theblaze--2020-09-17--At least 13 people have been arrested for West Coast arson crimes. Here are the details.

At least 13 people have been arrested for West Coast arson crimes .
Here are the details .
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As wildfires scorch the West Coast, debate is raging on the internet over what exactly is causing the fires — climate change or human acts of arson. And as Glenn Beck pointed out on Wednesday, it appears the left and Big Tech have already made their determination and have resolved to make that everyone else's determination, too.
Over the past week, PolitiFact summarily shot down allegations of human-made fires and Facebook announced a sweeping policy to flag and remove posts on the platform suggesting as much.
But that flies in the face of the truth of the matter regarding the wildfires, which is that many (although certainly not all or even most) of the fires burning through California, Oregon, and Washington state were in fact started by criminals. While reasonable people might argue about the extent to which climate change and/or poor forest management made the fires worse than they otherwise would have been, there can be no doubt that many of these fires would not have existed at all if they had not been intentionally started by humans.
A quick survey of national and local media reports show that there have been at least 13 named individuals arrested on arson crimes in recent weeks.
Here are the details
1. Jeffrey Acord, 36, was arrested in Puyallup, Washington, last Wednesday on reckless burning charges. When police arrived on the scene, Acord reportedly started Facebook livestreaming the incident to act like he had discovered the fire. Acord is a known Black Lives Matter activist who led a BLM rally in June. He had previously been arrested on weapons charges during a 2014 protest in Ferguson, Missouri.
2. Elijas Newton Pendergrass, 44, was arrested under suspicion of starting the Sweet Creek Milepost 2 fire west of Eugene, Oregon, earlier this month. That fire has burned hundreds of acres and prompted evacuations.
3. Christine Comello, 36, was arrested in Spokane, Washington, last week on first- and second-degree arson charges. She had allegedly started fires near a commercial business and an old oil drum that reportedly "gave the fire the potential to explode into something much larger."
4. Domingo Lopez Jr., 45, was arrested near Portland, Oregon, this week for starting a fire using a Molotov cocktail. A day later, police said he was arrested again for starting six more small brushfires. He was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation and is being held on a total of seven counts of reckless burning.
5. Michael Jarrod Bakkela, 41, was arrested in Phoenix, Oregon, last week on two counts of arson, 15 counts of criminal mischief, and 14 counts of reckless endangerment. According to police, Bakkela is responsible for setting one of the two origins of the Almeda fire, which burned thousands of acres in southern Oregon and has killed two people. As of last week, 50 people remain unaccounted for as a result of the fire.
6. Jonathan Maas, 44, was arrested in Dexter, Oregon, for allegedly starting a fire in the woods near a frisbee golf course.
7. Anita Esquivel, 37, was arrested in Salinas, California, for allegedly starting multiple fires along Highway 101. There were reportedly some indications that Esquivel was connected to Antifa, but the Monterey County District Attorney's Office has since denied those allegations.
8. Osmin Palencia, 36, a homeless man, was arrested last month for allegedly starting the Ranch 2 Fire in Azusa, California. That fire ended up burning through nearly 5,000 acres of land and took hundreds of firefighters to contain.
9. Ivan Geronimo Gomez, 31, has been arrested under suspicion that he was involved in starting the massive Dolan Fire in Big Sur, California, which has burned through at least 23,000 acres. Gomez was also detained under suspicion of illegal marijuana cultivation.
10. Sammy Piatt, 53, was arrested for setting a pile of leaves on fire near a county building last Friday in Oregon City, Oregon..
11. Jett Avery Thomas, 36, was arrested for allegedly trying to set a hotel gas pipe on fire in Portland, Oregon.
12. John Davies, 55, and reportedly a transient, was arrested earlier this month for starting multiple fires in Novato, California.
13. Jacob Altona, 28, was arrested after being chased by cops along State Route 512 and State Route 7 in Washington. He was alleged to have started a fire in the brush along the highway.
Anything else?
It should be noted that these are only the instances in which law enforcement were able to catch the individuals allegedly starting fires, as well as only the instances in which the suspects names have been released. There have been more reported arrests.
Also, on Sept. 7, after 300,000 acres were reported to have burned the day prior in Washington state, public lands commissioner Hilary Franz said she believes all 58 of the fires were caused by humans.
"Because there was no lightning in the area, we believe all of these fires we saw yesterday were human caused," Franz said.
While information is still being collected about the fires across the West Coast, it's fair to call it malpractice to brush aside claims that criminals are responsible for starting many of the fires.
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theblaze--2020-09-17--Armed woman with concealed carry license stops suspect in fatal supermarket stabbing attack of 85-ye

Armed woman with concealed carry license stops suspect in fatal supermarket stabbing attack of 85-year-old man You do n't mess @ @ @ @ @ a concealed carry permit

A suspect fatally stabbed an 85-year-old man at a grocery store on Wednesday afternoon — but a quick-thinking woman with a concealed carry pistol stopped the suspect from fleeing the scene of the crime.
The incident took place at a Meijer supermarket in Adrian, Michigan.
What are the details?
According to the Daily Telegram, the 29-year-old male suspect stabbed an elderly gentleman in the head and neck several times with a knife believed to have been taken from the supermarket. The elderly man died at the scene.
Police arrived on the scene after a 12:30 p.m. call about a stabbing in progress.
Before police could arrive, an unnamed woman with a concealed carry pistol trained her weapon on the suspect and demanded he get on the floor until officers arrived.
The police were able to take the suspect without incident, the Daily Telegram reported. The suspect's knife was later found on one of the shelves.
Adrian Police Chief Vincent Emrick said that a motive in the violent attack has not been determined.
"At this time, we're reviewing video footage from the store surveillance cameras as well as cellphone camera footage from witnesses at the scene," Emrick said. "We know [the victim and the assailant] came in separately, but that's pretty much all we know at this point."
Emrick added, "This is an unthinkable incident, and we're all adapting as best we can and they've been very cooperative. We had cordoned off the area, we're keeping people out of the general merchandise side where it occurred, keeping them over on the grocery end for now until we can get the scene processed."
'They were screaming and running out the front door'
One witness told the Daily Telegram that she and her husband were in line at the grocery store when they heard screaming from the rear of the store.
"Then," the woman said, "I see some employees start running and then I see people running from the back. They were screaming and running out the front door."
The woman said that she and her husband were at the rear of the store just minutes before the attack took place.
Anyone with information related to the fatal attack is asked to contact Adrian Police Department Sgt. LaMar Rufner at 517-264-4808.


theblaze--2020-09-17--VIDEO: Security guard pulls gun on protesting mob that stormed lobby of New York City federal buildi

VIDEO: Security guard pulls gun on protesting mob that stormed lobby of New York City federal building

VIDEO : Security guard pulls gun on protesting mob that stormed lobby of New York City federal building

A security guard pulled a gun on a mob of protesters that stormed a New York City federal building that houses the FBI and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the New York Post reported, citing video posted to social media.
Image source: WABC-TV video screenshot
What are the details?
The video, which was recorded Wednesday afternoon inside 26 Federal Plaza, shows a female guard who works for a private firm Paragon Systems pointing a gun at protesters who had breached the lobby, the paper said.
"It got intense," another guard told the Post on Thursday morning. "We are out here every day putting our lives on the line so that everyone else can be safe."
Here's the clip, which was originally posted to Instagram:
The paper said about 100 demonstrators marched for 90 minutes to the federal building — and it all stemmed from a recent whistleblower complaint that immigrant women detained in Georgia received hysterectomies without consent.
Police told WABC-TV that the Abolish ICE demonstrators forced their way into the lobby of the building.
More from the Post:
Protesters — some carrying signs reading "ICE & DHS agents of genocide" — occupied the lobby, clapping and chanting as they squabbled with news photographers, incorrectly claiming that they were not allowed to take their photos without "consent."
The walkway leading to the building was spray-painted "FREE THEM ALL" and a security booth was tagged "QUIT YOUR JOB!!" as a lone officer sat inside it.
And the doors at its Duane Street entrance were smashed and covered with plywood Thursday.
Image source: WABC-TV video screenshot
The paper noted that the incident involving the security guard pulling her gun occurred toward the end of the protest and demonstrators left in about 20 minutes.
The Post said that neither Paragon — which provides security at federal buildings around the country — nor ICE immediately returned messages. But the New York Daily News noted that Federal Protective Service said the incident is under investigation.
So far no arrests have been made in the incident, WABC reported.


theblaze--2020-09-17--COVID-19 lockdowns are the 'greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history' besides slave

COVID-19 lockdowns are the 'greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history' besides slavery, AG Barr says

COVID-19 lockdowns are the 'greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history ' besides slavery , AG Barr says Attorney @ @ @ @ @ an Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington @ @ @ @ @ 15 .
( Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images )

