theblaze--2020-09-08--Man allegedly follows mourners after memorial for fatally shot Trump supporter, harasses them at bar

Man allegedly follows mourners after memorial for fatally shot Trump supporter, harasses them at bar, hits one with his truck

Man allegedly follows mourners after memorial for fatally shot Trump supporter , harasses them at bar , hits one with @ @ @ @ @ , 30 , turned himself in to authorities

After a Saturday memorial in downtown Vancouver, Washington, for Aaron "Jay" Danielson — the police and Patriot Prayer supporter who was fatally shot by an avowed Antifa militant after a recent rally backing President Donald Trump — authorities said a man allegedly followed mourners who had been attending the memorial, the Columbian reported.
The mourners ended up at Charlie's Bar & Grill — and the man who allegedly followed them was in the bar, too, and began recording them with his phone, police told the paper.
Image source: YouTube screenshot
What happened next?
Rex Fergus — a member of the group that went to the bar following Danielson's memorial — told KPTV-TV that the man was causing problems.
"He came into the bar and immediately was aggressive with everyone that was in the bar," Fergus noted to the station. "He was aggressive with the bouncer, he was aggressive with everyone that he came into contact with. He came into the bar, immediately pulled his phone out, and started coming over to our tables and putting his phone in our faces."
Rex Fergus Image source: YouTube screenshot
The man left the bar after "contact with security staff," KPTV said, citing police. The mourners also went outside, the station said.
And at about 7 p.m., police said the man who'd been causing trouble got into his vehicle, drove toward and hit a member of the group, then fled from the parking lot, detectives told the Columbian.
The victim's injuries were described as non-life-threatening, officers told KPTV, adding that he was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Who is the suspect?
Charles R. Holliday-Smith, 30, turned himself into police and was booked into jail, police told the station Monday night. He faces charges including assault in the first degree and felony hit-and-run, KPTV added.
While police told the Columbian the suspect allegedly followed the mourners after the memorial service, police added to the paper that investigators couldn't confirm reports circulating that the suspect and victim were part of activist groups confronting each other.
Anything more on the victim?
Police did not identify the man struck by the vehicle, the Columbian said — but a GoFundMe page identified the victim as Shane Moon and noted that he was at a bar after leaving a celebration of life of a friend and was struck by a truck in the parking lot. Fergus in his interview with KPTV also identified the victim as "Shane."
Fergus also told the station that the victim was among several people from the group who were taking pictures of the suspect in the parking lot "in case anything happened."
More from the paper:
The GoFundMe page made no mention of the confrontation or whether Moon was affiliated with any activist group, though several donors left comments describing him as a "patriot" and criticizing Antifa. Posts on social media said that Moon had been at the Saturday evening memorial in downtown Vancouver for Danielson.
An administrator for the page confirmed later via email that Moon had attended the memorial for Danielson. The email said Moon is from the Vancouver area.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the fundraiser garnered just over $12,000 of its $25,000 goal.
The following WPTV report aired before the suspect turned himself in:
Police investigating hit-and-run after confrontation at Vancouver bar youtu.be
What's the background?
Danielson — the focal point of the Vancouver memorial — was fatally shot Aug. 29 after a Portland pro-Trump rally that attracted a ton of pushback from leftists.
While the likes of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden suggested that Danielson was killed because his fellow Trump supporters were "inciting responses," the Multnomah County district attorney's office released unsealed court documents last week that suggest the alleged shooter — Michael Forest Reinoehl — targeted Danielson before shots were fired.
In the below image, Reinoehl can be seen on the right:
Reinoehl — who had described himself as "100% Antifa" — was fatally shot by law enforcement agents who came to arrest him in Washington state Thursday after several days of investigations.
Oddly, Facebook answered all of this by reportedly taking down Patriot Prayer's group page as well as the page of its founder, Joey Gibson.


theblaze--2020-09-08--Joe Biden's former stenographer says the former VP has 'lost a step' and doesn't have the same menta

Joe Biden's former stenographer says the former VP has 'lost a step' and doesn't have the same mental edge

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Joe Biden's former White House stenographer, who worked closely with the former vice president from 2011 until 2017, told the Washington Free Beacon that Biden has shown clear signs of mental deterioration in recent years.
Mike McCormick, who was a White House stenographer for 15 years, said Biden's decreased sharpness is evident when watching him speak compared to just three years ago.
"It is a complete difference from what he was in 2017," McCormick said. "He's lost a step and he doesn't seem to have the same mental acuity as he did four years ago. He doesn't have the energy, he doesn't have the pace of his speaking. He's a different guy."
McCormick noted that in the past, Biden would cover for his gaffes by pivoting to a joke and moving forward off the top of his head, but he seems unable to do that now.
"He'd just make a big joke out of it, and go straight from the hip," McCormick told the Free Beacon. "And notice, he's not doing that anymore. He read that [Democratic National Committee speech] verbatim...it's not Joe Biden anymore."
Biden appears to frequently rely heavily on notes or a teleprompter, even during live interviews on television, leading to speculation that his ability to remember and recall information is weakening. Even while reading from prepared materials, Biden has had some issues separating the content he's supposed to read from other notations.
Joe Biden accidentally reads talking points "topline" in local interview youtu.be
Biden has taken offense to questions about his mental fitness. During one interview, Biden responded to a question about cognitive tests by asking the interviewer if he was a junkie who needed to take a drug test.
In his book, "Joe Biden Unauthorized," McCormick tells a story of a 2011 meeting with Putin in Russia during which McCormick recalls Biden being "humiliated" by the Russian leader. McCormick said that while Biden was beginning to tell a story about visiting Russia during the Cold War, the Russians cut off his microphone, turned off the press lighting, and led media out of the room.
"He basically got body slammed by Putin, really," McCormick told the Free Beacon. "I mean, I don't really know how else to describe it. To me it was like, here's our great foreign policy expert and he just got punked. And Vladimir Putin just had no fear or respect for him."


theblaze--2020-09-08--Hilarity ensues when LA's Democratic mayor tells residents to hike thermostat amid record heat: 'War

Hilarity ensues when LA's Democratic mayor tells residents to hike thermostat amid record heat: 'Warning to all America'

Hilarity ensues when LA 's Democratic mayor tells residents to hike thermostat amid record heat : 'Warning to all America' @ @ @ @ @ CA in droves '

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was raked over the coals after instructing Los Angeles residents on Sunday to reduce their use of electricity.
What did Garcetti say?
On Sunday, the mayor tweeted, "It's almost 3 p.m. Time to turn off major appliances, set the thermostat to 78 degrees (or use a fan instead), turn off excess lights and unplug any appliances you're not using. We need every Californian to help conserve energy. Please do your part."
Garcetti's directive came as Californians battle record heat and face ravaging wildfires.
With record-setting heat, residents use more electricity to cool their homes, increasing stress on the power grid and resulting in rolling blackouts.
What was the response?
Tens of thousands of people responded to Garcetti's tweet, stunned that such a message could come from the leader of one of the wealthiest cities in the world, in the wealthiest country ever to exist.
Many attributed the shocking directive to liberalism, progressivism, and socialism. Garcetti is a Democrat.
"Socialism sucks. With Biden-Harris, this train wreck of an energy policy is coming to your state too. Their new slogan: if you want to live without air conditioning—vote Democrat," Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said.
"This is a daily ritual in Somalia, Venezuela, Cuba, every socialist s***hole in the world. Thank you, @TheDemocrats," actor James Woods responded.
"We pay some of the highest taxes in the nation, and what we receive for those tax dollars are riots condoned by the city, and an insufficient energy grid to deal with the super-unpredictable fact that it gets f***ing hot in summer in CA," Ben Shapiro fired back.
"Nothing says 'I'm a failed Mayor' quite like this tweet," comedian Tim Young replied.
"Just showed this warning to my wife. She's a recent immigrant from a third world country. The look on her face was priceless when she realized that California, a major first world economic powerhouse, couldn't keep the power on any better than the country she just left," another person said.
"Warning to all America. This is what decades of Democrat leadership brings. By the way, right now California politicians like Kamala Harris aren't working on a fix. They are just trying to figure out how to blame Trump," another person said.
"Here's what a highly regulated, government dictated energy system gets you... weakness, failure and danger," acting Deputy Director of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli said.
"D**n. I thought this was a parody tweet at first. No wonder ppl are leaving CA in droves. Yikes," another person responded.
Fortunately, another blackout was narrowly averted over the weekend.


theblaze--2020-09-08--Share of young adults living with their parents highest ever recorded

Share of young adults living with their parents highest ever recorded Higher than during the Great Depression

