thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-30--Lots More Rioting, Looting & Civil Unrest As Economy Continues To Crumble

What we have been witnessing on the streets of Minneapolis is just the beginning .
Our nation is so deeply divided , and a large portion of the population is losing faith in the basic institutions that govern our society .
Personally , I don ’ t know how anyone can watch the video of what happened to George Floyd without having an emotional reaction .
Police brutality has been a massive problem in the United States for many years , and it has gotten to the point where most of the country no longer has faith in the police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not helping their cause by burning down the communities that they are supposedly defending .
And after causing so much chaos on Wednesday night , protesters were back in the streets of Minneapolis on Thursday… Protests and , in some cases , violence , continued Thursday in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd , a black man who died in police custody after a white officer pinned him to the ground under his knee .
Hundreds of protesters flooded Minneapolis streets Thursday evening for a march through downtown .
Traffic was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for up to four blocks .
Protesters shouted “ I can ’ t breathe ” and “ no justice , no peace ; prosecute the police ” as volunteer marshals in highlighter-colored vests directed traffic .
Sadly , this is just a small preview of what is coming to major cities all over America .
If you think that these riots about police brutality are intense , just wait until the economic riots start .
We are moving into a time when millions upon millions of Americans will become increasingly desperate as we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ depression .
On Thursday , we learned that another 2.1 million Americans filed initial claims for unemployment benefits last week… This was the 10th week in a row when the number of new claims for unemployment benefits has been above 2 million .
As I keep reminding my readers , prior to this year the highest that number had ever been for a single week was 695,000 in 1982 .
So even after so many catastrophic weeks in a row , we are still at a level that is approximately three times higher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 40.8 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits over the past 10 weeks .
That is the greatest spike in unemployment in all of U.S. history by a very wide margin , and it means that more than one-fourth of all the jobs in the United States have already been wiped out .
But for now , the impact of those job losses has been cushioned by the extremely generous $ 600 a week unemployment bonuses that the federal government has been handing out , but those benefits are set to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those benefits are not extended we will see a massive national temper tantrum , and right now President Trump and Republican leaders in the Senate do not plan to extend them .
We shall see what happens , but we may soon have tens of millions of very angry unemployed Americans that are unable to pay their bills anymore .
And with each passing day , more bad economic news just keeps rolling in .
We just learned that orders for durable goods were down 19.4 percent on a year over year basis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learned that pending home sales were down 34.6 percent in April compared to the same month a year ago .
As I discussed yesterday , we are watching a full-blown economic collapse begin to unfold , and the fact that many U.S. states are starting to “ reopen for business ” is not going to stop the momentum that has now been created .
During the first few weeks of the pandemic , there was just a trickle of major bankruptcies , but now that trickle has become a flood… In the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was just a trickle : companies like Alaskan airline Ravn Air pushed into bankruptcy as travel came to a halt and markets collapsed .
But the financial distress wrought by the shutdowns only deepened , producing what is now a wave of insolvencies washing through America ’ s corporations .
In May alone , some 27 companies reporting at least $ 50 million in liabilities sought court protection from creditors — the highest number since the Great Recession .
They range from well-known U.S. mainstays such as J.C. Penney Co. and J .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Airlines Group SA and Avianca Holdings , their business decimated as travelers stayed put .
And we are watching store closings occur at a rate that we have never seen before in our entire history .
At this point , Coresight Research is projecting that about 25,000 stores will permanently close by the end of this calendar year… So much anger was building up all over America during the “ good years ” , and now this new economic depression is going to make things much , much worse .
When there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t even provide the basics for their families , we are going to see frustration on a scale that is unlike anything we have ever witnessed before .
So please take careful note of what is happening in the streets of Minneapolis right now , because that is what the future is going to look like in all of our major cities .

What we have been witnessing on the streets of Minneapolis is just the beginning. Our nation is so deeply divided, and a large portion of the population is losing faith in the basic institutions that govern our society. Personally, I don’t know how anyone can watch the video of what happened to George Floyd without having an emotional reaction. Police brutality has been a massive problem in the United States for many years, and it has gotten to the point where most of the country no longer has faith in the police. Of course, the rioters are not helping their cause by burning down the communities that they are supposedly defending. And after causing so much chaos on Wednesday night, protesters were back in the streets of Minneapolis on Thursday…
Protests and, in some cases, violence, continued Thursday in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody after a white officer pinned him to the ground under his knee. Hundreds of protesters flooded Minneapolis streets Thursday evening for a march through downtown. Traffic was halted as a crowd of people stretched for up to four blocks. Protesters shouted “I can’t breathe” and “no justice, no peace; prosecute the police” as volunteer marshals in highlighter-colored vests directed traffic.
Sadly, this is just a small preview of what is coming to major cities all over America.
If you think that these riots about police brutality are intense, just wait until the economic riots start.
We are moving into a time when millions upon millions of Americans will become increasingly desperate as we plunge even deeper into a new economic depression. On Thursday, we learned that another 2.1 million Americans filed initial claims for unemployment benefits last week…
First-time claims for unemployment benefits totaled 2.1 million last week, the lowest total since the coronavirus crisis began though indicative that a historically high number of Americans remain separated from their jobs. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for 2.05 million. The total represented a decrease of 323,000 from the previous week’s upwardly revised 2.438 million.
This was the 10th week in a row when the number of new claims for unemployment benefits has been above 2 million.
As I keep reminding my readers, prior to this year the highest that number had ever been for a single week was 695,000 in 1982.
So even after so many catastrophic weeks in a row, we are still at a level that is approximately three times higher than that old record.
Overall, 40.8 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits over the past 10 weeks. That is the greatest spike in unemployment in all of U.S. history by a very wide margin, and it means that more than one-fourth of all the jobs in the United States have already been wiped out.
But for now, the impact of those job losses has been cushioned by the extremely generous $600 a week unemployment bonuses that the federal government has been handing out, but those benefits are set to expire at the end of July…
Right now, many are able to take advantage of an additional $600 a week in unemployment benefits provided by the federal government on top of each state’s standard jobless benefit. But that benefit is set to expire at the end of July if Congress does not pass another stimulus bill to extend benefits.
If those benefits are not extended we will see a massive national temper tantrum, and right now President Trump and Republican leaders in the Senate do not plan to extend them.
We shall see what happens, but we may soon have tens of millions of very angry unemployed Americans that are unable to pay their bills anymore.
And with each passing day, more bad economic news just keeps rolling in. We just learned that orders for durable goods were down 19.4 percent on a year over year basis last month, and we also just learned that pending home sales were down 34.6 percent in April compared to the same month a year ago.
As I discussed yesterday, we are watching a full-blown economic collapse begin to unfold, and the fact that many U.S. states are starting to “reopen for business” is not going to stop the momentum that has now been created.
During the first few weeks of the pandemic, there was just a trickle of major bankruptcies, but now that trickle has become a flood…
In the first few weeks of the pandemic, it was just a trickle: companies like Alaskan airline Ravn Air pushed into bankruptcy as travel came to a halt and markets collapsed. But the financial distress wrought by the shutdowns only deepened, producing what is now a wave of insolvencies washing through America’s corporations. In May alone, some 27 companies reporting at least $50 million in liabilities sought court protection from creditors — the highest number since the Great Recession. They range from well-known U.S. mainstays such as J.C. Penney Co. and J. Crew Group Inc. to air carriers Latam Airlines Group SA and Avianca Holdings, their business decimated as travelers stayed put.
And we are watching store closings occur at a rate that we have never seen before in our entire history.
At this point, Coresight Research is projecting that about 25,000 stores will permanently close by the end of this calendar year…
Coresight Research, which tracks retail openings and closings, has upped its projected store closures for 2020 from 8,000 at the beginning of the year to 15,000 at the beginning of March to about 25,000 now. “That’s unlike anything the industry has ever seen,” Coresight CEO and founder Deborah Weinswig said. “It’s the speed with which it’s all happening which has been a little surprising.”
So much anger was building up all over America during the “good years”, and now this new economic depression is going to make things much, much worse.
When there are no jobs available and people can’t even provide the basics for their families, we are going to see frustration on a scale that is unlike anything we have ever witnessed before.
So please take careful note of what is happening in the streets of Minneapolis right now, because that is what the future is going to look like in all of our major cities.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-30--Supreme Court Rules 5-4 Against California Church That Challenged Governor’s Unconstitutional Limits