Attorney General William Barr was heavily critical of the COVID-19 lockdown measures that have been implemented across the world this year, saying they represent an almost unprecedented "intrusion on civil liberties," CNN reported.
Barr was speaking at a Constitution Day celebration put on by Hillsdale College in Michigan, when he was asked about the legal ramifications of orders that restrict people from going to church.
"You know, putting a national lockdown, stay at home orders, is like house arrest," Barr said. "Other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history."
State and local government leaders in March implemented various levels of stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China. Many of those orders were put in place after March 13, when President Donald Trump called for them for 15, and later 30 days.
The president has since claimed that the lockdown measures saved "millions of lives," although the COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. is now heading toward the 240,000 death projection from the White House that seemed extreme to many at the time. Also, there is evidence of a significant death toll directly resulting from the lockdowns themselves in the form of suicides and overdoses.
What else did Barr say?
Barr spoke on a wide variety of topics at the event, including Black Lives Matter, which he accused of not having real interest in black lives at all. From The Federalist:
"They're interested in props, a small number of blacks who are killed by police during conflicts with police—usually less than a dozen a year—who they can use as props to achieve a much broader political agenda," he said. Barr instead views the priorities for black American lives as "not only keeping people alive, but also having prosperity and flourishing their communities."
"Most deaths in the inner city of young black males below the age of 44…is being shot by another black person," he noted. The left likes to talk about "root causes," Barr said, hinting at claims of systemic racism. But all the political changes the BLM movement demands "depend on peaceful streets at the end of the day."
Barr also addressed criticism from Justice Department employees who feel he has been overly partisan in the way he does his job.
"Name one successful organization or institution where the lowest level employees' decisions are deemed sacrosanct, there aren't. There aren't any letting the most junior members set the agenda," Barr said. "It might be a good philosophy for a Montessori preschool, but it is no way to run a federal agency."


theblaze--2020-09-17--MUSIC VIDEO PARODY: 'Best of You' (Trump Edition)

MUSIC VIDEO PARODY : 'Best of You ' ( Trump Edition )

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theblaze--2020-09-17--Police hunt for Maine woman who left dog poop in Trump supporters' mailboxes, defaced campaign signs

Police hunt for Maine woman who left dog poop in Trump supporters ' mailboxes , defaced campaign signs

In election years, voters are used to crap mail filling their mailboxes, but in Maine the problem has become literal.
The Hampden Police Department is looking for a woman they say has been committing acts of vandalism, WGME-TV reports.
Witnesses on Sunday and Monday reported seeing a masked woman dressed in purple, riding a purple bike, and wearing purple crocs delivering unpleasant surprises for homeowners with campaign signs for President Donald Trump on their front lawns.
According to police, this woman is putting dog feces in the mailboxes of Trump supporters.
"She has been picking up dog feces and putting it in mailboxes, specifically of people who have Trump signs outside and she has been also defacing Trump signs, writing comments on the signs," said Alyshia Canwell, a Hampden Public Safety patrol officer.
Defacing political advertising and vandalism are crimes, police said. They have requested that witnesses contact the Hampden Police Department if they have any information about the suspect.
Other acts of vandalism
This is not the only act of campaign season vandalism in the country committed against supporters for Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
In McLennan County, Texas, KXXV-TV reported Trump 2020 signs were vandalized with paint. One had slurs painted on and the other referenced the Black Lives Matter movement. The Democratic and Republican parties of McLennan County condemned the vandalism and police reminded citizens vandalizing campaign signs is a crime with punitive fines up to $500.
In North Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, political yard signs for former Vice President Biden have been stolen and houses targeted by vandals. Surveillance video reported by KDKA-TV shows three people stealing signage from a home in the middle of the night. The homeowner, who wished to remain anonymous to avoid further targeting, said his home had been egged twice in the last week.
"It's become so decisive that we have to worry about things like that which is silly," Lloyd Fernandez, a Biden supporter, said. "Just silly. This is going to be over in 50-something days. Hopefully, everything will go back to normal."
Vandalism has prompted political leaders on both sides of the aisle in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, to say "enough is enough," according to the Fond Du Lac Reporter. Republican Chair Rohn Bishop and Democratic Chair Joseph Lavrenz issued a joint statement to condemn vandalism, theft, and destruction of yard signs promoting both presidential campaigns.
"Destruction of political signs is not only wrong it is against the law," the statement said. "A political yard sign expresses an opinion and that needs to be respected."
"Candidates and campaign volunteers put money, time and effort into our democratic process during an election cycle. People need to respect that effort and leave the yard signs alone," it continued. "Democracy rests upon participation and free expression, it should not be interfered with by the lawless actions of some."


theblaze--2020-09-17--Horowitz: COVID numbers games from Nashville mayor’s office reveal true agenda and endgame of lockdo

Horowitz: COVID numbers games from Nashville mayor’s office reveal true agenda and endgame of lockdown

Horowitz : COVID numbers games from Nashville mayor ’ s office reveal true agenda and endgame of lockdown

In the past, public officials often obfuscated the extent of public danger on various issues in order to prevent the citizenry from panicking. After all, what they don't know can't hurt them. In the Nashville mayor's office, however, they are apparently of the opinion that the good news the public doesn't know can't calm the panic. Which is why they appear to have stifled good news about low COVID-19 case numbers spread in local bars and restaurants, while obfuscating the level of hospitalizations.
On Wednesday, WZTV-TV released copies of emails it obtained that show an effort on the part of the mayor's office to cover up the news that the number of cases in bars and restaurants in Lower Broadway were remarkably low.
Leslie Waller from the health department asks in an email to Mayor John Cooper's senior adviser, Benjamin Eagles, "This isn't going to be publicly released, right? Just info for Mayor's Office?"
She was referring to the data they received for late June showing only 22 cases of the virus traced back to bars and restaurants, which have become one of the primary targets of the coronavirus restriction movement.
"Correct, not for public consumption," replies senior adviser Benjamin Eagles.
Several weeks later, when a local reporter inquired about the seemingly low numbers among bars and why that would justify broader restrictions, health department official Brian Todd asked five health department officials to advise how he should respond.
"My two cents. We have certainly refused to give counts per bar because those numbers are low per site," answered one official whose name was obscured in the email.
The mayor's office declined to confirm or deny the authenticity of these emails to WZTV, but Councilmember Steve Glover verified with the news outlet that they were real.
The obvious question is why does it seem that both politicians and media figures are immune to good news — to the point that they seek to obscure or deny any good news about the virus? Why is there always an agenda to assume the worst of the virus at any given time in terms of deaths, hospitalizations, and modes of transmission and, if all else fails, downright lie about it?
And if public officials in Nashville are so eager to stifle good news in order to keep their control policies in place, what other metrics are they distorting? And why do they set certain metrics to begin with, which are almost impossible to meet, even without a raging epidemic?
WZTV's Stacy Case has a coronavirus investigative companion piece looking into Nashville's hospital metrics. The city government set a benchmark that 20 percent of the roughly 4,500 city hospital beds have to be free before the city can fully reopen. She notes that while 80 percent capacity sounds like a lot, it is essentially Nashville's typical capacity level. The city never had a problem with a surge in hospitalizations, even in July during the Sun Belt coronavirus wave. As such, there is no way for hospitals to ever meet this benchmark, because even normal capacity levels equal or exceed the new benchmark for freedom of commerce.
Using the following graphic from Nashville for Rational COVID Policy, Case explains why this metric will never be met.
Source: Nashville for Rational COVID Policy
As you can see from the dark blue line at the bottom, COVID hospitalizations only consume about 107 of the 4,502 available beds. They never accounted for more than 210 beds. Given that 80% of hospital beds is about 3,600, and non-COVID hospitalizations represent anywhere from 3,500 to 3,750 or so at any given time, it's almost impossible to ever meet this benchmark, even with zero COVID-19 hospitalizations! Even if they achieve this benchmark for a few weeks, there is no way even a mild flu season would not take them over that threshold shortly thereafter.
What is perhaps even more bizarre and revealing at the same time is Mayor Cooper's response to WZTV's inquiry about the outdated and misleading metric for reopening. "The hospital metric is very important because that's really how we started all of this," said Cooper. "What we know now with our hospital partners is they can create a lot of capacity if they have time. In the first month or two of the disease when we were really worried that the Music City Center was going to end up as one great big hospital, the capacity questions were all important."
OK, sounds reasonable. They thought things would turn out really bad, but thankfully they never had people dying on sidewalks. So, they could revise this metric and move on with life, right?
Instead, Cooper uses the lack of hospitalization problems against his citizens. Now, they must look for new metrics, aka pretexts, to keep the city shut.
"Now, I think they do recede a little bit and that's why it can't be just on one metric. You're navigating the course of the disease that, let's be more realistic, it will be much more like a year we'll be influenced by it."
So now that it has become clear that the virus will not create a problem with hospitalizations, general hospitalizations are an excuse to be even more restrictive for even longer to achieve a new, undefined goal!
In other words, all good news must be used against the citizenry. Once you meet one benchmark, or in fact it turns out that the problem justifying that benchmark never existed, it is used as a ploy to move on to the next level of control. That next level is "the new normal." It has nothing to do with hospitalizations or even coronavirus. It's the flu or just plain old prevention of any cold or pathogen from now until the end of time. This will never end.
Are they simply grim reapers who just like spreading bad news? Well, if that is the case, perhaps they would like to raucously broadcast the drug overdose numbers in the region. Except those numbers are more the result of the reaction to the virus, not the virus itself. They don't like discussing bad news about lockdowns and panicmongering.
For example, drug overdose deaths are up 47% this year in Davidson County, Tennessee, where there have been 354 fatal drug overdoses from March through July 25. That dwarfs the 186 coronavirus deaths over the same period of time in Nashville.
How about a public metric on the number of suicides and drug overdoses that will trigger a suspension of the shutdown and panic mongering?
In other words, if the American people were informed of the good news about the virus and a little more of the bad news and side effects of the response to the virus, they'd see a very different picture from what is broadcast on most news outlets.
National chemotherapy might be an appropriate treatment for a cancer diagnosis, but not for a flu or a cold. What is needed is an entirely new strategy and outlook on the virus and government policies. But such an approach would require transparency, hearings, legislative debates, and public votes in legislative bodies. And for an agenda that uses draconian restrictions and mandates as an end rather than a means, sunlight must be blocked at all costs.


theblaze--2020-09-17--Dem senator calls for disarming cops. Detroit police chief shoots back: 'When are we going to talk a

Dem senator calls for disarming cops. Detroit police chief shoots back: 'When are we going to talk about disarming criminals?'

