thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-03--St. Louis: Muslim Migrant Robs, Beats, Stabs Woman With Metal Rod – Let Off Due To IQ Of 49

St. Louis : Muslim Migrant Robs , Beats , Stabs Woman With Metal Rod – Let Off Due To IQ Of 49 “ It ’ s not feeling safe and honestly feeling like I ’ ve been failed by the system , ” says the victim , Alicia Clarke , and she is right .
Not only has she been failed by law enforcement authorities , but also by the establishment media .
The KSDK story below contains no hint of the fact that the attacker was a Muslim migrant .
It was left to the victim ’ s sister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is clear from KSDK ’ s coverage that Muslim migrants are a protected class , and that the establishment media avoids reporting on anything that might reflect poorly upon them .
Was a concern to protect their image also part of the authorities ’ considerations in dismissing the case ?
That ’ s what the KSDK reporters should have been asking .
Instead , they completely whitewashed that aspect of the story .
“ ‘ I ’ ve been failed by the system ’ | Teen walks free after neighbor says he broke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” by Justina Coronel and Robert Townsend , KSDK , February 24 , 2020 ( thanks to Gateway Pundit ) : ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis woman feels like the judicial system failed her , after she said her teenage neighbor attacked her and walked away free .
Alicia Clarke said exactly a week ago she went for a quick run outside her south city home .
When she came back , she noticed her shoes had been moved to a different spot and her cell phone was gone .
From @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to search for it .
The location said it was on her property grid .
She used her work phone to call it .
“ I open my back door to call it and I hear it in my neighbor ’ s backyard behind me , ” Clarke said .
Clarke said she hopped the fence to get it and jumped back over to her yard .
Another neighbor yelled out to her and said , “ Hey , I told him , ‘ I know you did this and I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that ’ s when the 6-foot teen jumped the fence and tackled her .
“ He knocked me down , pulling my hair , kicking , ” she recalled .
Before he ran off , she said he grabbed her personal cell phone again .
She used her work phone to call police .
“ I am on the phone with St. Louis police dispatch , making my way to my backdoor , when he comes back with a weapon .
He is on top of me .
There was blood everywhere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life at that point , ” she told 5 On Your Side .
Clarke said as he was on her back , he stabbed her in the head and face with a metal rod .
She was able to get the weapon out of his hand and ran inside .
He ran away again , taking her second cell phone this time .
Police arrested the teen on charges of first-degree robbery , second-degree burglary and third-degree assault .
Clarke thought the fight was over .
But when she went to juvenile court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his case was dismissed .
“ The most hurtful thing of all of this , is the dropped charges .
That was much more hurtful than the physical assault , ” Clarke said .
A juvenile court official said a staff attorney dropped the case before even going to the judge .
The courts weren ’ t able to comment specifically on this incident , since it involves a juvenile .
Clarke said she was told her accused attacker was found incompetent to aid in his own defense because he has an IQ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not feeling safe and honestly feeling like I ’ ve been failed by the system , ” Clarke said… .
Updated 2/26 .
See addendum # 6 below .
It ’ s worth the scroll !
!
!
This is my sister .
On Monday night she was attacked by her 15 year old neighbor .
He stabbed her in the head and face with a screw driver .
She fought him off and was able to escape to a neighbors house to call the police .
The boy was taken into police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
No clear motive was ever established .
Alicia has a broken nose , staples in her head and stitches to the puncture wound under her eye .
Hassan is a 15 year old refugee from Somalia who lives with his family .
He is 6 ’ and approx 175lbs , much larger than my sister .
He has broken into Alicia ’ s car 3 different times and broken into another neighbors house .
The police were involved every single time and reported that nothing could be done since he was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different , though .
This morning we went to the juvenile courts building for the deposition hearing where we would find out if he would be held in custody while he awaits his court date , or if he would be allowed to return home .
It had been explained to alicia by the victims advocate that the 3 charges he was facing each independently carry a strong recommendation of remaining detained ; all three compiled was almost a sure thing .
We arrived feeling very hopeful .
On arrival , we learned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s IQ is 49 .
This makes him incompetent to aid in his own defense , therefore all charges were formally dismissed by the prosecutor , Sakina Ahmad .
We never entered a courtroom , saw a judge , nothing .
Hassan was able to go home with a family member .
He likely left the building as a free person before we even learned all the above information .
The prosecutor sympathized with our frustration and explained that because he is a mentally handicapped , juvenile refugee , every safeguard available @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s detriment .
She went on to tell us , VERBATIM , that even if alicia had been KILLED , the outcome would be the same and that this case would be dismissed .
Now , Go ahead and read that last sentence again… .