Supreme Court Rules 5-4 Against California Church That Challenged Governor’s Unconstitutional Limits On In-Person Services

The late-night , 5-4 decision allows the state to enforce some restrictions on religious gatherings WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision rejected a California church ’ s request to set aside public-health orders capping attendance at services , issuing opinions shortly before midnight Friday .
The decision revealed sharp differences between Chief Justice John Roberts , who joined liberal justices in the majority , and other conservatives over the response to Covid-19 .
The South Bay United Pentecostal Church , in Chula Vista , Calif. , contended that the caps , to 25 % of capacity or a maximum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because some secular businesses , such as supermarkets , factories and restaurants , weren ’ t held to similar limits .
With many Christian clergy determined to hold Pentecost services on Sunday , the church ’ s brief warned that enforcing such public-health orders held the “ potential for widespread civil unrest.
” The brief quoted President Trump ’ s statement last weekthat “ I will override the governors ” if they fail to lift limits on in-person religious services .
State and county officials countered that their orders placed fewer restrictions on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , such as concerts , sporting events and theatrical performances , which currently may not be held at all .
“ Labor in manufacturing facilities , warehouses , and offices does not typically involve large numbers of people singing or reading aloud together in the same place , in close proximity to one another , for an extended duration , ” the state ’ s brief said , “ which increases the danger that infected individuals will project respiratory droplets that contain the virus.
” Lower courts rejected the church ’ s challenge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an opinion issued alongside the midnight order , Chief Justice Roberts appeared incredulous that the charge of religious discrimination could be entertained .
Gov .
Gavin Newsom ’ s executive order “ aims to limit the spread of Covid-19 , a novel severe acute respiratory illness that has killed thousands of people in California and more than 100,000 nationwide .
At this time , there is no known cure , no effective treatment , and no vaccine , ” Chief Justice Roberts wrote , noting that asymptomatic carriers “ may unwittingly infect others.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ other gatherings , the order “ exempts or treats more leniently only dissimilar activities , such as operating grocery stores , banks , and laundromats , in which people neither congregate in large groups nor remain in close proximity for extended periods , ” the chief justice wrote .
“ The precise question of when restrictions on particular social activities should be lifted during the pandemic is a dynamic and fact-intensive matter subject to reasonable disagreement , ” he wrote , but the Constitution principally assigns such judgments “ to the politically accountable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infringement of constitutional rights , state officials “ should not be subject to second-guessing by an ‘ unelected federal judiciary , ’ which lacks the background , competence , and expertise to assess public health and is not accountable to the people , ” he wrote .
In the California case , “ the notion that it is ‘ indisputably clear ’ that the Government ’ s limitations are unconstitutional seems quite improbable , ” he wrote .
Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg , Stephen Breyer , Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan joined him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statements .
Justice Kavanaugh , joined by Justices Thomas and Gorsuch , issued an opinion rejecting California ’ s distinction between in-person religious services and retail businesses .
“ California undoubtedly has a compelling interest in combating the spread of Covid-19 and protecting the health of its citizens , ” he wrote , but it failed to justify the attendance limits for in-person religious services when a “ litany of other secular businesses…are not subject to an occupancy cap.
” “ Assuming all of the same precautions are taken , why can someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but not a pew ?
And why can someone safely interact with a brave deliverywoman but not with a stoic minister ?
” he wrote .
Unless the state imposed the same occupancy limits across the board , Justice Kavanaugh argued , the public-health order violated the First Amendment right to free exercise of religion .
Otherwise , he said , “ the Church would suffer irreparable harm from not being able to hold services on Pentecost Sunday in a way that comparable secular businesses and persons can conduct their activities .
”

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts joined liberal justices in the majority.
John Roberts is a disgrace.
The late-night, 5-4 decision allows the state to enforce some restrictions on religious gatherings
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision rejected a California church’s request to set aside public-health orders capping attendance at services, issuing opinions shortly before midnight Friday.
The decision revealed sharp differences between Chief Justice John Roberts, who joined liberal justices in the majority, and other conservatives over the response to Covid-19.
The South Bay United Pentecostal Church, in Chula Vista, Calif., contended that the caps, to 25% of capacity or a maximum of 100 persons, discriminate against religion because some secular businesses, such as supermarkets, factories and restaurants, weren’t held to similar limits. With many Christian clergy determined to hold Pentecost services on Sunday, the church’s brief warned that enforcing such public-health orders held the “potential for widespread civil unrest.” The brief quoted President Trump’s statement last weekthat “I will override the governors” if they fail to lift limits on in-person religious services.
State and county officials countered that their orders placed fewer restrictions on in-person religious services than other mass-audience activities, such as concerts, sporting events and theatrical performances, which currently may not be held at all. “Labor in manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and offices does not typically involve large numbers of people singing or reading aloud together in the same place, in close proximity to one another, for an extended duration,” the state’s brief said, “which increases the danger that infected individuals will project respiratory droplets that contain the virus.”
Lower courts rejected the church’s challenge to the public-health orders, and in an opinion issued alongside the midnight order, Chief Justice Roberts appeared incredulous that the charge of religious discrimination could be entertained.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order “aims to limit the spread of Covid-19, a novel severe acute respiratory illness that has killed thousands of people in California and more than 100,000 nationwide. At this time, there is no known cure, no effective treatment, and no vaccine,” Chief Justice Roberts wrote, noting that asymptomatic carriers “may unwittingly infect others.”
While churches faced fewer restrictions than other gatherings, the order “exempts or treats more leniently only dissimilar activities, such as operating grocery stores, banks, and laundromats, in which people neither congregate in large groups nor remain in close proximity for extended periods,” the chief justice wrote.
“The precise question of when restrictions on particular social activities should be lifted during the pandemic is a dynamic and fact-intensive matter subject to reasonable disagreement,” he wrote, but the Constitution principally assigns such judgments “to the politically accountable officials of the States.”
Absent clear infringement of constitutional rights, state officials “should not be subject to second-guessing by an ‘unelected federal judiciary,’ which lacks the background, competence, and expertise to assess public health and is not accountable to the people,” he wrote.
In the California case, “the notion that it is ‘indisputably clear’ that the Government’s limitations are unconstitutional seems quite improbable,” he wrote.
Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan joined him in the majority, but issued no statements.
Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh dissented.
Justice Kavanaugh, joined by Justices Thomas and Gorsuch, issued an opinion rejecting California’s distinction between in-person religious services and retail businesses.
“California undoubtedly has a compelling interest in combating the spread of Covid-19 and protecting the health of its citizens,” he wrote, but it failed to justify the attendance limits for in-person religious services when a “litany of other secular businesses…are not subject to an occupancy cap.”
“Assuming all of the same precautions are taken, why can someone safely walk down a grocery store aisle but not a pew? And why can someone safely interact with a brave deliverywoman but not with a stoic minister?” he wrote. Unless the state imposed the same occupancy limits across the board, Justice Kavanaugh argued, the public-health order violated the First Amendment right to free exercise of religion.
Otherwise, he said, “the Church would suffer irreparable harm from not being able to hold services on Pentecost Sunday in a way that comparable secular businesses and persons can conduct their activities.”
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-31--Stores In South Haven Michigan Defy Tyrannical Governor’s Orders & Open Businesses

