theblaze--2020-08-11--'Let Us Worship' rally draws thousands in riot-ravaged Seattle, as Antifa, violent protesters try to

'Let Us Worship' rally draws thousands in riot-ravaged Seattle, as Antifa, violent protesters try to intervene: 'There is another story of what God is doing in these cities'

'Let Us Worship ' rally draws thousands in riot-ravaged Seattle , as Antifa , violent protesters try to intervene : @ @ @ @ @ what God is doing in these cities '

Hundreds of members of the Christian faith community converged on a Seattle park on Sunday for a powerful "Let Us Worship" rally.
What are the details?
Worship leader Sean Feucht led the Sunday event, which saw several hundred people show up to worship, according to KIRO-TV.
After the highly attended event, Feucht shared a video on social media featuring the crowd happily worshiping, calling them "the most courageous and bold [people] in America!"
"THEY WIN AFTER TONIGHT!!!" HE ADDED.
LET US WORSHIP - Sean Feucht - Seattle, WA www.youtube.com
He described the scene, which was full of people intent on shutting down the mass worship.
"Violent protesters showed up flashing knives! We had an entire satanic cult march through the worshippers the entire time yelling 'Hail Satan!' We had white Antifa yelling & threatening black local pastors!" he said. "They yelled obscenities and cursed at my wife and kids all night long! At one point, I had about 30 stationed body guards around myself and the band (you can see them in this vid) as they kept trying to storm the band and tackle them."
Feucht added, "They broke drums and guitar pedals! They killed our generators at one point ... yet through it all ... SEATTLE NEVER STOPPED SINGING!!! We saw salvations, healings, miracles, and baptisms! It was on another level! THE CHURCH REFUSED TO BE INTIMIDATED AND GOD KEPT POURING OUT!"
A day after the moving event, Feucht took to Facebook, where he shared images from the rally and wrote, "No more backing down and fleeing for the suburbs. Jesus is coming for the hardest parts of our cities and He's jealous for praise, love & salvation to fill the streets."
Feucht told "Fox & Friends" on Sunday that a Saturday night rally in Portland, Oregon — which reportedly drew thousands of worshipers — rendered similar results.
“Our tagline for last night was riots to revival, which we're also carrying with us into Seattle tonight. And we just believe that the church has the ability to change the narrative," the worship leader said.
“All of America has just seen these buildings burning and they've seen this destruction and this violence. And the news, the mainstream media seems to be infatuated with this. But I'm telling you, there is another story of what God is doing in these cities and the church is rising up," he concluded.
LET US WORSHIP - Fox&Friends Interview - Sean Feucht - Hold the Line - Portland www.youtube.com
What are people saying about this?
Charles Karaku, a worshiper from Minneapolis, Minnesota, told KIRO that he felt the rally was powerful, especially since it took place in a region ravaged by violent riots and under lock and key due to COVID-19 for the last couple of months.
"To just bring a blessing over this city that has gone through a lot of pain," he told the station. "We understand that they hold a different opinion, and it's not anything to be angry about."
Morgan Daughtridge, an attendee from Washington, D.C., said, "When I was out at the protests for Black Lives Matter, I didn't get much backlash from not wearing a mask."
An anonymous attendee who was not happy with the rally told the station, "It's very disheartening and frustrating to have people come into our community and potentially be spreading disease. Ultimately, a large gathering of people is a large gathering of people, right, and the same rules apply there or here; in the protests, our medics were always handing out masks and hand sanitizer."


theblaze--2020-08-11--Hunter Biden settled $450K in tax debt within 6 days last month. Last year, he said he was too broke

Hunter Biden settled $450K in tax debt within 6 days last month. Last year, he said he was too broke to pay child support.

Hunter Biden settled $ 450K in tax debt within 6 days last month .
Last year , he said he @ @ @ @ @ child support .

Hunter Biden, son of former Vice President Joe Biden, reportedly settled more than $450,000 in tax debt within just six days last month, despite claiming last year that he was too poor to pay child support.
What are the details?
The Washington Free Beacon reported Monday that Biden was hit with the sizable tax lien on July 9 by the District of Columbia over unpaid state income taxes in 2017 and 2018. By July 15 — just six days later — a spokesman for D.C.'s Office of the Chief Financial Officer confirmed that the "tax issue was resolved."
According to the Free Beacon, tax expert Harvey Bezozi noted that tax liens often take months or years to resolve and that the only way to do it is to pay the required amount in full through "a payment plan, penalty abatement, or other compromise with the government — or to prove the lien was filed in error."
"Six days had to be some kind of expeditious kind of process for this," Bezozi suggested. "Generally the lien filing process is a very stringent and reviewed approach because it's a serious thing when you file a lien. It's public record."
What else?
The quick resolution certainly raises more questions about the potential first son's financial situation.
Last year, Biden failed to turn over his financial information to an Arkansas court in a child support case. He had been ordered to do so by a judge after being sued by Lunden Alexis Roberts, a former D.C. stripper with whom Biden fathered a now 2-year-old child.
Biden essentially claimed to be broke and unemployed.
"In an effort to demonstrate to this court my good faith, I attest that I am unemployed and have had no monthly income since May 2019," he wrote in a statement to the court in November. "I currently have significant debts (in part as a result of obligations arising from my divorce which was final in April 2017)."
Yet at around the same time, Biden was reportedly renting a $12,000 per month 2,000-square-foot house in Beverly Hills and cruising around town in a Porsche Panamera — modestly valued at $129,300.
Before the coronavirus pandemic, Senate Republicans were gearing up to investigate Biden over his lucrative position on the board of infamous Ukrainian gas company Burisma. Biden was reportedly being paid $50,000 a month by the company despite having no industry experience.
His father, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, was charged with in overseeing U.S. policy toward the country at the time.


theblaze--2020-08-11--Neighbor reportedly rushes 5-year-old boy playing outside, puts a gun to his head, and executes him

Neighbor reportedly rushes 5-year-old boy playing outside, puts a gun to his head, and executes him [UPDATED]

Neighbor reportedly rushes 5-year-old boy playing outside , puts a gun to his head , and executes him [ UPDATED @

A 5-year-old boy is dead after a man in Wilson, North Carolina, reportedly ran up to the child while he was playing in a neighborhood street and fatally shot the child in the head.
What are the details?
According to a report from WRAL-TV, the shooting took place on Sunday.
Cannon Hinnant was playing outside his father's house on the dusky summer evening when their neighbor — 25-year-old Darius N. Sessoms — charged Cannon, produced a handgun, and shot him in the head.
The child's 7-year-old and 8-year-old siblings witnessed the murder.
First responders came to the scene and transported the little boy to Wilson Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Doris Labrant, a neighbor, said she witnessed Sessoms running up to Cannon, putting the gun to his head, and firing the weapon before fleeing the scene into his own home.
Image source: WRAL-TV video screenshot
She couldn't believe her eyes.
"My first reaction was he's playing with the kids," she recalled. "For a second I thought, 'That couldn't happen.' People don't run across the street and kill kids."
Labrant said the situation became all too real when she saw the child's father react to the horrific scene.
Authorities took Sessoms into custody on Monday night and charged him with first-degree murder. He is being held in the Wilson County Jail without bond.
Authorities have not yet determined a motive in the shooting, but insisted that the killing wasn't random, as Sessoms was reportedly friendly with Cannon's father.
A GoFundMe page set up to benefit the family has raised at least $5,577 at the time of this reporting.
Christina Prezioso, a cousin of the family, created the page, writing, "A beautiful 5 year old baby boy riding his bicycle was shot by his neighbor point blank in Wilson NC."
"One minute he is enjoying his life, the next it all ends because he rode into his neighbors yard," she wrote. "5 years old guys!! Nothing prepares a parent for the loss of their child. No child should ever have their future stolen from them. As of now the person involved is still hiding like the coward he is. Prayers that he is found soon and justice can begin. I am starting this GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and any help along the way for both Cannons mother & father with permission. If you can help in any way please do."
Update 8/12/2020, 1:26 PM ET:
GoFundMe organizer and family member Christina Prezioso says that the online donation page has been temporarily paused, but that any interested donors can call the family's funeral home directly to make donations.
In a Facebook statement, Prezioso writes, "I have a lot of people sending me messages about wanting to continue sending donations for Cannon Blake Hinnant. The GoFundMe is paused and it takes a few days for the funds to be released. Over $5000.00 were raised to help with funeral arrangements."
"All of you that are asking how to donate, i contacted Shingleton Funeral Home," the post added. "They said you can call them and make your donation over the phone with a debit credit card. This way is alot easier to hurry and get the funds straight to the funeral home without any fees from GoFundMe & a waiting period."
"The Number to Shingleton Funeral home is 252-243-3148, if you are in the area or a business that I have spoken to, they also accept checks if you would like to go by there," the post concluded. "Sweetest lady on the other end of the phone. Thank you all for supporting this family and keeping Cannon in your thoughts and prayers. As a parent I cant imagine what they are going through, but I know that seeing the support they have received is greatly appreciated. Thank you to everyone that donated and shared."


theblaze--2020-08-11--Gunman kicks down door, charges at homeowner — who's also armed. It doesn't end well for gunman.