“It’s not feeling safe and honestly feeling like I’ve been failed by the system,” says the victim, Alicia Clarke, and she is right. Not only has she been failed by law enforcement authorities,
but also by the establishment media.
The KSDK story below contains no hint of the fact that the attacker was a Muslim migrant.
It was left to the victim’s sister to reveal that on Facebook. It is clear from KSDK’s coverage that Muslim migrants are a protected class, and that the establishment media avoids reporting on anything that might reflect poorly upon them.
Was a concern to protect their image also part of the authorities’ considerations in dismissing the case?
That’s what the KSDK reporters should have been asking.
Instead, they completely whitewashed that aspect of the story.
“‘I’ve been failed by the system’ | Teen walks free after neighbor says he broke her nose, left her in bruises,” by Justina Coronel and Robert Townsend, KSDK, February 24, 2020 (thanks to Gateway Pundit):
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis woman feels like the judicial system failed her, after she said her teenage neighbor attacked her and walked away free.
Alicia Clarke said exactly a week ago she went for a quick run outside her south city home. When she came back, she noticed her shoes had been moved to a different spot and her cell phone was gone.
From there, she used Find My iPhone to search for it. The location said it was on her property grid. She used her work phone to call it.
“I open my back door to call it and I hear it in my neighbor’s backyard behind me,” Clarke said.
Clarke said she hopped the fence to get it and jumped back over to her yard. Another neighbor yelled out to her and said, “Hey, I told him, ‘I know you did this and I’m calling the police!’”
Clarke said that’s when the 6-foot teen jumped the fence and tackled her.
“He knocked me down, pulling my hair, kicking,” she recalled.
Before he ran off, she said he grabbed her personal cell phone again. She used her work phone to call police.
“I am on the phone with St. Louis police dispatch, making my way to my backdoor, when he comes back with a weapon. He is on top of me. There was blood everywhere. I was literally fighting for my life at that point,” she told 5 On Your Side.
Clarke said as he was on her back, he stabbed her in the head and face with a metal rod.
She was able to get the weapon out of his hand and ran inside. He ran away again, taking her second cell phone this time.
Police arrested the teen on charges of first-degree robbery, second-degree burglary and third-degree assault.
Clarke thought the fight was over. But when she went to juvenile court a few days later, she learned his case was dismissed.
“The most hurtful thing of all of this, is the dropped charges. That was much more hurtful than the physical assault,” Clarke said.
A juvenile court official said a staff attorney dropped the case before even going to the judge. The courts weren’t able to comment specifically on this incident, since it involves a juvenile. Clarke said she was told her accused attacker was found incompetent to aid in his own defense because he has an IQ of 49….
“It’s not feeling safe and honestly feeling like I’ve been failed by the system,” Clarke said….
Andrea Clarke Flatley, Facebook, February 20, 2020 (thanks to Gateway Pundit):
Updated 2/26. See addendum #6 below. It’s worth the scroll!!!
This is my sister. On Monday night she was attacked by her 15 year old neighbor. He stabbed her in the head and face with a screw driver. She fought him off and was able to escape to a neighbors house to call the police. The boy was taken into police custody and brought to juvenile detention center. No clear motive was ever established.
Alicia has a broken nose, staples in her head and stitches to the puncture wound under her eye.
Hassan is a 15 year old refugee from Somalia who lives with his family. He is 6’ and approx 175lbs, much larger than my sister. He has broken into Alicia’s car 3 different times and broken into another neighbors house. The police were involved every single time and reported that nothing could be done since he was a minor. Surely this time would be different, though.
This morning we went to the juvenile courts building for the deposition hearing where we would find out if he would be held in custody while he awaits his court date, or if he would be allowed to return home. It had been explained to alicia by the victims advocate that the 3 charges he was facing each independently carry a strong recommendation of remaining detained; all three compiled was almost a sure thing. We arrived feeling very hopeful.
On arrival, we learned from that same patient advocate that Hassan’s IQ is 49. This makes him incompetent to aid in his own defense, therefore all charges were formally dismissed by the prosecutor, Sakina Ahmad. We never entered a courtroom, saw a judge, nothing. Hassan was able to go home with a family member. He likely left the building as a free person before we even learned all the above information.
The prosecutor sympathized with our frustration and explained that because he is a mentally handicapped, juvenile refugee, every safeguard available is to his benefit and to Alicia’s detriment. She went on to tell us, VERBATIM, that even if alicia had been KILLED, the outcome would be the same and that this case would be dismissed. Now, Go ahead and read that last sentence again….