We are finally seeing a massive pushback against the tyrannical government .
People are getting tired of living under the boot of authoritarianism , and are disobeying the commands of politicians .
Politicians are just humans , and as such , have no power unless they are willing to violence to enforce their will .
That ’ s where law enforcement comes in .
But fortunate , we are finally seeing people get off their knees and stop bowing to the ruling class .
Instead , they are doing what we suggested weeks ago : stop asking permission and live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were born as .
People in South Haven , Michigan have finally stood up .
Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer ’ s latest shutdown extension , which was ordered without the support of the state legislature , has Michigan locked down through June 12th .
Her self-declared state of emergency for Michigan got pushed back to June 19th , according to WBCK .
People in Michigan have decided to disobey her and begin to live their lives again .
As she extended the lockdowns , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse than the flu .
Politicians seem upset that regular people are beginning to put 2 and 2 together to come up with 4 all on their own .
Residents of South Haven have finally had enough .
And they are not alone .
People all over this country are figuring out that they don ’ t need the government , it needs them .
As this becomes widely known , more people will be willing to stand up and look their master in the eye as they break their own chains .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ wrong ” to disobey a politician or police officer , consider this : are they not just humans like you and me ?
What gives them the right to take away your rights ?
How many votes are required to enslave you ?
Why are they considered more equal than the rest of us ?
“ When tyranny becomes law , rebellion becomes duty.
” -often attributed to Thomas Jefferson .
“ The thing worse than the rebellion is the thing that causes the rebellion.
” –Frederick Douglas It ’ s past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of slavery and wipe it off the globe .
Humans were not meant to be ruled or governed .
Humans are not the property of the state .
Humans are not tax cattle to be used and abused from cradle to grave .
Humans are free .
Humans are sovereign .
Humans own themselves .

We are finally seeing a massive pushback against the tyrannical government. People are getting tired of living under the boot of authoritarianism, and are disobeying the commands of politicians.
Politicians are just humans, and as such, have no power unless they are willing to violence to enforce their will. That’s where law enforcement comes in. But fortunate, we are finally seeing people get off their knees and stop bowing to the ruling class. Instead, they are doing what we suggested weeks ago: stop asking permission and live like the free sovereign human being you were born as. People in South Haven, Michigan have finally stood up.
Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s latest shutdown extension, which was ordered without the support of the state legislature, has Michigan locked down through June 12th. Her self-declared state of emergency for Michigan got pushed back to June 19th, according to WBCK. People in Michigan have decided to disobey her and begin to live their lives again.
Pretty much every shop on South Haven's Phoenix Avenue is open for business. One owner tells me they all decided together to open. Consensus was risk of blow back for violating executive order worth keeping businesses alive. @wwmtnews pic.twitter.com/aKqG7SNPGe — Sam Knef (@SamWWMT) May 23, 2020
As she extended the lockdowns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the mortality rate of COVID-19 is no worse than the flu. Politicians seem upset that regular people are beginning to put 2 and 2 together to come up with 4 all on their own.
Residents of South Haven have finally had enough. And they are not alone.
People all over this country are figuring out that they don’t need the government, it needs them. As this becomes widely known, more people will be willing to stand up and look their master in the eye as they break their own chains.
For those who think it’s “wrong” to disobey a politician or police officer, consider this: are they not just humans like you and me? What gives them the right to take away your rights? How many votes are required to enslave you? Why are they considered more equal than the rest of us?
“When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.” -often attributed to Thomas Jefferson.
“The thing worse than the rebellion is the thing that causes the rebellion.” –Frederick Douglas
It’s past time to permanently abolish the last form of slavery and wipe it off the globe. Humans were not meant to be ruled or governed. Humans are not the property of the state. Humans are not tax cattle to be used and abused from cradle to grave. Humans are free. Humans are sovereign. Humans own themselves.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-31--When Lies Rule: Justice Kavanaugh, School Choice & Ties Back To The Common Core Machine Through Pres

When Lies Rule: Justice Kavanaugh, School Choice & Ties Back To The Common Core Machine Through President Bush

Anti Fed Ed Warriors , we ’ ve heard , down through the ages , many phrases about truth and freedom .
Many times these two words are combined in what we read , see , and , hear .
Other times the truth we ’ re told isn ’ t really the truth at all , but a manipulation with a hidden agenda lurking close by .
ESAs ( Education Savings Accounts ) are one such example .
The advertised ‘ truth ’ is these taxpayer-funded bank accounts will give parents total freedom to help educate their child as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the real truth is that these bank accounts track purchases .
Purchases which can show compliance with the State ’ s system , or , show an unacceptable purchase and be denied .
Many Anti Common Core Warriors ( aka : Anti Fed Ed Warriors ) have spent much time and research into how badly we ’ ve been lied to about ESAs .
Education Savings Accounts have other names , depending on where you live .
Here on my blog , I ’ ve published many articles about how the federal government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money for ‘ Freedom Scholarships ’ , which are in reality , ESAs .
Vouchers , tax credits , and Coverdell Accounts are other names used for ESAs .
So , where ’ s the root of the lie behind ESAs ?
In ESSA ( Every Student Succeeds Act ) .
Between the mandate for all education to be aligned to the same thing ( page 17 ) , there ’ s the PfS ( Pay for Success System ) which was also mandated .
This is where the ESAs come in .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ contribute to .
These trails all lead to workforce based alignment so that your education of ‘ choice ’ leads to some sort of job skill .
These trails are tied to SIBs ( Social Impact Bonds ) and blockchain systems .
These SIBs and Blockchains are meant to control you , not to help you be free .
Warriors , if you ’ ve not heard the Supreme Court will be ruling anytime between now and late June 2020 on the case “ Espinoza vs Montana Dept .
of Revenue ” .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a parent ’ s choice to use an ESA for a religious school program .
Montana is one of the Blaine Amendment States .
Montana also offers parents a $ 150 tax credit toward education expenses but has denied them in this particular court case .
Blaine Amendments were created to force separation in education , especially when the Catholic immigrants were coming to America in the 1800s .
In the Espinoza vs MT Dept .
of Revenue case , it ’ s being claimed that the age old law is appliable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of religious school or program it is .
The problem is that 39 States have some sort of separation between schools and religion , depending on their level of interpretation of Blaine Amendments .
Ten States have no type of Blaine Amendment at all .
So exactly what IS the problem the Supreme Court needs to rule on ?
Use of public funds for religious ( often , private ) education .
Because there ’ s a federal level to the Blaine Amendments AND different levels of interpretation at the State level , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s no easy to find .
Thus , the Supreme Court must define that line .
The Supreme Court has already ruled on Blaine Amendments and education before .
This research paper published by Harvard gives an excellent breakdown of the State level Blaine definitions , the federal aspect , and , how an 1800s law is in the way of ‘ school choice ’ .
All that said , the fact that ‘ school choice ’ is before the Supreme Court is a really big problem .
Why ?
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Justice Kavanaugh .
The Justice has defended Jeb Bush ( 2000 ) .
As we know it is Jeb Bush who is the main funder of the Yellow Scarves and School Choice Week .
It ’ s also the fact that President Trump nominated Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Justice AND that Trump is in full support of ESAs ( Those billions in ‘ freedom scholarships ’ ) .
How else is there a problem ?
The fallacy of school choice could be rubber-stamped as ‘ constitutional ’ by the highest Court in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Every Student Succeeds Act ) is NOT constitutional .
So how can you have constitutionally okayed funding for what isn ’ t constitutional OR binding to federal laws already on the books ?
Warriors , we also need to remember that the HSLDA ( Homeschool Legal Defense Assoc . )
has joined forces with Jeb Bush ’ s School Choice fallacy campaign .
Below is an image I created for Twitter showing the words from page 17 of ESSA and how it destroyed true school choice .
Something Bush , HSLDA , DeVos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ted Cruz or Rep. Andy Biggs will not acknowledge .
Related Resources : 1 ) From 2016 , the Federalist Society article on Blaine Amendments and ‘ school choice ’ .
2 ) From 2017 , The Supreme Court blog ’ s account of the Trinity Case cited in both the Harvard publication and the Federalist Society ’ s .
3 ) From 2018 , the Education Next article about Colorado , Blaine Amendments , and , ESAs .
4 ) In 2004 , this article showed how anti-catholicism was still being used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) The 74 ’ s article on Justice Kavanaugh before he was approved shows the Bush connection .
6 ) The Forbes article on Kavanaugh .
7 ) The NEA timeline on the Justice .
8 ) From 2017 , Kavanaugh ’ s own words from a speech he gave praising his judicial heroes .
One , was Justice Rehnquist .
On page 12 and 13 , look for the mention of religion and education .
Don ’ t miss the first 3 pages where Kavanaugh expresses his admiration for the U.S. Constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Guardian and Open Secrets worked together to uncover the dark money trail to groups who pushed Brett Kavanaugh as one of the top picks for the Supreme Court .
The money trail goes through the Koch Brothers , too .
We know , as Anti Fed Ed Warriors , that the Koch Brothers are a big part of the CCSS Machine .
Warriors , given the current COVID-19 restructure of all education being conducted at home , don ’ t be surprised if and when the Supreme Court rules in favor of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there are bills in Congress right now which will amend the IRS tax codes for ESAs , vouchers , freedom scholarships , and , tax credits to be expanded to included on-line learning .
Can you see the connections ?
I can .
On May 20 , 2020 , this excerpt from my article on the topic , “ S 1425 from Sen. Rand Paul will amend the IRS tax code where Coverdell Accounts ( ESAs , Education Savings Accounts ) are concerned .
The ESAs are a favorite lie of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May 13 , 2020.
” Lastly , the CARES Act and HEROES Act also come into play .
Watch for how and if the Supreme Court uses either .
Haven ’ t we been lied to enough ?
To be ruled in lies is our reality , will it be our future , too ?