Dem senator calls for disarming cops .
Detroit police chief shoots back : 'When are we going to talk about @ @ @ @ @ message is clear as a bell

Detroit Police Chief James Craig blasted Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) after the Democratic lawmaker called for disarming "every police department" of a variety of weapons including "tear gas, rubber and plastic bullets, and bean bag rounds."
Craig appeared Monday on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" on Fox News where he countered Markey's remarks.
What are the details?
In a Monday news release, Markey said, "Our streets are not meant to be battlefields, and law enforcement shouldn't be using weapons of war against protesters and other Americans. Law enforcement's use of tear gas also compounds the effects of structural racism, because we know communities of color are already suffering disproportionately during this global respiratory pandemic. It's time we stop using these potentially lethal weapons against our own people."
He later tweeted, "Portland police routinely attack peaceful protesters with brute force. We must disarm these officers, and every other police department in America, of weapons of war, and enact a nationwide ban on tear gas, rubber and plastic bullets, and bean bag rounds."
Craig told MacCallum that Markey's statement was "absolutely ridiculous."
"You know what I find fascinating, Martha, and even Rashida Tlaib here out of my state here in Michigan who is calling for me to resign, let me just say this," he said. "When are we going to start talking about disarming criminals? I've been on the record. I support law-abiding citizens to be armed, but criminals?"
He continued, "And so it's OK to attack police officers and then everyone always says one thing. 'These were peaceful protesters.' So I guess when you throw Molotov cocktails, railroad spikes, other projectiles, using green lasers, I guess that constitutes being peaceful. We have never tried to stop folks from their right to free speech. We've been dealing with this for in excess of 100 days. Six instances where we've had to use force because they were either attacking us or they resisted a lawful arrest."
What else?
Earlier this month, Craig fired back at a group of Democratic lawmakers demanding an investigation into what they say is the use of "excessive force" on protesters.
In an open letter, the group demanded accountability.
"The lack of accountability and urgency to investigate claims of excessive force and constitutional violations, coupled with a dismissive attitude of the movement for racial justice, has eroded public trust and community relationships," the letter said. "Internal investigations by the Detroit Police Department cannot fix this."
Craig fired back, "It's unfortunate that these representatives have chosen to repeat a number of false claims in their letter without verifying the facts."
"What really disturbs me is that when the protesters assaulted Detroit Police Officers with rocks, railroad spikes, and fireworks, never once did these representatives ask for an independent investigation into their violent criminal activity," Craig added.
Earlier this month, a federal judge ordered a temporary ban on Detroit police officers using anti-protest gear including batons, rubber bullets, shields, tear gas, and more against peaceful demonstrators.


theblaze--2020-09-17--Texas school under fire after one of its teachers lists Kyle Rittenhouse as a choice for 'hero for t

Texas school under fire after one of its teachers lists Kyle Rittenhouse as a choice for 'hero for the modern age' assignment

Texas school under fire after one of its teachers lists Kyle Rittenhouse as a choice for 'hero for the modern @ @ @

A Texas school is facing criticism after one of its teacher's assignments listed Kyle Rittenhouse as a "hero for the modern age."
Rittenhouse — who is being tried as an adult — faces murder charges after he allegedly killed two rioters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and wounded another on Aug. 25 during ongoing protests.
His lawyer, John Pierce, said Rittenhouse acted in self-defense during the riots.
You can read more on the background of the case here.
What are the details?
According to Newsweek, students at W.T. White High School in Dallas were directed to complete the assignment, which named Rittenhouse — alongside people such as César Chávez, George Floyd, Mahatma Gandhi, Malcolm X, and Joseph D. Rosenbaum, one of the people Rittenhouse purportedly killed — as subjects of an assignment titled "Hero for the Modern Age."
Part one of the assignment directed students to choose a "hero" from the list and write a half-page biography about the subject.
Part two of the assignment directed students to write a page-long essay on the individual from the list who best demonstrates their "concept of a hero."
Needless to say, the assignment caused a ripple of concern throughout the school community.
A spokesperson for the Dallas Independent School District told the outlet, "An unapproved assignment posted in Google Classroom yesterday has been brought to our attention."
"Understandably," the statement continued, "this caused concern for the impacted students, and we apologize. Campus administration immediately removed the unapproved content and students are not required to complete that assignment."
The statement added, "Due to personnel policies, we are not able to comment further, however, the appropriate steps are being followed pending investigation. Racial equity is a top priority in Dallas ISD, and we remain committed to providing a robust teaching environment where all students can learn."
"It is important that we continue to be culturally sensitive to our diverse populations and provide a space of respect and values," the statement concluded.


theblaze--2020-09-17--Democrats Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom trespassed at burned-down California home for photo op, family

Democrats Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom trespassed at burned-down California home for photo op, family says

Democrats Kamala Harris , Gavin Newsom trespassed at burned-down California home for photo op , family says 'Decent human beings @ @ @ @ @ would n't air someone else 's misfortune on national television ! '

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom trespassed at a home burned down in the recent wildfires for a political photo op, family members told KMPH-TV.
What are the details?
Harris and Newsom arrived Tuesday in Fresno County to survey areas that suffered major fire damage, the station said. The pair stopped at Pine Ridge Elementary in Auberry before heading across the street to look around the property surrounding a burned-down home, KMPH added.
Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images
Harris, a U.S. senator from California, was quoted as saying, "The fire just swept through. So everything is gone except the chimney. Those chimneys, they remind me — when you look at a neighborhood that's been wiped out, those chimneys remind me of tombstones," the station said.
'Political agenda!'
But family members of the homeowners took issue with the presence of Harris and Newsom, saying they had no right to be there and did so for political gain, KMPH added.
Trampas Patten noted in a Facebook post that he's the son of the homeowners:
"What has me really frustrated right now is the fact that these two politicians used my parents loss for a photo opportunity to push their political agenda!" he wrote. "Political party wouldn't have made a difference in this moment. Decent human beings that have character and class wouldn't air someone else's misfortune on national television!"
In a KMPH video accompanying its story, Harris and Newsom appear to walk away from the home as a voice is heard saying, "OK, pool, we're going to head back to the bus now. Think we got the shot, thank you."
Image source: KMPH-TV video screenshot
Bailee Patten told the station her family hasn't had a chance to visit their home.
"When we saw those photos, it was — there aren't words, because it's like, we haven't even seen our house," she recalled to KMPH.
The home is still under an evacuation order, the station said, so the owners haven't been able to check on it yet.
"This isn't just devastation, this is our lives. This is where we grew up, these are our memories," Bailee Patten noted to KMPH. "And to not have that — to feel so helpless — and I guess that's what we've all been thinking, is that we were so helpless. Because we weren't there, we haven't gotten to deal with our loss. Instead, we're having to watch it play out on social media and news."
She added to the station that neither Newsom nor Harris have reached out to see if the family needs help.
What else did Harris and Newsom have to say?
As you might guess, Harris and Newsom couldn't help placing blame for the fire on climate change.
"It is incumbent on us, in terms of the leadership of our nation, to take seriously the extreme changes in our climate," Harris said, according to KMPH.
Newsom posted the following on Twitter:
"Do you want this kind of leadership, using you and your loss for political gain?!" Trampas Patten wondered in his Facebook post.
"What you did do is take my [family's] loss and parade it all over social media and news networks to push your agenda," Bailee Patten noted in her Facebook post.
Anything else?
Newsom didn't reply after KMPH reached regarding the station's story, but Harris' communications director told a KMPH reporter, "I'm not going to have anything about that," and declined to comment further.


theblaze--2020-09-18--CNN: Packed BLM protests are much safer from COVID than packed Trump rallies

CNN : Packed BLM protests are much safer from COVID than packed Trump rallies Head-scratching to say the least