The share of young adults in the U.S. who live with their parents is the highest ever recorded, according to a recently released Pew Research analysis.
The topline
The report found that a majority — 52% — of adults ages 18-29 are residing at home with at least one parent. The percentage, measured in July, beat the previous record of 48% set at the end of the Great Depression in 1940.
Pew cites the coronavirus pandemic as the main driver of the increase, which brings the total number of young adults living at home to 26.6 million, up 2.6 million from February.
It should be noted, however, that the number was already near historic levels before the pandemic, as 47% of adults ages 18-29 reported living at home in February, just one percentage point off from the highest Great Depression numbers.
Pew reported that the increase affected all major demographics but was sharpest among young white adults and those ages 18-24.
"The number and share of young adults living with their parents grew across the board for all major racial and ethnic groups, men and women, and metropolitan and rural residents, as well as in all four main census regions," the report stated.
The pandemic has hit the younger demographic particularly hard, as many college campuses have closed down due to health concerns and job prospects have been erased. One-quarter of those ages 16-24 have lost their jobs since the start of the pandemic.
The coronavirus-related shutdowns have also had an adverse effect on the mental welfare of this population group.
In August, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that a whopping 25.5% of adults ages 18-24 considered suicide in June, a figure eerily similar to the number of those who lost their jobs.
The survey also found that young adults were disproportionately dealing with a host of other mental health issues, such as "symptoms of anxiety disorder or depressive disorder, COVID-19-related [trauma- and stressor-related disorder] TSRD, initiation of or increase in substance use to cope with COVID-19-associated stress."
In a bit of good news for the economy, the unemployment rate dropped to 8.4% in August, marking the first time unemployment has been recorded in the single digits since March. The economy also continued its slow climb back by adding 1.4 million jobs.


theblaze--2020-09-08--'Simply false': John Bolton comes to President Trump's defense over allegations in the Atlantic that

'Simply false': John Bolton comes to President Trump's defense over allegations in the Atlantic that the president disparaged fallen troops

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Former national security adviser John Bolton is coming to President Donald Trump's defense over allegations that he disparaged fallen American soldiers.
What's the background?
Left-leaning magazine the Atlantic triggered a tsunami of controversy for the president last week after publishing a story claiming Trump referred to fallen American soldiers as "losers" and "suckers." The Atlantic's story was based on four anonymous sources.
"The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic," the outlet reported.
The allegations center on a canceled visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery — located in Belleau in the north of France — in 2018. Belleau Wood is the location of a famous World War I battle in which American troops stopped German soldiers from advancing on Paris.
According to the Atlantic, Trump blamed the canceled visit on bad whether and the Secret Service not wanting to take a motorcade to the remote area. The magazine alleged that "neither claim was true."
What did Bolton say?
Speaking on Fox News Monday, Bolton — who was with the president on the trip in question — said the claims about Trump as presented in the Atlantic are "simply false."
"I don't know who told the author that, but that was false," Bolton said.
In fact, Bolton explained, "The main issue was whether or not weather conditions permitted the president to go out to the cemetery." Bolton's recollection of the facts was consistent with how he told the story in his book.
In response to Fox News correspondent Jennifer Griffin — who reported that she confirmed the Atlantic's reporting — Bolton said Griffin's reporting was incorrect, but said Trump routinely disparages others.
"The president has a habit of disparaging people. He ends up denigrating almost everybody that he comes in contact with whose last name is not Trump," Bolton said.
John Bolton calls report Trump disparaged military 'completely false' | Exclusive www.youtube.com
Last week, in an interview with the New York Times, Bolton reiterated that the Atlantic's reporting was not true — but alleged that Trump could have made disparaging remarks about American troops when he was not present.
"I didn't hear that," Bolton said of the Belleau Wood allegation. "I'm not saying he didn't say them later in the day or another time, but I was there for that discussion."


theblaze--2020-09-08--Kamala Harris told Jacob Blake she is 'proud of him' during visit with his family in Kenosha

Kamala Harris told Jacob Blake she is 'proud of him ' during visit with his family in Kenosha

Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, visited the family of police shooting victim Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Monday, and expressed to Blake how proud of him she is.
Blake was shot in the back seven times by a Kenosha Police Department officer after resisting arrest and allegedly reaching for a knife in his car on Aug. 23. He has been in the hospital ever since, reportedly paralyzed from the waist down.
What did Harris say?
Attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing Blake and his family, released a statement on Twitter detailing the meeting. Blake called in to the meeting by phone from the hospital.
"Sen. Harris had an inspirational and uplifting one-hour visit with Jacob Blake, Jr. and his family today," the statement read. "She spoke individually with each family member about how they were handling the trauma and urged them to take care of their physical and mental health. In a moving moment, Jacob Jr. told Sen. Harris that he was proud of her, and the senator told Jacob that she was also proud of him and how he is working through his pain. Jacob Jr. assured her that he was not going to give up on life for the sake of his children."
Why does this matter?
Blake was charged with sexual assault in July and had a warrant out for his arrest. The call that brought police to the scene where Blake was shot came from his accuser, who alleged he had taken her keys and refused to leave her property, despite a restraining order.
Blake is, of course, innocent until proven guilty. Harris, however, has at least one high-profile example of not treating accusations of sexual assault that way. When Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was going through his Senate confirmation process, Harris vehemently opposed it on the basis of Christine Blasey Ford's accusation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in 1982.
Even after Kavanaugh was confirmed, Harris was among those calling for Kavanaugh to be impeached after allegations of sexual misconduct from Kavanaugh's time at Yale were published by the New York Times.
Harris has taken a different tone toward the allegation of sexual assault against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden since becoming his VP nominee. Biden's accuser, Tara Reade, publicly accused Biden of assaulting her in 1993. Harris said in April 2019, when Biden was a potential rival for the nomination, that she believed the women accusing Biden of misconduct.


theblaze--2020-09-08--Kamala Harris is ‘proud’ of Jacob Blake in light of his sexual assault charges

Kamala Harris is ‘ proud ’ of Jacob Blake in light of his sexual assault charges

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theblaze--2020-09-08--Black man 'compelled' to kill by police shooting videos suspected of beating his white cellmate to d

Black man 'compelled' to kill by police shooting videos suspected of beating his white cellmate to death

Black man 'compelled ' to kill by police shooting videos suspected of beating his white cellmate to death The victim @ @ @ @ @ ' he was placed in her son 's cell

Jayvon Hatchett — the 19-year-old black man who allegedly stabbed a white AutoZone worker at random late last month because he "felt compelled" to after watching videos of police shootings online — is now suspected of beating his white cellmate to death.
What are the details?
According to WRBL-TV, Muscogee County Jail inmate Eddie Nelson Jr., 39, was found dead in his cell early Saturday morning from an apparent beating.
Assistant coroner Charles Newton concluded that his death was the result of "an apparent beating by another inmate" after noting Nelson "had blunt force trauma around the head and neck."
Nelson was reportedly in jail for violating probation and failing to register as sex offender.
Sheriff Donna Tompkins told the news outlet that Hatchett, who was in jail without bond for aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime, was a suspect in the beating but would not release any further details.
The incident is still under investigation by the sheriff's office.
What else?
In a video interview on WLTZ-TV, Nelson's mother said: "I have a question for the Sheriff. Why? Why did you put my son and that other man in there together? Why? Can you answer me that? I lost a son because of ya'll's negligence."
The family's attorney, Craig Jones, added that "if this mentally imbalanced individual had been a member of the Ku Klux Klan, they would not have put him in a cell with a black person."
"If he was a rapist, they wouldn't have put him in a cell with a woman. If he had bombed a synagogue they wouldn't have put him in a cell with a Jewish person. If he had been that white kid up in Wisconsin that shot those demonstrators they would not have put him in a cell with demonstrators," he continued. "I mean this is either sheer stupidity or meanness that's the only way I can explain it."
What's the background?
Hatchett was allegedly involved in a racially motivated attack on August 25, when he walked into an AutoZone near his house and proceeded to stab a 51-year-old white employee in the neck and torso seven times.
Police noted that the victim, whose name was not released, had no apparent connection to Hatchett. The victim was transported to a hospital to receive treatment and is expected to recover.
During court proceedings, Columbus Police Sgt. Ray Mills allegedly told a judge that Hatchett greeted him with a smile and readily confessed to the crime when officers came to arrest him.
"Mr. Hatchett told me that he had been watching Facebook videos of police shootings in other parts of the country and that he felt compelled to go stab a white male," Mills reportedly testified at the time.


theblaze--2020-09-08--POLL: Who has done the most harm to America?

POLL : Who has done the most harm to America ?
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POLL: Who has done the most harm to America?
Cast your vote and don't forget to share!


theblaze--2020-09-08--VIDEO: White leftist militants actually block black woman from driving through Portland street. It g

VIDEO: White leftist militants actually block black woman from driving through Portland street. It gets ugly fast.