Anti Fed Ed Warriors, we’ve heard, down through the ages, many phrases about truth and freedom. Many times these two words are combined in what we read, see, and, hear.
Other times the truth we’re told isn’t really the truth at all, but a manipulation with a hidden agenda lurking close by.
ESAs (Education Savings Accounts) are one such example. The advertised ‘truth’ is these taxpayer-funded bank accounts will give parents total freedom to help educate their child as they best see fit. However, the real truth is that these bank accounts track purchases. Purchases which can show compliance with the State’s system, or, show an unacceptable purchase and be denied.
Many Anti Common Core Warriors (aka: Anti Fed Ed Warriors) have spent much time and research into how badly we’ve been lied to about ESAs. Education Savings Accounts have other names, depending on where you live.
Here on my blog, I’ve published many articles about how the federal government is planning on spending billions of our money for ‘Freedom Scholarships’, which are in reality, ESAs. Vouchers, tax credits, and Coverdell Accounts are other names used for ESAs.
So, where’s the root of the lie behind ESAs? In ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act). Between the mandate for all education to be aligned to the same thing (page 17), there’s the PfS (Pay for Success System) which was also mandated.
This is where the ESAs come in. Then, the massive data trails ESAs contribute to. These trails all lead to workforce based alignment so that your education of ‘choice’ leads to some sort of job skill. These trails are tied to SIBs (Social Impact Bonds) and blockchain systems. These SIBs and Blockchains are meant to control you, not to help you be free.
Enter The Supreme Court:
Warriors, if you’ve not heard the Supreme Court will be ruling anytime between now and late June 2020 on the case “Espinoza vs Montana Dept. of Revenue”. At the heart of this case centers on a parent’s choice to use an ESA for a religious school program. Montana is one of the Blaine Amendment States. Montana also offers parents a $150 tax credit toward education expenses but has denied them in this particular court case.
Blaine Amendments were created to force separation in education, especially when the Catholic immigrants were coming to America in the 1800s. In the Espinoza vs MT Dept. of Revenue case, it’s being claimed that the age old law is appliable and is used no matter what type of religious school or program it is.
The problem is that 39 States have some sort of separation between schools and religion, depending on their level of interpretation of Blaine Amendments. Ten States have no type of Blaine Amendment at all. So exactly what IS the problem the Supreme Court needs to rule on? Use of public funds for religious (often, private) education. Because there’s a federal level to the Blaine Amendments AND different levels of interpretation at the State level, there’s a very fine line that’s no easy to find. Thus, the Supreme Court must define that line.
The Supreme Court has already ruled on Blaine Amendments and education before. This research paper published by Harvard gives an excellent breakdown of the State level Blaine definitions, the federal aspect, and, how an 1800s law is in the way of ‘school choice’.
All that said, the fact that ‘school choice’ is before the Supreme Court is a really big problem. Why? One of the biggest ESA/school choice voices is Justice Kavanaugh. The Justice has defended Jeb Bush (2000). As we know it is Jeb Bush who is the main funder of the Yellow Scarves and School Choice Week. It’s also the fact that President Trump nominated Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Justice AND that Trump is in full support of ESAs (Those billions in ‘freedom scholarships’).
How else is there a problem? The fallacy of school choice could be rubber-stamped as ‘constitutional’ by the highest Court in the land. BUT, ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) is NOT constitutional. So how can you have constitutionally okayed funding for what isn’t constitutional OR binding to federal laws already on the books?
Warriors, we also need to remember that the HSLDA (Homeschool Legal Defense Assoc.) has joined forces with Jeb Bush’s School Choice fallacy campaign. Below is an image I created for Twitter showing the words from page 17 of ESSA and how it destroyed true school choice. Something Bush, HSLDA, DeVos, Trump, and folks like Sen. Ted Cruz or Rep. Andy Biggs will not acknowledge.
Related Resources:
1) From 2016, the Federalist Society article on Blaine Amendments and ‘school choice’.
2) From 2017, The Supreme Court blog’s account of the Trinity Case cited in both the Harvard publication and the Federalist Society’s.
3) From 2018, the Education Next article about Colorado, Blaine Amendments, and, ESAs.
4) In 2004, this article showed how anti-catholicism was still being used in education via Blaine Amendments.
5) The 74’s article on Justice Kavanaugh before he was approved shows the Bush connection.
6) The Forbes article on Kavanaugh.
7) The NEA timeline on the Justice.
8) From 2017, Kavanaugh’s own words from a speech he gave praising his judicial heroes. One, was Justice Rehnquist. On page 12 and 13, look for the mention of religion and education. Don’t miss the first 3 pages where Kavanaugh expresses his admiration for the U.S. Constitution.
9) Earlier this year, the Guardian and Open Secrets worked together to uncover the dark money trail to groups who pushed Brett Kavanaugh as one of the top picks for the Supreme Court. The money trail goes through the Koch Brothers, too. We know, as Anti Fed Ed Warriors, that the Koch Brothers are a big part of the CCSS Machine.
Closing:
Warriors, given the current COVID-19 restructure of all education being conducted at home, don’t be surprised if and when the Supreme Court rules in favor of the uses for ESAs. After all, there are bills in Congress right now which will amend the IRS tax codes for ESAs, vouchers, freedom scholarships, and, tax credits to be expanded to included on-line learning. Can you see the connections? I can.
On May 20, 2020, this excerpt from my article on the topic, “S 1425 from Sen. Rand Paul will amend the IRS tax code where Coverdell Accounts (ESAs, Education Savings Accounts)are concerned. The ESAs are a favorite lie of the CCSS Machine. This Bill was introduced May 13, 2020.”
Lastly, the CARES Act and HEROES Act also come into play. Watch for how and if the Supreme Court uses either.
Haven’t we been lied to enough? To be ruled in lies is our reality, will it be our future, too?
Article posted with permission from Lynne Taylor