CNN medical analyst Leana Wen told the network's Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto on Thursday that Black Lives Matter protests are much safer than Trump rallies when it comes to COVID-19 transmission.
What are the details?
Wen — former Planned Parenthood president — told Harlow and Sciutto that most people at Black Lives Matter demonstrations wear masks when convening because they believe masks work in tamping down transmission of coronavirus.
She said that rallygoers, however, often go to such rallies "in defiance."
Wen began, "I think it's important for us as public health experts to lead with the science, and the science tells us that this is a virus that does not discriminate. It doesn't care why it is that people are gathering, but it does care about the conditions under which they're gathering. So, outdoors, much safer than indoors. Wearing masks, obviously much safer than not wearing masks."
Wen explained that participants' behaviors during and after protests versus rallies are especially important when it comes to analyzing the risk and cutting down on community spread.
"I also in this case would distinguish between the behavior of the participants while at protests versus rallies," she said. "At protests, many people are aware of the risks and are doing everything they can to reduce that risk, versus at many of these rallies we're seeing people going in defiance. It's their behavior during those events."
According to Newsbusters, Wen also admitted, "I also worry about what they do after the events. They may not be self-quarantining and testing ... as they should be."
What else?
The outlet added that Sciutto later asked Wen if she believed outdoor protests have led to outbreaks when compared to indoor rallies.
She responded by citing a June CNN study and said, "There was a study looking at over 300 cities where protests occurred, and they did not find surges of infections tied to the protests."
Newsbusters' Kristine Marsh points out, "Even Wen's points are contradicted by CNN's own reporting. CNN has bashed outdoor church gatherings several times. Trump was holding outdoor rallies this Summer and yet CNN still smeared them super spreader events. They didn't talk this way about the BLM protests."
Marsh adds, "What CNN correspondent Boris Sanchez said on August 28, reporting from the March on Washington was even worse. Despite tens of thousands of protesters packed tightly to listen to speakers, some without masks, Sanchez told Anderson Cooper that protesting was worth being exposed to the virus."
Sanchez at the time told Cooper, "The concern is with so many people in such an enclosed space, it may be impossible to avoid this virus. What I've heard, speaking to demonstrators, is essentially the message of social justice outweighs any of the risks from this pandemic. It's that important to them."
Sciutto concluded the Thursday morning segment by thanking Wen for "breaking through the fog of confusion and disinformation to lead us back to the facts."


theblaze--2020-09-18--Police say Michigan man used Snapchat to find and have sex with a 12-year-old — and he exposed her t

Police say Michigan man used Snapchat to find and have sex with a 12-year-old — and he exposed her to HIV

Police say Michigan man used Snapchat to find and have sex with a 12-year-old — and he exposed her to @ @ @ @ @ her about his age and persuaded her to run away from her family

Dearborn police say a Michigan man used a popular social media application to target a 12-year-old girl for a sexual relationship, and he exposed her to HIV.
The girl's family, from Allen Park, suspected that she was with the man that she had met on Snapchat and reported her missing on Aug. 19.
Police found the girl and she told them that she was having sex with the man later identified as Anthony Alvin Hodges, 35, from Pontiac, Michigan.
They believe that the man told her he was 19 years old, and convinced her to run away from her family. She told police that at one point during their online correspondence she thought he might have been as old as 40.
Police say they interacted via Snapchat but their relationship became sexual after he met her in person. They had a relationship for several weeks afterward.
Hodges was charged by police with four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, and two counts of HIV-knowingly engaging in intercourse with intent to inflict uninformed partner.
He has no bond and is being held at the Oakland County Jail. According to the Detroit News, Hodges faces a punishment of life in prison if found guilty of the first-degree criminal sexual conduct charge.
Hodges had previously sentenced in February to two years in prison and later paroled for attempting to infect a sexual partner with HIV.
Experts warn parents of the dangers of minors being on social media without proper supervision. According to one survey, 20% of teens who sign into the internet regularly say that they have been solicited sexually online. Of those, only 25% told a parent.
Another study found that 33% of teens were friends on Facebook with people they had never met in real life, and 95% of U.S. teens are online.
Here's more about how predators use social media:


theblaze--2020-09-18--Joe Biden and Anderson Cooper slammed for scrapping social distancing as the cameras pull away

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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and CNN host Anderson Cooper were criticized on social media Thursday night, after viewers noticed that the two threw social distancing out the window as the cameras pulled away after carefully staying far apart during the nominee's town hall.
What are the details?
Pundit Steve Krakauer shared footage of the incident, tweeting, "Joe Biden and Anderson Cooper are making a point of social distancing during the CNN Town Hall while on the stage. But when they think they've gone to commercial break, they get so close to each other that Biden is whispering in Cooper's ear:"
Sure enough, the clip shared by Krakauer shows that after Cooper signs off for a commercial break, the cameras pull back but continue to show Biden approaching Anderson and the host leaning over as Biden appears to whisper in his ear.
Neither of them were wearing masks, which is noteworthy since Biden has repeatedly vowed that his administration would impose a federal mask mandate as long as it is legal.
The town hall was held in a parking lot and 35 cars were allowed for the "drive-in" event. CNN reported that "CNN is following all of the local guidelines and restrictions put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic," according to the vice president of its special events team, "and everybody attending and working the town hall will have their temperatures taken and will answer screening questions."
The outlet noted that in Pennsylvania, where the event was held, "wearing masks when outside of the home is mandatory."
What was the reaction on social media?
But Twitter users noticed that Biden and Cooper did not appear to be following the rules.
Several people called both men "frauds" and re-upped the common accusation that CNN is "fake news."
One person tweeted, "They are so phony. It's sad that so many people are blind to it.."
Another asked, "Can you catch Covid if the cameras aren't rolling?"
Fox News' Pete Hegseth reacted to the footage, describing it as 'mask-mandate Joe whispering sweeting nothings to @andersoncooper."
Some folks wondered exactly what the two were discussing.
Others said the moment reminded them of when CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins was caught on camera immediately removing her mask after a White House coronavirus briefing in May.
But there were those who came to Biden's and Cooper's defense, with one person tweeting, "They are both tested daily. They have to be in order to do their jobs effectively."


theblaze--2020-09-19--Trump compliments Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 'An amazing woman who led an amazing life'; no comment for no

Trump compliments Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 'An amazing woman who led an amazing life'; no comment for now on whether he will nominate a replacement

Trump compliments Ruth Bader Ginsburg : 'An amazing woman who led an amazing life ' ; no comment for now @ @ @ @ @ a replacement

President Donald Trump reacted to the news of former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing after speaking at a rally in Bemidji, Minnesota.
News of Ginsburg's passing broke as the president was delivering a campaign speech that repeatedly stressed the importance of re-electing him so that he could nominate conservative justices to the Supreme Court, leading many liberal media figures to scold the president for remarks they said were in bad taste. However, it appears that President Trump was not notified by his staff about the news and that Trump learned of it for the first time when the media asked him for comment.
In response to a question from a reporter, a visibly shaken Trump responded, "She just died? Wow. I didn't know that. I just... you're telling me now for the first time."
Trump took a moment to compose himself and went on, "She led an amazing life. What else can you say? She was an amazing woman, whether you agree or not. She was an amazing woman who led an amazing life. I'm actually sad to hear that. I am sad to hear that. Thank you very much."
Trump then turned and walked away from reporters. According to several reporters present in the pool, reporters asked Trump as he walked away whether he plans to attempt to nominate a replacement justice before the election, but Trump did not respond to or acknowledge those questions.
During Trump's speech, while he was unaware that Ginsburg had died, Trump touted Republican Sen. Ted Cruz as a potential Supreme Court nominee in the future.
"I'm putting Ted Cruz as one of the people for the Supreme Court," Trump said. "Ted's the only man I know who could get 100 votes from the Senate. Every single senator is going to vote for him. He's a great guy, a brilliant guy."


theblaze--2020-09-19--Breaking: Mitch McConnell confirms there will be a vote for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee

Breaking: Mitch McConnell confirms there will be a vote for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee to fill Ginsburg's seat

Breaking : Mitch McConnell confirms there will be a vote for President Trump 's Supreme Court nominee to fill Ginsburg @ @

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell confirmed, to the Democrats' dismay, that he will push to hold a vote for a nominee to the Supreme Court from President Donald Trump after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
McConnell made the announcement in a statement that included a recognition of the accomplishments of the late Justice Ginsburg.
"The Senate and the nation mourn the sudden passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the conclusion of her extraordinary American life," said McConnell.
Ginsburg, a stalwart justice on the liberal side of the Supreme Court, died on Friday of pancreatic cancer.
"In the last midterm election before Justice Scalia's death in 2016, Americans elected a Republican Senate majority because we pledged to check and balance the last days of a lame-duck president's second term. We kept our promise," continued McConnell.
He went on to explain the rationale for supporting a vote for a Trump nominee when he blocked a vote for Merrick Garland, the nominee of former President Barack Obama, in 2016.
"Since the 1880s, no Senate has confirmed an opposite-party president's Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year," McConnell explained.
"By contrast, Americans reelected our majority in 2016 and expanded it in 2018 because we pledged to work with President Trump and support his agenda, particularly his outstanding appointments to the federal judiciary. Once again, we will keep our promise," he added.
"President Trump's nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate," he concluded.
McConnell's statement was met with anger and disbelief by many Democrats.
Here's more on the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg:


theblaze--2020-09-19--Lisa Murkowski says she won't vote on a justice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the election:

Lisa Murkowski says she won't vote on a justice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the election: 'Fair is fair'

Lisa Murkowski says she wo n't vote on a justice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the election : 'Fair @ @ @ @ @ Republicans defect , the prospect of a pre-election replacement is doomed

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death was barely announced before speculation began to run rampant on the internet about whether Republicans will attempt to confirm a nominee to replace her prior to the 2020 election.
The speculation is perhaps understandable. Most polls show President Donald Trump trailing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the general election, and a number of Republican senators in swing states are also trailing their Democratic opponents, meaning that Democrats believe that waiting until after the election will substantially increase the chances that a justice more to their liking will end up taking Ginsburg's place on the Supreme Court.
Republicans currently control 53 seats in the United States Senate, so they theoretically could force a nominee through before the election. In light of all this, some senators who are considered likely swing votes have already been approached by the media and asked if they plan to allow a vote on a replacement for Ginsburg.
One Republican senator, Alaska's Lisa Murkowski, has already indicated that she will not support such a vote.
Murkowski's remark that "fair is fair" is presumably a reference to the fact that Republican senators did not allow a hearing for former President Barack Obama's nominee Merrick Garland in 2016 during an election year.
Murkowski's position does not come as a surprise. Murkowski was asked about the possibility in August, back when it was merely a hypothetical, and she said then that she would not support such an attempt.
Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) also indicated some weeks ago that she would not support seating a replacement justice in October.
If both senators hold true to their positions, and no Democrats defect, that would mean that even two more Republican defections would doom any attempt to confirm a replacement for Ginsburg on the Supreme Court before the election.


theblaze--2020-09-19--Marshall University takes action against prof caught on video saying she hopes Trump supporters die

Marshall University takes action against prof caught on video saying she hopes Trump supporters die of coronavirus The video quickly @ @ @ @ @

Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, took action against an assistant professor caught on video saying she wished supporters of the president would die before the election.
The short video shows College of Science assistant professor Jennifer Mosher talking about her frustrations about people who don't wear masks. She was teaching students about the biology of the coronavirus in a virtual classroom when she made the comments.
"I think yesterday he held one inside, no one wore a mask. And I've become the type of person where I hope they all get it and die," she said on the video.
"I'm sorry but I am so frustrated and I don't know what else to do. I, you can't argue with and you can't talk sense into them. I said to somebody yesterday, I hope they all die before the election. That's the only, that's the only saving hope I have right now," Mosher continued.
"Definitely bootlickers," she added.
"Anyhow, OK, I'm gonna stop talking politics," Mosher said, "because I really should not be talking politics in here."
WOWK-TV reported that Mosher was referring to supporters of President Donald Trump and his recent rallies. The video quickly went viral after being circulated on social media, and many called for Mosher's dismissal over the divisive comments.
The university said in a statement released on Friday that they had removed Mosher from her classroom duties while they investigate the matter.
"Marshall University this morning announced it is aware of an overtly political statement made by a faculty member in a recent virtual classroom session and widely circulated on social media," read the statement.
"The university does not support or condone the use of any of its educational platforms to belittle people or wish harm on those who hold differing political views," the statement continued. "The professor was removed from the classroom yesterday and is on administrative leave, pending an investigation."
Here's a local news report about the incident:


theblaze--2020-09-18--Breaking: Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

She was the first Jewish woman to be appointed to the highest court in the land

The Supreme Court announced on Friday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away at age 87.
She was the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court and the first Jewish woman to serve on the highest court in the land. She served more than two decades on the Supreme Court.
A statement from the Supreme Court said that she died at home surrounded by her family. She died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer.
"Our Nation has lost a jurist of historic stature," Chief Justice John Roberts said in the statement.
"We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her - a tireless and resolute champion of justice," he added.
Ginsburg was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1933. She attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and later Harvard Law School before transferring to Columbia Law School. She tied for first in her class when she graduated from Columbia.
Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton in 1993. She was considered to be on the left wing of the court and defended many liberal causes, most especially those relating to women's rights. Abortions rights advocates saw her as a champion of their cause.
She also was a pioneer in using international law to help guide the development of U.S. jurisprudence, something that many conservatives oppose.
"Justice Ginsburg paved the way for so many women, including me. There will never be another like her. Thank you RBG," tweeted Hillary Clinton.
Ginsburg was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1999 and was able to overcome several other bouts with the disease.
A private interment service will be held for her at Arlington National Cemetery.
Here's more about the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at age 87: Report www.youtube.com
[This story has been updated with additional information.]


theblaze--2020-09-18--La Raza Radio among businesses burned down in Minneapolis BLM riots: 'It was my life's work. Destroy

La Raza Radio among businesses burned down in Minneapolis BLM riots: 'It was my life's work. Destroyed.'

La Raza Radio among businesses burned down in Minneapolis BLM riots : 'It was my life 's work .
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Among the many businesses destroyed in the Minneapolis Black Lives Matter riots was a minority-owned Spanish-language radio station named "La Raza 95.7FM."
The station's CEO, Maya Santamaria, explained to the Star Tribune that the destruction from the rioting was a devastating setback for her business.
"It was my life's work. Destroyed," she lamented.
The station was destroyed in May when protesters angry about the death of George Floyd turned to rioting and looting. It was in a building that was targeted by arsonists because of its proximity to a Minneapolis police station, and it went up in flames.
''We were a block from Third Precinct that got burned down," Santamaria said. "It was all very intense. Something that started as protest against the police over treatment of African Americans became violence against Latino and other businesses, including Black businesses. The Latino community really felt it in terms of the damage and looting."
Santamaria said that her efforts to keep the station going were hampered when she found out that it was insured for less than what it was worth.
"Our business loss was $150,000 and we recouped about $85,000," she told the Tribune.
She is now looking to relocate away from the area because of the inhospitable business climate after the riots and the coronavirus pandemic.
"There is a flight from Lake Street," she said. "It's still like a war zone. It's depressing. Spirits are low. Not just Latinos. It's a struggle. It's going to take a lot of spiritual work, planning and investment."
Santamaria opened a GoFundMe campaign page in order to raise funds to keep La Raza Radio going, but after 5 months, it only raised $3.9k of its $250k goal.
"The voice of the Latino Community in Minneapolis was silenced when it was most needed!" she wrote at the page.
Here's more about the rioting and looting in Minneapolis:


theblaze--2020-09-18--'Color Revolution': The Obama Admin's plan UPEND America—and it's all happening NOW

'Color Revolution ' : The Obama Admin 's plan UPEND America—and it 's all happening NOW Just in time for @ @

The former ambassador to Russia under the Obama Administration, Michael McFaul, came up with "7 Pillars of Color Revolution," a list of seven steps needed to incite the type of revolution used to upend Eastern European countries like Ukraine and Georgia in the past two decades. On his TV special this week, Glenn Beck broke down the seven steps and showed how they're happening right now in America.
Here are McFaul's seven steps:
1. Semi-autocratic regime (not fully autocratic) – provides opportunity to call incumbent leader "fascist"
2. Appearance of unpopular president or incumbent leader
3. United and organized opposition – Antifa, BLM
4. Effective system to convince the public (well before the election) of voter fraud
5. Compliant media to push voter fraud narrative
6. Political opposition organization able to mobilize "thousands to millions in the streets"
7. Division among military and police
Glenn explained each "pillar," offering examples and evidence of how the Obama administration laid out the plan for an Eastern European style revolution in order to completely upend the American system.
Last month, McFaul made a obvious attempt to downplay his "color revolutions" plan with the following tweet:
Two weeks later, he appeared to celebrate step seven of his plan in this now-deleted tweet:
As Glenn explains in this clip, the Obama administration's "7 Pillars of Color Revolution" are all playing out – just weeks before President Donald Trump takes on Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the November election.
Watch the video clip below to hear more from Glenn:
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theblaze--2020-09-18--Three-quarters of Americans believe there will be mass protests if Donald Trump wins in November. Th

Three-quarters of Americans believe there will be mass protests if Donald Trump wins in November. The vast majority of those are worried about violence.