Gunman kicks down door , charges at homeowner — who 's also armed .
It does n't end well for @ @ @ @ @ homeowner and his family are now 'safe ' because homeowner exercised his Second Amendment rights

A Florida gunman kicked down a door at a Land O' Lakes home Saturday afternoon — apparently angry at a family for supporting and protecting his estranged wife amid divorce proceedings — but the gunman was met by the homeowner, who also was armed, WTSP-TV reported.
What happened next?
Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said the gunman — 55-year-old Ronald Fleet — exchanged fire with the homeowner and then exited the home, the station said.
But Fleet then "starts charging" back into the house, Nocco told WTSP, after which the homeowner fatally shot him.
Deputies responded around 12:30 p.m. to the home in the Sunset Lakes subdivision, where Fleet was pronounced dead, the station said.
"He was defending himself and his family," Nocco said of the homeowner. "Any loss of life is tragic, but the victim was utilizing his Second Amendment rights to protect himself and his family from the fear of Ronald who was carrying a gun, kicking in a door, trying to harm them. I can't imagine the fear that they were going through, but I'm very happy [about] the fact that he was able to defend himself ..."
The sheriff added that Fleet was carrying a .380 caliber handgun and that the state attorney's office will review the case.
Nocco also said Fleet's estranged wife was trying to get out of a "horrific marriage." Records show Fleet had prior arrests for domestic battery and driving under the influence, WTSP reported.
'I do not want to think what would have happened'
Nocco in his video statement underscored how crucial it was that the homeowner was armed and able to protect himself and his family.
"It was because of his rights, his ability to defend himself and his family, that [his] family is OK and safe," the sheriff said. "Because I do not want to think what would have happened if they were unarmed, [Fleet] got in the house with that gun, and what he would have done to that family."
Nocco added that "when their lives were on the line, when that door was being kicked in, they utilized their Second Amendment rights, and they're safe because of it."
No one else was hurt in the shooting, WTSP said.


theblaze--2020-08-11--New York has much higher nursing home death count than officials admit — and Cuomo still refuses inv

New York has much higher nursing home death count than officials admit — and Cuomo still refuses investigation Cuomo claims @ @ @ @ @

New York's official count of nursing home residents who died after Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) forced such facilities to accept coronavirus-positive patients "could actually be a significant undercount," the Associated Press reported.
According to the AP, New York only counts nursing home residents who died on the property in their tally of nursing home fatalities, meaning residents who were transported to a hospital before succumbing to the virus are not being counted.
For example, Bronx-based Riverdale Nursing Home only had four resident deaths recorded, according to official state data. In reality, the nursing home lost a total of 21 residents to COVID-19, most of whom were transported out of the facility prior to passing away.
The revelation likely adds thousands of nursing home deaths to New York's already bloated count, which officially stands at more than 6,600.
From the AP:
How big a difference could it make? Since May, federal regulators have required nursing homes to submit data on coronavirus deaths each week, whether or not residents died in the facility or at a hospital. Because the requirement came after the height of New York's outbreak, the available data is relatively small. According to the federal data, roughly a fifth of the state's homes reported resident deaths from early June to mid July — a tally of 323 dead, 65 percent higher than the state's count of 195 during that time period.
Even if half that undercount had held true from the start of the pandemic, that would translate into thousands more nursing home resident deaths than the state has acknowledged.
Additionally, the AP found that more than 21,000 nursing home beds in New York currently lie empty, which is 13,000 more than officials had predicted — another indicator that New York officials are significantly undercounting their nursing home fatalities.
The inconsistencies are leading to accusations of data manipulation to manufacture the illusion that New York is handling the COVID-19 crisis better than other states.
In fact, New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker has refused to provide state lawmakers with the number of nursing home resident who died off property, the AP reported, all under the guise of accuracy.
Despite having the highest nursing home and overall COVID-19 death count in the United States, Cuomo continues to patronize other states for their COVID-19 response while claiming victory with his own.
"Just on the top line we have, we are number 35th in the nation in percentage of deaths in the nursing homes. Go talk to 34 other states. First, go talk to the Republican states now — Florida, Texas, Arizona — ask them what is happening in nursing homes. It's all politics," Cuomo told the New York Post last month.
On Monday, Cuomo once again refused an investigation into his state's handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that scrutiny into his pandemic response is all "political," Fox News reported.
But, as TheBlaze reported, Cuomo issued a directive on March 25 forcing nursing homes in New York to accept COVID-positive patients. He didn't rescind the order until May 10 — but it was already too late.


theblaze--2020-08-11--New Zealand's largest city locks down after just four people test positive for COVID-19

Shoppers shop at a supermarket in the suburb of Johnsonville in Wellington on August 11 , 2020 .
Auckland has @ @ @ @ @ lockdown and the rest of the country has moved to level 2 after a family @ @ @ @ @ for COVID-19 .
( Photo by MARTY MELVILLE/AFP via Getty Images )

Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand, has placed its residents back on lockdown after a family of four tested positive for COVID-19, The Hill reported.
The entire country of New Zealand had gone more than three months without a single recorded local case of the virus. Still, when one family in South Auckland tested positive, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern not only locked down the city, but placed restrictions on the rest of the country.
The lockdown orders triggered a response similar to the response to the first round of lockdowns around the world: panic buying and economic anxiety for business owners and employees. From Reuters (emphasis added):
News of the cases sent panic across the country with media reporting people rushing to supermarkets to stock up, and businesses preparing to shut.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Auckland would move to level 3 restriction from noon on Wednesday as a "precautionary approach", which would mean people should stay away from work and school, and gatherings or more than 10 people would again be restricted.
Outside Auckland, lighter COVID-19 restrictions will return, including social distancing and a ban on gatherings of more than 100 people.
"This is something we have prepared for," Ardern said during a press conference, according to Reuters. "We have had a 102 days and it was easy to feel New Zealand was out of the woods. No country has gone as far as we did without having a resurgence. And because we were the only ones, we had to plan. And we have planned."
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff tried to keep residents' fears under control as they return to a state of lockdown.
"I am urging Aucklanders to come together like we did last time to stamp out community transmission," Goff said in a statement. "Please remain calm, please do not panic buy, and please follow the lockdown rules.
New Zealand's severe response to four cases, after 102 days with no cases, shows the difficulty that is created when the goal of public health measures is to fully eliminate the virus, rather than to slow the spread, isolate positive cases, and protect vulnerable populations.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a leading voice on the White House coronavirus response task force, has said COVID-19 is so contagious that it's unlikely to ever disappear, and there's no guarantee that a safe and effective vaccine will be created.


theblaze--2020-08-11--Russia claims fast-track COVID-19 vaccine victory with 'Sputnik-V'; Putin says he gave the drug to h

Russia claims fast-track COVID-19 vaccine victory with 'Sputnik-V'; Putin says he gave the drug to his daughter

Russia claims fast-track COVID-19 vaccine victory with 'Sputnik-V ' ; Putin says he gave the drug to his daughter

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country has approved the world's first coronavirus vaccine.
What are the details?
Putin announced the approval for the new vaccine on Tuesday, lauding the approval as the first of its kind the world over.
On state TV, the Russian president said, "A vaccine against coronavirus has been registered for the first time in the world this morning. I know that it works quite effectively, it forms a stable immunity."
Putin added, "I would like to repeat that it has passed all the necessary tests. We must be grateful to those who made that first step very important for our country and the entire world."
"I hope our foreign colleagues' work will move as well, and a lot of products will appear on an international market that could be used," the Russian president noted.
Putin also said that one of his daughters received the vaccine and said that though it appeared to have initially elevated her temperature, "Now she feels well."
Putin's daughter also reportedly now "has a high number of antibodies."
'Sputnik-V'
CNN reports that the drug was developed by Moscow-based Gamaleya Institute and has been named "Sputnik-V."
The outlet adds that the expeditiousness of the Russian vaccine is due in part to "political pressure from the Kremlin," which reportedly aims to portray the country as a "global scientific force."
"Russia has released no scientific data on its testing," the outlet reports.
Russian officials reportedly told the network that at least 20 countries across the world — and even some U.S. companies — have expressed interest in the vaccine.
The Associated Press on Tuesday reported that many in the worldwide scientific community are concerned over the announcement and insist that fast-tracking such a drug, and skipping Phase 3 trials, could ultimately backfire.
At the time of this writing, researchers at Johns Hopkins University estimate that there have been at least 895,691 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Russia, with at least 15,103 deaths attributed to the deadly virus.


theblaze--2020-08-12--Jamie Lee Curtis mocked mercilessly for floating 'conspiracy' on how President Trump might steal the

Jamie Lee Curtis mocked mercilessly for floating 'conspiracy' on how President Trump might steal the election

Jamie Lee Curtis mocked mercilessly for floating 'conspiracy ' on how President Trump might steal the election 'Girl , you @ @ @ @ @ date on that yogurt . '