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-31--While Minneapolis Looting Is Denounced By Media, They Are Silent About The Looting Of The American P

While Minneapolis Looting Is Denounced By Media , They Are Silent About The Looting Of The American People As Billionaires Reap Record Profits From Taxpayer-Funded Bailouts The extrajudicial killing of African-American man George Floyd by Police Officer Derek Chauvin sparked a storm of protests both in Minneapolis and across the country .
These have included large peaceful demonstrations , but also arson , destruction of property and looting .
Police have abandoned multiple precincts in the face of overwhelming popular rage .
The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. consistently argued that looting is the language of the unheard and oppressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , many in the establishment , particularly on the right , have not interpreted the events as such , and appear scandalized by them .
Fox News host Tucker Carlson condemned the uprising as “ a form of tyranny ” and “ oppression.
” Referring to the suffocation of George Floyd , Carlson said police brutality was “ bad ; ” “ But none of it was nearly as bad as what you just saw .
The indiscriminate use of violence by mobs is a threat to every American , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be done .
President Trump was even more forthright , suggesting that the National Guard be sent in to open fire on “ thugs ” and “ looters.
” “ When the looting starts , the shooting starts , ” he tweeted from both his personal and White House accounts .
Yet a new and updated report from the Institute for Policy Studies ( IPS ) reveals that the looting in Minneapolis pales into insignificance compared with the enormous wealth American ’ s billionaire class has managed to accrue during the pandemic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown first began , the group calculates that billionaires have increased their wealth by $ 485 billion – equal to 16.5 percent .
This half-trillion-dollar rise , for Chuck Collins , Director of the IPS ’ Program on Inequality and the Common Good , is something close to looting the whole economy .
“ The wealthy are economically distancing from the rest of society .
Worse , some are pandemic profiteering , looting government stimulus programs and taking advantage of market monopolies , ” he told MintPress News .
The enormous explosion in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has caused the economy to collapse , businesses to close , and demand to dwindle , is down in no small part to the passing of the Coronavirus Aid , Relief and Economic Security ( CARES ) Act , one of the greatest upwards transfers in wealth in history .
While the bill , passed in late March , includes a check of up to $ 1,200 for most Americans , the vast majority of the benefits go to the ultra-wealthy .
A report from the Joint Committee on Taxation ( JCT ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that almost 82 percent of the tax breaks and other financial benefits go to those already earning over $ 1 million per year .
In contrast , less than three percent will go to the great majority who earn under $ 100,000 annually .
The loopholes around capital gains tax will especially benefit the richest few hundred Americans .
The JCT also projects that the tax cut will add almost $ 170 billion to the deficit over the next ten years .
Some of the biggest winners in the last few weeks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CEO Jeff Bezos ( up over $ 34 billion in two months ) , Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg ( up over $ 25 billion ) and Microsoft ’ s Bill Gates , who increased his already enormous fortune by $ 8 billion .
Meanwhile , Elon Musk , whose California Tesla car plant was closed for months , has seen his net worth increase by almost 50 percent , to over $ 36 billion .
Even in the last week , America ’ s billionaires ’ fortunes have increased by $ 50 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has surged to over 40 million , and food banks across the country are inundated with customers desperate for anything they can get .
Around one-third of renters in the United States failed to pay their rent in April and May .
“ When the wealth of billionaires surges at the same time that tens of millions lose their lives and livelihoods , it undermines the solidarity required for us to puhttps : //twitter.com/peterdaou/status/1265961192910139394ll together and help one another during a pandemic , ” Collins added .
While many among the elite may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level looting in Minneapolis , the enormous siphoning off of public funds to further enrich billionaires has gone largely unnoticed .
A mountain of sociological studies on wealth inequality have shown that it has a corrosive effect on social cohesion , with the more unequal a society gets , the less likely people are to see themselves as participants in a community , viewing others as threats .
More unequal societies also commonly favor more repressive policing tactics like the ones seen in Minneapolis this week .
Although many might not realize it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the petty looting by protestors in Minneapolis might have more in common than first meets the eye .

While Minneapolis Looting Is Denounced By Media, They Are Silent About The Looting Of The American People As Billionaires Reap Record Profits From Taxpayer-Funded Bailouts
The extrajudicial killing of African-American man George Floyd by Police Officer Derek Chauvin sparked a storm of protests both in Minneapolis and across the country. These have included large peaceful demonstrations, but also arson, destruction of property and looting. Police have abandoned multiple precincts in the face of overwhelming popular rage.
The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. consistently argued that looting is the language of the unheard and oppressed, a physical manifestation of their marginalization. However, many in the establishment, particularly on the right, have not interpreted the events as such, and appear scandalized by them.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson condemned the uprising as “a form of tyranny” and “oppression.” Referring to the suffocation of George Floyd, Carlson said police brutality was “bad;” “But none of it was nearly as bad as what you just saw. The indiscriminate use of violence by mobs is a threat to every American,” he said, calling for something to be done. President Trump was even more forthright, suggesting that the National Guard be sent in to open fire on “thugs” and “looters.” “When the looting starts, the shooting starts,” he tweeted from both his personal and White House accounts.
the president has just tweeted his support for using live fire on protesters in minneapolis pic.twitter.com/wkUv77MFka — molly conger (@socialistdogmom) May 29, 2020
Yet a new and updated report from the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) reveals that the looting in Minneapolis pales into insignificance compared with the enormous wealth American’s billionaire class has managed to accrue during the pandemic. In the ten weeks since the nationwide lockdown first began, the group calculates that billionaires have increased their wealth by $485 billion – equal to 16.5 percent. This half-trillion-dollar rise, for Chuck Collins, Director of the IPS’ Program on Inequality and the Common Good, is something close to looting the whole economy.
“The wealthy are economically distancing from the rest of society. Worse, some are pandemic profiteering, looting government stimulus programs and taking advantage of market monopolies,” he told MintPress News.
The enormous explosion in wealth, even amidst a pandemic that has caused the economy to collapse, businesses to close, and demand to dwindle, is down in no small part to the passing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, one of the greatest upwards transfers in wealth in history. While the bill, passed in late March, includes a check of up to $1,200 for most Americans, the vast majority of the benefits go to the ultra-wealthy.
A report from the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), a nonpartisan congressional body, found that almost 82 percent of the tax breaks and other financial benefits go to those already earning over $1 million per year. In contrast, less than three percent will go to the great majority who earn under $100,000 annually. The loopholes around capital gains tax will especially benefit the richest few hundred Americans. The JCT also projects that the tax cut will add almost $170 billion to the deficit over the next ten years.
Some of the biggest winners in the last few weeks, according to the IPS, include Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (up over $34 billion in two months), Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg (up over $25 billion) and Microsoft’s Bill Gates, who increased his already enormous fortune by $8 billion. Meanwhile, Elon Musk, whose California Tesla car plant was closed for months, has seen his net worth increase by almost 50 percent, to over $36 billion. Even in the last week, America’s billionaires’ fortunes have increased by $50 billion.
At the same time, unemployment has surged to over 40 million, and food banks across the country are inundated with customers desperate for anything they can get. Around one-third of renters in the United States failed to pay their rent in April and May.
“When the wealth of billionaires surges at the same time that tens of millions lose their lives and livelihoods, it undermines the solidarity required for us to puhttps://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/1265961192910139394ll together and help one another during a pandemic,” Collins added.
While many among the elite may be aghast at the scenes of low level looting in Minneapolis, the enormous siphoning off of public funds to further enrich billionaires has gone largely unnoticed. A mountain of sociological studies on wealth inequality have shown that it has a corrosive effect on social cohesion, with the more unequal a society gets, the less likely people are to see themselves as participants in a community, viewing others as threats. More unequal societies also commonly favor more repressive policing tactics like the ones seen in Minneapolis this week. Although many might not realize it, the enormous looting by billionaires and the petty looting by protestors in Minneapolis might have more in common than first meets the eye.
Article posted with permission from MintPress News