VIDEO : White leftist militants actually block black woman from driving through Portland street .
It gets ugly fast .
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If you were wondering how blindly radical the leftist militants are who've been wreaking havoc and mayhem in Portland for the past three months, a confrontation with a black woman motorist Monday night just may answer that for you.
What are the details?
In a video, a group of white people defiantly stand in front of a truck and won't let it pass. We've seen this petty stuff many times before. The difference here is that the motorist they're blocking is a black woman.
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @BGOnTheScene
At best one might say such an astonishing show of force demonstrates how seriously they take their cause, as the core of it supposedly is standing up for black people they say are oppressed by police — and yet they refuse to let someone they say they're fighting for drive down a street.
'That's violent!'
As you can probably guess, the driver isn't happy.
"Get out of the way!" she hollers at them from the driver's seat. "Because you killed my brother, move!" The clip doesn't shed light on the latter claim, but it sure demonstrates her adversaries' collective ignorance.
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @BGOnTheScene
Defiant voices shoot right back at her. "You're gonna go backward!" one barks. "Turn around!" another yells.
She blasts them again: 'You're setting fires in the streets? No, that's violence! That's violent! Get out of my way!"
"I think you don't know what you're talking about!" a male voice can be heard arguing back with her.
Soon the woman dares the the militants to do damage to neighboring communities like they've done to Portland. "Get your ass away from here!" she yells at them, adding "now they see how ignorant this looks ... you don't want no race war out here!"
A black man who's with the leftists moves in and appears to try to calm the situation as the woman driver accuses someone in the group of calling her the N-word — which they deny.
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @BGOnTheScene
"Stop pushing us with your car!" one male hollers at her as they place their bodies in front of the truck's bumper.
'You'd be rammed the f*** over!'
The furious woman then exits her truck and gives the ignorant leftists a wake up call: "If I was pushing you with my car, you'd be rammed the f*** over!"
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @BGOnTheScene
At this point, the black man who's with the leftists orders his comrades to shut up and move: "We need to get this woman out of here safely!"
Here's the clip. (Content warning: Language, racial slurs):
A follow-up clip shows that the crowd eventually parted and let the woman drive through. "Make a hole!" they repeatedly yell, as the woman slowly drives through and a couple of leftists escort her away.
Black Lives Matter, eh?
Some observers took note of the scene's pitiful irony:


theblaze--2020-09-08--Horowitz: Thousands of cases but ZERO hospitalizations in colleges: This is GOOD news. But states an

Horowitz: Thousands of cases but ZERO hospitalizations in colleges: This is GOOD news. But states and colleges force draconian lockdowns

Horowitz : Thousands of cases but ZERO hospitalizations in colleges : This is GOOD news .
But states and colleges @ @ @ @ @ goal of flattening the curve ?

Remember the goal of flattening the curve? Ensuring that hospitals weren't overrun? Well, what do you call a scenario where thousands of cases result in zero hospitalizations? I'd call it the ultimate flat curve – or downright flat line. Yet rather than recognizing the detection of mild cases among college students as portents of good news, universities continue to sow panic for no good reason.
If we had in place the strict eligibility threshold for COVID-19 testing that we had in March when tests were scarce, we quite literally would not know the "epidemic" of mild and asymptomatic cases on college campus even exists. After being open for weeks, college campuses have no reported deaths or even hospitalizations that I can find. You might say that's because they've done such an amazing job preventing cases. Nope: They have tons of reported cases. Dr. Andrew Bostom, a cardiovascular and epidemiology researcher, posted a spreadsheet on twitter of all the cases in 17 state university systems as of September 4:
There is not a single hospitalization among them. How is this an emergency situation? If anything, the fact that there are so many cases is a blessing, because, with such a young population, these cases are a de facto vaccine, creating herd immunity without danger.
Despite this blessing, the University of Arizona has hired a private security company to "patrol and ensure compliance of health and safety directives" on campus, essentially turning the campus into a prison and criminalizing the lives of young adults who have near-zero risk from the virus. They must be suffering the epidemic of the century there in order to warrant such heavy-handed policing, right?
Well, according to Dr. Richard Carmona at the College of Public Health at the University of Arizona, they found a few "cases" at a sorority house and "were able to identify, very early, before anybody was symptomatic, that there were sick people in their dorm."
The horror! Some asymptomatic cases. What are they going to do during the flu season when even young people actually get sick for a week? The entire purpose of counting cases during an epidemic is because they might predict mass casualties. During this pseudo-epidemic on college campuses, they need to count cases to even know they exist. But if they don't result in serious illness, then what is the purpose of counting them more than rhinovirus colds?
Then there is the issue of what exactly these PCR tests are detecting. Many of them could be false positives, insignificant viral loads, or the dead RNA of a virus that passed weeks ago still being carried around in the student's nasal passages. There is no metric for any of this being monitored in the testing. The irony of the University of Arizona using positive testing of benign cases as the baseline for such draconian measures is that so many of those tests turn out to be false positives. Out of the 13 positive results among members of the university's athletics department last week, 11 of them turned out to be false upon retesting.
But evidently, negative tests aren't even enough to escape to clutches of tyranny. Last Monday, Ohio Health Director Lance D. Himes signed an order requiring even students who test negative to be isolated in a quarantine house on campus. It includes asymptomatic individuals or even those merely "exposed" to a COVID-positive individual. They'd be barred from exiting the quarantine house without written permission from a health official, and individual universities would decide whether parents are even allowed to visit them. This is a mandate for de facto prison – all for an "epidemic" built on false or notional positives with no health risks beyond the ordinary bugs that spread on campuses every year.
By sending your children to Ohio's public colleges, you are essentially sending them off to jail, because it's nearly impossible for them not to be quarantined. Ohio State University is conducting mandatory random testing of 8,000 students each week via their "surveillance testing program." Based on everything we know about false positive or old dead viral RNA, it's a near-certainty that the testing will net dozens of people every week. Now, this order will force numerous friends and dorm-mates to be confined as well.
It's becoming self-evident every week that the virus that is really spreading is an incorrigible psychosis. Rather than confining our youth for a cold that might not even spread in its asymptomatic form, perhaps its time to start confining some of the public health officials … to a mental health facility.


theblaze--2020-09-09--Oscars announce mandatory 'inclusion' requirements for Best Picture contenders

'It 's no longer Best Picture , it 's the Most Politically Correct Picture . '

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that films hoping to be nominated for the Best Picture category starting in 2024 must meet a number of "inclusion" requirements in order to be considered, as part of the organization's initiative to mandate a certain level of diversity in Hollywood and beyond.
What are the details?
People magazine reported that in order for new flicks to be in the running for the coveted Oscar for Best Picture, "films must meet two of four standards which are on-screen representation, themes, and narratives; creative leadership and project team; industry access and opportunities; and audience development."
Academy President David Rubin and Academy CEO Dawn Hudson said in a joint statement announcing the new standards:
The aperture must widen to reflect our diverse global population in both the creation of motion pictures and in the audiences who connect with them. The Academy is committed to playing a vital role in helping make this a reality. We believe these inclusion standards will be a catalyst for long-lasting, essential change in our industry.
A reporter from The New York Times posted the new affirmative action requirements on Twitter, noting that any film hoping to contend for Best Picture must meet two of four categories laid out by the academy. The first standard listed requires that at least one lead character "or significant supporting actors is from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group," listing off that they must be either "Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, Black/African American, Indigenous/Native American/Alaskan Native, Middle Eastern/North African, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander," or "other underrepresented race or ethnicity."
According to the Los Angeles Times:
Among the new standards, those concerning onscreen representation are likely to garner the most scrutiny. Indeed, some recent best picture nominees that featured almost exclusively white and male casts — including the World War I film "1917" and the gangster epic "The Irishman" — might have had difficulty meeting the new onscreen standards. Those standards require one of the following: at least one of the lead actors or significant supporting actors is from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group; at least 30% of all actors in secondary and more minor roles are from certain underrepresented groups; or the main storyline, theme or narrative is centered on an underrepresented group.
The news brought mixed reviews on social media. One person tweeted in reaction, "Finally! Majority of my life, I've watched mostly white actors on screen, championing stories from characters that do not necessarily look like me, or reflect anything remotely-like my life. Also felt the execs and investors didn't want to produce movies those type of movies."
Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell wrote, "The Democrats controlling Hollywood demand changes to the Oscars. It's no longer the Best Picture, it's the Most Politically Correct Picture."


theblaze--2020-09-10--'You people have lost your minds': Kirstie Alley blasts new Oscars inclusion requirements

'You people have lost your minds ' : Kirstie Alley blasts new Oscars inclusion requirements The actress called the rules @ @ @ @ @ everywhere '

Actress Kirstie Alley is not impressed with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issuing new "inclusion" requirements for Best Picture contenders at the Oscars, telling the Hollywood decision-makers: "You people have lost your minds."
What are the details?
On Tuesday, the Academy announced that starting in 2024, any film must meet two out of four detailed diversity requirements in order to be considered for the coveted Oscar for Best Picture.
Academy leadership explained in a statement, "We believe these inclusion standards will be a catalyst for long-lasting, essential change in our industry."
Alley did not hold back in her initial reaction to the news. According to The Daily Wire, she wrote in a now-deleted tweet, "This is a disgrace to artists everywhere…can you imagine telling Picasso what had to be in his [f***ing] paintings. You people have lost your minds. Control artists, control individual thought .. OSCAR ORWELL."
She later explained, "I deleted my first tweet about the new rules for best movie OSCARS because I feel it was a poor analogy & misrepresented my viewpoint. I am 100% behind diversity inclusion & tolerance. I'm opposed to MANDATED ARBITRARY percentages relating to hiring human beings in any business."
Alley continued to take heat for her criticism of the academy's decision, but she was not the only Hollywood star to condemn the new initiative. James Woods called the move "madness," and Dean Cain retweeted the message.
One man said of Woods' reaction, "It's funny how I love the movies and television but yet there were not to many people that look like me. Now to find out that some of my favorite actors are not inclusive is very disappointing," tagging Alley and Cain.
The actress responded, "I'm more inclusive than the people who wrote that crap. The best kind of inclusion is to make hundreds of movies & TV episodes about real minority stories, not some gimmicky math equation to APPEAR inclusive. UR right l! Not enough content that looks like U or other minorities!"
Anything else?
This is not the first time Alley has slammed Hollywood culture. Last year, the actress tweeted, "I refuse to be part of the Hollywood a**hats who can't see that 'NOT working with Republicans' is as stupid and NASTY as 'REFUSING to do business with gay people'..STOP ACTING above the FRAY ya damn hypocrites...WE are the same species! let's help each OTHER ya damn yahoos."


theblaze--2020-09-10--WATCH: BRAINWASHED: The radical sex agenda corrupting your kid

What they 're teaching kids — as early as kindergarten — is disturbing

Over the past few months, Glenn Beck has exposed the pandemic wargame Event 201, the truth behind the Marxist movement called Black Lives Matter, and the plot to destroy capitalism called the Great Reset. They're all connected and have a united goal: to methodically take down Western culture and society brick by brick.
They've now set their sights on our children, and they're targeting them directly in the classroom with Comprehensive Sexuality Education. They're teaching kids — as early as kindergarten — masturbation, anal sex, transgenderism, and abortion. The curriculum Glenn reveals tonight is disturbing. Parental discretion is advised.
Guests: Jaco Booyens, founder of Share Together, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global sex trafficking, shares the alarming globalist origins of the radical sex-ed curriculum and how it's coming to a state near you. Rebecca Friedrichs, author of "Standing Up to Goliath" and founder of For Kids and Country, gives parents the tools to take back their children's innocence.
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theblaze--2020-09-10--University of Michigan-Dearborn apologizes for segregating cafe event by race after public outcry

University of Michigan-Dearborn apologizes for segregating cafe event by race after public outcry '' Not reflective of the university 's @ @ @ @ @ and inclusion ''

The University of Michigan-Dearborn apologized for organizing a virtual cafe event for students that was segregated by race after public outcry and ridicule.
The two cafes were divided for students that were "non-people of color" and those that were "Black, indigenous and people of color."
The Zoom videoconference on Tuesday was organized by the university's Center for Social Justice & Inclusion.
A screenshot from the event explained the purpose of the segregated virtual spaces:
The NON-POC (People of Color) Cafe is a space for students that do not identify as persons of color to gather and discuss their experience as students on campus and as non-POC in the world.
A separate virtual event was planned for BIPOC, students who are Black, Indigenous or people of color from marginalized communities, in order to discuss their experiences under their racial and ethnic identities.
Screenshots from the event were circulated on social media and became the object of much ridicule.
The celebrity gossip site TMZ said the event "appeared to hearken back to the days of 'Whites Only' signs in America."
The university apologized in a statement on Wednesday after facing ridicule on social media.
"UM-Dearborn sincerely regrets the terms used to describe the 'cafe' events held on Sept. 8. The terms used to describe these virtual events and the descriptions themselves were not clear and not reflective of the university's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion," the statement read.
"The original intent was to provide students from marginalized communities a space that allowed for them to exist freely without having to normalize their lives and experiences, while also providing students that do not identify as persons of color the opportunity to deepen their understanding of race and racism without harming or relying on students of color to educate them," the statement explained.
"The events were never intended to be exclusive or exclusionary for individuals of a certain race," the statement concluded. "Both events were open to all members of the UM-Dearborn campus community."
Here's another story about college campus segregation:


theblaze--2020-09-10--Thousands of Oregonians flee as windblown fires consume hundreds of homes

Thousands of Oregonians flee as windblown fires consume hundreds of homes Fatalities are expected from the 'unprecedented ' wildfires raging @ @ @ @ @

Thousands of Oregonians have been forced to evacuate their homes as high winds hastened the spread of raging wildfires in several Western U.S. states on Wednesday, and hundreds of residences have been lost in the flames.
What are the details?
The Washington Post reported that "tens of thousands" of Oregon residents have fled their homes in recent days, some through personal necessity and others triggered by government orders to leave immediately as blazes ravaged not only vast forestland but residential areas where hundreds of homes have already been consumed.
Jackson County, Oregon, resident Beth Zerkel and her family had to abandon their home. Zerkel told The Post, "I don't have anything with me. I wasn't able to pack. Now I understand when people say they left with just the shirt off their back."
She added, "There are people going into parking lots and sleeping in their cars with their cats and dogs because there's no place to go."
The Associated Press reported that "fires trapped firefighters and civilians behind fire lines in Oregon and leveled an entire small town in eastern Washington" on Wednesday.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) warned, "This could be the greatest loss of human life and property due to wildfire in our state's history," noting that no fatalities from the fires had yet been confirmed.
In neighboring Washington, a 1-year-old boy was killed in a wildfire in the northern part of the state, the New York Times reported.
Early Wednesday, officials counted more than 85 wildfires burning in California, Oregon, and Washington. The New York Post reported in the afternoon that "96 large fires are burning in 12 states and scorched more than 3.4 million acres (5,300 square miles — about the size of Connecticut)."
Two million acres have been consumed in California alone, according to UPI. The outlet reported that "record heatwave temperatures fueled numerous wildfires over the Labor Day weekend." The fires in recent days have pushed California to 2.3 million acres burned in 2020, which is a new record for the state.
Anything else?
The fires caused the sky to turn hues of red and orange in several parts of West Coast states, leading people to share photos and videos on social media showing the eerie scenes.
One person posted a photo of red skies on Reddit, writing, "Oregon wildfires making it look straight apocalyptic."
CBS News reported that "according to NASA, the color-changing skies are a result of smoke particles, which block certain wavelength colors from the sun."


theblaze--2020-09-09--Dr. Fauci contradicts 'bombshell' report claiming President Trump deceived Americans about the pande

Dr. Fauci contradicts 'bombshell' report claiming President Trump deceived Americans about the pandemic

`` I do n't think he ever distorted things ''

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director, contradicted a report many claimed was a "blockbuster" indictment against President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Fauci made the comments while being interviewed by John Roberts on Fox News Wednesday.
"I didn't get any sense that he was distorting anything. In my discussions with him, they were always straightforward about the concerns that we had," Fauci said to Roberts.
Journalist Bob Woodward made the claim that the president had downplayed the threat of the coronavirus pandemic publicly, but that privately he understood the danger that later manifested in more than 180,000 deaths.
Woodward's report was based on recorded conversations he had with the president in February and March where he appeared to have much more of a grave assessment of the pandemic than in public.
"I wanted to, I always wanted to play it down. I still like playing it down because I don't want to create a panic," said the president on recorded tapes to Woodward in March.
Fauci rejected the characterization of Trump's comments by his critics.
"Was it your sense that this was very serious but that the public messaging was a little bit different?" asked Roberts.
"Um, you know, John, I really am hesitant to comment on that because I don't know in what context we're asking that question. I mean, obviously when we would be speaking to the president we'd talk about the cold facts, he would get them," responded Fauci.
"You know, often he would want to, you know, make sure that the country didn't get down and out about things, I don't recall anything that was any kind of gross distortion in things that I spoke to him about," Fauci concluded. "I don't think he ever distorted things that I spoke to him about."
He went on to say he was comfortable with how the president presented the threat of the pandemic to the public, but added that he was a "small frame in the big picture of what goes on."
Fauci also went on to dispute comments attributed to him in Woodward's reporting.
Here's the video of Fauci's comments about Trump:


theblaze--2020-09-09--Two Trump 2020 rallies cancelled in Las Vegas due to Dem governor's lockdown order — campaign says t

Two Trump 2020 rallies cancelled in Las Vegas due to Dem governor's lockdown order — campaign says the president is going anyway

Two Trump 2020 rallies cancelled in Las Vegas due to Dem governor 's lockdown order — campaign says the president @ @ @ @ @ governor claims it has nothing to do with politics

Two large rallies planned in Las Vegas for the president's 2020 re-election campaign were cancelled over the governor's pandemic lockdown order, but the president is going to travel there anyway.
The rallies were going to be held at airport hangars at the McCarran International Airport and the Reno-Tahoe International Airport over the weekend but the Las Vegas Review Journal reported that they were cancelled.
Gov. Steve Sisolak, a Democrat, had originally ordered a lockdown in March banning gatherings of over 10 people, but eased it to 50 people later in May as coronavirus rates improved.
In a video interview with KYNV-TV about the rallies, Sisolak pointed out that the White House's guidelines on safe gatherings were actually more stringent than the ones he had imposed on Nevada.
'This has nothing to do with politics'
The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority denied that the cancellations had anything to do with politics and said the rallies would have violated its lease agreement.
"This has nothing to do with politics. The letter we sent is about directives and safety and not political campaigns," said Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority president/CEO Daren Griffin.
"We would hold our tenants to the same standard whether it was a Democratic or Republican rally or any other type of gathering," he claimed. "We are complying with the Governor's directive and Washoe County's recommendation during a pandemic."
A spokeswoman for Sisolak also denied any direct involvement in the cancellation of the campaign rallies.
"The Governor's Office had no involvement or communication with the event organizers or potential hosts regarding the proposed campaign events advertised by the Trump campaign," said Meghin Delaney.
"Current statewide emergency directives include mandatory face coverings, limitations on public and private gatherings to no more than 50 people, and other measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19," she explained. "The Nevada-specific White House recommendations have consistently included recommendations to limit the size of gatherings for weeks now."
President Trump still plan to travel to Nevada
Despite the cancelled events, a spokesman for the Trump 2020 campaign said that the president would keep his plans to travel to Nevada.
"Democrats are trying to keep President Trump from speaking to voters because they know the enthusiasm behind his re-election campaign cannot be matched by Joe Biden — a historically weak candidate controlled by the radical left who could hold a campaign event in a broom closet," said communications director Tim Murtaugh.
"The President's uplifting message of American greatness resonates with people, while everyone knows that Biden is a tool of the radical left who would raise taxes and tank the incredible comeback that is already underway. President Trump will be traveling to Nevada on the dates planned," he added. "Additional details will be announced soon."
Here's Sisolak talking about the Trump rallies:


theblaze--2020-09-09--President Trump names GOP Sens. Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton and Josh Hawley as potential SCOTUS picks

One of them has already bowed out of the running .

President Donald Trump has revealed a list of people he would consider as potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees in the event that the high court has an opening while he is in office, and some of the names are familiar: Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas), Tom Cotton (Ark.), and Josh Hawley (Mo.).
What are the details?
During an address from the White House on Wednesday, President Trump warned against a "growing radical left movement" and said that if a majority of "radical justices" were appointed to the Supreme Court by progressives they would "erase the Second Amendment, silence political speech and require taxpayers to fund extreme late-term abortion."
Trump then announced the addition of 20 new names to his list of potential Supreme Court candidates, and said he would also consider 23 candidates not picked from his 25-person list issued in 2016," the New York Post reported.
CBS News noted that "Neither of Mr. Trump's two Supreme Court appointees, [Neil] Gorsuch and [Brett] Kavanaugh, were on the initial list of 11 possible nominees put forward by the Trump campaign in September 2016, but were added in later iterations."
The president also called on Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to release a list of his own prospective nominees.
Trump delivers remarks on judicial appointments www.youtube.com
In addition to Cruz, Cotton, and Hawley, President Trump listed several judges, two former solicitors general of the U.S., and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R), who spoke at the Republican National Convention last month.
Shortly after the announcement, Hawley pulled his name from the running, tweeting, "I appreciate the President's confidence in listing me as a potential Supreme Court nominee. But as I told the President, Missourians elected me to fight for them in the Senate, and I have no interest in the high court. I look forward to confirming constitutional conservatives."
Sen. Cotton tweeted, "It's time for Roe v. Wade to go."
Sen. Cruz wrote, "Am humbled & deeply honored to be on President Trump's SCOTUS list, released today. I spent this Summer writing a book on the Supreme Court, telling the inside story of how our constitutional liberties hang in the balance, One Vote Away." He included a link for pre-ordering his book.
According to The Hill:
If Trump wins another four-year term, he would likely get the opportunity to replace ailing liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, and possibly fellow liberal Justice Stephen Breyer, 82, which would give conservatives a commanding 6-3 or 7-2 majority.
The next oldest justice is conservative Clarence Thomas, 72, who is currently the longest-serving member of the court and whose 28 years on the bench is longer than the typical justice's tenure.


theblaze--2020-09-09--CNN airs doctored photo of Biden with Washington Redskins logo removed — and blames the Biden campai

CNN airs doctored photo of Biden with Washington Redskins logo removed — and blames the Biden campaign after getting mocked for it

CNN airs doctored photo of Biden with Washington Redskins logo removed — and blames the Biden campaign after getting mocked @ @ @ @ @ claimed this was a normal procedure

CNN aired a doctored photograph of Joe Biden and his son with the controversial former logo of the Washington NFL team digitally removed, and the news network put the blame on the Biden campaign when they were mocked over it.
The cable news network included the doctored photograph in a documentary aired on Monday titled, "Fight for the White House: Joe Biden's Long Journey."
The photograph shows the Democratic presidential nominee with one of his sons at a sports game, but the controversial "Redskins" logo is photoshopped from the child's hat.
The team abandoned the logo and the name in July after years of controversy and criticism from those who found the name to be racist.
Critics pounded CNN over the use of the image on social media.
"This is a terrible look, @CNN," replied Josh Jordan.
"Removing the Redskins logo from what is an otherwise great picture of Biden and his son is exactly the kind of thing they'd go after Fox News for doing if it was about Trump," he added.
"Wow — this is Pravda-level manipulation of news," replied Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies.
"Is @CNN now like the old USSR or 1984 where they airbrush out inconvenient history so that no one will remember it? When does CNN register as a campaign org?" asked John R. Lott, the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center.
Others noted that Biden had posted the image, without doctoring, to his Facebook page on Father's Day in June.
CNN passes the blame to the campaign
CNN told the Washingtonian that they had obtained the doctored photograph from the Biden campaign, and said they would include the original photo in future airings, but did not apologize for the incident.
"As with any biographical documentary, we ask the subject for photos and videos," said a source from CNN via email.
"We received this picture and many others from the Biden campaign, and any additional inquiries should be sent their way," the source added. "Future airings will include the original photo."
A spokesperson for the Biden campaign told the Washingtonian that the photograph was doctored to remove the Redskins logo over copyright concerns. They claimed that this was a common practice by political campaigns.
Here's more about the controversial Washington NFL team logo:


theblaze--2020-09-09--The media MOCKED Trump for saying a Coronavirus Vaccine is coming

Payback is a beautiful thing. The media mocked President Trump for touting "a special day" when the public would have access to a COVID-19 vaccination. But not only are experts now admitting a vaccine is getting close to ready, something magical happened. When asked if she would take the vaccine, Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris said she would "not trust Donald Trump." Here's Steven Crowder, doing the Lord's work, mocking Kamala for transitioning into an anti-vaxxer.
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theblaze--2020-09-09--Joy Behar says she won't trust the COVID-19 vaccine until Ivanka Trump takes it: 'Don't fall for it'

Joy Behar says she wo n't trust the COVID-19 vaccine until Ivanka Trump takes it : 'Do n't fall for @ @ @ @ @ a vaccine that comes out with Trump as president

"The View" co-host Joy Behar said she doesn't trust a COVID-19 vaccine that may be released to the public by November, and she won't take it unless President Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, does, according to The Hill.
The Trump administration has been working to get a vaccine approved and distributed by the end of the year through a public-private partnership initiative called Operation Warp Speed. Behar pointed to the amount of time it took for other vaccines to be developed as reason for concern.
"[Trump] will push anything to get reelected," Behar said. "Don't fall for it, and by the way, I will take the vaccine after Ivanka takes it."
"Under Operation Warp Speed, we're producing a vaccine in record time," the president said at a rally in North Carolina. "This is a vaccine that we're going to have very soon, very, very soon. By the end of the year, but much sooner than that perhaps."
From The Hill:
"As far as the vaccine is concerned, I'd like to inform America — in case we don't know this because I looked all this up for you — the mumps vaccine took four years, the polio vaccine took 20 years, and the smallpox vaccine took a few centuries," Behar said on ABC on Wednesday morning.
"It was developed initially in 1796, when they started to think about it, and it became useful in the 1950s. OK?" she added of the smallpox vaccine. "It is not a simple thing to do."
"He will push anything to get reelected," she added later, referring to President Trump. "Don't fall for it, and by the way, I will take the vaccine after Ivanka takes it."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted states to be prepared for a vaccine as early as the end of October, although that doesn't necessarily mean one will be approved by then. Several U.S. companies, and others around the world, are working on a vaccine.
An AstraZeneca vaccine trial was recently halted due to an unexplained illness in the trial that may or may not be related to the vaccine.
"As part of the ongoing randomized, controlled global trials of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine, our standard review process triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data," an AstraZeneca statement read. "This is a routine action which has to happen whenever there is a potentially unexplained illness in one of the trials, while it is investigated, ensuring we maintain the integrity of the trials."


theblaze--2020-09-09--Detroit police chief blasts left-wing lawmakers for demanding probe on cops' 'excessive force' while

Detroit police chief blasts left-wing lawmakers for demanding probe on cops' 'excessive force' while ignoring violence against officers

Detroit police chief blasts left-wing lawmakers for demanding probe on cops ' 'excessive force ' while ignoring violence against officers @ @ @ @ @ that when the protesters assaulted Detroit Police Officers with rocks , railroad spikes , and @ @ @ @ @ these representatives ask for an independent investigation into their violent criminal activity '

Who's afraid of left-wing U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit? Not the city's police chief, James Craig, that's for sure.
Last year, Craig cautioned Tlaib to mind her tongue after she called the police department's facial-recognition system "bulls**t."
A few months later, Tlaib told the chief that only black analysts should monitor the facial recognition system. But James — who is black — fired back at Tlaib and called her demand "disturbing" and "delusional."
What's up now?
Tlaib is now among a handful of lawmakers calling for a probe into what they characterize as officers' use of "excessive force" on protesters, legal observers, and journalists during civil unrest this summer, the Detroit Free Press reported.
In a letter the lawmakers said protesters have the right to demonstrate without fear of violence, incarceration, or intimidation from law enforcement, the paper said, adding that they said an investigation is needed.
"The lack of accountability and urgency to investigate claims of excessive force and constitutional violations, coupled with a dismissive attitude of the movement for racial justice, has eroded public trust and community relationships," the lawmakers stated, according to the Free Press. "Internal investigations by the Detroit Police Department cannot fix this."
But Craig wasn't having any of it.
"It's unfortunate that these representatives have chosen to repeat a number of false claims in their letter without verifying the facts," he shot back in a statement, the paper said. The chief noted that a civilian oversight body reviews complaints against officers in addition to the department's internal affairs unit and the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, the Free Press said.
"What really disturbs me is that when the protesters assaulted Detroit Police Officers with rocks, railroad spikes, and fireworks, never once did these representatives ask for an independent investigation into their violent criminal activity," James added in his statement, the paper said.
Anything else?
The dust-up comes on the heels of a federal judge ordering a temporary ban on Detroit officers using anti-protest gear — such as shields, batons, tear gas, rubber bullets, and more — against peaceful protesters. James seemed unimpressed with the ruling, saying his officers have been respecting the rights of peaceful protesters and have only moved on non-peaceful individuals.
Of course, the likes of Tlaib and other left-wing officials probably aren't thrilled that James has spoken out against lawless behavior and his officers' response to it with the likes of Fox News' Tucker Carlson:


theblaze--2020-09-09--'Disgusting and explicit': Leaked documents reveal DISTURBING new sex education curriculum

Here 's what schools are putting into your children 's textbooks

On Tuesday's radio program, Glenn Beck unveiled a series of leaked documents that show in shocking detail what schools throughout the country are putting into your children's textbooks: the first revision to the sex education curriculum in 25 years. The content of this new curriculum is so explicit that it must be blurred out to be shown to you, but has already been approved in many states for grades K-12.
"Our children are being targeted directly in the classroom. Comprehensive Sexuality Education is now being voted on in states all over the country. In some states, it's already signed into law. It will be in your child's textbooks. It is the most disgusting and explicit content I have ever seen. It is disturbing," Glenn stated.
"We are about to lose our children, and that threat is very real," he warned. "Big Tech is brainwashing them. Gaming is teaching them to kill ... and then we send them to indoctrination camps, formerly known as public schools. And private schools. And charter schools. And Christian schools, that don't have the spine or the spiritual insight to see the evil that is in Marxism and BLM."
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theblaze--2020-09-09--Reporter asks press secretary why it's OK for the president to have thousands of people at his outdo

Reporter asks press secretary why it's OK for the president to have thousands of people at his outdoor rallies. She explains: These are 'peaceful protests.'

Reporter asks press secretary why it 's OK for the president to have thousands of people at his outdoor rallies @ @ @ @ @ are 'peaceful protests . '

In the wake of President Donald Trump holding another outdoor campaign rally where many attendees did not wear face masks, the media wanted to know why the White House believes such rallies are OK when states have said they are not allowed.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany used the left's own "peaceful protests" canard to clearly explain that the president was not doing anything his political opponents were not already doing.
What did she say?
President Trump has been holding — and has scheduled several more — outdoor campaign events with thousands of attendees. On multiple occasions, large portions of the audience have been seen not social distancing and often not wearing masks. This, of course, has been a source of ire and criticism from members of the media who are positioning themselves as people who are very concerned that the campaign is allowing such seemingly reckless behavior.
For example, after Trump's Aug. 27 RNC speech at the White House, CNN repeatedly characterized the convention session as a "possible super-spreader event."
And following President Trump's campaign rally in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Tuesday, the media were aghast that the president would hold an event with so many people who might be putting their health at risk in a state where public gatherings are supposed to be capped at 50 people.
During the White House press briefing Wednesday afternoon, a reporter demanded to know why the president insisted on holding outdoor rallies with thousands of attendees when governors have declared a ban on such gatherings.
"Why did the president have thousands of people, many not wearing masks, at a rally last night in a state that has limited outdoor gatherings to 50 people? Why is he going to Nevada this weekend to hold similar outdoor rallies?" the reporter asked, noting that the events are "in violation of his administration's own guidance and of the best advice and guidance of local officials who he has said should have final say in these matters"
McEnany was ready for the question and made it clear the president believes that if the rally sauce is good for the liberal "peaceful protest" goose, then it is good for the GOP campaign gander.
"People have a First Amendment right, if they so choose, to show up and express their political opinion in the form of a peaceful protest, which is what the president held," she explained.
Then she called out the media's double standard when it comes to their treatment of BLM protests versus Trump rallies.
"There's a real double standard here, CNN had on a guest, apparently a doctor, Rob Davidson, who said, 'Now, true, there are social distancing issues' with regard to the protests we've seen around the country, 'however, this is a public health crisis — they are marching against systemic racism,'" McEnany revealed, citing an interview Davison gave Anderson Cooper on Aug. 28.
"So if you're allowed to march in aggregate in those protests, you are also allowed to show up at a political rally," she concluded. "You have a First Amendment right in this country."


theblaze--2020-09-09--Police union in Democrat-controlled Chicago endorses Trump's reelection

That says something

The Fraternal Order of Police chapter in Democrat-controlled Chicago has endorsed President Trump's reelection bid in a move that may serve to boost the president's law-and-order campaign theme.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the union's board of directors convened last Wednesday and voted unanimously to support the president's reelection.
The union's endorsement came only days after its national umbrella organization, the Fraternal Order of Police, also voted to endorse Trump's campaign. The Fraternal Order of Police is the nation's largest police union, representing more than 355,000 members.
Why does it matter?
While the Tribune noted that the move was largely expected, the fact that it came from an organization in heavily Democratic Chicago is notable. At the very least, it highlights a growing intolerance for the rampant violence and destruction that has resulted from civil unrest and Black Lives Matter protests in several cities across the country.
Chicago, for one, has been plagued by an historic rise in violence this year amid protests and coronavirus-related shutdowns. The city's Democratic mayor, Lori Lightfoot, has been harshly criticized by police for not doing enough to stop the violence and the rioting.
In August, news broke that Lightfoot — while supporting protesters publicly — had banned protests on her street and had been routinely stationing over 100 cops outside her home to enforce the ban.
Situations such as this reportedly caused a rift between the city's police and the mayor and caused some "quiet grumbling" within the department.
What else?
John Catanzara, the Chicago chapter's president, reportedly told the Tribune that the endorsement largely reflects the views of its membership before adding there will be some who disagree.
"There's definitely people who are not going to be happy about it," Catanzara said. "There are more Democrats, locally speaking, but there's even some Democrats who would agree that the current president has been very good for employment and law enforcement these days."
The union is just the latest in a long line of pro-law enforcement organizations to back the president's reelection.
In July, the National Association of Police Organizations endorsed Trump after supporting former President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. Then police unions in Florida and New York City also signaled their support for Trump.


theblaze--2020-09-09--An Illinois university is quarantining all students in their campus residences for two weeks because

An Illinois university is quarantining all students in their campus residences for two weeks because of 50 cases of COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ University Graduate Student Labor Coalition hold signs during a protest on the first day of @ @ @ @ @ in Columbus , Ohio , U.S. , on Tuesday , Aug. 25 , 2020 .
@ @ @ @ @ and universities have begun moving students in , but the navigation of a school year @ @ @ @ @ a balancing act .
Photographer : Ty Wright/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Bradley University is calling for all of its students to quarantine in their homes in and around campus for two full weeks as it seeks to assess and control the spread of COVID-19 on campus, according to The Hill.
Bradley president Steve Standifird announced the quarantine in a video to students, setting an end date for 7 a.m. Sept. 23. Below is an excerpt from the statement:
"Although it may seem extreme, this move to temporary remote learning and a two-week, all-student quarantine allows us to focus on the continuity of the educational experience for all of our students while giving us time to gather data on the full extent of the spread of the virus and assess the best way to proceed as a community."
"This two-week quarantine creates an opportunity for us to reset our behaviors so we can have a successful semester. I still think it's possible for us to do so. We would not engage in the two-week quarantine if I did not believe it was possible for us to complete the semester on campus successfully, but this only happens if we collectively change our behaviors moving forward."
The university is asking students to quarantine in their campus homes and participate in remote learning, but urging them not to return to their hometowns out of fear of spreading the virus more widely.
According to CBS News, the university has detected 50 cases of the novel coronavirus on campus. Standifird hopes that by taking extreme measures against the spread of the virus, they'll be able to resume in-person classes later in the semester. That is not a guarantee, however, Standifird said.
"We would not engage in the two-week quarantine if I did not believe it was possible for us to complete the semester on campus successfully, but this only happens if we collectively change our behaviors moving forward," he told WMBD-TV.
Most of the cases detected on campus were asymptomatic.
"The risk of new cases increases each time you leave and return to campus," Standifird said. "It also complicates our tracing and testing greatly. We're asking you to remain on campus instead of returning to your permanent residence. If you do return home, you must continue to quarantine and should not return back to campus until Sept. 22 or later."


theblaze--2020-09-09--College students say rioting, looting 'justified' because 'people in power have stolen so much more'

College students say rioting , looting 'justified ' because 'people in power have stolen so much more' 'Whatever you need @ @ @ @ @ ... '

Rioters and looters — like many on the left — have parroted the same lines this summer to somehow make their immoral actions morally upright.
To wit: Last month Black Lives Matter members in Chicago held a rally supporting and defending more than 100 people who were arrested for looting in the city the previous night. BLM organizer Ariel Atkins justified the estimated $60 million in damages as "reparations."
"I don't care if someone decides to loot a Gucci or a Macy's or a Nike store, because that makes sure that person eats," Atkins said, WMAQ-TV reported. "That makes sure that person has clothes." Atkins added, "That is reparations. Anything they wanted to take, they can take it because these businesses have insurance."
What did college students have to say?
With that in mind, Campus Reformheaded to George Washington University in Washington, D.C., to ask college students what they thought about the looting and rioting. Their answers were less than surprising, unfortunately.
"In my opinion ... it definitely can be justified given that's pretty much the only way we can get our message out there," one student said.
Another added, "I'm in support of the riots personally, whatever you need to do to be heard is the cost of it." She added that those upset over untold financial hardships due to rioting and looting should "reevaluate" perspectives on people versus objects.
When pressed that someone paid for those destroyed or stolen physical objects, the student was unmoved: "Everything can be replaced ... Target is, like, a multimillion dollar, like, company, and at the end of the day they can flip that and get it back."
She added that detractors should "understand that there's a larger cause that people are fighting for versus the cost that it's gonna take to repair your small business."
Another student called rioting and looting "inevitable" and declared that "if change is gonna come, there will be some violence that comes with that."
'All part of the healing process'
"I guess it's all part of the healing process," another student philosophized about the looting and rioting, adding that "some people get caught in the way, and it's unfortunate, but for meaningful progress to happen unfortunate things happen."
Another student added that such lawlessness is "justified. People in power have stolen so much more. Anything that any of them loot will never match up to how much that's been stolen from them."
And yet another student referred to the "many white nationalist protests that have gotten violent" and complained that "the conversation has never been about ... their looting and the violence that they bring. I mean, it's easier to characterize people of color as violent than white people, I guess."


theblaze--2020-09-09--News outlet attempts to disparage mask-less Trump supporters, but nearly everyone in the photo was m

News outlet attempts to disparage mask-less Trump supporters, but nearly everyone in the photo was masked

News outlet attempts to disparage mask-less Trump supporters , but nearly everyone in the photo was masked

Left-leaning news website the Hill attempted to disparage Trump supporters in North Carolina on Tuesday, but seemingly disproved its own criticism with a photo from a Trump campaign rally.
What happened?
The news outlet published a story Tuesday about President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
"Trump, supporters gather without masks in NC despite request from local GOP official," the headline blared.
The story went on to say:
President Trump and scores of supporters gathered for a rally in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Tuesday without masks, despite the urging of a local Republican official and a state mandate.
Dave Plyler, the GOP chairman of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, told The Winston-Salem Journal that he felt Trump should abide by Gov. Roy Cooper's (D) order for individuals to wear a face covering when unable to socially distance."It's been ordered by the governor," Plyler told the news outlet. "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in North Carolina, do as the governor says."
But Trump, who has only worn a mask a few times in public, did not wear a face covering while in North Carolina. And only a smattering of supporters could be seen wearing masks, some with "MAGA" emblazoned on them.
But, as it turned out, many of Trump's supporters did wear face masks at the rally.
The Hill even proved this by including a picture of Trump's supporters — a majority of whom are clearly seen with face masks — as the featured image on its story.
Image source: Twitter/@thehill screenshot
However, as video and images from the rally showed, many Trump supporters did not wear face masks, lending credibility to the Hill's angle of criticism.
What was the response?
The Hill was mocked for pushing narrative over truth.
"Not only can you zoom in on this photo and see everyone has a mask but in @thehill article they have a video that plays where you can see everyone wearing a mask. Journalism is dead," one person responded.
Another person noted, "In addition to lacking objectivity, the media also lacks eyesight as most Trump supporters seen in the picture are wearing a mask."
What did the Hill do?
The news outlet deleted its original tweet — which racked up more than 13,000 mostly critical responses — and retweeted the story with a new image.
However, the outlet did not change the headline on the story or the framing of its story. Editors did remove a claim that only a "smattering" of supporters wore masks.
The story now reads that images from the rally "showed many attendees were not wearing masks before or after Trump took the stage." This was true.


theblaze--2020-09-09--'Americans are being PLAYED': Chad Prather explains the 'idiocy' of mask mandates

'Americans are being PLAYED ' : Chad Prather explains the 'idiocy ' of mask mandates 'The issue is never the @ @

Chad Prather explains his take on COVID-19 mask mandates and the BLM riots that have ravaged American cities.
Chad tore into Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbot, calling his mask mandate "complete idiocy." He reminded his viewers that "the issues are never the issues."
"It's about control, control, control," Chad asserted. "Who told you that you need a mask?"
He went on to say that Americans were not interested in wearing masks during any flu season, the tuberculosis outbreak, or any other threat to public health. Why now with the masks? Because the issue is never the issue. It is about control.
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theblaze--2020-09-09--AG Barr says Operation Legend has cut Chicago murder rate 'in half' — 'the strategy is working'

AG Barr says Operation Legend has cut Chicago murder rate 'in half ' — 'the strategy is working' 'The results @ @ @ @ @

United States Attorney General William Barr announced that Operation Legend — a coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal agents aid and assist state and local police — has cut the murder rate in Chicago "in half" and has effectively "reversed" the city's surge in violence.
In a press conference in the Windy City Wednesday, Barr touted the success of the operation in several cities in which it has been implemented, but said that the results have been "perhaps most dramatic" in Chicago since it was launched there in late July.
"The results of those actions speak for themselves," the attorney general said. "Over the first five weeks of Operation Legend in Chicago, murders dropped by 50% over the previous five weeks. August ultimately saw a 45% decrease in murders compared to July, and a 35% decrease compared to June."
In the weeks and months before the operation was launched, Chicago had been plagued with a historic rise in violent crime. Nearly every conceivable category of criminal activity had experienced increases — including murder, shootings, looting, and vandalism. Many worried that the situation would continue to spiral without a more expansive police presence.
Now, with the addition of federal assistance, Barr said, the city's murder rate is at its lowest since April, as the operation has successfully cut the rate "roughly in half since before the operation."
AG Barr addresses Chicago during Operation Legend press conference youtu.be
Since July 22, the federal government has assigned 400 agents to Chicago and granted over $10 million to the city's police as part of the operation, Barr noted. That money has been used to advance the department's law enforcement technology and allow for the hiring of 75 more local police officers.
The operation, which was first launched in Kansas City, Missouri, and named after a 4-year-old boy, LeGend Taliferro, who was murdered there, has been implemented in several violence-plagued cities around the country, including St. Louis, Detroit, Memphis, and Milwaukee.
In all, approximately 1,000 federal agents have been deployed around the country as part of the operation, which has resulted in 2,500 individuals being arrested and more than 600 facing federal charges.
"Bringing federal charges is significant," noted Barr. "Because defendants arrested for violent crimes are often detained before trial, unlike state defendants who are too often released."
"In addition, federal defendants will face serious sentences if convicted, with a real possibility of long-term imprisonment ... knowing that, many of the arrestees cooperate with the government and lead to even more violent offenders," he added.
"In short the basic premise of Operation Legend is that by taking chronic violent criminals off the street, we will force crime rates down," Barr said. "And the strategy is working."
During the press conference, Barr also took shots at those who have engaged in anti-law enforcement efforts around the country, such as "denigrating, demonizing, and defunding" police even as crime was on the rise.
As this year's surge in crime continues in many Democrat-controlled cities, Barr said he hopes that more coordination between federal and local law enforcement will be established.


theblaze--2020-09-09--Horowitz: New polls show Trump gaining with Hispanic voters despite perceived hawkish immigration vi

Horowitz: New polls show Trump gaining with Hispanic voters despite perceived hawkish immigration views

Horowitz : New polls show Trump gaining with Hispanic voters despite perceived hawkish immigration views

It was gospel among the GOP consultant class for many years: Either conservatives pander to Hispanics by supporting more immigration and amnesty for illegal aliens, or their share of the Hispanic vote would continue to shrink. Then along came Trump, the man who made his political career and presidency from statements and promises that violated every piece of advice in the GOP pandering and sensitivity training handbook. Not only did he win in 2016, but as the 2020 election kicks off in earnest, Hispanics appear to be one of his most auspicious electoral groups.
Following the GOP loss in 2012, the RNC wrote a 100-page "autopsy" report attempting to reconstruct the cause of the party's loss in that year's election cycle. Among the many pearls of wisdom was an immortal warning that "we must embrace and champion comprehensive immigration reform," which is swamp-speak for amnesty, otherwise "our Party's appeal will continue to shrink to its core constituencies only."
Dick Armey, the former GOP House majority leader in the 1990s, was quoted in the autopsy as saying, "You can't call someone ugly and expect them to go to the prom with you."
By that standard — that talking tough on the border, interior enforcement, and limiting unskilled immigration are tantamount to calling Hispanics ugly — Trump's numbers should be well below Romney's performance with those voters. After all, Trump, despite conservative concerns about some of his administration's shortcomings on the issue, will forever be known to the public as the man who wants to kick out illegal immigrants. Indeed, based on the conventional wisdom and GOP electoral calculous, Trump should never have been elected president. As one Washington Post columnist warned after Trump announced his candidacy in 2015, "Donald Trump's 'Mexican rapists' rhetoric will keep the Republican Party out of the White House."
Well, according to new polls, either Hispanics like being called ugly … or perhaps the GOP sages got it wrong all along and Hispanics care about security and prosperity like all Americans and don't view sovereignty as ugly.
On Tuesday, the Miami Herald reported the results of a Bendixen & Amandi poll showing Joe Biden struggling with Hispanic voters in Miami-Dade County. The poll shows Biden leading Trump by just 17 points in the most Democratic area of Florida, 13 points less than Hillary Clinton's margin of victory over Trump in that county in 2016. What is so important about this result is that Trump still won the state by 1.5% in 2016, so if the county poll is accurate, it may mean Trump will easily win the state this time around.
What is driving Trump's surprisingly strong showing in this Democrat stronghold? He is polling 47% among Hispanic voters, compared to 46% for Biden. Such a result is simply impossible under the assumptions made by the GOP autopsy and its class of pandering pundits who warned for years that a party with Trump's message would turn the Hispanic vote numbers into the typical GOP share of the black vote – single digits.
The numbers from Miami-Dade harmonize with the results of a new statewide poll from NBC/Marist, which shows Trump leading Biden statewide by four points among Hispanic voters. In 2012, Mitt Romney lost the Florida Hispanic vote by 60-39.
The trend also appears to be evident nationally as well, among a broader swath of Hispanic voters, not just the predominantly Cuban Hispanics of Florida. An NPR poll from June showed Biden ahead by 20 points among those voters, compared to Hillary Clinton's 38-point blowout.
We have consistently seen how the party establishment's electoral prognosis on the immigration issue has been proven wrong. As part of CNN's exit polling during the 2018 midterms, when the GOP lost badly, it asked voters whether Trump's position on immigration was "too tough" or "about right/not tough enough." Here is a rundown of the results for selected states where Republicans lost ground in the suburbs in states with large numbers of Hispanic voters:
Arizona: 35% "too tough;" 58% "about right/not tough enough"
Texas: 43%-52%
Georgia: 35%-60%
Florida: 41%-54%
Similarly, a Harvard Harris poll in 2019 showed that 58% of Hispanics would be more likely to support a candidate who supports "strengthening our border to reduce illegal immigration" and that 56% of Hispanics opposed green cards for those likely to be a public charge; 57% oppose granting driver's licenses to illegal aliens; and 65% think illegal aliens should not be able to collect welfare, disability and health care payments from the state and federal governments.
Thus, any honest autopsy of GOP failures would note that not only is the open-borders agenda a disaster for our country, the "Hispandering" of that agenda simply does not win love among Hispanic voters. Pandering never works. Voters of all backgrounds want strong leadership on the fundamental issues that affect their lives, not symbolic checkboxes that white liberals artificially draft for them.


theblaze--2020-09-09--Two leftist women caught on video ripping up pro-Trump signs, stealing MAGA hat while 7-year-old cri

Two leftist women caught on video ripping up pro-Trump signs, stealing MAGA hat while 7-year-old cries indicted on hate crime charges

Two leftist women caught on video ripping up pro-Trump signs , stealing MAGA hat while 7-year-old cries indicted on hate @ @ @ @ @ — let alone a child — because of the expression of their views betrays the @ @ @ @ @ was founded '

The two Delaware women who were caught on video ripping up signs supporting President Donald Trump and stealing a red "Make America Great Again" hat while a 7-year-old boy cried and chased after them have been indicted on hate crime charges.
Olivia Winslow and Camryn Amy — both 21 and from Wilmington — were indicted by a New Castle County grand jury Tuesday on charges of second-degree robbery, second-degree conspiracy, endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree assault, attempted third-degree assault, offensive touching, and felony hate crimes, Delaware Online reported.
L to R: Olivia Winslow, Camryn Amy Image source: Wilmington Police
Three of the seven charges are felonies and collectively are punishable by 15 years in prison, the outlet said, adding that the hate crime charges could lead to the most prison time.
Winslow and Amy are out on bail, a spokesman for Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings told Delaware Online. The outlet said it's unclear when they are to be arraigned.
What's the background?
The video — recorded Aug. 20 near the venue for the virtual Democratic National Convention — shows two women harassing a mother and her young son. The women ripped pro-Trump signs and stole a MAGA hat sitting near the boy, whose mother recorded the altercation.
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents
The boy can be seen running after the women and saying, "That's somebody else's hat!" Soon he starts crying.
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents
The mom and son followed the women through a parking lot as things heated up.
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents
At one point the boy sees another hat on the ground, and when he goes to retrieve it, one of the women actually appears to stomp her foot to prevent him from picking it up. The video doesn't show whether she makes contact with the boy's hand:
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents
But when a man the mom apparently knows attempts to intervene, the same woman appears to hit him in the face:
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents
Soon she tosses the stolen hat over fence:
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents
The other woman then throws part of a ripped sign over a fence as well:
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents
Then the same woman who appeared to hit the man in the face and stomped her foot near the boy's hand went after the mom, as the camera seems to show the woman taking a swipe at her:
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents
Soon the clip ends.
The video, which was posted by Students for Trump and received attention from Donald Trump Jr., has received millions of views. According to Fox News, the White House has even contacted the boy.
Anything else?
Delaware Online noted that state law indicates that a hate crime occurs if a person commits it "for the purpose of interfering with the victim's free exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege or immunity protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, or commits said crime because the victim has exercised or enjoyed said rights."
The outlet added that state Attorney General Jennings — whose office pursued the indictment against the women — said in a written statement Tuesday that "harming another person — let alone a child — because of the expression of their views betrays the principles on which our country was founded."


theblaze--2020-09-09--Minneapolis City Council members realize police are important, pull back efforts to abolish departme

Minneapolis City Council members realize police are important, pull back efforts to abolish department

The Minneapolis City Council 's attempt to defund or abolish the city 's police department appears to have lost momentum as the highly charged emotion after George Floyd 's death in May gives way to the reality of how important a police department is to public safety , according to the Star Tribune .
In the aftermath of Floyd 's death while being restrained by Minneapolis Police , the city council voted in favor of a commitment to replace the police department with another form of public safety .
That effort failed to get on the November ballot , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ detail on what would replace the police .
The obstacles have forced some city council members to face the fact that creating policy around the anti-police movement is more difficult than it may have appeared during the peak of protests and unrest in the city .
`` I think when you take a statement and then move into policy work , it gets more complicated , '' City Council President Lisa Bender told the Star Tribune .
As it turns out , while there was significant anger toward Minneapolis police after an officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nine minutes during an arrest , many residents of the city still want armed , trained police officers on call to respond to dangerous situations .
Even some who want significant reform of the police department feel the idea of abolishing it altogether is extreme and unhelpful in solving the problem .
Efforts to defund the police in Seattle also stalled in the months after intense protests that included a literal occupation of nine city blocks and a police precinct .
The city council voted to slash the police budget significantly , potentially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , Mayor Jenny Durkan vetoed that proposal .
Durkan said she vetoed it due to a lack of planning for how to compensate for the loss of that much of the police force .

The Minneapolis City Council's attempt to defund or abolish the city's police department appears to have lost momentum as the highly charged emotion after George Floyd's death in May gives way to the reality of how important a police department is to public safety, according to the Star Tribune.
In the aftermath of Floyd's death while being restrained by Minneapolis Police, the city council voted in favor of a commitment to replace the police department with another form of public safety. That effort failed to get on the November ballot, however, mostly due to a lack of detail on what would replace the police.
The obstacles have forced some city council members to face the fact that creating policy around the anti-police movement is more difficult than it may have appeared during the peak of protests and unrest in the city.
"I think when you take a statement and then move into policy work, it gets more complicated," City Council President Lisa Bender told the Star Tribune.
As it turns out, while there was significant anger toward Minneapolis police after an officer kneeled on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes during an arrest, many residents of the city still want armed, trained police officers on call to respond to dangerous situations. Even some who want significant reform of the police department feel the idea of abolishing it altogether is extreme and unhelpful in solving the problem.
The Star Tribune reported:
Others wonder if the council already squandered the moment, by taking such a drastic stance that it alienated some who would otherwise support substantial reform.
"They really did miss the opportunity to create actual change," said Michelle Gross, of Communities United Against Police Brutality. "It's almost as if changing the police is a bad word, and you're supposed to be talking instead about getting rid of police."
In the days following Floyd's death, council members fielded a flood of messages from constituents, some demanding they abolish police and others wondering why their 911 calls were going unanswered.
Efforts to defund the police in Seattle also stalled in the months after intense protests that included a literal occupation of nine city blocks and a police precinct. The city council voted to slash the police budget significantly, potentially resulting in the loss of 100 officers. However, Mayor Jenny Durkan vetoed that proposal. Durkan said she vetoed it due to a lack of planning for how to compensate for the loss of that much of the police force.