bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-19--New Police Video Emerges of ‘Jogger’ Ahmaud Arbery Apprehended for Allegedly Stealing a Television

25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery , who was shot to death after a struggle in February , has been painted by the fake news media as an innocent jogger who was hunted by racist white supremacists .
However , details are emerging that indicate Arbery had a long criminal history as video of his run-ins with law enforcement come to light .
Arbery can be seen in this video with three other individuals as they are apprehended by law enforcement for allegedly stealing a television from a Walmart : take our poll - story continues below Another video shows Arbery acting erratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a known drug spot inside a Georgia park .
Big League Politics reported on Michelle Malkin ’ s poignant analysis that the Arbery case had all the makings of a media race hoax : In her article for the popular alt-media blog Unz , Malkin pointed out that the infamous race hoaxster Shaun King was behind the video of Arbery ’ s shooting going viral .
He is already using the incident to organize his left-wing mob into action .
The Arbery family is being represented by S. Lee Merritt , an attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Merritt are old college friends who have become racial victim scammers together in recent years .
It is entirely plausible that a deceptively edited video could have been released to King to influence the court of public opinion in favor of his client .
Malkin noted that King and Merritt pushed a hate crime hoax in 2018 about Sherita Dixon-Cole , a black lady who accused a white law enforcement officer of raping her in Texas .
King and Merritt crucified the policeman on social media before hours of body camera footage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occurred .
Dixon-Cole was never prosecuted despite her lies , showing how there is no punishment for perpetrating these cruel exploitative hoaxes… Merritt and King also pushed anti-white hatred while demagoguing the case of Jazmine Barnes , a seven-year-old girl who was gunned down in 2019 .
Merritt became employed as a legal advisor to the Barnes family , and the familiar hoax pattern emerged .
King used social media to put out conspiracy theories that she was murdered in cold blood by a white truck driver and fingered a random man as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the murder ultimately turned out to be black , and the falsely-accused individual received death threats from hate-filled leftists .
Malkin also drew attention to Benjamin Crump ’ s involvement in this case .
Crump is an infamous race huckster who is currently getting sued regarding how he handled the case against George Zimmerman , who was exonerated in the court of law for the self-defense killing of Trayvon Martin .
Crump published an anti-white book to capitalize on the hysteria of Zimmerman ’ s trial , “ Open Season : Legalized Genocide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alleged to have been written “ with actual malice knowing the untruth or at a minimum a reckless disregard for the truth.
” Right now , Crump is attempting to cash in on a civil suit against Daniel Holtzclaw , a law enforcement officer who was convicted of sexual assault based on evidence that Malkin considers to be highly dubious .
Malkin noted that Holtzclaw ’ s alleged victims include a convicted felon who described Holtzclaw as a “ short , black man ” when he is in fact 6 ’ 1 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a drug-addicted prostitute who referred to Holtzclaw as a “ hot cop ” before claiming he raped her .
Crump is hoping to secure payouts for these individuals , in an example of the racial justice that Black Lives Matter activists are demanding .
The conservatives and libertarians who swallowed the Black Lives Matter propaganda on the Arbery case , such as Matt Walsh of the Daily Wire and Rod Dreher of The American Conservative , have destroyed their own credibility .

New Police Video Emerges of ‘Jogger’ Ahmaud Arbery Apprehended for Allegedly Stealing a Television
25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot to death after a struggle in February, has been painted by the fake news media as an innocent jogger who was hunted by racist white supremacists.
However, details are emerging that indicate Arbery had a long criminal history as video of his run-ins with law enforcement come to light.
Arbery can be seen in this video with three other individuals as they are apprehended by law enforcement for allegedly stealing a television from a Walmart:
Another video shows Arbery acting erratic and belligerent during an encounter police at a known drug spot inside a Georgia park.
Big League Politics reported on Michelle Malkin’s poignant analysis that the Arbery case had all the makings of a media race hoax:
In her article for the popular alt-media blog Unz, Malkin pointed out that the infamous race hoaxster Shaun King was behind the video of Arbery’s shooting going viral. He is already using the incident to organize his left-wing mob into action. The Arbery family is being represented by S. Lee Merritt, an attorney with deep ties to King. King and Merritt are old college friends who have become racial victim scammers together in recent years. It is entirely plausible that a deceptively edited video could have been released to King to influence the court of public opinion in favor of his client. Malkin noted that King and Merritt pushed a hate crime hoax in 2018 about Sherita Dixon-Cole, a black lady who accused a white law enforcement officer of raping her in Texas. King and Merritt crucified the policeman on social media before hours of body camera footage emerged showing that no sexual assault ever occurred. Dixon-Cole was never prosecuted despite her lies, showing how there is no punishment for perpetrating these cruel exploitative hoaxes… Merritt and King also pushed anti-white hatred while demagoguing the case of Jazmine Barnes, a seven-year-old girl who was gunned down in 2019. Merritt became employed as a legal advisor to the Barnes family, and the familiar hoax pattern emerged. King used social media to put out conspiracy theories that she was murdered in cold blood by a white truck driver and fingered a random man as the perpetrator. The individuals responsible for the murder ultimately turned out to be black, and the falsely-accused individual received death threats from hate-filled leftists. Malkin also drew attention to Benjamin Crump’s involvement in this case. Crump is an infamous race huckster who is currently getting sued regarding how he handled the case against George Zimmerman, who was exonerated in the court of law for the self-defense killing of Trayvon Martin. Crump published an anti-white book to capitalize on the hysteria of Zimmerman’s trial, “Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People,” which is alleged to have been written “with actual malice knowing the untruth or at a minimum a reckless disregard for the truth.” Right now, Crump is attempting to cash in on a civil suit against Daniel Holtzclaw, a law enforcement officer who was convicted of sexual assault based on evidence that Malkin considers to be highly dubious. Malkin noted that Holtzclaw’s alleged victims include a convicted felon who described Holtzclaw as a “short, black man” when he is in fact 6’1, half Japanese, and light-skinned; and a drug-addicted prostitute who referred to Holtzclaw as a “hot cop” before claiming he raped her. Crump is hoping to secure payouts for these individuals, in an example of the racial justice that Black Lives Matter activists are demanding.
The conservatives and libertarians who swallowed the Black Lives Matter propaganda on the Arbery case, such as Matt Walsh of the Daily Wire and Rod Dreher of The American Conservative, have destroyed their own credibility.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-19--Scientists Believe Signs of ‘Human Intervention’ are in Coronavirus Strain Cultured to Attack Human

An Austrian study conducted by vaccine researcher Nikolai Petrovsky has indicated that SARS-CoV-2 , a coronavirus strain that causes COVID-19 , contains a “ sign of human intervention.
” Petrovsky , who does research for Flinders University in Austria , has come to the conclusion that the virus was optimized to penetrate human cells rather than animal cells .
Barring some “ remarkable coincidence , ” Petrovsky believes this means the virus was engineered to attack humans .
Lifesite News , who broke the story , reported that the scientists “ used a version of the novel coronavirus collected in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ applied computer models to test its capacity to bind to certain cell receptor enzymes , called “ ACE2 , ” that allow the virus to infect human and animal cells to varying degrees of efficacy.
” Scientists discovered that “ the novel coronavirus most powerfully binds with human ACE2 , and with variously lesser degrees of effectiveness with animal versions of the receptor.
” They believe this means SARS-CoV-2 “ became specialized for human cell penetration by living previously in human cells , quite possibly in a laboratory.
” take our poll - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conclusions by stating that “ a virus would be expected to have highest affinity for the receptor in its original host species , e.g .
bat , with a lower initial binding affinity for the receptor of any new host , e.g .
humans .
However , in this case , the affinity of SARS-CoV-2 is higher for humans than for the putative original host species , bats , or for any potential intermediary host species.
” The study notes a “ possibility which still can not be excluded is that SARSCoV-2 was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inadvertently or consciously in a laboratory handling coronaviruses , with the new virus then accidentally released into the local human population.
” Petrovsky believes the virus was cultured to evolve over time , meaning that this could have been many years in the making .
“ Our and other analyses of the genomic sequence of the virus do not reveal any artificial gene inserts that would be the hallmark of a gene jockey , genetic engineers who manipulate or even create viruses by splicing in artificial inserts into their genome.
” Petrovsky said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even the mainstream experts admit that the age of bioweapon is at hand and individuals should be very concerned with the possibility of these being set off : Just months before the coronavirus pandemic hit the world , scientists at Cambridge University warned of the reality of race-specific bioweapons .
Cambridge University ’ s Center for the Study of Existential Risk released their report last summer to tell world governments that they urgently need to prepare for this threat , or otherwise they would potentially deal with its lethal ramifications after it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for independent groups to be formed to study technology and how it can be used as a weapon to target populations , and come up with ways to solve them through rules , regulations and other protocols .
“ The technology is becoming increasingly sophisticated at ever cheaper prices , democratizing the ability to harm more quickly and lethally , ” the authors of the report wrote .
“ In a particularly bad case , a bio-weapon could be built to target a specific ethnic group based on its genomic profile.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fears of these researchers has come to life .
Although globalist authority figures , Chinese communist tyrants , and social media commissars want to mute the concerns , whistleblowers have sounded the alarm about coronavirus strain possibly being a bioweapon .
If Petrovsky mysteriously disappears in the upcoming days , it is probably not a coincidence .

Scientists Believe Signs of ‘Human Intervention’ are in Coronavirus Strain Cultured to Attack Human Cells
An Austrian study conducted by vaccine researcher Nikolai Petrovsky has indicated that SARS-CoV-2, a coronavirus strain that causes COVID-19, contains a “sign of human intervention.”
Petrovsky, who does research for Flinders University in Austria, has come to the conclusion that the virus was optimized to penetrate human cells rather than animal cells. Barring some “remarkable coincidence,” Petrovsky believes this means the virus was engineered to attack humans.
Lifesite News, who broke the story, reported that the scientists “used a version of the novel coronavirus collected in the earliest days of the outbreak and applied computer models to test its capacity to bind to certain cell receptor enzymes, called “ACE2,” that allow the virus to infect human and animal cells to varying degrees of efficacy.”
Scientists discovered that “the novel coronavirus most powerfully binds with human ACE2, and with variously lesser degrees of effectiveness with animal versions of the receptor.” They believe this means SARS-CoV-2 “became specialized for human cell penetration by living previously in human cells, quite possibly in a laboratory.”
The study explains its conclusions by stating that “a virus would be expected to have highest affinity for the receptor in its original host species, e.g. bat, with a lower initial binding affinity for the receptor of any new host, e.g. humans. However, in this case, the affinity of SARS-CoV-2 is higher for humans than for the putative original host species, bats, or for any potential intermediary host species.”
The study notes a “possibility which still cannot be excluded is that SARSCoV-2 was created by a recombination event that occurred inadvertently or consciously in a laboratory handling coronaviruses, with the new virus then accidentally released into the local human population.”
Petrovsky believes the virus was cultured to evolve over time, meaning that this could have been many years in the making.
“Our and other analyses of the genomic sequence of the virus do not reveal any artificial gene inserts that would be the hallmark of a gene jockey, genetic engineers who manipulate or even create viruses by splicing in artificial inserts into their genome.” Petrovsky said.
Big League Politics has noted that even the mainstream experts admit that the age of bioweapon is at hand and individuals should be very concerned with the possibility of these being set off:
Just months before the coronavirus pandemic hit the world, scientists at Cambridge University warned of the reality of race-specific bioweapons. Cambridge University’s Center for the Study of Existential Risk released their report last summer to tell world governments that they urgently need to prepare for this threat, or otherwise they would potentially deal with its lethal ramifications after it’s already too late. They called for independent groups to be formed to study technology and how it can be used as a weapon to target populations, and come up with ways to solve them through rules, regulations and other protocols. “The technology is becoming increasingly sophisticated at ever cheaper prices, democratizing the ability to harm more quickly and lethally,” the authors of the report wrote. “In a particularly bad case, a bio-weapon could be built to target a specific ethnic group based on its genomic profile.” The coronavirus pandemic may signal that the worst fears of these researchers has come to life. Although globalist authority figures, Chinese communist tyrants, and social media commissars want to mute the concerns, whistleblowers have sounded the alarm about coronavirus strain possibly being a bioweapon.
If Petrovsky mysteriously disappears in the upcoming days, it is probably not a coincidence.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-19--AUDIO: Joe Biden Caught Pressuring Former Ukrainian President to Fire Prosecutor Investigating His S

Explosive audio has been released of former Vice President Joe Biden admitting he pressured former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to fire Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin , who was investigating Biden ’ s son , Hunter , for his shady business deals with gas company Burisma Holdings .
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Joe Biden : ( 10:20 mark ) I am prepared to a public signing for a commitment for a billion dollars .
Again I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t want it .
I am suggesting Joe Biden — ( 14:30 minute mark from November 2016 call ) Congratulations in getting the new Prosecutor General .
I know there ’ s a lot more to that .
I really think that ’ s good .
It is going to be critical that he works to repair the damage of Shokin .
I ’ m a man of my word .
Now that the new prosecutor general is in place we ’ re ready to move forward to signing the one billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t know how you want to go about that… I ’ ll leave it to you to how you want it done and where you want it done .
There is also a clip from the audio in which Biden mentions President Donald Trump , who was merely running for the office of the presidency at the time .
“ We will help you get the vote… Let me ask you one thing before I forget , Privatbank… This is getting very , very close .
What I don ’ t want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t want Trump to get into *** where he thinks he ’ s about to buy into a situation… where it is about to collapse where he is going to pour more money into Ukraine… So anything you can do to push the Privatbank to closure so that the IMF loan comes forward I stress this is critical to your economic and national security , ” Biden said .
This confirms what Biden had admitted to publicly during a meeting with the ultra-globalist Council on Foreign Relations .
Shokin has attested in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Burisma holdings , the Ukrainian gas company that put Biden ’ s son Hunter on the board with a $ 50,000 monthly salary despite having no experience in the industry as well as his history as an unstable drug addict : It was revealed on Thursday that former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin once testified under oath that he was fired from his position at the behest of Vice President Joe Biden for investigating Burisma Holdings and the gas company ’ s relationship with Biden ’ s son , Hunter .
Journalist John @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affidavit containing Shokin ’ s witness statement that was prepared for European court .
In the document , Shokin claims he was told that the reason he was fired was due to Biden ’ s objections to his investigation over Burisma .
“ The truth is that I was forced out because I was leading a wide-ranging corruption probe into Burisma Holdings , a natural gas firm active in Ukraine and Joe Biden ’ s son , Hunter Biden , was a member of the Board of Directors , ” Shokin testified… “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have a look at the case against Burisma and consider the possibility of winding down the investigative actions in respect of this company but I refused to close this investigation , ” Shokin testified .
Solomon also pointed to documents he obtained from Burisma ’ s team of lawyers in America to back up Shokin ’ s testimony .
This audio does not bode well for Biden , who may be behind bars before he can have a chance to win the presidency in November .

AUDIO: Joe Biden Caught Pressuring Former Ukrainian President to Fire Prosecutor Investigating His Son
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about U.S. relations with the Kremlin at the Council on Foreign Relations, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Explosive audio has been released of former Vice President Joe Biden admitting he pressured former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to fire Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin, who was investigating Biden’s son, Hunter, for his shady business deals with gas company Burisma Holdings.
The audio released by Interfax can be heard in the video of this press release:
The exchange between Biden and Poroshenko, translated into English by Creative Destruction Media, can be seen here:
Joe Biden: (10:20 mark) I am prepared to a public signing for a commitment for a billion dollars. Again I am not suggesting you want it or don’t want it. I am suggesting Joe Biden — (14:30 minute mark from November 2016 call) Congratulations in getting the new Prosecutor General. I know there’s a lot more to that. I really think that’s good. It is going to be critical that he works to repair the damage of Shokin. I’m a man of my word. Now that the new prosecutor general is in place we’re ready to move forward to signing the one billion dollar loan guarantee. And I don’t know how you want to go about that… I’ll leave it to you to how you want it done and where you want it done.
There is also a clip from the audio in which Biden mentions President Donald Trump, who was merely running for the office of the presidency at the time.
“We will help you get the vote… Let me ask you one thing before I forget, Privatbank… This is getting very, very close. What I don’t want to have happen. I don’t want Trump to get into *** where he thinks he’s about to buy into a situation… where it is about to collapse where he is going to pour more money into Ukraine… So anything you can do to push the Privatbank to closure so that the IMF loan comes forward I stress this is critical to your economic and national security,” Biden said.
This confirms what Biden had admitted to publicly during a meeting with the ultra-globalist Council on Foreign Relations.
Joe Biden brags about how he threatened to pull $1 billion in loan guarantees from Ukraine if it didn’t immediately fire Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin. The prosecutor, who was fired, was leading a corruption investigation into a company that employed Biden's son, Hunter pic.twitter.com/xZd3vIMbuL — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) September 20, 2019
Shokin has attested in a sworn affidavit that he was looking into Burisma holdings, the Ukrainian gas company that put Biden’s son Hunter on the board with a $50,000 monthly salary despite having no experience in the industry as well as his history as an unstable drug addict:
It was revealed on Thursday that former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin once testified under oath that he was fired from his position at the behest of Vice President Joe Biden for investigating Burisma Holdings and the gas company’s relationship with Biden’s son, Hunter. Journalist John Solomon at The Hill obtained a sworn affidavit containing Shokin’s witness statement that was prepared for European court. In the document, Shokin claims he was told that the reason he was fired was due to Biden’s objections to his investigation over Burisma. “The truth is that I was forced out because I was leading a wide-ranging corruption probe into Burisma Holdings, a natural gas firm active in Ukraine and Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, was a member of the Board of Directors,” Shokin testified… Shokin’s testimony essentially validates Biden’s recollection of events. “On several occasions President Poroshenko asked me to have a look at the case against Burisma and consider the possibility of winding down the investigative actions in respect of this company but I refused to close this investigation,” Shokin testified. Solomon also pointed to documents he obtained from Burisma’s team of lawyers in America to back up Shokin’s testimony.
This audio does not bode well for Biden, who may be behind bars before he can have a chance to win the presidency in November.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-19--ICE Agents Get Caught Paying for Sex in Sex Trafficking Scheme

Reason reported that Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) agents have been combating human trafficking by sending federal immigration agents to compel suspected victims into partaking in paid sex acts .
Authorities later used these acts to justify arresting women who consented to them , seized their assets , and tell the press it was these women who were the real predators .
Federal agents allegedly had at least 17 sexual encounters with “ Asian females ” who were employed in massage parlors around Mohave County , Arizona during a five-month period in 2018 , per research from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State University ( ASU ) .
According to internal ICE documents , these activities received the blessing of agents ’ supervisors .
When it was all said and done , the multi-year operation only produced three misdemeanor charges coming from a single sexual encounter which authorities walked into during a raid .
take our poll - story continues below Local law enforcement suspected that these businesses were likely fronts for human tracking after discovering that all of the masseuses were Asian women , according to a Homeland Security memo regarding the investigation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Security Investigations ( HSI ) took on this case .
“ It is unclear how an ICE officer having sexual relations with human trafficking victims in Mohave County , Arizona , protects the nation from terrorist attacks or secures the borders , ” stated attorney Brad Rideout in a motion attempting to find the real names of the undercover agents .
The agents in question were identified in police documents only as “ Arturo ” and “ Sergio.
” Such cases show the tough kind of work ICE has to put up with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must be held accountable when it ’ s in the wrong .
Nevertheless , its image should not be besmirched because of the wrongdoings of a few .
With increased immigration , however , America will continue to face socially tense situations like the one in Arizona if never-ending waves of migrants continue landing America .
A sensible way to handle these issues is by passing a moratorium on legal immigration and stopping illegal immigration in order to encourage assimilation and keep migration stable .

ICE Agents Get Caught Paying for Sex in Sex Trafficking Scheme
Reason reported that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents have been combating human trafficking by sending federal immigration agents to compel suspected victims into partaking in paid sex acts.
Authorities later used these acts to justify arresting women who consented to them, seized their assets, and tell the press it was these women who were the real predators.
Federal agents allegedly had at least 17 sexual encounters with “Asian females” who were employed in massage parlors around Mohave County, Arizona during a five-month period in 2018, per research from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University (ASU). According to internal ICE documents, these activities received the blessing of agents’ supervisors.
When it was all said and done, the multi-year operation only produced three misdemeanor charges coming from a single sexual encounter which authorities walked into during a raid.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown noted the following:
The Mohave County investigation—dubbed “Operation Asian Touch”—exclusively targeted Asian massage businesses and spas. Police from Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City began the investigation in 2016 after allegedly receiving reports that some employees at these businesses would provide erotic extras along with back and foot rubs.
Local law enforcement suspected that these businesses were likely fronts for human tracking after discovering that all of the masseuses were Asian women, according to a Homeland Security memo regarding the investigation. In the spring of 2018, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) took on this case.
Nolan Brown highlighted the case of a Chinese immigrant Yuqin Shu:
One of the women charged in this operation was Yuqin Shu, an immigrant from China in her mid-50s who ran a licensed foot massage business in Bullhead City. Shu’s case first came to my attention last fall, via the Mohave Daily News, which reported that Shu’s lawyer was questioning how DHS agents having sex with suspected abuse victims helps protect national security.
“It is unclear how an ICE officer having sexual relations with human trafficking victims in Mohave County, Arizona, protects the nation from terrorist attacks or secures the borders,” stated attorney Brad Rideout in a motion attempting to find the real names of the undercover agents. The agents in question were identified in police documents only as “Arturo” and “Sergio.”
Such cases show the tough kind of work ICE has to put up with.
Like all government agencies, ICE must be held accountable when it’s in the wrong.
Nevertheless, its image should not be besmirched because of the wrongdoings of a few.
With increased immigration, however, America will continue to face socially tense situations like the one in Arizona if never-ending waves of migrants continue landing America.
A sensible way to handle these issues is by passing a moratorium on legal immigration and stopping illegal immigration in order to encourage assimilation and keep migration stable.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-19--VIDEO: Police Attempt to Taze Ahmaud Arbery in Heated 2017 Park Confrontation

New video of a heated confrontation between Ahmaud Arbery and Glynn County Police in 2017 was published by the Guardian on Monday , detailing an incident in which police attempted to use a taser on the Georgia man .
A police report for the incident , which didn ’ t entail any arrests , describes officers as engaging Arbery in a park they claim is known for drug and criminal activity .
The officers ask Arbery for his identification and checked to see if he had any arrest warrants , with the man eventually becoming agitated with the police .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Glynn County officers in the video .
Arbery was later let go , and a responding officer claimed to have smelled marijuana emanating from his car in the police report .
When questioned about his presence in the park , Arbery says he was simply rapping in the park .
When an officer tells him to keep his hands out of his pockets , he aggressively denies having any weapons on him or engaging in any criminal activity .
Arbery refused a request for permission to search his car from the police .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arbery was killed in a confrontation with two other Georgia men , Travis and Gregory McMichaels , in an incident that has ignited racial controversy across the nation .
The 25-year old man , who was seen running down a street in Brunswick , Georgia , was confronted by the McMichaels in an event that ultimately led to his shooting death .
The McMichaels allege they acted in self-defense when Arbery , who they suspected of recent burglaries in their neighborhood , whereas critics of the men claim they engaged in reckless and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McMichaels have been ultimately charged with murder for their role in the incident after some community members questioned the lack of criminal charges from Glynn County prosecutors for months .
It ’ s likely a high-profile criminal trial will come of the racially charged event .
Arbery did have a misdemeanor criminal record that included bringing a gun to a basketball game and an incident of shoplifting .
The video isn ’ t necessarily indicative of any real criminal behavior , although it ’ s possible it could be used as evidence by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tenative trial .

VIDEO: Police Attempt to Taze Ahmaud Arbery in Heated 2017 Park Confrontation
New video of a heated confrontation between Ahmaud Arbery and Glynn County Police in 2017 was published by the Guardian on Monday, detailing an incident in which police attempted to use a taser on the Georgia man.
A police report for the incident, which didn’t entail any arrests, describes officers as engaging Arbery in a park they claim is known for drug and criminal activity. The officers ask Arbery for his identification and checked to see if he had any arrest warrants, with the man eventually becoming agitated with the police. Arbery can be heard aggressively questioning the Glynn County officers in the video. Arbery was later let go, and a responding officer claimed to have smelled marijuana emanating from his car in the police report.
When questioned about his presence in the park, Arbery says he was simply rapping in the park. When an officer tells him to keep his hands out of his pockets, he aggressively denies having any weapons on him or engaging in any criminal activity. Arbery refused a request for permission to search his car from the police.
Arbery was killed in a confrontation with two other Georgia men, Travis and Gregory McMichaels, in an incident that has ignited racial controversy across the nation. The 25-year old man, who was seen running down a street in Brunswick, Georgia, was confronted by the McMichaels in an event that ultimately led to his shooting death. The McMichaels allege they acted in self-defense when Arbery, who they suspected of recent burglaries in their neighborhood, whereas critics of the men claim they engaged in reckless and violent vigilantism without probable cause.
The McMichaels have been ultimately charged with murder for their role in the incident after some community members questioned the lack of criminal charges from Glynn County prosecutors for months. It’s likely a high-profile criminal trial will come of the racially charged event.
Arbery did have a misdemeanor criminal record that included bringing a gun to a basketball game and an incident of shoplifting. The video isn’t necessarily indicative of any real criminal behavior, although it’s possible it could be used as evidence by the McMichael’s lawyers during a tenative trial.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-19--SOLIDARITY: Jailed Texas Salon Owner Goes to Michigan to Support Barber Operating Against State Edic

Heroic Texas salon owner Shelley Luther traveled thousands of miles to Owosso , Mich. on Monday to show solidarity with Karl Manke , the barber who defied orders from Governor Gretchen Whitmer and opened up despite his business being deemed non-essential .
They appeared at a press conference outside of Manke ’ s barber shop with the organizing front Stand Up Michigan , which is encouraging businesses throughout the state to refuse Whitmer ’ s orders and resume operations .
“ I had 20 hair stylists working in my place .
I was already a month behind on my mortgage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They couldn ’ t feed their kids , ” Luther said to explain the rationale behind her decision to open up her Dallas salon against state-level edicts .
“ In order to get a barber or hair-stylist license , you have 200 hours of sanitation training .
200 hours .
So , those people that you are bumping into at Walmart and are all over the place , nowhere near as clean as a salon would be .
Salons should be the first things to open up after hospitals , ” she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continues below Luther said that the government should not be in the business of picking winners and losers and the entire economy should open up immediately .
“ Why does your governor think that it ’ s okay to open up for marijuana , liquor sales .
Can ’ t you get an abortion ?
” she asked .
“ You ’ re very reactive and not proactive like a governor should be , ” Luther added to continue her pointed critique of Whitmer .
“ How did you help your nursing homes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ None , not the caretakers , not the people , they got nothing .
This blood is on your hands.
” Luther noted that the people have the power and can put Whitmer in her place by opening up regardless of whether or not she allows it .
“ Gretchen , the state of Michigan will vote you out !
” she said to capstone her speech to thunderous applause .
Manke closed by highlighting the psychological ramifications that the shutdown is having on people across Michigan and throughout the country .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ physical health .
She is so shallow that it is totally completely out of her range of thinking that there is a mental and spiritual aspect of the human being besides the physical , ” Manke said .
“ We have a bunch of empty shells who are in their homes that are healthy from the coronavirus that are mentally and spiritually starved .
We need to bring this type of awareness to each other .
We are a community .
We are meant to live in a community .
So shake hands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to people .
This continual hiding , riding around in our cars with masks on with the windows rolled up , is not healthy !
” he said to end the press conference .
To intensify the push back against Whitmer ’ s edicts , the Michigan Conservative Coalition ( MCC ) is holding an “ Operation Haircut ” protest where haircuts will be given away to attendees for free .
“ Operation Haircut is designed to demonstrate the insanity still rampant in Lansing , ” said Marian Sheridan , a MCC organizer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Operation Gridlock ” protests .
“ Michigan needs to be reopened now to end the reign of Michigan ’ s power hungry bureaucrats.
” Barbers will be at the protest from noon to 3 p.m. on Wednesday , May 20 .
Volunteers will be equipped with chairs and safe equipment for haircuts .
It will take place outside of the Michigan Capitol Building , which is located at 100 N. Capitol Avenue , Lansing , MI 48933 .

SOLIDARITY: Jailed Texas Salon Owner Goes to Michigan to Support Barber Operating Against State Edicts
Heroic Texas salon owner Shelley Luther traveled thousands of miles to Owosso, Mich. on Monday to show solidarity with Karl Manke, the barber who defied orders from Governor Gretchen Whitmer and opened up despite his business being deemed non-essential.
They appeared at a press conference outside of Manke’s barber shop with the organizing front Stand Up Michigan, which is encouraging businesses throughout the state to refuse Whitmer’s orders and resume operations.
“I had 20 hair stylists working in my place. I was already a month behind on my mortgage. They were behind on their mortgage. They couldn’t feed their kids,” Luther said to explain the rationale behind her decision to open up her Dallas salon against state-level edicts.
“In order to get a barber or hair-stylist license, you have 200 hours of sanitation training. 200 hours. So, those people that you are bumping into at Walmart and are all over the place, nowhere near as clean as a salon would be. Salons should be the first things to open up after hospitals,” she continued.
Luther said that the government should not be in the business of picking winners and losers and the entire economy should open up immediately.
“Why does your governor think that it’s okay to open up for marijuana, liquor sales. Can’t you get an abortion?” she asked.
“You’re very reactive and not proactive like a governor should be,” Luther added to continue her pointed critique of Whitmer. “How did you help your nursing homes? What PPE did they get? None, not the caretakers, not the people, they got nothing. This blood is on your hands.”
Luther noted that the people have the power and can put Whitmer in her place by opening up regardless of whether or not she allows it.
“Gretchen, the state of Michigan will vote you out!” she said to capstone her speech to thunderous applause.
Manke closed by highlighting the psychological ramifications that the shutdown is having on people across Michigan and throughout the country.
“Our governor was concerned more with the physical health. She is so shallow that it is totally completely out of her range of thinking that there is a mental and spiritual aspect of the human being besides the physical,” Manke said.
“We have a bunch of empty shells who are in their homes that are healthy from the coronavirus that are mentally and spiritually starved. We need to bring this type of awareness to each other. We are a community. We are meant to live in a community. So shake hands with people, address people, talk to people. This continual hiding, riding around in our cars with masks on with the windows rolled up, is not healthy!” he said to end the press conference.
To intensify the push back against Whitmer’s edicts, the Michigan Conservative Coalition (MCC) is holding an “Operation Haircut” protest where haircuts will be given away to attendees for free.
“Operation Haircut is designed to demonstrate the insanity still rampant in Lansing,” said Marian Sheridan, a MCC organizer who helped organize the wildly successful “Operation Gridlock” protests. “Michigan needs to be reopened now to end the reign of Michigan’s power hungry bureaucrats.”
Barbers will be at the protest from noon to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20. Volunteers will be equipped with chairs and safe equipment for haircuts. It will take place outside of the Michigan Capitol Building, which is located at 100 N. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, MI 48933.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-19--Canada Throws the Elderly Under the Bus in Its Wuhan Virus Response

According to Joseph Brean of the National Post , seniors in long term care have been the most impacted by the Wuhan virus pandemic .
Canadian armed forces have been deployed to cope with the situations and are being used to keep what Ontario Premier Doug Ford described as an “ iron ring ” around long-term care homes .
Provincial laws have been drawn up to staff long term care homes with more casual labour with lower training requirements , and to loosen the complaint reporting requirements on private management .
There are political noises about long term fixes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the role of private providers .
What those reforms look like , if they ever come , will say a lot about how Canada regards its seniors .
take our poll - story continues below Canada ’ s first recorded death from the pandemic took place on March 8 , when a man in his 80s died at the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver .
Brean highlighted how the site was an issue of concern : Quebec summoned more than 1,000 military medical personnel which included nurses and paramedics .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by support troops , which Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan stated was “ not a typical Canadian Armed Forces operation.
” Brean detailed some of what the elderly have had to experience in the current pandemic : In Canada , Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered to “ help the provinces find lasting solutions ” to these “ serious , underlying challenges.
” “ COVID-19 has exposed some uncomfortable truths about our society , including how we care for seniors in Canada , ” Trudeau stated this week .
“ We ’ ve seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and nursing homes right across the country .
Overworked staff , understaffed residences , grieving families.
” Jagmeet Singh , the leader of New Democratic Party leader , told CTV ’ s Question Period that Canada should stop the private provision of long term care and instead subject all of it to new federal regulation .
“ I think we need to end them , I think there ’ s no question about it given the results we ’ re seeing , the evidence we ’ re seeing that some of the worst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the highest deaths have happened in the for-profit long term care homes , ” Singh stated .
For Singh , the pandemic response in Canada has been too decentralized in nature , namely , how certain issues such as health care and education are federally funded but are handled by provinces .
Some of the problems in Canada ’ s pandemic response were “ architectural ” in Brean ’ s view : One long term care home in Niagara Falls was slapped with a class action lawsuit over how it handled an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its alleged failure to train staff to implement proper safety procedures .
Brean illustrated other cases of care homes dropping the ball in their virus containment tactics :

Canada Throws the Elderly Under the Bus in Its Wuhan Virus Response
According to Joseph Brean of the National Post, seniors in long term care have been the most impacted by the Wuhan virus pandemic.
Canadian armed forces have been deployed to cope with the situations and are being used to keep what Ontario Premier Doug Ford described as an “iron ring” around long-term care homes.
MSN noted that:
Provincial laws have been drawn up to staff long term care homes with more casual labour with lower training requirements, and to loosen the complaint reporting requirements on private management. There are political noises about long term fixes, and major disagreements are being staked out on the role of private providers. What those reforms look like, if they ever come, will say a lot about how Canada regards its seniors.
Canada’s first recorded death from the pandemic took place on March 8, when a man in his 80s died at the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver.
Brean highlighted how the site was an issue of concern:
Briefly, that site was the focus of the public concern, until new focal points emerged — the Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ont., the Résidence Herron in Dorval, Que. — until they all became single stars in a countrywide constellation of seniors home outbreaks, many of them completely overrun by infections, people dying in some cases faster than their bodies could be removed.
Quebec summoned more than 1,000 military medical personnel which included nurses and paramedics. Ontario sent a smaller number, buttressed by support troops, which Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan stated was “not a typical Canadian Armed Forces operation.”
Brean detailed some of what the elderly have had to experience in the current pandemic:
Rather, through nothing more than their own age and infirmity, they are forced to endure the greatest exposure to the coronavirus risk, to live communally with other victims, surrounded by cinderblock walls, attended to by overwhelmed staff who turn to overwhelmed private management for support, and do not always get it, as new litigation has revealed.
In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered to “help the provinces find lasting solutions” to these “serious, underlying challenges.”
“COVID-19 has exposed some uncomfortable truths about our society, including how we care for seniors in Canada,” Trudeau stated this week. “We’ve seen heartbreaking tragedies in long term care facilities and nursing homes right across the country. Overworked staff, understaffed residences, grieving families.”
Jagmeet Singh, the leader of New Democratic Party leader, told CTV’s Question Period that Canada should stop the private provision of long term care and instead subject all of it to new federal regulation.
“I think we need to end them, I think there’s no question about it given the results we’re seeing, the evidence we’re seeing that some of the worst conditions that seniors are in and some of the highest deaths have happened in the for-profit long term care homes,” Singh stated.
For Singh, the pandemic response in Canada has been too decentralized in nature, namely, how certain issues such as health care and education are federally funded but are handled by provinces.
Some of the problems in Canada’s pandemic response were “architectural”in Brean’s view:
The problems are not just systemic, they are also architectural. Radio-Canada reported this week that the Vigi Mont-Royal home in Montreal was completely infected, with every single resident and 148 workers testing positive, according to an internal document, which noted a ventilation system was faulty and need to be cleaned and repaired.
One long term care home in Niagara Falls was slapped with a class action lawsuit over how it handled an outbreak that killed 18 residents, for its alleged failure to train staff to implement proper safety procedures.
Brean illustrated other cases of care homes dropping the ball in their virus containment tactics:


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-19--New Jersey Gun Group Sues State Government for Outdoor Shooting Ranges

On May 12 , 2020 , the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs ( ANJRPC ) filed a federal lawsuit against the State of New Jersey to reopen outdoor ranges .
Governor Phil Murphy shut down these ranges on March 21 , 2020 via executive order .
In the meantime , Murphy has allowed parks , golf courses , and tennis courts to reopen .
Scott Bach of Ammoland noted that these are “ outdoor facilities that are purely recreational and do not facilitate any Constitutionally protected activity ” and “ can no longer pretend to have any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right of citizens to build and maintain firearms proficiency at outdoor ranges.
” take our poll - story continues below The lawsuit can be read here .
Murphy ’ s executive order closed down all ranges and gun stores due to concerns over the Wuhan virus pandemic .
ANJRPC then immediately sued the state to reopen gun stores .
Murphy reversed course before a court compelled him to rescind this order .
Additionally , ANJRPC has plans to sue regarding the shutdown of indoor ranges , but they ’ ll play the waiting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jersey pro-gun organization is ready to take this new case to the Supreme Court if need be .
Bach noted Murphy ’ s ulterior motive regarding the his anti-gun executive orders : Governor Murphy has even admitted that his assault on the Second Amendment was motivated by his hatred of guns , not by safety concerns about Coronavirus .
When recently asked by a reporter why he didn ’ t deem Second Amendment facilities to be “ essential , ” he stated , “ a safer society for my taste has fewer guns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing about Coronavirus , which is apparently just his pretext for shutting down the Second Amendment .
Hopefully , Second Amendment activists come out on top here .
A generalized crisis that has nothing to do with gun policy should not be used as a pretext take power .

New Jersey Gun Group Sues State Government for Outdoor Shooting Ranges
On May 12, 2020, the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs (ANJRPC) filed a federal lawsuit against the State of New Jersey to reopen outdoor ranges.
Governor Phil Murphy shut down these ranges on March 21, 2020 via executive order.
In the meantime, Murphy has allowed parks, golf courses, and tennis courts to reopen.
Scott Bach of Ammoland noted that these are “outdoor facilities that are purely recreational and do not facilitate any Constitutionally protected activity” and “can no longer pretend to have any legal argument for blocking the Second Amendment right of citizens to build and maintain firearms proficiency at outdoor ranges.”
The lawsuit can be read here.
Murphy’s executive order closed down all ranges and gun stores due to concerns over the Wuhan virus pandemic. ANJRPC then immediately sued the state to reopen gun stores. Murphy reversed course before a court compelled him to rescind this order.
Additionally, ANJRPC has plans to sue regarding the shutdown of indoor ranges, but they’ll play the waiting game on the matter.
The New Jersey pro-gun organization is ready to take this new case to the Supreme Court if need be.
Bach noted Murphy’s ulterior motive regarding the his anti-gun executive orders:
Governor Murphy has even admitted that his assault on the Second Amendment was motivated by his hatred of guns, not by safety concerns about Coronavirus. When recently asked by a reporter why he didn’t deem Second Amendment facilities to be “essential,” he stated, “a safer society for my taste has fewer guns and not more guns.” He said nothing about Coronavirus, which is apparently just his pretext for shutting down the Second Amendment.
Hopefully, Second Amendment activists come out on top here.
A generalized crisis that has nothing to do with gun policy should not be used as a pretext take power.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-19--Arizona Doctor Shoots Naked, Aggressive Home Invader Who Broke Into Daughter’s Bedroom

An Arizona doctor resorted to defending his family in a chilling home invasion last week , shooting and killing a naked man who had broken into his daughter ’ s bedroom .
On Wednesday night , Aaron LaTowsky was alerted to the presence of an intruder at his North Scottsdale home .
When noticing that a side door was open , LaTowsky retrieved a shotgun , entering his daughter ’ s room when the family dog barked in its direction .
He describes being attacked in chilling fashion by a naked man clad in no more than a face mask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bearing a wooden stick , lunged at him from cover when entering the room .
LaTowsky describes firing immediately , putting the burglar down with two blasts from the shotgun .
Police are corroborating LaTowsky ’ s account of events .
They had been active in the North Scottsdale neighborhood , receiving a report about another attempted break-in the vicinity , describing the perpetrator as an eighteen or nineteen year old man .
He had earlier been confronted by another homeowner in the neighborhood before fleeing the man ’ s presence .
take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recounted the chilling incident in an interview with Arizona ’ s Fox 10 .
“ He basically was lunging at me , so it was very quick , ” said the urologist .
“ He had his hands in the air .
I could see something dark or black coming at me , and again it was very , very close , so I fired almost immediately.
” The family man expressed his support of gun rights , having used his weapon to lawfully defend his family .
“ God Bless America and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Glad I was able to protect my family .
God bless the police for coming so quick to take care of us.
“

Arizona Doctor Shoots Naked, Aggressive Home Invader Who Broke Into Daughter’s Bedroom
An Arizona doctor resorted to defending his family in a chilling home invasion last week, shooting and killing a naked man who had broken into his daughter’s bedroom.
On Wednesday night, Aaron LaTowsky was alerted to the presence of an intruder at his North Scottsdale home. When noticing that a side door was open, LaTowsky retrieved a shotgun, entering his daughter’s room when the family dog barked in its direction.
He describes being attacked in chilling fashion by a naked man clad in no more than a face mask. The home invader, who was bearing a wooden stick, lunged at him from cover when entering the room. LaTowsky describes firing immediately, putting the burglar down with two blasts from the shotgun.
Police are corroborating LaTowsky’s account of events. They had been active in the North Scottsdale neighborhood, receiving a report about another attempted break-in the vicinity, describing the perpetrator as an eighteen or nineteen year old man. He had earlier been confronted by another homeowner in the neighborhood before fleeing the man’s presence.
LaTowsky recounted the chilling incident in an interview with Arizona’s Fox 10.
“He basically was lunging at me, so it was very quick,” said the urologist. “He had his hands in the air. I could see something dark or black coming at me, and again it was very, very close, so I fired almost immediately.”
The family man expressed his support of gun rights, having used his weapon to lawfully defend his family.
“God Bless America and the Second Amendment,” said Aaron. “Glad I was able to protect my family. God bless the police for coming so quick to take care of us.“


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-19--80-Year Old ‘Perfect Grandma’ Stabbed, Murdered By Career Criminal Released on Bond

Former Georgia Democratic State Representative LaDawn Jones has been one of the biggest proponents of removing Confederate monuments in recent years .
Back in 2015 , she urged for a boycott of Georgia ’ s Stone Mountain after a deranged shooter killed nine church attendees in Charleston , South Carolina .
She argued that the Confederate memorial carving motivated so-called “ far-right ” extremism .
Jones was met with strong opposition from GOP state representative Jason C. Spencer , who viewed the monument as a part of Georgia history .
Throughout her time fighting for Confederate memorial removals , Jones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take our poll - story continues below During the 2015-2016 legislative session , Jones was one of three cosponsors of HB 760 which would have converted Stone Mountain from a Confederate memorial to a Civil War memorial .
In a blog post from 2017 , Jone said she had pushed for House Democrats to get behind the idea of removing Confederate artifacts from Stone Mountain after the 2015 Charleston shooting .
However , Jones wrote that then-House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams rejected her proposal for the bill .
“ As leader of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the bill , ” she told The Intercept .
“ Getting other allies to support it was my first ask.
” Abrams “ was not interested in that , ” Jones stated .
Jones made an attempt to get Abrams and other elected officials to take a caucus-wide stance on the bill .
In Jones ’ view at the time , many Georgia House members are reluctant to take caucus positions because if “ one of your caucus members does not stand in line , it kind of weakens the value of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poll was then taken .
Jones said that “ Her [ Abrams ] answer again to that was no.
” Jones proceeded to get Democratic state House officials to take joint stances .
” Even if we don ’ t do legislation , we can do a press conference , we can do a statement , we can do something as a Democratic caucus , ” she remarked .
“ Her response to that was , ‘ No , that sounds like something you should do with the Legislative Black Caucus.
’ ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decided to remove the Stone Mountain carving .
However , Zaid Jilani noted the following about Abram ’ s changing views on this position : Abrams ’ s evolution on the issue fuels the type of criticism that has been leveled at her previously : that while she may be campaigning to the left during a primary contest , her record is far more moderate , notably when she backed GOP cuts to the state scholarship in 2011 .
( Abrams says that by working with Republicans on the cuts , she staved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reductions had she not engaged . )
A member of Abram ’ s campaign team attempted to respond to Jones ’ s blog post.
“ Abrams has led protests against the Confederate flag , and as minority leader , worked with Chairman Emeritus Calvin Smyre to secure the statue of Dr. King on the grounds of the Capitol .
As a member of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus and as minority leader , she deferred to the leadership of the GLBC — who were spearheading the effort — regarding the 2015 debate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 for inclusion in the Georgia House Democratic Caucus agenda.
” Jilani brought this incident back into the spotlight on May 18 , 2020 .
He tweeted , “ An Abrams story few know .
After the Dylan Roof shooting , a state rep. asked her to support legislation to convert Stone Mountain ( a confederate memorial in Georgia ) into a civil war memorial .
She refused to support it and refused to poll her caucus on it.
” Abrams is clearly an opportunist but also recognizes where the winds are blowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She will go on to take more radical positions on cultural issues as time goes on .

80-Year Old ‘Perfect Grandma’ Stabbed, Murdered By Career Criminal Released on Bond
An eighty year old woman described as a ‘perfect grandmother’ by her family was stabbed and killed by a lifelong criminal on Saturday in Houston. 38-year old Randy Lewis, who has been arrested dozens of times in his life, may have been released from a metal health facility as part of a coronavirus jailbreak.
Rosalie Cook was attacked by Lewis walking to her car after shopping at a Houston Walgreens. A responding officer who arrived at the scene found Lewis looting through Cook’s car, and when he was attacked by Lewis in turn, shot him twice, fatally.
Lewis has been arrested 67 times throughout his life. Court records indicate that he was set free on a waived bond on April 30, having been detained at a mental health facility at the order of a judge pending the resolution of his case. It’s very possible considering the timing of his release from custody that the career criminal was released from the facility through a coronavirus jailbreak. County jails nationwide have released a third of their inmates on account of the pandemic, and in some cases more.
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo described the senselessness of the murder. “This is tragic, but the most tragedy here is that a woman has died from a guy who attacked her for no other reason other than to steal from her and carjack her.”
The monster who stabbed, murdered, robbed an innocent 80 yr old grandmother over the weekend, has been arrested 67 times! And was out on 2 felony PR bonds! The colossal failure of bail and CJ reform in Houston is on full display here. Innocent people are dying. This has to STOP!! — Joe Gamaldi (@JoeGamaldi) May 18, 2020
A Houston police officer’s union pointed to the release of Lewis as a legal mistake with grave consequences in a tweet regarding the murder.
Randy Lewis should never have been free. Now an innocent woman has been murdered. Everyone deserves better. This is absolutely shameful. https://t.co/hfJ4dqfYxG pic.twitter.com/tqIr9Qlmln — Houston Police Officers' Union (@HPOUTX) May 18, 2020
If Lewis was released from mental health custody as a result of a coronavirus jailbreak, he’s merely the latest serious criminal to use his get-out-of-jail free card to commit more crimes.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-19--Pro-Gun Senate Candidate in New Hampshire is Endorsed by National Association for Gun Rights PAC

Pro-Gun Senate Candidate in New Hampshire is Endorsed by National Association for Gun Rights PAC
The National Association for Gun Rights PAC endorsed Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bryant “Corky” Messner.
Messner is running for office in New Hampshire.
The New Hampshire Senate candidate joins immigration patriot Kris Kobach in receiving endorsements from the pro-Second Amendment group’s political action committee.
The group was formed in 2000 and boasts 4.5 million members. NAGR’s unique value proposition is its focus on bringing constitutional carry to all 50 states. According to the Center for Responsive Politics’ OpenSecrets.org, the PAC made $200,000 in contributions in 2018.
“At a time when the Second Amendment is under assault by anti-gun politicians in both parties, it’s encouraging to see a candidate make protecting the right to bear arms a centerpiece of his campaign,” declared NAGR-PAC Director Dudley Brown.
“I thank the association and its members for this endorsement,” remarked Messner, who is one of two Republican candidates vying to confront Democrat incumbent Senator Jeanne Shaheen in the November general election.
“I have always believed in the right to bear arms, envisioned by our founders and protected by our Constitution, and the National Association for Gun Rights has been a steadfast ally in the fight against relentless attacks on our Second Amendment freedoms,” Messner stated.
“Messner has vowed to fight legislation that would infringe upon the Constitutional right of Granite Staters to defend themselves, their families or their home, or to engage in hunting or other shooting sports,” his campaign announced.
NAGR is one of the premiere pro-gun organizations in the country and their endorsements aren’t just handed out to anyone.
Messner should be on every gun owners’ radar in the 2020 election.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-20--President Trump Orders Massive Regulatory Freeze to Help Economy During Coronavirus Pandemic

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to provide regulatory relief for businesses that have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic .
Trump told his administration members while he was signing the order that it “ gives you tremendous power to cut regulation.
” The order pertains to “ instructing federal agencies to use any and all authority to waive , suspend and eliminate unnecessary regulations that impede economic recovery.
” Trump made it clear when he signed the executive order that he hopes this regulatory relief becomes permanent .
Trending : New Police Video Emerges of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Allegedly Stealing a Television “ And we want to leave it that way , ” he said as he put his signature down on the paper .
take our poll - story continues below Trump has made axing the administrative state , meaning the massive federal bureaucracy that strangles economic growth , a constant priority throughout his tenure in the White House .
Big League Politics has reported on how Trump ’ s deregulation push has driven liberals up the wall : President Donald Trump has rolled out his new coal deregulation plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to claim it is the end of the world .
Vanity Fair released a hyperbolic article about Trump ’ s common sense plan to let the states decide their own carbon emissions policies .
The article claims that this federalist plan to abide by the Constitution would cause thousands of deaths as well as an increase in diseases .
“ We ’ re on the right side of history , ” Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler said to the New York Times , infuriating liberals even further .
What has liberals really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s Affordable Clean Energy rule .
They are worried that the Supreme Court , bolstered by two conservative justices appointed by Trump , could set a precedent making it very difficult for future presidents to ever address their much-ballyhooed climate crisis .
While liberals complain about these new policies from their ivory towers , the Senators from West Virginia are happy about the changes made by President Trump that will help the blue collar workers in their state .
“ Our emissions are on a downward slope and have been without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re going to keep moving towards that way regardless of what regulation we have in order because we know it ’ s better for the environment and the health of people , ” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito ( R-WV ) said .
Even her Democratic counterpart has to admit that Trump ’ s policy is a step forward from the policies of his predecessor .
“ I never supported the CPP because it required coal plants to install emission controls that were not “ commercially proven ” at the time .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ utilize technologies that do not yet exist , and penalize them if they don ’ t .
For this reason and others , the regulation became a subject of intense litigation causing further uncertainty for our power sector .
While we are still reviewing the final rule and its implications , the rule does offer fossil plants greater compliance flexibility , which I support , ” Sen. Joe Manchin ( D-WV ) said .
While liberals use the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to shred the Constitution and let dangerous criminals out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually help the American people .

President Trump Orders Massive Regulatory Freeze to Help Economy During Coronavirus Pandemic
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to provide regulatory relief for businesses that have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump told his administration members while he was signing the order that it “gives you tremendous power to cut regulation.” The order pertains to “instructing federal agencies to use any and all authority to waive, suspend and eliminate unnecessary regulations that impede economic recovery.”
Trump made it clear when he signed the executive order that he hopes this regulatory relief becomes permanent.
“And we want to leave it that way,” he said as he put his signature down on the paper.
Trump has made axing the administrative state, meaning the massive federal bureaucracy that strangles economic growth, a constant priority throughout his tenure in the White House.
Big League Politics has reported on how Trump’s deregulation push has driven liberals up the wall:
President Donald Trump has rolled out his new coal deregulation plan, and it is causing frantic liberals to claim it is the end of the world. Vanity Fair released a hyperbolic article about Trump’s common sense plan to let the states decide their own carbon emissions policies. The article claims that this federalist plan to abide by the Constitution would cause thousands of deaths as well as an increase in diseases. “We’re on the right side of history,” Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler said to the New York Times, infuriating liberals even further. What has liberals really spooked is the inevitable court challenges to Trump’s Affordable Clean Energy rule. They are worried that the Supreme Court, bolstered by two conservative justices appointed by Trump, could set a precedent making it very difficult for future presidents to ever address their much-ballyhooed climate crisis. While liberals complain about these new policies from their ivory towers, the Senators from West Virginia are happy about the changes made by President Trump that will help the blue collar workers in their state. “Our emissions are on a downward slope and have been without a Clean Power Plan, and we’re going to keep moving towards that way regardless of what regulation we have in order because we know it’s better for the environment and the health of people,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) said. Even her Democratic counterpart has to admit that Trump’s policy is a step forward from the policies of his predecessor. “I never supported the CPP because it required coal plants to install emission controls that were not “commercially proven” at the time. It is unreasonable to ask power plants to utilize technologies that do not yet exist, and penalize them if they don’t. For this reason and others, the regulation became a subject of intense litigation causing further uncertainty for our power sector. While we are still reviewing the final rule and its implications, the rule does offer fossil plants greater compliance flexibility, which I support,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said.
While liberals use the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to shred the Constitution and let dangerous criminals out of jail, Trump makes power moves that actually help the American people.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-20--Judge Forcing Mail-in Voting in Texas In Coronavirus Court Case Ruling

A federal judge is mandating that Texas provide a mail-in ballot option for every voter in the state , citing the threat of the coronavirus pandemic to radically expand the electoral practice .
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is vowing to appeal U.S. District Judge Fred Biery ’ s ruling , which came in response to a suit filed by the Texas Democratic Party .
Election integrity advocates have warned of the use of pervasive , novel mail-in voting programs , arguing that the introduction of such a nationwide practice would represent a nightmare scenario for voter fraud .
Biery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday , requires the state to make a mail-in ballot available to anyone who “ seeks to vote by mail to avoid transmission of the virus.
” Currently , mail-in voting in Texas is largely limited to those 65 or older or those with a “ sickness or physical condition ” that prevents voting in person , in effect making the most vulnerable and at-risk populations in the state already eligible for mail-in voting .
Trending : New Police Video Emerges of ‘ Jogger ’ Ahmaud Arbery Apprehended for Allegedly Stealing a Television @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his appeal of the ruling , stating that the mandated mail-in voting “ ignores the evidence and disregards well-established law.
” Biery claims that other state ’ s mail-in-voting programs are free of fraud and abuse ( despite prolific evidence for the widespread practice of ballot harvesting ) , although it ’ s hard to imagine how mail-in voting is going to be implemented in secure fashion when forced upon state and county officials by a single judge .
take our poll - story continues below Texas Governor Greg Abbott has confirmed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end up at the Supreme Court .
“ Here ’ s the important deal , and that is we want people to vote based upon our current laws , ” he said in response to the ruling .
“ We want them to be able to vote safely , and we want to do so in the way that does the most to reduce any potential fraud .
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Judge Forcing Mail-in Voting in Texas In Coronavirus Court Case Ruling
A federal judge is mandating that Texas provide a mail-in ballot option for every voter in the state, citing the threat of the coronavirus pandemic to radically expand the electoral practice. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is vowing to appeal U.S. District Judge Fred Biery’s ruling, which came in response to a suit filed by the Texas Democratic Party.
Election integrity advocates have warned of the use of pervasive, novel mail-in voting programs, arguing that the introduction of such a nationwide practice would represent a nightmare scenario for voter fraud.
Biery’s ruling, which was issued Tuesday, requires the state to make a mail-in ballot available to anyone who “seeks to vote by mail to avoid transmission of the virus.” Currently, mail-in voting in Texas is largely limited to those 65 or older or those with a “sickness or physical condition” that prevents voting in person, in effect making the most vulnerable and at-risk populations in the state already eligible for mail-in voting.
Attorney General Paxton was quick to announce his appeal of the ruling, stating that the mandated mail-in voting “ignores the evidence and disregards well-established law.” Biery claims that other state’s mail-in-voting programs are free of fraud and abuse(despite prolific evidence for the widespread practice of ballot harvesting), although it’s hard to imagine how mail-in voting is going to be implemented in secure fashion when forced upon state and county officials by a single judge.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has confirmed that he expects the mail-in ballot lawsuit to end up at the Supreme Court. “Here’s the important deal, and that is we want people to vote based upon our current laws,” he said in response to the ruling. “We want them to be able to vote safely, and we want to do so in the way that does the most to reduce any potential fraud.”


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-19--Michael Flynn’s Legal Team Files Brief to Remove Judge Prolonging Trial After Charges Dropped

The legal team for retired three-star Army general and former White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn is filing a brief to remove Judge Emmet Sullivan from Flynn ’ s process crimes trial .
Sullivan is prolonging the trial after the Department of Justice dropped charges of lying to the FBI against Flynn , citing new revelations of misconduct exposing the investigation into the Trump administration official as little more than a fishing operation .
Judge Sullivan has refused to order a cessation to Flynn ’ s federal trial , a highly unusual move by a judge in a situation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its prosecution of the decorated veteran .
The judge has essentially taken on the role of prosecutor , prolonging the trial to allow partisan liberal legal groups to file complaints regarding the outcome of the trial .
Sullivan is also considering holding Flynn in contempt of court for having changed his original guilty plea to not guilty after more than a year of court proceedings .
Trending : New Police Video Emerges of ‘ Jogger ’ Ahmaud Arbery Apprehended for Allegedly Stealing a Television As a result , Flynn lawyer Sidney Powell has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Judge Sullivan ’ s replacement and the immediate termination of court proceedings that are typically associated with the dismissal of criminal charges by the prosecution .
Powell is pointing to questionable conduct on the part of the Democratic-affiliated federal judge , including a bizarre and outlandish description of Flynn as having “ sold out his country ” for forgetting the contents of his negotiations with Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak during a fishing interview with the FBI .
take our poll - story continues below Powell cites precedent establishing that “ the government has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Criminal Procedure ] to extinguish a case that it has brought , ” reminding the court system that powers of the prosecution rest with the appropriate federal authorities , not judges .
It ’ s time for the malicious witch hunt prosecution of a decorated American patriot to come to an end .

Michael Flynn’s Legal Team Files Brief to Remove Judge Prolonging Trial After Charges Dropped
The legal team for retired three-star Army general and former White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn is filing a brief to remove Judge Emmet Sullivan from Flynn’s process crimes trial. Sullivan is prolonging the trial after the Department of Justice dropped charges of lying to the FBI against Flynn, citing new revelations of misconduct exposing the investigation into the Trump administration official as little more than a fishing operation.
Judge Sullivan has refused to order a cessation to Flynn’s federal trial, a highly unusual move by a judge in a situation where the Department of Justice has withdrawn its prosecution of the decorated veteran. The judge has essentially taken on the role of prosecutor, prolonging the trial to allow partisan liberal legal groups to file complaints regarding the outcome of the trial.
Sullivan is also considering holding Flynn in contempt of court for having changed his original guilty plea to not guilty after more than a year of court proceedings.
As a result, Flynn lawyer Sidney Powell has filed an emergency writ of mandamus seeking Judge Sullivan’s replacement and the immediate termination of court proceedings that are typically associated with the dismissal of criminal charges by the prosecution. Powell is pointing to questionable conduct on the part of the Democratic-affiliated federal judge, including a bizarre and outlandish description of Flynn as having “sold out his country” for forgetting the contents of his negotiations with Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak during a fishing interview with the FBI.
Powell cites precedent establishing that “the government has near-absolute power under [the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure] to extinguish a case that it has brought,” reminding the court system that powers of the prosecution rest with the appropriate federal authorities, not judges.
It’s time for the malicious witch hunt prosecution of a decorated American patriot to come to an end.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-20--Justice Department and State Attorneys Will Likely File Antitrust Lawsuits Against Google

According to the FBI and the Department of Justice , the Saudi gunman who murdered three U.S. service members during an attack at a Navy air station in Florida last December had “ significant ties ” to Al-Qaeda , alluding to evidence gathered from iPhones the FBI was able to unlock after repeated attempts over the course of several months .
The gunman , 21-year-old Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani , is a Saudi national who was training at Naval Air Station Pensacola .
He attacked a classroom on December 6 , 2019 and killed three and wounded eight other people before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a press conference on Monday 18 .
2020 , Attorney General William Barr said the FBI was able to access Alshamrani ’ s iPhones , which the murderer attempted to destroy during the attack .
“ The FBI finally succeeded in unlocking Alshamrani ’ s phones .
The phones contain information previously unknown to us that definitively establishes Alshamrani ’ s significant ties to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula — not only before the attack , but before he even arrived in the United States , ” Barr stated , making reference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Yemen , known as AQAP .
The group announced that they were responsible for the attack back in February .
take our poll - story continues below iPhone data is encrypted , and the phones are designed in a way that only the owner can unlock the device if it ’ s protected with a passcode .
Neither Barr nor Wray explained how the FBI was ultimately able to access the phones four months following the attack .
Barr said the Justice Department and President Donald Trump asked Apple for help in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the company “ would not help us unlock the phones.
” “ There ’ s a lot we can ’ t do at this point that we could have done , months ago , ” Wray continued .
Barr remarked that the effort to access the phones “ took over four months and large sums of taxpayer dollars to obtain evidence that should have been easily and quickly accessible when we obtained court orders.
” In a statement later on May 18 , Apple recounted that it gave the FBI information “ just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ included account details , transaction data and iCloud backups .
The company claimed it doesn ’ t keep users ’ passcodes and doesn ’ t have the ability to unlock protected devices , while stressing its opposition to the creation of a so-called “ backdoor ” that lets law enforcement access encrypted data .
“ It is because we take our responsibility to national security so seriously that we do not believe in the creation of a backdoor — one which will make every device vulnerable to bad actors who threaten our national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ customers , ” the Apple statement declared .
“ There is no such thing as a backdoor just for the good guys , and the American people do not have to choose between weakening encryption and effective investigations.
” Wray stated that the evidence “ shows that the Pensacola attack was actually the brutal culmination of years of planning and preparation by a longtime AQAP associate.
” Barr said that the information gathered from Alshamrani ’ s devices supplied intelligence that was crucial in a recent strike on an AQAP leader in Yemen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alshamrani ’ s phones did not disclose any imminent threats in the U.S. , but said the investigation will continue .
“ It ’ s important that Americans not get complacent because the threat is real , it ’ s still here and we ’ re determined to thwart it , ” Wray stated .
In January , Barr said that the shooting was a terrorist act but that Alshamrani acted alone .
Alshamrani was part of a U.S. program to train members of the Royal Saudi Air Force .
After the shooting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an earlier Justice Department investigation , 21 Saudi trainees were discovered possessing “ derogatory material ” which included jihadist or anti-American material on their social media profiles and were sent back to the kingdom .

Justice Department and State Attorneys Will Likely File Antitrust Lawsuits Against Google
The Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general will likely file antitrust lawsuits against Alphabet Inc.’s Google.
According to people close to this affair, they are also planning litigation against the tech giant.
The Justice Department has plans on bringing the case forward as soon as this summer.
Several state attorneys general such as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will likely file the lawsuit in the fall. The primary focus in these lawsuits are on Google’s online advertising business. The Wall Street Journal noted the following: The company owns the dominant tool at every link in the complex chain between online publishers and advertisers. The Justice Department likewise is making Google’s ad technology one of its points of emphasis. But it is also focusing more broadly on concerns that Google uses its dominant search business to stifle competition, people familiar with the matter said. Despite the Wuhan virus pandemic making work complicated for the Justice Department, Attorney General William Barr has allocated significant resources into the Google investigation and continues to place it as a top priority. Barr told The Wall Street Journal in March that he wanted the Justice Department to make a final decision this summer. “I’m hoping that we bring it to fruition early summer,” Barr said during the time. “And by fruition I mean, decision time.” Paxton said the pandemic was not preventing his office from pursuing further action. “We’ve issued [civil subpoenas] to Google and impacted third parties. We hope to have the investigation wrapped up by fall,” Paxton declared in a statement. “If we determine that filing is merited we will go to court soon after that.” “We continue to engage with the ongoing investigations led by the Department of Justice and Attorney General Paxton, and we don’t have any updates or comments on speculation. Our focus is firmly on providing services that help consumers, support thousands of businesses and enable increased choice and competition,” a Google spokeswoman stated.
Google is one of the arms of the Big Tech estate that enforces the managerial state’s political correctness agenda.
An investigation into its practices will shine a lot of light on how it manipulates public opinion.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-20--New Jersey Governor: State Won’t Return to “New Normal” Until Vaccine

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is warning that his state isn ’ t going to adjust to what he ’ s calling a “ new normal ” until the scientific community develops a working vaccine for coronavirus .
Murphy laid out his prediction for his state in a Facebook post on Monday .
“ Until a proven vaccine is widely available , we can not firmly enter the ‘ new normal , ’ when life will once again return to all our workplaces , downtowns , and main streets , ” the Democratic governor warned .
Trending : New Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arbery Apprehended for Allegedly Stealing a Television Governor Murphy ’ s insistence on the development of a vaccine to return to full normalcy is a reaching requirement .
There ’ s no reason to confidently assume that medical researchers are going to develop a vaccine for the virus anytime soon .
None of the other coronavirus known to infect humans have vaccines .
The 2002 SARS outbreak , a disease related to COVID-19 , drew considerable attention from the medical and scientific community , and a vaccine was never developed .
take our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is in the process of a phased reopening that resembles the strategy utilized by other blue states with serious outbreaks of the disease .
The state is approaching a stage 2 of its reopening plan , which allows reopening of “ safeguarded restaurants with outdoor seating , limited personal care , and possibly indoor dining , museums , and libraries , all with significantly reduced capacity.
” California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has also stated that he doesn ’ t see his state going back to normal without the development of a working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going back to normal , ” he said during a a May 5 press briefing .
“ It ’ s a new normal with adaptations and modifications , until we get to immunity and a vaccine.
” President Trump , however , has made it clear that the country will eventually have to plan to return to normalcy without the development of a totally hypothetical vaccine .
Democratic governors hoping for an eternal cessation of everyday life may find their wishes negated by the will of a public wearing thin on patience .

New Jersey Governor: State Won’t Return to “New Normal” Until Vaccine
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is warning that his state isn’t going to adjust to what he’s calling a “new normal” until the scientific community develops a working vaccine for coronavirus.
Murphy laid out his prediction for his state in a Facebook post on Monday.
“Until a proven vaccine is widely available, we cannot firmly enter the ‘new normal,’ when life will once again return to all our workplaces, downtowns, and main streets,” the Democratic governor warned.
Governor Murphy’s insistence on the development of a vaccine to return to full normalcy is a reaching requirement. There’s no reason to confidently assume that medical researchers are going to develop a vaccine for the virus anytime soon. None of the other coronavirus known to infect humans have vaccines. The 2002 SARS outbreak, a disease related to COVID-19, drew considerable attention from the medical and scientific community, and a vaccine was never developed.
New Jersey is in the process of a phased reopening that resembles the strategy utilized by other blue states with serious outbreaks of the disease. The state is approaching a stage 2 of its reopening plan, which allows reopening of “safeguarded restaurants with outdoor seating, limited personal care, and possibly indoor dining, museums, and libraries, all with significantly reduced capacity.”
California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has also stated that he doesn’t see his state going back to normal without the development of a working vaccine. “We’re not going back to normal,” he said during a a May 5 press briefing. “It’s a new normal with adaptations and modifications, until we get to immunity and a vaccine.” President Trump, however, has made it clear that the country will eventually have to plan to return to normalcy without the development of a totally hypothetical vaccine.
Democratic governors hoping for an eternal cessation of everyday life may find their wishes negated by the will of a public wearing thin on patience.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-20--Saudi Murderer in Florida Air Base Had Close Ties to Al-Qaeda

According to the FBI and the Department of Justice , the Saudi gunman who murdered three U.S. service members during an attack at a Navy air station in Florida last December had “ significant ties ” to Al-Qaeda , alluding to evidence gathered from iPhones the FBI was able to unlock after repeated attempts over the course of several months .
The gunman , 21-year-old Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani , is a Saudi national who was training at Naval Air Station Pensacola .
He attacked a classroom on December 6 , 2019 and killed three and wounded eight other people before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a press conference on Monday 18 .
2020 , Attorney General William Barr said the FBI was able to access Alshamrani ’ s iPhones , which the murderer attempted to destroy during the attack .
Trending : New Police Video Emerges of ‘ Jogger ’ Ahmaud Arbery Apprehended for Allegedly Stealing a Television “ The FBI finally succeeded in unlocking Alshamrani ’ s phones .
The phones contain information previously unknown to us that definitively establishes Alshamrani ’ s significant ties to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula — not only before the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the United States , ” Barr stated , making reference to the terrorist group ’ s affiliate in Yemen , known as AQAP .
The group announced that they were responsible for the attack back in February .
take our poll - story continues below iPhone data is encrypted , and the phones are designed in a way that only the owner can unlock the device if it ’ s protected with a passcode .
Neither Barr nor Wray explained how the FBI was ultimately able to access the phones four months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Justice Department and President Donald Trump asked Apple for help in obtaining access to the devices , but the company “ would not help us unlock the phones.
” “ There ’ s a lot we can ’ t do at this point that we could have done , months ago , ” Wray continued .
Barr remarked that the effort to access the phones “ took over four months and large sums of taxpayer dollars to obtain evidence that should have been easily and quickly accessible when we obtained court orders.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Apple recounted that it gave the FBI information “ just hours after the attack , ” which included account details , transaction data and iCloud backups .
The company claimed it doesn ’ t keep users ’ passcodes and doesn ’ t have the ability to unlock protected devices , while stressing its opposition to the creation of a so-called “ backdoor ” that lets law enforcement access encrypted data .
“ It is because we take our responsibility to national security so seriously that we do not believe in the creation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make every device vulnerable to bad actors who threaten our national security and the data security of our customers , ” the Apple statement declared .
“ There is no such thing as a backdoor just for the good guys , and the American people do not have to choose between weakening encryption and effective investigations.
” Wray stated that the evidence “ shows that the Pensacola attack was actually the brutal culmination of years of planning and preparation by a longtime AQAP associate.
” Barr said that the information gathered from Alshamrani @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crucial in a recent strike on an AQAP leader in Yemen .
Wray declared that the evidence from Alshamrani ’ s phones did not disclose any imminent threats in the U.S. , but said the investigation will continue .
“ It ’ s important that Americans not get complacent because the threat is real , it ’ s still here and we ’ re determined to thwart it , ” Wray stated .
In January , Barr said that the shooting was a terrorist act but that Alshamrani acted alone .
Alshamrani was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members of the Royal Saudi Air Force .
After the shooting , the program was suspended .
In an earlier Justice Department investigation , 21 Saudi trainees were discovered possessing “ derogatory material ” which included jihadist or anti-American material on their social media profiles and were sent back to the kingdom .

Saudi Murderer in Florida Air Base Had Close Ties to Al-Qaeda
According to the FBI and the Department of Justice, the Saudi gunman who murdered three U.S. service members during an attack at a Navy air station in Florida last December had “significant ties” to Al-Qaeda, alluding to evidence gathered from iPhones the FBI was able to unlock after repeated attempts over the course of several months.
The gunman, 21-year-old Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, is a Saudi national who was training at Naval Air Station Pensacola. He attacked a classroom on December 6, 2019 and killed three and wounded eight other people before he was shot and killed.
During a press conference on Monday 18. 2020, Attorney General William Barr said the FBI was able to access Alshamrani’s iPhones, which the murderer attempted to destroy during the attack.
“The FBI finally succeeded in unlocking Alshamrani’s phones. The phones contain information previously unknown to us that definitively establishes Alshamrani’s significant ties to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula — not only before the attack, but before he even arrived in the United States,” Barr stated, making reference to the terrorist group’s affiliate in Yemen, known as AQAP. The group announced that they were responsible for the attack back in February.
iPhone data is encrypted, and the phones are designed in a way that only the owner can unlock the device if it’s protected with a passcode. Neither Barr nor Wray explained how the FBI was ultimately able to access the phones four months following the attack. Barr said the Justice Department and President Donald Trump asked Apple for help in obtaining access to the devices, but the company “would not help us unlock the phones.”
“There’s a lot we can’t do at this point that we could have done, months ago,” Wray continued. Barr remarked that the effort to access the phones “took over four months and large sums of taxpayer dollars to obtain evidence that should have been easily and quickly accessible when we obtained court orders.”
In a statement later on May 18, Apple recounted that it gave the FBI information “just hours after the attack,” which included account details, transaction data and iCloud backups. The company claimed it doesn’t keep users’ passcodes and doesn’t have the ability to unlock protected devices, while stressing its opposition to the creation of a so-called “backdoor” that lets law enforcement access encrypted data.
“It is because we take our responsibility to national security so seriously that we do not believe in the creation of a backdoor — one which will make every device vulnerable to bad actors who threaten our national security and the data security of our customers,” the Apple statement declared. “There is no such thing as a backdoor just for the good guys, and the American people do not have to choose between weakening encryption and effective investigations.”
Wray stated that the evidence “shows that the Pensacola attack was actually the brutal culmination of years of planning and preparation by a longtime AQAP associate.”
Barr said that the information gathered from Alshamrani’s devices supplied intelligence that was crucial in a recent strike on an AQAP leader in Yemen.
Wray declared that the evidence from Alshamrani’s phones did not disclose any imminent threats in the U.S., but said the investigation will continue. “It’s important that Americans not get complacent because the threat is real, it’s still here and we’re determined to thwart it,” Wray stated.
In January, Barr said that the shooting was a terrorist act but that Alshamrani acted alone.
Alshamrani was part of a U.S. program to train members of the Royal Saudi Air Force. After the shooting, the program was suspended. In an earlier Justice Department investigation, 21 Saudi trainees were discovered possessing “derogatory material” which included jihadist or anti-American material on their social media profiles and were sent back to the kingdom.