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-31--Killer Cop Derek Chauvin’s Wife, Mrs. Minnesota, Files For Divorce After He Murdered George Floyd

Former Mrs. Minnesota , Kellie Chauvin , the wife of killer cop Derek Chauvin , has filed for divorce following her husband ’ s brutal and cold-hearted murder of George Floyd earlier this week .
A week that saw Derek Chauvin play a disturbing role in the death of unarmed black man George Floyd has ended with the cop behind bars and now facing divorce proceedings as his wife seeks to have their marriage dissolved .
Lawyers for Kellie Chauvin have announced that the former Mrs. Minnesota has filed for divorce from the ex-police officer who was her husband for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Sekula Law Offices said that the pageant queen is “ devastated ” by Floyd ’ s death and her “ utmost sympathy ” lies with his family , loved ones , and “ everyone who is grieving this tragedy.
” “ While Ms Chauvin has no children from her current marriage , she respectfully requests that her children , her elder parents , and her extended family be given safety and privacy during this difficult time , ” the statement added .
The only mention of Derek Chauvin in the statement was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the dissolution of their marriage .
Chauvin was fired from the Minneapolis police earlier this week after video of him and three other officers arresting Floyd became public .
In the disturbing footage , Chauvin can be seen kneeling on Floyd ’ s neck as the African-American man says he can ’ t breathe .
Floyd died in custody .
After days of protests in Minnesota and around the US , local authorities announced on Friday that Chauvin had been charged with third degree murder and manslaughter .
Kellie Chauvin won the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ represented the state in the national round of the beauty pageant the following year .
In a 2018 local newspaper interview , the realtor described her husband as a “ softie.
” “ He ’ s such a gentleman .
He still opens the door for me , still puts my coat on for me .
After my divorce , I had a list of must-haves if I were ever to be in a relationship , and he fit all of them , ” she told the Pioneer Press .

Former Mrs. Minnesota, Kellie Chauvin, the wife of killer cop Derek Chauvin, has filed for divorce following her husband’s brutal and cold-hearted murder of George Floyd earlier this week.
RT reports:
A week that saw Derek Chauvin play a disturbing role in the death of unarmed black man George Floyd has ended with the cop behind bars and now facing divorce proceedings as his wife seeks to have their marriage dissolved.
Lawyers for Kellie Chauvin have announced that the former Mrs. Minnesota has filed for divorce from the ex-police officer who was her husband for around a decade.
In a statement, Sekula Law Offices said that the pageant queen is “devastated” by Floyd’s death and her “utmost sympathy” lies with his family, loved ones, and “everyone who is grieving this tragedy.”
“While Ms Chauvin has no children from her current marriage, she respectfully requests that her children, her elder parents, and her extended family be given safety and privacy during this difficult time,” the statement added.
The only mention of Derek Chauvin in the statement was to note that his wife has filed for the dissolution of their marriage.
Chauvin was fired from the Minneapolis police earlier this week after video of him and three other officers arresting Floyd became public. In the disturbing footage, Chauvin can be seen kneeling on Floyd’s neck as the African-American man says he can’t breathe. Floyd died in custody.
After days of protests in Minnesota and around the US, local authorities announced on Friday that Chauvin had been charged with third degree murder and manslaughter.
Kellie Chauvin won the Mrs. Minnesota contest in October 2018 and represented the state in the national round of the beauty pageant the following year. In a 2018 local newspaper interview, the realtor described her husband as a “softie.”
“He’s such a gentleman. He still opens the door for me, still puts my coat on for me. After my divorce, I had a list of must-haves if I were ever to be in a relationship, and he fit all of them,” she told the Pioneer Press.


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-01--The Shadow Cast – Is America Being Invaded By A Foreign Enemy?

The Shadow Cast – Is America Being Invaded By A Foreign Enemy ?
During the time of our Founders , it was clear who was threatening the life , liberty , and property of Americans .
When King George ’ s assaults on American liberties increased , American Richard Stockton sided with the Americans and was chosen as a delegate to the Continental Congress , where he signed the Declaration of Independence as a representative for New Jersey .
Stockton was then kidnapped from his home by neighbors who were Loyalists ( Americans who supported the King of England ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bed by night , stripped and plundered of his property ” and “ treated with the utmost rigor and indignity.
” He was placed in a notoriously brutal prison in the middle of winter and was denied even the basic necessities .
While imprisoned , Stockton ’ s library , papers and other property were burned or destroyed , and his farm was left desolate and inoperable .
As a result of his cruel treatment , Stockton died in 1781 , never getting to experience the national freedom for which he had sacrificed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ celebrated those like Stockton , who courageously faced America ’ s enemies .
Yet , I can ’ t help but wonder if this day of remembrance is being overshadowed by an invisible enemy ?
What if the present lockdowns , the mandates , the orders , the gross misuse of police powers , and everything that has ruined the livelihoods and trampled the liberties of millions of Americans was the result of a foreign invasion ?
James Wilson , who was a Founding Father , Declaration signer , and Supreme Court Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law loses its nature and its name… ” Suppose an enemy army invaded and occupied your state , enforcing house arrests along with inconsistent , arbitrary , and self-contradictory orders .
Would this alter your opinion of what is going on today ?
Would this alter your approach , your response ?
Would you be less apt to accept assertions that this is for your own good and for your safety ?
I would like to pose a simple yet potentially controversial question : Whose advice have the stalwart shutdown governors been following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the globalist agendas of the World Health Organization , aligned with internationalists like Fauci and Gates , and in collusion with other foreign governments ?
Make NO mistake , these organizations and systems of government are foreign to the American Constitution , American ideals and American principles , including the integrity of the American family and the sanctity of the House of God .
Under these foreign directives , in many instances , our healthcare has become essentially “ weaponized ” and has annihilated a once robust and efficient hospital system as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make that system possible .
If it looks like the enemy and destroys like the enemy and colludes with the enemy… .
well… I pray God blesses every American soldier , veteran , and citizen who exercises Patriotism against any and all enemies of America , for in the words of General Douglas MacArthur : “ No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
” Schedule an event or learn more about your Constitution with Jake MacAulay and the Institute on the Constitution and @ @ @ @ @