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis sparked messages of mockery and concern on Tuesday after she posted her own "evidence" of a possible "conspiracy" that could be in the works to help President Donald Trump win reelection in November.
What are the details?
Curtis posted a picture on social media of a United States Postal Service van on the bed of a tow truck headed down a roadway, apparently taken from her driver's seat.
"I swear, in broad daylight, the driver of the red truck has a red cap on with white letters. Conspiracy? Outright attempt at stealing the election by denying the access of the @USPS? Let's not let it happen! @JoeBiden."
Several users questioned whether Curtis was joking or unwell, while others stated the obvious. One woman explained, "My husband also drives one of those 'red trucks' (rollback tow truck) and the matching hats are usually part of a uniform doesn't mean they are after the USPS, also doesnt mean they're trumpies (we are definitely not) it means the mail truck broke down and needed a tow."
But most of the replies to Curtis' tweet blatantly made fun of the actress, playing along with her "theory" and often making a dig at her endorsement of pro-biotic yogurt brand Activia:
"Yes, a broken down USPS truck headed in to be fixed is definitely proof of some sinister conspiracy and not an indication you need to trade the tinfoil hat in for some proper medication," one person wrote.
"I saw the same truck!! it said on his clipboard "steal ballots for Trump" added another.
Someone else chided, "The postal worker was also inside car screaming for help, I'm sure of it."
Another chimed in, "Amazingly there are other teams, businesses, etc that also have red hats with white markings on them."
Somebody quipped, "Ahhhh, yes. The man with the red hat. Very sinister."
"Over here at the @USPS we've tried to keep this secret for as long as we could Laurie," one person joked. "Michael Myers is your Mailman."
One person suggested, "To preserve our election, we should avoid all 'repairs' on USPS vehicles — including oil changes."
"Take some meds, dear. Michael Myers this is not," another wrote.
One woman warned, "Girl, you need to check the expiration date on that yogurt," while another told the actress, "I advise taking a vacay from the ganja."
Anything else?
President Trump has been critical of the USPS' management and of mail-in voting for the general election on Nov. 3. Some Democrats have expressed fear that the president is seeking to "rig" the election in his favor by either hindering the mail service in some way, or working to prohibit widespread mail-in voting.


theblaze--2020-08-12--UK fires thousands of coronavirus contact tracers after reports they are watching Netflix and doing

UK fires thousands of coronavirus contact tracers after reports they are watching Netflix and doing quizzes over lack of work @ @ @ @ @ the socialist health care system is inefficient

The United Kingdom is firing a third of the contact tracers hired to track the spread of the coronavirus after reports that they had very little to do and were spending their time watching Netflix and doing quizzes.
Experts have opined that contact tracing is an essential technique to aid in stopping the spread of coronavirus. It involves tracers contacting people who might have been exposed to others infected with the virus.
'World-beating'
Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed in May that the UK would implement a top of the line contact tracing program.
"We have growing confidence that we will have a test, track and test operation that will be world-beating and yes, it will be in place by June 1," said Johnson at the time.
He said the government expected to hire 25,000 contact tracers that would be able to trace 10,000 new daily cases.
Barbecue, Netflix and quizzes
Three months later, he is facing criticism after numerous reports that many of those hired for the program have nothing to do.
One contact tracer told The Guardian that he heard many stories of others making very few calls.
"I've heard of tracers claiming to be sat in the garden having a barbecue so that they can stay logged in and clock up the hours," they said. "They aren't alone – there's hundreds, if not thousands, of similar stories."
Another report in the BBC documented a clinician who said her boss didn't give her anything to do for a week after being hired on as a contact tracer.
"I've had no contact from anyone. I've had no contact from supervisors," she said. "I've literally been on the system, refreshed the system, and entertained myself during that watching Netflix."
"All Boris [Johnson] has done has hired thousands of people so he can say 'we have this' but you have got thousands of people doing nothing," said another whistleblower to MailOnline.
On Monday, the National Health System announced that it would fire a third of those hired for contact tracing, from 18,000 down to 12,000.
In May, California Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed that the state had hired thousands of contact tracers he called "disease detectives," who could help determine who needed to be quarantined to stop the spread of the virus.
Here's a video interview with a contact tracer from the UK:


theblaze--2020-08-13--'Show up': Parents and students hold protest demanding Pittsburgh-area district reopen schools

The Mt .
Lebanon School District is considering holding all classes online , but the demonstrators want a choice .

Parents and students in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, held a protest Wednesday demanding their school district "show up" and allow in-person classes to resume at the start of the school year as the school board mulls a plan to hold classes entirely online for months.
But the district has voiced concerns over COVID-19, saying a number of teachers have reservations about returning to school right now.
What are the details?
KDKA-TV reported the crowd of families rallied ahead of the district's Thursday vote on whether or not to move forward with the board's proposal to begin the first nine weeks of school with only the option to attend remotely. The protesters want a choice on whether to children attend class in-person or online at home.
Kids could be seen holding signs that read, "Show up," "I miss my friends," and "I learn better in school." At least one parent carried a sign that read, "Give us a choice."
The outlet said "the district now has advocated for their preference for beginning the school year entirely remotely," with the district citing "health concerns and a potential lack of teachers" willing to reenter the classroom amid the pandemic.
It's a decision facing school districts across the U.S., and the Mt. Lebanon demonstration is not the first.
Similar protests have been held in recent weeks throughout the nation, including in Palm Beach, Florida, and Boston.
Likewise, teachers and parents throughout the country have held protests against districts that have decided to reopen with in-person classes, in places like Rochester, New Hampshire, and Reno, Nevada.
Proponents of returning to in-person classes sooner rather than later are concerned that children are not receiving the same quality education with online courses, while opponents say the risk of spreading COVID-19 in schools is too great.
Another strong argument for reopening schools is that most parents work, and not all of them are able to stay home to care for their children. That point was acknowledged by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) last week, when he said during a press conference, "If we don't open up the schools, you're going to hurt the economy significantly because lots of people can't go to work."
Meanwhile, several teachers unions have come out against the reopening of schools. The American Federation of Teachers even told its chapters it would provide financial resources to chapters that go on strike in protest of going back to in-person learning at the start of the school year.


theblaze--2020-08-13--WATCH: Brave New World? The left is marching toward GLOBAL FASCISM

WATCH : Brave New World ?
The left is marching toward GLOBAL FASCISM 'The Great Reset ' is going to @ @ @ @ @ .

We are living in a science fiction nightmare where elites want to engineer their version of a progressive utopia, and the coronavirus was just the catastrophe they needed to set the plot in motion.
On his Wednesday night special this week, Glenn Beck connects the dots on the stories he's been sounding the alarm on over the last decade: Event 201, Agenda 21, a planned, forced recession, and waves of civil unrest.
Everything is connected, and the political and financial elites of the world are conspiring at this minute to bring forth their "Brave New World." They say "there is an urgent need for global stakeholders to cooperate in simultaneously managing the direct consequences of the COVID-19 crisis." They're calling it "The Great Reset," and Glenn reveals how it's actually a worldwide plot to destroy capitalism and reshape the world as you know it: how you raise your family, your job, the property you own.
This "reset" will affect every aspect of your life.
Watch a preview of the full episode below:
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theblaze--2020-08-13--Video shows mob of women attacking 17-year-old Chili's hostess allegedly over social distancing guid

Video shows mob of women attacking 17-year-old Chili's hostess allegedly over social distancing guidelines

The straight-A student received stitches over the incident

A 17-year-old Chili's hostess says she was attacked by a group of women who were allegedly angered by the restaurant's social distancing policies, and the incident was captured on a cellphone video.
The incident unfolded Sunday at the Chili's in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Kelsy Wallace, a straight-A high school student, told WAFB-TV that the women grew upset when they were told that they could not sit at the same table.
"My general manager and my other managers tell us we cannot sit a table bigger than six because of the corona. We are supposed to separate them," said Wallace.
"And they got upset, so the first thing I did was go get my manager," she explained.
Instead of de-escalating the situation, the incident turned into a fight.
"But then one girl come and she just hit me; we just started fighting. And all everybody who they was with just started hitting me, and the lady who pushed me first, she takes the wet floor sign, cocks back, and hits me with it in my eye," Wallace said.
WLBT-TV obtained a cellphone video of the incident and posted it to their social media account.
Officers from the Baton Rouge Police Department responded to the call from the restaurant but the group had left before they arrived.
Wallace had to go to a hospital to get stitches above her eye. She also had some nails broken during the fight, as well as some hair pulled out from her scalp.
She is studying to be an EMT, and had worked at the restaurant since July in order to save up extra money. She said she would not return to her job after the incident.
"I couldn't believe, like over two for 25s, and three for 10s, I got attacked," said Wallace, referring to the generous food and drink specials at the Chili's restaurant.
Chili's condemns violence
The restaurant chain released a statement about the alleged incident to WAFB.
"We care deeply for every ChiliHead and are disappointed by the incident that took place at our Baton Rouge Chili's on August 9. We do not tolerate violent behavior in our restaurants, and are taking this incident very seriously as the safety and health of our Team Members and Guests is our top priority," the statement read.
"Following this unprovoked attack, we immediately provided medical attention to our Team Member and called the local police department who is looking into this situation. We have made several attempts to contact the impacted Team Member and her family since the incident to provide support, but unfortunately have not received any response," the statement concluded.
The Wallace family has opened a GoFundMe account to raise funds for her education expenses after she quit her job.
Here's a local news report about the incident:


theblaze--2020-08-12--Mark Levin: Biden's VP pick Kamala Harris brings 'nastiness' to the table

'How in the world could he choose her ? '

During the 2020 Democratic presidential debates, then-candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) didn't just disagree with rival Joe Biden, she shouted him down whenever she had the opportunity. Harris has a longstanding record of aggressive opportunism and double-dealing. So, why would Biden have chosen her to be his vice presidential running mate?
On the latest episode of "LevinTV," BlazeTV host Mark Levin argued that Biden's vice-presidential pick will almost certainly spell disaster for the Democrats in November.
"How in the world could he choose her?" Levin asked. "She's not likable. That's why she didn't do well [in the Democratic primary]."
Levin discussed Harris' failure to garner support during the primary season, her double-standards on criminal justice issues, and what she'll bring to Biden's presidential campaign as his running mate.
"There are a lot of things she did that were quite problematic ... she brings a lot of baggage," Levin said. "So, what does she bring to the table? Nastiness."
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theblaze--2020-08-12--WATCH: Steven Crowder interviews wife of a fallen police officer shot by a looter

