theblaze--2020-08-12--Horowitz: Justice for 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant means locking up violent criminals

This is the story of our justice system .

The fact that George Floyd has become a household name but almost nobody will ever hear of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant is what's wrong with America in a nutshell.
In the new America that is driven by racial politics rather than justice, what do you think would happen if a white man killed a 5-year-old black boy on his bike execution-style, regardless of racial motivations? Well, based on the reaction to the death of George Floyd, which still remains unclear as to the exact cause of death despite what appears to be police wrongdoing, rioting would probably be the mildest reaction.
This happened in Wilson, North Carolina, except it was a black man and a white boy. Now there are crickets from the political class. No kneeling, foot-washing, renaming of American symbols, endless legislation to lock up career criminals like this alleged perpetrator, or frantic press releases from every organization known to man to mourn the loss of life. And most certainly, there seems to be no expectation of rioting. Why not?
On Tuesday, WRAL broke the story that Darius N. Sessoms, 25, allegedly shot 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant Sunday afternoon while he was on his bike in front of the suspect's house in Wilson, North Carolina. According to witnesses, Sessoms pointed a gun right at the boy's head and killed him execution-style right in front of his two older sisters. The motive is still unclear other than a theory that the boy rode his bike into the suspect's yard.
A quick Google news search reveals that outside the New York Post and local news outlets, Cannon Hinnant never existed.
In a sane America, race should never matter. We would deter all violent criminals with serious punishment the first time they act violently, which would have the effect of preventing most murders in the country. Most murderers are repeat offenders. However, the Left wants to concoct a narrative that somehow there is systemic white-on-black crime, which justifies their pushing to weaken our system even more.
In reality, most of the victims of the war on law and order are black. Black-on-white murder is rare but still more common than the other way around. According to the FBI, in cases where the race of the homicide victim and suspect were known, 15.5% of white homicide victims in 2018 were killed by black perpetrators, while 8% of black homicide victims were killed by white perpetrators.
This split is even more pronounced in the broader category of violent crimes. According to the National Crime Victimization Survey published by the Bureau of Justice Statics, out of the 593,598 interracial violent victimization crimes between black people and white people reported in 2018, 90 percent were black against white, and 9.5 percent were white against black. That is simply astounding given that black people compose just 12 percent of the general population and white people compose 62 percent.
So, if we want to start treating every individual crime as a broad systemic racial problem, it should justify rioting and social transformation every time something like this happens. However, for those of us who truly believe in blind justice, there is a more important point.
Sessoms had multiple felony drug charges, multiple felony probation violations, and charges on his record for possessing stolen firearms, according to local media. He doesn't appear to have served much time in jail.
This is the story of our justice system. Just how much murder is committed by repeat offenders who are given leniencies? Just last week, the Texan reported, according to Andy Kahan of Crime Stoppers Houston , 57 victims have been murdered in Harris County over the past two years by defendants who had been released on multiple felony bonds and personal recognizance bonds. That doesn't account for all those who served light prison sentences or were let out of prison early and went on to murder. And the momentum toward more and more leniency is getting stronger in the system with each passing day.
Why aren't Republican senators in North Carolina pushing endless legislation to toughen sentencing on gun and drug felons and parole violators who are almost always the sort of people who wind up committing these heinous acts? Instead, both parties are obsessing about weakening our system even more under the guise of a racial inequality that is actually the other way around.
If you call your senators or state representatives and ask them for toughening sentences on repeat violent offenders in the name of justice for Cannon Hinnant, they will ask you, "Who is that?"
Clearly, some lives matter more than others.


theblaze--2020-08-12--All-Democrat city council revokes business license of gym that refused to remain shut down

A New Jersey gym that repeatedly reopened despite Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy's coronavirus-related lockdown restrictions had its business license officially revoked on Tuesday.
The Bellmawr Borough Council voted 5-1 to revoke the mercantile license of Atilis Gym for repeatedly defying Murphy's order, which was made months ago during the height of the COVID-19 panic in the United States, NJ.com reported.
Following the decision, gym owner Ian Smith claimed the council — which is composed of all Democrats — was taking marching orders from Murphy's office.
"In a clear political move, the all democrat town council followed their orders from Gov. Murphy to revoke our business license," Smith said. "Zero evidence was put forth to support the claim that @atilisgymbellmawr poses any threat to the public. When asked, they ignored the request to hold off on the vote until evidence can be put forth. They did not allow the public to speak."
What's the background?
Despite Murphy's order, the Atilis Gym first reopened in May. Since then, Smith and his business partner, Frank Trumbetti, have been issued nine pairs of citations, have had their business forcibly closed and boarded by the government, and they have even been arrested.
The New Jersey attorney general's office even recommended daily fines of $10,000 and imprisonment for Smith and Trumbetti to "coerce" them to comply with Murphy's order.
"Atilis Gym's brazen conduct is abhorrent to an organized judicial system, jeopardizes the public health and the safety of New Jerseyans, and must not be tolerated," the state's AG office said, NJ.com reported. "It is clear that additional sanctions and relief are necessary to coerce Atilis Gym's compliance with the court's order."
However, threats from the government have not stopped the owners from seeking the survival of their business.
In fact, upon being released from jail, Smith and Trumbetti once again made headlines when they kicked down the front doors of their business, which had been boarded up by the government.
As TheBlaze reported, Atilis did not reopen without first spending thousands of dollars in health upgrades to ensure the safety of their members.
Although they did not require members to wear masks, they limited the gym capacity to just 25% — which equates to 40 to 50 members working out at once — constantly monitored members' temperatures, asked members to sign waivers, and gave each member their own disinfectant spray. They also installed a new air purification system.
"You can do this safely," Smith told the Inquirer. "You can't say that all gyms have bad ventilation. Some might — but to put them all in one category shows you don't understand discrepancies and nuance. It shows you're not actually interested in helping small businesses."
Smith has said that Atilis will continue to operate despite the council's decision, WCAU-TV reported.


theblaze--2020-08-13--'I don’t cower to the mob' — GOP candidate Madison Cawthorn fires back at 'liberal lies' about his p

'I don’t cower to the mob' — GOP candidate Madison Cawthorn fires back at 'liberal lies' about his photos from Hitler's vacation retreat

' I don ’ t cower to the mob ' — GOP candidate Madison Cawthorn fires back at 'liberal lies @ @ @ @ @ Hitler 's vacation retreat He said he was celebrating the triumph of the U.S. over @ @ @ @ @ evil ''

A Republican congressional candidate from North Carolina is fighting back against an attempt to discredit him based on photos he posted to Instagram from a location that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler used for a vacation retreat.
Madison Cawthorn, 25, fired back at reports trying to frame his posts as proof that he was supportive of racism and white supremacy.
"I don't cower to the mob. The new Republican Party that I represent will fight back against liberal lies," Cawthorn said on his Twitter account.
The post from his Instagram featured a photograph of Cawthorn and his brother at Eagle's Nest, a historical site that Hitler is known to have used as a vacation retreat.
"The vacation house of the Führer. Seeing the Eagles Nest has been on my bucket list for awhile, it did not disappoint. Strange to hear so many laughs and share such a good time with my brother where only 79 years ago a supreme evil shared laughs and good times with his compatriots," wrote Cawthorn in the post from July 2017.
Cawthorn said that he took his photograph in the same spirit as U.S. military forces did later to celebrate their defeat of the Nazi threat.
"Another fake news controversy," he tweeted. "When our soldiers were photographed at the Eagle's Nest in 1945 they were clearly celebrating the Allies triumph over one of the greatest evils in human history. They weren't celebrating evil; they were celebrating their victory over evil."
He reportedly archived the post and then reinstated it when liberal publications like the Huffington Post and Jezebel reported on the controversy.
A surprise victory
Cawthorn stunned the political world in June when he won the Republican nomination for the election for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District in a landslide victory. The motivational speaker trounced the GOP candidate who was backed by President Donald Trump, but he also ran in support of the president and his policies.
If he wins in the heavily Republican district, he would become the youngest member of Congress.
Cawthorn was paralyzed from the waist down in a 2014 car accident that nearly took his life.
Here's a video of Cawthorn addressing the controversy:


theblaze--2020-08-13--Uber, Lyft warn they'll be forced to shut down service in California if new labor rule stands

Uber , Lyft warn they 'll be forced to shut down service in California if new labor rule stands The @ @ @ @ @ 'gig economy ' would mean fewer jobs , and higher prices in ridesharing .

Rideshare rivals Uber and Lyft both warned Wednesday that if California moves forward with forcing the companies to hire their gig workers as full-time employees, they would have to shut down in the state.
What are the details?
Last year, California passed Assembly Bill 5, targeting companies like Uber and Lyft that offer "gig economy" jobs in an effort to force them to pay benefits to workers and to pay more in taxes.
But the new law was met with enormous backlash after it went into effect earlier this year, after employees in trucking, media, and other industries began losing their jobs as companies were forced to cut labor costs to remain in compliance. In turn, several exemptions were made for numerous positions.
Uber and Lyft have been fighting California in court over Assembly Bill 5, and representatives from both firms said Wednesday that if the state prevails, they will have to pack up shop.
NBC News reported that Brad Rosenthal, Uber's director of strategic operational initiatives, said in court filings that his company would "almost certainly need to shut down" services "for likely more than a year" in California if rideshare firms lose their appeal against a judge's ruling that finds drivers are classified as employees.
According to the Daily Mail, labor advocates cheered on that decision, with Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer issuing a statement saying, "This is a resounding victory for thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers who are working hard — and, in this pandemic, incurring risk every day — to provide for their families."
California voters can decide in November
Meanwhile, there a bill dubbed Proposition 22 on the ballot for California voters in November, which would allow an exemption for app-based drivers under AB 5.
That gives rideshare firms a chance to operate if they do not prevail in court, but would still meaning shutting down at least until the general election.
CNBC reported that during an earnings call with investors on Wednesday, Lyft co-founder and President John Zimmer said, "If our efforts here are not successful, it would force us to suspend operations in California. Fortunately, California voters can make their voices heard by voting yes on Prop 22 in November."
The company said in a statement, "Drivers do not want to be employees. Ultimately, we believe this issue will be decided by California voters and that they will side with drivers."
A spokesman for Uber said, "Our elected leaders should be focused on creating work, not trying to shut down an entire industry during an economic depression."


theblaze--2020-08-13--'Y’all don’t come out when a kid gets shot!' — Residents of Chicago neighborhood drive out proteste

'Y’all don’t come out when a kid gets shot!' — Residents of Chicago neighborhood drive out protesters who only come for anti-cop protests

' Y ’ all don ’ t come out when a kid gets shot ! '
— Residents of Chicago @ @ @ @ @ only come for anti-cop protests They 're upset that protesters swoop in to antagonize the @

A group of residents of a Chicago neighborhood chased out protesters they said only came out when they could demonstrate against the police, and not when blacks were murdered otherwise.
The incident unfolded in the neighborhood of Englewood on Tuesday.
"We refuse to let anyone come to Englewood and tear it up," said activist Charles McKenzie to WFLD-TV.
Residents and activists angrily denounced the protest and accused them of only coming to the neighborhood to protest and cause trouble.
"I don't see none of you motherf***ers when it's kids back here shot up!" said longtime resident Darryl Smith over a loudspeaker.
"I'm out here every day! Y'all don't come out here when the kids get shot!" he continued. "Y'all come out when it has to do with the f***ing police!"
The residents eventually drove out the protesters.
'Those are opportunists!'
Smith spoke to reporters after the altercation and explained that he was fed up with the residents of his neighborhood being blamed for looting and rioting from outside instigators.
"A lot of people saying the looting downtown sparked from Englewood. We're not having that. It didn't spark from Englewood. Those are opportunists," Smith explained.
"We are tired of Englewood getting a black eye for any and everything that happens," he added.
Videos of the interaction appeared on social media including YouTube:
Chicago black community activists vs Black Lives Matter protesters and ask them to leave www.youtube.com
Smith went on to say that he saw reports that protesters were coming to Englewood again, and he sought to prevent them from causing trouble.
"No matter what they were gonna do, they're not gonna come to Englewood, antagonizing our police, and then, when they go back home to the north side and Indiana, our police are bitter, and they're beating up our little black boys!" Smith told reporters.
He explained that the community organizers have a relationship with the police commander there.
"Are all the police good? Now they're not. But not all the police are bad," he said. "We don't need any outsiders antagonizing them!"
Here's a local news report about the confrontation:


theblaze--2020-08-14--CDC: Over 1 in 4 young adults contemplated suicide in June amid COVID-19

CDC : Over 1 in 4 young adults contemplated suicide in June amid COVID-19 The pandemic is taking a toll @ @ @

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that more than one quarter of young adults in the U.S. considered killing themselves in the month of June, a startling statistic that lays bare the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on mental health.
What are the details?
In a survey of 5,412 adults conducted June 24-30, 25.5% of those between the ages of 18 and 24 reported "having seriously considered suicide in the 30 days before completing the survey," the agency reported. To compare, that is more than double the percentage of adults overall who reported suicidal ideations during the time period, at 10.7%.
The CDC found that young adults were hit harder in other mental health areas, including "symptoms of anxiety disorder or depressive disorder, COVID-19-related [trauma- and stressor-related disorder] TSRD, initiation of or increase in substance use to cope with COVID-19-associated stress," noting that "prevalence decreased progressively with age."
Just over 40% of all the adults survey reported having at least one adverse mental or behavior health condition in June, and that percentage jumped to 74.9% among those in the 18-24 subgroup.
The numbers confirm the fears CDC Director Robert Redfield expressed last month, when he warned that younger people would be at greater health risk of suicide, drug abuse, and influenza than from exposure to the coronavirus.
Redfield, who has advocated for the reopening of schools, said during a Buck Institute webinar, "There has been another cost that we've seen, particularly in high schools. We're seeing, sadly, far greater suicides now than we are deaths from COVID."
He added, "We're seeing far greater deaths from drug overdose that are above excess that we had as background than we are seeing the deaths from COVID."
'Increased instances of depression'
While the young have been hardest hit, The Washington Examiner noted that "the pandemic has contributed to increased instances of depression and anxiety across all age groups," according to the CDC's numbers.
The outlet reported:


theblaze--2020-08-14--Virginia mayor faces calls to resign over Aunt Jemima joke about Kamala Harris he posted to Facebook

Virginia mayor faces calls to resign over Aunt Jemima joke about Kamala Harris he posted to Facebook He has refused @ @ @ @ @ racism on his part

The mayor of a Virginia town is facing calls for his resignation after a post on Facebook about Aunt Jemima that many called racially insensitive.
The town of Luray issued a statement rejecting racism after Mayor Barry Presgraves posted, "Joe Biden has just announced Aunt Jemima as his VP pick."
The joke was posted to the mayor's Facebook page on Sunday, but he quickly deleted it. In the intervening time, someone snapped a screenshot and shared it on social media.
The apology
Presgraves apologized for the post, but resolutely said that he would not resign.
"I want to make this very clear to everyone with absolutely no qualifications. I understand what I posted on social media was wrong, offensive and unbecoming," Presgraves said the day after he posted the joke.
"Hell no, I'm not resigning. The people elected me and I have a few months more to serve," he added.
Presgraves explained that he didn't think the phrase was racist because he had eaten Aunt Jemima pancake syrup his entire life.
"I thought it was funny," he added. "I thought it was humorous. I had no idea people would react the way they did."
The outrage
Community members called for Presgraves' resignation and marched to protest his insistence on staying in office. Luray council member Leah Pence posted a statement excoriating the mayor.
"While a resignation alone will not resolve the systemic subliminal racism that plagues our community, your resignation is imperative as we work towards ending racism in our community," Pence wrote. "You are accountable for your words and decisions as the leader of the Town of Luray and your recent actions have caused me and many citizens to lose faith and confidence in your capacity to effectively and justly serve as Mayor of the Town of Luray."
Councilman Jerry Schiro offered similar comments but stopped short of calling for his resignation.
"All racial comments are inappropriate given the heightened sensitivity to racism in our country today," Schiro said. "We are and should be held to a higher standard. I can assure the citizens of Luray that kind of thinking is not indicative of the council."
Presgraves ran as an independent for the mayor's seat in 2012.
Here's a local news report about the furor over the Facebook post:
Protestors Call For Resignation Of Luray Mayor Barry Presgraves Over Racist Facebook Post www.youtube.com
[Correction: A previous version of this story stated incorrectly that the mayor specifically wrote about Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.). TheBlaze regrets the error.]


theblaze--2020-08-13--WATCH: Kamala Harris made a ridiculous pandemic comparison

'Actually , zero people have died from Ebola in the U.S. under president Trump '

Oh, dear! Sen. Kamala Harris is off to a rough start. During her debut speech as Joe Biden's vice presidential pick, Kamala fired a blank aimed at President Trump. Get this. She compared Trump's pandemic response to the Barack Obama/Joe Biden administration's Ebola response.
Yeah, my eyes rolled, too. Sure, Kamala sounded drunk, and her timeline was wrong, but let's focus on the comparison. Kamala commended Obama and Biden for the low death rate of a virus that spreads through the exchange of bodily fluids, and only after symptoms develop. She then criticized Trump for his response to a possible airborne virus that, as far as we know, spreads any way imaginable and before symptoms develop. Steven Crowder had thoughts.
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theblaze--2020-08-13--'They're setting us up': Here's why Democrats are insisting on MORE mail-in ballots

'They 're setting us up ' : Here 's why Democrats are insisting on MORE mail-in ballots Hint : It @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19

Democrats continue to accuse President Donald Trump of planning to rig the 2020 election, while simultaneously pushing for a voting system that's been racked with fraud for decades, Glenn Beck argued on his radio program.
"The Democrats are now talking about the election being stolen ... they're talking about how the president is trying to use the postmaster general to stop the election and all of the absentee ballots that are going out.... And they're saying now he is working again with Russia," Glenn said.
"They're setting us up. Anything the Democrats say they are doing — and I know you know if you've been paying attention — that whatever they say Trump is doing, they are doing," he continued. "They're saying that Trump is ... going to contest if he doesn't win. Those are all the things they are going to do."
Glenn explained that hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots have been deemed fraudulent in New York alone and voting officials are still counting votes from the primary season.
"So we have a party that screwed up their own caucus in Iowa," he said. "They screwed up their own caucus by trying something new. And they have already sent out hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of incorrect absentee ballots. I'm not making this up. A cat that has been dead for nine years got a ballot."
Glenn offered an argument to explain why Democrats seem desperate to change our entire voting system.
"Why would we change at this critical time?" he asked. "It is more important than ever that we don't try something new. What are we doing? How does that make sense, unless you're trying to create chaos?
"They are trying to divide us ... they are trying to get us to hate each other. That's the quickest way to dismantle us. That's why the Democrats and their Marxist friends are doing this to us. Because they need us divided."
Watch the video to get more of Glenn's take:
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theblaze--2020-08-13--Joe Biden and Kamala Harris call for a nationwide mandatory mask order; Trump slaps down the suggest

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris call for a nationwide mandatory mask order; Trump slaps down the suggestion

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris call for a nationwide mandatory mask order ; Trump slaps down the suggestion 'For the @ @ @ @ @ minimum '

The presumed Democratic presidential candidates called for a federal order for mandatory mask mandate that would apply to all Americans nationwide.
Former Vice President Joe Biden made the demand on Thursday and California Sen. Kamala Harris endorsed the policy.
"Every American should be wearing a mask when they're outside for the next three months at a minimum," Biden told reporters in a media briefing in Wilmington, Delaware.
"Let's institute a mask mandate nationwide starting immediately and we will save lives. The estimates are we will save over 40,000 lives in the next three months if that is done," Biden added.
Harris approved of Biden's statement.
"That's what real leadership looks like," Harris said. "We just witnessed real leadership."
The announcement was made only a day after Harris was announced as Biden's vice presidential pick.
Federal vs. local control
President Donald Trump has resisted calls for a federal mask mandate and has instead left it up to state and local governments to determine their own policies on enforcing social distancing guidelines.
When asked to respond to the suggestion from Biden and Harris, he gave a characteristically dismissive response.
"We do not need to bring the full wait of the government down on law-abiding Americans to accomplish this goal. Americans must have their freedoms, and I trust the American people and their governors very much," President Trump said in his media briefing.
"I trust the American people and the governors want to do the right thing to make the smart decisions and Joe doesn't. Joe doesn't, Joe doesn't, know too much," he continued.
"Unlike the Biden approach, our approach is guided by science," he added. "Sleepy Joe rejects the scientific approach in favor of locking all Americans in their basements for months on end!"
The president went on to accused Biden of wanting to "shut down our economy" and "grind society to a halt" through a federal mandate.
A poll in June found that 76% of Americans thought the lockdown was appropriate or didn't go far enough, while 80% of Americans said that they looked favorably at people who wore masks to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The U.S. has seen more than 5.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the country, and the death toll in the U.S. is at more than 166,000 people.
Here's the video of the demand:


theblaze--2020-08-13--Sen. John Kennedy says Kamala Harris is like AOC 'but smarter, and without the bartending experience

Sen. John Kennedy says Kamala Harris is like AOC 'but smarter, and without the bartending experience'

Sen. John Kennedy says Kamala Harris is like AOC 'but smarter , and without the bartending experience' He says Biden @ @ @ @ @ 'be a very formidable candidate '

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) was asked to give his assessment of his colleague Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) this week, after she was tapped to be presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's running mate.
The Republican summed up Harris' political agenda by comparing her to far-left Democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), "but smarter and without the bartending experience."
What are the details?
Fox News host Neil Cavuto brought Kennedy on his program, asking out of the gate whether he agrees with others' assertions that Harris is "the most liberal" member of the Senate.
"First, Kamala is my colleague, so I want to congratulate her," Kennedy replied. "I think she is very personable, she is very smart, she is very aggressive, and she's very liberal."
Kennedy thought for a moment and added, "I think of Kamala I would describe her as Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez but smarter and without the bartending experience. She'll be a very formidable candidate."
Cavuto then asked whether the Biden-Harris ticket should be viewed as the "moderating influence" on the Democratic Party, as it has been billed by some pundits.
"No," Kennedy replied. "Vice President Biden has promised to be the most liberal president in history if he's elected, and toward that end I think he picked the right running mate because Senator Harris is very, very, very liberal.
"I think they represent the new Democratic Party, which I think has clearly moved to the left, I don't think that's particularly a newsflash for anyone," Kennedy said.
Anything else?
Kennedy then went into the policy positions that Biden and Harris share, saying:
I think they both believe we're one tax increase away from prosperity and they will massively raise taxes. I think they're both very pro-abortion, they think that the border is a nuisance. I think in terms of our enemies across the world, they think we need to be more understanding. I don't think they believe that weakness invites the wolves, as I do. I think what you see is what you're going to get if they're elected.
Sen. Kennedy weighs in on Biden-Harris ticket: She's like AOC but smarter www.youtube.com
According to The Daily Wire's assessment of Harris' policy positions from last fall:
Harris is a full-spectrum progressive who supports a far-left economic, social, and national security agenda. She is fiercely defensive of abortion rights, supports curtailing Second Amendment rights, supports single-payer/"Medicare for All" health insurance, supports marijuana legalization, and favors sanctuary cities and other sovereignty-undermining, pro-amnesty immigration policies.
(H/T: The Daily Wire)


theblaze--2020-08-13--Survey: Over half of Republican college students will self-censor this fall to avoid offending other

Survey: Over half of Republican college students will self-censor this fall to avoid offending others. Democrats? Not so much.

Survey : Over half of Republican college students will self-censor this fall to avoid offending others .
Democrats ?
Not @ @ @ @ @ also found that white students are more likely to self-censor than black or Latino students

Over half of Republican college students said they'll self-censor in class this fall to avoid offending others — but way fewer Democratic college students plan to keep their mouths shut, according to results of a survey The College Fix reported it conducted.
What are the details?
The outlet said its online poll asked 1,000 college students the following question: "With the current political climate, do you expect to self-censor yourself in class this semester so your professors or peers don't take offense at your ideas?"
The College Fix said 54% of Republican-identified students said they are planning to self-censor; 35% of GOP students said they would not, and 11% said they're unsure.
But way fewer Democratic college students — no doubt more sociopolitically comfortable at college as the vast majority of campuses lean decidedly leftward — said they'd self-censor.
In fact, only 15% of Democratic-identified college students said they'd watch their political speech in class, the outlet said, while 68% said they would let their freak flags totally fly, and 16% said they're unsure.
That amounts to Republican college students being three times more likely to self-censor than Democratic student, The College Fix said, citing the survey.
The results also found that white students are more likely to self-censor (30%) than black (20%) or Latino (21%) students, the outlet said.
The College Fix said College Pulse — a survey and analytics company focused on college students — facilitated its poll. The outlet said the survey was conducted Aug. 5-7, and the margin of error was plus or minus 3.5%.
Same old song and dance, my friend
The fact that Republicans on college campuses are far less comfortable speaking about their conservative views is no surprise, as GOP students have been getting attacked for their opinions for years. And given how left-wing militants have been taking over more and more streets this summer through violence and intimidation, one might say it'd be a miracle if Republican students ask for directions to the dining hall.
Princeton University's Robert P. George — a well-respected conservative academic — said earlier this week that he "asked folks who wished to continue following me on Twitter from anonymous accounts to identify themselves privately. I was deluged with messages explaining that anonymity is necessary because they have (some) conservative beliefs and fear being fired if their employers knew."
George added that many of those who messaged him were in academia and "a few even had tenure — yet feared it could be revoked, or that their professional lives could be made untenable in other ways."
"Is this the country we now live in?" George asked in his compelling Twitter thread. "One in which many people feel they must hide their beliefs in order to keep their jobs or maintain their careers? One in which people live in fear of speaking their minds — worrying for their futures and their families' well-being if they do?"


theblaze--2020-08-13--Atlanta DA who charged officer with murder in the Rayshard Brooks case just lost his reelection bid

Voters in Georgia have ousted Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard — who charged two officers with murder in the Rayshard Brooks shooting earlier this summer — by a whopping 45-point margin.
What are the details?
Howard, a 20-plus-year incumbent and the first black district attorney elected in Georgia, lost his post to Democratic challenger Fani Willis in a runoff election Tuesday, WAGA-TV reported. Willis garnered 73% of the vote in a commanding victory over her former boss.
Howard conceded the race late Wednesday night saying, "I came in with pride and I'm leaving with pride," according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Willis vowed to bring "transparency and accountability" to the district attorney's office.
Howard was widely criticized following his decision to charge former Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe with 11 counts, including felony murder, in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks. Extensive bodycam footage and video surveillance appeared to show Brooks fleeing arrest, stealing an officer's Taser, and firing that Taser at Rolfe before he was shot.
Howard argued that Brooks was not a threat to police, even in firing the Taser, despite stating that "a Taser is considered a deadly weapon" under Georgia law just two weeks prior.
What else?
BlazeTV's Glenn Beck accused Howard of playing to the emotions of the black community and using the Brooks case to salvage his political career. The shooting occurred in the early aftermath of George Floyd's death under the knee of a police officer in Minneapolis and was a lightning rod within the Atlanta community.
By the time Howard announced the murder charges he was already embroiled in controversy. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation had launched an inquiry into allegations that Howard used a nonprofit to funnel at least $140,000 from the city of Atlanta into his own pockets.
The GBI, which said it was blindsided by the murder charges, later widened its probe into how Howard issued grand jury subpoenas in the Brooks case.
"In addition, three past or present female employees have filed lawsuits alleging harassment or discrimination," WAGA-TV noted.
What will happen next regarding the Brooks case is unknown and will likely be up to Willis.


theblaze--2020-08-13--Department of Justice: DC man stole $2.5 million from COVID-19 relief fund and Catholic Church to bu

Department of Justice: DC man stole $2.5 million from COVID-19 relief fund and Catholic Church to buy yacht and $1 million row house

Department of Justice : DC man stole $ 2.5 million from COVID-19 relief fund and Catholic Church to buy yacht @ @ @ @ @ house The man had embezzled from Catholic schools for nearly a decade .

A Washington, D.C., man was charged with fraud for allegedly stealing $2.5 million from the federal COVID-19 relief fund and from the Catholic Church, then using that money for extravagant purchases, including a house, sports car, and yacht.
Kenneth Gaughan, 41, was arrested Tuesday and charged with one count of bank fraud, one count of the theft of government funds, one count of wire fraud, and one count of money laundering. Gaughan allegedly obtained fraudulent money meant to go to businesses struggling to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Department of Justice, he stole over $2.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans.
Gaughan also allegedly operated an embezzlement scheme to steal more than $472,000 in funds from the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. He was previously employed as the assistant superintendent, responsible for being the point-of-contact for contractors to provide different services to about 95 Catholic schools overseen by the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.
From June 2010 through April 2018, Gaughan reportedly faked invoices for anti-bullying and crisis intervention programs and then billed the archdiocese from three companies he owned.
Gaughan is accused of using the stolen funds to buy a 2020 Cruisers Yachts 338 CX 33-foot watercraft worth $300,000, a $46,000 2020 Kia Stinger sports sedan, and a $1.13 million row house in northeast Washington, D.C.
According to the DOJ, he applied for PPP loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration under companies who "register emotional support animals" by allegedly forging paperwork and bank records.
The government seized the yacht, the luxury automobile, Gaughan's investment account, and Gaughan's bank accounts. The federal government is also filing a civil forfeiture complaint for the seizure of his row house.
"During this time, many businesses are feeling the effects of the pandemic. To help businesses make it through, the government offered loans to provide economic relief to small businesses and non-profit organizations that are currently experiencing a temporary loss of revenue and enable them to keep their workers on the payroll. Unfortunately, there are greedy individuals who choose to abuse these programs in order to enrich their lifestyle," Kelly Jackson, IRS special agent in charge of the D.C. field office, said in a Department of Justice news release. "This conduct will be investigated to ensure crooks are held responsible for stealing this money away from those who were in need."
"Mr. Gaughan was so emboldened by deceiving a church for eight years he then, allegedly, turned his deception to the government, stealing funds that were meant to be a lifeline for struggling businesses during an unprecedented economic downturn, and greedily using them to satisfy his own materialistic desires," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Boone.
"We will not tolerate the exploitation of this national emergency for personal gain," said acting U.S. Attorney Michael R. Sherwin. "This Office will not allow fraudsters to steal taxpayer money intended to help small businesses that are currently struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic."
Last month, a California man was arrested for reportedly stealing $9 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Andrew Marnell, a Los Angeles resident, was accused of submitting several fraudulent loan applications. He allegedly spent the money on extravagant gambling sprees in Las Vegas and risky stock market investments.
In late May, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Security and Exchange Committee, and the U.S Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced fraud charges against former Hollywood executive producer William Sadleir. He was accused of stealing $1.7 million in coronavirus relief loans and embezzling $25 million from investors.
Sadleir, 66, was said to have used the PPP loans to pay off his personal credit cards, $40,000 in car payments, other personal expenses, and to help purchase a $14 million mansion in Beverly Hills.


theblaze--2020-08-13--Group of Seattle rioters scream at white residents: 'Give up your house! Give black people back thei

Group of Seattle rioters scream at white residents: 'Give up your house! Give black people back their homes!'

Group of Seattle rioters scream at white residents : 'Give up your house !
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An unruly group of Seattle protesters converged on a residential neighborhood earlier this week, demanding that the white people inside the homes give up their residences to people of color.
The march was caught on video, which has since gone viral on the internet.
What are the details?
According to Twitter user Kitty Shackleford, the group — made up of about 50 demonstrators — marched down the streets of the neighborhood chanting, "Black people used to live here!"
One man can be heard telling residents, "Hey guys, do you know that you are living in a historically black neighborhood right now? Do you know that before your white ass came here this was all black people? Do you know that people like you came in here and basically bought all the land from the black people less than what it was worth, kicked them out so you could live here? Do you know that? 'Cause if you don't, now you f***ing do, so do something about it."
The unnamed male demonstrator added, "How do you plan to fix it because you are living on black people's land right now. ... I mean, native land, but black people lived here, too."
A female leader in the group shouted, "Open your wallet!" and proceeded to demand that the residents give up their homes.
"[G]ive up your house!" she insisted. "Give black people back their homes! You're sitting there comfortably — comfortable as f*** as if they didn't help gentrify this neighborhood! I used to live in this neighborhood, and my family was pushed out, and you're sitting up there having a good time with your other white friends."
The male continued, "Let's not act like you just are oblivious to this s*** because you knew about it all along, and you were OK with it. But guess what, we're not, and we're bringing it to your front f***ing door so what the f*** do you plan to do about it?"
"How do you plan to re-gentrify a black neighborhood that you obviously are for gentrifying because you live here now?" the male incoherently continued.
(H/T: Hotair)


theblaze--2020-08-13--Texas city approves massive police budget cut; funds to be diverted to abortion access, other progra

Texas city approves massive police budget cut; funds to be diverted to abortion access, other programs

Texas city approves massive police budget cut ; funds to be diverted to abortion access , other programs

The city of Austin, Texas, plans to cut its police department budget by one-third, or $150 million, after the city council unanimously approved the proposal to reallocate the funding to, among other priorities, abortion access programs, according to the Texas Tribune.
The Austin Police Department's $434 million budget will be cut by a third, with $21.5 million of that cut going immediately to fund abortion access, violence prevention, and food access programs.
Over the course of the next year, $80 million more will be redistributed to fund forensics and victims' services in other city departments. And $50 million will be reallocated to the "Reimagine Safety Fund" to pay for "alternative forms of public safety and community support."
One suggested reimagining of public safety is the use of unarmed civilians for traffic enforcement functions.
Austin's police defunding movement comes partially from the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis that sparked nationwide riots, but also from the officer-involved shooting in April of Mike Ramos, a black and hispanic man, in Austin.
Someone called 911 on Ramos, claiming he and a woman were doing drugs in a car in an apartment parking lot, and saying he had a gun that he was holding up and pointing at the woman. Police arrived on the scene and confronted him. He got out of the car, lifted up his shirt and his hands, and said he was unarmed.
While Ramos was standing outside the car with his hands up, an officer fired a less-lethal round at Ramos, who then gets back in the car after the shot. He tried to drive off, and Officer Christopher Taylor shot three times at the car, killing Ramos. No gun was found on Ramos or in the car.
Attorneys for the officers have said police felt Ramos might have intended to use the car as a weapon against them.
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Other major cities, such as Seattle and Minneapolis, are pushing for heavy cuts to police budgets. Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best retired from her position after 28 years with the department after her city council voted to cut spending so severely that as many as 100 officers could be cut from the force.
"This is not about money," Best said, according to KING-TV. "And it certainly isn't about demonstrators. Believe me, I have a lot thicker skin than that. It really is about the overarching lack of respect for the officers."


theblaze--2020-08-13--Rose McGowan calls out Kamala Harris for accepting past donations from 'predator' Harvey Weinstein

Rose McGowan calls out Kamala Harris for accepting past donations from 'predator ' Harvey Weinstein McGowan also lashed out at @ @ @ @ @ Bill Clinton to speak at the 2020 DNC

Rose McGowan, actress and one of the original vocal leaders of the #MeToo movement, called out Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) for previously accepting donations from convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein. The activist also lashed out at Democrats for inviting former President Bill Clinton to speak at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
On the same day that Harris was named as Joe Biden's running mate, McGowan asked the newly anointed vice presidential candidate if she had returned the money that was given to her by Weinstein.
The topic of old political donations started with a tweet by Washington Post national political reporter Matt Viser. He shared a graphic alleging that President Donald Trump donated $6,000 to Harris' re-election campaign for California attorney general between 2011 and 2013. His daughter, Ivanka Trump, reportedly donated $2,000 to the Harris campaign in 2014.
"It's hard to say which is more revealing of the fatal rot at the core of American politics, the fact that Trump and his daughter sent checks to Harris's campaigns or that Harris greedily cashed them," said Jeffrey St. Clair, editor of the "progressive" political magazine CounterPunch.
McGowan mentioned Harris in her tweet, "Did you return the money Weinstein gave you? @SenKamalaHarris How many predators bankroll you?"
A Twitter user informed McGowan that Harris' office said she had donated the $5,000 to Equal Rights Advocates, a women's rights organization based in California, as reported in an October 2017 USA Today article.
Harris and other politicians who received money from Weinstein, including Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), announced they would donate the money to charities that support women days after the publication of a New York Times article that outlined sexual harassment allegations against the disgraced Hollywood producer going back 30 years.
McGowan reacted to the new information by saying, "Good. Still creepy. Everyone knew."
Weinstein was arrested in New York on May 25, 2018. He was charged with rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse, and sexual misconduct for separate incidents involving two women. On Jan. 6, 2020, Weinstein was charged in Los Angeles for the rape of a woman and sexually assaulting another.
On Feb. 24, 2020, Weinstein was convicted on two of five criminal charges: one count of criminal sexual assault in the first degree and one count of rape in the third degree. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison.
McGowan also criticized the invitation of Bill Clinton to speak at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
"Bill Clinton speaking at the DNC's convention is the COMPLICITY MACHINE AT WORK. YOU DO NOT SUPPORT SURVIVORS," the "Charmed" actress tweeted on Tuesday. "A lesser of two evils is still evil. Burn it all down. By the people and for the people!"
This statement was delivered a few weeks after recently unsealed court documents claim that the former president visited Jeffrey Epstein's private Caribbean island. Clinton has denied the allegations and said that he has never been to the convicted pedophile's Little St. James Island, his ranch in New Mexico, or his residence in Florida.
In April, McGowan ripped the Washington Post for an article that questioned the allegations against Joe Biden made by Tara Reade, a former staffer for the then-senator who claims Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993.
"This is not journalism, this is an agenda. This is a hit piece. You've sunk to a new low in slanted journalism and victim shaming @WashingtonPost," McGowan said of the article, titled "Sexual assault allegation by former Biden Senate aide emerges in campaign, draws denial."
"As a survivor, the way you launched into this woman's assault is truly vile," McGowan continued. "Your motto is 'Democracy Dies in Darkness' well I guess it's dead because you are dark. Evil lives and it loves the DNC."
In May, Rose McGowan accused Bill Maher of sexual harassment. The Hollywood actress turned activist claims that Maher whispered inappropriate comments to her when she appeared on his political talk show back in the 1990s.


theblaze--2020-08-13--Target store manager turns away cops during school supply drive because 'he doesn't support police,'

Target store manager turns away cops during school supply drive because 'he doesn't support police,' mayor says

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A Connecticut mayor said her city's police officers were in the middle of their annual back-to-school supply drive when a Target manager turned them away because "he doesn't support the police."
New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart tweeted her accusation Tuesday.
Stewart also asked, "Anyone want to make a donation?"
New Britain police last week said they wanted to stuff a few of their cruisers with school supplies to help city children and families before the new school year commences, WSFB-TV reported,
New Britain's Fire Chief Raul Ortiz threw in his support in response to Stewart's tweet: "I'll donate. That is unbelievable. Isn't community policing and involvement what we want more of? Our NBPD has been exceptional in that aspect."
Target's regional manager "made a personal $500 donation for supplies and apologized for what happened," the mayor added minutes after her first tweet.
And several hours later, Stewart posted a follow-up saying Target is "letting PD go back this weekend for collection drive and has placed a donation bin in the store, too."
What did Target have to say?
The following day Target responded on Twitter: "We have a long history of supporting the New Britain community, and we're sorry for the misunderstanding. We've talked with police, and they're returning to our store this weekend for their back-to-school drive. In addition, Target's donating school supplies to support the efforts."
Also on Wednesday, New Britain spokesman Edward Ford told WSFB "the past 24 hours we've seen a tremendous amount of support from the community for the police department's back to school drive."
Numerous business employees over the last several years have refused to serve police in headline-grabbing style. The severity of service employees' anti-cop behavior seems to have ramped up since George Floyd's death in late May.
Anything else?
Timothy Conaway starting the fundraiser nearly seven years ago in partnership with the police department, WTIC-TV reported, and he said when he showed up Saturday morning at the Target with two officers they were asked to leave.
"I told him I was here last year, and he didn't agree or believe me, and he told us to leave," Conaway added to the station. "Officers were looking like, 'You really want us to leave?' And he said yes."
Jovanka Segura — a volunteer with Conaway — told WTIC the manager was rude but doesn't recall being turned away for police-related reasons.
"I didn't specifically hear anything like that," she noted to WTIC. "I just know that the manager was resisting trying to have us set up."
Conaway told the station he's hopeful the reschedule back-to-school supply drive will still be a success: "We don't know what's going to happen with school, how many days are going to be gone, but everybody is in need right now."
Drive organizers will be at the New Britain Target from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday, WTIC said, adding that Conaway's organization will be giving out the school supplies Aug. 22 at Blaze Barbershop along West Main Street.
(H/T: The Police Tribune)


theblaze--2020-08-13--Mother of 7-year-old boy found encased in concrete in an animal crate gets maximum sentence

A Colorado mother whose 7-year-old son was found encased in concrete inside an animal crate has been given the maximum sentence for her role in his death, KUSA-TV reported Wednesday.
Elisha Pankey, 45, was sentenced to 32 years behind bars and 5 years mandatory parole by District Court Judge A. Bruce Jones after she pleaded guilty to the felony charge of child abuse resulting in death.
The outlet noted that the boy's father, Leland Pankey, was sentenced to 72 years in prison earlier this year.
The couple's son, Caden, was found dead inside a storage unit in December 2018, but authorities say that he likely died months before that.
According to KMGH-TV, the Denver medical examiner's office reported that Caden had been severely malnourished and had cocaine metabolite and methamphetamine in his system at the time of his death. He also sustained several injuries to his head, trunk, and extremities. The autopsy added it's possible that he may have suffered from asphyxia, dehydration, or hyperthermia.
Elisha Pankey told investigators last year that her husband abused Caden while she was at work during the day.
The KMGH-TV report added:
Pankey said Caden died in July 2018 after his father kept him in a dog kennel, the affidavit said. A woman who had been in the Arapahoe County Jail with Elisha Pankey in December said Pankey told her that she believed her son suffocated in the dog kennel.
Leland Pankey kept Caden in the kennel overnight — with blankets on top of it — and the boy cried out that he was hot and thirsty, Elisha Pankey told her fellow inmate, according to the affidavit.
On the day Caden died, his mother and father bought Quikrete, trash bags and water, drove Caden's body to the storage unit on Evans Avenue, and mixed the concrete and poured it into the kennel, the affidavit said.
"The horrific death of Caden McWilliams shocked the conscience and was incomprehensible to the people of Denver," said District Attorney Beth McCann in a statement Tuesday.
"Now that Elisha Pankey has been sentenced, the legal proceedings in this case have concluded. Yet Caden's story is one that will always be in my heart, the hearts of our incredible prosecutors, victim advocates and investigators, as well as everyone who knew and loved Caden," she added.
Here's more about the case:


theblaze--2020-08-13--Family kicked off Southwest Airlines flight because 3-year-old autistic boy wouldn't wear a mask

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A Texas woman claims that she was removed from a recent Southwest Airlines flight because her 3-year-old son with autism wouldn't wear a face mask. Despite having a doctor's note explaining the boy's condition, the airline booted the family off the plane for violating the company's strict coronavirus face mask policy.
"He was screaming. He was throwing a fit. He was screaming, 'No, no, no,'" Alyssa Sadler told KPRC-TV about her son's refusal to wear a face mask during a flight from Midland, Texas, to Houston. "It was just not a good morning."
A flight crew member informed Sadler that the plane would not depart until her son wore a face mask.
"The mask is not going to work," Alyssa said. "He's not going to wear the mask."
Sadler notified the crew member that her 3-year-old son has a sensory processing disorder and doesn't like his face touched. She presented a note from the boy's doctor that documented his condition, but that wasn't enough.
"They're trying to talk to him, tell him, 'You have to wear it. It's not an option,' and I'm trying to explain to them, you know, he doesn't understand what you're saying," Sadler explained.
After the boy refused to wear a face covering, the captain returned the plane to its gate. Sadler, her son, and her 1-year-old daughter were kicked off the flight. Sadler and her children flew to Midland to visit her husband, who is working a temporary job.
Sadler was wearing a mask and said she wears a face covering "everywhere" she goes. However, she believes there should be certain exceptions for people with disabilities.
"I think there needs to be something in place for children or even adults with disabilities who can't wear a mask. They should have some kind of exemption," she said. "I mean, no 3-year-old, who is autistic and has sensory processing disorder, is going to put anything on their face."
"We communicate this policy to all customers at multiple touchpoints throughout the travel journey, so we regret any inconvenience this family experienced," Southwest spokesperson Dan Landson told USA Today. "If a customer is unable to wear a face covering for any reason, Southwest regrets that we are unable to transport the individual."
Southwest Airlines said the family received a full refund. A family member will pick up the Sadler and her children on Thursday to drive them back to Houston.
In June, Airlines for America, an industry trade organization representing the leading U.S. airlines, announced that its member carriers would be "vigorously enforcing face covering policies." The airlines include Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines.
"Each carrier will determine the appropriate consequences for passengers who are found to be in noncompliance of the airline's face covering policy up to and including suspension of flying privileges on that airline," the Airlines for America statement said.
On July 27, Southwest Airlines updated its COVID-19 mask policy to state that all passengers over 2 years old must wear face masks while flying. The airline also eliminated a prior face covering exception for flyers with medical or disability conditions that prevent them from wearing a mask.
"Effective July 27, due to the safety risk of COVID-19 transmission by individuals not wearing a face covering, Southwest will require that all Southwest Customers wear a face covering or mask over their nose and mouth, and there will be no exemptions to our face covering requirement, except for children under the age of two," the airline declared in a news release. "If a Customer is unable to wear a face covering or mask for any reason, Southwest regrets that we will be unable to transport the individual."


theblaze--2020-08-13--Taxpayers fund government nuclear research lab's 3-day mandatory 'reeducation camp' for white males

Taxpayers fund government nuclear research lab's 3-day mandatory 'reeducation camp' for white males to convince them of their racism: report

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The federal government reportedly hosted a celebrated nuclear research lab's three-day retreat specifically designed for white males to consider their innate notions of white supremacy and racism — and it was all allegedly on the taxpayers' dime.
What are the details of the report?
Christopher Rufo, director at the Center on Wealth & Poverty at Discovery Institute, shared the concerning news via Twitter on Tuesday.
He wrote, "The federal government's premier nuclear research lab hosted a 3-day reeducation camp for 'white males,' with the goal of exposing their 'white privilege' and deconstructing 'white male culture.' Here are the leaked documents from the race-segregated, taxpayer-funded session."
Rufo went on to share screenshots of related retreat documents.
So what was the retreat all about?
In an article published on his website, Rufo wrote, "Last year, Sandia National Laboratories hosted a 3-day reeducation camps for 'white males' with the goal of exposing their 'white privilege' and deconstructing 'white male culture.'"
Rufo revealed that the laboratory — which designs the country's nuclear weaponry — sent its white male employees to a luxury resort in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where they were required to undergo training, titled "White Men's Caucus on Eliminating Racism, Sexism, and Homophobia in Organizations."
A company called "White Men as Full Diversity Partners" led the series.
In accompanying documents, Rufo revealed that much of the training material was racially biased against white males, and reported notions such as white supremacy, the Ku Klux Klan, the Aryan Nation, and "MAGA hat" were intrinsically associated with "white male culture."
Rufo reported that trainers insisted that attendees were required to "work hard to understand ... white privilege," as well as male privilege and straight privilege.
"Next, the white male employees must expose the 'roots of white male culture,'" Rufo added, "which consists of 'rugged individualism,' 'a can-do attitude,' 'hard work,' and 'striving towards success.'"
Such ideals, the trainers reportedly insisted, are nothing short of "devastating" to minorities and to women because it inherently leads to "lowered quality of life at work and home, reduced life expectancy, unproductive relationships, and high stress."
Rufo pointed out that in at least one session, white male attendees were required to repeat affirmations against white privilege and were forced to "accept their complicity" in the "white male system."
To conclude the schooling, the attendees were also reportedly directed to write letters to women and minorities about their experience at the retreat, and to apologize for participating in toxic culture created and prompted by white male privilege.
Anything else?
According to its website, White Men as Full Diversity Partners also promises to teach its clients the importance of exploring how "racism, sexism, heterosexism, and classism operate as systemic advantage/privilege in work, community, and personal life."
The course promotes a discussion on understanding what it means to be "white, male, and heterosexual at work," while examining white supremacy and its impact on minorities and women.
The company also insists it will teach white males how to ignite "self-interest in diversity" as well as in "co-creating inclusive and diverse organizations."
A spokesperson for Sandia National Laboratories tells The Blaze that the company prides itself on diversity, but neither confirms nor denies that employees attended the event.
"Inclusion and diversity are defining elements of Sandia National Laboratories' culture, which welcomes multiple perspectives, promotes different working styles, and leads to the innovation in science, engineering, and technology for which we are known," the spokesperson says.


theblaze--2020-08-13--CDC: Face masks with vents, valves don't prevent spread of coronavirus

This is getting exhausting

The Centers for Disease Control now says that face masks with vents or valves — like the ones medical professionals sometimes wear to protect themselves from COVID-19 — don't prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
What are the details?
In health guidance issued last week, the CDC quietly announced that such masks can, in fact, increase the amount of "expelled respiratory droplets that can reach others."
The guidance reads, "The purpose of masks is to keep respiratory droplets from reaching others to aid with source control. However, masks with one-way valves or vents allow air to be exhaled through a hole in the material, which can result in expelled respiratory droplets that can reach others."
"This type of mask does not prevent the person wearing the mask from transmitting COVID-19 to others," the guidance adds. "Therefore, the CDC does not recommend using masks for source control if they have an exhalation valve or vent."
Dr. John Whyte, chief medical officer of WebMD, told Fox News in a recent statement that not all masks are created equal.
"Although there is some feeling that any type of mask is better than none, it's really not that helpful when one isn't wearing a mask correctly or wearing one that is ineffective, and may not even realize it," Whyte said. "These recent guidelines from the CDC are helpful in helping people choose masks."
He added, "I know everyone wants comfort when wearing a mask. The key for protection is a good seal — thereby keeping as many infectious particles that we can from affecting other people. Sometimes that seal makes our glasses foggy or causes humidity. The problem with the valves is that although the prevent particles from coming in, they allow particles to come out — defeating the purpose of infection control. Masks with vent decrease the effectiveness of the seal."
Anything else?
On Wednesday, the the Washington Post reported that several U.S. airlines have outright banned the use of valved masks.
The same day, Alison Taylor — chief customer officer at American Airlines — issued a statement on the move, saying, "Wearing a face covering is a responsibility we all share. An effective covering, worn properly, is one of the best ways we can control the spread of COVID-19 to protect our team members and customers. Since American began requiring face coverings in early May, the vast majority of customers have welcomed our continuing efforts to strengthen the policy based on the CDC's guidance."
The airline company says that masks that fit snugly against a wearer's face, which covers their mouth and nose completely, are acceptable — but that vented or valved masks are not permitted.
(H/T: The Daily Wire)


theblaze--2020-08-13--School district that does not mandate masks closes high school after 59 COVID-19 cases emerge distri

School district that does not mandate masks closes high school after 59 COVID-19 cases emerge districtwide. There are a whopping 42,000 students in the district.

School district that does not mandate masks closes high school after 59 COVID-19 cases emerge districtwide .
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A Georgia school district that does not require mask-wearing is at the center of a media frenzy after 1,100 students and staff in the district were recently quarantined due to the coronavirus.
The district — which is composed of 30,000 students who are receiving in-person instruction for the first quarter of the fall semester — closed one of its schools after the school reported to have 14 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
What are the details?
According to NBC News, the Cherokee County School District announced on Tuesday that in-person instruction at Etowah High School would be closing just eight days after reopening due to the outbreak.
The school will remain closed until at least Aug. 31.
In a statement published on the district website, Cherokee County School District Superintendent Brian Hightower said, "This decision was not made lightly. As a result of the confirmed cases, 294 students and staff are under quarantine and, should the pending tests prove positive, that total would increase dramatically."
The outlet reported that the district has another 1,156 students and 37 staff members in quarantine.
Hightower revealed that there have been at least 59 cases of COVID-19 across the district — which has a total of around 42,000 students.
He added that more school closures could be on the way because of this.
"As your Superintendent, I wear a mask whenever I cannot social distance," Hightower explained in his statement. "We know all parents do not believe the scientific research that indicates masks are beneficial, but I believe it, and see masks as an important measure to help us keep schools open."
He continued, "When we announced plans to reopen schools with options of in-person learning and digital learning at home, we made clear the challenges that came along with this choice for our families."
So what does this mean?
If a total of 59 infections has closed doors in the district, which boasts a student population of 42,000 — and of which 30,000 are receiving in-person instruction — that would mean that the infection rate is approximately .2 percent among students in the district.
In its most recent estimate, the Centers for Disease Control says that the "overall percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 decreased from 8.7% ... to 7.8%."
All of that considered, the district should, perhaps, be celebrated for its apparent attempts in reducing the spread of coronavirus.


theblaze--2020-08-13--Trump won't grant additional postal service funding because Democrats want it for mail-in voting

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President Donald Trump made it clear Thursday that he would not approve additional funding for the postal service because he does not want to facilitate universal mail-in voting, something Democrats are pushing hard with the COVID-19 pandemic still active.
The president told Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business that USPS funding is one of the major items holding up COVID-19 relief package negotiations. While many Americans and businesses are struggling under continued economic restrictions, Congress might not get a deal done until September.
"[Democrats] want three and a half billion dollars for something that will turn out to be fraudulent, that's election money, basically," Trump said. "They want three and a half billion dollars for the mail-in votes, okay, universal mail-in ballots. They want $25 billion—billion—for the Post office.
"Now they need that money in order to have the Post Office work so it can take all these millions and millions of ballots," Trump said. "Now in the meantime, they aren't getting there—by the way, those are just two items, but if they don't get those two items that means you can't have universal mail-in voting."
The battle over USPS funding has been going on for months. In April, the Washington Post reported that Congress was planning to give the USPS a $13 billion grant in the first stimulus package, before Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told them the bill wouldn't get signed with that funding included.
With the election less than three months away and no indication that COVID-19 will be gone by then, the urgency has increased for Democrats who want to give voters everywhere the option to vote without having to risk virus exposure at a polling place.
Trump and other Republicans view universal mail-in voting as too vulnerable to fraud. At one point, Trump even suggested delaying the election rather than having everyone vote by mail.
Five states had universal mail-in voting before COVID-19. Four other states and Washington, D.C., will send out mail-in ballots to voters this year due to the pandemic. Ten more states send out applications to voters so they can apply to vote by mail.
Trump has pointed to a recent primary election in New York City as an example of the pitfalls of widespread mail-in voting. A Democratic congressional primary wasn't called for more than six weeks due to issues with mail-in ballots, and more than 20% of ballots received were not counted for various reasons.


theblaze--2020-08-13--After meth lab found in San Francisco hotel for homeless and those in COVID-19 quarantine, journalis

After meth lab found in San Francisco hotel for homeless and those in COVID-19 quarantine, journalist decries 'chaotic, horrible mess'

After meth lab found in San Francisco hotel for homeless and those in COVID-19 quarantine , journalist decries 'chaotic , @ @ @ @ @ rooms .
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After woke San Francisco officials thought it would be a good idea to use hotels to house the homeless along with those in COVID-19 quarantine, a meth lab recently was discovered in one of the hotels — and a journalist covering the issue told Fox News' Tucker Carlson on Wednesday that it's turned into a "chaotic, horrible mess."
What's the background?
The city contracted with hotels to provide rooms and meals under its Shelter in Place program for those at risk for COVID-19, who need to be quarantined, or who have no home, KTVU-TV reported.
Problem is, a strong chemical odor was coming from a room at the Civic Center Motor Inn about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, the station said, after which police arrested two registered guests of the hotel who were suspected of operating a low-level meth lab there.
City Journal contributor Erica Sandberg has been covering the issue for a while, writing back in June that the city's plan to put homeless people in hotels was "not going well."
So, on the heels of the meth lab discovery, Sandberg appeared on Carlson's Wednesday show and decried San Francisco's "complete disaster" of a program.
"People were given rooms," she told Carlson. "Unfortunately, they were also given a tremendous amount of drug paraphernalia."
Sandberg noted that homeless were given "everything from needles, to meth pipes, crack pipes, [and] foil to smoke fentanyl with," it wasn't long before it all became a "chaotic, horrible mess."
"It didn't have to be that way," Sandberg added to Carlson. "In fact, what we could have done is use these hotels as sober places. They could have been places for recovery, [to address] mental health issues, but instead it was the opposite. So it turned out to be a complete disaster."
Anything else?
When the meth lab was busted, a hotel guest named Samantha told KTVU a police officer knocked on her hotel room door: "I was just like shocked. He's like, 'There's a meth lab right above your room so we need you to evacuate cause it could explode at any time.'"
A man who wanted to be identified only as Sami who works at a nearby business added to the station that he "would like for the government to have a bit more of monitoring of the space. I do see that a place like this can be abused to be used for those kind of activities."
Quite a few headline-grabbing issues have found their way of late to the City by the Bay:


theblaze--2020-08-13--Trump brokers 'historic' deal establishing diplomacy between Israel and UAE and suspending West Bank

Trump brokers 'historic' deal establishing diplomacy between Israel and UAE and suspending West Bank annexation

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with leaders of Israel and the UAE , announcing a peace agreement to @ @ @ @ @ and the UAE , in the Oval Office of the White House on August 13 @ @ @ @ @ , D.C. ( Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images )

President Donald Trump announced Thursday a peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates that establishes diplomatic relations between the two countries and suspends Israel's plans to annex Palestinian territories in the West Bank, Axios reported.
The deal makes the UAE only the third Arab nation to establish diplomatic ties with Israel, following Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994.
President Trump mediated the deal along with senior adviser Jared Kushner, special Middle East envoy Avi Berkowitz, and David Friedman, the U.S. ambassador to Israel.
"This historic diplomatic breakthrough will advance peace in the Middle East region and is a testament to the bold diplomacy and vision of the three leaders and the courage of the United Arab Emirates and Israel to chart a new path that will unlock the great potential in the region," a joint statement from the U.S., Israel, and the UAE read. "All three countries face many common challenges and will mutually benefit from today's historic achievement."
Perhaps the most significant common challenge the nations face, which at least partially drove this deal, is Iran. Although Israel has struggled to establish diplomatic relationships in the region over the years, antagonism toward Iran has become a uniting factor in the region.
In his statement about the deal, UAE Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed emphasized the aspect of the deal that calls for Israel to abandon plans to continue annexation the West Bank. He notably referred to the deal as a step toward a bilateral relationship, rather than saying the deal firmly establishes that relationship on its own.
"During a call with President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, an agreement was reached to stop further Israeli annexation of Palestinian territories," he wrote on Twitter. "The UAE and Israel also agreed to cooperation and setting a roadmap towards establishing a bilateral relationship."
Going forward, officials from Israel and the UAE will meet to flesh out the details of their relationship, and Israel will pursue further improvement of relations in the region.
"As a result of this diplomatic breakthrough and at the request of President Trump with the support of the United Arab Emirates, Israel will suspend declaring sovereignty over areas outlined in the President Vision for Peace and focus its efforts now on expanding ties with other countries in the Arab and Muslim World," the statement read.


theblaze--2020-08-13--LEGOLAND Dallas moved hundreds of mini-figures 6 inches apart to promote social distancing

Parents can feel safe bringing their children to the reopening of the iconic LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, now that staff at the attraction have ensured the inanimate figurines that populate the grounds are properly socially distanced.
John Sullwold, communications manager for the park, made the announcement in a press release Thursday, notifying patrons that the hundreds of minifigures that live in Miniland have been meticulously moved 6 inches apart (per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines?) to "ensure they stay safe, happy and bricktastic."
Due to the move, kids and their families can rest assured they will be able to enjoy the attraction without fear of getting sick, or worse, being inadvertently taught by example that not abiding by social distancing guidelines is OK.
The press release stated:
Sometimes it's the little things that can make the biggest impact. LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth is socially distancing many of the LEGO® Minfigures in the attraction's iconic Miniland. Master Model Builder Thaddeus Bennett is meticulously moving many of the hundreds of Minifigures in Miniland 6 inches apart to ensure they stay safe, happy and bricktastic. Miniland is a giant cityscape made out of over a million LEGO bricks including iconic Dallas/Fort Worth building and locations, and it is one of the guest's favorite attraction features. Kids and families of all ages can spot these newly distanced Minifgures in Miniland as they explore the now reopen attraction.
Included in the press release was a video of the project undertaken by Master Model Builder Thaddeus Bennett, in which Bennett painstakingly uses a tape measure to mark the distance between the figurines and move them apart from each other.
Warning: Bennett does not appear to be using gloves in the video.
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As part of the reopening, Sullwold said, the park will also be implementing social distancing measures for human guests as well as taking additional precautions such as limiting capacity and cleaning surfaces before each play time.
LEGOLAND will also be honoring medical professionals who have worked tirelessly on the front lines during the pandemic by donating a free ticket to a local health care worker for every guest who tags the attraction in a social media post during their visit.


theblaze--2020-08-13--Horowitz: Kansas health officials present manipulated, deceptive chart to mislead public about mask

Horowitz: Kansas health officials present manipulated, deceptive chart to mislead public about mask effectiveness

Whether it 's forcing people to wear a mask on a Zoom call , while at home , or while having marital relations , wearing a mask is the new cult .
No evidence is needed to force it upon us , and the more the virus spreads in areas that already mandated masks , the more they double down on their faith in the cloth .
As such , it was only a matter of time before they fabricated evidence of its effectiveness .
After all , they ca n't produce any unfabricated evidence .
On August 5 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tried to prove through a visual aid that the Kansas counties that followed the governor 's mask mandate had fewer COVID-19 cases than the no-mask counties .
Thanks to the Republican-dominated legislature , 90 out of Kansas ' 105 counties were able to opt out of Democrat Governor Laura Kelly 's mask mandate .
Naturally , it was reasonable for Secretary Norman to try to ascertain which counties did better .
What was n't natural , however , was the manipulated chart he used to show the media that the mask counties did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was true .
During the media briefing , Norman displayed the following chart on an easel .
( This graphic has an added title line , `` What Kansas Health Secretary Norman Gave to Media/Public . ''
) To the average person , the chart seems to clearly show the cases in mask counties , which are represented by the red line , plummeting from about 25 cases per 100K a day on July 12 to about 5 cases a day in early August .
At the same time , the non-mask counties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ land at about 9 per 100K in early August , clearly higher than the mask counties .
As KAKE reported , Michael Austin of the Kansas Policy Institute noticed something was off .
He knew from the raw data that the non-mask counties had a lower case rate .
Then he realized that this graphic was using two different x-axis lines in the same graph for the two categories .
This explains why the chart depicts an impossible flat blue line for non-mask counties even though it appears to go down from 21 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases for mask counties in red are based on the left axis , with a scale of 15 to 25 , while those without mandates are based on a secondary axis on the right , with a scale of 4 to 14 .
What does the chart look like if you actually placed them on the same axis to reflect the authentic case per capita data , as any honest person would do ?
Here is the chart Michael Austin sent me : As you can see , while the mask counties did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they always remained higher to this day than the non-mask counties , which have flatlined at about 9-10 cases per 100K .
In other words , those counties with mandates have about 77 % more cases per capita per day than those without the mandate , yet the health secretary sought to depict the opposite .
It 's not that Norman was just trying to show that mask counties had a relatively larger drop in cases .
He was actually suggesting that mask counties had a lower rate at present in absolute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the recording , a reporter asked if he believes that non-mask counties would be able to drop below the mask counties if they began wearing masks like good subjects .
Norman replied , `` I think it would . ''
The problem is they are below the mask county levels !
They always had a flattened curve and never needed to flatten it .
One might suggest that even though Secretary Norman was wrong about the rate of cases in mask counties dipping below those of non-mask counties , it still dropped at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counties .
The problem with this analysis is that the rate of hospitalization was already dropping at least a week earlier in early July .
This was the story in every state that got hit earlier and then had another mild wave in June .
It mainly hit the highly dense urban areas , the virus raged for about six weeks regardless of public policy , and then it started to decline .
Whereas most rural , low-population-density counties around the country simply always had a low , flat curve , rather than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-mask counties are rural counties , but the largest urban areas , such as the greater Kansas City metro , Lawrence , Wichita , and Topeka , were all in counties that did not opt out of the governor 's mask mandate .
As you can see below , the non-mask counties had roughly the same curve timing as the mask states , they peaked at the same time , and went down at the same time .
The only difference is that the incline among the non-mask counties to begin with was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to be milder .
Is n't that the flat curve we were trying to achieve ?
Thus , as we see today with the late-hit states in southern latitudes like Hawaii , the mandates in place for months did n't help prevent their peak in cases , and the states that got hit earlier before masking became cool began to decline before the mandate was in place .
The virus does what the virus does .
Moreover , the non-mask counties actually did much better per capita than any of the data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dealing with the meat-packing plants , one of the most vulnerable places for transmission in the country .
Typically , rural counties have far fewer cases per capita than urban counties .
However , Kansas has many agricultural processing interests with vulnerable facilities as well as vulnerable populations that have tested positive .
This is reflected in the astounding fact that 41 percent of all cases in Kansas where ethnicity has been confirmed are among Hispanics , even though they are just 11 percent of the state 's population .
Their case rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of non-Hispanics .
This is clearly driven by the agricultural facilities .
Then again , you ca n't blame liberals for trying to manipulate data to demonstrate the effectiveness of their new religious symbol .
As Swedish epidemiologist Anders Tegnell said , scientific evidence for mask-wearing to prevent COVID-19 is `` astonishingly weak , '' and it is `` very dangerous '' to believe that face masks on their own could control the spread of the disease .
And he would know .
His country has now achieved in real life what the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a chart , all without mandating masks .

Whether it's forcing people to wear a mask on a Zoom call, while at home, or while having marital relations, wearing a mask is the new cult. No evidence is needed to force it upon us, and the more the virus spreads in areas that already mandated masks, the more they double down on their faith in the cloth. As such, it was only a matter of time before they fabricated evidence of its effectiveness. After all, they can't produce any unfabricated evidence.
On August 5, Kansas Department of Health Secretary Lee Norman tried to prove through a visual aid that the Kansas counties that followed the governor's mask mandate had fewer COVID-19 cases than the no-mask counties. Thanks to the Republican-dominated legislature, 90 out of Kansas' 105 counties were able to opt out of Democrat Governor Laura Kelly's mask mandate. Naturally, it was reasonable for Secretary Norman to try to ascertain which counties did better. What wasn't natural, however, was the manipulated chart he used to show the media that the mask counties did better, when in fact the opposite was true.
During the media briefing, Norman displayed the following chart on an easel. (This graphic has an added title line, "What Kansas Health Secretary Norman Gave to Media/Public.")
To the average person, the chart seems to clearly show the cases in mask counties, which are represented by the red line, plummeting from about 25 cases per 100K a day on July 12 to about 5 cases a day in early August. At the same time, the non-mask counties represented in blue appear flat and to land at about 9 per 100K in early August, clearly higher than the mask counties.
As KAKE reported, Michael Austin of the Kansas Policy Institute noticed something was off. He knew from the raw data that the non-mask counties had a lower case rate. Then he realized that this graphic was using two different x-axis lines in the same graph for the two categories. This explains why the chart depicts an impossible flat blue line for non-mask counties even though it appears to go down from 21 to 9. In fact, the cases for mask counties in red are based on the left axis, with a scale of 15 to 25, while those without mandates are based on a secondary axis on the right, with a scale of 4 to 14.
What does the chart look like if you actually placed them on the same axis to reflect the authentic case per capita data, as any honest person would do? Here is the chart Michael Austin sent me:
As you can see, while the mask counties did go down from about 25 to 15, they always remained higher to this day than the non-mask counties, which have flatlined at about 9-10 cases per 100K. In other words, those counties with mandates have about 77% more cases per capita per day than those without the mandate, yet the health secretary sought to depict the opposite.
It's not that Norman was just trying to show that mask counties had a relatively larger drop in cases. He was actually suggesting that mask counties had a lower rate at present in absolute numbers. At the 15-minute mark of the recording, a reporter asked if he believes that non-mask counties would be able to drop below the mask counties if they began wearing masks like good subjects. Norman replied, "I think it would." The problem is they are already below the mask county levels! They always had a flattened curve and never needed to flatten it.
One might suggest that even though Secretary Norman was wrong about the rate of cases in mask counties dipping below those of non-mask counties, it still dropped at a relatively sharper pace than in non-mask counties. The problem with this analysis is that the rate of hospitalization was already dropping at least a week earlier in early July.
This was the story in every state that got hit earlier and then had another mild wave in June. It mainly hit the highly dense urban areas, the virus raged for about six weeks regardless of public policy, and then it started to decline. Whereas most rural, low-population-density counties around the country simply always had a low, flat curve, rather than a sharp peak. All of the non-mask counties are rural counties, but the largest urban areas, such as the greater Kansas City metro, Lawrence, Wichita, and Topeka, were all in counties that did not opt out of the governor's mask mandate.
As you can see below, the non-mask counties had roughly the same curve timing as the mask states, they peaked at the same time, and went down at the same time. The only difference is that the incline among the non-mask counties to begin with was lower, so naturally the decline is going to be milder. Isn't that the flat curve we were trying to achieve?
Thus, as we see today with the late-hit states in southern latitudes like Hawaii, the mandates in place for months didn't help prevent their peak in cases, and the states that got hit earlier before masking became cool began to decline before the mandate was in place. The virus does what the virus does.
Moreover, the non-mask counties actually did much better per capita than any of the data suggest because they have the anomaly of dealing with the meat-packing plants, one of the most vulnerable places for transmission in the country. Typically, rural counties have far fewer cases per capita than urban counties. However, Kansas has many agricultural processing interests with vulnerable facilities as well as vulnerable populations that have tested positive.
This is reflected in the astounding fact that 41 percent of all cases in Kansas where ethnicity has been confirmed are among Hispanics, even though they are just 11 percent of the state's population. Their case rate per capita is nearly six times that of non-Hispanics. This is clearly driven by the agricultural facilities.
Then again, you can't blame liberals for trying to manipulate data to demonstrate the effectiveness of their new religious symbol. As Swedish epidemiologist Anders Tegnell said, scientific evidence for mask-wearing to prevent COVID-19 is "astonishingly weak," and it is "very dangerous" to believe that face masks on their own could control the spread of the disease. And he would know. His country has now achieved in real life what the Kansas health secretary chose to fabricate on a chart, all without mandating masks.


theblaze--2020-08-13--China says Brazil chicken wings, Ecuador shrimp contaminated with coronavirus — but there's a good r

China says Brazil chicken wings, Ecuador shrimp contaminated with coronavirus — but there's a good reason you shouldn't panic

China says Brazil chicken wings , Ecuador shrimp contaminated with coronavirus — but there 's a good reason you should @ @

Frozen chicken wings that were exported from Brazil to China reportedly tested positive for coronavirus, according to a Thursday statement from Chinese officials.
Coronavirus was also reportedly detected on frozen packages of shrimp, which were shipped from Ecuador.
Officials say, however, that the likelihood of contracting coronavirus through contaminated food is quite low.
Chicken, shrimp found with traces of coronavirus
A Thursday Bloomberg article noted that officials recently discovered the infected frozen goods in Shenzhen, a city in the province of Guangdong.
Health officials discovered the infection during routine screenings of imported meat products.
"The positive sample appears to have been taken from the surface of the meat, while previously reported positive cases from other Chinese cities have been from the surface of packaging on imported frozen seafood," Bloomberg reported.
The outlet reported that any people who came into contact with the wings were tested by local health authorities. All results at the time of this reporting are said to have come back negative.
Heath officials are cautioning Shenzhen consumers to be wary when purchasing frozen imported foods.
Here's why you shouldn't worry too much
Researchers say that there's no evidence that COVID-19 can be contracted via food contamination.
The Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization both say that the possibility of catching the virus through food transmission is low.
The CDC and the WHO both insist that COVID-19 mainly passes through person-to-person respiratory transmission.
The WHO says, "There is no evidence to date of viruses that cause respiratory illnesses being transmitted via food or food packaging. Coronaviruses cannot multiply in food; they need an animal or human host to multiply."
This is a change from its May stance, which pointed out that while "COVID-19 spreads primarily from person to person," it reportedly "can also spread if you touch contaminated objects and surfaces."
In May, the CDC noted that "the virus spreads easily between people" but "does not spread easily in other ways."
Guidance also added, "It may be possible for COVID-19 to spread in other ways, but these are not thought to be the main ways the virus spreads."