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A new poll from YouGov and the Economist shows that Americans are far more concerned about how supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will react to a Donald Trump victory in November than they are about Trump supporters should Biden pull off a win.
And most voters who believe protests will happen say they are worried things will turn violent.
What are the numbers?
Nearly three-quarters — 74% — of U.S. adults believe there will likely be mass protests if President Trump wins re-election, the poll showed.
Republicans and independents are significantly less likely than Democrats to hold this view: 86% of Democrats expect protests after a Trump victory, compared to 73% of Republicans and independents.
This is not surprising considering Democrats and progressives have announced their intentions to take to the streets should Trump win a close election.
As exposed by the Daily Beast, the Fight Back Table brought progressive and left-wing groups together to game plan how protest would look following a Trump victory — or even an attempt by Trump to say he had won. From the Daily Beast:
Those involved in the conversation say this wide an array of groups has never coordinated so closely on these matters before. And the fact that they were sitting down some two months in advance of the election, was a testament to how seriously they take the complications and threats Election Day poses.
If Biden should win, the share of Americans who believe there will be mass protests drops to 44%, including 51% of Republicans, and 43% of Democrats and independents.
Will there be violence?
Among the three-quarters of Americans who believe there will be mass protests following a Trump win, 72% are worried about violence.
Democrats (77%) and Republicans (71%) who believe protests are likely if Trump wins are more likely than independents (65%) to be worried about violence, YouGov said.
That number drops nearly 10 points should Biden win. Some 63% of Americans who expect mass protests after a Biden win are worried about violence.
Again, Democrats (70%) who believe protest are likely with a Biden win are markedly more likely than Republicans (61%) and independents (61%) to be worried about violence.


theblaze--2020-09-18--Progressives poll Latino voters on 'dog-whistle' GOP talking points, shocked to find approval for 'T

Progressives poll Latino voters on 'dog-whistle' GOP talking points, shocked to find approval for 'Trump-style rhetoric'

Progressives poll Latino voters on 'dog-whistle ' GOP talking points , shocked to find approval for 'Trump-style rhetoric' Meanwhile , @ @ @ @ @ Latinos

Former Vice President and Democratic nominee Joe Biden is struggling to reach Latino voters. That statement is not pro-Trump wish-casting about the 2020 election, it's mainstream analysis reported by CNN, the Financial Times, The Atlantic, and even The Daily Beast, hardly Trump-friendly publications.
When it comes to the question of "why" Biden is underperforming with Hispanics, two progressive researchers sought to find out and in an op-ed published Friday they characterized the results of their research as "sobering."
As it turns out, so-called "dog-whistle" messaging based on Republican campaign talking points on immigration as well as other issues resonated with Latino and other minority voters. In fact, Latino voters found such messaging more convincing than even white and black voters. The standard-packaged Democratic talking points condemning President Donald Trump as a bigot and criticizing structural racism were less-effective with these voters.
Writing in the New York Times, researchers Ian Haney López, a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and Tory Gavito, founder of the left-wing Texas Future Project, cite recent polling from Quinnipiac and Monmouth that found 38% of registered Hispanic voters in 10 battleground states may be "ambivalent about even voting," arguing that Latinos will be "a key component of the swing voters in this election."
Knowing the Latino vote will be crucial for Biden to beat Trump, López and Gavito commissioned liberal pollsters to conduct 15 focus groups with Hispanics, whites, and African Americans from across America. You can find their research here.
They began by asking these focus groups whether a "dog-whistle message lifted from Republican talking points" was convincing. The study refers to this message as the "opposition message" and part of it condemns "illegal immigration from places overrun with drugs and criminal gangs" and calls for "fully funding the police so our communities are not threatened by people who refuse to follow our laws."
In full, the "opposition message" reads:
Our leaders must prioritize keeping us safe and ensuring that hardworking Americans have the freedom to prosper. Leaders who built a strong economy once can do it again after COVID-19.
Taking a second look at China, or illegal immigration from places overrun with drugs and criminal gangs, is just common sense. And so is fully funding the police, so our communities are not threatened by people who refuse to follow our laws.
We need to make sure we can take care of our own people first, especially the people who politicians have cast aside for too long to cater to whatever special interest groups yell the loudest or riot in the street.
According to López and Gavito, three out of five whites polled found this message convincing. And so did three out of five black voters, and even more Latino voters.
"These numbers do not translate directly into support for the Republican Party," the researchers explain. "Nevertheless, the results tell us something important: a majority across the groups we surveyed did not repudiate Trump-style rhetoric as obviously racist and divisive, but instead agreed with it."
Translation: Majorities of white, black, and Latino voters responded positively to a pro-market, pro-sovereignty, pro-law and order message about caring for Americans forgotten by politicians and special interest groups and antagonized by rioters. That is, essentially, Trump's re-election message.
Now, for full context, the study characterized this message as code for "business leaders should run the country," people of color are "dangerous and undeserving," and hating "liberal government" because "it coddles criminals and welfare recipients — and thus betrays whites by favoring people of color." This is what they mean by "dog-whistle," that when supposedly racist and bigoted Trump supporters hear things like "Taking a second look at China," and "fully funding the police," they know that what Republicans are really talking about is using government to protect whites by oppressing minorities.
Naturally, these progressives are distressed that such a supposedly evil message resonates with the voters they need to win the election. And this is where the analysis from López and Gavito becomes fascinating, as they try to understand why this message works with Latinos.
"Hispanics, of course, are no more monolithic than any other group, and internal differences influenced how individuals reacted," they write. "The single biggest factor was how respondents thought about Hispanic racial identity. More than whether the individual was Mexican-American or from Cuba, young or old, male or female, from Texas, Florida or California, how the person perceived the racial identity of Latinos as a group shaped his or her receptivity to a message stoking racial division."
They continue (bolded for emphasis):
Progressives commonly categorize Latinos as people of color, no doubt partly because
progressive Latinos see the group that way and encourage others to do so as well. Certainly, we both once took that perspective for granted. Yet in our survey, only one in four Hispanics saw the group as people of color.
In contrast, the majority rejected this designation. They preferred to see Hispanics as a group integrating into the American mainstream, one not overly bound by racial constraints but instead able to get ahead through hard work.
The minority of Latinos who saw the group as people of color were more liberal in their views regarding government and the economy, and strongly preferred Democratic messages to the dog-whistle message. For the majority of Latinos, however, the standard Democratic frames tied or lost to the racial fear message. In other words, Mr. Trump's competitiveness among Latinos is real.
In other words, most Hispanic voters do not see themselves as part of an oppressed racial class. They have a Hispanic heritage and are proud of it, but they want to be Americans too. They want to assimilate, and they believe that with hard work they can achieve the American dream.
"Even more than whites and Blacks, Hispanics emphasize the importance of hard work and favor government creating opportunities for advancement," the study says.
Most Latinos do not believe there is systematic racism in American institutions standing as an obstacle to their success. And that's why they're receptive to "Trump-style rhetoric."
This is a problem for Joe Biden, and López and Gavito offer a simple solution: Change the message.
"The key is to link racism and class conflict," they say. And also to stop blaming white people as a group for everything wrong in America.
"Democrats should call for Americans to unite against the strategic racism of powerful elites who stoke division and then run the country for their own benefit. This is not to deny the reality of pervasive societal racism. But it does direct attention away from whites in general and toward the powerful elites who benefit from divide-and-conquer politics."
This focus-tested "race-class approach ... fuses issues of racial division and class inequality, and by doing so shifts the basic 'us versus them' story — the staple of most political messaging — away from 'whites versus people of color' to 'us all against the powerful elites pushing division.'"
That message looks like this:
We had come so far, but now Covid-19 threatens our families — for instance with health
risks, record unemployment and losing the businesses we worked hard to build. To
overcome these challenges, we need to pull together no matter our race or ethnicity. But
instead of uniting us, certain politicians make divisions worse, insulting and blaming
different groups. When they divide us, they can more easily rig our government and the
economy for their wealthy campaign donors. When we come together by rejecting racism
against anyone, we can elect new leaders who support proven solutions that help all
working families.
The focus groups polled reacted much more strongly in favor of this message than the "opposition message" or traditional Democratic Party talking points accusing Republicans of "xenophobia, racism, and division" or taking a "color-blind" approach. Messages similarly framed on immigration and criminal justice reform issues also found more support.
López and Gavito advise Biden and Democratic Party strategists to view Hispanics "not as a monolith but as America in microcosm." The study they put forward urges Democrats to make cross-racial appeals to voters, uniting Latinos, whites, and blacks in solidarity by framing their issues as a struggle against unresponsive elites ignoring their needs and pushing division.
Ironically, this closely resembles the populist messaging President Trump used in the 2016 election to win the White House. Trump ran a "drain the swamp" campaign focused on criticizing establishment politicians. As he promised in his victory speech, "the forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer."
Despite what progressives claim, the "forgotten" American does not have one race or creed. Trump's message attempted to appeal to all Americans who felt disenfranchised by politicians who did not keep their promises and a government that over decades grew too large to be in touch with their needs.
The Trump campaign and Republicans have just as much to learn from this study as the left. The lesson is Latino Americans, like all Americans, do not want to be divided. They still believe the elites are out of touch. They want to feel like someone is fighting for their interests, not special interests.
The challenge for President Trump as an incumbent is to argue he hasn't forgotten the Americans who put him in power and to show how he has unified the country. The challenge for Biden is to credibly craft a unifying message while the assorted victim-classes in his base compete against each other to be the most oppressed and publicly declare their contempt for America.


theblaze--2020-09-18--Dave Rubin slams critical race theory as 'absolutely racist propaganda,' says Trump's new EO respond

Dave Rubin slams critical race theory as 'absolutely racist propaganda,' says Trump's new EO responds to the left's 'overreach'

Dave Rubin slams critical race theory as 'absolutely racist propaganda , ' says Trump 's new EO responds to the @ @ @ @ @ 's new executive order establishes the 1776 Commission to promote 'patriotic education '