Have you heard the name David Dorn ?
David Dorn retired after 38-years as captain of the St. Louis Police Police Department , then was shot and killed by a looter during a `` peaceful '' Black Lives Matter protest .
On Wednesday 's episode of Good Morning Mug Club , Steven had the honor of speaking with David 's wife , Ann Dorn , a 27-year sergeant with the St. Louis Police Department .
Ann explained that on the night of June 2 , her husband responded to an alarm call for a friend when he was shot and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She expressed a desire to help heal her community and shared information about the Peace March event scheduled for August 29 , in downtown St. Louis .
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Have you heard the name David Dorn? David Dorn retired after 38-years as captain of the St. Louis Police Police Department, then was shot and killed by a looter during a "peaceful" Black Lives Matter protest. On Wednesday's episode of Good Morning Mug Club, Steven had the honor of speaking with David's wife, Ann Dorn, a 27-year sergeant with the St. Louis Police Department.
Ann explained that on the night of June 2, her husband responded to an alarm call for a friend when he was shot and killed by a looter stealing a television. She expressed a desire to help heal her community and shared information about the Peace March event scheduled for August 29, in downtown St. Louis.
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theblaze--2020-08-12--George Soros says there is an 'international conspiracy' working against him, calls Trump a 'confide

George Soros says there is an 'international conspiracy' working against him, calls Trump a 'confidence trickster'

George Soros says there is an 'international conspiracy ' working against him , calls Trump a 'confidence trickster' He also @ @ @ @ @ opportunity for change

Leftist billionaire George Soros called President Donald Trump a "confidence trickster" and addressed the accusations that he is the center of a worldwide conspiracy.
The infamous financier made the comments in an interview with La Repubblica, an Italian publication.
"There are several strands of these conspiracies," said Soros.
"One is that I have built a foundation that actually covers most of the globe. That fits the idea of what was at the time called a Judeo-Bolshevik global conspiracy. Now it's just called a Jewish conspiracy," he explained.
"There is an actual, genuine international conspiracy against me," he claimed. "So, when I am challenging the same issues for an Open Society throughout the world, like discrimination, racial exclusion, totalitarian regimes, I am not conspiring, I am openly bringing forward the mission of my life. And my enemies learn from each other. And they attack together using similar techniques."
'A confidence trickster'
He went on to accuse Trump of being a confidence trickster, and said the president was undermining democracy and the Constitution with his behavior in office.
"Even in the United States, a confidence trickster like Trump can be elected president and undermine democracy from within," Soros said.
"But in the U.S. you have a great tradition of checks and balances and established rules," he added. "And above all you have the Constitution. So I am confident that Trump will turn out to be a transitory phenomenon, hopefully ending in November."
Soros continued on to say that the president remains "dangerous" and will face the consequences of violating the Constitution if he loses the election.
'A revolutionary moment'
He also said that pandemic crisis offered opportunities for change, but implied it would be used for malicious ends.
"We are in a crisis, the worst crisis in my lifetime since the Second World War," he said. "I would describe it as a revolutionary moment when the range of possibilities is much greater than in normal times. What is inconceivable in normal times becomes not only possible but actually happens. People are disoriented and scared. They do things that are bad for them and for the world."
The billionaire financier made headlines in July when he donated more than $50 million in several races in the 2020 election.
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theblaze--2020-08-12--De Blasio 'brushes off' NYC bakery manager who tells him, 'We're all hurting'

De Blasio 'brushes off ' NYC bakery manager who tells him , 'We 're all hurting' 'Just a difference of @ @ @ @ @ bottom line , ' de Blasio replied , adding , 'That 's very unfortunate .
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) was stopped by a bakery manager while walking through Chinatown on Wednesday, and video of the exchange indicates the mayor was anxious to leave the conversation over what he called "a difference of opinion."
The manager explained that the lockdowns amid COVID-19 have killed businesses, saying, "We're all hurting," and arguing that people need "confidence."
What are the details?
Footage of the conversation was posted online by New York Post reporter Elizabeth Meryl Rosner, and shows the manager — later identified as Patrick Mock — telling de Blasio, "We've been taking a hit since January. We lost our Chinese New Year, our busiest day of the year of our community. The most festive holiday that we have.
"Then COVID happened," he continued. "Now, we're all hurting so bad. What we need is people's confidence."
Someone off camera pushed back against the manager's claims, and de Blasio turned to walk away while telling Mock, "It's just a difference of opinion, that's the bottom line."
"We need help, we need more confidence," Mock pressed.
Then de Blasio turned his back, saying, "That's very unfortunate."
According to Meryl Rosner, Mock told her after the exchange, "[de Blasio] brushed me off." He added that the mayor "was only in Chinatown today for a 'photo op mission.'"
A Twitter user identifying herself as a special education teacher in New York City reacted to the exchange, saying, "This is Patrick Mock of 46 Mott who gave out free meals to Chinatown residents from end of March to mid-June to make sure Chinatown was okay. @NYCMayor you turning your back on our Chinatown and to Patrick is not okay."
Chinatown isn't the only part of New York City where businesses are hurting from the dramatic loss of foot traffic brought on by the strict coronavirus lockdowns. The New York Times reported Tuesday that retailers and restaurants are fleeing Manhattan, saying the high cost of doing business in the city along with a drastic drop in crowds makes staying there "unsustainable."
Tourism has also come to a screeching halt in The Big Apple, contributing further to the loss of sales. But most of the people who do make the trek to the city are not allowed to roam: De Blasio has set up checkpoints at entrances to screen visitors and enforce the 14-day quarantine required of anyone coming from 35 states considered COVID-19 hot spots according to directives by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).


theblaze--2020-08-12--Mayor de Blasio threatens laying off 22K NYC workers if the federal gov't doesn't bail him out — it'

Mayor de Blasio threatens laying off 22K NYC workers if the federal gov't doesn't bail him out — it's 'painfully real'

Mayor de Blasio threatens laying off 22K NYC workers if the federal gov't does n't bail him out — it @ @ @ @ @ that the federal government 's fault ?

Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is doubling down on his warning that the city will need to cut 22,000 workers on Oct. 1 unless the federal government bails it out.
The embattled mayor told reporters Wednesday that the massive number of impending layoffs is "painfully real."
"The overwhelming cost of local government is personnel. Where we put our money is into the people who provide services to New Yorkers, whether they're first responders, health care workers, sanitation workers, educators, you name it," de Blasio said, according to Politico.
"If you're going to keep cutting and keep cutting, it has to at some point reach personnel. It's just pure logic of budgets, and it's very sad logic. I don't like it one bit, and I want to avert this at all costs. So that 22,000 number is painfully real," he continued.
The mayor first voiced the warning last month and has been repeating it again and again since then.
Last week, he told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that he was "very worried" about the stimulus talks in Washington, D.C., and that all sorts of public services in the city were on the line "if we do not get federal support soon."
The mayor has been hoping for a multibillion dollar bailout package to come in from the federal government after the city has been slammed by the coronavirus pandemic. But he acknowledged that such an action "appears to be dead now" as stimulus package talks stalled on Capitol Hill.
According to Politico, de Blasio also unsuccessfully petitioned for state money to pay the city's expenses. Now the mayor has ordered agencies to come up with a list of employees to be considered for budget cuts.
Though de Blasio is doing his best to lay blame for the cuts on the federal government, many have pointed to his fiscal mismanagement as being ultimately responsible.
President Trump, for his part, has signaled opposition to federal bailouts of Democratic states and cities, saying to use taxpayer money to do so would be unfair to many Americans.
"You look at Illinois, you look at New York, look at California, you know, those three, there's tremendous debt there, and many others," the president remarked in an interview with the New York Post.
"It's not fair to the Republicans because all the states that need help — they're run by Democrats in every case," he also said. "Florida is doing phenomenal, Texas is doing phenomenal, the Midwest is, you know, fantastic — very little debt."


theblaze--2020-08-12--Chicago mayor claims riots and looting were a planned attack on the city

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the rioting and looting that occurred in her city Sunday night and Monday morning were the result of a coordinated and pre-planned attack, not organic protests of an officer-involved shooting, according to Time.
Businesses in downtown Chicago were damaged and looted for the second time in the past few months, and the situation got so out of control that the city raised the bridges leading into the area to limit access.
The violence was allegedly sparked by the non-fatal police shooting of 20-year-old Latrell Allen on Sunday afternoon. Allen stands charged with first-degree attempted murder and possession of a concealed weapon, and reportedly shot at police first.
Lightfoot acknowledges that some of the unrest may have come from legitimate protesters, but said most of the damage was done by highly organized criminals looking to take advantage of the chaos.
"When people showed up on Michigan Avenue in the downtown area with U-Haul trucks and cargo vans, and sophisticated equipment used to cut metal, and the methods that were used, and how quickly it got spun up … that wasn't any spontaneous reaction," Lightfoot told Time. "To be sure, there are people that did join in that were motivated by lots of different reasons, and certainly were motivated by social media posts encouraging people to come downtown. But the core of what happened — that's organized criminal activity. … It was a planned attack."
There were reportedly more than 1,800 911 calls made between midnight and 3 a.m., and Lightfoot said looters chose to strike during that time, knowing there would be fewer police officers on duty.
Black Lives Matter Chicago disagrees with Lightfoot's claim that the unrest was not organic, saying it was a direct result of frustration and distrust of police. The organization blamed Lightfoot for leaving Chicagoans with no option besides protest to create change.
"If mayor Lori Lightfoot is upset about the protests last night, then a plausible answer would be to provide an outlet for the people to exert control over the policing of their community," a BLM Chicago statement read. "Instead, the mayor has opposed and ignored the demand for a Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC) which would empower the people to get justice for police violence and enact the systemic changes needed to prevent it in the future."