The Shadow Cast – Is America Being Invaded By A Foreign Enemy?
During the time of our Founders, it was clear who was threatening the life, liberty, and property of Americans.
For example:
When King George’s assaults on American liberties increased, American Richard Stockton sided with the Americans and was chosen as a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he signed the Declaration of Independence as a representative for New Jersey.
Stockton was then kidnapped from his home by neighbors who were Loyalists (Americans who supported the King of England). He was “dragged from his bed by night, stripped and plundered of his property” and “treated with the utmost rigor and indignity.” He was placed in a notoriously brutal prison in the middle of winter and was denied even the basic necessities.
While imprisoned, Stockton’s library, papers and other property were burned or destroyed, and his farm was left desolate and inoperable. As a result of his cruel treatment, Stockton died in 1781, never getting to experience the national freedom for which he had sacrificed so much.
On Memorial Day we celebrated those like Stockton, who courageously faced America’s enemies. Yet, I can’t help but wonder if this day of remembrance is being overshadowed by an invisible enemy?
What if the present lockdowns, the mandates, the orders, the gross misuse of police powers, and everything that has ruined the livelihoods and trampled the liberties of millions of Americans was the result of a foreign invasion?
James Wilson, who was a Founding Father, Declaration signer, and Supreme Court Justice, said, “Without liberty, law loses its nature and its name…”
Suppose an enemy army invaded and occupied your state, enforcing house arrests along with inconsistent, arbitrary, and self-contradictory orders.
Would this alter your opinion of what is going on today?
Would this alter your approach, your response?
Would you be less apt to accept assertions that this is for your own good and for your safety?
I would like to pose a simple yet potentially controversial question:
Whose advice have the stalwart shutdown governors been following?
The United States Constitution?
Their State constitutions?
Any American ideals?
Or have you noticed them following the globalist agendas of the World Health Organization, aligned with internationalists like Fauci and Gates, and in collusion with other foreign governments?
Make NO mistake, these organizations and systems of government are foreign to the American Constitution, American ideals and American principles, including the integrity of the American family and the sanctity of the House of God.
Under these foreign directives, in many instances, our healthcare has become essentially “weaponized” and has annihilated a once robust and efficient hospital system as well as a once robust economy that helped to make that system possible.
If it looks like the enemy and destroys like the enemy and colludes with the enemy…. well…
I pray God blesses every American soldier, veteran, and citizen who exercises Patriotism against any and all enemies of America, for in the words of General Douglas MacArthur:
“No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.”
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-01--The Minneapolis Disaster has Democrat Fingerprints All Over It

After leftist riots killed an African-American Federal Protective Service officer , caused severe injuries , destroyed businesses and vandalized churches and synagogues across Democrat cities , some difficult questions are being asked about what Democrat elected officials could have done to prevent this .
Mayor Bill de Blasio blamed President Trump for the violent riots that consumed New York City as well as many other cities across the country .
“ The President of the United States help create this atmosphere , ” he falsely claimed .
“ It doesn ’ t matter what your party affiliation is .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of President Trump , there ’ s been an uptick in tension and hatred and division.
” On MSNBC , Rep. Maxine Waters also argued that President Trump was to blame , “ He has disparaged blacks in so many ways .
All that stuff about loving blacks is so disingenuous .
Nobody believes that .
He ’ s such a liar .
He can not be trusted .
And yes , I think he has emboldened those who are racist .
He ’ s emboldened police officers to be nastier , tough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I believe all of that.
” Washington D.C. Mayor Bowser tweeted that she stands with the protesters besieging the White House , “ While he hides behind his fence afraid/alone , I stand w/ people peacefully exercising their First Amendment Right after the murder of # GeorgeFloyd & hundreds of years of institutional racism.
” Despite these false claims by Democrat politicians , the riots were and are purely a Democrat product .
The Democrats chose to support Black Lives Matter and to coddle Antifa .
Minnesota ’ s Attorney General Keith @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Antifa : The Anti-Fascist Handbook , touting it as “ the book that strikes fear in the heart of ” Trump .
Now Ellison has been tweeting conspiracy theories that blame the riots on “ white supremacists ” .
But , the only white supremacists on the scene are Democrats .
Minneapolis ’ last Republican mayor stepped down in 1974 .
While his city burned , Mayor Jacob Frey , a Biden supporter , attacked President Trump , whining , “ weakness is refusing to take responsibility for your own actions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ else in a time of crisis.
” That ’ s exactly what Frey and the Democrats have been doing in the face of the riots .
Frey , a former community organizer , had repeatedly tweeted support for the Black Lives Matter racist hate group that is carrying out much of the violence .
Instead of taking responsibility , Frey is blaming President Trump .
Chief Medaria Arradondo was handpicked by Frey ’ s predecessor as the city ’ s African-American police boss after the shooting of Justine Damond , an Australian woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a Somali Muslim officer .
Arradondo replaced Janee Harteau , the first female chief of the force .
Arradondo , like Harteau , came into office promising transformational change .
He had already sued the city for racial discrimination , winning a huge settlement , and had all the right buzzwords about diversity and equity .
“ I ’ m committed to making sure that when the history is written , we are on the right side of history , ” he declared at his first press conference , echoing Obama .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ whose watch the Floyd riots began .
This national nightmare came out of a deeply progressive city , under the administration of progressives , and happened under elected Democrat officials who embodied the progressive vision for America .
George Floyd and the resulting riots are entirely the work of their hands .
“ Why is the man who killed George Floyd not in jail ?
” Mayor Frey demanded .
“ We can not turn a blind eye , it is on us as leaders to see this for what it is and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s an odd question for the mayor of the city to ask .
In 2006 , Wayne Reyes had allegedly “ stabbed his girlfriend and a male friend ” and went on the run .
When police caught up to him , he stepped out of his vehicle with a shotgun , and police officers , including possibly Officer Derek Chauvin , the officer seen kneeling on Floyd in the viral video , fired .
As a number of outlets have noted , Senator Amy Klobuchar was , at the time still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already won her Senate race , and showed no interest in prosecuting the officers .
Klobuchar had served as the Hennepin County Attorney from 1998 through 2006 .
Officer Chauvin had been on the force since 1999 and was there for almost all of Klobuchar ’ s eight years on the job .
Michael Freeman , Klobuchar ’ s successor , is the son of the former Governor Orville Freeman , and has tried to run for his father ’ s old job .
After being elected to a sixth term , Freeman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ felons , decriminalizing marijuana , and other pro-crime policies popular with progressives .
Democrats could not have asked for a friendlier and more progressive prosecutor on the job .
Chauvin , has had a dozen conduct complaints filed against him , and was hit with a letter of reprimand , and all of this was going on while Chief Janee Harteau had built the most diverse team to head the Minneapolis Police whom , she described as , “ experienced , dedicated , professional and progressive and they share my core values.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that her assistant went on to head the University of Minnesota Police Department .
But all this progressivism failed its most basic test .
While the Minneapolis Police bosses were touting their progressive values to their DFL overlords , Freeman was talking about criminal justice reform , and Klobuchar was prepping a presidential bid , Chavin kept racking up complaints and no one was paying attention .
Not even the head of the force , who had come up through internal affairs , but wasn ’ t actually interested in running the police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Police , the same way that they had mismanaged Minneapolis .
Every time something happened , the leadership got a shakeup and became more diverse , but nothing meaningful was actually happening on the ground floor except new messaging .
Klobuchar and Freeman had seen the Hennepin County Attorney ’ s Office as a stepping stone to higher office .
And they spent their time virtue signaling to lefties , instead of actually doing their jobs .
The diverse leadership of the Minneapolis Police understood that they were there to provide cover after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their jobs , for incompetent DFL figures like Mayor Jacob Frey .
No one bothered with the nitty gritty attention to detail that ’ s the essence of managing any institution .
Everyone was too busy laying out grand progressive visions and looking for the next step up the ladder .
And now America is on fire and they ’ re blaming President Trump for creating the atmosphere .
Trump didn ’ t create the atmosphere in Minneapolis , New York , Los Angeles , or any other blue city .
Generations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Perazzo ’ s The New Shame of the Cities , fouled the civic air , tainted the cultural water , and have been happy enough to blame the riots on Republicans .
The Democrats created the atmosphere .
They spilled the gasoline , lit the match , and are still too busy signaling their virtues and blaming Republicans , to do the hard work of putting out their own flames .
Black Lives Matter and Antifa are their organizations .
The Minneapolis city authorities and the police force bosses are also their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work of the Democrats .
And with the pandemic fading , they dug into their old playbook and decided that it was time for a new crisis .
After locking down the country didn ’ t work , the Democrats decided to set it on fire instead .

