theblaze--2020-09-14--YouTube censors Stanford University-affiliated video featuring accomplished physician Scott Atlas be

YouTube censors Stanford University-affiliated video featuring accomplished physician Scott Atlas because it 'contradicts the World Health Organization' Even the experts @ @ @ @ @ the WHO

YouTube has yanked down a video produced by Stanford University's Hoover Institute featuring public health expert Dr. Scott Atlas, M.D., because it "contradicts the World Health Organization or local health authorities' medical information about COVID-19."
Dr. Atlas is a physician who received his medical degree from the prestigious University of Chicago School of Medicine, and he serves as a special adviser to the president and also as a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. By all accounts, his opinions on the coronavirus, as one of the country's foremost experts and as an adviser to the president, merit a public airing.
However, YouTube disagrees. Now, when users attempt to load the video — which was first uploaded in June — an error message appears stating that the video has been removed "for violating YouTube's terms of service." A further explanation provided by YouTube states that the specific reason this video violates those terms of service is that it "contradicts the World Health Organization or local health authorities' medical information about COVID-19."
No further explanation was provided by YouTube about what Dr. Atlas might have said specifically that contradicted the World Health Organization's advice.
As a refresher, and as just one example of the patent absurdity of censoring a three-month-old video because of the WHO's current stance on COVID, the WHO insisted that masks were not necessary and should not be worn until June of this year — a position that it now considers to be anathema. If YouTube is censoring videos from June because of what the WHO now says, will it also censor all videos that contain remarks from the WHO about masks prior to June? When and if the WHO changes its position on any aspect of the coronavirus in the future (as it has done in the past), will all videos on YouTube that contain statements that disagree with the WHO's current position also be censored?
A transcript of Dr. Atlas' full remarks has been uploaded to the Hoover Institute's website, and it is clear that in the video, Dr. Atlas did not treat the virus as a hoax, engage in conspiracy theories, or otherwise diminish the seriousness of the pandemic.
He did, however, posit that the costs of the lockdown were outweighing the benefits of the lockdown. The basis thesis of Dr. Atlas' interview was, "What we would sanely do is consider the impact of what we're doing as well as the impact of what we're trying to prevent. Instead, they did two things, they, the policymakers in general. They put in a lockdown. They did [not] care at all, they did not calculate at all the harms of the lockdown, the consequences of the lockdown."
Among other statements made by Dr. Atlas, he noted:
"Sure, this is one of the really horrifying but underemphasized truths of the cost of the lockdown. As we said in the article, for instance, 650,000 Americans have cancer and undergo chemotherapy right now, currently. Half of them stop getting their chemotherapy. That's actually happened in the U.S. during this so-called lockdown."
"So that means literally thousands of biopsies per week of potential cancers were not done. All scheduled hip replacements, knee replacement were not done. All kinds of other things including, for instance, I forget the total number of cancer screenings, but 2/3 to 3/4 of cancer screenings were not done."
"And the second part is what you had alluded to, which is the fear because it turned out that even emergency care was not getting done. 40% of people who had an acute stroke... You basically have zero to six hours from your symptoms to get into the hospital to get treated. 40% of them did not call the ambulance. That's our of fear. Same thing with heart attacks, 40, 50% of people with heart attacks did not call the ambulance. The most ironic of all was more than half of children did not go in for their vaccinations, which of course the sad irony is that this is setting up yet another health catastrophe that we did actually quantify because there are CDC data about lives lost when you don't have immunizations from some of these really very serious illnesses."
"One of my emails, recently, came from an emergency room doctor at Children's Hospital of Michigan, who told me that the serious child abuse emergency room visits are up 35% during the lockdown. Now, let me tell you what that means. This is very important. Somebody who brings in their child to the emergency room, that's not because they smacked them around and gave 'em a black eye. I'm saying this with sadness. These emergency room visits are for children who the parents think they might have killed them. They're unresponsive. They have multiple broken bones. These are the most serious. 35% increase in child abuse and that's directly due to the lockdown, and I'll explain why because when you lose your job, the correlation of amount of child abuse found in a home is directly correlated for lower socio-economic, unemployment, alcohol abuse. This is markedly increasing during the lockdown when we know that almost half of people making $40,000 a year or less lost their jobs, by far more than people like you and I. So when these people have children and the schools are closed and there's a tremendous amount of stress in the household, we know that the emergency room visits are going way up. That's only part A. Part B is that do you know where the number one place that child abuse is noticed by an outside person? The schools... you close the schools, you have no visibility on the overwhelming majority of child abuse. So this is creating a catastrophic, sad and simply unspoken harm to the children."
As conservative policy wonk Avik Roy noted, YouTube did not disclose the credentials of the person who determined that Dr. Atlas' views on these subjects were incorrect or out of bounds or indicate why they did not merit a public discussion.


theblaze--2020-09-14--After two LASD deputies were mercilessly shot in ambush, California city official responded by posti

After two LASD deputies were mercilessly shot in ambush, California city official responded by posting: 'Chickens come home to roost'

After two LASD deputies were mercilessly shot in ambush , California city official responded by posting : 'Chickens come home @ @ @

A public official in California posted "chickens come home to roost" on Instagram after the ambush shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in Compton Saturday evening.
Fox 11 reporter Bill Melugin took a screenshot of Lynwood city manager Jose Ometeotl's controversial post on his public profile, which has since been made private. In his post, Ometeotl wrote that "the shooting of anyone is a wholly unacceptable occurrence in society" and that while he does not "condone the type of violence seen in the shooting of deputies yesterday in Compton," he did lay some of the blame on the deputies.
"I will say that communities like Compton have been plagued by deputy gangs that inflict fear and violence in the community. These deputies murdered, framed and stole from the community just because they could," Ometeotl wrote.
The two deputies, one male and one female, were critically injured by the shooter but are now reported to be out of surgery. A spokesman for the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said Sunday that both officers appear to be making a recovery. "We'll see what the long-term impact is. We don't know that yet, but they survived the worst," Sheriff Alex Villanueva said. The female deputy is the 31-year-old mother of a 6-year-old boy and the male is 24 years old. According to the Sheriff's Department, both officers were sworn in just 14 months ago.
There is no evidence that either injured officer "murdered, framed and stole" from the community they serve. The phrase "deputy gangs" mentioned in Ometeotl's post appears to be a reference to a July 2020 report from the Los Angeles Times about an alleged gang of deputies at the L.A County Sheriff's Department called the "Executioners." Two deputies have made legal claims against the department, with Deputy Thomas Banuelos alleging "bullying and intimidation" by members of this gang and Deputy Art Gonzalez saying he received threats after making a confidential tip about the alleged assault of a fellow deputy by the gang. In August, Sheriff Villaneuva created a department policy to ban gangs or secret societies.
Following Ometeotl's post, the city of Lynwood released a statement saying his comments are "personal opinions" that "don't reflect the position of the Lynwood City Council."
"Today, we are only thinking of the two deputies and are praying for their recovery," the statement reads.


theblaze--2020-09-15--Sunny Hostin says violent riots are 'manufactured by the Trump campaign.' Meghan McCain hits back an

Sunny Hostin says violent riots are 'manufactured by the Trump campaign.' Meghan McCain hits back and puts blame on radicals — and the media.

Sunny Hostin says violent riots are 'manufactured by the Trump campaign . '
Meghan McCain hits back and puts blame @ @ @ @ @ media .
When she 's right , she 's right

Meghan McCain, co-host on "The View," issued a scathing rebuke of mainstream media — specifically CNN — and its coverage of the nationwide riots over police conduct.
Her remarks came after fellow co-host Sunny Hostin said that much of the violence has been "manufactured by the Trump campaign."
What are the details?
On Monday, McCain slapped much of the media for downplaying the riots' violence and refusing to outright condemn the madness.
Co-host Sunny Hostin began by discussing a recent Fox News poll that found that the majority of surveyed voters said Black Lives Matter demonstrations are riots — not protests.
"If you really look at the facts, 93%, 93% of protests are nonviolent, nonviolent," Hostin insisted. "And, in fact, when Trump has put in force, has put in federal enforcement, out of those 93%, the violence ratchets up."
Hostin continued, insisting that much of the violence has been "manufactured by the Trump campaign."
"And so more than 5% of the protests, actually, that are linked to the Black Lives Matter movement that was met by force by authorities compared to 1% of other sorts of demonstrations like COVID protests or protests about being unhappy about not being able to, you know, go to the barbershop," she said. "And so this is manufactured by the Trump campaign, and I just wish that people understood that and knew that and just looked up the real facts about protests in this country."
'Radical Antifa people in this country'
McCain, clearly not having any of it, responded by telling Hostin that there should be no violence during protests and that settling for 7% is unacceptable.
"People are coming on and saying, 'Oh, only 7% of the protesting is violent,'" she said. "Well, I wouldn't get on a plane that had a 7% chance of crashing. We're talking about deaths in the country. There's been around 34 deaths as a result of protesting and rioting since this all started at the beginning of this summer."
McCain said that much of the media — "particularly CNN" — has succeeded in downplaying such violence.
"I think the media, particularly CNN, has done a real disservice by trying to downplay the violence so much," she insisted. "I mean, the idea of a peaceful protest with a video of a building on fire, people being shot, has been blasted all over social media all summer, and I think when you have a group of people in the media that want to act like nothing is going on."
McCain said that the left should be held to account for the out-of-control demonstrations and violence taking place in U.S. cities.
"I think there are radical Antifa people in this country, just like there's radical people on the right, and in the same way that I'm held to accountability for every crazy Trump supporter that does something crazy in the country, I don't understand why people on the left aren't taking accountability for some of this as well," she mused.


theblaze--2020-09-15--Nearly 1,000 people flock to California beach to get baptized Saturday

A California church is making headlines after nearly 1,000 people showed up to be baptized on Saturday at Corona Del Mar State Beach in Newport Beach, California.
(Read also: What Is Christian Baptism — and Why Does It Matter?)
Gina Gleason, church director at Calvary Chapel Church in Chino Hills, told CBN News that the event, which was a record showing of baptisms for the church, was absolutely "remarkable."
"California may be experiencing a spiritual revival," Gleason said. "It's remarkable and a significant number."
Normally, the church — which is led by Pastor Jack Hibbs — sees 300 people show up for baptisms, but Saturday was unique in that nearly 1,000 people sought to express their public profession of faith, CBN noted.
Image source: Instagram/CalvaryChapelChinoHills video screenshot
Images and video from the baptisms are absolutely incredible, with Calvary Chapel in Chino Hills taking to social media afterward to ask for people's stories.
Image source: Instagram/CalvaryChapelChinoHills video screenshot
Image source: Instagram/CalvaryChapelChinoHills video screenshot
Image source: Instagram/CalvaryChapelChinoHills video screenshot
"I was baptized together with my wife, and the heartfelt blessing that Pastor Jack gave us is one that I will carry with my throughout my life," one man wrote on Instagram. "Such a wonderful day. Praise our Lord and Savior Jesus."
Image source: Instagram/CalvaryChapelChinoHills video screenshot
Another woman added, "A day full of memories I will always cherish. My two older boys getting baptized!"
(Read also: 3 Lessons From Jesus' Baptism)
Countless additional comments express people's joy over the mass baptism.
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theblaze--2020-09-15--High school indefinitely suspends football players for carrying Thin Blue, Red Line flags in 9/11 tr

High school indefinitely suspends football players for carrying Thin Blue, Red Line flags in 9/11 tribute

Too much , perhaps ?

At least two Ohio high school football players have been suspended for carrying flags honoring police and fallen firefighters ahead of a recent game.
What are the details?
According to WKRC-TV, Little Miami High School in Morrow, Ohio, opted to suspend Brady Williams and Jarad Bentley after they expressed their support for first responders before a Sept. 11 football game.
Brady, a senior cornerback whose father is a police officer, said that he was not trying to make a political statement at all in carrying the Thin Blue Line flag.
"I was just doing it to honor the people that lost their lives 19 years ago," he said.
Jarad — whose father is a firefighter — carried the Thin Red Line flag and told WKRC that he was thinking about his father at the time.
"I was all for it," he said. "Because my dad is a firefighter, and if it had been him killed on 9/11, I would have wanted someone to do it for him."
The station reports that Brady and Jarad requested permission from the school ahead of time, but were reportedly denied.
Brady said that he felt it was more important to honor the memories of first responders on 9/11 than it was to worry about suffering any possible consequences.
"Listen, I don't care what my consequences are," he told the station. "So long as my message gets across, I'll be happy."
The two discovered their fate on Monday: an indefinite suspension.
You can watch a video report on the incident here.
Divisive political symbols
Superintendent Gregory Power told the station that he was sticking firmly to the decision.
"We can't have students who decide to do something anyway after they've been told that they shouldn't be doing it," Power said, arguing that the apparently divisive flags were symbols of political controversy.
"We did not want to place ourselves in a circumstance where another family might want a different flag to come out of the tunnel, one that may be [one that] many other families may not agree with from a political perspective," Power reasoned.
In a generic statement, the district added, "Little Miami Local Schools is saddened to see this story take such a negative turn. While we understand these students' desire show their support of our first responders, they did not obtain permission from district officials. Administrators must act when students break the rules."
"Little Miami always has — and always will — support our first responders, our veterans, and all who sacrifice to maintain our freedoms," the statement promised.


theblaze--2020-09-15--Trump supporter goes viral for protest remarks: 'He's done more for the black community' than 'any o

Trump supporter goes viral for protest remarks: 'He's done more for the black community' than 'any other president'

Trump supporter goes viral for protest remarks : 'He 's done more for the black community ' than 'any other @ @

Video of a black Trump supporter singing the president's praises has gone viral.
The footage, taken at a Nevada campaign stop, shows the man lauding President Donald Trump for his work with the black community, and for what he's doing for small businesses across the country.
Team Trump shared the video across its social networking platforms, where it went viral.
What are the details of the video?
The video was captioned, "Supporter at #Nevada Peaceful Protest: 'I support the president because he's done more for the black community — all Americans really — than any other president in my lifetime.'"
The supporter added, "I'm happy with what he's doing for businesses, small businesses, [and trying to] get us reopened."
The video, at the time of this writing, has been liked more than 31,000 times.
'The Democrats' playbook is no black can leave the plantation'
Just last week, civil rights attorney Leo Terrell — a decades-long Democratic voter — spoke out against remarks made by "The View's" Sunny Hostin in which she said that black conservative voters were Republican Party "props."
"[Y]ou hear all of this coming from the Trump campaign about how black people have nothing to lose and they are gonna overwhelmingly vote for Trump, and you had all the black people props all over the RNC talking about all the stuff they've done for the black community," Hostin said about the Republican National Convention. "You heard [former White House press secretary] Sarah Sanders yesterday talking about all the things that have been done for the black community by the Trump administration."
Terrell snapped back at Hostin, telling Fox News' Sean Hannity that he was no prop.
"See, the Democrats' playbook is no black can leave the plantation," he said. "We have to remain, if not, we will be called names. I've been called names recently, but here's the point: I want to speak directly to Sunny from 'The View.' I have news for you, Sunny. Tim Scott is not a prop. Alice Johnson is not a prop. And the wife of David Dorn is not a prop."
"I have 30 years invested with the left side, I know what the left side has done," he insisted. "I freely decided to vote Republican. No pay, it's because I love this country. ... When you make this argument, as a lawyer, you should be ashamed of yourself to call black Republicans a 'prop.' That is a personal attack."
'You get paid to shape a liberal narrative'
In July, black Democratic Trump supporter Vernon Jones lit into MSNBC host Craig Melvin for suggesting that he was being paid by the Trump re-election campaign.
"Let me be clear," Jones told Melvin at the time. "You get paid to shape a liberal narrative. You get paid to attack this president. I don't get a dime from this president. I don't get a dime from the campaign. Everything I've done has been me and based on my principles."
He continued, "It's what I can do for my country, and you need to accept that many other African Americans and others support this president because of his policies. And to insult me to say, 'Am I getting paid?' — that is disgraceful, that is horrible, and that's representative of MSNBC and their narrative to keep blacks silent who happen to support this president."


theblaze--2020-09-15--Phoenix denies Black Lives Matter street mural after request for a pro-police mural reading 'No one

Phoenix denies Black Lives Matter street mural after request for a pro-police mural reading 'No one is above the law' @ @ @ @ @ for the denial

The city of Phoenix was considering allowing a Black Lives Matter mural to be painted, until they received a request for a massive pro-police mural too, and instead denied them both.
BLM activist Gizette Knight, who helped design the mural, is upset that the mural was denied, and organized a media briefing on Monday to pressure the city to reconsider the decision.
Two protesters appeared to signal their disapproval of the BLM mural proposal.
"What is important to note is that throughout my correspondence with either the mayor's office or with her administration, no one expressed to me verbally, electrically, or in writing, that non-standard markings on city streets are not allowed or present safety concerns," Knight said at the briefing.
The mural design would include the visages of civil rights leaders Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., César Chávez and John Lewis. Knight collected 2,500 signatures in support for her mural.
The denial came after the city received a similar request for a mural from Mark Spencer of Judicial Watch. Spencer, who is also a former president of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, requested a mural to read, "No one is above the law," painted in front of the Phoenix Police Department headquarters in downtown Phoenix.
The city denied both requests and told Knight that they did so because of safety considerations.
Knight said her group is preparing to sue Phoenix, and implied that the denial was motivated by racism.
"Every time Black people go to do something down here, we face adversity," she said, according to the Arizona Republic.
She said that the City Council should take a vote on whether to allow her mural and points to an LGBT crosswalk as precedence for the vote.
Here's a local news report about the mural feud:


theblaze--2020-09-15--From Congress to countertops: Former Dem Rep. Anthony Weiner announces he's now CEO of company that

From Congress to countertops: Former Dem Rep. Anthony Weiner announces he's now CEO of company that makes glass products

From Congress to countertops : Former Dem Rep. Anthony Weiner announces he 's now CEO of company that makes glass @ @ @ @ @ is reportedly running a company known for 'second chances '

Former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner (N.Y.) has reportedly found himself a new gig: chief executive officer of a countertop company.
What are the details?
The New York Post was first to report Monday that Weiner — a convicted sex offender and serial sexter — is "trying to rebuild his shattered life by running a company that makes countertops out of broken glass."
The outlet got its hands on a promotional email announcing his latest venture.
"One of the amazing things about IceStone countertops, is that since people throw away all kinds of glass, there is almost an unlimited array of different colors we can use in our recycled glass creations," Wiener wrote.
"So that when I joined the company as CEO I asked what I thought was an obvious question — Can we make a countertop in the colors of my favorite New York teams?" he asked.
"So while not everyone is a fan of the Islanders (fingers crossed), Mets (ugh) or Knicks (don't ask), if you are interested in a little color in your life, give IceStone a call," Weiner added.
The Post suggested that "Weiner appears to have found the perfect employer in IceStone, which says its 'commitment to second chances goes beyond our factory and our products.'"
IceStone states on its website:
We hire the homeless, refugees and train the formerly incarcerated and ensure that everyone gets paid a living wage and has access to subsidized health insurance and a voice in the company.
As of this writing, IceStone has not posted an announcement to its website welcoming Weiner as an addition to the company, and he is not listed as a member of the leadership team.
CrimeOnline pointed out that "According to his LinkedIn account, Weiner quietly joined IceStone in May with no fanfare — there's not even a press release on the company's website about his hiring."
What's the background?
Weiner was known as a progressive firebrand in Congress before, as CrimeOnline noted, in 2011 "he accidentally tweeted a crotch shot of himself on his public Twitter account. He left his seat in congress, and then launched a campaign for mayor of New York two years later — until another sexting scandal revealed his use of the online pseudonym "Carlos Danger.'"
The disgraced Democrat was caught in 2016 "sexting and sending lewd pictures of himself to a 15-year-old girl" as reported previously by TheBlaze. Weiner served 16 months in federal prison for the crime.
After being released, Weiner was required to register as a sex offender and undergo three years of supervised release.
Huma Abedin, his wife and longtime Hillary Clinton top aide, filed for divorce following his release, but later withdrew the petition.


theblaze--2020-09-18--Man shot by police in Utah after he allegedly pointed gun at officer during altercation

A man was shot by officers of the Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake in the town of Holladay, Utah, on Thursday, after he allegedly pointed a gun at the officers during an altercation that occurred after he was involved in a traffic accident.
What are the details?
Around 3 p.m. local time, an officer was filling up the gas tank of their patrol vehicle when a crash occurred on the street next to the service station between a motorcycle and another vehicle.
Sheriff Rosie Rivera told KUTV-TV that the man driving the motorcycle fled, and the officer pursued him on foot. During a physical altercation that witnesses described as "aggressive," the man allegedly "picked up a gun from the ground" and aimed it at the officer. The man was then shot by the officer.
Footage of the moments before the shooting began circulated online shortly after the incident. A KUTV reporter later shared the footage, confirming that the video was captured by a witness.
The clip shows a man being chased, engaging in a scuffle, and picking something up from the ground before raising his arms in what appears to be a shooter's stance toward the other person.
The UPD identified the man as Eric Pectol, 49. He was transported to a hospital and believed to be in serious or critical condition. Officers were not seriously injured in the incident.
Now, separate investigations are ongoing over both the crash and the shooting. There were several witnesses to each incident..
Sheriff Rivera also confirmed to the outlet that the crash is "very near" where UPD Officer Doug Barney was fatally shot in 2016 by a fugitive parolee who was fleeing the scene of a traffic accident.
Anything else?
In another report from KUTV on Thursday, a confidential source disclosed that officers from the Salt Lake City Police Department — which does not cover UPD's county jurisdiction — is facing an exodus of dozens of officers complaining that vandalism from protests following the death of George Floyd have gone unchecked.
During a May 30 protest, the city's police station was vandalized, with nearly every window "within reach broken or covered in graffiti."
"I used to be the biggest proponent for it, come to Salt Lake City, it's the best department," one officer said under condition of anonymity. "I'm [now] telling people to stay away from this profession altogether."
Another officer added, "You could be involved with something that's justified and you could still lose your job. If I'm going to be reprimanded for doing the right thing in a job that's already dangerous — how can I go home and tell my family I'm taking care of them?"


theblaze--2020-09-18--Car pulls up to troopers and teen passenger shoots at them in Phoenix ambush; one arrested, police o

Car pulls up to troopers and teen passenger shoots at them in Phoenix ambush; one arrested, police on manhunt for driver

Car pulls up to troopers and teen passenger shoots at them in Phoenix ambush ; one arrested , police on @ @ @ @ @ were able to fire back at the assailants

Two Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers were fired upon in an apparent ambush attempt in Phoenix, and police are on a manhunt for the driver after apprehending the alleged teen shooter.
DPS officials say the two troopers were in uniform but sitting in an unmarked car when another car pulled up to them and honked the horn. A teenager who was sitting in the passenger seat exited the vehicle and fired at the troopers with an assault rifle.
The troopers were able to exit their vehicle and return fire at the suspects.
The driver then sped away without the shooter, who was taken into custody. The troopers were not injured in the attack, and the rifle was recovered.
The suspect in custody was a 17-year-old Hispanic male.
Here's the media briefing about the incident:
Authorities search for driver in west Phoenix shooting at troopers www.youtube.com
The two troopers were a part of the public affairs unit and were supporting a separate operation when they were attacked.
Helicopter footage from KSAZ-TV showed a large police response to the incident.
Police are seeking help from the public to identify the driver of a silver Infiniti G37 from between 2008 and 2013 with a temporary license plate and custom wheels.
The attack bears jarring resemblance to the ambush on officers in Compton, California, where someone walked up to a police vehicle and shot two officers in the head. Both of the officers were hospitalized with severe injuries.
Critics of the Black Lives Matter movement used the insidious attack to condemn some of the extreme rhetoric used by those demanding more accountability from police departments.
Here's a local news report about the incident:


theblaze--2020-09-18--Dodgers star Mookie Betts extends prayers to ambushed LA deputies, calls for justice

The one-time MVP says he is 'angered ' by the shooting

Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Markus "Mookie" Betts has spoken out condemning the weekend ambush of two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, saying his prayers are with the officers, and calling for justice in the shooting.
What are the details?
"I am angered and disappointed by the ambush of the two LA deputies in Compton," the one-time MVP Betts tweeted Wednesday. "My prayers are with both deputies. #JusticeForAll"
Authorities are still searching for the gunman who was caught on surveillance video opening fire on the two deputies while they sat in their patrol car on Saturday. According to Fox News:
Officials have offered a $300,000 reward for information that leads authorities to the gunman who ambushed the deputies. The reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the brazen shooter has ballooned by more than $200,000 with the help of public and private donors.
The ambushed officers were hospitalized in critical condition due to the injuries they sustained in the shooting. LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced Wednesday that one of the deputies was released on Wednesday, but still "has a long road ahead for recovery."
The deputy who remains hospitalized has been identified as Claudia Apolinar, a former librarian and the mother of a 6-year-old boy. She has been hailed as a hero for applying a tourniquet to her partner to save his life in the moments following the attack, despite the fact that she herself had just been shot in the face and several times in the torso.
According to the LA County Sheriff's Office, protesters attempted to block the entrance to the hospital when the deputies were rushed there for emergency surgery, yelling, "We hope they die."
The attack comes after months of ongoing protests across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd in late May in Minneapolis, that have often descended into rioting, looting, arson, and calls for defunding the police. Every major sports league has advocated for social justice during the movement, and several athletes and teams have boycotted games to protest police brutality.
One of the most outspoken athletes has been Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who tweeted last month that black men are "being targeted" by the police in reaction to the shooting of Jacob Blake, who became involved in an altercation with police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after officers responded to domestic disturbance call.
Sheriff Villanueva challenged James earlier this week to meet or match the reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect who ambushed the deputies. James has remained silent on the shooting.


theblaze--2020-09-18--GOP lawmakers ask AG Barr to prosecute Netflix for distributing 'Cuties'

GOP lawmakers ask AG Barr to prosecute Netflix for distributing 'Cuties' The Republicans argue the film is 'child pornography '

Dozens of Republican members of Congress have signed on to a letter asking Attorney General William Barr to bring charges against Netflix for distributing the controversial film "Cuties," saying the movie is "child pornography" under U.S. law, according to an exclusive report from The Daily Caller.
What are the details?
The letter sent by Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and signed by 33 more GOP members reads, in part:
"We're writing to recommend you bring charges against Netflix, Inc. for the distribution of the film 'Cuties,' which contains child pornography. As defined by 18 U.S.C § 2256, child pornography is any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct involving a minor, and that conduct does not need to specifically depict sexual activity to qualify.
"Cuties clearly meets the United States' legal definition of child pornography. 'Cuties' contains, 'a scene where an 11-year-old girl dressed in a tank and panties is splashed with water and begins twerking in a frenzied kind of way,' and numerous other, equally distressing depictions of minors including the display of an 11-year-old child's bare breast."
The letter from federal lawmakers comes a week after Texas state Rep. Matt Schaefer called on the state's attorney general to investigate "Cuties" "for possible violations of child exploitation and child pornography laws."
Netflix sparked outrage last month after promoting the film's rollout with a movie poster showing the little girls starring in the film about "sensual dance" appearing scantily-clad in suggestive poses.
The streaming platform apologized for the marketing materials and replaced them, but drew further backlash over several scenes in 'Cuties" after the film was released. Clips showing the 11-year-old star and her peers dancing provocatively were widely shared on social media.
Numerous Republicans condemned Netflix for distributing "Cuties," including Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who called on the platform to remove it from streaming. Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) also slammed the film, calling it "child porn" and telling Netflix the company is "now complicit."
Netflix has defended the film, refuses to remove it and encourages critics to watch it, arguing that "is a social commentary against the sexualization of young children." The company denies that the movie shows any child nudity.
The streaming giant has seen its U.S. cancellations spike nearly eightfold after an online campaign calling for people to boycott the company over "Cuties." But Netflix remains defiant, and according to The Daily Caller, "'Cuties' was ranked the fourth most watched movie on Netflix in the United States" as of last Tuesday.


theblaze--2020-09-18--BLM activists 'get REKT': Police shut down Lancaster protests, rioters slapped with $1 million bail

BLM activists 'get REKT ' : Police shut down Lancaster protests , rioters slapped with $ 1 million bail

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, almost became the next Portland, but thanks to the local police, the protests were promptly stopped from turning into full riots.
The latest protests came following the police shooting of 27-year-old Ricardo Munoz. Bodycam footage showed Munoz charging the police officer while brandishing a knife over his head before he was shot.
BlazeTV reporter and host, Elijah Schaffer, who was on the scene, praised the "proactive policing" in Lancaster, and suggested Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler could learn how to shut down the ongoing unrest that has plagued his city for more than three months.
In his latest episode of "Slightly Offens*ve," Elijah played a video clip of protesters who just didn't seem to be prepared for what the police had in store. Try not to laugh as you watch the Lancaster protesters "get rekt."
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theblaze--2020-09-18--The New Republic gets roasted on social media over 'sexist' tweet politicizing alleged abuse by GOP

The New Republic gets roasted on social media over 'sexist' tweet politicizing alleged abuse by GOP senator's ex-husband

The New Republic gets roasted on social media over 'sexist ' tweet politicizing alleged abuse by GOP senator 's ex-husband @ @ @ @ @ at its worst ''

The New Republic faced fierce criticism on Thursday over a tweet comparing the alleged abuse from an ex-husband of a Republican senator to the policies of President Donald Trump.
"Joni Ernst survived an abusive husband. Her Senate career may not survive an abusive president," read the later deleted tweet.
The wildly inappropriate comparison drew sharp responses from critics on social media.
"This is trash. This is sexist. This is gutter journalism at its worst," replied Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.).
Hawley demanded that Joe Biden apologize for the tweet.
The publication deleted the tweet and reposted with a much less controversial description of the article.
The content of the article continued to compare the allegedly physical abuse from Ernst's former husband to her political relationship with the president, however. At the end of the piece, the comparison is openly presented to the reader:
There is, for instance, the feeling of deliverance that follows a bad relationship, the sense that finally, one is free to move unencumbered, to stop mopping the mess that follows in the wake of an embarrassing, needy, careless, abusive narcissist. "I wouldn't have to make excuses for my inappropriate husband anymore!" she writes of her divorce, a moment when it must have been possible to forget that she was heading toward an election year, a rush of relief before she recalled she would spend it making excuses for another man entirely.
'Retract this slander'
Republican Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri called the article a "sexist smear" against Ernst and demand a retraction.
"A hard working mom who balanced her career with her military service and giving back to the community does not deserve this type of hit job," tweeted Wagner. "This would never be written about a male senator, and @newrepublic should have the stones to admit that and retract this slander."
"I'm disgusted," tweeted Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally. "This attack on my fellow survivor and combat veteran is appalling. The author should be embarrassed to have her name on this garbage, and let's all be honest: This would have never happened if Joni was a Democrat."
"This is shameful, disgusting, embarrassing sexist smearing of a United States Senator, veteran, mother, and domestic abuse survivor. This writer isn't fit to lick her combat boots!" replied Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.).
Ernst herself responded by tweeting links to organizations that help abused women.
"I'm used to vile partisan attacks, it comes with the job," said Ernst. "I'm saddened that this article may silence or shame other survivors."
Here's more about Ernst's allegedly abusive ex-husband:


theblaze--2020-09-17--'We don't censor on this show': Harris Faulkner denies banning criticism of George Soros after onlin

'We don't censor on this show': Harris Faulkner denies banning criticism of George Soros after online backlash

'We do n't censor on this show ' : Harris Faulkner denies banning criticism of George Soros after online backlash @ @ @ @ @ Newt Gingrich was told to not talk about Soros

Fox News host Harris Faulkner addressed the social media outrage over a bizarre moment when one of their guests appeared to be barred from speaking about George Soros.
Faulkner denied the show had censored speech in a statement made on air on Thursday.
"So, we had a little incident on the show yesterday that was not smooth," said Faulkner.
"And while I was leading that segment we had interruptions and I sat silently while all of that played out, also not ideal. Our guest former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is beloved and needed to be allowed to speak with the openness and respect that this show is all about, was interrupted," she explained.
"Do we debate with fire here? Yes! But we must also give each other the space to express ourselves. As the only original member of this six-year-old amazing daytime ride known as 'Outnumbered' — I especially want to rock and roll with every voice and perspective at the table," Faulkner said.
"We don't censor on this show," she concluded. "And that's why we are winning weekdays at noon!"
Here's what happened
Faulkner and her co-host Melissa Francis faced scathing criticism on Wednesday from viewers who believed that they had banned criticism of left-wing billionaire financier George Soros.
Gingrich pointed out, correctly, that Soros had helped fund left-wing organizations that aided many district attorneys in getting into power to soften law enforcement policies.
"Progressive district attorneys are anti-police, pro-criminal, and overwhelmingly elected with George Soros's money. And they are a major cause of the violence we are seeing because they keep putting the violent criminals back on the street," Gingrich said.
"I'm not sure we need to bring George Soros into this," interrupted Francis.
Faulkner moved on after a very awkward and tense moment of silence between the panelists.
Some critics pointed out that many of the facts Gingrich listed about Soros' meddling in law enforcement had been reported by Fox News itself, most notably in July.
On her official Twitter account, Faulkner retweeted a message on Thursday that reiterated that she did not apologize for the incident, but simply explained what happened to the viewers.
Here's the video of Faulker's comments:


theblaze--2020-09-17--UPDATE: #CrowderBidenStream! Biden’s CNN Town Hall LIVE

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theblaze--2020-09-17--Department of Education opens investigation after Princeton publishes letter saying 'racist assumpti

Department of Education opens investigation after Princeton publishes letter saying 'racist assumptions ... are embedded in structures of the university'

Department of Education opens investigation after Princeton publishes letter saying 'racist assumptions ... are embedded in structures of the university @

A letter that was probably intended as an exercise in self-flagellation designed to placate angry protesters might soon have serious consequences for Princeton University, according to a report in the Washington Examiner.
The genesis of the letter appears to have been a series of protests at and around Princeton University that occurred in early June in response to the May 25 death of George Floyd. The protests prompted Princeton to rename its public policy school to remove reference to former President Woodrow Wilson, who was a notorious racist. They also prompted Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber to promise that the university would undertake some soul searching with respect to how the university could help combat systemic racism.
In its continuing effort to wear the hair shirt, Eisgruber released a letter on Sept. 2 that set forth the efforts that had been undertaken by the school thus far. During the course of this letter, Eisgruber made a number of claims about the university that were doubtless intended to mollify protesters, including statements like, "Racism and the damage it does to people of color nevertheless persist at Princeton as in our society, sometimes by conscious intention but more often through unexamined assumptions and stereotypes, ignorance or insensitivity, and the systemic legacy of past decisions and policies," and "Racist assumptions from the past also remain embedded in structures of the University itself."
In response to these admissions, the Department of Education felt compelled to open an investigation into all this racism in order to ensure that Princeton was not receiving funds in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which states that "no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
According to the Washington Examiner, the letter states:
Based on its admitted racism, the U.S. Department of Education ("Department") is concerned Princeton's nondiscrimination and equal opportunity assurances in its Program Participation Agreements from at least 2013 to the present may have been false.
The Department is further concerned Princeton perhaps knew, or should have known, these assurances were false at the time they were made. Finally, the Department is further concerned Princeton's many nondiscrimination and equal opportunity claims to students, parents, and consumers in the market for education certificates may have been false, misleading, and actionable substantial misrepresentations in violation of 20 U.S.C. § 1094(c)(3)(B) and 34 CFR 668.71(c). Therefore, the Department's Office of Postsecondary Education, in consultation with the Department's Office of the General Counsel, is opening this investigation.
The Department's letter purportedly asks Princeton to disclose what evidence it used to determine that the university is racist and to identify every person who has been discriminated against at Princeton in violation of the law. The letter requires Princeton to produce documents and also to make school officials available for an interview.
Princeton University spokesperson Ben Chang provided TheBlaze with the following comment in response to the Department's letter:
On September 16, we received a letter from the Department of Education requesting information about Princeton's nondiscrimination practices.
The letter was the Department's reaction to President Eisgruber's update to the University community outlining the steps we are taking to address systemic racism at Princeton and beyond. Princeton has long been committed to creating and maintaining a community where all can thrive, and stands by its representations to the Department and the public that it complies with all laws and regulations governing equal opportunity, non-discrimination and harassment. This work is core to the University's teaching and research mission, and we are vigilant in our pursuit of equity in every aspect of our programs and operations. The University also stands by our statements about the prevalence of systemic racism and our commitment to reckon with its continued effects, including the racial injustice and race-based inequities that persist throughout American society. Attracting talent from every sector of society is crucial to our academic mission, and we will continue to lead on these issues.
The University will respond to the Department of Education's letter in due course. It is unfortunate that the Department appears to believe that grappling honestly with the nation's history and the current effects of systemic racism runs afoul of existing law. The University disagrees and looks forward to furthering our educational mission by explaining why our statements and actions are consistent not only with the law, but also with the highest ideals and aspirations of this country.


theblaze--2020-09-17--'Living in a war zone': Minneapolis residents 'terrified' of increased gun violence call out elected

'Living in a war zone': Minneapolis residents 'terrified' of increased gun violence call out elected officials, demanding, 'Show your face to us!'

Where is the leadership , 'for the love of God ' ?
'Living in a war zone ' : Minneapolis @ @ @ @ @ gun violence call out elected officials , demanding , 'Show your face to us !
@ @ @ @ @ Ward 9 gather in the middle of the street in front of the home of @ @ @ @ @ for a community conversation .
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Minneapolis has been seeing a serious spike gun violence since the death of George Floyd in late May. After the tragic incident, the City Council called for defunding the police. As violence began to rage, those same elected city officials demanded to know where the police were.
And now, as their city is experiencing more gunfire on a daily basis and residents are worried for their lives in what some call a "war zone," the members of the City Council are apparently no where to be found.
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said the gun violence in Minneapolis is like nothing the department has seen in years, WCCO-TV reported.
Police are having trouble keeping up as an unusual number of police have elected to leave the MPD or retire following their elected leadership's call to gut the department.
WCCO interviewed residents of north Minneapolis, and they had a message for the City Council: Show yourself.
First-hand account of gun violence
Resident Liz Cruz told the station that just next door, bullets from a gunfight passed through the house, went through the dining room, and lodged in the pantry, WCCO reported.
“Honestly, I haven't really been sleeping right now, I mean, I can't because I hear every little thing that is going on — police sirens, like the helicopters, the gun shooting, everything," Cruz said.
Cruz gave the station security camera footage from her home that recorded extensive gunfire on her street at night.
“You're sleeping and all of a sudden you feel like you're in a war zone," she said. "I have four children, and I'll sleep with them all in my room, because I am scared and I'm terrified that something is going to happen to them."
Cruz added that she and her family and neighbors have to run inside even in the afternoon because of gunfire.
Where is the leadership?
"Nobody sees what we've living, nobody is feeling what we're feeling, because they're not here," Cruz told WCCO.
What she really wants to know is: Where is the city's leadership?
"Help us, come and see what's going on," Cruz said.
"We're really not getting any responses from the mayor or the City Council," she added. "We feel kind of alone right now."
Then she looked into the camera and delivered a heart-felt demand.
"Come here. Meet with us. Face us. Stay here for a weekend. For the love of God, just come here and say something to us — the people that are freaking voting for you and depend on you to take care of us!" Cruz pleaded. "Where are you? Show your face to us. Do something. Don't just sit there and let your city go down to the ruins. Do something for us."


theblaze--2020-09-17--Pittsburgh Steelers co-captain goes against NFL, will decide who he honors on his helmet

Pittsburgh Steelers co-captain goes against NFL , will decide who he honors on his helmet 'Moving forward , I will @ @ @ @ @ what to wear on the back of my helmet '

Pittsburgh Steelers center and co-captain Maurkice Pouncey announced that he would decide whose name is on the back of his helmet, not who the Steelers or the NFL tell him to honor. Pouncey is going against the league, which is honoring a victim of a police shooting, who was also reportedly involved in a drive-by shooting.
On Monday, the Steelers announced that every player would wear a helmet decal honoring Antwon Rose Jr.
"This year the NFL is allowing players to wear helmet decals to honor victims of systemic racism," the Steelers website stated. "Players could select the name of an individual to wear on their helmet and the Steelers players and coaches united as one to wear a single name on the back of their helmets and hats for the entire 2020 season – Antwon Rose Jr."
"On the night of June 19, 2018, the car Antwon Rose Jr., who is black, was a passenger in was pulled over by the East Pittsburgh Police," the website reads. "While the driver was being handcuffed on suspicion of being involved in an incident that happened earlier that evening, a frightened Rose fled from the car. The cell phone video a bystander captured showed Rose running, and then you could hear gunshots and see as he was fatally shot in the back three times by a white East Pittsburgh Police Officer."
The Steelers played the New York Giants on Monday night. The Pittsburgh players, including Pouncey, had the name "Antwon Rose Jr." on the back of their helmets. On Thursday, Pouncey announced that he regretted wearing the tribute and would not wear Antwon Rose's name on the back of his helmet for the rest of the season.
"I was given limited information on the situation regarding Antwon, and I was unaware of the whole story surrounding his death and what transpired during the trial following the tragedy," said Pouncey, who was named the Steelers' 2019 nominee as the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award for "exceptional character and work off the football field." "I should have done more research to fully understand what occurred in its entirety."
"My work with the police, both in Pittsburgh and back home in Florida, is well documented," the Pittsburgh lineman said. "I don't always feel the need to highlight what I do with the police departments, but I also want to make sure they understand I inadvertently supported a cause of which I did not fully comprehend the entire background of the case. I take responsibility for not doing more investigating into something that is sensitive to the community and his family, but it is a lesson learned as it relates to political issues that occur every day in our society.
"Moving forward, I will make my own decision about what to wear on the back of my helmet," Pouncey continued. "Make no mistake, I am against racism and I believe the best thing I can do is to continue helping repair relationships between the police and their communities. Systemic racism issues have occurred in our country for too long, and that needs to stop."
"My focus will continue to be on helping the police in our communities, and I will support making any necessary changes to help those efforts," the statement concluded.
The "whole story" that Pouncey is alluding to is that the Steelers did not mention that Rose was reportedly in a vehicle matching the description of a car that had been involved in a drive-by shooting that happened about 10 minutes before Rose was shot. Rose's friend, Zaijuan Hester, allegedly fired a gun from the rear passenger side of a gold Chevy Cruz, shooting Thomas Cole Jr. in the abdomen, and hitting William Ross in the leg with shrapnel, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Officer Michael Rosfeld pulled over the vehicle on suspicion of carrying out the drive-by shooting. A witness video of the incident shows Hester and Rose run away from the officer. Rosfeld fired three shots, all of them hit Rose; striking him in the face, elbow, and the back, according to Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr.
Rose was unarmed at the time of the shooting, according to police. Daniel Wolfe, a scientist with the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office, said gunshot residue was found on Rose's hand. But it could have come from Rosfeld's weapon.
There were two guns on the floor of the car. There was a 9 mm Glock 26 handgun with 16 rounds in the magazine that holds 17 rounds. The other gun was a .40-caliber Glock 22 with a live round in the chamber and an extended magazine with 18 rounds.
Rose had an empty 9 mm ammunition magazine in his pocket, which matched the 9 mm pistol in the car. Shell casings found at the scene of the drive-by shooting matched the .40-caliber Glock 22 pistol, according to police.
Hester, who was 17 at the time of the crime, pleaded guilty on March 15, 2019, to charges related to the drive-by shooting, including three counts of aggravated assault and four firearms charges. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dropped a charge of attempted homicide. Hester was sentenced to 6 to 22 years in prison.
Rosfeld testified that he thought one of the teens had turned and pointed a gun at him. On March 22, Rosfeld was acquitted by a jury and found not guilty of homicide charges in the death of Antwon Rose.
For the past three seasons, Pouncey donated Steelers tickets to the Pittsburgh police so they could take young people from city neighborhoods to football games and enjoy a pregame tailgate party. Pouncey hopes the experience can build trust between young people and police officers.
"I think sometimes the message gets blurred some with some of the incidents," Pouncey said. "The things we do in the community, and how Pittsburgh is, how involved they are in bringing up the youth and making sure everyone knows they do a lot of great things. To bring up the kids that way is awesome."
"This gives the kids a chance to see the police beyond the uniform," Pouncey added. "They are human. They are great people. They have kids and family members too. Just because they wear a badge you shouldn't look at them a certain way. They are a lot of great people that help with a lot of great causes."
Pouncey wasn't the only Pittsburgh player to object to honoring Antwon Rose Jr. on their helmet. Fellow Steelers offensive lineman Alejandro Villanueva paid tribute to Alwyn Cashe, a U.S. Army sergeant who died while serving in Iraq in 2005.
Cashe was in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle that hit an improvised explosive device during a patrol in Samarra, Iraq. He exited the vehicle with minor injuries, but when he saw there were injured soldiers in the burning vehicle, he went back to save them.
Cashe helped to rescue all six soldiers from the fiery vehicle and extracted the body of an interpreter killed by the IED. He was able to save the soldiers while under small arms fire. Cashe suffered severe burns on 72% of his body. He succumbed to his injuries and died on Nov. 8, 2005, at the San Antonio Military Medical Center in Texas. Cashe was posthumously awarded the Silver Star.
The NFL has said that only pre-approved names could appear on helmets and would be reserved for victims of racial injustice. Cashe was not on the NFL's pre-approved list.
The mother of Antwon Rose, Michelle Kenney, criticized Villanueva for not wearing her son's name on his helmet.
"The Pittsburgh Steelers took a team vote. Obviously one person didn't like the results so they chose to do something different," Kenney wrote on Facebook. "I have nothing against vets and absolutely appreciate everything that they have done and continue to do for us. But this one person showed us exactly who he is and obviously he didn't approve of how the vote turned out."
In July, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Stephon Tuitt said that he would not be kneeling during the national anthem. "I'm not kneeling for the flag and screw anybody who have [sic] a problem with that," he said.


theblaze--2020-09-17--Students at Skidmore College demand professor be fired for attending a ‘Back the Blue’ rally

Students at Skidmore College demand professor be fired for attending a ‘ Back the Blue ’ rally

Student activists as Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, are demanding that an art professor at the school be fired after he and his wife decided to simply observe a pro-police rally in town.
What are the details?
David Peterson, 61, who has been teaching at the school for 31 years, told the Times-Union last week that it was "civic interest and curiosity" that led him to attend a "Back the Blue" event in Congress Park in late July.
The rally was advertised on Facebook as a peaceful protest intended to show "law enforcement that they are valued, loved, respected and appreciated."
The Times-Union reported that "the Petersons arrived at a little after 7 p.m., watched from the edge of the crowd as 'Back the Blue' supporters and counter-protesters traded barbs, then departed to get dinner after about 20 minutes." Perhaps most importantly, they left before a small clash between police and Black Lives Matter protesters resulted.
"Neither [Peterson nor his wife] thought much of it," the report added.
Nevertheless, some students at the school were incensed. By the time Peterson arrived on campus for the fall semester, a campaign to oust him had already been set in motion.
An email circulating around campus read: "I and other Skidmore students witnessed Profs. David Peterson and Andrea Peterson at an anti-Black Lives Matter protest. We demand the immediate dismissal of both Skidmore staff members for engaging in hateful conduct that threatens Black Skidmore students." (Turns out Peterson's wife Andrea is not on faculty at the school)
One day, Peterson came to his classroom and was confronted with a notice taped on the door, saying: "STOP. By entering this class you are crossing a campus-wide picket line and breaking the boycott against Professor David Peterson."
The notice reportedly went on to vaguely accuse Peterson of past sexism and transphobia and added: "This is not a safe environment for marginalized students ... by continuing to take this course you are enabling bigoted behavior on this campus."
What else?
Peterson, for one, has not backed down or caved to what he calls a "cancel campaign" being launched against him.
He told the Times-Union: "What's troubling is the mob mentality. All of a sudden, you have all these people who hate your guts and they know nothing about you."
But apparently, the administration has failed to stand up for the longtime professor. Instead, they launched an investigation into the incident and have tried to toe the line.
In a statement to the Times-Union, a school spokesperson expressed "unequivocal support" for First Amendment rights but added that the school is also "committed to fostering a working and learning environment in which all its members can flourish."
It also appears that students have been allowed to successfully boycott Peterson's classes without consequence. According to the professor, he has no remaining students in one of his classes and only a small number of students in his other two.


theblaze--2020-09-17--Here are the 10 states that have received the most coronavirus funding so far

Here are the 10 states that have received the most coronavirus funding so far Where does your state rank ?

The federal government has already committed trillions of taxpayer dollars for coronavirus relief this year. Most of that funding came in the form of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act that Congress passed and President Donald Trumps signed in the spring.
But where is that money being spent?
Are some states receiving more than others, or is the spending fairly even?
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, an organization focused on informing the public about U.S. fiscal policy, has been keeping track of where the federal funds are going. This week, the foundation published a breakdown of where the $1.7 trillion that has been spent so far went and how those monies were distributed on a state-by-state basis.
The report details how much has been distributed to each state, the programs — such as the Paycheck Protection Program and the stimulus payments — through which the funds were funneled, and how much each state received per capita.
Below are two lists of the 10 states the received the most coronavirus funds.
The first is on a per-capita basis, showing which states receive the most money for every citizen. Topping that list is Vermont, which has seen $7,130 per person, so far. (Washington, D.C., would have come in first with $7,749, but it's not a state.) That's nearly twice what South Carolina, which came in last on the list, has taken in at $3,754 per person.
The second list shows the states that received the most total funding and through which programs. It should come as no surprise that the larger states have larger overall aid totals. California, naturally, tops the list with $231.2 billion, while Wyoming — which came in No. 5 on the per capita list — ranked 50th in total coronavirus aid with $3.7 billion.
Top 10 states for per capita coronavirus aid:
● No. 1: Vermont — $7,130
● No. 2: New York — $6,827
● No. 3: Alaska — $6,794
● No. 4: North Dakota — $6,614
● No. 5: Wyoming — $6,367
● No. 6: RhodeIsland — $6,342
● No. 7: Massachusetts — $6,214
● No. 8: Hawaii — $6,091
● No. 9: NewJersey — $5,896
● No. 10: California — $5,850
Top 10 states for total coronavirus aid:
No. 1: California — $231.2 billion
Paycheck Protection Program: $68.644 billion
Emergency Injury Disaster Loans: $33.572 billion
Economic Impact Payments: $29.322 billion
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation: $48.823 billion
Provider Relief Fund: $6.083 billion
Coronavirus Relief Fund: $15.321 billion
HHS COVID-19 Appropriations: $2.384 billion
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation: $1.1 billion
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: $11.781 billion
FEMA Disaster Relief Fund: $5.716 billion
Educational Support: $2.003 billion
Infrastructure Grants: $3.738 billion
Emergency Injury Disaster Loan Advances: $2.667 billion
No. 2: New York — $132.8 billion
Paycheck Protection Program: $38.700 billion
Emergency Injury Disaster Loans: $16.912 billion
Economic Impact Payments: $15.701 billion
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation: $26.247 billion
Provider Relief Fund: $9.706 billion
Coronavirus Relief Fund: $7.543 billion
HHS COVID-19 Appropriations: $2.333 billion
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation: $418 million
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: $5.014 billion
FEMA Disaster Relief Fund: $3.539 billion
Educational Support: $1.201 billion
Infrastructure Grants: $4.151 billion
Emergency Injury Disaster Loan Advances: $1.336 billion
No. 3: Texas — $124.7 billion
Paycheck Protection Program: $41.326 billion
Emergency Injury Disaster Loans: $16.023 billion
Economic Impact Payments: $22.560 billion
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation: $16.136 billion
Provider Relief Fund: $5.119 billion
Coronavirus Relief Fund: $11.243 billion
HHS COVID-19 Appropriations: $1.524 billion
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation: $672 million
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: $1.905 billion
FEMA Disaster Relief Fund: $3.435 billion
Educational Support: $1.593 billion
Infrastructure Grants: $1.180 billion
Emergency Injury Disaster Loan Advances: $1.949 million
No. 4: Florida — $99.8 billion
Paycheck Protection Program: $32.251 billion
Emergency Injury Disaster Loans: $19.531 billion
Economic Impact Payments: $18.301 billion
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation: $10.152 billion
Provider Relief Fund: $3.453 billion
Coronavirus Relief Fund: $8.328 billion
HHS COVID-19 Appropriations: $1.084 billion
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation: $682 million
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance : $625 million
FEMA Disaster Relief Fund: $1.402 billion
Educational Support: $944 million
Infrastructure Grants: $959 million
Emergency Injury Disaster Loan Advances: $2.053 billion
No. 5: Pennsylvania — $70.5 billion
Paycheck Protection Program: $20.743 billion
Emergency Injury Disaster Loans: $4.978 billion
Economic Impact Payments: $10.994 billion
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation: $15.679 billion
Provider Relief Fund: $3.431 billion
Coronavirus Relief Fund: $4.964 billion
HHS COVID-19 Appropriations: $817 million
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation: $258 million
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: $4.685 million
FEMA Disaster Relief Fund: $1.570 billion
Educational Support: $628 million
Infrastructure Grants: $1.140 billion
Emergency Injury Disaster Loan Advances: $575 million
No. 6: Illinois — $63.6 billion
Paycheck Protection Program: $22.849 billion
Emergency Injury Disaster Loans: $6.803 billion
Economic Impact Payments: $9.997 billion
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation: $8.553 billion
Provider Relief Fund: $3.887 billion
Coronavirus Relief Fund: $4.914 billion
HHS COVID-19 Appropriations: $984 million
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation: $243 billion
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: $1.184 billion
FEMA Disaster Relief Fund: $261 million
Educational Support: $678 million
Infrastructure Grants: $1.618 billion
Emergency Injury Disaster Loan Advances: $1.640 billion
No. 7: Michigan — $56.7 billion
Paycheck Protection Program: $16.040 billion
Emergency Injury Disaster Loans: $4.352 billion
Economic Impact Payments: $8.591 billion
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation: $14.910 billion
Provider Relief Fund: $2.713 billion
Coronavirus Relief Fund: $3.873 billion
HHS COVID-19 Appropriations: $734 million
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation: $186 million
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: $2.775 billion
FEMA Disaster Relief Fund: $1.216 billion
Educational Support: $479 million
Infrastructure Grants: $353 million
Emergency Injury Disaster Loan Advances: $484 million
No. 8: New Jersey — $52.4 billion
Paycheck Protection Program: $17.360 billion
Emergency Injury Disaster Loans: $6.891 billion
Economic Impact Payments: $6.775 billion
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation: $8.506 billion
Provider Relief Fund: $3.479 billion
Coronavirus Relief Fund: $3.444 billion
HHS COVID-19 Appropriations: $897 million
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation: $417 million
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: $1.403 million
FEMA Disaster Relief Fund: $491 million
Educational Support: $379 million
Infrastructure Grants: $1.752 billion
Emergency Injury Disaster Loan Advances: $579 million
No. 9: Ohio — $52.2 billion
Paycheck Protection Program: $18.533 billion
Emergency Injury Disaster Loans: $3.998 billion
Economic Impact Payments: $10.202 billion
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation: $8.060 billion
Provider Relief Fund: $2.703 billion
Coronavirus Relief Fund: $4.533 billion
HHS COVID-19 Appropriations: $661 million
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation: $102 million
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: $1.762 billion
FEMA Disaster Relief Fund: $85 million
Educational Support: $594 million
Infrastructure Grants: $478 million
Emergency Injury Disaster Loan Advances: $480 million
No. 10: Georgia — $51.5 billion


theblaze--2020-09-17--Trump slams 1619 project and critical race theory as 'ideological poison,' announces executive order

Trump slams 1619 project and critical race theory as 'ideological poison,' announces executive order to reform how schools teach U.S. history

Trump slams 1619 project and critical race theory as 'ideological poison , ' announces executive order to reform how schools @ @ @ @ @ the legacy of the American founding on Constitution Day

President Donald Trump defended the legacy of the American founding and denounced "cancel culture," Critical Race Theory, and the New York Times' 1619 Project as "toxic propaganda" in a speech on Thursday announcing a new executive order to reform how schools teach United States History.
The executive order will establish the "1776 Commission," a national commission to promote "patriotic education."
The president delivered his remarks at the White House Conference on American History, held at the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C., to celebrate Constitution Day. He was joined by Vice President Mike Pence and a panel of scholars and historians, led by Hillsdale College President Dr. Larry Arnn, who spoke at length about the state of America's public school system and the progressive curricula that teaches students to view America's founding in contempt and her history as shameful.
"Our mission is to defend the legacy of America's founding, the virtue of America's heroes, and the nobility of the American character," Trump said. "We must clear away the twisted web of lies in our schools and classrooms and teach our children the magnificent truth about our country. We want our sons and daughters to know that they are the citizens of the most exceptional nation in the history of the world."
The president praised America's founding documents, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights as a "glorious inheritance."
"On this very day in 1787, our Founding Fathers signed the Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. It was the fulfillment of 1,000 years of Western Civilization," Trump said. "Our Constitution was the product of centuries of tradition, wisdom, and experience. No political document has done more to advance the human condition or propel the engine of progress."
Shifting to speak about the violent leftist and anarchist mobs that are tearing down statues in the United States, the president warned of a "radical movement" attempting to "demolish this treasured and precious inheritance."
"These radicals have been aided and abetted by liberal politicians, establishment media, and even large corporations," Trump said. "Whether it is the mob in the street or the cancel culture in the boardroom, the goal is the same: To silence dissent, to scare you out of speaking the truth, and to bully Americans into abandoning their values, their heritage, and their very way of life.
"We are here today to declare that we will never submit to tyranny. We will reclaim our history and our country for citizens of every race, color, religion, and creed," the president continued.
Trump connected the modern Left's violence and anti-American iconoclasm to "decades of left-wing indoctrination in our schools."
He took particular aim at the "totally discredited" New York Times' 1619 Project, an effort by NYT journalists to re-tell the American story with slavery and racism as the primary motivating force for all of American history, arguing "anti-black racism runs in the very DNA" of America. The project has been criticized by historians as "anti-historical," "one-sided," and just plain "wrong."
He also called out Critical Race Theory as a "Marxist doctrine" that teaches that "America is a wicked and racist nation, that even young children are complicit in oppression."
"Critical race theory, the 1619 Project, and the crusade against American history is toxic propaganda — an ideological poison that, if not removed, will dissolve the civic bonds that tie us together," Trump said. "The only path to national unity is through our shared identity as Americans. That is why it is so urgent that we finally restore patriotic education to our schools."
In September, President Trump ordered the defunding of "un-American propaganda" in government, placing a ban on training programs in government agencies that teach concepts from Critical Race Theory. The memo announcing the ban characterized the training as "divisive, un-American propaganda training sessions."
"Today, I am also pleased to announce that I will soon sign an executive order establishing a national commission to promote patriotic education, it will be called the 1776 Commission," Trump declared.
The commission will "encourage our educators to teach our children about the miracle of American history and make plans to honor the 250th anniversary of our founding."
Schools will be encouraged to teach that America is "an exceptional, free and just nation, worth defending, preserving and protecting," Trump said.
"The only path to unity is through our shared identity as Americans," Trump said. "That is why it is so urgent that we finally restore patriotic education in our schools."
Watch President Trump's full speech:


theblaze--2020-09-17--Ghosts at Gettysburg? 'We saw these shapes moving in the darkness. They were the size of humans. One

Ghosts at Gettysburg? 'We saw these shapes moving in the darkness. They were the size of humans. One of them ran right through the cannon.'

Ghosts at Gettysburg ?
'We saw these shapes moving in the darkness .
They were the size of humans .
@ @ @ @ @ through the cannon . '
You be the judge of the viral video

As many folks do over the summer, Greg Yuelling and his family were visiting the famed Civil War battle site in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, earlier this month.
And he knew about the ghost stories.
"I've heard people say you can catch videos of ghosts around there, but we were so skeptical until that night," the 46-year-old told The U.S. Sun. "I always questioned the validity of those ghost videos you see on TV; I was always pretty disbelieving."
Then he added these words to the paper: "I believe everything now."
What happened?
"We just went there as tourists, to learn more about the history of the Civil War and see the old battleground, where the Gettysburg Address was given and all that stuff," Yuelling recounted to the paper.
And given all the ghost stories — over 50,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day battle in July 1863 — you don't think they were going to stay inside when the sun went down, do you?
"We were driving along one night, and we started hearing noises," Yuelling told the paper. "I heard things to the left, and my uncle heard things to the right, and there was a fog — but the fog was weird. It was only in one patch, not dispersed."
It got weirder.
"Then we saw these shapes moving in the darkness. They were the size of humans. One of them ran right through the cannon," he recalled to the paper.
Yes, video was rolling — and faint shapes can be seen apparently moving on the grass near the cannons before slithering away.
Yuelling called the whole ordeal "scary" and "crazy" — so much so that his spooked-out uncle quickly rolled up the window, the paper said.
"We went back, and watched the videos over and over again, and then we blew them up on the big screen to get a closer look," he told the paper.
Bad idea.
"That made us even more freaked out," Yuelling noted to the Sun.
Things didn't improve after hours, either, as he told the paper he couldn't shake "this strange, ominous feeling, like something was telling me to go back there."
(You know the plot of "Pet Sematary," don't you?)
Sleep wouldn't come for Yuelling that night, he told the Sun — but he wouldn't go back to the spot of the apparent apparitions, either: "I was creeped out, so I didn't go."


theblaze--2020-09-17--Nike cashes in on Kaepernick and anthem kneeling with jersey celebrating the anniversary of the prot

Nike cashes in on Kaepernick and anthem kneeling with jersey celebrating the anniversary of the protests A billboard featuring former @ @ @ @ @ Kaepernick is displayed on the roof of the Nike Store on Sept. 5 , 2018 @ @ @ @ @ ( Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images )

Nike continued its efforts to commercialize and profit from former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's social justice activism, commemorating the four-year anniversary of his national anthem kneeling protest with a special jersey.
The jersey is all black, featuring Kaepernick's number, 7, and the words "True to 7" on the collar.
"Four years ago, I took a knee to protest against systemic racism and social injustice," Kaepernick wrote on social media. "It was that day that the number on my jersey would come to represent something greater than football, something greater than me. Since then, the number 7 jersey has been a symbol for advancing the liberation and well-being of Black & Brown communities. Thank you for staying True."
The jersey, priced at $150, sold out within minutes after being released. Previous special releases of jerseys, shoes, and T-shirts featuring Kaepernick have also quickly sold out. From Yahoo Sports:
It's the second time a Kaepernick jersey launch with Nike has sold out shortly after opening period. The company released an all-black "Icon Jersey" with a white No. 7 on the front in February 2019. In that instance, Kaepernick took to social media about 10 hours later to say they had sold out.
It's unclear how many jerseys and T-shirts Nike had available for any of the launches. And in October 2018, a "Kaepernick icon tee" sold out in a couple of hours. It's unclear how many jerseys and T-shirts Nike had available for any of the launches.
"The Colin Kaepernick Icon Jersey 2.0 marks Nike's continued product collaboration with Colin and celebrates those making a positive impact in their community through sport and education," Nike said in a statement. "This celebration is represented in the meaning behind the line, True to 7"
Years after Kaepernick played his last NFL game, the same protests that he claims got him blackballed from the league have now been fully embraced by the league, which implemented numerous social justice-themed aspects to game days. Many players on multiple teams kneel or stay in the locker room during the national anthem,
Kaepernick, however, has attacked the league for the social justice emphasis, calling it "propaganda."
"While the NFL runs propaganda about how they care about Black Life, they are still actively blackballing Eric Reid for fighting for the Black community," Kaepernick wrote on Twitter on Sunday. "Eric set 2 franchise records last year, and is one of the best defensive players in the league."


theblaze--2020-09-17--Homicides spike over 50% in Chicago; murders already surpass 2019 total – could reach numbers not se

Homicides spike over 50% in Chicago; murders already surpass 2019 total – could reach numbers not seen since the 1990s

Homicides spike over 50 % in Chicago ; murders already surpass 2019 total – could reach numbers not seen since @ @ @ @ @ track to have more than 900 homicides this year

With 3 1/2 months left in 2020, Chicago has already surpassed 2019's total amount of homicides. The latest crime stats out of Chicago are alarming, with murders and shootings spiking more than 50%.
As of Sept. 14, Cook County medical examiner's office recorded its 677th homicide of 2020, eclipsing last year's total of 675, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Cook County, the second-most populated county in the nation with about 5.1 million residents, is on track to have more than 900 homicides this year, an eye-opening figure that hasn't been seen in decades.
This extreme level of violence hasn't been experienced in Chicago since the 1990s. In 2016, 762 people were murdered, an increase of 58% from 2015. There were 1,141 homicides in 1994, 855 in 1993, 943 in 1992, 928 in 1991, according to the Chicago Police Department.
Shootings were the cause of 86% of Chicago's murders this year. Shootings also increased by 52% compared to 2019 statistics. Making the dire situation even more heartbreaking is that dozens of children have been shot. As of Aug. 3, there have been 38 juveniles who were shot and killed in Chicago.
Chicago suffered one of its worst mass shootings in recent times in July when 15 people were shot at a funeral on the city's South Side.
Despite the summer ending, the violence has not slowed down. Last weekend, 54 people were shot and 12 killed. As of Sept. 14, there were over 2,200 shootings; at the same time in 2019, there were 1,400 shootings.
The Cook County medical examiner's office stated that blacks made up 79% of 2020's homicide deaths, and 16% of the victims were Latino.
On Monday, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown expressed frustration that some of the criminals who were arrested over the Labor Day weekend had committed multiple felonies in the past.
"Violent offenders need to spend more time in jail in this city," Brown said. "They need to be held more accountable."
Brown noted that Chicago police had recovered over 7,400 guns, which is more than law enforcement have recovered in New York City and Los Angeles combined, according to USA Today.
Brown also pointed out that there is an increase in police officers being shot. He said that 55 Chicago police officers had been shot at in 2020, and 10 cops have been shot.
"There's not a comparable year. That's five times any previous year anyone can recall," Brown said of the police being shot. "We're risking everything."
On Sept. 9, Attorney General William Barr said that Operation Legend, a new law enforcement initiative against violent crime that partners federal agents with state and local police, has cut Chicago's homicide rate "in half."
"I am pleased to report that Operation Legend is working. Crime is down, and order is being restored to this great American city," Barr said during a news conference.
"The results of those actions speak for themselves," Barr 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."
Since July 22, the federal government has assigned 400 agents to Chicago in an effort to curb violent crime. The operation also granted more than $10 million to the Chicago Police Department to hire more officers and provide more technologically advanced equipment.
"Across 20 major cities, the murder rate at the end of June was on average 37% higher than it was at the end of May, according to Richard Rosenfeld, a criminologist at the University of Missouri-St. Louis," The New York Times reported. Last year's increase for the same time period was 6%.
New York City has also endured a significant increase in violent crimes. In August, shootings more than doubled compared to 2019, and murders increased by nearly 50%, according to The New York Times.
"Since May, the city has recorded 791 shootings, a more than 140% increase over the same period in 2019. The 180 murders seen between May and August is a more than 51% increase compared to 2019," The New York Times reports.
Many factors could be increasing gun violence in the U.S., such as higher unemployment, civil unrest stemming from social justice protests, and the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.


theblaze--2020-09-17--Study: Getting plenty of sunshine might significantly reduce your risk of catching COVID-19

Study : Getting plenty of sunshine might significantly reduce your risk of catching COVID-19 I guess it 's a good @ @ @ @ @ by locking everyone inside their homes ?

A new study from a professor of medicine at Boston University suggests that getting plenty of Vitamin D can reduce your chances of catching the coronavirus by at least 54%. Of course, the best and most easily absorbed source of Vitamin D for humans is good, old-fashioned sunshine — suggesting that the best way to avoid the coronavirus is to leave your house and spend adequate time outdoors.
Dr. Michael Holick, professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at Boston University School of Medicine, announced the findings after studying blood samples collected by Quest Diagnostics from more than 190,000 individuals who had been tested for the coronavirus from all 50 states. They found that individuals who had low levels of Vitamin D in their blood had a 54% higher positivity rate than those who had adequate Vitamin D in their blood.
According to the Boston Herald, Holick said, "People have been looking for the magic drug or waiting for the vaccine and not looking for something this simple."
Moreover, the study found that the risk of getting coronavirus continued to decline as Vitamin D levels increased, suggesting a direct correlation between Vitamin D levels and resistance to the coronavirus.
As vitamin supplementation has increased in processed foods, many vitamin deficiencies have virtually disappeared in America, but Vitamin D deficiency remains relatively common — partly because there are few naturally occurring foods that contain Vitamin D, and partly because Vitamin D can be more difficult for the body to absorb when ingested orally.
Scientists regard the most efficient method of Vitamin D production to be sun exposure, which, of course, comes with a trade-off of an increased risk of skin cancer, particularly if proper sun precautions are not taken.
Holick theorized that the reason Vitamin D might provide resistance to the coronavirus is that Vitamin D suppresses the release of a protein called Cytokine in the body. Excessive cytokine can cause a condition known as cytokine storm, which is a cause of morbidity in COVID-19 patients.
Holick told the Herald that a Vitamin D deficiency alters the immune system, making one more likely to get upper respiratory infections. He also encouraged individuals who are unable to get adequate sun exposure to supplement their diet with Vitamin D, which he called "perfectly safe."


theblaze--2020-09-17--GOOD NEWS: Recent polls show strong gains for Trump among traditionally Democratic voters

' I do n't think it 's going to go the way the Democrats hope that it will '

On the radio program this week, Glenn Beck and Pat Gray discussed a series of recent polls that suggest presidential nominee Joe Biden's expected lead may be slipping with traditionally Democratic voters.
A new poll conducted by the Jewish Electorate Institute shows that two-thirds of Jewish voters still plan to vote for the Biden-Harris ticket in November. However, President Donald Trump's support within the Jewish community is also the highest among any Republican candidate in recent history.
In more bad news for Biden, a CNN poll (yes, CNN) released last month showed growing support for President Trump among black voters in swing states. Meanwhile, his support among Latino voters remains at roughly 33%.
"I don't think it's going to go the way the Democrats hope that it will," Glenn said of the election. "If you look at the groups that the Democrats have carefully fostered ... that's falling apart. If Donald Trump can grow that by 5%, and hurt the Democrats by 5% ... that alone could swing the election."
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theblaze--2020-09-17--House Dems pass resolution condemning phrases like 'China virus' as 'anti-Asian sentiment'

President Trump called out for using the term

The Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday condemning the phrase "China virus" and other terms used to describe COVID-19 as a form of "anti-Asian sentiment."
The resolution, introduced by Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.), calls on public officials to condemn and denounce "all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19." It passed in a mostly party-line vote of 243 to 163 with 14 Republicans voting with the Democratic majority in favor, Reuters reported. All other Republicans voted "no."
The text specifically cites the phrases "Chinese Virus," "Wuhan Virus," and "Kung-flu" as examples of "anti-Asian terminology and rhetoric" that has "perpetuated anti-Asian stigma" in the United States. It calls on lawmakers to denounce anti-Asian sentiment in any form, as well as "all manifestations of expressions of racism, xenophobia, discrimination, anti-Asian sentiment, scapegoating, and ethnic or religious intolerance."
The House also calls on law enforcement to "expeditiously investigate and document all credible reports of hate crimes" against Asian Americans.
"The increased use of anti-Asian rhetoric has resulted in Asian Americans being harassed, assaulted, and scapegoated for the COVID–19 pandemic," the resolution reads.
It lists several crimes committed against Asian Americans, including the assault of a woman wearing a mask at a New York City subway station; two children and two adults who were stabbed at a grocery store in Midland, Texas; a couple assaulted and robbed by attackers in Philadelphia; and a 16-year-old boy who was hospitalized after bullies attacked him.
The resolution also quotes Dr. Mitch Wolfe, the chief medical officer of the CDCl, who said, "Stigma is the enemy of public health" and cites CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield, who testified that the term "Chinese coronavirus" is wrong and inappropriate.
Ahead of Thursday's vote, Rep. Meng called out President Donald Trump for using the term "China virus," saying it is "wrong and dangerous" to use such terms.
"Passing #HRes908 sends a unified message that such bigotry, hatred & xenophobia will not be tolerated," Meng tweeted.
President Trump has repeatedly used the phrase "China virus" or a variant of that term to describe the coronavirus.
In March, after being questioned on his use of the phrase, the president told reporters he doesn't consider "China virus" to be a racist remark.
"It's not racist at all," Trump said, explaining that he uses the term because he wants to be accurate and because the Chinese government accused the U.S. military of starting the coronavirus outbreak.
"China had tried to say at one point — maybe they stopped now — that it was caused by American soldiers," Trump said. "That can't happen. It's not going to happen, not as long as I'm president. It comes from China."