theblaze--2020-08-12--More COVID-19 facts the media does NOT want you to know

More COVID-19 facts the media does NOT want you to know 'This time , it 's straight from the CDC @

To better understand the COVID-19 mortality rate in the U.S., Steve Deace compiled data from the official Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website and shared the information on Tuesday's episode of the Steve Deace Show.
Deace and his team independently pieced together the information released by the CDC to the general public with the goal of helping Americans better understand why much of the pandemic panic was an overreaction. Here's what they found:
Mortality rate in U.S.
Age 85 and older make up 3.2% of the U.S. population but one-third of COVID deaths
Age 75 and older make up 7% of U.S. population but 59% of COVID deaths
Age 54 and younger make up make up 70% of the U.S. population but 8% of COVID deaths
Deaths DO NOT register until age 15-24 and even then, kids K-12 make up .2% of the population. Kids K-college undergraduate, according to data released by the CDC, are in no danger of dying of COVID-19.
The median age of COVID-19 deaths is around 78, which is the average U.S. life expectancy
Deace saved the most important fact for last, the way the CDC coded all COVID-19 deaths.
"The CDC coded all deaths "died with COVID" rather than "died from COVID," he explained.
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theblaze--2020-08-12--Mother fatally shot in home while daughter, 10, takes online Zoom elementary school class — and teac

Mother fatally shot in home while daughter, 10, takes online Zoom elementary school class — and teacher sees the girl's reaction

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A Florida mother was fatally shot Tuesday morning while her 10-year-old daughter took an online Zoom elementary school class — and the girl's teacher could hear the incident unfolding and see the girl reacting to it.
What are the details?
Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said Donald L. Williams, 27, shot ex-girlfriend Maribel Morales-Rosado, 32, multiple times in front of several children in an Indiantown home, Treasure Coast Palm reported.
Snyder said investigators believe there was an argument between Williams and Morales-Rosado, the mother of the 10-year-old girl, NBC News reported, adding that Williams and Rosado-Morales previously dated.
"He went in and confronted her with something to do with a video," the sheriff said, according the network. "And then later we learned there was a conversation about Facebook. He said she actually started to smile at him, and he became enraged and shot her."
Snyder believes most of the children in the home witnessed the shooting, NBC News said. Four of them are Rosado-Morales' children, and two cousins were there, too, the network said. None of the children — who range in age from 10 to 17 — were injured, and none are related to Williams, the outlet added.
What about the Zoom classroom session?
The 10-year-old girl was taking an online Zoom class at the time of the shooting, Snyder said during his news conference. It was the first day of class for Warfield Elementary School, TC Palm reported.
"The teacher's online — I've never done a Zoom with children, so I'm picturing there's other children on — and the teacher can see the children," Snyder said, according to NBC News. "The teacher said she heard a commotion, heard profanity, realized there was some type of domestic altercation [and] could see the child that's online. The teacher said she mutes her button so nobody has to hear it, and then she sees the 10-year-old put her hands up to her ears."
The sheriff added that "almost immediately after the child put her hands up to her ears, the computer screen went blank. We know the computer was hit with a projectile," NBC News said.
What happened next?
Morales-Rosado was taken to a Fort Pierce hospital but died, TC Palm reported.
Snyder said investigators believe that after the shooting Williams got on a bicycle, went to a nearby laundromat, and then boarded a community bus and asked if the driver would take him to Stuart, the paper added.
"She said this is a local bus, and he said, 'Well, no, I need to go to Stuart,'" the sheriff continued, according to TC Palm. "He had a bag in his hand. She got suspicious, did the right thing, exited the bus, called 911."
Snyder said the sheriff's department SWAT team was in western Martin County for training and took Williams into custody, the paper reported.
The sheriff said a gun was found in a bag on the bus, and Williams "made a full confession," NBC News reported. Williams is suspected to have used a handgun stolen in a 2015 Sewall's Point vehicle burglary, TC Palm said.
Snyder said Williams will be arrested on charges including first-degree murder, armed burglary, and armed home invasion, the paper reported.
The sheriff said Williams and Morales-Rosado had been separated for more than a year, TC Palm reported, and that Williams lives a couple of streets away from Morales-Rosado.
Snyder also said Morales-Rosado recently was released from jail in connection with a domestic battery case in which Williams was the victim, the paper said.
What did the school district have to say?
A Martin County School District spokesperson told NBC News that "our deepest sympathies and condolences go out to the family and children who were witnesses to this heartbreaking and senseless tragedy."
Grief counselors will be available for students and staff who need them, the network added.


theblaze--2020-08-12--New Zealand might delay its election over a handful of coronavirus cases

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New Zealand, which just locked down its largest city over four COVID-19 cases, has now opened the door to the possibility of delaying its upcoming election, ABC News reported.
After 102 days with no new cases of the novel coronavirus, four cases within a family were discovered in the city of Auckland. The cases triggered a Phase 3 lockdown. People are forced to stay home from work and school, and gatherings of greater than 10 are prohibited again. Also, the entire country entered a Phase 2 lockdown that includes social distancing and bans on gatherings larger than 100.
Now, with four more probable COVID-19 cases linked to the initial cluster of four, officials are fearful that there is new community spread of the virus, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is open to the idea of delaying the election, which is scheduled for September.
ABC News reported:
Ms Ardern hinted the country's general election may be postponed in the wake of the latest coronavirus cluster.
She delayed a key step toward next month's poll on Wednesday, as the country was plunged back into lockdown after the discovery of the first COVID-19 cases in more than three months.
Ms Ardern announced she would suspend the dissolution of Parliament — which would clear the way for an election on September 19 — until next Monday.
She said no decision had yet been made on delaying the actual poll, but that she had sought advice about whether it was a viable option.
Even the consideration of moving a national election because of four confirmed cases and four probable cases of COVID-19 is an example of how public health policy built around eradicating the virus can be crippling to a society. Nations around the world implemented varying levels of lockdowns in response to COVID-19, but the lockdowns appear to only delay the spread of the virus, resulting in spikes in cases when people without immunity go back out in public in large numbers.
The issue of how to vote with COVID-19 still spreading has become a fierce debate in the United States, with many Democrats in some states favoring universal mail-in voting and President Donald Trump repeatedly asserting that universal mail-in voting will result in widespread fraud that will hurt Republicans.
President Trump has sued the state of Nevada over its implementation of universal mail-in voting.


theblaze--2020-08-12--Horowitz: Cases surging in Hawaii – with the strictest mask mandate

Horowitz : Cases surging in Hawaii – with the strictest mask mandate

Based on geography, seasonality, and latitude, when it is your turn to get the virus, you will get it. You can't place a tarp, a mask, or a lockdown in front of a virus, the same way you can't arrest the movement of a hurricane; you must deal with it with a healthy and functioning society. That is the enduring lesson of what we are seeing throughout the world, where there is zero correlation between human input and the trend of the virus. Hawaii is the latest example of this phenomenon.
Hawaii might possibly have the strictest lockdown and mask mandates in the country. It is essentially as strict as the Philippines, though without the threat of being shot by police. However, the state has jailed people for violating lockdown orders (while releasing 38% of all its real criminals in jail!). Tourism has been nonexistent, and all remaining visitors were told to quarantine. There has been a mandate in place requiring mask-wearing indoors since April and now even outdoors for the past month – even while jogging!
The result? Cases are surging more than ever – just like in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Israel, Australia, and every southern latitude area with a strict mask mandate and lockdown.
A friend created a graphic on Twitter juxtaposing Hawaii's COVID-19 case trend line (even adjusted for increased testing) to the lockdown and unprecedentedly low social mobility score of its population.
If mask mandates were ever going to work to stop a spread, it would have occurred in Hawaii, which is isolated from the rest of the world on all sides. In fact, the exact opposite happened.
Keep in mind the state's testing rate is still low. They're testing 131K per million population vs. a 202K per million national average. Testing has increased somewhat, as in all states, but even when you adjust cases to test levels of April 8, today's numbers are still 55% higher and rising fast.
Well, maybe people aren't listening and are gathering too much? Not a chance.
As you can see, Hawaii's mobility score of shoppers and travelers has essentially remained flat, at unprecedented low levels. There never has been a true reopening, yet cases are surging. The state's mobility score is much lower than the U.S. average:
Like most other countries that engaged in heavy-handed police state tactics, Hawaiians have nothing to show for their lockdown but a crushed economy and lives lost. Sure, they still have a low death rate, but that has nothing to do with stopping the spread with mandates. The spread was not stopped. The low death rate is likely driven by the same theory behind the low death rates in all the Pacific Rim countries – they have a high rate of cross-immunity from persistent coronavirus colds.
The same dynamic is unfolding in New Zealand. The country has been in a perpetual state of lockdown since March at an unfathomably painful cost. Now they have discovered a new cluster of community spread. Where did it come from? The virus does what the virus does. The only question is whether you will destroy your country while it does.
Just take London and Stockholm, for example, as a tale of two diverging cities. The former had a strict lockdown to this very day, while Stockholm eschewed any mandatory lockdown and masking policies. According to research published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, they both have about 17% seroprevalence among their respective populations. As the BBC observes, "experts" predicted 40% of people in Stockholm would have antibodies, but as I noted before, because of inherent T cell immunity, the virus appears to stop before that benchmark. Everyone will have to achieve herd immunity, but that threshold is much lower for this virus.
The big difference, however, is that Sweden achieved this without destroying its country, while England suffered a 20% drop in GDP this past quarter. That translates into tens of thousands of additional lives lost from despair, stress, substance abuse, and suicide.
All these countries that thought they dodged a bullet by locking down earlier than the U.K., such as the other Nordic countries, are now at risk for future waves of the virus. There is already evidence the virus is spreading in all the Nordic countries – except for Sweden.
Sweden, with its northern climate, is not known for sunshine, but life looks a lot sunnier there than anywhere else, especially in the tourist haven of Hawaii. Well, the former tourist haven. Hawaii crushed its tourism industry with mandatory quarantines backed by the threat of criminal prosecution. Now they have 22.6% unemployment, the second highest rate in the U.S., with nothing to show for it but surging cases and hundreds of criminals roaming the streets.


theblaze--2020-08-12--Air Force helicopter hit by gunfire while flying over Virginia, forced to make emergency landing

Air Force helicopter hit by gunfire while flying over Virginia , forced to make emergency landing A crew member injured @ @ @ @ @ and released from a hospital

An Air Force helicopter was hit by gunfire Monday while flying over Virginia, damaging it and forcing it to make an emergency landing at a regional airport, officials told McClatchy DC. A crew member also was injured, the outlet said.
What are the details?
The UH-1N Huey helicopter — assigned to the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base Andrews — was flying about 1,000 feet off the ground about 10 miles northwest of Manassas Regional Airport when the incident occurred, the outlet said, citing an Air Force statement.
The injured crew member, who was not identified, was treated and released from a hospital, McClatchy said.
"Initial findings are that the helicopter was struck by a bullet resulting in a minor injury to an aircrew member and damage to the aircraft," the Air Force said, according to the outlet.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the incident, McClatchy added.
The FBI "dispatched special agents and its Evidence Response Team to the Manassas Airport after receiving reports that a helicopter was shot at from the ground nearby," the FBI's Washington Field Office said in a statement, according to the outlet.
More from McClatchy:
Officials at Manassas Regional Airport said they received a call at about 12:20 p.m. alerting them that "a military helicopter was inbound and that paramedics were on the way," said airport operations officer Richard Allabaugh.
A second airport official said the injured Air Force crew member was taken to a local facility for treatment. The helicopter remained at the airport as an investigation was launched into the shooting incident.
"The FBI Washington Field Office is working jointly with our law enforcement partners, including the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. One individual in the helicopter sustained a non-threatening injury, for which he was treated and subsequently released from the hospital," the FBI said, according to the outlet, and added that "anyone near this area at the time of the incident who may have information please call the FBI at 202-278-2000."
Joint Base Andrews said it had no further details to release, McClatchy noted.
"The Office of Special Investigations is fully engaged with our FBI colleagues on this incident. OSI take threats to our Airmen and our resources very seriously. As this is an ongoing investigation, no further investigative details can be released at this time," Joint Base Andrews said, according the outlet.
Here's a clip of a UH-1N Huey helicopter making a landing:


theblaze--2020-08-12--New low: Chicago looters attacked a charity house for sick kids and their families

New low : Chicago looters attacked a charity house for sick kids and their families

Thousands of looters stormed the streets of downtown Chicago last weekend, burglarizing and destroying property at high-end retail shops, department stores — and even a charity house for sick children and their families.
What are the details?
Looters brazenly smashed the doors of the Ronald McDonald House near Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, WLS-TV reported Monday.
Ronald McDonald House Charities is a nonprofit organization that provides free housing to ill children and their families while they receive medical care.
"[We were] very concerned, there was a lot of activity right in front of the house, people making choices that could put them at risk and put our families at risk so the staff was frightened," said Lisa Mitchell, a vice president at the charity.
According to staff at the house, there were more than 30 families and their sick children inside when looters descended upon the building.
"They're already in a really, really difficult spot, and having this kind of additional stress and worry about being able to get to and from the hospital, even though we're 5 blocks away, because of safety concerns is just doubling the strain," Mitchell added.
Thankfully, no one was hurt in the looting spree and no damage was caused to the inside of the house.
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It is unclear whether the charity was specifically targeted or whether it was merely caught in the crossfire of a looting spree that resulted in more than 100 arrests, 2 individuals shot, and 13 police officers injured.
Anything else?
One of the Lurie Children's Hospital patients, 2-year-old Owen Buell, was supposed to go home to Joliet to celebrate his birthday but was prevented from leaving due to the violence outside.
His mother, Valeria Mitchell, told WBBM NewsRadio that the family was planning to "have cake and ice cream and do some presents at home with his siblings and his grandma" but then they got a call from a nurse saying it was too dangerous for them or hospital staff to come in.
Owen and his family have been staying at the charity house while he receives treatment for Stage 4 neuroblastoma.
"The whole door was shattered and it looked like a bullet hole, so I started freaking out thinking about how unsafe that was," Mitchell recalled about the damage at the house. "You shouldn't feel that way when your kid needs medical care. You shouldn't be afraid to walk a few blocks down the street."


theblaze--2020-08-12--Kanye West meets with Jared Kushner amid indications GOP operatives are pushing his campaign to hurt

Kanye West meets with Jared Kushner amid indications GOP operatives are pushing his campaign to hurt Joe Biden

Kanye West, who is (kind of) running for president, reportedly met last weekend with White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, The New York Times reported.
After NYT reported on the meeting, West tweeted confirmation that he met with Kushner and offered to talk more about it publicly.
"I'm willing to do a live interview with the New York Times about my meeting with Jared where we discussed Dr. Claude Anderson's book Powernomics," West wrote on Twitter.
The meeting reportedly took place in Colorado, where West and his family have were camping and where Jared and Ivanka Kushner were traveling at the time. West flew to Telluride to meet with the Kushners.
Why is this notable? West has a very public positive relationship with President Donald Trump, so under normal circumstances a meeting between West and Kushner might not draw much attention.
But, West is running for president, and there have been reports and indications that Republican operatives are supporting the independent campaign as a way to draw votes away from Democratic nominee Joe Biden. From ABC News:
At least six operatives who have been prominently involved in the Republican political world have been linked to Kanye West's captivating 11th-hour independent 2020 presidential bid.
As the rivalry between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden intensifies with less than three months to go until the election, the involvement of the operatives in West's campaign, some of whom have ties to Trump's camp, raises questions about the motives of those helping to put his name on the ballot.
West is running as an independent, but has said he would have run as a Republican if President Donald Trump wasn't running for reelection. His campaign, from the limited amount of information that has come from it, is overtly against the Democratic Party and anti-abortion.
"To say that the Black vote is Democratic is a form of racism and white supremacy," West said, according to ABC News.
Is this a real campaign? It seems to be a real campaign in some sense of the word, but it has not proven to be an effective or organized one. West has missed the deadlines to get on the ballot in numerous states, and in several states where he met the deadline, his paperwork and signatures were either incomplete or potentially fraudulent.


theblaze--2020-08-12--Florida sheriff issues directive to officers: Don't wear a face covering while on-duty

A Florida sheriff has banned his officers from wearing face masks .
Amid debate over the effectiveness of face coverings , Marion County Sheriff Billy Wood has made the decision for his 900 employees : Under most circumstances , there shall be no wearing of face masks during work .
In an email to the staff on Tuesday , Wood said , according to the Ocala Star-Banner : There are a few exceptions to Wood 's directive .
Some officers who work in schools , the courthouse , the jail , at a hospital , and officers who are in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus or an individual who is high-risk for contracting the virus are allowed to wear face masks .
Wood also said that members of the public who enter the Marion County Sheriff 's Office or any of its outposts who are `` wearing a mask will be asked to remove it . ''
If they refuse , they will be asked to leave the building , Wood said .
There is debate over whether on-duty police officers should wear face coverings .
The concern is that officers can not be understood when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debate rages in Marion County over whether there should be a face mask mandate .
The city council of Ocala , the largest city in Marion County , passed a face mask mandate last week , which was promptly vetoed by Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn , a Republican .
The police chiefs of each of Marion County 's three cities — Greg Graham in Ocala , Terry Holland in Belleview , and Mike McQuaig in Dunnellon — each told the Star-Banner that officers are not required to wear face masks while on duty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ associated with coverings .

A Florida sheriff has banned his officers from wearing face masks.
Amid debate over the effectiveness of face coverings, Marion County Sheriff Billy Wood has made the decision for his 900 employees: Under most circumstances, there shall be no wearing of face masks during work.
In an email to the staff on Tuesday, Wood said, according to the Ocala Star-Banner:
We can debate and argue all day of why and why not. The fact is, the amount of professionals that give the reason why we should, I can find the exact same amount of professionals that say why we shouldn't. Since the beginning of this pandemic the operation of this office has not changed and no wearing of masks has been put in place.
There are a few exceptions to Wood's directive.
Some officers who work in schools, the courthouse, the jail, at a hospital, and officers who are in contact with a person suspected of having the coronavirus or an individual who is high-risk for contracting the virus are allowed to wear face masks.
Wood also said that members of the public who enter the Marion County Sheriff's Office or any of its outposts who are "wearing a mask will be asked to remove it." If they refuse, they will be asked to leave the building, Wood said.
There is debate over whether on-duty police officers should wear face coverings. The concern is that officers cannot be understood when their mouth is covered.
Meanwhile, debate rages in Marion County over whether there should be a face mask mandate.
The city council of Ocala, the largest city in Marion County, passed a face mask mandate last week, which was promptly vetoed by Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn, a Republican.
The police chiefs of each of Marion County's three cities — Greg Graham in Ocala, Terry Holland in Belleview, and Mike McQuaig in Dunnellon — each told the Star-Banner that officers are not required to wear face masks while on duty. They each cited potential communication problems associated with coverings.


theblaze--2020-08-12--POLL: Will Kamala Harris help or hurt Joe Biden's chances at getting elected?

POLL : Will Kamala Harris help or hurt Joe Biden 's chances at getting elected ?
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theblaze--2020-08-12--Cop says protester pointed loaded rifle at him, had over 100 rounds of ammo — and one bullet in cham

Cop says protester pointed loaded rifle at him, had over 100 rounds of ammo — and one bullet in chamber

Cop says protester pointed loaded rifle at him , had over 100 rounds of ammo — and one bullet in @ @ @ @ @ allegedly bit and kicked the officer

A Wisconsin police officer said a 23-year-old protester pointed a loaded rifle at him — and bit and kicked him — during a Waupaca protest earlier this month, WBAY-TV reported.
The station said Matthew Lee Banta was charged with:
2nd degree recklessly endangering, use of a dangerous weapon (point a loaded firearm at an officer)
battery to a law enforcement officer, use of a dangerous weapon (biting an officer)
battery to a law enforcement officer (kicking an officer)
resisting an officer, use of a dangerous weapon
disorderly conduct, use of a dangerous weapon
A criminal complaint also said a bullet was in the rifle's chamber, WBAY noted, adding that police found 117 rounds of ammunition on Banta, as well as an eight-inch straight blade knife in a sheath on his belt.
What are the details?
A Waupaca police officer responded to the Waupaca Library parking lot to speak with a group of protesters who had gathered there Aug. 1, the station said, adding that the group was planning to march in the streets.
The complaint said five people were open-carrying long guns, WBAY reported, adding that the officer asked them to stay out of the street and avoid stopping traffic.
The officer was notified about 40 minutes later that protesters — about 30 of them — were marching down the middle of a street with vehicle escorts, the station said.
The officer said he asked them to get off the street, WBAY reported. The protesters moved over for a moment and then moved back into the street, the station said, citing the complaint. After several warnings, police started asking protesters for their identification, WBAY reported, adding that they didn't comply.
Matthew Banta was carrying a rifle and asking, "Is that what you call protecting and serving?" the station said, adding that Banta got in front of an officer and said, "You can do what you want, but we are going to continue to march."
The officer said he told Banta that if he didn't get out of the street, he would be arrested, the station said.
More from WBAY:
The officer reached for Banta's left arm to attempt to arrest him. Banta stepped back and started down a ditch. The officer reached for Banta's backpack. That's when Banta "began raising his rifle." Banta fell back and kicked at the officer, making contact with the officer's legs. Banta tried standing and "he again began raising his rifle toward [VICTIM OFFICER]," reads the complaint. The officer said he feared for his life and those around him. The officer grabbed Banta by the shoulders and "threw him onto the ground and held him to the ground."
"Banta was laying on his hands and the rifle was now underneath him," the complaint said, according to the station. "Banta was then moving his hands around ... as though he was trying to manipulate the gun."
Police said they told Banta to get his hands off the gun, WBAY noted, adding that the crowd started screaming for officers to get off Banta. The officer reached for Banta's hand, the station said, adding that Banta bit the officer in the right forearm.
Finally, police were able to get Banta in handcuffs, WBAY said. The officer was taken to a hospital to get the bite wound treated, WLUK-TV reported, citing the complaint.
Banta made an initial court appearance Aug. 3 where his cash bond was set at $10,000, WBAY said, adding that court records show bond was posted Tuesday.
His next court appearance was set for Monday, the station added.
Anything else?
People from all over Wisconsin held a rally Sunday in Waupaca to protest Banta's arrest, WLUK reported in a separate story.
Brioni Smith disputed the accusations against Banta and wants police abolished, the station said.
"The arrest itself was I think ridiculous," Smith told WLUK. "The protester was exercising his Second Amendment rights, which you get to exercise whether you're protesting masks at the capitol or are protesting Black Lives Matter in Waupaca."
Another protester, John Ladetke, seemed to have a different take on gun rights — at least in regard to who's allowed to exercise them.
"I was born and raised in Waupaca, and people are civil in this town, but recently the civility has gone out the window," Ladetke told the station. "Right now, as we speak, there are right-wing militia with massive numbers here and guns on our Main Street."
A WLUK reporter said he tracked down the spokesperson for the Wisconsin charter of the 3 Percenters — and added it's "a group some have described as extremist, anti-government, and far-right."
"We support their right to protest," the 3 Percenters spokesperson told the station in regard to protesters. "But we also help support the local community. Some citizens had worries that it would become violent, and we're just here to watch their properties and make sure that nothing happens. If it does, we report it to the local police."


theblaze--2020-08-12--Steven Crowder asks BLM protester what more will it take to declare 'peaceful protests' what they ar

Steven Crowder asks BLM protester what more will it take to declare 'peaceful protests' what they are — RIOTS?

Steven Crowder asks BLM protester what more will it take to declare 'peaceful protests ' what they are — RIOTS @

Steven Crowder asked a Black Lives Matter protester to explain what more is required to declare #BLM protests what they are — RIOTS? Because, according to one BLM protester, $600 million in property damage, dozens of deaths, 14,000 arrests, and 900-police officer casualties fail to meet the criteria of a riot. In the latest installment of "Change My Mind," Crowder hit the streets of Austin, Texas, to give BLM protesters an opportunity to Change his Mind: "Black Lives Matter is a domestic terrorist organization."
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theblaze--2020-08-12--Trucking company announces it won't deliver to cities pushing to defund police

Trucking company announces it wo n't deliver to cities pushing to defund police 'Our first priority is to support our @ @ @ @ @

A trucking company based in Illinois announced recently that it will no longer deliver to cities that are calling for police to be defunded.
Mike Kucharski, co-owner of JKC Trucking near Chicago, told Fox News last week that transporting valuable cargo into areas where a police presence may be reduced unnecessarily puts his drivers at risk.
"Our first priority is to support our drivers and their safety when they are on the road," Kucharski said during an interview on "Fox & Friends First."
Kucharski added that he is also concerned that his insurance coverage may change for delivering into states with reduced police presence when he renews his contracts at the end of the year.
"Another issue that I am seeing in the future is I have cargo insurance, liability insurance, fiscal damage insurance, and I am very curious how when I renew my contracts at the end of the year, if there is going to be language — if I am going to even have coverage going into these places," he said.
The cargo on board trucks makes them an obvious target for theft or robbery, and thus a potential insurance liability.
A CDL Life poll published in June found that 79% of drivers, if given the option, would refuse to pick up or deliver loads to cities with disbanded or defunded police departments.
Several respondents on the poll noted that many areas they pick up from or deliver to are already dangerous, and that now with several cities moving to diminish their police presence, the dangers have only escalated.
"This is not an area you need to act fearless and think you you'd look like a fool for saying 'no,'" one respondent said. "Imagine what kind of fool you [would] look like for driving into a hot spot and putting your life in danger."
Another added: "If something was to happen and you have to take matters into your own hands, you risk being prosecuted for protecting yourself."
USA Today reported late last month that half of the 258 law enforcement agencies surveyed by the Police Executive Research Forum have slashed budgets or are planning to do so soon.
The outlet noted that much of the funding is being taken from accounts designated for "equipment, hiring and training" even as violent crime surges in a number of cities across the country.


theblaze--2020-08-12--Nancy Pelosi bashes Trump for signing payroll tax cut. But she loved it when Obama was president.

Nancy Pelosi bashes Trump for signing payroll tax cut .
But she loved it when Obama was president .
'The @ @ @ @ @ ] trust fund can handle that '

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi harshly condemned President Donald Trump for taking executive action on Saturday in response to Congress's failure to pass a second coronavirus relief package.
In a joint statement with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Pelosi claimed the president's action "endanger[s] seniors' Social Security and Medicare." That's because, in an effort to help Americans financially, Trump signed an executive order deferring payroll taxes — known as the "FICA" tax, which funds Social Security and Medicare — through the end of the year.
The move puts more money directly into the pockets of Americans. Still, Pelosi made it clear she was angered by Trump's action.
"While he says he's going to do the payroll tax, what he's doing is undermining Social Security and Medicare, so these are illusions," she claimed on "Fox News Sunday."
As it turns out, Pelosi's posture is a hypocritical about-face.
What did Pelosi say before?
When Barack Obama, a Democrat, was in the White House, Pelosi supported a unilateral payroll tax reduction — not once, not twice, but three times.
In 2010, Obama announced a payroll tax cut — from 6.2% to 4.2% — that he said would "create jobs and boost economic growth." When Congress extended the tax cut one year later, Pelosi celebrated the measure as a "victory for all Americans."
Pelosi said at the time:
Today is a victory for all Americans — for the security of our middle class, for the health of our seniors, and for economic growth and job creation.The American people spoke out clearly and, thanks to President Obama's leadership, 160 million Americans will continue to receive their payroll tax cut - nearly $40 per paycheck in the pockets of the average family. I salute the work of the unified House Democratic caucus on behalf of the American people.
Then, when Congress extended the cut again in 2012, Pelosi justified the action as "necessary because our economy and our people need this boost."
In an interview with PBS, Pelosi went on to say that she did not think the temporary payroll tax cut endangered Social Security and Medicare — despite now, of course, changing her tune completely.
"The [Social Security and Medicare] trust fund can handle that," Pelosi explained matter-of-factly.


theblaze--2020-08-12--Wisconsin state employees required to wear masks even when they're home in virtual meetings

Wisconsin state employees required to wear masks even when they 're home in virtual meetings Protective masks are arranged for @ @ @ @ @ on July 28 , 2020 .
( Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images )

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has taken face mask requirements to a new level, mandating that employees wear the masks even if they're at home on virtual meetings, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
This department rule is not backed up by any public health guidance, department officials openly admit that the purpose is to virtue signal that masks are important and the department takes them seriously. From the Journal Sentinel:
Natural Resources Secretary Preston Cole reminded employees in a July 31 email that Gov. Tony Evers' mask order was going into effect the next day. That means every DNR employee must wear a mask while in a DNR facility, noted Cole, an appointee of the Democratic governor.
"Also, wear your mask, even if you are home, to participate in a virtual meeting that involves being seen — such as on Zoom or another video-conferencing platform — by non-DNR staff," Cole told his employees. "Set the safety example which shows you as a DNR public service employee care about the safety and health of others."
"By wearing a mask while video conferencing with the general public, we visually remind folks that masking is an important part of navigating the business of natural resources during this tumultuous time," DNR spokesperson Megan Sheridan told McClatchy.
There is no health-related reason for someone to wear a mask in their own home.
"In general I would tie mask use to transmission risk, and that (being at home on a Zoom call) doesn't seem to be a good reason to wear it," said Nasia Safdar, the medical director of infection control at UW Health.
While there's no actual harm to wearing a mask at home for a virtual meeting, not everyone is on board with the idea of doing something just for appearance.
"I'm more inclined to support things that actually do help as opposed to just putting on an appearance of helping," GOP state Rep. Joe Sanfelippo told the Journal Sentinel.
Some Republicans in the state want to overturn the state mask mandate, although it's not clear they have the votes to do so.


theblaze--2020-08-12--FLASHBACK: VP pick Sen. Kamala Harris: I 'believe' Biden accusers

Last April , before presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden decided to enter the race for president , Sen. Kamala Harris ( D-Calif. ) , then a contender , told supporters at a campaign event that she `` believed '' the women who had come forward with allegations of inappropriate touching against the former vice president .
Now , Harris has been tapped as Biden 's running mate heading into the general election in November .
Evidently , her concerns about Biden 's behavior either changed or were not persuasive enough to dissuade her from a chance at becoming the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I respect them being able to tell their story and having the courage to do it , '' Harris said at an April presidential campaign event in Nevada , according to The Hill .
When asked if she thought Biden should run , she replied : `` He 's going to have to make that decision for himself .
I would n't tell him what to do . ''
Kamala Harris `` Believes '' Joe Biden Accusers who claim he touched them inappropriately Harris ' comments followed a slew of allegations from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state lawmaker Lucy Flores , who made the first accusation in an essay in the New York Magazine .
Flores wrote that she `` had never experienced anything so blatantly inappropriate and unnerving before '' when , in 2014 , during her run for lieutenant governor , Biden put his hands on her shoulders , smelled her hair , and kissed her during a campaign rally .
Flores ' accusation was followed by another from Amy Lappos , who told the Hartford Courant that the former vice president also touched her inappropriately at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Two more women , Caitlyn Caruso and D.J .
Hill , then made accusations in the New York Times shortly after .
In response to the allegations , Biden initially appeared to shrug them off , saying he only was sorry that he `` did n't understand more '' and insisting that he had `` never been disrespectful , intentionally , to a man or a woman . ''
In a video posted to his Twitter account at around the same time , Biden acknowledged that `` social norms are changing '' and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ space . ''
In late March , Biden was also accused of sexual assault by one of his former Senate staffers , Tara Reade , in 1993 .
Reade later claimed that she tried to reach out to Harris ' campaign in regards to her allegation but never got an answer .
Sabrina Singh , a senior adviser to Harris , told Axios , `` we have no record of any request . ''

Last April, before presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden decided to enter the race for president, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), then a contender, told supporters at a campaign event that she "believed" the women who had come forward with allegations of inappropriate touching against the former vice president.
Now, Harris has been tapped as Biden's running mate heading into the general election in November.
Evidently, her concerns about Biden's behavior either changed or were not persuasive enough to dissuade her from a chance at becoming the next vice president.
"I believe them and I respect them being able to tell their story and having the courage to do it," Harris said at an April presidential campaign event in Nevada, according to The Hill.
When asked if she thought Biden should run, she replied: "He's going to have to make that decision for himself. I wouldn't tell him what to do."
Kamala Harris "Believes" Joe Biden Accusers who claim he touched them inappropriately youtu.be
Harris' comments followed a slew of allegations from several women, including former Democratic Nevada state lawmaker Lucy Flores, who made the first accusation in an essay in the New York Magazine.
Flores wrote that she "had never experienced anything so blatantly inappropriate and unnerving before" when, in 2014, during her run for lieutenant governor, Biden put his hands on her shoulders, smelled her hair, and kissed her during a campaign rally.
Flores' accusation was followed by another from Amy Lappos, who told the Hartford Courant that the former vice president also touched her inappropriately at a fundraiser in Connecticut in 2009. Two more women, Caitlyn Caruso and D.J. Hill, then made accusations in the New York Times shortly after.
In response to the allegations, Biden initially appeared to shrug them off, saying he only was sorry that he "didn't understand more" and insisting that he had "never been disrespectful, intentionally, to a man or a woman."
In a video posted to his Twitter account at around the same time, Biden acknowledged that "social norms are changing" and vowed to respect women's "personal space."
In late March, Biden was also accused of sexual assault by one of his former Senate staffers, Tara Reade, in 1993.
Reade later claimed that she tried to reach out to Harris' campaign in regards to her allegation but never got an answer. Sabrina Singh, a senior adviser to Harris, told Axios, "we have no record of any request."


theblaze--2020-08-12--Police sergeant posts 'KILL THEM ALL' comment amid Black Lives Matter protest while using Facebook f

Police sergeant posts 'KILL THEM ALL' comment amid Black Lives Matter protest while using Facebook fake name. He's been suspended.

Police sergeant posts 'KILL THEM ALL ' comment amid Black Lives Matter protest while using Facebook fake name .
He @ @ @ @ @ comments were made off-duty out of frustration and there was no indication of any physical @ @ @ @ @ harm . '

A sergeant with the Colorado Springs Police Department has been temporarily suspended and transferred after an internal affairs investigation confirmed he wrote "KILL THEM ALL" and "KILL EM ALL" amid a Black Lives Matter protest while using a Facebook fake name, KCNC-TV reported.
Image source: KCNC-TV video screenshot
What are the details?
The department said Sgt. Keith Wrede used the pseudonym Steven Eric to comment on KRDO-TV's June 30 Facebook livestream coverage of the protest during which participants blocked traffic on Interstate 25 with about a dozen cars then exited the vehicles with placards and signs in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, KCNC said, adding that the demonstration lasted about an hour and most protesters left before officers responded.
Image source: KCNC-TV video screenshot
KRDO approached police days later after receiving a tip that Wrede was the source of the comments, KCNC reported.
Image source: KCNC-TV video screenshot
Colorado Springs Police Chief Vince Niski on Monday called the comments "unprofessional, distasteful, and not reflective of our department," KCNC said, adding that Wrede was penalized with a 40-hour suspension, loss of more than $2,000 in wages, removal from his specialized unit, and departmental reassignment.
But Niski asked the public not to judge the sergeant for this single act and to consider the positives stemming from his two decades of service, the station added.
"It was determined that the comments were made off-duty out of frustration, and there was no indication of any physical action or intent to cause harm," the chief wrote in a letter to the public, KCNC said. "I am in no way minimizing Sergeant Wrede's words. His comments were unacceptable, have damaged our relationship with members of our community, and fell short of our standards."
Niski's letter also answered demands to immediately fire Wrede, the station said:
"We have heard concerns from many community members and are also aware of misinformation or misconceptions regarding our role and response to this investigation. I would like to first start by addressing the demand for termination. These requests were for immediate termination before our investigation was even completed. While I understand frustrations, Sergeant Wrede, just like our community members, are afforded due process whenever any type of investigation takes place. I have also heard from many that I did not address these comments or refused to provide information during the internal investigation. From day one, I have taken the stance that the comments made on the live-stream were unprofessional, distasteful, and not reflective of our department. As mentioned earlier, public employees are entitled to due process under the law, and in any investigation, we do not release details as it is on-going. We owe it to our community and our employees to make sure a thorough and fair investigation is completed without any undue influence."
'"While his statements were harmful and reprehensible, I cannot deprive the community of a good police officer and his services because of an isolated incident of an error in judgment," Niski also stated, according to KCNC. "We hope that you can accept our apology and be assured that the CSPD and Sgt. Wrede will continue to faithfully serve the public."


theblaze--2020-08-12--WATCH NOW: Everything Wrong With Kamala Harris! GUEST: Ann Dorn Guests

WATCH NOW : Everything Wrong With Kamala Harris !
GUEST : Ann Dorn Guests

On Today's episode of Good Morning Mug Club, the guys discuss everything wrong with Kamala Harris, including her radical left policies, the times she called Biden a racist and rapist, and her record on criminal justice. Also, the media blackout of the Cannon Hinnant murder, the five-year-old white boy who was shot in his front yard by his black neighbor. Later, Steven will interview Ann Dorn, David Dorn's wife. Tune in now!
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