After leftist riots killed an African-American Federal Protective Service officer, caused severe injuries, destroyed businesses and vandalized churches and synagogues across Democrat cities, some difficult questions are being asked about what Democrat elected officials could have done to prevent this.
Mayor Bill de Blasio blamed President Trump for the violent riots that consumed New York City as well as many other cities across the country. “The President of the United States help create this atmosphere,” he falsely claimed. “It doesn’t matter what your party affiliation is. It doesn’t matter what you think of President Trump, there’s been an uptick in tension and hatred and division.”
On MSNBC, Rep. Maxine Waters also argued that President Trump was to blame, “He has disparaged blacks in so many ways. All that stuff about loving blacks is so disingenuous. Nobody believes that. He’s such a liar. He cannot be trusted. And yes, I think he has emboldened those who are racist. He’s emboldened police officers to be nastier, tough, to do things like the chokehold. I believe all of that.”
Washington D.C. Mayor Bowser tweeted that she stands with the protesters besieging the White House, “While he hides behind his fence afraid/alone, I stand w/ people peacefully exercising their First Amendment Right after the murder of #GeorgeFloyd & hundreds of years of institutional racism.”
Despite these false claims by Democrat politicians, the riots were and are purely a Democrat product.
The Democrats chose to support Black Lives Matter and to coddle Antifa. Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison had previously posed with a copy of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, touting it as “the book that strikes fear in the heart of” Trump. Now Ellison has been tweeting conspiracy theories that blame the riots on “white supremacists”. But, the only white supremacists on the scene are Democrats.
Minneapolis’ last Republican mayor stepped down in 1974. While his city burned, Mayor Jacob Frey, a Biden supporter, attacked President Trump, whining, “weakness is refusing to take responsibility for your own actions, weakness is pointing your finger at someone else in a time of crisis.”
That’s exactly what Frey and the Democrats have been doing in the face of the riots. Frey, a former community organizer, had repeatedly tweeted support for the Black Lives Matter racist hate group that is carrying out much of the violence. Instead of taking responsibility, Frey is blaming President Trump.
Chief Medaria Arradondo was handpicked by Frey’s predecessor as the city’s African-American police boss after the shooting of Justine Damond, an Australian woman reporting a crime, by Mohammed Noor, a Somali Muslim officer. Arradondo replaced Janee Harteau, the first female chief of the force.
Arradondo, like Harteau, came into office promising transformational change. He had already sued the city for racial discrimination, winning a huge settlement, and had all the right buzzwords about diversity and equity.
“I’m committed to making sure that when the history is written, we are on the right side of history,” he declared at his first press conference, echoing Obama.
That’s the police force on whose watch the Floyd riots began.
This national nightmare came out of a deeply progressive city, under the administration of progressives, and happened under elected Democrat officials who embodied the progressive vision for America.
George Floyd and the resulting riots are entirely the work of their hands.
“Why is the man who killed George Floyd not in jail?” Mayor Frey demanded. “We cannot turn a blind eye, it is on us as leaders to see this for what it is and call it what it is.”
It’s an odd question for the mayor of the city to ask.
In 2006, Wayne Reyes had allegedly “stabbed his girlfriend and a male friend” and went on the run. When police caught up to him, he stepped out of his vehicle with a shotgun, and police officers, including possibly Officer Derek Chauvin, the officer seen kneeling on Floyd in the viral video, fired.
As a number of outlets have noted, Senator Amy Klobuchar was, at the time still the Hennepin County attorney, but had already won her Senate race, and showed no interest in prosecuting the officers.
Klobuchar had served as the Hennepin County Attorney from 1998 through 2006. Officer Chauvin had been on the force since 1999 and was there for almost all of Klobuchar’s eight years on the job. Michael Freeman, Klobuchar’s successor, is the son of the former Governor Orville Freeman, and has tried to run for his father’s old job. After being elected to a sixth term, Freeman promised to focus on voting rights for felons, decriminalizing marijuana, and other pro-crime policies popular with progressives.
Democrats could not have asked for a friendlier and more progressive prosecutor on the job.
Chauvin, has had a dozen conduct complaints filed against him, and was hit with a letter of reprimand, and all of this was going on while Chief Janee Harteau had built the most diverse team to head the Minneapolis Police whom, she described as, “experienced, dedicated, professional and progressive and they share my core values.” It was such a progressive leadership team that her assistant went on to head the University of Minnesota Police Department. But all this progressivism failed its most basic test.
While the Minneapolis Police bosses were touting their progressive values to their DFL overlords, Freeman was talking about criminal justice reform, and Klobuchar was prepping a presidential bid, Chavin kept racking up complaints and no one was paying attention. Not even the head of the force, who had come up through internal affairs, but wasn’t actually interested in running the police force.
Democrats had mismanaged the Minneapolis Police, the same way that they had mismanaged Minneapolis. Every time something happened, the leadership got a shakeup and became more diverse, but nothing meaningful was actually happening on the ground floor except new messaging.
Klobuchar and Freeman had seen the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office as a stepping stone to higher office. And they spent their time virtue signaling to lefties, instead of actually doing their jobs.
The diverse leadership of the Minneapolis Police understood that they were there to provide cover after each incident, even at the cost of their jobs, for incompetent DFL figures like Mayor Jacob Frey. No one bothered with the nitty gritty attention to detail that’s the essence of managing any institution. Everyone was too busy laying out grand progressive visions and looking for the next step up the ladder.
And now America is on fire and they’re blaming President Trump for creating the atmosphere.
Trump didn’t create the atmosphere in Minneapolis, New York, Los Angeles, or any other blue city. Generations of Democrat mayors, as chronicled in John Perazzo’s The New Shame of the Cities, fouled the civic air, tainted the cultural water, and have been happy enough to blame the riots on Republicans.
The Democrats created the atmosphere. They spilled the gasoline, lit the match, and are still too busy signaling their virtues and blaming Republicans, to do the hard work of putting out their own flames.
Black Lives Matter and Antifa are their organizations. The Minneapolis city authorities and the police force bosses are also their people. The atmosphere was the undiluted work of the Democrats. And with the pandemic fading, they dug into their old playbook and decided that it was time for a new crisis.
After locking down the country didn’t work, the Democrats decided to set it on fire instead.
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield