be as bigoted as you wanna be. If you wanna call yourself an antifascist and support Black Lives Matter as a white person, that means you can go out into the streets, tear down neighborhoods, harass people, say all kinds of disrespectful stuff to white and black people, and it's all good because allegedly you're fighting racism. Allegedly you're on the side of black people. And actually, if you evaluate their actions and their mindset, they actually can't stand black people, have no respect for black people, think very little of black people, and certainly aren't working toward our benefit.
The world is just upside down. It's a big lie and a scam and ... white people, white liberals are going out on a black person's credit card and ... charging of a bunch of things that we have to pay the bill for. They're doing it in our name. This is crazy.
Toward the end of the interview, Whitlock added that an accounting of the results of white liberals' actions "paints them as the true racists."


theblaze--2020-09-11--Violent rioters busted in NYC reportedly come from privileged backgrounds: yacht clubs, modeling job

Violent rioters busted in NYC reportedly come from privileged backgrounds: yacht clubs, modeling jobs, second homes in Connecticut

Violent rioters busted in NYC reportedly come from privileged backgrounds : yacht clubs , modeling jobs , second homes in @

A group of Black Lives Matter rioters recently busted for smashing windows and causing mayhem in Manhattan reportedly come from privileged backgrounds that include yacht club performances, modeling gigs, and second homes in Connecticut, the New York Post reported Wednesday.
The would-be revolutionaries had their mug shots tweeted out by the New York City Police Department this week after they were booked for rampaging through the Flatiron District and reportedly causing at least $100,000 in damage.
Their activities were part of a protest allegedly put on by groups who referred to themselves as the "New Afrikan Black Panther Party" and the "Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement."
Yacht clubs and second homes
Amazingly, several rioters had no obvious motive for demonstrating against racial injustice and police brutality.
The most notable of the bunch is Clara Kraebber, 20, the redhead daughter of a Manhattan architect and an Upper East Side child psychiatrist whose family reportedly owns a $1.8 million apartment in the city — and a second home in Connecticut.
Kraebber currently attends Rice University in Houston — which boasts a tuition of nearly $70,000 — where she is a member of the school's Young Democrats club. Her schooling may have to be postponed, however, because she faces up to four years in prison on a first-degree riot charge.
Next up is Frank Fuhrmeister, 30, a freelance art director who studied fine arts and photography at Florida State College in Jacksonville and has allegedly worked for high-profile brands such as Pepsi, Samsung and The Glenlivet.
Adi Sragovich, 20, was a skillful jazz musician before joining the cause.
"Before joining the protest, Sragovich was an accomplished musician who spent time performing in local theater groups and at the Sea Cliff Yacht Club, according to the Great Neck Record, which photographed her during a 2017 show," according to the Post report.
Claire Severine, 27, is a signed model with the We Speak agency who recently settled in New York to pursue a career in acting, the Post said.
Two others in the group, Etkar Surette, 27, and Elliot Rucka, 20, were also booked for rioting last Friday. Surette spent summers in Europe as a child and Rucka is the son of popular comic book writers Greg Rucka and Jennifer Van Meter.
'The height of hypocrisy'
One police source who spoke to the Post anonymously blasted the actions from the rioters as hypocritical.
"I wonder how her rich parents feel about their daughter," the officer said, referring to Kraebber. "How would they feel if they graffitied their townhouse?"
"This girl should be the poster child for white privilege, growing up on the Upper East Side and another home in Connecticut," the source added. "This is the height of hypocrisy."


theblaze--2020-09-11--SHOCKING DETAILS: Mark Levin and Peter Schweizer talk about corruption surrounding the Biden family

SHOCKING DETAILS: Mark Levin and Peter Schweizer talk about corruption surrounding the Biden family and China

SHOCKING DETAILS : Mark Levin and Peter Schweizer talk about corruption surrounding the Biden family and China

What are Hunter Biden's qualifications to be chosen by the Chinese Communist regime to manage $1.5 billion other than he is the son of the United States' former vice president?
In this episode of LevinTV, Mark Levin spoke with author Peter Schweizer about his new documentary, "Riding the Dragon: The Bidens' Chinese Secrets." This jaw-dropping documentary takes a deep dive into the Biden family, their dealings with the Chinese government, and the lies told to cover their tracks.
Levin explained that if elected president, Joe Biden could put the United States health, economic, and military policy in danger.
Watch the clip below to learn more about the dangerous game China may be playing with the Biden family.
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theblaze--2020-09-11--NAACP posts 9/11 remembrance tweet about 'horrific incident that occurred in 2001' — and backlash is

NAACP posts 9/11 remembrance tweet about 'horrific incident that occurred in 2001' — and backlash is savage

NAACP posts 9/11 remembrance tweet about 'horrific incident that occurred in 2001 ' — and backlash is savage 'Is it @ @ @ @ @ terrorist attack ? '

The NAACP on Friday morning — the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks against the United States — posted a tweet that stated, "Today we remember all the lives lost and families affected during the horrific incident that occurred in 2001." It included a photo of the tribute lights in place of the fallen World Trade Center towers and a "NeverForget" hashtag.
Image source: Twitter
How did commenters react?
As you might expect, pretty much all initial commenters were livid over the word "incident," which they viewed as a way of skating around the fact that radical Islamic terrorists carried out the planned attack that took nearly 3,000 lives that morning.
Some of the responses:
"Is it really that hard to say terrorist attack?" one user asked.
"Why don't you just tweet out #AllBuildingsMatter like the rest of these disgusting people?" another commenter asked.
"To the person who wrote this: Were you alive on that day? Do you remember watching the second plane hit and watching the towers fall?" another user wondered.
"You misspelled 'terrorist attack,'" another commenter noted.
"F*** you! It was a terrorist attack!" another user said. "NAACP seems to be supporting terrorism with posts like this. Not surprised though."
"Say it with us," another commenter quipped. "It was a ᴛᴇʀʀᴏʀɪꜱᴛ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ."
"Incidents aren't on purpose," another user observed. "This was something that was planned out and executed, murdering thousands of civilians in its wake."
"INCIDENT???" another user exclaimed. "WTF did you just call an incident. 9/11/2001 was a TERRORIST ATTACK... PERIOD. How f***ing stupid of you to try to sugar coat that s**t. Just utterly disgusting. Clearly your asses already forgot!!"
A number of commenters likened the tweet's wording to that of far-left U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who last year infamously characterized the events of 9/11 as "some people did something."


theblaze--2020-09-11--Angry protesters show up at Mitch McConnell's front door: 'If we don't get $600 — no peace!'

Angry protesters show up at Mitch McConnell 's front door : 'If we do n't get $ 600 — no @ @ @

Black Lives Matter demonstrators converged on Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's home on Thursday after Democrats shut down a $500 billion coronavirus relief package.
What are the details?
A crowd of protesters bearing signs and wearing T-shirts showed up at McConnell's Washington, D.C., house shortly after the package failed, demanding money.
"If we don't get $600 — no peace!" the protesters repeatedly shouted. "I said if we don't get $600 — no peace! No healthcare — no peace!"
Other demonstrators shouted, "I can't breathe!" and "Black lives matter!"
One activist with a bullhorn added, "I need that money, and until I get that money, I'm going to be right here on C Street every day until I get it!"
'We want to narrowly target the needs of the American people'
Following the vote on the most recent stimulus spending, McConnell took to Twitter to express his frustrations, writing, "Every Senate Democrat just voted against hundreds of billions of dollars of COVID-19 relief. They blocked money for schools, testing, vaccines, unemployment insurance, and the Paycheck Protection Program. Their goal is clear: No help for American families before the election."
McConnell also appeared on Fox News and hit out at Democrats for failing to provide for needy Americans.
"What part of this bill are they opposed to?" he said. "What we tried to do ... was to craft a package that underscored the things that we supposedly agree on — kids in school, replenishing the popular small business loan program, which is out of money, more money for hospitals, and covering unemployment insurance for another six months. What's to not like about that?"
He continued, "What they're saying is, we won't pass things that we are even in favor of, unless you give us trillions more. The national debt is already the size of our economy for the first time since World War II. We're not going to squander funds here. We want to narrowly target the needs of the American people. That's what this vote is about."
(H/T: The Daily Wire)


theblaze--2020-09-11--Abortion doctor who bragged about killing babies before they have a chance to scream has her medical

Abortion doctor who bragged about killing babies before they have a chance to scream has her medical license suspended

Dr. Leah Torres, an Alabama abortion doctor famous for making inflammatory statements on social media, had her medical license suspended by the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners late last month.
According to AL.com, Torres, who had been serving as medical director of West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa on a temporary license, was denied certification for lying on her application.
"The Board denied an application for a certificate of qualification on Aug. 19, and on Aug. 27 temporarily suspended her license to practice medicine 'until a hearing is held on the allegations against her,'" the report stated. "The letter of notice from the Board of Medical Examiners says that Torres, in her application, gave false answers to several questions including whether her staff privileges had ever been revoked or suspended at any hospital or health care facility."
The letter of notice also stated that Torres made "public statements related to the practice of medicine which violate the high standards of honesty, diligence, prudence, and ethical integrity demanded from physicians licensed to practice in Alabama."
The Daily Wire reported that, back in 2018, Torres made national headlines for a since-deleted Twitter post bragging about cutting a fetuses "cord" before they have an "opportunity" to scream.
"So [if] it's not for the money, is it because you just like infanticide?" one Twitter user asked Torres. "Do you hear their heartbeats when you lay down at night? Do you hear their screams?"
The abortionist responded: "No. You know fetuses can't scream, right? I transect the cord 1st so there's really no opportunity, if they're even far enough along to have a larynx."
"I won't apologize for performing medicine," added Torres. "I'm also a 'uterus ripper outer,' if that's how you'd like to describe hysterectomy."
In response to the suspension, a spokeswoman for the West Alabama Women's Center, said the board's decision was "based on misunderstandings."
"West Alabama Women's Center is following all state guidelines regarding its operation," the spokesperson said. "We believe the actions taken regarding Dr. Torres's licensing application are based on misunderstandings concerning documents she filed with the Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission. We know Dr. Torres to be an entirely honorable and professional doctor and look forward to the resolution of the issues relating to her application and license."
AL.com noted that a host of pro-life groups had filed complaints to the board about Torres.
"The abortion industry feels they are not accountable to anyone and you can see it in the way they operate," said the Rev. Terry Gensemer, director of Charismatic Episcopal Church for Life. "They are used to getting away with things like injuring women or hiring doctors who lie on their medical applications. However, in Alabama, citizens are making certain the state holds these places accountable. Abortion is not welcome here, and we are exposing these clinics: prayerfully, peacefully and legally."
The report noted that the West Alabama Women's Center is a major abortion provider in the state. The clinic performed 3,371 abortions in 2018, which is more than half of the total abortions performed statewide that year.
(H/T: The Daily Wire)


theblaze--2020-09-11--Officers charged in George Floyd's killing want separate trials, blame one another for the death

Officers charged in George Floyd 's killing want separate trials , blame one another for the death Prosecutors want them @ @

The four former Minneapolis Police Department officers who have been charged in the killing of George Floyd want separate trials as they seek to push responsibility for the death onto one another, the Guardian reported.
Derek Chauvin, the officer who had his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes before Floyd died on May 25, is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The other officers, Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao, have been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting manslaughter.
The four men are scheduled to appear in court Friday. Prosecutors want a joint trial for the four officers, arguing that the evidence for all of the officers is similar and that they acted in concert. They also say four trials might be traumatic for Floyd's family.
The defense attorneys argue that they each need separate trials, since evidence against one officer might hurt another's ability to get a fair trial. The defense said the four may offer defenses that are "antagonistic" toward one another.
According to the Guardian, the attorneys for Lane and Kueng argue that their clients, who were new officers, were following Chauvin's lead. Meanwhile, Thao's attorney argues that his client's role was "absolutely distinct from the other three. Thao was standing by interacting with bystanders while the other three physically restrained Floyd on the ground.
Chauvin blames Lane and Keung for engaging with Floyd before he and Thao arrived. The initial call was from a store employee who accused Floyd of using counterfeit money for a purchase. Chauvin's attorney notes that the two officers did not give Floyd medical assistance or elevate their call for a paramedic to a higher level of urgency when they realized Floyd was on drugs, instead physically struggling with him while attempting to put him in a squad car.
Floyd had a potentially fatal amount of fentanyl in his system, according to a medical examiner.
"If EMS had arrived just three minutes sooner, Mr Floyd may have survived," Chauvin's attorney, Eric Nelson, wrote in a court filing. "If Kueng and Lane had chosen to de-escalate instead of struggle, Mr Floyd may have survived. If Kueng and Lane had recognized the apparent signs of an opioid overdose and rendered aid, such as administering naloxone, Mr Floyd may have survived."
One thing the four agree on is that they want the trial to be somewhere other than Minneapolis, saying the extreme amount of publicity makes it impossible for them to get a fair trial in the city.


theblaze--2020-09-11--Chiefs game becomes political football after boos during moment of silence for racial equality

Chiefs game becomes political football after boos during moment of silence for racial equality Media outlets and politicians took their @

Thursday night's NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs on their home turf against the Houston Texans became political football in the media — social and otherwise — after some fans booed during a moment of silence against racial injustices when both teams lined up and locked arms in solidarity for a pregame ceremony.
What are the details?
Ahead of the game at Arrowhead Stadium, all but one of the Chiefs stood for "The Star-Spangled Banner," while the entire Texans team and coaching staff opted to stay in their locker room while the national anthem played.
After that, the Texans went onto the field and both teams lined up, locking arms in solidarity in what NBC Sports reported as "a moment of silence recognizing the fight for racial equality in America prior to playing the first game of the 2020 NFL season."
Then, the Texans returned to their locker room while Alicia Keys sang "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," also known as the black national anthem.
Texans executive vice president of football operations Jack Easterby explained to ESPN that his team's pregame actions were devised with the intention that there would be "no misinterpretation of them celebrating one song and throwing shade on the other."
After the actual game began, media outlet Raw Story reported that the state of Missouri was "blasted as 'classless trash' after NFL Chiefs fans started booing during moment of silence for racial equality." It's worth noting that the person on social media who used the "classless trash" label was referring to Chiefs fans, and not the state.
Regardless, some fans did boo. Others cheered. The Daily Caller posted video with audio from the moment:
In reaction to Raw Story posting their piece on Twitter, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley replied, "'Classless trash'? The left showing their usual contempt for middle America. Missouri has the best fans in the country. Don't blame them for being tired of NFL/corporate woke politics jammed down their throats."
The NFL has not been bashful about its initiative to promote social justice causes after players pressed the league to endorse racial equality initiatives in the wake of the death of George Floyd in late May. But the league has received backlash from some fans, pundits, and politicians over their overt embrace of Black Lives Matter, whose leaders have declared themselves trained Marxists.
One of the most prominent advocates of the NFL declaring support for BLM this year is Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who recently signed a 10-year deal with the franchise for the heftiest amount in history.
The New York Post reported that in July, Mahomes — who was the 2018 Super Bowl MVP — agreed to a contract extension worth more than a half billion dollars that runs through 2031.


theblaze--2020-09-11--Horowitz: Man arrested for randomly punching elderly woman in NYC had 18 prior arrests

Horowitz : Man arrested for randomly punching elderly woman in NYC had 18 prior arrests

Every day, another shocking video of a brazen violent crime committed in broad daylight in the once safe city of New York surfaces on the internet. Each time, we discover the attacker is a repeat violent offender who has cycled in and out of the jail cell without being held for any meaningful time.
We all watched in horror when the NYPD released a video of a man on a bicycle going out of his way to swerve over to an elderly woman and punch her in the face. Thankfully, four New York firefighters sprang into action and caught up with the suspect and held him down until police arrived. Yet another reminder on this anniversary of 9/11 that NYFD officers are some of the bravest people alive. The suspect was identified as 53-year-old Daniel Biggs.
So, who is Daniel Biggs and why did he feel that he could get away with such a brazen attack in broad daylight? According to police, he had 18 prior arrests for crimes that included robbery and assault. His most recent arrest was just last month, when he was charged with slashing another man's face.
You might be wondering how a man with 18 arrests who is then charged with stabbing someone could be released on the streets yet again to attack a woman in broad daylight. But as the saying goes, fool me once, shame on you, fool me … 18 times?! … shame on me! At some point, you almost can't blame the criminal for thinking he is free to attack people with impunity. The problem is the New York laws on bail and the politicians pushing pro-criminal policies on multiple fronts.
In Cuomo and de Blasio's New York, the most violent repeat offenders now feel it's open season to attack the elderly and vulnerable. Just two weeks ago, a man with 14 prior arrests, including for recent violent incidents, was caught on camera on top of a woman in a subway trying to rape her in broad daylight. Despite his record, he was offered $75,000 bail and appears to have been released several days later.
In June, we all watched the shocking video of a 92-year-old woman get hit in the face and knocked to the ground by a man with 103 arrests, including a sex offender conviction.
Given how infrequently these violent criminals are locked up – both pretrial and post-conviction – how many of these women do you think will be willing to testify against their assailants knowing that the suspects will be roaming around and that thanks to New York's new discovery law, the suspects will immediately have the victims' contact information?
What is going in in New York, according to Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart, is the perfect storm of the bail law, rioting sapping police resources and deterring better policing, and coronavirus jailbreak.
"Individuals that are being released on their own recognizance that had not been previously, whether it's COVID, where we had to have officers step back slightly on search warrants, which is something that we always use to take guns off the street, and now, with the protests, we're seeing a level of cooperation that is a little bit challenging," said Hart in reference to recent gang-related shootings in what used to be a quiet suburb of NYC.
The hallmark of all these attacks is that they are violent, they target vulnerable people in public, and the perpetrators are career criminals who clearly fear no punishment. In other words, everything that former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani built in terms of criminal justice deterrent has been dismantled by Cuomo and de Blasio in a matter of a few years.
The transition from broken windows policing and tough sentencing to allowing open anarchy is harming the very people that de Blasio claimed to care for. Black lives, under a broken windows permissiveness policy, truly don't matter because their blood is spilled like water. While white people will suffer from assaults and muggings, as was the case in this particular incident, most of the shooting victims are non-white. As the Manhattan Institute's Rafael Mangual observes of New York City, this past June, 97 percent of the city's shooting victims were non-white. As he notes, through August, there were 1,004 shooting incidents in the city, which represents an 87% year-to-date increase over last year. That's an awful lot of black lives lost or harmed as a result of the Black Lives Matter agenda.
Fortunately for the less fortunate victims of crime, residents of the posh Upper West Side of Manhattan are now dealing with the "broken windows" with the homeless, public urination, and drug dealing right on their doorsteps – just like during the 1970s. Until wealthy people begin feeling the heat of the rising crime, the pressure on the police and local judges will continue to weigh on the side of the criminals.


theblaze--2020-09-11--POLL: What will have the biggest impact on the election?

POLL : What will have the biggest impact on the election ?
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theblaze--2020-09-11--LA County health director predicts schools won't reopen until 'we are done with the elections,' rais

LA County health director predicts schools won't reopen until 'we are done with the elections,' raising questions about political motives

LA County health director predicts schools wo n't reopen until 'we are done with the elections , ' raising questions @ @ @ @ @ interpret it as they 're holding off until the election because sending the kids back @ @ @ @ @ in a good mood .
They 'll feel that the whole nightmare is over , @ @ @ @ @ to [ President Donald ] Trump and more votes . '

Los Angeles County's public health director predicted schools won't reopen until "we are done with the elections" in November, raising questions about political motivations behind keeping students at home.
What are the details?
Dr. Barbara Ferrer made the comment during a conference call with local educators, school nurses, and other groups while discussing the upcoming flu season, KCBS-TV reported.
"We don't realistically anticipate that we would be moving either to Tier 2 [of California's reopening plan] or to reopening K through 12 schools at least … until after the election, after, you know, in early November," Ferrer said during Thursday's call. "Like when we just look at the timing of everything, it seems to us the more realistic approach to this would be to think that we're gonna be where we are now … until … we are done with the elections."
Her comments were first reported by L.A. talk radio station KFI-AM, which provided an audio file of Ferrer's comments along with the radio program hosts offering their takes on why the public health director chose Election Day as a milestone.
"I interpret it as they're holding off until the election because sending the kids back into school would put everybody in a good mood," one host reacted. "They'll feel that the whole nightmare is over, and that gives good will to [President Donald] Trump and more votes."
A host noted, "What caught my attention on this was that she said election not just once, but she says it twice."
A host also pointed out what he sees as Ferrer's "way left bent."
What did LA County have to say?
An L.A. County Department of Public Health spokesperson told KCBS that Ferrer's comment "was related only to timing any expanded school re-openings to allow for enough time from the implementation of changes to assess impact prior to expansions."
The spokesperson's statement added that the public health department "will be working closely with schools providing services and supports to high need students over the next 6-8 weeks to implement and assess safety directives and strategies for ensuring infection control and distancing. This information will be used to inform the timing of future activities at schools," the station said.
Anything else?
In July, the 35,000-member United Teachers Los Angeles argued that schools cannot physically reopen unless certain policy demands are met, including defunding police, ending charter schools, and granting financial support to undocumented students and their families.