thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-26--2 Americas:  Report Shows How Mainstream Media Is Programming Divide In The US

Mainstream media outlets have been doing this for decades .
Even cable news channels have been doing it and people think that news outlets are either too biased or don ’ t have any bias .
I can tell you that every news outlet is biased , including this one .
We all have a worldview and that worldview is projected in the reporting of news .
In a recent report from Courthouse News , the comparison of how both Fox News and MSNBC reported on virtually the same event shows that they both are involved in not presenting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but are set on presenting their own particular bias .
“ Fox News At Night ” and the MSNBC ’ s “ The 11th Hour ” each started their Wednesday evening episodes talking about the Louisville protests , but the images chosen by each to illustrate the event stood in stark contrast to one another .
The protests that erupted Wednesday in Louisville and a number of other cities across the United States began in response to a Kentucky grand jury decision not to pursue murder charges against the three officers responsible for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers busted into Taylor ’ s home in the middle of the night under the auspices of serving a warrant .
Taylor ’ s startled boyfriend fired his gun and the officers returned fire , killing Taylor .
One of the officers , Brett Hankinson , was indicted on charges of wanton endangerment , a class D felony with a minimum sentence of one year , for firing his weapon into adjacent apartments .
During Wednesday ’ s protest , two on-duty Louisville police officers were shot .
Both are expected to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ version of the evening news gleefully played clips of protesters throwing objects at and fighting with the police .
The news program focused repeatedly on the burning piles of debris strewn throughout Louisville ’ s streets .
The picture the network wanted to paint came through clearly enough — it wasn ’ t a protest , it was a riot .
Compare that with MSNBC ’ s coverage , and one would be hard-pressed to believe it was the same event .
Its version showed crowds of completely peaceful demonstrators marching down the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sight .
A group of understandably angry , yet completely benign Americans exercising their right to peaceful assembly .
And that more or less set the tone for the rest of the evening ’ s broadcast .
Shannon Breem , host of “ Fox News At Night , ” started her show describing a standoff between police and protesters in Louisville complete with an FBI roadblock , while noting the demonstrators were flouting curfew .
She moved on to the fires and the shooting of the two officers before playing footage of protests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s generally peaceful , but unfortunately two police officers were shot here tonight , so overall , not a peaceful night in Louisville , ” said Matt Finn , a Fox News correspondent in the city .
Breem ’ s guests for the night were James Butts , mayor of Inglewood , California , and a former Santa Monica police chief , and Ted Williams , a former detective in Washington , D.C. Each man said the officers involved in the allegedly no-knock warrant raid on Taylor ’ s home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreed that the warrant , obtained months before the raid , was stale , should have been rescinded and was poorly served , neither guest believed the officers involved should have been charged with a crime .
“ This was not a situation that should have been resolved with charges .
They had a lawful warrant ; the officer was fired upon , ” Butts said .
“ With that said , there were a lot of mistakes made .
The charging of this one officer with reckless endangerment is just an appeasement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the charge is an appeasement.
” Williams added : “ Once they entered , meaning the officers , and if Kenneth Walker , the boyfriend of Ms. Taylor , fired upon them as we ’ ve been told by the attorney general , then they had a right to return fire .
If you shoot at the police , they ’ re going to shoot back at you.
” Both men also believe Hankinson , the sole officer involved to be charged with a crime , will be acquitted — a verdict that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later segment of Breem ’ s show detailed an oft-touted conspiracy involving Hunter Biden , son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden , alleging his father ’ s influence as vice president bought him a lucrative seat on the board of Ukrainian gas company Burisma .
Democrats have dismissed the Senate report which prompted the allegations as both a sham and a waste of tax dollars .
On MSNBC ’ s “ The 11th Hour , ” the nights ’ events took on a decidedly different tone .
Gone was the apocalyptic inuendo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
Ali Velshi , filling in for host Brian Williams , began the evening ’ s broadcast with a question : Has Trump made more money since becoming president than he would have as a private citizen ?
Velshi asked Dan Alexander , author of the book “ How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency Into a Business ” , who said it ’ s been a mixed bag .
Alexander said some of Trump ’ s properties have suffered as a result of his “ alienating half the country , ” while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long term 15-20-year deals not subject to the whims of the moment — have prospered .
According to Alexander , foreign governments and others seeking influence have been flocking to Trump properties while liberals have fled his golf clubs , so it ’ s a wash. MSNBC ’ s coverage of the Louisville protests differed greatly from that of Fox News as well .
MSNBC was far quicker to criticize the three officers responsible for killing Taylor , and far slower to condemn the protesters for expressing their outrage over her killing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ portray chaos .
No protesters battling with police in the streets .
No mayhem .
Velshi asked Philip Rucker , White House bureau chief for the Washington Post , what kind of picture the Trump administration is trying to paint of the protests .
“ I would fully expect that the president and the White House are going to try to play up what happened to those two officers in Louisville because it fits the narrative that they have been trying to present to the American people in the run up to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That these Black Lives Matter protests are somehow unruly and unsafe and endangering the lives of law enforcement.
” Two networks , two narratives .
Apt , since these days it feels like there are two Americas .
Remember , while some will use the term “ liberal ” to describe MSNBC and others will use the term “ conservative ” to describe Fox News , the reality is that both outlets are controlled with big corporate dollars , and they don ’ t have your best interest in mind , just their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bidding .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

Mainstream media outlets have been doing this for decades. Even cable news channels have been doing it and people think that news outlets are either too biased or don’t have any bias. I can tell you that every news outlet is biased, including this one. We all have a worldview and that worldview is projected in the reporting of news. In a recent report from Courthouse News, the comparison of how both Fox News and MSNBC reported on virtually the same event shows that they both are involved in not presenting the entirety of what actually takes place, but are set on presenting their own particular bias.
Here’s the report from Dustin Manduffie.
“Fox News At Night” and the MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour” each started their Wednesday evening episodes talking about the Louisville protests, but the images chosen by each to illustrate the event stood in stark contrast to one another.
The protests that erupted Wednesday in Louisville and a number of other cities across the United States began in response to a Kentucky grand jury decision not to pursue murder charges against the three officers responsible for the death of Breonna Taylor.
The officers busted into Taylor’s home in the middle of the night under the auspices of serving a warrant. Taylor’s startled boyfriend fired his gun and the officers returned fire, killing Taylor.
One of the officers, Brett Hankinson, was indicted on charges of wanton endangerment, a class D felony with a minimum sentence of one year, for firing his weapon into adjacent apartments.
During Wednesday’s protest, two on-duty Louisville police officers were shot. Both are expected to make a full recovery.
Fox’s version of the evening news gleefully played clips of protesters throwing objects at and fighting with the police. The news program focused repeatedly on the burning piles of debris strewn throughout Louisville’s streets. The picture the network wanted to paint came through clearly enough — it wasn’t a protest, it was a riot.
Compare that with MSNBC’s coverage, and one would be hard-pressed to believe it was the same event. Its version showed crowds of completely peaceful demonstrators marching down the same streets with nary a blaze in sight. A group of understandably angry, yet completely benign Americans exercising their right to peaceful assembly. And that more or less set the tone for the rest of the evening’s broadcast.
Shannon Breem, host of “Fox News At Night,” started her show describing a standoff between police and protesters in Louisville complete with an FBI roadblock, while noting the demonstrators were flouting curfew. She moved on to the fires and the shooting of the two officers before playing footage of protests in other cities.
“Right now, it’s generally peaceful, but unfortunately two police officers were shot here tonight, so overall, not a peaceful night in Louisville,” said Matt Finn, a Fox News correspondent in the city.
Breem’s guests for the night were James Butts, mayor of Inglewood, California, and a former Santa Monica police chief, and Ted Williams, a former detective in Washington, D.C. Each man said the officers involved in the allegedly no-knock warrant raid on Taylor’s home made several errors. While both men agreed that the warrant, obtained months before the raid, was stale, should have been rescinded and was poorly served, neither guest believed the officers involved should have been charged with a crime.
“This was not a situation that should have been resolved with charges. They had a lawful warrant; the officer was fired upon,” Butts said. “With that said, there were a lot of mistakes made. The charging of this one officer with reckless endangerment is just an appeasement. He should be fired, but the charge is an appeasement.”
Williams added: “Once they entered, meaning the officers, and if Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Ms. Taylor, fired upon them as we’ve been told by the attorney general, then they had a right to return fire. If you shoot at the police, they’re going to shoot back at you.”
Both men also believe Hankinson, the sole officer involved to be charged with a crime, will be acquitted — a verdict that will inevitably prompt further violence.
A later segment of Breem’s show detailed an oft-touted conspiracy involving Hunter Biden, son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, alleging his father’s influence as vice president bought him a lucrative seat on the board of Ukrainian gas company Burisma. Democrats have dismissed the Senate report which prompted the allegations as both a sham and a waste of tax dollars.
On MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour,” the nights’ events took on a decidedly different tone. Gone was the apocalyptic inuendo. In its place, President Donald Trump.
Ali Velshi, filling in for host Brian Williams, began the evening’s broadcast with a question: Has Trump made more money since becoming president than he would have as a private citizen?
Velshi asked Dan Alexander, author of the book “How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency Into a Business”, who said it’s been a mixed bag.
Alexander said some of Trump’s properties have suffered as a result of his “alienating half the country,” while his commercial leases — the kind of long term 15-20-year deals not subject to the whims of the moment — have prospered. According to Alexander, foreign governments and others seeking influence have been flocking to Trump properties while liberals have fled his golf clubs, so it’s a wash.
MSNBC’s coverage of the Louisville protests differed greatly from that of Fox News as well. MSNBC was far quicker to criticize the three officers responsible for killing Taylor, and far slower to condemn the protesters for expressing their outrage over her killing. There were no fiery images intended to portray chaos. No protesters battling with police in the streets. No mayhem.
Velshi asked Philip Rucker, White House bureau chief for the Washington Post, what kind of picture the Trump administration is trying to paint of the protests.
“I would fully expect that the president and the White House are going to try to play up what happened to those two officers in Louisville because it fits the narrative that they have been trying to present to the American people in the run up to the election,” said Rucker. “That these Black Lives Matter protests are somehow unruly and unsafe and endangering the lives of law enforcement.”
Two networks, two narratives. Apt, since these days it feels like there are two Americas.
Remember, while some will use the term “liberal” to describe MSNBC and others will use the term “conservative” to describe Fox News, the reality is that both outlets are controlled with big corporate dollars, and they don’t have your best interest in mind, just their bottom line and doing their masters’ bidding.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-26--California: Man Finds THOUSANDS of Unopened Ballots in Garbage Dumpster – Workers Quickly Try to Cov

California : Man Finds THOUSANDS of Unopened Ballots in Garbage Dumpster – Workers Quickly Try to Cover Them Up Editor note : While I agree with Geller that this is most definitely a Democrat strategy , the problem is the “ good guys , ” or Republicans , don ’ t bring justice in the matter .
They just point at it as to say , “ See ?
These are the bad guys vote for us !
” and never bring any justice .
In other words , by their inactions , they are accomplices .
So , both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to deceive the people while they advance an agenda .
EXCLUSIVE : California Man Finds THOUSANDS of What Appear to be Unopened Ballots in Garbage Dumpster — Workers Quickly Try to Cover Them Up — We are Working to Verify Last night we received these photos from a reader in California .
They appear to show hundreds of alleged unopened ballots in a garbage dumpster in California .
We are working to verify .
Big if true .
This is an exclusive from a Gateway Pundit reader in California .
Hey Gateway Pundit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interesting .
My dad found THOUSANDS of unopened ballots at the garbage dump in Petaluma , California , north of San Francisco .
My dad was throwing away some trash and saw them so he took some pictures .
He told a lady who worked at the dump about it and she claimed that the county dumped them there .
After my dad drove back around and saw the workers in the bin covering the ballots up with cardboard .
The guy crawling out of the dumpster in the green shirt worked there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

California: Man Finds THOUSANDS of Unopened Ballots in Garbage Dumpster – Workers Quickly Try to Cover Them Up
Editor note: While I agree with Geller that this is most definitely a Democrat strategy, the problem is the “good guys,” or Republicans, don’t bring justice in the matter. They just point at it as to say, “See? These are the bad guys vote for us!” and never bring any justice. In other words, by their inactions, they are accomplices. So, both parties work together in a WWE match to deceive the people while they advance an agenda.
Voter suppression – it defines the Democrat’s election strategy.
EXCLUSIVE: California Man Finds THOUSANDS of What Appear to be Unopened Ballots in Garbage Dumpster — Workers Quickly Try to Cover Them Up — We are Working to Verify
By Jim Hoft, September 25, 2020:
Last night we received these photos from a reader in California. They appear to show hundreds of alleged unopened ballots in a garbage dumpster in California. We are working to verify. Big if true.
This is an exclusive from a Gateway Pundit reader in California.
Hey Gateway Pundit,
I thought you might find this interesting. My dad found THOUSANDS of unopened ballots at the garbage dump in Petaluma, California, north of San Francisco.
Image 1:
Image 2:
From our reader:
My dad was throwing away some trash and saw them so he took some pictures. He told a lady who worked at the dump about it and she claimed that the county dumped them there. After my dad drove back around and saw the workers in the bin covering the ballots up with cardboard.
Image 3:
The guy crawling out of the dumpster in the green shirt worked there. He was covering up the ballots.
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-26--Spain Expands Lockdowns As Propaganda Of “Record Surge” In Cases Reported

After a record surge in cases of COVID-19 have been reported , Madrid , Spain expands its lockdown to more than 1 million people in an effort to stop the “ second wave.
” It is here , and we are being backed into a corner .
Yesterday , the Financial Times published a deep dive comparing Madrid ’ s handling of the virus to New York City ’ s .
It appears some Bank of America analysts have followed that up with a chart comparing the various ‘ waves ’ of outbreaks , Sputnik reported .
The mainstream media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus cases , even though this “ disease ” is not nearly as deadly as the flu , by their own statistics .
Yet , we are supposed to somehow buy into a second lockdown .
Pay attention to what mainstream media focuses on and you will get an idea of what the ruling class has in store for us .
It looks like they are ginning up the fear for a second lockdown , and it could happen as soon as October .
They are attempting to manufacture your consent to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do it .
Please don ’ t fall for it : Within Europe , both the UK and the EU ’ s biggest economies are all struggling to curb spiking coronavirus cases and mounting hospitalization numbers without resorting to full-scale lockdowns like they did back in the spring .
Yesterday , both the UK and France reported record-breaking tallies of new cases .
Now , Europe ’ s biggest economies are struggling to bring the coronavirus back under control as hospitalizations and newly confirmed cases soar .
After announcing new curbs earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government is expected to decide on Friday whether to expand restrictions on movement within the city of Madrid and its suburbs , with nearly 40 % of ICU beds in the region around the Spanish capital filled with COVID-19 patients .
France earlier this week just expanded restrictions in and around Marseilles .
Poland , which has continued to report record after record in terms of new cases , is expected to introduce new restrictions next week to combat the virus .
–ZeroHedge If you think this won ’ t be coming back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
People willingly locked themselves in their homes the first time , and far too many have yet to wake up to the reality of the New World Order bein rolled out under the film of this scamdemic hoax .
Isreal has also tightened their second lockdown restrictions imposed late last week .
Already , starting last week , articles have surfaced declaring the US .
needs to lock down again as cases continue to soar ( using bullshit tests , of course . )
If you are allergic to propaganda , refrain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Foreign Affairs : America Needs To Lockdown Again Others say that the U.S. failed to implement the lockdown effectively , so another one will be needed .
A second lockdown “ must be implemented and enforced.
” Keep your eyes and ears open , stay alert , continue to prepare , and don ’ t live in fear .
We know there ’ s no reason for another lockdown , but those pushing the agenda of the elites on the world are making sure we at least respect another one .
Whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with this tyrannical enslavement of humanity will be up to us .

After a record surge in cases of COVID-19 have been reported, Madrid, Spain expands its lockdown to more than 1 million people in an effort to stop the “second wave.” It is here, and we are being backed into a corner.
Yesterday, the Financial Times published a deep dive comparing Madrid’s handling of the virus to New York City’s. It appears some Bank of America analysts have followed that up with a chart comparing the various ‘waves’ of outbreaks, Sputnik reported.
The mainstream media continues to report on the surge in coronavirus cases, even though this “disease” is not nearly as deadly as the flu, by their own statistics. Yet, we are supposed to somehow buy into a second lockdown. Pay attention to what mainstream media focuses on and you will get an idea of what the ruling class has in store for us. It looks like they are ginning up the fear for a second lockdown, and it could happen as soon as October.
They are attempting to manufacture your consent to be screwed over once again and using fear to do it. Please don’t fall for it:
Within Europe, both the UK and the EU’s biggest economies are all struggling to curb spiking coronavirus cases and mounting hospitalization numbers without resorting to full-scale lockdowns like they did back in the spring. Yesterday, both the UK and France reported record-breaking tallies of new cases. Now, Europe’s biggest economies are struggling to bring the coronavirus back under control as hospitalizations and newly confirmed cases soar. After announcing new curbs earlier this month, Madrid’s local government is expected to decide on Friday whether to expand restrictions on movement within the city of Madrid and its suburbs, with nearly 40% of ICU beds in the region around the Spanish capital filled with COVID-19 patients. France earlier this week just expanded restrictions in and around Marseilles. Poland, which has continued to report record after record in terms of new cases, is expected to introduce new restrictions next week to combat the virus. –ZeroHedge
If you think this won’t be coming back to the United States, think again. People willingly locked themselves in their homes the first time, and far too many have yet to wake up to the reality of the New World Order bein rolled out under the film of this scamdemic hoax.
Isreal has also tightened their second lockdown restrictions imposed late last week. Already, starting last week, articles have surfaced declaring the US. needs to lock down again as cases continue to soar (using bullshit tests, of course.) If you are allergic to propaganda, refrain from reading the following article, written by Foreign Affairs:
America Needs To Lockdown Again
Others say that the U.S. failed to implement the lockdown effectively, so another one will be needed. A second lockdown “must be implemented and enforced.”
Keep your eyes and ears open, stay alert, continue to prepare, and don’t live in fear. We know there’s no reason for another lockdown, but those pushing the agenda of the elites on the world are making sure we at least respect another one. Whether or not we comply and go along with this tyrannical enslavement of humanity will be up to us.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-26--‘Stop Spreading Fear’: Governor Kristi Noem Smacks down Rachel Maddow Over Social Distancing Hunting

‘ Stop Spreading Fear ’ : Governor Kristi Noem Smacks down Rachel Maddow Over Social Distancing Hunting Video – Due To Be A Classic !
Governor Kristi Noem is just fantastic .
States such as South Dakota , Texas , and Florida are the future of America .
They are going to boom in the coming years , as millions of American ’ s flee the totalitarian Blue States for the pro-liberty Red States .
By the way , read Noem ’ s takedown of the hideous Rachel Maddow on Twitter .
If Maddow was a serious reporter she would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bill de Blasio , because their response to the COVID-19 pandemic has destroyed New York City .
Maddow tried to kneecap Noem and it didn ’ t end too well Republican South Dakota Gov .
Kristi Noem issued a social media slap down to MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow over her attempt to criticize a humorous video the governor posted about social distancing .
Noem posted a video showing her hunting and calling it “ how we do social distancing in South Dakota , ” on Wednesday .
Maddow thought she would use the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase of coronavirus cases in the state .
She posted the tweet with a quote from an article outlining the spike in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations that led to the state having the highest per-capita rate of hospitalizations in the United States .
Noem responded to a tweet from the progressive icon with her own missive .
“ Stop spreading fear .
Only 8 % of South Dakota ’ s hospital beds are occupied by COVID patients , ” Noem tweeted .
“ We have and will continue to manage our resources to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The people of South Dakota have accomplished this WITHOUT draconian lockdowns , ” she added .
The article that Maddow herself posted noted that Noem and the health officials in the state have repeatedly stated that they are most concerned with the rate of coronavirus hospitalizations in South Dakota .
“ We continue to track that number , which is why we aggressively ramped up our hospital capacity at the start of the pandemic , ” Ian Fury , a spokesperson for Noem , told the Argus Leader .
“ Today , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of our hospital beds and 6 % of our ICU beds are occupied by COVID patients , ” he added .
Maddow followed up on the Twitter feud with a tweet outlining an update from the South Dakota Department of Health that showed active coronavirus cases trending upward in the previous week .
She did not tag the governor in the tweet .
The total number of South Dakotans to die of the virus has reached 216 , while the daily positive rate had dropped to 19.9 % by Friday .

‘Stop Spreading Fear’: Governor Kristi Noem Smacks down Rachel Maddow Over Social Distancing Hunting Video – Due To Be A Classic!
Governor Kristi Noem is just fantastic. States such as South Dakota, Texas, and Florida are the future of America. They are going to boom in the coming years, as millions of American’s flee the totalitarian Blue States for the pro-liberty Red States.
By the way, read Noem’s takedown of the hideous Rachel Maddow on Twitter. If Maddow was a serious reporter she would be attacking Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, because their response to the COVID-19 pandemic has destroyed New York City.
Stop spreading fear. Only 8% of South Dakota’s hospital beds are occupied by COVID patients. We have and will continue to manage our resources to care for the people who need help. The people of South Dakota have accomplished this WITHOUT draconian lockdowns. #FactsNotFear https://t.co/VIUPmMPaSm — Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) September 24, 2020
‘Stop spreading fear’: Kristi Noem slaps down Rachel Maddow over social distancing hunting video
Maddow tried to kneecap Noem and it didn’t end too well
By The Blaze, September 26, 2020
Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued a social media slap down to MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow over her attempt to criticize a humorous video the governor posted about social distancing.
Noem posted a video showing her hunting and calling it “how we do social distancing in South Dakota,” on Wednesday.
This is how we do social distancing in South Dakota. pic.twitter.com/AjegUsKHhv — Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) September 23, 2020
Maddow thought she would use the occasion to smear the governor over the increase of coronavirus cases in the state.
She posted the tweet with a quote from an article outlining the spike in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations that led to the state having the highest per-capita rate of hospitalizations in the United States.
Noem responded to a tweet from the progressive icon with her own missive.
“Stop spreading fear. Only 8% of South Dakota’s hospital beds are occupied by COVID patients,” Noem tweeted.
“We have and will continue to manage our resources to care for the people who need help. The people of South Dakota have accomplished this WITHOUT draconian lockdowns,” she added.
The article that Maddow herself posted noted that Noem and the health officials in the state have repeatedly stated that they are most concerned with the rate of coronavirus hospitalizations in South Dakota.
“We continue to track that number, which is why we aggressively ramped up our hospital capacity at the start of the pandemic,” Ian Fury, a spokesperson for Noem, told the Argus Leader.
“Today, we’re encouraged that only 8% of our hospital beds and 6% of our ICU beds are occupied by COVID patients,” he added.
Maddow followed up on the Twitter feud with a tweet outlining an update from the South Dakota Department of Health that showed active coronavirus cases trending upward in the previous week. She did not tag the governor in the tweet.
The total number of South Dakotans to die of the virus has reached 216, while the daily positive rate had dropped to 19.9% by Friday.
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-26--Colorado:  Woman Strapped To Chair, Tortured With Taser After Refusing To Sign A Ticket – Taxpayers

Colorado:  Woman Strapped To Chair, Tortured With Taser After Refusing To Sign A Ticket – Taxpayers Held Liable (Video)

Boulder , CO — A Boulder County woman got an unfortunate lesson in police brutality and the video of it looks like something out of 1930s Germany .
After attempting to exercise her rights not to incriminate herself , she found out the hard way police will not only taser you when you ’ re in handcuffs , but they ’ ll taser you when you ’ re completely restrained .
Last year , Lauren Gotthelf filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against several officers and the Boulder County Sheriff ’ s Office for an incident which took place on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the lawsuit was settled and the taxpayers of Boulder County will be shelling out $ 400,000 to pay for the sadistic actions of their police department .
None of the officers involved in the torture were fired or charged .
“ The No .
1 goal in the litigation was to hold Boulder accountable and to make sure that no other person suffered the same indignity ( Gotthelf ) had , ” Gotthelf ’ s lawyer , Mari Newman , of Killmer , Lane and Newman LLP , told the Daily Camera @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very glad these goals were achieved.
” The lawsuit also forced the department to implement policy changes so that an incident like this one will not happen again .
Though they sound like common sense , apparently this needs to be written down .
Boulder County “ has re-evaluated its policies ” and made changes that : • Prohibits the use of a stun gun by a deputy while an individual is restrained in a restraint chair .
• Requires consultation with jail mental health staff before using a restraint chair to restrain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the presence of jail medical or mental health staff to evaluate the needs for suicide protocols before implementing suicide protocols when possible .
• Makes available in-person mental health services for detainees at all times , though Telehealth may be used through the pandemic .
• Provides additional mandatory training of deputies on these changes in policy , including de-escalation and treatment of inmates with mental health concerns .
“ We looked at the circumstances from three years ago and felt that we could have done better , ” Sheriff Joe Pelle said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Camera .
“ We made policy changes and updated our training over the course of the last year , improving our procedures to reflect our mission to provide the best public safety services to our community.
” At the time of the incident , Gotthelf got ticketed for smoking in public and not having her dog on a leash .
She protested the charges by refusing to sign the police citation , an action which immediately resulted in her being arrested .
It was such a minor infraction , it seems , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she alleges .
Her case shows that even the tiniest of infractions , if refused by citizens , can and will lead to those citizens getting kidnaped , caged , and in Gotthelf ’ s case , tortured .
Sgt .
Chris Reiss claimed on video Gotthelf was suicidal and put her on suicide watch — something she immediately denied , calling the cops “ nuts ” for thinking it .
She then pointed out the obvious .
She said if they really believed she was suicidal they should send her to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video of Gotthelf saying anything suicidal .
But since cops think they have it all figured out , instead of getting her true medical help , they placed her into police suicide protocols .
They isolated the woman , placed her in a smock and then , according to the lawsuit , they put her into “ a restraint chair , and inflicting multiple pressure point pain compliance techniques , and culminating in Sergeant Reiss tasing her despite the fact she was fully retrained and could not move… ” Far from giving Gotthelf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to what most cop watchers would claim is state-sanctioned torture .
Her lawyers agree .
Attorney Mari Newman had the perfect adjective to describe her torture , calling it sadistic , especially for tasering her while completely immobile .
As feisty as she sounds from the story , Gotthelf immediately called out her torturers for the improper treatment .
She said , “ You tased me for no reason , ” to which officer Reiss responded , “ No , I didn ’ t. ” Before they were changed as a result of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ County Sheriff ’ s Office policies , police used to have the right to taser you even though you are completely restrained .
While the policy reportedly exists , the risks are present just as well .
Over the years , the Free Thought Project has consistently reported on the potential for tasers to be deadly .
Not only have suspects been tasered by police in showers , leading to their deaths , but tasers have also been deployed on inmates who ultimately succumbed to their lethal injuries .
Many of these inmates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When it comes to opting out of police torture , there ’ s simply no check box available .
If they want to torture you they can , they will , and they ’ ll get away with it .
Sometimes they get away with murder , all because they wear a badge .
Cop apologists will likely justify their way out of holding officers accountable by saying something like , “ Well she should have just signed the citation.
” For those people , we have one reply : the Fifth Amendment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for choosing to remain silent and not sign a citation ?
Why should people get arrested and subsequently tortured for not signing an arbitrary piece of paper .
It ’ s a police state people , and it ’ s getting worse .
Warning , the video below is extremely disturbing .

Boulder, CO — A Boulder County woman got an unfortunate lesson in police brutality and the video of it looks like something out of 1930s Germany. After attempting to exercise her rights not to incriminate herself, she found out the hard way police will not only taser you when you’re in handcuffs, but they’ll taser you when you’re completely restrained.
Last year, Lauren Gotthelf filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against several officers and the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office for an incident which took place on Nov. 25, 2017. This week, the lawsuit was settled and the taxpayers of Boulder County will be shelling out $400,000 to pay for the sadistic actions of their police department. None of the officers involved in the torture were fired or charged.
“The No. 1 goal in the litigation was to hold Boulder accountable and to make sure that no other person suffered the same indignity (Gotthelf) had,” Gotthelf’s lawyer, Mari Newman, of Killmer, Lane and Newman LLP, told the Daily Camera. “She and I are both very glad these goals were achieved.”
The lawsuit also forced the department to implement policy changes so that an incident like this one will not happen again. Though they sound like common sense, apparently this needs to be written down. Boulder County “has re-evaluated its policies” and made changes that:
Prohibits the use of a stun gun by a deputy while an individual is restrained in a restraint chair.
Requires consultation with jail mental health staff before using a restraint chair to restrain a detainee when possible.
Requires the presence of jail medical or mental health staff to evaluate the needs for suicide protocols before implementing suicide protocols when possible.
Makes available in-person mental health services for detainees at all times, though Telehealth may be used through the pandemic.
Provides additional mandatory training of deputies on these changes in policy, including de-escalation and treatment of inmates with mental health concerns.
“We looked at the circumstances from three years ago and felt that we could have done better,” Sheriff Joe Pelle said in a statement issued to the Daily Camera. “We made policy changes and updated our training over the course of the last year, improving our procedures to reflect our mission to provide the best public safety services to our community.”
At the time of the incident, Gotthelf got ticketed for smoking in public and not having her dog on a leash. She protested the charges by refusing to sign the police citation, an action which immediately resulted in her being arrested. It was such a minor infraction, it seems, but one which ultimately led to her torture she alleges. Her case shows that even the tiniest of infractions, if refused by citizens, can and will lead to those citizens getting kidnaped, caged, and in Gotthelf’s case, tortured.
Sgt. Chris Reiss claimed on video Gotthelf was suicidal and put her on suicide watch — something she immediately denied, calling the cops “nuts” for thinking it. She then pointed out the obvious. She said if they really believed she was suicidal they should send her to the hospital. Also, there was no video of Gotthelf saying anything suicidal. But since cops think they have it all figured out, instead of getting her true medical help, they placed her into police suicide protocols.
They isolated the woman, placed her in a smock and then, according to the lawsuit, they put her into “a restraint chair, and inflicting multiple pressure point pain compliance techniques, and culminating in Sergeant Reiss tasing her despite the fact she was fully retrained and could not move…”
Far from giving Gotthelf help, the suicide protocols ended up to what most cop watchers would claim is state-sanctioned torture. Her lawyers agree. Attorney Mari Newman had the perfect adjective to describe her torture, calling it sadistic, especially for tasering her while completely immobile.
That’s not going to help somebody who’s suicidal. That’s just sadistic…If they truly believe that Lauren was suicidal, the best response would’ve been one of compassion one of humanity. But instead, what they did is immediately escalate the situation and treat her with unnecessary brutality…She was fully restrained, handcuffed behind her back and strapped into a restraint chair with somebody’s hands around her neck. I mean, she could not move if she wanted to and yet, they tased her.
As feisty as she sounds from the story, Gotthelf immediately called out her torturers for the improper treatment. She said, “You tased me for no reason,” to which officer Reiss responded, “No, I didn’t.”
Before they were changed as a result of the lawsuit, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office policies, police used to have the right to taser you even though you are completely restrained. While the policy reportedly exists, the risks are present just as well. Over the years, the Free Thought Project has consistently reported on the potential for tasers to be deadly. Not only have suspects been tasered by police in showers, leading to their deaths, but tasers have also been deployed on inmates who ultimately succumbed to their lethal injuries. Many of these inmates were in chairs just like Gotthelf.
When it comes to opting out of police torture, there’s simply no check box available. If they want to torture you they can, they will, and they’ll get away with it. Sometimes they get away with murder, all because they wear a badge. Cop apologists will likely justify their way out of holding officers accountable by saying something like, “Well she should have just signed the citation.”
For those people, we have one reply: the Fifth Amendment. Why should a woman get arrested for choosing to remain silent and not sign a citation? Why should people get arrested and subsequently tortured for not signing an arbitrary piece of paper. It’s a police state people, and it’s getting worse.
Warning, the video below is extremely disturbing.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-26--The Economic Fallout Of 2020 Is Just Getting Started

The Economic Fallout Of 2020 Is Just Getting Started Most of us have never experienced a year that has been as tough as 2020 has been for our nation .
It has just been one major crisis after another , and the month of September has brought us even more trouble .
The worst wildfire season in the history of the state of California has been making headlines day after day , and now the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg threatens to escalate the political turmoil in this nation to an entirely new level .
Many had such high hopes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this year has been such a disaster that USA Today is calling it “ an American nightmare ” , and it is difficult to argue with their reasoning… First the pandemic , which divided us , economically devastated us , and has killed nearly 200,000 of us .
Then the racial unrest , erupting at the deaths of more Black Americans at the hands of police : George Floyd , Breonna Taylor , Rayshard Brooks , Daniel Prude .
Now the extreme weather .
For only the second time in history , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Greek alphabet for storm names .
This season ’ s wildfires are bigger , deadlier and more frequent than in years past .
In the West , people can ’ t breathe .
And now a member of the U.S. Supreme Court has died with about a month and a half to go until we get to election day .
The shocking death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has stunned the entire country , and I will share my analysis on where things could go from here on The Most Important News later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to focus on the economic impact that all of this chaos is having .
Since the pandemic first started , more than 60 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits , and that is a threshold that has never been crossed before in all of our history .
And we have also seen businesses shut down at a pace that is hard to fully grasp .
If you can believe it , more than 160,000 businesses listed on Yelp say “ that they have closed ” … I was most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were supposed to be getting a lot better by now , but instead , we have seen “ a 23 % increase in the number of closures since mid-July ” .
That is not good .
And the percentage of businesses on Yelp that are indicating that their closures are “ permanent ” just keeps rising… So what this means is that none of us should be expecting a return to what we considered to be “ normal ” prior to 2020 .
In fact , it is likely that we will see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the months ahead .
According to Fox Business , a whopping 40 percent of all U.S. restaurants “ could go under within the next six months ” … So what do you think ?
Should we bail out the restaurant industry ?
By the way , the airline industry really wants a bailout too .
And just about every other industry is looking for government help as well .
The reason why almost everyone has their hands out is that we have plunged into a crippling economic depression , and everyone is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end in sight to this downturn .
Of course , most average citizens also want another round of “ stimulus checks ” from the federal government , and we are being told that there is a really good chance that “ the economy backslides ” if that does not happen… We have already stolen several trillion dollars from future generations of Americans so far this year to fund “ stimulus packages ” , and so a lot of people figure that it probably wouldn ’ t make that much of a difference if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another one .
And the Federal Reserve has been flooding the financial system with so much new money that it makes everything that they have ever done in the past look completely insignificant .
In the process , our authorities are systematically destroying the reserve currency that the entire globe depends upon , but at this point , very few people seem to care .
So we continue to steamroll toward economic oblivion , and nobody is even thinking about hitting the brakes .
In the USA Today article that I quoted at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ author stated that it is “ impossible to know if the worst is behind us or still lies ahead ” … Of course , that is not true at all .
In fact , it is exceeding clear that what is ahead of us is going to be much , much worse than what we have already experienced .
But most Americans don ’ t want to hear that .
Most of us just want to cling to the belief that someday we will wake up and everything will have returned to normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but this is real life , and real life simply does not work that way .

Most of us have never experienced a year that has been as tough as 2020 has been for our nation. It has just been one major crisis after another, and the month of September has brought us even more trouble. The worst wildfire season in the history of the state of California has been making headlines day after day, and now the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg threatens to escalate the political turmoil in this nation to an entirely new level. Many had such high hopes for 2020, but at this point, this year has been such a disaster that USA Today is calling it “an American nightmare”, and it is difficult to argue with their reasoning…
First the pandemic, which divided us, economically devastated us, and has killed nearly 200,000 of us. Then the racial unrest, erupting at the deaths of more Black Americans at the hands of police: George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, Daniel Prude. Now the extreme weather. For only the second time in history, the National Hurricane Center has moved into the Greek alphabet for storm names. This season’s wildfires are bigger, deadlier and more frequent than in years past. In the West, people can’t breathe.
And now a member of the U.S. Supreme Court has died with about a month and a half to go until we get to election day.
The shocking death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has stunned the entire country, and I will share my analysis on where things could go from here on The Most Important News later tonight.
In this article, I want to focus on the economic impact that all of this chaos is having.
Since the pandemic first started, more than 60 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits, and that is a threshold that has never been crossed before in all of our history.
And we have also seen businesses shut down at a pace that is hard to fully grasp. If you can believe it, more than 160,000 businesses listed on Yelp say “that they have closed”…
Yelp on Wednesday released its latest Economic Impact Report, revealing business closures across the U.S. are increasing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic’s economic toll. As of Aug, 31, 163,735 businesses have indicated on Yelp that they have closed. That’s down from the 180,000 that closed at the very beginning of the pandemic. However, it actually shows a 23% increase in the number of closures since mid-July.
I was most alarmed by that last sentence.
Things were supposed to be getting a lot better by now, but instead, we have seen “a 23% increase in the number of closures since mid-July”.
That is not good.
And the percentage of businesses on Yelp that are indicating that their closures are “permanent” just keeps rising…
In addition to monitoring closed businesses, Yelp also takes into account the businesses whose closures have become permanent. That number has steadily increased throughout the past six months, now reaching 97,966, representing 60% of closed businesses that won’t be reopening.
So what this means is that none of us should be expecting a return to what we considered to be “normal” prior to 2020.
In fact, it is likely that we will see large numbers of businesses continue to fail in the months ahead. According to Fox Business, a whopping 40 percent of all U.S. restaurants “could go under within the next six months”…
At least 40% of restaurant operators struggling to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic believe their businesses could go under within the next six months if there is no additional stimulus package from the federal government, according to a new survey by the National Restaurant Association. With one in every six restaurants closed permanently or for the “long term,” the industry is on track to lose $240 billion in sales by the end of the year, according to the National Restaurant Association’s findings on the impact COVID-19 has on the restaurant business.
So what do you think?
Should we bail out the restaurant industry?
By the way, the airline industry really wants a bailout too.
And just about every other industry is looking for government help as well.
The reason why almost everyone has their hands out is that we have plunged into a crippling economic depression, and everyone is starting to realize that there is no end in sight to this downturn.
Of course, most average citizens also want another round of “stimulus checks” from the federal government, and we are being told that there is a really good chance that “the economy backslides” if that does not happen…
Lawmakers remain deadlocked over a measure to provide another round of $1,200 checks to most households and more aid to struggling small businesses and unemployed Americans. Most saw the money they received from Congress’s $2.2 trillion CARES Act run dry over the summer. “If they don’t” approve another stimulus, “they’re taking a huge risk, says Mark Zandi chief economist of Moody’s Analytics. “The odds are better than even the economy backslides.”
We have already stolen several trillion dollars from future generations of Americans so far this year to fund “stimulus packages”, and so a lot of people figure that it probably wouldn’t make that much of a difference if we stole several trillion more to fund another one.
And the Federal Reserve has been flooding the financial system with so much new money that it makes everything that they have ever done in the past look completely insignificant.
In the process, our authorities are systematically destroying the reserve currency that the entire globe depends upon, but at this point, very few people seem to care.
So we continue to steamroll toward economic oblivion, and nobody is even thinking about hitting the brakes.
In the USA Today article that I quoted at the start of this piece, the author stated that it is “impossible to know if the worst is behind us or still lies ahead”…
Many of us are vacillating between horror and disbelief at what can only be described as an American nightmare. Devastation doesn’t cover it. It’s impossible to know if the worst is behind us or still lies ahead.
Of course, that is not true at all. In fact, it is exceeding clear that what is ahead of us is going to be much, much worse than what we have already experienced.
But most Americans don’t want to hear that.
Most of us just want to cling to the belief that someday we will wake up and everything will have returned to normal.
That may happen in fairy tales, but this is real life, and real life simply does not work that way.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-26--As His Extradition Trial Drags on, Media & Rights Groups Are Still Ignoring Julian Assange

The extradition case of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange continues in London .
The U.S. government is indicting the Australian living on the other side of the world under its own Espionage Act , with the case widely seen as setting an important precedent for freedom of speech and of the media worldwide .
Yet as the case reaches its pinnacle , a number of press freedom groups have gone silent on the matter .
The Committee to Protect Journalists ( CPJ ) has not mentioned Assange in months , on either its website or its Twitter account .
London-based PEN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the Australian and appears to have gone quiet since July .
The CPJ has also refused to include him among its list of jailed journalists , arguing that Wikileaks ’ role is more that of a publisher .
While this could be debatable , the omission of by far the most famous and influential of the world ’ s 248 imprisoned media figures could be seen as a politically calculated decision .
Big media outlets seem just as uninterested in the U.S. government ’ s attempts to capture the man who released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ war crimes , including the deliberate killing of two Reuters journalists .
The New York Times , for instance , has published only two articles on the subject , and nothing in eleven days .
But the Times ’ coverage is better than most outlets , with nothing whatsoever in CNN , and MSNBC ’ s entire coverage amounting to one sentence , which discussed the DNC hacks , but not the hearing .
To be fair to the media , the conditions the U.K. government has set for the case make it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that public access is highly restricted , while only a small handful of journalists are allowed into the courtroom every day .
Journalists wishing to watch live proceedings must register as journalists and log in between exactly 9:30 and 9:40 a.m .
If they miss the time , they can not access the session , and if they disconnect at any time , even because of a momentary lapse in wifi , they are shut out of the system .
Journalists have complained throughout Assange ’ s cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hear anything during proceedings .
That has not stopped the committed , however , with smaller organizations continuing to report the proceedings live .
In recent days the argument between the prosecution and the defense has revolved around Assange ’ s mental state .
A psychiatrist on the U.S. ’ government ’ s side told the Old Bailey yesterday that he believes Assange to be a “ resilient ” character with only “ mild clinical depression ” and would therefore be able to “ resist any suicidal impulse ” were he to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to 175 years in a Colorado supermax jail , sometimes described as one of the few blacksites on American soil .
Inmates at the center are regularly force fed and are barred from sharing their stories .
On the other hand , a doctor who treated him while he was forced to live in the Ecuadorian embassy in London stressed her dismay at his deterioration while being held in Belmarsh Prison .
“ I think Mr. Assange is at very high risk of completing a suicide if he were to be extradited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Assange case has enormous ramifications for the future of press freedom .
The government has included a great many standard journalistic procedures — such as protecting sources ’ names , using encrypted files , and encouraging sources to leak more to them — among its reasons for indictment .
This , many have argued , would essentially criminalize investigative journalism .
Trevor Timm , a co-founder of the Freedom of the Press Foundation , told the courtroom that if Assange is prosecuted , then every journalist who has possessed a secret or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry — could be charged .
Speaking to German filmmakers , ex-CIA Director Leon Panetta was remarkably blunt about the U.S. ’ goal : “ All you can do is hope you can ultimately take action against those that were involved in revealing that information so you can send a message to others not to do the same thing , ” he said , strongly implying that the indictment is politically motivated and a warning to others who might challenge the empire .
Unfortunately , many of the mainstream rights groups that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of importance have a mixed history when it comes to directly opposing Washington ’ s agenda .
Human Rights Watch ( HRW ) , for instance , carried water for the U.S.-backed coup in Bolivia last year , its director , Kenneth Roth , describing it as a “ transitional moment ” and an “ uprising , ” rather than the manifestly more appropriate word , “ coup.
” HRW also described the new military government ’ s law giving all security forces complete immunity from prosecution merely a “ problematic decree , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is exactly what they did immediately .
HRW has not discussed Assange for nearly 18 months , the most recent result on its website dated May 2019 ( although this was a clear defense of his rights ) .
Amnesty International , on the other hand , has forcefully condemned the U.S. attempt and has been repeatedly blocked in its attempts to have its fair trial monitors enter the courtroom .
“ This hearing is the latest worrying salvo in a full-scale assault on the right to freedom of expression , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Nils Muižnieks .

The extradition case of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange continues in London. The U.S. government is indicting the Australian living on the other side of the world under its own Espionage Act, with the case widely seen as setting an important precedent for freedom of speech and of the media worldwide.
Yet as the case reaches its pinnacle, a number of press freedom groups have gone silent on the matter. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has not mentioned Assange in months, on either its website or its Twitter account. London-based PEN International has only one article this year on the Australian and appears to have gone quiet since July. The CPJ has also refused to include him among its list of jailed journalists, arguing that Wikileaks’ role is more that of a publisher. While this could be debatable, the omission of by far the most famous and influential of the world’s 248 imprisoned media figures could be seen as a politically calculated decision.
Big media outlets seem just as uninterested in the U.S. government’s attempts to capture the man who released hundreds of thousands of documents detailing American war crimes, including the deliberate killing of two Reuters journalists. The New York Times, for instance, has published only two articles on the subject, and nothing in eleven days. But the Times’ coverage is better than most outlets, with nothing whatsoever in CNN, and MSNBC’s entire coverage amounting to one sentence, which discussed the DNC hacks, but not the hearing.
To be fair to the media, the conditions the U.K. government has set for the case make it absurdly difficult for journalists to follow. The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that public access is highly restricted, while only a small handful of journalists are allowed into the courtroom every day. Journalists wishing to watch live proceedings must register as journalists and log in between exactly 9:30 and 9:40 a.m. If they miss the time, they cannot access the session, and if they disconnect at any time, even because of a momentary lapse in wifi, they are shut out of the system. Journalists have complained throughout Assange’s cases of poor connections and an inability to hear anything during proceedings. That has not stopped the committed, however, with smaller organizations continuing to report the proceedings live.
In recent days the argument between the prosecution and the defense has revolved around Assange’s mental state. A psychiatrist on the U.S.’ government’s side told the Old Bailey yesterday that he believes Assange to be a “resilient” character with only “mild clinical depression” and would therefore be able to “resist any suicidal impulse” were he to be sent to the U.S. Assange is facing up to 175 years in a Colorado supermax jail, sometimes described as one of the few blacksites on American soil. Inmates at the center are regularly force fed and are barred from sharing their stories.
On the other hand, a doctor who treated him while he was forced to live in the Ecuadorian embassy in London stressed her dismay at his deterioration while being held in Belmarsh Prison. “I think Mr. Assange is at very high risk of completing a suicide if he were to be extradited,” she told the judge.
The Assange case has enormous ramifications for the future of press freedom. The government has included a great many standard journalistic procedures — such as protecting sources’ names, using encrypted files, and encouraging sources to leak more to them — among its reasons for indictment. This, many have argued, would essentially criminalize investigative journalism. Trevor Timm, a co-founder of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, told the courtroom that if Assange is prosecuted, then every journalist who has possessed a secret or leaked file — the lifeblood of the industry — could be charged.
Speaking to German filmmakers, ex-CIA Director Leon Panetta was remarkably blunt about the U.S.’ goal: “All you can do is hope you can ultimately take action against those that were involved in revealing that information so you can send a message to others not to do the same thing,” he said, strongly implying that the indictment is politically motivated and a warning to others who might challenge the empire.
Unfortunately, many of the mainstream rights groups that the world relies on to lead on matters of importance have a mixed history when it comes to directly opposing Washington’s agenda. Human Rights Watch (HRW), for instance, carried water for the U.S.-backed coup in Bolivia last year, its director, Kenneth Roth, describing it as a “transitional moment” and an “uprising,” rather than the manifestly more appropriate word, “coup.” HRW also described the new military government’s law giving all security forces complete immunity from prosecution merely a “problematic decree,” rather than a license to massacre, which is exactly what they did immediately.
HRW has not discussed Assange for nearly 18 months, the most recent result on its website dated May 2019 (although this was a clear defense of his rights). Amnesty International, on the other hand, has forcefully condemned the U.S. attempt and has been repeatedly blocked in its attempts to have its fair trial monitors enter the courtroom. “This hearing is the latest worrying salvo in a full-scale assault on the right to freedom of expression,” said Amnesty’s Europe Director, Nils Muižnieks.
Article posted with permission from MintPress News


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-27--Why Are So Many Asteroids Allegedly Having Close Calls With Earth In 2020?

Why Are So Many Asteroids Allegedly Having Close Calls With Earth In 2020 ?
Have you noticed that it seems like stories about asteroids that are approaching the Earth are constantly in the news this year ?
It wasn ’ t always this way .
In the old days , maybe there would be a story about an asteroid every once in a while , and those stories were never a big deal .
But now asteroids are zipping by our planet with frightening regularity , and several more very notable passes will happen over the next few weeks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ just discovered on September 18th will come very , very close to the Earth on Thursday .
According to NASA , it will actually come closer to our planet than many of our weather satellites… An asteroid about the size of an RV or small school bus will zoom past the Earth on Thursday , NASA announced , passing within 13,000 miles of the Earth ’ s surface .
That ’ s much closer than the moon and is actually closer than some of our weather satellites .
This asteroid will speed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the good news is that it is so small that it would not be a serious threat even if it hit us .
But two other very large asteroids are also going to pass the Earth by the end of this month , and both of them are large enough to do an enormous amount of damage… Two large asteroids will pass Earth in the next two weeks , with one measuring up to 426 feet in diameter and the other 656 feet—comparable in size to ancient Egypt ’ s Great Pyramid of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The first , smaller asteroid will pass by Earth on September 25 at a distance of 3.6 million miles , according to NASA ’ s Center for Near Earth Object Studies , which tracks and predicts asteroids and comets that will come close to Earth .
The second larger asteroid will fly by on September 29 at a closer distance of 1.78 million miles .
The good news is that neither of them has a chance of hitting us this time around , but the fact that the Earth ’ s neighborhood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days is a major concern .
Any soldier will tell you that if enough bullets get fired at you there is a very good chance that eventually you will get hit .
Let me give you a couple more examples of “ near Earth objects ” that are headed our way in the near future… In October , an “ unknown object ” is expected to enter our gravitational field and become a temporary “ mini-moon ” … And in November , we are being told that a small asteroid will come very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the election… Scientists say that it is not likely that this asteroid will hit us , but they admit that they can not claim this with 100 percent certainty… Fortunately , this particular asteroid is also too small to seriously hurt us , and we should be thankful for that .
But the fact that so many space rocks have been headed our way is definitely alarming .
Back in August , an asteroid the size of an SUV came extremely close to hitting our planet .
The following comes from NASA… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that NASA didn ’ t even see it until it had passed us… Unfortunately , the truth is that our scientists simply can not see everything that is up there .
They are doing their best , but everyone agrees that our technology is limited .
But over the last 20 years , our technology has definitely improved , and at this point , the number of asteroids that our scientists have identified is far greater than it was a couple of decades ago… Of course , more giant space rocks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and unfortunately , many of them are not identified until after they have had a close encounter with our planet .
If NASA couldn ’ t see the asteroid that almost hit us in August in advance , what else can ’ t they see ?
And is it just our imagination that the number of close calls seems to be increasing , or are scientists just getting a whole lot better at detecting them ?
At this moment we don ’ t have all the answers , but we should be thankful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a close watch on the skies because scientists tell us that it is just a matter of time before we are hit by a giant asteroid .
In the movie Deep Impact , such a scenario was called an “ extinction level event ” .
As I write this article , there are thousands of giant space rocks floating around up there that could cause such a disaster , and NASA is working to catalog them all as rapidly as they can .

Why Are So Many Asteroids Allegedly Having Close Calls With Earth In 2020?
Have you noticed that it seems like stories about asteroids that are approaching the Earth are constantly in the news this year? It wasn’t always this way. In the old days, maybe there would be a story about an asteroid every once in a while, and those stories were never a big deal. But now asteroids are zipping by our planet with frightening regularity, and several more very notable passes will happen over the next few weeks. For example, an asteroid that was just discovered on September 18th will come very, very close to the Earth on Thursday. According to NASA, it will actually come closer to our planet than many of our weather satellites…
An asteroid about the size of an RV or small school bus will zoom past the Earth on Thursday, NASA announced, passing within 13,000 miles of the Earth’s surface. That’s much closer than the moon and is actually closer than some of our weather satellites.
This asteroid will speed by at more than 17,000 mph, but the good news is that it is so small that it would not be a serious threat even if it hit us.
But two other very large asteroids are also going to pass the Earth by the end of this month, and both of them are large enough to do an enormous amount of damage…
Two large asteroids will pass Earth in the next two weeks, with one measuring up to 426 feet in diameter and the other 656 feet—comparable in size to ancient Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza, which is 455 feet tall. The first, smaller asteroid will pass by Earth on September 25 at a distance of 3.6 million miles, according to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies, which tracks and predicts asteroids and comets that will come close to Earth. The second larger asteroid will fly by on September 29 at a closer distance of 1.78 million miles.
The good news is that neither of them has a chance of hitting us this time around, but the fact that the Earth’s neighborhood has so much “traffic” these days is a major concern.
Any soldier will tell you that if enough bullets get fired at you there is a very good chance that eventually you will get hit.
Let me give you a couple more examples of “near Earth objects” that are headed our way in the near future…
In October, an “unknown object” is expected to enter our gravitational field and become a temporary “mini-moon”…
An object known as 2020 SO is heading towards Earth, and from October, it will be a ‘mini-moon’, which could stay in orbit of our planet until May next year. While we have The Moon, Earth regularly gets many small asteroids and meteors which caught in its orbit, which astronomers call ‘mini-moons’.
And in November, we are being told that a small asteroid will come very close to our planet on the day before the election…
An asteroid is projected to come close to the Earth on November 2, a day before the 2020 U.S. presidential election, the Center for Near Earth Objects Studies (CNEOS) at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirmed. The asteroid known as 2018VP1, first identified at Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, has a diameter of 0.002 kilometers (over 6.5 feet), according to the data.
Scientists say that it is not likely that this asteroid will hit us, but they admit that they cannot claim this with 100 percent certainty…
And that’s why the future of 2018 VP₁ is uncertain. It was observed 21 times over 13 days, which allows its orbit to be calculated fairly precisely. We know it takes 2 years (plus or minus 0.001314 years) to go around the Sun. In other words, our uncertainty in the asteroid’s orbital period is about 12 hours either way. That’s actually pretty good, given how few observations were made – but it means we can’t be certain exactly where the asteroid will be on November 2 this year.
Fortunately, this particular asteroid is also too small to seriously hurt us, and we should be thankful for that.
But the fact that so many space rocks have been headed our way is definitely alarming.
Back in August, an asteroid the size of an SUV came extremely close to hitting our planet. The following comes from NASA…
Near Earth Asteroids, or NEAs, pass by our home planet all the time. But an SUV-size asteroid set the record this past weekend for coming closer to Earth than any other known NEA: It passed 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers) above the southern Indian Ocean on Sunday, Aug. 16 at 12:08 a.m. EDT (Saturday, Aug. 15 at 9:08 p.m. PDT).
What made that incident so unsettling was the fact that NASA didn’t even see it until it had passed us…
The flyby wasn’t expected and took many by surprise. In fact, the Palomar Observatory didn’t detect the zooming asteroid until about six hours after the object’s closest approach. “The asteroid approached undetected from the direction of the sun,” Paul Chodas, the director of NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies, told Business Insider. “We didn’t see it coming.”
Unfortunately, the truth is that our scientists simply cannot see everything that is up there.
They are doing their best, but everyone agrees that our technology is limited.
But over the last 20 years, our technology has definitely improved, and at this point, the number of asteroids that our scientists have identified is far greater than it was a couple of decades ago…
The animation maps out all known near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) — space rocks that get within about 30 million miles (50 million kilometers) of our planet’s orbit — from 1999 through January 2018, in roughly 10-year time steps. The differences are stark. In 1999, identified NEAs speckled the inner solar system thinly, in a light dusting. Many more were discovered by 2009, and Earth’s neighborhood looks absolutely swamped in the present-day portion of the video.
Of course, more giant space rocks are being discovered all the time, and unfortunately, many of them are not identified until after they have had a close encounter with our planet.
If NASA couldn’t see the asteroid that almost hit us in August in advance, what else can’t they see?
And is it just our imagination that the number of close calls seems to be increasing, or are scientists just getting a whole lot better at detecting them?
At this moment we don’t have all the answers, but we should be thankful that our experts are trying to keep a close watch on the skies because scientists tell us that it is just a matter of time before we are hit by a giant asteroid.
In the movie Deep Impact, such a scenario was called an “extinction level event”.
As I write this article, there are thousands of giant space rocks floating around up there that could cause such a disaster, and NASA is working to catalog them all as rapidly as they can.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-27--Paris Meat Cleaver Attack “Act of Islamic Terrorism”: Six Muslims Arrested in Charlie Hebdo Stabbing

Paris Meat Cleaver Attack “Act of Islamic Terrorism”: Six Muslims Arrested in Charlie Hebdo Stabbing Rampage

The victims are fighting for their lives .
Death fatwas have no expiration date .
And to think jihadis in America who plotted the same thing against me are being released from prison.TERROR IN PARIS : Four People Hacked With Meat Cleaver Outside CHARLIE HEBDO Offices More of the poison fruit of the Hijrah .
Paris attack ‘ was an act of terrorism ’ , says French interior minister as 18-year-old suspect is arrested after two journalists were hacked with a meat cleaver near Charlie Hebdo ’ s old offices – as four others are taken into custody • A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a meat cleaver in Paris today • The attack took place near the site of the 2015 Charlie Hebdo terror rampage • Two men have been arrested including an 18-year-old Pakistani ‘ main attacker ’ • Suspected accomplices in Charlie Hebdo attack are currently on trial in Paris • Terror police have taken up the case because of location and timing during trial • Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said it was ‘ clearly an act of Islamist terrorism ’ By Peter Allen In Paris and Jack Newman For Mailonline , 25 September @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Paris offices of a satirical newspaper where dozens were killed in 2015 is an ‘ act of Islamist terrorism ’ , France ’ s interior minister has said .
Two suspects were arrested separately shortly after the stabbing in which two people were wounded .
The main suspect had been arrested a month ago on the steps of the Bastille Opera , not far from the attack site , for carrying a screwdriver but was not on the police radar for Islamic radicalisation .
Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said the man – named @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years ago as a minor , apparently from Pakistan , but his identity was still being verified .
‘ But manifestly it ’ s an act of Islamist terrorism , ’ Mr Darmanin said in an interview with the France 2 television station .
‘ Obviously , there is little doubt .
It ’ s a new bloody attack against our country , against journalists , against this society.
’ Under arrest : A suspect is detained in Paris today after two people were injured in an attack near the former Charlie Hebdo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrorism The suspect , pictured in a full Manchester City tracksuit is pictured on his knees in a photo posted on Twitter One of the stabbing victims is treated after the meat cleaver attack near Charlie Hebdo ’ s former offices in Paris today .
Both victims are expected to survive French firefighters move an injured person to an ambulance after two people were stabbed close to the former headquarters of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris The meat cleaver used in the attack is left on the ground in Paris after two people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scene after the rampage which has left two in a criticial condition Forensic experts work at the scene after the rampage which has left two in a criticial condition Two men have been arrested after they were spotted with blood on their clothes near the attack Two of the victims have been confirmed as a man and a woman who are employees of Premieres Lignes , a French news and video agency Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said the man – named as Ali – arrived in France three years ago as a minor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identity was still being verified .
he added that the attack was ‘ an act of terrorism ’ Police arrested two men – a ‘ main perpetrator ’ and another suspect – after one was spotted with blood dripping from his clothes near the Opera Bastille and another was stopped at a Metro station .
The main suspect is said to be 18-year-old Ali , who is known to the police , while the second man was described as a 33-year-old Algerian .
Three others were also later detained in relation to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Dramatic pictures showed Ali , who had arrived in France as a minor claiming political asylum , crouching on the floor in a yellow Manchester City top and tracksuit bottoms .
Undercover officers , identified by their orange arm bands , stood over the suspect before he was taken to a high security police station in the French capital .
Terror police have taken up the case , and French prosecutors suspect an extremist motive because of the place and timing of the stabbings – near the former Charlie Hebdo premises during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

The victims are fighting for their lives.
Death fatwas have no expiration date. And to think jihadis in America who plotted the same thing against me are being released from prison.TERROR IN PARIS: Four People Hacked With Meat Cleaver Outside CHARLIE HEBDO Offices
More of the poison fruit of the Hijrah.
Paris attack ‘was an act of terrorism’, says French interior minister as 18-year-old suspect is arrested after two journalists were hacked with a meat cleaver near Charlie Hebdo’s old offices – as four others are taken into custody
A man and a woman were seriously wounded with a meat cleaver in Paris today
The attack took place near the site of the 2015 Charlie Hebdo terror rampage
Two men have been arrested including an 18-year-old Pakistani ‘main attacker’
Suspected accomplices in Charlie Hebdo attack are currently on trial in Paris
Terror police have taken up the case because of location and timing during trial
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said it was ‘clearly an act of Islamist terrorism’
By Peter Allen In Paris and Jack Newman For Mailonline, 25 September 2020
A double stabbing outside the former Paris offices of a satirical newspaper where dozens were killed in 2015 is an ‘act of Islamist terrorism’, France’s interior minister has said.
Two suspects were arrested separately shortly after the stabbing in which two people were wounded.
The main suspect had been arrested a month ago on the steps of the Bastille Opera, not far from the attack site, for carrying a screwdriver but was not on the police radar for Islamic radicalisation.
Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said the man – named as Ali – arrived in France three years ago as a minor, apparently from Pakistan, but his identity was still being verified.
‘But manifestly it’s an act of Islamist terrorism,’ Mr Darmanin said in an interview with the France 2 television station.
‘Obviously, there is little doubt. It’s a new bloody attack against our country, against journalists, against this society.’
Under arrest: A suspect is detained in Paris today after two people were injured in an attack near the former Charlie Hebdo offices which is being treated as possible terrorism
The suspect, pictured in a full Manchester City tracksuit is pictured on his knees in a photo posted on Twitter
One of the stabbing victims is treated after the meat cleaver attack near Charlie Hebdo’s former offices in Paris today. Both victims are expected to survive
French firefighters move an injured person to an ambulance after two people were stabbed close to the former headquarters of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris
The meat cleaver used in the attack is left on the ground in Paris after two people were stabbed
Forensic experts work at the scene after the rampage which has left two in a criticial condition
Forensic experts work at the scene after the rampage which has left two in a criticial condition
Two men have been arrested after they were spotted with blood on their clothes near the attack
Two of the victims have been confirmed as a man and a woman who are employees of Premieres Lignes, a French news and video agency
Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said the man – named as Ali – arrived in France three years ago as a minor, apparently from Pakistan, but his identity was still being verified. he added that the attack was ‘an act of terrorism’
Police arrested two men – a ‘main perpetrator’ and another suspect – after one was spotted with blood dripping from his clothes near the Opera Bastille and another was stopped at a Metro station.
The main suspect is said to be 18-year-old Ali, who is known to the police, while the second man was described as a 33-year-old Algerian.
Three others were also later detained in relation to the attack, a judicial source told Reuters.
Dramatic pictures showed Ali, who had arrived in France as a minor claiming political asylum, crouching on the floor in a yellow Manchester City top and tracksuit bottoms.
Undercover officers, identified by their orange arm bands, stood over the suspect before he was taken to a high security police station in the French capital.
Terror police have taken up the case, and French prosecutors suspect an extremist motive because of the place and timing of the stabbings – near the former Charlie Hebdo premises during a trial relating to the 2015 massacre.
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-27--Actor/Model/Black Lives Matter Leader Stole $200,000

Will there be any protest rallies for Sir Maejor Page aka Tyree Conyers-Page , an actor/activist/model over his unfair arrest for allegedly looting reparations money to buy suits ?
He should have called it defense , emotional empowerment , and an independent homeland .
Page ran a Facebook page called Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta and solicited money through a GoFundMe account , the FBI said in a news release .
Between April 2018 and May 2020 , the the group ’ s balance never exceeded $ 5,000 , but donations started pouring in earlier this year after George @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Minneapolis police , officials said .
Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta raised nearly $ 470,000 between June and August , and the funds were transferred to an account that was owned and operated by Page .
Investigators said Page responded to private messages online , assuring donors their money would be used to fight for George Floyd and that all funds were for “ movement-related expenses , ” the FBI said .
Depends on how you define the movement .
But we ’ re not exactly dealing with a brilliant mastermind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ videos were posted to Page ’ s personal social media pages showing himself in what appeared to be newly purchased clothing , hotel rooms and office space in Atlanta , ” the FBI said in its release .
“ Several audio statements are made by Page in the videos boasting about the money he has , his tailored suits , his nice cufflinks and ‘ $ 150 dollar ties.
’ ” Maejor ’ s page describes him as an activist/actor/model/reporter/speaker/civil rights leader/agitator and police brutality expert .
According to his IMDB page , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his featured recurring role in season 3 of FX ’ s American Horror Story : Coven as the albino guard/henchman.
” Maybe turning random agitators into civil rights leaders wasn ’ t such a great idea ?

Will there be any protest rallies for Sir Maejor Page aka Tyree Conyers-Page, an actor/activist/model over his unfair arrest for allegedly looting reparations money to buy suits?
Sir Maejor Page, 32, was arrested Friday after authorities said he used donations for the social justice movement on tailored suits, guns and a home in Ohio.
He should have called it defense, emotional empowerment, and an independent homeland.
Page ran a Facebook page called Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta and solicited money through a GoFundMe account, the FBI said in a news release. Between April 2018 and May 2020, the the group’s balance never exceeded $5,000, but donations started pouring in earlier this year after George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, officials said. Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta raised nearly $470,000 between June and August, and the funds were transferred to an account that was owned and operated by Page.
Jackpot.
Investigators said Page responded to private messages online, assuring donors their money would be used to fight for George Floyd and that all funds were for “movement-related expenses,” the FBI said.
Depends on how you define the movement.
But we’re not exactly dealing with a brilliant mastermind here.
“Numerous videos and livestream videos were posted to Page’s personal social media pages showing himself in what appeared to be newly purchased clothing, hotel rooms and office space in Atlanta,” the FBI said in its release. “Several audio statements are made by Page in the videos boasting about the money he has, his tailored suits, his nice cufflinks and ‘$150 dollar ties.’”
Genius.
Maejor’s page describes him as an activist/actor/model/reporter/speaker/civil rights leader/agitator and police brutality expert.
According to his IMDB page, he’s “best known for his featured recurring role in season 3 of FX’s American Horror Story: Coven as the albino guard/henchman.”
Maybe turning random agitators into civil rights leaders wasn’t such a great idea?
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-27--Linda Sarsour In Louisville: The Leftist/Islamic Alliance in Action

Sharia-adherent leftist activist and former Women ’ s March leader Linda Sarsour tweeted Wednesday : “ Justice has NOT been served .
Rise UP .
All across this country .
Everywhere .
Rise up for # BreonnaTaylor.
” She meant it : yesterday evening Sarsour , who was bounced from the Women ’ s March leadership because of her anti-Semitism , was spotted in video from Louisville , walking among protesters and apparently leading them to their next destination .
Sarsour ’ s presence among demonstrators in Louisville , many of whom quickly began rioting ( two police officers were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the leftist/Islamic alliance .
We saw two other such examples during the riots in New York City several months ago .
Urooj Rahman , a Muslim lawyer and activist for the Palestinian jihad , threw a Molotov cocktail into a police cruiser , and in Brooklyn , a Muslim migrant from Bosnia named Dzenan Camovic stabbed an NYPD officer , Yayonfrant Jean Pierre , in the neck while screaming “ Allahu akbar.
” Sarsour ’ s presence in Louisville was no real surprise .
She was arrested in Louisville on August 25 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protest over the death of Taylor .
Back on May 27 , she tweeted : “ ‘ A riot , ’ Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. said , ‘ is the language of the unheard.
’ # JusticeForFloyd.
” Sarsour is also an unapologetic defender of Sharia .
As far back as September 22 , 2011 , Sarsour tweeted : “ shariah law is reasonable and once u read into the details it makes a lot of sense .
People just know the basics.
” Her position didn ’ t change over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , she tweeted : “ If you are still paying interest than Sharia Law hasn ’ t taken over America .
# justsaying.
” And on April 10 , 2016 , Sarsour tweeted about Sharia again : “ Sharia Law is misunderstood & has been pushed as some evil Muslim agenda.
” Sarsour tweeted on March 8 , 2011 : “ Brigitte Gabriel = Ayaan Hirsi Ali .
She ’ s asking 4 an a $ $ whippin ’ .
I wish I could take their vaginas away – they don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for physical violence against someone she hated was a harbinger of things to come , but it received no notice among her sycophants on the left .
After all , why would it ?
They ’ re committed to the same violence .
Linda Sarsour is also a practiced purveyor of the grievance-mongering that keeps the rioters ’ ranks full .
She is an energetic purveyor of the “ Islamophobia ” myth and has hysterically claimed that “ Muslim kids ” are being “ executed ” in the United States .
She was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bill de Blasio to end legal and necessary surveillance in Muslim communities in New York .
She was also a frequent visitor to the Obama White House , and even claimed that the jihad underwear bomber was a CIA agent — part of what she claims is a U.S. war against Islam .
She is also an enthusiastic supporter of the “ Palestinian ” jihad against Israel and has even claimed that feminists can not and must not support Israel .
This is the left today .
Sarsour ’ s anti-Semitism , her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Islamophobia ” conspiracy-mongering – all that is the mainstream left now .
For Linda Sarsour is not alone ; other Muslim activists in the U.S. have actively fostered this alliance .
Zahra Billoo , Executive Director of the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations ( CAIR-SFBA ) , tweeted : “ Non-Black POC , first and second generation immigrant Muslims friends in particular , what are you doing today to support # BlackLivesMatter ?
” Imraan Siddiqi of CAIR-Arizona tweeted out a video of a hijab-wearing Muslim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police with the approving comment , “ Drop-kick that tear-gas canister , sister.
” Meanwhile , not long ago in Los Angeles , rioters were so grieved and angered by Floyd ’ s death that they spray-painted “ Free Palestine ” on the wall of a synagogue .
This was in line with Urooj Rahman ’ s Molotov cocktail back in Brooklyn .
In an interview before her attack , she enunciated the common goal of both movements : “ This s–t won ’ t ever stop unless we f–kin ’ take it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and during her attack , Rahman kept a Palestinian keffiyeh close to her face .
Her sartorial choice was not incidental .
With her attempted torching of the police cruiser ( her Molotov cocktail didn ’ t light ) , she brought Palestinian jihad tactics to the riots in the U.S. She also revealed the congruence between the ideology of the left in America today and that of jihadists , not just the Palestinians , but all over the world .
Meanwhile , the left ’ s anti-Americanism and determination to “ f–kin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been on abundant display in the recent riots in Louisville and elsewhere , and continues , to the apparent delight of Muslims such as Linda Sarsour , Urooj Rahman , Zahra Billoo , and Imraan Siddiqi .
When Rahman was arrested , she was wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the slogan “ THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES REGARDLESS.
” The Arabic word for “ struggle ” is , of course , jihad .

Sharia-adherent leftist activist and former Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour tweeted Wednesday: “Justice has NOT been served. Rise UP. All across this country. Everywhere. Rise up for #BreonnaTaylor.”
She meant it: yesterday evening Sarsour, who was bounced from the Women’s March leadership because of her anti-Semitism, was spotted in video from Louisville, walking among protesters and apparently leading them to their next destination. Sarsour’s presence among demonstrators in Louisville, many of whom quickly began rioting (two police officers were shot), was yet another example of the leftist/Islamic alliance.
We saw two other such examples during the riots in New York City several months ago. Urooj Rahman, a Muslim lawyer and activist for the Palestinian jihad, threw a Molotov cocktail into a police cruiser, and in Brooklyn, a Muslim migrant from Bosnia named Dzenan Camovic stabbed an NYPD officer, Yayonfrant Jean Pierre, in the neck while screaming “Allahu akbar.”
Sarsour’s presence in Louisville was no real surprise. She was arrested in Louisville on August 25 at “BreonnaCon,” an earlier protest over the death of Taylor. Back on May 27, she tweeted: “‘A riot,’ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, ‘is the language of the unheard.’ #JusticeForFloyd.”
Sarsour is also an unapologetic defender of Sharia. As far back as September 22, 2011, Sarsour tweeted: “shariah law is reasonable and once u read into the details it makes a lot of sense. People just know the basics.” Her position didn’t change over time. On May 12, 2015, she tweeted: “If you are still paying interest than Sharia Law hasn’t taken over America. #justsaying.” And on April 10, 2016, Sarsour tweeted about Sharia again: “Sharia Law is misunderstood & has been pushed as some evil Muslim agenda.”
Sarsour tweeted on March 8, 2011: “Brigitte Gabriel = Ayaan Hirsi Ali. She’s asking 4 an a$$ whippin’. I wish I could take their vaginas away – they don’t deserve to be women.” This call for physical violence against someone she hated was a harbinger of things to come, but it received no notice among her sycophants on the left. After all, why would it? They’re committed to the same violence.
Linda Sarsour is also a practiced purveyor of the grievance-mongering that keeps the rioters’ ranks full. She is an energetic purveyor of the “Islamophobia” myth and has hysterically claimed that “Muslim kids” are being “executed” in the United States. She was instrumental in prevailing upon New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to end legal and necessary surveillance in Muslim communities in New York. She was also a frequent visitor to the Obama White House, and even claimed that the jihad underwear bomber was a CIA agent — part of what she claims is a U.S. war against Islam. She is also an enthusiastic supporter of the “Palestinian” jihad against Israel and has even claimed that feminists cannot and must not support Israel.
This is the left today. Sarsour’s anti-Semitism, her embrace of Sharia, her paranoid “Islamophobia” conspiracy-mongering – all that is the mainstream left now. For Linda Sarsour is not alone; other Muslim activists in the U.S. have actively fostered this alliance. Zahra Billoo, Executive Director of the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), tweeted: “Non-Black POC, first and second generation immigrant Muslims friends in particular, what are you doing today to support #BlackLivesMatter?” Imraan Siddiqi of CAIR-Arizona tweeted out a video of a hijab-wearing Muslim woman kicking a tear gas canister toward police with the approving comment, “Drop-kick that tear-gas canister, sister.”
Meanwhile, not long ago in Los Angeles, rioters were so grieved and angered by Floyd’s death that they spray-painted “Free Palestine” on the wall of a synagogue. This was in line with Urooj Rahman’s Molotov cocktail back in Brooklyn. In an interview before her attack, she enunciated the common goal of both movements: “This s–t won’t ever stop unless we f–kin’ take it all down.”
In both the interview and during her attack, Rahman kept a Palestinian keffiyeh close to her face. Her sartorial choice was not incidental. With her attempted torching of the police cruiser (her Molotov cocktail didn’t light), she brought Palestinian jihad tactics to the riots in the U.S. She also revealed the congruence between the ideology of the left in America today and that of jihadists, not just the Palestinians, but all over the world.
Meanwhile, the left’s anti-Americanism and determination to “f–kin’ take it all down” has been on abundant display in the recent riots in Louisville and elsewhere, and continues, to the apparent delight of Muslims such as Linda Sarsour, Urooj Rahman, Zahra Billoo, and Imraan Siddiqi. When Rahman was arrested, she was wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the slogan “THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES REGARDLESS.” The Arabic word for “struggle” is, of course, jihad.
Article posted with permission from Robert Spencer