theblaze--2020-07-13--California Gov. Newsom orders statewide re-closures as coronavirus cases rise: 'This continues to be

California Gov. Newsom orders statewide re-closures as coronavirus cases rise: 'This continues to be a deadly disease'

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Newsom orders statewide re-closures as coronavirus cases rise : 'This continues to be a deadly disease' Indoor @ @ @ @ @ restaurants , movie theaters , and most churches

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) issued a decree Monday ordering the re-closure of several indoor operations statewide, including restaurants, and expanding restrictions on businesses and churches in the most impacted counties as COVID-19 cases continue to climb.
What are the details?
The Office of the Governor of California alerted citizens that Newsom's order prohibits indoor operations statewide for dine-in restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, zoos, museums, cardrooms and family entertainment centers, and emphasizes that "bars must close ALL operations."
For 30 counties on the governor's "monitoring list," gyms, places of worship, hair salons, spas, and malls must also cease any indoor activities. According to the Los Angeles Times, those counties hold roughly 80% of the state's population.
The New York Times called Newsom's move "one of the most sweeping rollbacks of any state's reopening plans," as California averages "more than 8,000 new cases a day...more than double what it was a month ago."
Newsom explained, "We're going back into modification mode of our original stay at home order. This continues to be a deadly disease."
Anything else?
Also on Monday, the San Diego and Los Angeles school districts issued a joint statement announcing that they would not resume in-person classes following the summer break. All instruction will resume on time, but will be conducted entirely online.
The districts explained in their memo:
Unfortunately, much of the research is incomplete and many of the guidelines are vague and contradictory. One fact is clear: those countries that have managed to safely reopen schools have done so with declining infection rates and on-demand testing available. California has neither. The skyrocketing infection rates of the past few weeks make it clear the pandemic is not under control.
The Hill noted that "the Trump administration has threatened to withhold federal funding from schools that do not reopen for in-person instruction this fall."


theblaze--2020-07-13--Dr. Atlas: 'There is ZERO SCIENCE' to support closing schools amid 'second wave' of COVID-19

Dr. Atlas : 'There is ZERO SCIENCE ' to support closing schools amid 'second wave ' of COVID-19

Dr. Scott Atlas, Hoover Institution Senior Fellow and former chief of Neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center, joined Glenn Beck on the radio program Monday to cut through the confusion and politics clouding our understanding of COVID-19 and to give the facts about the so-called second wave of this pandemic.
"I think everything should be done by looking at the data, instead of just models, or even just allowing fear to go into the exchange. So if we look at the data, we see there's no question that [COVID-19] cases are increasing in many states. And that's to be expected, for a few reasons," Atlas said.
"Of course, when we test more, we're going to detect more cases. And when they have thousands and thousands of people in the streets protesting, and screaming, and sharing megaphones, we're going to have more cases," he explained. "The question really is: What is the significance of these cases, and how we're going to handle these consequences?"
Atlas noted that the overwhelming majority of people getting COVID-19 in this "second wave" are younger, healthier people who are not at significant risk, according to "evidence from all over the world, including the United States."
"The overwhelming majority of people recover fully from the infection, so that's not really the issue. In fact, the issue is only two-fold," he said. "We need to protect the elderly high-risk people, particularly in nursing homes ... and prevent hospitals from being overcrowded. This is the point of the policy. The policy was never to stop all cases of COVID."
Dr. Atlas argued that political policies need to focus on protecting the most vulnerable without destroying the lives of those with extremely low risk.
"Frankly, one of the most egregious failures of the policy people is, not just allow[ing] fear to infiltrate their own thinking and do lockdowns, which are severely harmful," he emphasized. "But secondly, they have failed to reassure the public about the facts, and about the relative risk here. It's a very serious dangerous disease — for a group of people. And we know who those people are. They are high-risk, elderly people with comorbidities. Everyone else, it's not a high-risk disease."
Glenn asked Dr. Atlas to weigh in on whether or not schools should be opened in the fall.
"This is a slam-dunk issue," he answered. "There is zero science to back up claims that the schools should be closed or even opened with any constraints whatsoever."
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theblaze--2020-07-13--Houston's mayor wants another COVID-19 lockdown: 'The virus is currently spreading out of control'

Houston 's mayor wants another COVID-19 lockdown : 'The virus is currently spreading out of control' Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner @ @ @ @ @ George Floyd on June 9 , 2020 , at The Fountain of Praise church in @ @ @ @ @ GODOFREDO A. VASQUEZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images )

The mayor of Houston wants the city to fully lock down for another two weeks to slow down the increase in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, according to the Houston Chronicle.
In the Houston area, 646 people have reportedly died of COVID-19. Cases in the region of the state increased by 1,596 from Saturday to Sunday. The positivity rate (number of people tested divided by the number of positive tests) in Texas rose to 16%—and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had previously said anything above 10% is a red flag.
"Let's look at the numbers, look at the data, see where things are," Turner said Saturday, according to the Chronicle. "And then gradually, move forward again."
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo advocated for a lockdown as well. She said it should continue not just until Houston is able to flatten the curve, as was the stated goal of the previous lockdown, but until new cases actually begin to decrease.
"To be clear, the mayor would prefer the economy remain open but the virus is currently spreading out of control in our community and hospitalizations are rising," said a spokesperson for Turner, via email to the Chronicle. "We must join together as a community to stop the spread now."
Last week, the Republican Party of Texas filed a lawsuit against Turner for shutting down its convention, which was scheduled next week in Houston.
Houston has been the site of large protests, as well as large funeral gatherings for George Floyd, who was killed by Minneapolis Police Department officers on May 25.
Reports out of Houston indicate increased hospital activity, leading to more patients being hospitalized and treated in emergency rooms due to a lack of space to transfer them to other areas of the hospital. There is some evidence that part of the reason for this issue is that patients who were unable to get treatment for non-COVID-19 conditions during lockdown are now going to the hospital because their treatable conditions deteriorated.
Late last month, Houston-area hospital leaders held a news conference to assure the public that hospitals were prepared to handle the new COVID-19 cases, and warning against misinterpretations of data that can cause unnecessary alarm.
"There is not a scenario, in my opinion, to where the demand for our beds, especially ICUs, ventilators, PPE, etcetera, would eclipse our capability," said Mark Wallace, the president and CEO of Texas Children's Hospital, according to KPRC-TV.
(H/T Hot Air)


theblaze--2020-07-13--Prosecutors say alleged Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell tried to flee FBI agents before being

Prosecutors say alleged Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell tried to flee FBI agents before being arrested They argue she is likely @ @ @ @ @ bail

Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite accused of helping late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein traffic and abuse young girls, attempted to flee federal agents before being arrested earlier this month, prosecutors said.
What are the details?
The prosecutors made the revelation Monday as part of an argument to a judge that Maxwell, 58, is likely to flee the country if she is granted bail, even if the amount exceeds $5 million, CNBC reported.
In a filing to the U.S. District Court in Manhattan ahead of Maxwell's detention hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors alleged that Maxwell tried to evade arrest by hiding out in a million-dollar New Hampshire home purchased under the name of a legal entity in order to hide the actual owner.
"When FBI agents arrived at the defendant's remote property in New Hampshire on the morning of July 2, 2020, they discovered the property was barred by a locked gate," prosecutors wrote in the filing. "After breaching the gate, the agents observed an individual who was later determined to be a private security guard. As the agents approached the front door to the main house, they announced themselves as FBI agents and directed the defendant to open the door.
"Through a window, the agents saw the defendant ignore the direction to open the door and, instead, try to flee to another room in the house, quickly shutting a door behind her."
After agents were forced to breach the door in order to get into the house and make the arrest, they allegedly found "a cell phone wrapped in tin foil on top of a desk," which they argue was in effort to stymie law enforcement efforts to trace her phone.
In building their case that Maxwell is a flight risk, prosecutors also cited her French citizenship and the millions of dollars that she has held in "dozens" of offshore accounts.
"There will be no trial for the victims if the defendant is afforded the opportunity to flee the jurisdiction, and there is every reason to think that is exactly what she will do if she is released," the prosecutors wrote.
They alleged that Maxwell, if granted bail, will likely flee to France where she could avoid extradition to New York.
What's the background?
Federal agents arrested Maxwell on July 2 on charges of two counts of conspiracy, two counts of perjury, one count of enticement of a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, and one count of transporting minors for illegal sex acts.
Justice Department prosecutors alleged in the indictment that she had been assisting Epstein by helping "recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse victims" — many of whom were under 18 years of age — since 1994.
Upon her arrest, she was taken into police custody, where she has been held without bail.
Federal officials have reportedly given her paper clothes and taken away her bedsheets due to fears that she will try to take her own life. Epstein, her alleged criminal associate, was found dead in his jail cell last August, in what has been determined a suicide, while he awaited trial.


theblaze--2020-07-13--Portland militants gang up on elderly man, then one of them — apparently a woman — punches him in fa

Portland militants gang up on elderly man, then one of them — apparently a woman — punches him in face, staggering him backward

Portland militants gang up on elderly man , then one of them — apparently a woman — punches him in @ @ @ @ @ In a scene right out of a schoolyard showdown , the attacker began by dragging @ @ @ @ @ landing blow

A militant in Portland, Oregon — apparently a woman — was caught on video punching an elderly man in the face while an accompanying left-wing mob was harassing and ganging up on him.
What are the details?
Photojournalist Alex Milan Tracy posted video of the attack on Twitter early Monday morning and wrote that the victim reportedly said "f*** black lives" as he was surrounded behind the Justice Center, where rioters have been attacking police and destroying property seemingly on a nightly basis for some time.
There is no audible utterance of "f*** black lives" on the clip, however.
Instead it shows the man, sporting a white facial hair, arguing with leftist militants in the street.
Image source: YouTube screenshot
Then in a scene reminiscent of a schoolyard showdown, one of them begins dragging the man's bicycle away from him down a sidewalk.
Image source: YouTube screenshot
The man reacts by slowly walking in pursuit of his two-wheeled transportation and remarking, "Look at what they're doing to my stuff!"
"Because you don't have no f***ing respect!" one of the militants yells back at the man.
When he catches up to his bike, the elderly man keeps arguing with the mob while the leftist militant who dragged his bike away walks right up and punches him in the face, staggering him backward.
One of the attacker's comrades rushes in and pulls the attacker away as the man recovers and quickly asks, "And that's legal, huh? When she hits me it's legal?"
Here's the clip. (Content warning: Language):
Elderly Man Sucker Punched Portand Protests #BLM #PDX #Portland #Riots youtu.be
In a later clip, about 20 to 30 militants are seen letting the man leave but still following him down a sidewalk while yelling, "Get the f*** outta here!" The man is heard replying, "How am I a racist? I didn't say anything like that."
This story has been updated.


theblaze--2020-07-13--Black DA blasts Black Lives Matter for targeting her, showing up at her home, and speaks out against

Black DA blasts Black Lives Matter for targeting her, showing up at her home, and speaks out against abolishing police

Black DA blasts Black Lives Matter for targeting her , showing up at her home , and speaks out against @ @ @ @ @ on the impromptu visit

Jackie Lacey, Los Angeles County's first black district attorney, slammed the Black Lives Matter movement in a newly released interview with CNN.
What are the details?
Lacey, a former prosecutor, went viral in March after Black Lives Matter activists arrived her home in protest and her husband pulled a gun on demonstrators.
At least 30 demonstrators showed up at Lacey's home demanding a meeting with the district attorney when her husband, David, pulled a gun, demanding activists leave the property. The activists were reportedly angered that Lacey had not met with the demonstrators, and had previously voiced displeasure with the delayed arrest of wealthy Democratic donor Ed Buck.
Buck was charged in the overdose deaths of two black males in his home.
The group has also demanded immediate police reform as well as a dismantling of the local broken criminal justice system that they say victimizes people of color. Many protesters have launched a campaign to end Lacey's career by attempting to vote her out of office, or force her to resign.
In a recent interview with CNN, however, the 63-year-old Lacey attempted to quell the uproar against her.
"I get in here and the most vocal group who wants to take me out is a group known as Black Lives Matter," said Lacey, who has served as DA since 2012.
She pointed out police brutality as one particular tack on which activists disagree with her.
"While you may look at a shooting by an officer and say, 'Oh, they could have shot him in the leg, they didn't have to respond that way,' that's not the test under California law," Lacey reasoned. "The test is when somebody's life is in danger."
Lacey added that she has more in common with Black Lives Matter protesters than they seem to think, and says that she believes the criminal justice system should be overhauled rather than taken apart entirely.
"If you're talking about redistributing funds, I absolutely agree with that," Lacey said during the interview. "I've advocated for mental health funds to go to communities of color since 2013. I've been advocating for treatment of drug addiction for a long time. But if you're talking about, let's just take all the police out of our community and if a crime happens, just let someone else respond, I just don't think that's realistic."
Lacey added, "[Protesters] are treating me like 'the man.' But if they only knew that I'm the girl from the neighborhood."
Just following the law
She pointed out that she simply follows the law.
"No matter who you have in this job, they still have to follow California law," she reasoned.
Lacey also revealed that her "next term" will be her last."
"I think I'm going to care less about what people say and more about ... how I want this book to end," she said. "I want to see less juveniles in our ... system, less people on the streets. I don't want it to end like this, right? That as the first African-American to hold this job, and protesters ran her out. That doesn't seem like a just ending."
You can watch more of Lacey's remarks in a video here.


theblaze--2020-07-13--ESPN reporter suspended for two weeks for sending 'F*** you' email to GOP senator

ESPN reporter suspended for two weeks for sending ' F*** you ' email to GOP senator Looks like he will @ @ @

ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski has been suspended by the network for two weeks for a vulgar email he sent to a Republican senator, according to the New York Post.
The prominent NBA journalist will not be disciplined further for his actions. His suspension is without pay.
What's this about? In response to a letter from GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver regarding China, Wojnarowski sent Hawley a short message: "F*** you."
Hawley sent the letter to the NBA community questioning why social justice messages related to Hong Kong are not allowed on the NBA's list of approved content for the backs of players' jerseys. Phrases like "black lives matter" and "I can't breathe" are allowed.
The NBA has been criticized for silence and inaction in response to China's human rights violations in an effort to protect lucrative business relationships with the communist nation. As pro-democracy protests raged in Hong Kong in resistance to mainland China's communist influence, prominent NBA players and executives were hesitant to criticize China.
LeBron James, who is vocal on racial justice issues but who refused to say a negative word about China earlier in the NBA season, tweeted support for Wojnarowski, writing "Free Woj."
How did Woj's email become public? Hawley tweeted a screenshot of the email on Friday.
"Don't criticize #China or express support for law enforcement to @espn," Hawley wrote. "It makes them real mad."
Wojnarowski apologized for the email after it became public.
"I was disrespectful and I made a regrettable mistake," Wojnarowski said in a statement. "I'm sorry for the way I handled myself and I am reaching out immediately to Senator Hawley to apologize directly. I also need to apologize to my ESPN colleagues because I know my actions were unacceptable and should not reflect on any of them."


theblaze--2020-07-13--Latest spike in Texas COVID-19 cases could be based on legacy data

On Monday's episode of "Pat Gray Unleashed," Pat and Keith discussed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his memorandum that requires Texans to wear face masks at all times. Pat expressed that he isn't sure he is ready to turn his back on Abbott just yet, but he noted many Texans are not happy with their governor.
Did Abbott act too hastily? Pat gave some numbers that could be reason for pause. Just the News reported, "Alarming reports of surging coronavirus infections in Texas are muddied by opaque gaps in state-reported data there, leaving the true status of the virus's progression in that state uncertain — and possibly less dire than many are making it out to seem.
The report went on to say the lack of timely data for around 90% of COVID-19 cases in Texas "raises concerns that the outbreak is not being properly reflected in state and media reports."
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theblaze--2020-07-13--LA teachers union demands police be defunded and charters ended before schools reopen

With classes set to begin in August, the main teachers union in Los Angeles argued that schools cannot physically reopen unless certain policy demands are met, including the defunding of police, the end of charter schools, and the granting of financial support to undocumented students and their families.
The list of demands came in the form of a research paper issued recently by the 35,000-member United Teachers Los Angeles union, the Washington Examiner reported.
In the paper, the union wrote: "The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States underscores the deep equity and justice challenges arising from our profoundly racist, intensely unequal society. Unlike other countries that recognize protecting lives is the key to protecting livelihoods, the United States has chosen to prioritize profits over people. The Trump administration's attempt to force people to return to work on a large scale depends on restarting physical schools so parents have childcare.
"In Los Angeles, this means increasing risk especially in Black and Brown working communities, where people are more likely to have 'essential' jobs, insufficient health care, higher levels of preexisting health conditions, and to live in crowded housing," the paper continued, alleging that students who face hurdles such as "structural racism" and "immigration documentation issues" have been disproportionately affected.
Essentially, the union is arguing that reopening schools without a vaccine will further spread the virus and compound trauma on certain groups of students, the California Globe reported. On its face, it looks like the union is using the pandemic to push its political agenda.
In the paper, the union concludes that "normal wasn't working for us before ... we can't go back."
Here are the specifics: Under the subsection "Local Support," the union argued for defunding the police and a "moratorium" on charter schools.
"Police violence is a leading cause of death and trauma for Black people, and is a serious public health and moral issue," the paper said. "We must shift the astronomical amount of money devoted to policing, to education and other essential needs such as housing and public health."
As for charter schools, they should be temporarily suspended, the union said. The paper argued that "privately operated, publicly funded charter schools drain resources from district schools." They also accused such schools of "double-dipping" during the pandemic by "taking federal small business bailout loans even though state funding did not decline this school year."
The paper also highlighted the state's more than 2 million undocumented residents who they claim are unfairly ineligible for federal and state benefits and subject to "ICE raids and mass deportations." Those undocumented students and their families "must be supported during this crisis," the union argued.
President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have called for all schools to fully reopen this fall and threatened to cut federal funding for schools that refuse.
Last week, an overwhelming majority of UTLA members voted against physically reopening Los Angeles schools on Aug. 18.


theblaze--2020-07-13--New study on COVID-19 antibodies suggests that immunity fades within weeks, authors say it puts a 'n

New study on COVID-19 antibodies suggests that immunity fades within weeks, authors say it puts a 'nail in the coffin' of herd immunity

New study on COVID-19 antibodies suggests that immunity fades within weeks , authors say it puts a 'nail in the @ @ @ @ @

A new study from the U.K. finds that immunity against COVID-19 fades within weeks, putting a "nail in the coffin" of the idea of herd immunity, according to the study's authors.
What are the details?
The research, carried out by scientists at King's College London, determined that a COVID-19 patient's level of antibodies peaked three weeks after symptoms appeared and then in some cases faded away altogether.
Research notes that in some cases, a patient's level of antibodies was entirely "undetectable" after three months.
The study, conducted on antibody response of 90 patients and health care workers at Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, found that 60 percent of those tested had "potent" levels of antibodies during their COVID-19 battles, but just 17 percent had the same level of antibodies three months later.
The study also noted that it appears COVID-19 can reinfect people even if those infected developed antibodies in their initial infection.
According to Business Insider, "The potency of the antibodies fell by as much as 23 times over the three months ... and in some cases were undetectable at the end of that period of time."
One of the study's authors said that the findings put "another nail in the coffin of the dangerous concept of herd immunity."
The study has not been peer-reviewed at the time of this writing.
What else?
In a statement, Professor Jonathan Heeney, a virologist at the University of Cambridge, said that the idea of herd immunity is dangerous — especially when it comes to COVID-19.
"I cannot underscore how important it is that the public understands that getting infected by this virus is not a good thing," he said. "Some of the public, especially the youth, have become somewhat cavalier about getting infected, thinking that they would contribute to herd immunity."
"Not only will they place themselves at risk, and others, by getting infected, and losing immunity, they may even put themselves at greater risk of more severe lung disease if they get infected again in the years to come," he insisted.
Anything else to know?
This study has come out on the heels of a Spanish study, which claimed the same result: Antibody protection against COVID-19 reinfection significantly declines in a good many patients.
The study found that just five percent of people tested maintained antibodies several weeks following infection.
In a statement, the study's authors said, "In light of these findings, any proposed approach to herd immunity through natural infection is not only highly unethical, but also unachievable."


theblaze--2020-07-13--NYPD cop fights gang member apparently interfering in arrest. Thug allegedly puts cop in headlock as

NYPD cop fights gang member apparently interfering in arrest. Thug allegedly puts cop in headlock as taunts ring out: 'You just got smoked, p***y!'

NYPD cop fights gang member apparently interfering in arrest .
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Gang member has been arrested 11 times on charges such as @ @ @ @ @ , gang assault , and robbery

A recent cellphone video shows a pair of New York City police officers trying to put a handcuffed man in a squad car before one officer charges at another man apparently interfering in the arrest and a fight breaks out.
The clip then shows the cop allegedly being put in a headlock by the man, and one observer shouts, "F*** him up! F*** him up!" When the battle subsides, the same observer is heard laughing at and taunting the officer, "You just got smoked, p***y!"
Adding to the drama is that the NYPD may soon be barred from using headlocks under a new City Council bill expected to pass, the New York Post reported.
Here's the clip of the fight. Content warning: language:
"Putting a cop in a headlock could mean a death sentence if they lose control of their gun," a law enforcement source told the Post in an earlier story in response to the video. "A cop in a headlock can't maintain weapons control."
What are the details?
Multiple law enforcement sources gave an account of what happened that night, the Post noted:
The two cops — both of them neighborhood coordination officers, tasked with tackling quality-of-life issues — were part of an NYPD initiative to discourage outdoor crowds, in hopes of minimizing the multiple people getting injured during individual shootings.
When the crowd hanging out at the Bronx intersection ignored their instructions to disperse, the cops began writing a summons for a double-parked car at the scene.
The car owner then arrived and began complaining, and insisted, "Well, now that you wrote the summons, I can park here for hours and hours."
Told that's not how it works, the car owner became "combative," sources said.
It was while the two were trying to handcuff the belligerent car owner that the crowd began taunting the officers.
"He act gangsta because he got a badge and a gun," the man filming is heard saying on the video. "F*** outta here. Y'all n****** is p***y, bro."
At some point, one of the cops' body cameras is knocked to the pavement, only to be kicked away by the man whose confrontation with the pair allegedly ended in a headlock.
The cop who fought with the man was cut in the head and needed staples to close it, sources told the paper.
What do we know about suspect who allegedly put cop in headlock?
The suspect who allegedly put the officer in a headlock is a known gang member who's been arrested 11 times for charges including gang assault, criminal possession of a loaded firearm, and robbery, a law enforcement source told the Post.
Wisnel Manzueta, 29, got away after the fight but turned himself in with his lawyer Wednesday, the paper reported, adding that sources said his attorney presented video apparently showing the officer striking first.
Police arrested Manzueta on an assault charge, but prosecutors opted to gather more video evidence to build an airtight case against the suspect before moving forward, the Post said.
"Bronx DA needs to get over that hill with a Bronx grand jury," one law enforcement source added to the paper. "[It's] likely they want to present the strongest evidence possible to show what led up to that arrest."


theblaze--2020-07-13--Mexican-American man charged with hate crime for intentionally killing white motorcyclist, police sa

Mexican-American man charged with hate crime for intentionally killing white motorcyclist, police say

Mexican-American man charged with hate crime for intentionally killing white motorcyclist , police say 'He chose a motorcycle instead of @ @ @ @ @ the driver to die and not just be injured or paralyzed '

Wisconsin authorities have charged a Mexican-American man with a hate crime after they say he intentionally struck a motorcyclist, killing the man, because he was white.
Prosecutors charged 27-year-old Daniel Navarro of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety — both as hate crimes — the Associated Press reported.
Phillip Thiessen (Image source: WDJT-TV screenshot)
Authorities say Navarro struck 55-year-old Phillip Thiessen with his pickup truck on July 3. Thiessen was a Marine Corps veteran, former Virginia police officer, and retired special agent with the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation, according to the FDL Reporter.
Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt said Navarro did not know Thiessen and randomly targeted him because he was white.
According to Waldschmidt, the suspect told police at the crash scene that "yes, it was intentional, sir." Navarro was reportedly angered because, as he told police, he has been a victim of racism due to his Mexican heritage.
"Navarro said that if President Donald Trump and white people are going to create the world we are living in, he has no choice and that people are going to have to die," Waldschmidt said, the AP reported.
The sheriff also said, "He chose a motorcycle instead of a car because he wanted the driver to die and not just be injured or paralyzed," WDJT-TV reported.
Navarro faces life in prison if convicted on all charges.


theblaze--2020-07-13--‘Captain America’ Green Beret who served 12 combat tours dies by suicide, becoming the 30th from his

‘Captain America’ Green Beret who served 12 combat tours dies by suicide, becoming the 30th from his battalion

‘ Captain America ’ Green Beret who served 12 combat tours dies by suicide , becoming the 30th from his @

A decorated Green Beret who served in a dozen overseas combat tours, including six in Afghanistan, took his own life last week, becoming the 30th of his elite battalion to do so.
Master Sgt. Andrew Christian Marckesano, 34, known as "Captain America" to family members and fellow soldiers in the 82nd Airborne Division, committed suicide in front of his wife on July 6, according to Fox News. He leaves behind three small children.
Marckesano, a Silver Star recipient, had been out to dinner with his former battalion leader in Old Town, Alexandria, before returning home and committing the act. He was reportedly still on active duty but had recently moved to Washington, D.C. to start a job at the Pentagon.
The Fox News report did not disclose how he took his life.
Suicide continues to plague the military, with an estimated 20 combat veterans taking their lives each day. Marckesano's battalion serves as a grim example of the epidemic.
Friends reportedly told Fox News that Marckesano was never able to fully recover from his 2009 tour in Afghanistan's Arghandab Valley with with the 2nd Battalion, 508th parachute infantry regiment, a unit that had one of the highest casualty rates during the war.
"That deployment was like being in the ring with Mike Tyson for a year," said the battalion's former Command Sgt. Major Bert Puckett.
Puckett reportedly sent an urgent plea to the rest of the battalion after news of Marckesano's death: "Text me, I told you before my door is open ... my phone is at hand. We did things that people make movies about and in some cases, writers and producers wouldn't even try to write our story ... the rucksack is heavy ... and when it gets heavy we [expletive] help each other, but you have to reach out ... Don't let the Valley win."
Last month, President Trump announced an initiative called the PREVENTS Task Force aimed at aiding combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress and anxiety.
"My administration is marshaling every resource to stop the crisis of veteran suicide and protect our nation's most treasured heroes," the president said. "They've been through so much, and it's such a deep-seated problem."


theblaze--2020-07-13--Prominent attorney known for men's rights advocacy fatally shot in California

Prominent attorney known for men 's rights advocacy fatally shot in California

Attorney Marc Angelucci, known for his work on behalf of men's rights, was shot and killed outside his California home Saturday, according to the Palm Springs Desert Sun.
Angelucci, who was 52 years old, was found shot at around 4 p.m. in Cedarpines Park, a mountain community in San Bernardino County. No arrests have been made, and police are seeking information from the public on the shooting.
The late attorney is perhaps most widely known for his men's rights advocacy, highlighted in the 2016 documentary "The Red Pill" by Cassie Jaye.
Why Don't We Hear About Men's Rights? | Marc Angelucci #RPRF youtu.be
"The more I got to know him, the more I realized he was truly an angel on Earth who only had goodness in his heart, was always honorable in the work he did, and he was really the one person that could truly enact legal change on state and federal levels on behalf of men and boys," Jaye wrote in a statement about Angelucci's death on her website. "He won so many cases that few would be willing to touch and fewer would be willing to do pro bono, but he did it because it was the right thing to do."
Angelucci was the vice president of the National Coalition for Men and the president and founder of the group's Los Angeles chapter. He was still active in fighting for men's rights in the legal system when he died. From the Desert Sun:
The group, which said Angelucci was killed at his home, said Angelucci had recently won an equal protection case against the Selective Service Administration overturning male-only draft registration. He previously won a case in California, Woods. V. Horton, that held it is unconstitutional to exclude male victims of domestic violence from state funding for victim services.
"Marc was an unbelievably generous man, living on a shoestring despite some personal health challenges so he could donate many millions of dollars of his time to mostly voluntary legal work on behalf of men's rights and the genuine gender equality that is so badly needed in this country and this world," the National Coalition for Men said in a statement.


theblaze--2020-07-13--Criminal probe widens into DA who charged officers in Rayshard Brooks death — now involves the Brook

Criminal probe widens into DA who charged officers in Rayshard Brooks death — now involves the Brooks case He issued @ @ @ @ @ having an impaneled grand jury

An ongoing criminal investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, the same prosecutor who charged the officers responsible for the death of Rayshard Brooks, recently widened — and now includes his actions involving the Brooks case.
Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vic Reynolds confirmed to Law.com last week that a criminal investigation into Howard now includes grand jury subpoenas he issued in the Brooks case — despite the fact that a grand jury had not been impaneled since March 13 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Howard attempted to subpoena records related to a use of force investigation against former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe, whom Howard charged with felony murder in the Brooks case.
More from Law.com:
Howard told the Daily Report on Wednesday his office "proactively" sent grand jury subpoenas "in the hopes" that a grand jury would convene once the current statewide judicial emergency expires Sunday. Earlier this week, the chief justice announced he will extend the judicial emergency and continue grand jury suspensions through Aug. 12.
On Thursday, Howard issued a second statement blaming the investigator who sent the subpoena for Rolfe's police records, saying he "was under the impression that the March/April grand jury was still impaneled" even though it had been discharged. Howard said his staff will suspend issuing future grand jury subpoenas until grand juries are impaneled, and that he has withdraw the subpoena seeking Rolfe's records.
Gable Cino, a law professor at Georgia State University, told WAGA-TV Howard's alleged actions have both ethical and potentially criminal implications.
"It would be a violation of criminal law to make a knowingly false statement or misrepresentation in the subpoena which is a document that has been issued," Cino explained.
According to Cino, prosecutorial misconduct could result in the high-profile Brooks case being dismissed.
The expanded investigation into Howard reportedly came at the request of Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr.
According to WAGA, the GBI was already investigating Howard for a "mysterious salary supplement" negotiated between Howard and former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. The case reportedly focuses on payments made to a nonprofit organization ran by Howard that he allegedly used to supplement his salary.


theblaze--2020-07-13--Horowitz: Man accused of murdering 11-year-old at July 4 BBQ in DC was released under coronavirus ja

Horowitz: Man accused of murdering 11-year-old at July 4 BBQ in DC was released under coronavirus jailbreak

Horowitz : Man accused of murdering 11-year-old at July 4 BBQ in DC was released under coronavirus jailbreak This is @ @ @ @ @ . '

The same flat-earth "science" being used as a pretext to criminalize Americans for not wearing masks has been used to release violent criminals. Now, another one of those released from jail under coronavirus jailbreak policies has been charged with murder in the nation's capital.
July 4 weekend was a horrible bloodbath for black children across many of our nation's prominent cities. As I chronicled each of the cases last week, I predicted that most of the suspects would be repeat violent offenders, gun felons, parole violators, or all of the above. Well, that appears to be the case in the horrific D.C. shooting on Independence Day that left 11-year-old Davon McNeal dead.
McNeal was helping his mother at a neighborhood barbecue when a group of drive-by shooters fatally shot him. D.C. police have now arrested two suspects, have issued warrants for two more, and are waiting on a fifth.
During a press conference on Thursday, Police Chief Peter Newsham announced the arrest of 18-year-old Daryle Bond of Southeast D.C. and noted that he has a violent criminal history. Later that day, Christian Wingfield, 22, was arrested. Warrants have been issued for Marcel Gordon, 25, and Carlo General, 19, and they are still at large. Just this past spring, General was arrested on felony possession of a handgun, but rather than being jailed, he was placed into Maryland's growing supervised probation program.
Marcel Gordon is a 25-year-old from Southeast D.C. who has two prior gun arrests as well as multiple other charges.
Christian Wingfield was also arrested on felony gun charges in the spring but was placed under "active intensive supervision" with a curfew and GPS monitor. But like all supervised parole programs, there is no deterrent. He allegedly cut off the ankle monitor when he participated in the drive-by shooting. Gordon also had two gun-related arrests as well as other charges.
Here's the kicker. Wingfield was released from D.C. jail on May 22 because of coronavirus. Mind you, the fatality rate in prisons has been lower than among the non-incarcerated population, but that has not stopped these liberal cities from releasing 94,000 criminals from prisons and jails, according to UCLA's database. California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the release of another 8,000 criminals. California has already released over 13,400 from county jails and over 3,400 from prison.
This is a perverted sense of "justice" in America's major cities today. Politicians are now threatening jail time for those who fail to wear masks under the guise of combating coronavirus, yet they release violent gun felons from jail under that same pretext?
Repeat gun criminals are not rare. Every one of the suspects in this heinous July 4 shooting were arrested for gun crimes but were out on the streets to gun down an 11-year-old child.
Why is it so hard for Republicans to run against jailbreak, weak sentencing, weak policing, and gun felons? They have the perfect narrative against the Left's gun control and racial jihad against law enforcement. Not a day goes by without an example of gun felons in major gun control cities being released into communities and killing more black victims, including children.
Over this past weekend, there were 15 shootings within 15 hours in black neighborhoods in New York City. On Sunday night, another family was enjoying a cookout in Brooklyn when four of them were shot, including a one-year-old baby who suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach! Shouldn't these horror stories drive millions to the streets demanding tougher sentencing for career criminals?
Rather than using his national platform to pin the blame for inner city violence on weak-on-crime policies, Attorney General Bill Barr parroted the BLM lie about racial bias in policing during a recent interview with ABC news. "I do think it is a widespread phenomenon that African-American males, in particular, are treated with extra suspicion and maybe not given the benefit of the doubt," said Barr in a wide-ranging interview last week.
Why can't we the people have a political party that defends our right to self-defense while severely punishing those who commit violence with guns or possess them as felons? Isn't that the ultimate message of equality that will actually save all lives, but black lives in particular?
Attorney General Barr should take his cues from former Attorney General Ed Meese. In a recent report from the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund showing an increase in crime and a drop in prosecutions of violent criminals in cities with pro-jailbreak prosecutors, Meese wrote, "The duty of every prosecutor is to serve the public's interest, not their own. Ideological crusades have no place in the court of law, and criminal conduct cannot be sanctioned on personal whims."
It's time to put race, politics, and ideology aside and go after our nation's gun felons. The lives of innocent children depend on it.


theblaze--2020-07-13--Leftists go berserk at protest, surround and smash up car — and it turns out driver has cerebral pal

Leftists go berserk at protest, surround and smash up car — and it turns out driver has cerebral palsy

Leftists go berserk at protest , surround and smash up car — and it turns out driver has cerebral palsy @ @ @ @ @ going to kill me '

Eldon Hawkins is 58 years old and has cerebral palsy, the Columbus Dispatch reported.
Image source: WBNS-TV video screenshot
On the evening of May 31, he drove to get dinner and flowers and ended up in the middle of a protest in downtown Columbus, Ohio, WBNS-TV said.
What happened next?
"I was at the intersection, and I got the green light. I was trying to toot my horn, thinking, 'Hey guys, look at the light,'" Hawkins told the station.
He was blocked — and video of the incident shows he tried backing up his car and hit a person on a bicycle with the rear bumper.
"He tried to get away from the situation and in doing so he accidentally struck — and I emphasize accidentally struck — an individual on a bike," witness Phillip Hurst told WBNS.
Video shows the bicyclist, who didn't fall to the ground, quickly began beating on Hawkins' car — and a bunch of other left-wing George Floyd protesters followed suit and swarmed the vehicle.
Image source: WBNS-TV video screenshot
"They threw a bicycle on my windshield and started kicking my doors and windows," Hawkins said during last week's city council meeting, the Dispatch reported. "It scared the life out of me."
'I thought they were going to kill me'
The video shows rioting protesters jumping on his red Buick, throwing objects at it, and smashing out its windows; at one point the trunk popped open, and protesters grabbed and tossed its contents.
"I thought they were going to kill me," he added to WBNS.
Image source: WBNS-TV video screenshot
Hawkins said there were "some nice people who came and pulled me out of the car" and took him to the curb, the Dispatch reported.
Police told WSYX-TV that the protesters also acted violently toward those who tried help him and stop the violence.
"Reacted with a lot of anger and hate until soon after they realized this gentleman is handicapped," Hurst added to WBNS.
CPD Looking For Persons Of Interest Involving Victim With CP Who Was Attacked During Riots, 5/31/20. youtu.be
Indeed, video shows things soon calmed down as more people took control and prevented further damage to the vehicle. Hawkins said police towed his car to his house, and it cost him $8,129.29 to repair the damage, the Dispatch reported.
WBNS said his church and some people at the protest raised money to help him cover some of the costs.
"It's one thing to protest, but when people start breaking windows and spray painting the F-word, that's turning this beautiful city into a dive," Hawkins also said at the city council meeting, the paper added.
Hawkins said his father was a union man, and he remembers once marching with his dad in a show of solidarity with the Fraternal Order of Police and the firefighters union during a protest at the Statehouse, the Dispatch reported.
"We did not break one window, and we did not spray-paint foul language, because this is our city," Hawkins added, the paper noted. "If troublemakers don't like it, they can leave."
He told WBNS, "I think it's a horrible shame. People can protest, and we all have that right, there is a right and wrong way to do it."
Now what?
Columbus police are asking for help in identifying those responsible for damaging Hawkins' car and stealing items from it, WBNS said.
Those who have information or other videos of what happened can contact Columbus police Detective Steven Nace at snace@columbuspolice.org or 614-645-2119. People also may leave anonymous tips through Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).
(H/T: WesternJournal)


theblaze--2020-07-13--NYC reports no new COVID-19 deaths as Gov. Cuomo pre-emptively blames the other regions of the count

NYC reports no new COVID-19 deaths as Gov. Cuomo pre-emptively blames the other regions of the country for future resurgence

NYC reports no new COVID-19 deaths as Gov .
Cuomo pre-emptively blames the other regions of the country for future @ @ @ @ @ seating tables at restaurants as the city moves into Phase 3 of reopening following restrictions @ @ @ @ @ pandemic on July 12 , 2020 , in New York City .
Phase 3 is @ @ @ @ @ stages designated by the state .
( Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images )

New York City reported no new COVID-19 deaths for the first time since the beginning of the outbreak, but New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) warned of a second wave even as the former U.S. coronavirus epicenter continues to recover, The Hill reported.
Saturday, the city reported no new deaths — either confirmed or probable — and the previous day there were no new confirmed deaths and two that were classified as probable. During the peak of the outbreak in April, New York City recorded 597 COVID-19 deaths on its worst day.
Still, Cuomo is already warning of a future second wave of the virus that he believes will hit the city because of increased case numbers in the southern and western regions of the U.S.
"You're going to see our numbers and the Northeast numbers probably start to increase because the virus that you see now in the South and the West — California has real trouble — it's going to come back here," Cuomo told Spectrum News on Friday. "It is going to come back here. It's like being on a merry-go-round. It's totally predictable. And we're going to go through an increase. I can feel it coming. And it is so unnecessary and so cruel."
Although the number of COVID-19 cases is increasing in places like California, Arizona, Texas, and Florida, the rate of new deaths is not keeping pace with the number of new cases, and as more data comes in, the devastation the virus caused in New York City in the spring still appears to be an outlier.
Large increases in COVID-19 cases, many of which are patients with mild or no symptoms, are being framed by some public officials and media outlets as evidence the pandemic is spiraling out of control in the U.S.
However, projections from the White House coronavirus response task force in March claimed that the best-case scenario for the U.S. was 100,000 to 240,000 deaths during this wave of the virus—as of Monday, fewer than 140,000 people have died, and the number of COVID-19 deaths has trended downward in the U.S. since its late April peak.


theblaze--2020-07-13--Video footage of police officer kneeling on black man's neck sparks outrage

An Allentown , Pennsylvania , police officer is under fire after apparently kneeling on a black man 's neck during an arrest that took place outside an area hospital on Saturday night .
What are the details ?
According to KYW-TV , police were in the area on an unrelated matter when they witnessed the suspect `` vomiting and staggering along the street before making his way onto the emergency room 's driveway . ''
Police say that when officers and hospital staffers approached the man , he reportedly screamed , spat at them , and attempted to run away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it remains unclear whether the unnamed suspect was restrained for a lengthy period of time , or just long enough for the responding officers to outfit the suspect with a spit shield .
The department has yet to release bodycam footage of the incident .
Reporter Joshua Crompton shared an official statement about the incident on Sunday , which took place outside St. Luke 's Sacred Heart Hospital .
`` Officers with the Allentown Police Department were at the Emergency Room Department outside Saint Luke 's Hospital — Sacred Heart Campus in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Saturday , July 11 , at approximately 6:42 p.m .
While at this location due to an unrelated matter , APD Officers observed a male outside who was vomiting and staggering in the street , eventually stopping in the driveway of the Emergency Room , '' the statement read .
It continued , `` The observed erratic behavior resulted in the officers and hospital staff interacting with the individual .
The individual began to yell , scream , and spit at the officers and hospital staff .
As the officers attempted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the ground .
The individual continued to be noncompliant , which required officers to restrain the individual and the hospital applied a spit shield . ''
The statement noted that the suspect was taken inside the hospital for treatment and was later released .
`` The investigation into this matter will be reviewed by the Lehigh County District Attorney and an internal investigation of the use of force is being conducted by the Allentown Police Department , '' the statement added .
`` The Lehigh County District Attorney will issue a statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not anticipated until later this week . ''
You can read the rest of the statement below .
In early July , the Allentown Police Department released its use of force policy , which was published on the department 's website .
The policy `` specifically bans chokeholds and neck restraints , '' the station reports .
The police says , in part , that `` only necessary and reasonable force can be used to control a situation or overcome resistance to arrest , '' according to KYW .
Black Lives Matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , `` We 're done .
People think that it could n't happen here , and it has been happening and it happened yesterday .
So enough is enough .
My takeaway from the video is that black and brown lives do n't matter to [ the Allentown Police Department ] or to the city . ''
Parker added , `` It 's really concerning and it 's scary in fact because now that the policy was made public there 's still not a buy-in .
So what are we doing here ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ if we 're not going to adhere to it ? ''

An Allentown, Pennsylvania, police officer is under fire after apparently kneeling on a black man's neck during an arrest that took place outside an area hospital on Saturday night.
What are the details?
According to KYW-TV, police were in the area on an unrelated matter when they witnessed the suspect "vomiting and staggering along the street before making his way onto the emergency room's driveway."
Police say that when officers and hospital staffers approached the man, he reportedly screamed, spat at them, and attempted to run away.
At the time of this writing, it remains unclear whether the unnamed suspect was restrained for a lengthy period of time, or just long enough for the responding officers to outfit the suspect with a spit shield. The department has yet to release bodycam footage of the incident.
Reporter Joshua Crompton shared an official statement about the incident on Sunday, which took place outside St. Luke's Sacred Heart Hospital.
"Officers with the Allentown Police Department were at the Emergency Room Department outside Saint Luke's Hospital — Sacred Heart Campus in the 400 block of W. Chew Street on Saturday, July 11, at approximately 6:42 p.m. While at this location due to an unrelated matter, APD Officers observed a male outside who was vomiting and staggering in the street, eventually stopping in the driveway of the Emergency Room," the statement read.
It continued, "The observed erratic behavior resulted in the officers and hospital staff interacting with the individual. The individual began to yell, scream, and spit at the officers and hospital staff. As the officers attempted to restrain the individual, all parties fell to the ground. The individual continued to be noncompliant, which required officers to restrain the individual and the hospital applied a spit shield."
The statement noted that the suspect was taken inside the hospital for treatment and was later released.
"The investigation into this matter will be reviewed by the Lehigh County District Attorney and an internal investigation of the use of force is being conducted by the Allentown Police Department," the statement added. "The Lehigh County District Attorney will issue a statement when his review is complete, which is not anticipated until later this week."
You can read the rest of the statement below.
In early July, the Allentown Police Department released its use of force policy, which was published on the department's website.
The policy "specifically bans chokeholds and neck restraints," the station reports.
The police says, in part, that "only necessary and reasonable force can be used to control a situation or overcome resistance to arrest," according to KYW.
What else?
Black Lives Matter Lehigh Valley leader Justan Parker warned KYW, "We're done. People think that it couldn't happen here, and it has been happening and it happened yesterday. So enough is enough. My takeaway from the video is that black and brown lives don't matter to [the Allentown Police Department] or to the city."
Parker added, "It's really concerning and it's scary in fact because now that the policy was made public there's still not a buy-in. So what are we doing here? What was the point in releasing it if we're not going to adhere to it?"


theblaze--2020-07-13--Young Indianapolis mother killed after reportedly saying 'all lives matter' to BLM supporters

Young Indianapolis mother killed after reportedly saying 'all lives matter ' to BLM supporters 'She should n't have lost her @ @

A young mother in Indianapolis was shot and killed early on Sunday, July 5, after she and others allegedly got into an argument over racially charged language with a group of Black Lives Matter supporters.
Jessica Doty Whitaker, 24, reportedly told the BLM supporters that "all lives matter" shortly before she was murdered. Whitaker leaves behind a 3-year-old son.
According to WXIN-TV, the incident started when someone in Whitaker's group used a slang version of the N-word, which prompted a confrontation from the BLM supporters.
After briefly arguing, both sides showed that they were armed and decided to separate. But only minutes later, shots were fired.
"It was squashed and they went up the hill and left, we thought. But they were sitting on St. Clair waiting for us to come under the bridge and that's when she got shot," the victim's fiancé, Jose Ramirez, who was with her at the time, told the local news outlet.
Ramirez admitted that he returned fire, but didn't hit anyone.
He added that the hardest part of the whole ordeal is having to explain to Whitaker's son that he will never see his mother again.
"She shouldn't have lost her life. She's got a 3-year-old son she loved dearly," he said. "It's hard to tell him his mom is in heaven and if you want to talk to her you have to look up and say, 'I love you mom.'"
Ramirez recalled that the group shouted "Black Lives Matter" during the original confrontation and confirmed that someone in his group, possibly his fiancé, responded by saying, "All lives matter."
The victim's father, Robert Doty, told the Daily Wire that his daughter was the one who shouted the phrase.
According to Ramirez, the family is grieving and simply wants justice for Whitaker.
"We're going through a lot. The 3-year-old boy doesn't even understand really," he said. "I just want justice for Jessica and her son and her family."
The killer remains at large and police are asking the public for more information on the case.


theblaze--2020-07-13--Admiral Brett Giroir, MD, says Dr. Anthony Fauci is not 100 percent correct about COVID-19 — and doe

Admiral Brett Giroir, MD, says Dr. Anthony Fauci is not 100 percent correct about COVID-19 — and doesn't 'have the whole national interest in mind'

Admiral Brett Giroir , MD , says Dr. Anthony Fauci is not 100 percent correct about COVID-19 — and does @ @ @ @ @ interest in mind' Giroir is assistant secretary for health in the US

Admiral Brett Giroir, M.D., says that Dr. Anthony Fauci — director for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — doesn't have all the facts right about the coronavirus pandemic and doesn't have the whole of the country's national interest in mind.
What are the details?
Giroir, U.S. assistant secretary for health, made the remarks during a Sunday interview with NBC News' Chuck Todd.
Fauci, who serves on the White House's coronavirus task force, has been very outspoken about the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on the country, sometimes entirely at odds with the information handed down by President Donald Trump.
During the exchange, the NBC host asked Giroir whether the White House task force is massaging information on public health guidance.
"This was from the Washington Post about Anthony Fauci," Todd explained. "It says, 'Dr. Fauci has argued that parts of the country experiencing surges should shut down. But there is no buy-in for that, said an official with direct knowledge of the conversation who spoke on a condition of anonymity.' Are there some ideas that you can't propose because the president will never accept them?"
Giroir explained that the White House task force operates well within the boundaries of transparency and that science is of utmost importance when considering policy.
"I want to just put this to rest," he said. "There is complete open, honest discussion within the task force. Task force meets three to four times a week. The vice president calls me regularly. Dr. Birx is not one to hold her tongue. Believe me, if there's a public health opinion that needs to be said, that needs to be it."
He continued, "And I respect Dr. Fauci a lot, but Dr. Fauci is not 100 percent right, and he also doesn't necessarily — and he admits that — have the whole national interest in mind. He looks at it from a very narrow public health point of view. But let me just say, there is absolutely open discourse."
"I feel absolutely free saying anything to the vice president within those rooms," he added. "The vice president, I know, briefs the president on a daily basis. So nobody feels like anything is held back. We all take this as a serious crisis. It's got to be science driving the policy. And that's the way it is."
(H/T: The Daily Wire)


theblaze--2020-07-13--Top House Republican predicts 'people will die' in imminent armed conflict with China

Top House Republican predicts 'people will die ' in imminent armed conflict with China ' I would predict there will @ @ @ @ @ next three to six months '

The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation has a stark warning about the future of U.S.-Chinese relations.
According to Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.), armed conflict between the United States and China is imminent.
"I would predict there will be a clash within the next three to six months," Yoho told the Washington Examiner.
Rep. Ted Yoho. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Relations with China have deteriorated in recent years. The erosion has been accelerated by President Donald Trump's trade war with Beijing and the coronavirus pandemic. China has also stepped up its espionage efforts in recent years, forcing the FBI to open a new China-related counterintelligence investigation every 10 hours, FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed last week.
Some national security experts have said China is waging a "cold war" against the U.S. — but Yoho said nothing will be "cold" about an impending Chinese attack.
In fact, the Florida Republican predicted armed conflict will be triggered by a Chinese naval attack against the U.S. Pacific Fleet, which often commands a strong presence in the South China Sea.
"Knowing China, I think what they would do is ram one of our ships and say it was a mistake," Yoho told the Examiner.
"To sink a carrier would be a huge mistake, to attack any of our ships would be a huge mistake, but I think they're willing to risk that to test the waters," he explained. "And unfortunately, people will die. It would just be a mistake if they did that, for them."
Last week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said U.S. policy on China is based on "ill-informed strategic miscalculation" and "is fraught with emotions and whims and McCarthyist bigotry." The foreign ministry also said that Washington's belief that China is a threat "may turn into self-fulfilling prophecies at the end of the day."
According to Yoho, Beijing is talking tough only because the U.S. is standing up to its bully mentality.
"The United States is willing to stand up to them, and that may force China's hand," Yoho told the Examiner. "That'll be something that they will lose, and they will regret, but we can't be intimidated because that might happen. I think the real threat is, if we don't do anything, we know that it'll happen. And then, that'll give more strength to China to keep doing what they're doing. So, you know, let's just hope that diplomacy works and China backs off."


theblaze--2020-07-13--NASCAR reportedly considering ban on political advertisements and messages on race cars

Count NASCAR as one sports governing body that seems uncomfortable with its sport being thrust into the political spotlight. After the sport was embroiled in controversy by the recent Bubba Wallace fracas, cars have been increasingly displaying political messages and slogans.
In recent weeks, cars have been painted with slogans including "Black Lives Matter," "Back the Blue," and even "Trump 2020." Although cars have in the past infrequently had political decals and stickers on them (one driver actually received an FEC admonishment for sporting a Bush/Cheney sticker on his car in 2004), the recent increasing profusion political messages on cars has NASCAR officials reportedly engaging in the "early stages" of a discussion about banning political slogans and sponsorships outright on cars.
According to the report, the ban would encompass both messages like "Black Lives Matter" (which was added by Bubba Wallace's team to his car when it did not have a primary sponsor for a race) and "Trump 2020," which was purchased by a pro-Trump PAC as part of a nine-race sponsorship package for Corey LaJoie's car.
The move, if approved, might well be considered a welcome change from the increasing politicization of sports by many sports fans. Americans who are starved for the return of live sports will have to, in many cases, accept ostentatious displays of political messaging with their sports in the coming season — in particular from the NBA, which plans to paint courts with "Black Lives Matter" slogans and allow players to wear certain social justice slogans on their uniforms (but not, it should be noted, slogans urging the Chinese to free Hong Kong or to treat the Uighurs with basic human decency).
NASCAR, perhaps more than any other sport, relies heavily on sponsorship money to keep race teams operating and on the track, so any move to cut off a source of potential sponsorship money comes with an opportunity cost. LaJoie himself did not seem thrilled to have driven a car with an overtly political slogan on it. After the sponsorship was announced, LaJoie added a line to his Twitter bio that stated that he didn't have anything to do with what went on his car, then quickly made his Twitter account private.


theblaze--2020-07-14--Michigan woman says someone left a noose and a hate-filled note about Black Lives Matter in her car

Michigan woman says someone left a noose and a hate-filled note about Black Lives Matter in her car The woman @ @ @ @ @ day before the discovery

Saginaw police and the FBI are investigating a report from a Michigan woman after someone left a noose in her car along with a hate-filled note against Black Lives Matter.
Regina Simon posted photos of a rope tied into a noose and the note on a Facebook post. She said the items were discovered in their car Sunday morning.
"My husband woke me to say this was in my car. We are blown back by this. I was wearing the BLM shirt yesterday," wrote Simon.
Simon identifies as Mexican and white, and her husband is black.
"To know that a 'neighbor' holds hate for me and my family truly hurts. But I do have a response planned, best believe," she added.
The note appeared to read, "Accessory to be worn with your BLM T-shirt! Happy protesting!"
In a statement, the Saginaw Police Department said they were investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
"The Saginaw Police Department is treating this case very seriously and Detectives are currently working on this case in conjunction with the FBI," read the statement.
Here's a local news report about the incident:


theblaze--2020-07-14--Lockdown prevented her from visiting her husband in a nursing home. So she landed a job there.

Lockdown prevented her from visiting her husband in a nursing home .
So she landed a job there . '
@ @ @ @ @ the best dishwasher you 've ever had , because I want to be here , @ @ @ @ @ with him '

Before COVID-19 hit, Mary Daniel of Jacksonville, Florida, visited her husband, Steve, every day at Rosecastle at Deerwood, a memory care facility where he is a resident.
But months into the state's lockdown prohibiting their visits, Mary noticed Steve's health was declining due to his isolation. So, because the facility could not allow visitors, Mary came up with a work-around: She's now employed there.
What are the details?
Mary explained to WFLA-TV that she went 114 days without seeing Steve because of the lockdown.
"We did two window visits but they're incredibly difficult," she told the outlet. "He cried at both of them, and so it was a difficult decision that I really made that this wasn't in his best interest."
Steve has early onset Alzheimer's, and Mary became concerned about the toll that isolation was taking on his health since they couldn't see one another. The couple have been married for 24 years.
"He's been isolated," Mary said. "So this has been really, really difficult for him. He's lost 10 pounds over these last four months. I've really seen him sort of wither away."
Looking for a solution, Mary asked the care facility if any volunteer positions were available. A few weeks later, the facility called and offered her a job as a dishwasher.
"I told them, 'I'm gonna be the best dishwasher you've ever had, because I want to be here, because I need to be with him,'" she recalled to CNN.
In a Facebook post on Friday, Rosecastle at Deerwood welcomed Mary to the team.
"Mary has been a part of our Deerwood family since her husband, Steve, moved into our community. But we are proud to welcome her to our team," executive director Kelley Withrow wrote.
"Visitor restrictions have been put in place at communities across our state as a safety measure, aimed at protecting the vulnerable population we serve," Withrow added. "But it has been hard on families and residents alike, so we felt creative solutions were necessary, especially in the case of Mary and Steve. We are happy to report that Mary is off to a great start in her new role and we are excited to see the positive changes in Steve's demeanor as well."
Anything else?
WFLA reported that Mary has also launched a Facebook group called "Caregivers for Compromise — because isolation kills too," aimed at building a coalition of families to press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to "allow safe visitation" at care facilities.
"We can't give up," Mary said. "We can't, we just absolutely can't. We have to fight for them until our last breath or their last breath. And I think we can be successful. I think when Gov. DeSantis, when he sees us and sees our stories, I think he's a good man. I think he'll do what he possibly can to help us and to help our family members."


theblaze--2020-07-14--Plimoth Plantation in New England is changing its name to be more 'inclusive'

Plimoth Plantation in New England is changing its name to be more 'inclusive' The museum wants to be more representative @ @ @ @

The Plimoth Plantation living museum — 400 years after the Pilgrims first arrived in the New World — is changing its name in order to be more inclusive and respectful of Indigenous communities.
A lengthy statement on its website explained the reasoning for the name change, which would be completed by the end of the year. It will be known as the "Plimoth Patuxet" to include Native Americans that lived in the region at the time of the settlement.
"Although our educational mission includes both #Indigenous and European colonial #history, our name underscores only half the story," the museum tweeted on its official social media account.
"Our plan, for some time, has been to announce a new name for the Museum later this year as we commemorate the 400th anniversary (1620-2020) of the Pilgrims' arrival on the shores of historic Patuxet. In the meantime, we are using a special mark as part of this year's commemoration. You'll see this reflected in much of our signage and on our social media accounts," read the statement.
The Plymouth colony was the first permanent European colony in New England. The Plimoth Plantation living museum was established in 1947 to replicate the original settlement. The Patuxet people have been extinct since 1622, two years after the Pilgrims landed.
Here's a local news report about the name change:


theblaze--2020-07-14--WaPo columnist says Texas Rangers were a 'cruel, racist force,' argues pro baseball's 'team name mus

WaPo columnist says Texas Rangers were a 'cruel, racist force,' argues pro baseball's 'team name must go'

WaPo columnist says Texas Rangers were a 'cruel , racist force , ' argues pro baseball 's 'team name must @ @ @ @ @ is not so far off from being called the Texas Klansmen '

A columnist for The Washington Post wasted no time Monday in piggybacking off the momentum from the Washington Redskins' announcement that they would be retiring their name, and immediately called for Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers to follow suit.
What are the details?
Roughly an hour after the Washington, D.C. area's NFL franchise promised its Redskins nickname would be no more, The Post published a column from Karen Attiah, which began:
As the Washington football team finally gives up its racist slur of a name, there is one major sports team that has avoided the spotlight and resisted meaningful engagement with the violent and racist implications of its name. To know the full history of the Texas Rangers is to understand that the team's name is not so far off from being called the Texas Klansmen.
Attiah argued in her piece that "the Texas Rangers' team name must go," writing that "the first job of the Rangers, formed in 1835 after Texas declared independence from Mexico, was to clear the land of Indian for white settlers."
"The Rangers oppressed black people, helping capture runaway slaves trying to escape to Mexico," Attiah continued. "In the aftermath of the Civil War, they killed free blacks with impunity."
The writer went on to say that "Ranger racism is not an artifact of the distant past," adding, "Rangers would be called on to protect white supremacy into the 1960s, deployed to prevent school integration."
In reaction to the article, The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh argued:
"The Texas Rangers battled Indian tribes like the Comanches who captured and tortured innocent people to death, gang raped women before murdering them, and kidnapped children. They did this regularly, as a matter of course. But somehow the Rangers were the undisputed bad guys."
He continued, "The Comanches and many other tribes also did this to each other. So this wasn't a backlash against white expansionism. This was just the way they did things and how they treated people."
Walsh added, "These are basic facts of American history that everyone would know if we had a real education system."
Anything else?
Last month, in response to a Chicago Tribune column calling for the Rangers to change their name, the team issued a statement saying:
While we may have originally taken our name from the law enforcement agency, since 1971 the Texas Rangers Baseball Club has forged its own, independent identity. The Texas Rangers Baseball Club stand for equality. We condemn racism, bigotry and discrimination in all forms.
To help bring about meaningful change, we are committed to listening to and supporting our communities of color. Over the past 30 years, the Texas Rangers Foundation has invested more than $45 million on programs and grants in the areas of health, education and crisis assistance for youth in our underserved communities. We go forward committed to do even more, with a renewed promise that the Texas Rangers name will represent solutions and hope for a better future for our communities.


theblaze--2020-07-14--Do YOU pass? Glenn Beck takes the WHITE PRIVILEGE test

Do YOU pass ?
Glenn Beck takes the WHITE PRIVILEGE test

On his Friday Exclusive show, Glenn Beck took Monitor Racism's white privilege test, administered by psychologist Dr. Karlyn Borysenko. The test is comprised of 26 questions designed to assess how much white privilege plays a role in the test-taker's life.
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theblaze--2020-07-15--Jake Tapper obliterates Gov. Cuomo for ignoring New York's lethal pandemic failures during his 'vict

Jake Tapper obliterates Gov. Cuomo for ignoring New York's lethal pandemic failures during his 'victory tour'

Jake Tapper obliterates Gov .
Cuomo for ignoring New York 's lethal pandemic failures during his 'victory tour '

CNN host Jake Tapper excoriated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his "victory tour" on his state's coronavirus response when so many were hurt and even died from his "missteps and late actions."
Tapper began his complaints against the governor on Twitter and moved on to his news show Tuesday on CNN. He cited Cuomo's appearance on late night talk shows and a bizarre poster he published to celebrate his response to the coronavirus pandemic.
"NY state has lost more than 32,000 lives to COVID-19. So while it's great that the numbers have gone down, it's perplexing to see crowing, Cuomo going on Fallon, etc.," Tapper tweeted.
"No other state has lost as many lives, not even close. New Jersey is next with 17,000+," he added.
"Yes, this has been a major challenge for every leader, but New York's leaders do not have a success story to tell. It's been about missteps and late actions," Tapper continued in a second tweet where he linked a New York Times article documenting New York's response failures.
Tapper added links to more criticism against Cuomo in the New Yorker, and from CNN on the nursing home disaster.
"It's great that the numbers have gone down, and I hope to God they stay there. But New York's leaders were late and made many mistakes; it's been an absolute tragedy," Tapper added.
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Tapper went on to bash Cuomo and his self-congratulatory poster in commentary on his show Tuesday.
"The Governor Andrew Cuomo seems to be on something of a victory tour congratulating the state and himself for defeating the virus, even selling this poster which shows his state getting over the mountain by bringing down the curve, during the '111 days of hell,' as the governor put it," Tapper said.
"The poster includes references to his daughters and a boyfriend, little inside jokes," he explained.
"There are no illustrations, however, of the more than 32,000 dead New Yorkers, the highest death toll by far, of any state," Tapper continued.
"No rendering on that poster of criticism that Governor Cuomo ignored warnings, no depiction of the study that he could have saved thousands of lives had he and Mayor [Bill] de Blasio acted sooner," he added. "No painting on that poster of his since-rescinded order that nursing homes take all infected patients in."
Tapper went on to excoriate Cuomo for "crowing" about his accomplishments, calling it a campaign of "revisionism."
Here's the video of Tapper's criticism:


theblaze--2020-07-15--'When the mob comes for them, it's going to be the lefties': Liberals FINALLY wake up to threat of c

'When the mob comes for them, it's going to be the lefties': Liberals FINALLY wake up to threat of cancel culture

'When the mob comes for them , it 's going to be the lefties ' : Liberals FINALLY wake up @ @ @ @ @ Cancel culture is n't just for conservatives — and liberals do n't like it

BlazeTV host Dave Rubin spoke with Fox News anchor Dana Perino about liberals who are finally waking up to the dangers of cancel culture and woke outrage mobs.
Harper's Magazine published an open letter supporting the ideas of free speech and open debate last Tuesday. The letter, signed by prominent liberal figures including J.K. Rowling, Gloria Steinem, Noam Chomsky, Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Steven Pinker, Malcolm Gladwell, Wynton Marsalis, and Fareed Zakaria, caused an uproar over free speech and censorship in social media.
"The free exchange of information and ideas, the lifeblood of a liberal society, is daily becoming more constricted. While we have come to expect this on the radical right, censoriousness is also spreading more widely in our culture: an intolerance of opposing views, a vogue for public shaming and ostracism, and the tendency to dissolve complex policy issues in a blinding moral certainty," the letter said.
Dave wonders why these people have ignored the many years that this has been a problem for conservatives and are now only concerned when social justice cancel culture is targeting prominent liberals.
"It's nice to see liberals finally coming around and realizing cancel culture isn't about just taking out conservatives, it might take them out too. But, for the record, there are a couple of people who signed this who tried to cancel me. So, it's nice, but ultimately it's just a bunch of words. I don't see the radicals looking at this thing and thinking, 'Okay, let's wrap up cancel culture'," Dave said.
"Look, every one of the people who are on that list, when the mob comes for them, it's going to be the lefties. It's not going to be the Trump supporters. It's not going to be the scary conservatives or anyone on the right. It's going to be the lefty mobs that come for their schools, that come for their jobs, that come for their homes and their families," he added. "So, this is them just kind of protecting their 'last bastion of freedom.' But they should have been protecting a lot of other people before this."
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theblaze--2020-07-15--Joe Biden rolls out $2 trillion climate plan promising 'an equitable clean energy future'

The Trump campaign called the proposal a 'socialist manifesto '

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden unveiled a "plan to build a modern, sustainable infrastructure and an equitable clean energy future" on Tuesday, which carries a purported price tag of at least $2 trillion.
The campaign for President Donald Trump quickly blasted the proposal, likening it to a "socialist manifesto."
What are the details?
Biden's plan would spend $2 trillion over the "first term" of his presidency to create "millions of good, union jobs" on infrastructure, including building "zero-emissions public transportation options" in every U.S. city with a population of 100,000 or more, "achieve a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035," while ensuring "that environmental justice is a key consideration in where, how, and with whom we build."
The proposal also promises to expand "broadband, or wireless broadband via 5G to every American," to use federal dollars for "purchasing the key clean energy outputs like batteries and electric vehicles," make a "historic investment" in order to upgrade "4 million buildings and weatherize 2 million homes," and launch a "Civilian Climate Corps."
Clean energy, climate change focus of Biden's economic recovery plan www.youtube.com
CBS News reported that "the Biden campaign says the plan would be paid for with a combination of stimulus and increases in the corporate tax rate." The outlet noted that "the plan also offers commitments to improve highways and roads, but like the original infrastructure plan, he does not offer any long-term funding source for the Highway Trust Fund, which is facing going broke."
What was the Trump reaction?
Hogan Gidley, Trump's 2020 national press secretary, issued a statement in response to Biden's plan, which read:
Joe Biden just bragged about a plan that kills more than 10 million American jobs supported by the energy industries and makes sure the United States is once against dependent on foreign countries for energy. His plan is more like a socialist manifesto that promises to massively raise taxes, eliminate jobs in the coal, oil or natural gas industries, and crush the middle class. Now more than ever, it's clear that Biden is beholden to the radical socialist ideology of Senator Bernie Sanders, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and there is no way he can sell this radical agenda to union workers in energy-producing, manufacturing, or auto industry states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, or Wisconsin. We already know what would happen in a Joe Biden economy because for eight long years the American worker was forgotten and we had the slowest economy since the Great Depression — and now he's pushing extreme policies that would smother the economy just when it's showing signs of roaring back.


theblaze--2020-07-14--Trump admin backs off on plan to force out foreign students over online instruction

Trump admin backs off on plan to force out foreign students over online instruction The plan drew outrage from some @ @ @ @

The Trump administration reversed itself on a decision announced last week to force foreign students out of the country if they moved to online instruction for the fall semester because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The change in policy was first announced on July 6 but was reversed on Tuesday.
However, according to Reuters, a senior official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said that the administration is still considering some kind of new policy regarding foreign students taking online courses in the U.S.
Critics of the president were outraged at the previous announcement and called it racist and xenophobic.
"The cruelty of this White House knows no bounds. Foreign students are being threatened with a choice: Risk your life going to class in-person or get deported," responded Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
"We must stand up to Trump's bigotry," he added. "We must keep all our students safe."
California became the first state to sue over the decision and seek an injunction to stop the order.
"Shame on the Trump administration for risking not only the education opportunities for students who earned the chance to go to college but now their health and well-being as well," said California Attorney General Xavier Becerra in statement during a virtual news conference.
The order "could put everybody at risk of getting the coronavirus or being subject to deportation," he added.
"Not on our watch," Becerra concluded.
Reuters reported that more than a million foreign students attend U.S. colleges and universities, and many schools depend on revenue from foreign students, who often pay full tuition.
Here's more about the admin. rescinding the order:


theblaze--2020-07-14--LIST: Lies, Damned Lies, & Coronavirus

LIST: Lies, Damned Lies, & Coronavirus

BlazeTV host Steve Deace brought the heat on Monday when he blasted the media over coronavirus lies .
Deace broke down the truth vs. the scam of all things COVID .
First on the list , a statement made by Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith , who said America was handling coronavirus the `` worst in the world .
`` Deace explained that America sees more cases due to a higher volume of testing .
Scam two , Former FDA big wig Scott Gottlieb paddled panic porn about which states successfully controlled the spread of the virus and which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's opinion became evident when he praised New York for `` crushing the virus . ''
Deace gave the analogy of a life toe to Scott 's grossly misleading account of New York 's COVID response .
`` Saying New York crushed coronavirus is like praising your teenage son for keeping his abstinence by.cutting his penis off , '' Deace said .
He added that one out of every four coronavirus deaths is from NY .
Scam three , Texas Gov .
Greg Abbott mandated that all Texans must mask-up when leaving their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the University of Minnesota that found zero proof any face-covering other than an N-95 mask fitted tightly on the face will prevent the spread of coronavirus .
Deace debunked lie after lie .
And in pure Deace form , presented his scam list with a sense of humor .
`` I can do this all day , '' Deace said with a smirk .
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BlazeTV host Steve Deace brought the heat on Monday when he blasted the media over coronavirus lies. Deace broke down the truth vs. the scam of all things COVID.
Scam List
First on the list, a statement made by Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith, who said America was handling coronavirus the "worst in the world."Deace explained that America sees more cases due to a higher volume of testing.
Scam two, Former FDA big wig Scott Gottlieb paddled panic porn about which states successfully controlled the spread of the virus and which states floundered. The fraud of Scott's opinion became evident when he praised New York for "crushing the virus."
Deace gave the analogy of a life toe to Scott's grossly misleading account of New York's COVID response."Saying New York crushed coronavirus is like praising your teenage son for keeping his abstinence by.cutting his penis off," Deace said. He added that one out of every four coronavirus deaths is from NY.
Scam three, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott mandated that all Texans must mask-up when leaving their home. Never mind the study out of the University of Minnesota that found zero proof any face-covering other than an N-95 mask fitted tightly on the face will prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Deace debunked lie after lie. And in pure Deace form, presented his scam list with a sense of humor.
"I can do this all day," Deace said with a smirk.
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theblaze--2020-07-14--Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for 'treatment of possible infection'

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for 'treatment of possible infection' She is expected to remain at Johns Hopkins Hospital for @ @ @

The Supreme Court of the United States announced Tuesday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital, and is expected to remain there "for a few days."
What are the details?
The court's press office released a statement Tuesday afternoon that said:
Justice Ginsburg was admitted to The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland early this morning for treatment of a possible infection. She was initially evaluated at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. last night after experiencing fever and chills. She underwent an endoscopic procedure at Johns Hopkins this afternoon to clean out a bile duct stent that was placed last August. The Justice is resting comfortably and will stay in the hospital for a few days to receive intravenous antibiotic treatment.
Justice Ginsburg, who is the oldest member of the Supreme Court at 87, was treated at Johns Hopkins a few months ago for non-surgical treatment stemming from a gallbladder condition. She was also hospitalized twice last year for to have tumors removed.


theblaze--2020-07-14--LAPD officers urge leaders to 'defend the police' — not 'defund the police': 'Leaders [need] to beha

LAPD officers urge leaders to 'defend the police' — not 'defund the police': 'Leaders [need] to behave like leaders' and stop bowing to 'bully tactics'

LAPD officers urge leaders to 'defend the police ' — not 'defund the police ' : 'Leaders [ need ] @ @ @ @ @ and stop bowing to 'bully tactics '

Robert Harris, director of the Los Angeles Police Protective League and a 20-year veteran of the LAPD, spoke with Fox News' Harris Faulkner on Monday about officers' hopes of receiving support from local government amid the "defund the police" movement.
What are the details?
During the conversation, he detailed the importance of local leaders supporting law enforcement rather than kowtowing to activists who are demanding that funds be stripped.
Faulkner began by pointing out how police officers staged their own protests over the weekend to fight against the "defund the police" movement, which took place on the heels of the City Council announcing its recent decision to slash the policing budget by $150 million.
"I think it adds to an already depressed environment in which our officers feel like they've abandoned by some leadership," Harris said of the move.
A portion of the Los Angeles City Council's resolution read, "We need to rethink what it is that makes people safer and makes communities stronger. We cannot just look at the police in isolation. There is no doubt that communities of color suffer disproportionately from negative interactions with the police."
What are officers going to do?
Faulkner continued, asking about the means officers are willing to take in order to protect officers and their important role in maintaining law and order.
"Retired police officers are launching a political action committee ... to help elect pro-police candidates. Do you think that that's necessary?" Faulkner asked.
Harris responded by insisting that everything is "on the table."
"I think everything is on the table at this point," Harris answered. "I think if we are actually going to move forward and try to find some real solutions that improve police-public outcomes that help to professionalize our profession we can have those conversations. ... But I think it's important for leaders to behave like leaders, and to stop bowing down and doing the flip-flopping that we see just because of bully tactics from some individuals within our communities."


theblaze--2020-07-14--Prominent black New Yorkers call on NYPD to bring back 'anti-crime' unit after a wave of violence ro

Prominent black New Yorkers call on NYPD to bring back 'anti-crime' unit after a wave of violence rocks the city

Prominent black New Yorkers call on NYPD to bring back 'anti-crime ' unit after a wave of violence rocks the @ @ @ @ @ if you do n't see a blue and white you can do whatever you want @

Two prominent members of the black community in New York City have called on the New York Police Department to reinstate the controversial "anti-crime" unit following weeks of increased violence and death in the city since its disbandment.
Last month, the NYPD announced that it would dissolve the controversial plainclothes unit after data allegedly showed its involvement in a disproportionate number of fatal officer-involved shootings in the city. The move was applauded by those who sought immediate change in the wake of George Floyd's death.
But in the weeks following the move, shootings in the city skyrocketed more than 200%, with a whopping 116 shooting incidents that occurred between June 15 and July 2. Things didn't get any better during the first two weeks of July as violence continued to grip the city resulting in several deaths, including that of a 1-year-old who was caught in the crossfire at a family barbecue.
Through July 12, 634 shootings have occurred in 2020, compared with 394 in 2019.
What are the details?
Now, some in the black community are calling for the anti-crime unit to be brought back, according to a report by WLNY-TV.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a former police officer, suggested the disbandment be "reevaluated" in a recent video in which he holds up a pair of baby shoes while speaking about the 1-year-old victim.
"Babies are not supposed to be wearing these in a coffin," Adams said.
"I think that a total elimination is something we need to reevaluate," he argued. "Right now, bad guys are saying if you don't see a blue and white you can do whatever you want."
Community activist Tony Herbert echoed the sentiment.
"The guns keep going off and now we have a 1-year-old and the blood is on the hands of the mayor and the state Legislature," Herbert said.
Anything else?
The violence has continued as NYPD statistics show a marked drop in gun arrests during the last couple weeks, WLNY-TV noted.
Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has decried the violence, calling it "heartbreaking," but has not proposed any solutions to the problem as of yet.
The mayor seemed to indicate that the prevalence of guns on the streets was the problem.
"So many guns out there — that is a New York tragedy and a national tragedy," he said at a news conference.
The "anti-crime" unit consisted of roughly 600 undercover plainclothes officers tasked with monitoring and clearing the streets of crime, including the illegal possession of guns. The officers formerly in the unit have since been reassigned to other duties.