BlazeTV host Dave Rubin blasted critical race theory as "absolutely racist propaganda," saying President Donald Trump's recently announced executive order to reform how schools teach U.S. history is a response to the left's overreach.
Rubin, the author of "Don't Burn This Book," appeared on "Fox & Friends" Friday morning where he was asked to respond to the president's announcement of the development of a "pro-America curriculum" for schools and subsequent left-wing critics deriding the president's initiative as propaganda.
"It's really bizarre seeing some of the push back on this where people are saying, oh, if you teach young people to be patriotic that that somehow is propaganda," Rubin said. "Yet, these are the same people that have no problem as our young people are being taught critical race theory, which absolutely is racist propaganda, and are being taught about the 1619 Project."
"Even one of the originators of the 1619 Project admitted that it's not fully fact-based," he added.
President Trump delivered a speech Thursday at the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C., announcing a new executive order to promote "patriotic education" in schools.
"We must clear away the twisted web of lies in our schools and classrooms and teach our children the magnificent truth about our country," the president said, denouncing curricula based on critical race theory and the New York Times' 1619 Project, which claims that America was founded on slavery, as "toxic propaganda."
"Critical race theory, the 1619 Project, and the crusade against American history is toxic propaganda — an ideological poison that, if not removed, will dissolve the civic bonds that tie us together," Trump said. "The only path to national unity is through our shared identity as Americans. That is why it is so urgent that we finally restore patriotic education to our schools."
Rubin agreed with Trump's assessment.
"The idea that America was founded on slavery is an absolutely crazy idea. We actually fought a war to end slavery. We've brought more people here to share in our success than any other country in the history of the nation," Rubin said.
"The idea that we'd be teaching people, hopefully proper history to be proud of America — I don't want young people to be taught propaganda — but I want them to be proud of the country because this is a great country. It was founded on incredible principles and it's a shining beacon to the rest of the world that you can be free and take charge of your life. And we should be teaching that," Rubin continued.
The president's executive order will establish the 1776 Commission to create guidelines that the president says will teach that America is "an exceptional, free and just nation, worth defending, preserving and protecting."
Rubin said the president's executive order is only necessary because progressives struck first in the culture wars.
"If the Left hadn't overreached so much, if they hadn't gone so far off the rails in the last couple years, then Trump wouldn't need to do this," Rubin said. "So they're very upset at Trump right now for trying to inject something pro-America into our curriculum, yet it's their move to inject all of this stuff that actually is racist. Again, critical race theory is racist, and they're the ones that injected it and now he's the counter-measure."


theblaze--2020-09-18--US Marshals arrest 262 suspects, rescue 5 missing children in 'Operation Triple Beam'

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Operation Triple Beam concluded on Sept. 6 .
Of the 262 people arrested , 141 were confirmed gang members , and six people were wanted for homicide , according to KFOR-TV .
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Marshals apprehended Pablo Robledo , a Surenos gang member who escaped from the Oklahoma County Detention Center while awaiting murder charges by busting out a window and using several bedsheets to scale down the building .
On Aug. 12 , law enforcement officers arrested Chasady and Charles Hall ; both believed to be Dungee Crip members .
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Operation Triple Beam combined several agencies , including the Oklahoma City police , Oklahoma Highway Patrol , Oklahoma County Sheriff 's Office , Shawnee and Yukon Police Departments , Pottawatomie County Sheriff 's Office , Comanche County Detention , Oklahoma Department of Corrections , Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics , Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms , Oklahoma County District Attorney 's Office , United States Attorney 's Office for the Western District of Oklahoma , and Homeland Security Investigations .
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The U.S. Marshals Service wrapped up a 60-day operation that had the mission of reducing violent gang crime in Oklahoma City. During "Operation Triple Beam," U.S. Marshals made 262 arrests, rescued five missing children, and seized illegal firearms and narcotics.
Operation Triple Beam concluded on Sept. 6. Of the 262 people arrested, 141 were confirmed gang members, and six people were wanted for homicide, according to KFOR-TV. Other suspects were charged with felony assault, sexual assault, illegal possession of firearms, illegal drug distribution, robbery, and arson.
On July 31, U.S. Marshals apprehended Pablo Robledo, a Surenos gang member who escaped from the Oklahoma County Detention Center while awaiting murder charges by busting out a window and using several bedsheets to scale down the building.
On Aug. 12, law enforcement officers arrested Chasady and Charles Hall; both believed to be Dungee Crip members. The couple reportedly kidnapped their children from an Oklahoma City daycare. The children were in the custody of the state's Department of Human Services.
U.S. Marshals also seized 72 firearms, more than 9 kilograms of narcotics, and nearly $17,000.
Operation Triple Beam combined several agencies, including the Oklahoma City police, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office, Shawnee and Yukon Police Departments, Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office, Comanche County Detention, Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office, United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Oklahoma, and Homeland Security Investigations.
"Operation Triple Beam OKC was a targeted enforcement initiative by the Marshals and their partners to address violent crime in and around Oklahoma City," said Johnny Kuhlman, a U.S. marshal for the Western District of Oklahoma. "Our primary goal with operations like OTB is to make communities safer. When we arrest these violent fugitives, we are also removing guns and narcotics from our streets. We believe these efforts have an immediate, positive impact on the communities we serve."
The U.S. Marshals have located at least 77 missing and at-risk children in the past few weeks.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Marshals Service announced they rescued eight "highly endangered" missing children in Indiana during "Operation Homecoming."
In late August, Marshals located 39 missing children in Georgia and Florida during "Operation Not Forgotten." The U.S. Marshals said the children were between the ages of 3 to 17, and 15 of the children were victims of sex trafficking. Law enforcement cleared 26 warrants during the two-week operation.
Also last month, U.S. Marshals tracked down 25 missing and endangered children from Ohio during "Operation Safety Net." The missing children ranged in age from 13 and 18, and were found as far away as Miami. U.S. Marshals said that a quarter of the endangered children were victims of human trafficking and prostitution.
Last week, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement participated in a multi-agency operation that resulted in the arrest of five suspected child sexual predators. "Operation Home Alone 2" was able to successfully "target sexual predators who attempted to lure underage children with the intent of engaging in sexual activity."


theblaze--2020-09-18--Trump admin says COVID-19 vaccine will not be mandatory, will be distributed within 24 hours of FDA

Trump admin says COVID-19 vaccine will not be mandatory, will be distributed within 24 hours of FDA approval

Trump admin says COVID-19 vaccine will not be mandatory , will be distributed within 24 hours of FDA approval Dr. @ @ @ @ @ House 's coronavirus task force speaks to the media as U.S. President Donald J. Trump @ @ @ @ @ conference Wednesday at the White House .
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President Donald Trump announced Friday that a COVID-19 vaccine will be distributed within 24 hours of completion of phase 3 trials and FDA approval, with all Americans having access to the vaccine by April, according to the Daily Caller.
Speed has been the priority in the pursuit of a vaccine to provide relief to the country from the pandemic, as evidenced by the name of the initiative: Operation Warp Speed. From the Daily Caller:
"Since January, America's brilliant doctors and scientists have been working been working around the clock, the best medical minds in the world by far and the vaccines are going through the gold standard of clinical trials, very heavy emphasis placed on safety," Trump told reporters at the top of his Friday afternoon press conference. "Three vaccines are already in the final stage."
The president further stated that "as part of Operation Warp Speed, my administration has manufactured one of the most promising vaccines in advance, and it will be fairly long in advance, as soon as a vaccine is approved, the administration will deliver it to the American people immediately. Distribution will begin within 24 hours."
Trump said there should be enough doses by April for every American to have access to the vaccine.
Concerns about how safe the vaccine will be, combined with new perspective on just how heavily governments may impose requirements on citizens in an emergency, have led some to be skeptical about taking a vaccine for COVID-19.
Dr. Scott Atlas, a member of the White House coronavirus response task force, assured the public that they will have a choice in the matter.
"By April, every single American who wants to be vaccinated will have the ability to be vaccinated," Atlas said. "It's not a forced vaccination."
Nearly half of surveyed Americans have said they will either definitely or probably not get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to Pew Research Center. Of that group, 76% of them cite fear of side effects as a major concern, and 72% of them say they want to know more about how well it works.
From Pew Research:
There are widespread public concerns about aspects of the vaccine development process. On the heels of a pledge from nine pharmaceutical companies to ensure that a potential vaccine would meet rigorous standards, the Center survey finds three-quarters of Americans (77%) think it's very or somewhat likely a COVID-19 vaccine will be approved in the United States before its safety and effectiveness are fully understood. And when asked about the pace of the vaccine approval process, 78% say their greater concern is that it will move too fast, without fully establishing safety and effectiveness, compared with just 20% who are more concerned approval will move too slowly, creating unnecessary delays.


theblaze--2020-09-18--Firefighter is killed battling blaze started by botched gender-reveal party

Photo by Kyle Grillot for The Washington Post via Getty Images

A firefighter in California has died in the El Dorado Fire, the wildfire that started earlier this month from a pyrotechnic device used during a gender-reveal party.
What are the details?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement that the firefighter, who has not been named, was killed on Thursday.
"USDA Forest Service officials on the San Bernardino National Forest have confirmed the death of a firefighter on the El Dorado Fire," the statement said. "The incident took place on Thursday, September 17, 2020."
"Our deepest sympathies are with the family, friends and fellow firefighters during this time," it continued. "The cause is under investigation. More details will be made available as they are confirmed."
On Thursday night, SoCal Air Operations tweeted that a search and rescue operation had been initiated for a missing "hot shot" near Pinezanita, California. Hot shots, according to the San Bernardino County Sun, are "specially trained firefighters who battle blazes in remote regions by hiking in or being lowered from a helicopter" and "build fire breaks with tools they carry."
In a tweet about the tragedy, Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, tweeted: "I am deeply saddened that the firefighter who went missing while fighting the El Dorado Fire has died. Each day, our nation's courageous firefighters and first responders risk their lives to protect our communities. May this brave soul rest in peace."
What's the background?
The massive fire, which started after a pregnant couple set off a firework in El Dorado Ranch park, resulted in an initial containment effort consisting of more than 500 firefighters, 60 fire engines, and four helicopters.
The couple reportedly used a cylindrical device to send either pink or blue smoke into the sky in order to reveal the sex of the baby, but sparked a fire in the process. They attempted to douse it with water from their water bottles, but it was to no avail.
From there, the fire quickly spread and, as of Friday morning, had burned 21,678 acres and was 66% contained.
The San Bernardino County Sun added that 12 injuries have been reported in relation to the fire so far, not including this most recent death. Four homes have been destroyed.


theblaze--2020-09-18--'The View' segment descends into chaos after GOP House candidate Kim Klacik calls out Joy Behar for

'The View' segment descends into chaos after GOP House candidate Kim Klacik calls out Joy Behar for blackface

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An interview on "The View" with Kimberly Klacik, a Republican running for Congress in Maryland, ended badly after Klacik called out host Joy Behar for her blackface scandal.
Klacik is running in the 7th Congressional District in Maryland, a heavily Democratic district formerly served by the late Elijah Cummings, and has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.
When discussing President Trump's COVID-19 response, Behar asked Klacik to answer for Trump's admission to reporter Bob Woodward that he downplayed the virus early on.
"Excuse me, I have to say something to you," Behar began. "He told Bob Woodward that it was a very serious issue. That it was airborne, and that it was terrible. Then he went out and told the American people, 'Don't wear masks, it's all gonna go away. You have to put some blame on your president, I'm sorry. You're putting it on something extraneous here. Talk to the point, please."
"Is this Joy speaking?" Klacik responded. "The same Joy that paraded around in blackface not too long ago? Come on, Joy, I don't think you should be asking these questions."
Behar responded angrily to Klacik's topic shift.
"Excuse me," Behar interjected angrily. "The black community had my back. They know that that was not blackface, that was an homage. Oh, please. Just answer the question."
As Behar was talking, Klacik responded that the black community had her back as well, leading host Sunny Hostin to jump in.
"The black community has your back?" Hostin interjected, incredulously. "The black community has your back? The black community did not vote for you. What planet are you living on? What planet are you living on? Wow."
As Klacik attempted to explain the circumstances around the special election that she lost in February to Democrat Kweisi Mfume, who she is challenging again, Hostin turns around in her chair and Behar dismissively ends the interview.
"Listen, Kim, good luck to you," Behar said as she ended the interview.
A photo of Behar wearing darkening makeup and dressing as a "beautiful African woman" in the 1970s was released by The Wrap in 2019.


theblaze--2020-09-18--Black Lives Matter co-founder's venture funded by pro-communist China group: report

One co-founder already admitted BLM leaders are 'trained Maxists '

A new project from a Black Lives Matter co-founder is funded by an organization that is pro-communist and supports China's communist government, according to a new investigation by the Heritage Foundation. Alicia Garza, who is the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter organization, started a new venture called the Black Futures Lab.
"The Black Futures Lab transforms Black communities into constituencies that change the way power operates — locally, statewide and nationally," the Black Futures Lab's website states. The group has a mission to "educate elected officials on this new legislative agenda, and challenges policymakers to take up positions beneficial to Black communities."
When you click on the donation page of the Black Futures Lab website, the page says: "Black Futures Lab is a fiscally sponsored project of the Chinese Progressive Association."
The Chinese Progressive Association was founded in 1972, and claims it "educates, organizes and empowers the low income and working class immigrant Chinese community in San Francisco to build collective power with other oppressed communities to demand better living and working conditions and justice for all people."
There is also another CPA chapter in Boston that was established in 1977.
The Heritage Foundation claims that from CPA's start, "it has been a promoter of the People's Republic of China." The Heritage Foundation report cites "an authoritative 2009 Stanford University paper" that alleges the Chinese Progressive Association "worked with other pro-PRC groups within the U.S. and San Francisco Bay Area … Support for the PRC was based on the inspiration the members drew from what they saw as a successful grassroots model that presented a viable alternative to Western capitalism."
The Chinese Progressive Association was commended for participating in anti-police brutality protests this summer by China Daily, China's state-owned English-language news site that is run by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
CPA held a rally last September in Boston, where demonstrators raised the People's Republic of China flag in City Hall Plaza to commemorate the anniversary of the communist takeover.
CPA co-founder Lydia Lowe co-wrote an essay titled, "The Role of Asian American and Pacific Islander Movements: Race, Nationality Oppression and Revolutionary Strategy" for Leftroots, a self-described "national organization of Leftists engaged in mass organizing in the United States committed to developing the individual and collective skills necessary to formulate, evaluate and carry out strategy to build twenty-first century socialism."
"What is the connection between the history of people of color in the U.S. and their role in the struggle for 21st century socialism? Exploitation, oppression, and theft from communities of color, rooted in the history of colonialism and imperialism, was central to the development of the U.S. economy and society; today's inequality and super-exploitation is the result of a western legacy of racial capitalism," the essay says.
"The issue of race or nationality oppression plays an exceptional role in U.S. society and its resolution is critical to achieving a fundamentally different one," the essay adds. "Unifying working class struggles with the movements of peoples of color is critical to achieving a fundamentally different society."
The Black Futures Lab nor the Chinese Progressive Association responded to requests for comment about the partnership from Fox News.
Garza's fellow Black Lives Matter co-founder, Patrisse Cullors, has admitted that the organization's leaders are "trained Marxists." In a 2015 interview, Cullors admitted that BLM founders subscribe to Karl Marx's ideology.
"Myself and Alicia in particular are trained organizers. We are trained Marxists," Cullors said. "We are super-versed on, sort of, ideological theories."
Earlier this week, former NFL star Herschel Walker denounced BLM and asked, "Are you supporting the group that says they are trained Marxists? Because they're making a lot of money, and I like to know."
"I'm challenging every owner in the NFL, every owner of major league sports, every owner of stadiums, every commissioner, every leader in Washington, every church," Walker said. "I'm challenging every professional player: Is this who you're supporting? Because a trained Marxist tells you that they're anti-government, they're anti-American, they're anti-Christian, they're anti-everything."
On BlazeTV, Glenn Beck explained how public schools have pushed progressive agendas and Marxism with the help of BLM. Beck speaks to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.


theblaze--2020-09-18--VIDEO: Vandal rips down, smashes statue of Virgin Mary at NYC church in broad daylight

VIDEO : Vandal rips down , smashes statue of Virgin Mary at NYC church in broad daylight

Statue smashing has become all the rage in the country today. And in New York the movement to attack monuments has claimed another treasured icon.
Destroying statues of the Founding Fathers, Christopher Columbus, and Jesus wasn't enough. Now someone decided to pick on a lady.
Brooklyn cops are looking for a man caught on camera tearing down a statue of the Virgin Mary a week ago just outside Shrine Church of Our Lady of Solace in Coney Island, WCBS-TV reported Friday.
What happened?
Security footage shows a man climbing a fence outside the church on Sept. 11 and crawling up the house of worship's outdoor religious shrine.
Image source: WCBS-TV video screenshot
The vandal can be seen rocking the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe back and forth until he is able to dislodge from its perch.
He then tosses the statue over the fence and onto the public sidewalk.
Image source: WCBS-TV video screenshot
All of this was done in broad morning daylight as people looked on.
The hoodlum's actions mashed the face of the statue, destroyed the base, and broke off the hands of the Blessed Mother.
The church told WCBS that the statue is worth $4,000 and now it must buy a new one.
One witness, Sara Marerro, a Coney Island resident, told the outlet, "Who knows mentally what's going on with that person in that moment, but you don't do stuff like that."
Another unnamed witness, whose face is blurred out in the video, reportedly got into a fight with the vandal after the statute was toppled and tried to fix it, but to no avail, Marerro said.
Image source: WCBS-TV video screenshot
The Diocese of Brooklyn is, naturally, upset.
John Quaglione, who is with the diocese, called the vandalism a "direct assault" on the faith of people who might have wanted to have a moment of prayer.
"To attack the Blessed Mother on the day of 9/11 in the morning in broad daylight is not only brazen, but it is a direct assault on the faith of the people that were walking by that day wanted to have a moment of prayer to themselves, wanted to remember someone they may have lost," Quaglione said.
Asked what she felt led to the statue being torn down, Marerro said, "They were drunk."