Article posted with permission from Robert Spencer


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-04--So, You’re A Muslim Shrine-Licker In Iran – You Will Face Prison & Flogging (Video)

So , You ’ re A Muslim Shrine-Licker In Iran – You Will Face Prison & Flogging ( Video ) OK , for whatever reason , some people kiss their “ holy ” places and relics , which seems silly to me .
However , I digress .
Apparently , Muslims in Iran , who are devout , are being warned that if they kiss or lick the Muslim shrines there , they could be jailed or flogged .
Take a look at this nonsense .
Somehow , I ’ m wanting to see a Muslim version of A Christmas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As Breitbart News reported , the faithful have taken to licking and kissing shrines to show they have no fear of infection during the country ’ s escalating coronavirus outbreak .
They record the practice and then release it on social media .
The videos , which have reportedly emerged from Iran ’ s coronavirus epicentre of Qom , also show Islamic devotees spreading misinformation about the virus while forcing young children to also take part .
Touching and kissing surfaces in shrines is a common practice for Muslim pilgrims , and religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are “ a place for healing.
” However such is the scale of the viral infection spreading across Iran that the government has decided to act .
The BBC reports that is being fought against by Hasan Nowrozi : Those doing such unconventional acts are publishing fake and superstitious news against the officials in the country .
Such people would face two months to two years [ in ] jail and up to 74 lashes as punishment .
Clearly , Iran has its own problems with the virus as it has reportedly infected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ambassador to the Vatican , as well as killed the supreme leader ’ s advisor .
• Adviser To Iran ’ s Supreme Leader had Died From Coronavirus Infection Can ’ t these people just give access to Allah ’ s heaven by declaring that anyone who doesn ’ t kiss or lick the shrines get that , and maybe throw on an extra virgin or two ?
I mean wouldn ’ t that work on them ?
Perhaps not , but it ’ s interesting about the way they are taught to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and jail time for this ?
Come on !
And these are the same people that get all upset over bacon on mosque doorknobs !
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

OK, for whatever reason, some people kiss their “holy” places and relics, which seems silly to me. However, I digress. Apparently, Muslims in Iran, who are devout, are being warned that if they kiss or lick the Muslim shrines there, they could be jailed or flogged.
Take a look at this nonsense.
https://twitter.com/AlinejadMasih/status/1234137028972949504
Somehow, I’m wanting to see a Muslim version of A Christmas Story and frozen shrines after that.
According to Breitbart:
As Breitbart News reported, the faithful have taken to licking and kissing shrines to show they have no fear of infection during the country’s escalating coronavirus outbreak. They record the practice and then release it on social media.
The videos, which have reportedly emerged from Iran’s coronavirus epicentre of Qom, also show Islamic devotees spreading misinformation about the virus while forcing young children to also take part.
Touching and kissing surfaces in shrines is a common practice for Muslim pilgrims, and religious hardliners argue the holy sites of Qom are “a place for healing.”
However such is the scale of the viral infection spreading across Iran that the government has decided to act.
The BBC reports that is being fought against by Hasan Nowrozi:
Those doing such unconventional acts are publishing fake and superstitious news against the officials in the country.
Such people would face two months to two years [in] jail and up to 74 lashes as punishment.
Wow!
Clearly, Iran has its own problems with the virus as it has reportedly infected the Iranian Vice President and killed their ambassador to the Vatican, as well as killed the supreme leader’s advisor.
Can’t these people just give access to Allah’s heaven by declaring that anyone who doesn’t kiss or lick the shrines get that, and maybe throw on an extra virgin or two? I mean wouldn’t that work on them?
Perhaps not, but it’s interesting about the way they are taught to go to the bathroom and then flogging and jail time for this? Come on! And these are the same people that get all upset over bacon on mosque doorknobs!
Here’s a bonus video.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-04--Questions Swirl About The Fed, The Market & The Virus

A false balance is an abomination to the LORD , but a just weight is his delight .
-Proverbs 11:1 Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD , and false scales are not good .
-Proverbs 20:23 And the Jews ’ passover was at hand , and Jesus went up to Jerusalem .
And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves , and the changers of money sitting : And when he had made a scourge of small cords , he drove them all out of the temple , and the sheep , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changers ’ money , and overthrew the tables ; -John 2:3 As one that believes the Federal Reserve should be abolished and that we return to constitutional money , namely gold and silver , I can only look at the situation before me and say that , in large measure , the reason we constantly have these ups and downs the way we do is due to market manipulation via the Federal Reserve and the corruption that goes along with printing money out of thin air and then charging massive amounts of interest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a clear indication that the Fed simply does not work for anyone , but itself .
In a post by Bill Blain at MorningPorridge.com , he asks some pertinent questions regarding the Fed , 13-16he markets and the coronavirus .
“ The Fed ’ s Shock and Awe emergency rate cut was awesome for all of 20 minutes.. ” Yesterday ’ s 50 bp “ emergency rate cut ” capitulation by the Fed and the market ’ s subsequent down-spike tells us a lot about current sentiment .
It ’ s not good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discuss the crisis and more dither , the market basically concluded : “ We don ’ t believe you can do “ whatever it takes ” to avoid recession and market crisis .
Prove you can !
” The Feb has opened a whole can of worms , just as we face something unknown , unsettling , and completely outside the scope of markets – The Virus .
For the Fed to make such a clear mis-step raises all kinds of concerns .
The market is uncertain , swirling in doubt , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has the Fed had caved into Trump ’ s demands for easing ?
The Fed ’ s credibility being questioned at such an early stage of a developing crisis won ’ t help .
· Didn ’ t the Fed understand you can ’ t fight an exogenous supply side crisis with crude monetary easing ?
The sell-off demonstrated the market understands the limitations of monetary policy – pushing a heavy boulder up a hill with a wet length of wool hasn ’ t worked these past 12 years , why would It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ further convincing the authorities can “ do whatever it takes ” – which means damaging long-term consequences and distortions to solve for short-term weakness .
· Doesn ’ t the Fed read the headlines – and grasp the deluge of negative economic reality and remorselessly bad news requires full blooded fiscal and regulatory action ?
The authorities need to be acting to prevent a cascade of defaults caused by broken supply chains contaminating the whole financial system – potential causing a massive banking crisis .
Rate cuts don ’ t do that .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ demand , and stimulate activity are required , perhaps with government stimulus through tax measures .
· Why is the Fed using up its scarce policy ammunition at this point in a crisis that is still developing ?
With the 10 year T-bond at sub 1 % , the Fed has limited scope for further cuts – what does it do next to try to placate markets ?
How dangerous is the policy outlook ?
· Does this mean the Fed Put is busted ?
Are we now likely to see even more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asset purchase programme .
Perhaps Trump will demand the Fed juices the equity markets ?
This is possible in the wake of a reinvigorated Democrat push .
· What does the Fed know about Coronavirus that we don ’ t ?
I suppose it didn ’ t help the WHO announced the mortality rate on the virus is more like 3.4 % rather than the 1 % typical for most categories of the flu soon after the Fed announcement .
While China ’ s draconian containment policies seem to be working , based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are planning for the worst case – Pandemic : transmission , infection and swamped hospitals .
Just read through the negative economic consequences being felt across the board .
Smart money has completely written off the global cruise business .
Airlines are reeling , laying off staff and cancelling flights .
Chinese airlines are asking Airbus to delay deliveries .
Weather satellites do suggest Chinese factories are re-opening – they can spot the NoX blooms from space !
– but it will take time to ramp up supply chains , and they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infection .
Where does the market go from here ?
Some observers have pointed out the global stock markets are getting smaller as more companies go private and stock buybacks have reduced the number of shares in circulation .
As 2/3 of S & P500 companies now pay dividends in excess of Treasury Yields , surely there is still upside for stocks , even if the global economy is headed for recession ?
The low level of bond yields apparently justifies higher P/E multiples .
Really ?
Surely lower yields mean a heightened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fall ?
This is what drives yield tourism – artificially low yields forcing investors to take greater and greater risk in the search for returns .
It has massive potential to end badly .
Where will the pain strike ?
Asset Managers were once 90 % Gilt/Treasury holders have become risk takers and yield tourists .
Today they are probably 30 % junk and near junk bonds , 30 % investment grade and 40 % equity .
The last 12 years has seen a massive and deliberate transfer of risk from systemically important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of asset managers .
Banks understood risk .
Their businesses were intelligence led from their on-the-ground bankers and branches , feeding large backroom risk management teams with direct information to monitor every facet of the market .
Risk now resides in fund managers , who have small Risk Management departments assessing what they read in the press .
MiFid rules ensure they pay for puff put out by the investment bank research departments – many don ’ t bother .
Asset manager risk departments may be good , but they lack the ancestral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The upside is the allocation of risk across the market has become massively more diverse .
If one Asset Manager goes down because of risk management failure to exit in time , its far less damaging to the financial system in terms of contagion than a bank going down .
But what happens when the market basis suddenly shifts and the Asset Management universe suddenly tries to exit Corporate debt – doors locked , Junk bonds – doors locked , and equity markets crash .
Who loses ?
Savers ?
And what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely to be on the AM side – and that ’ s likely to create massive future liabilities for governments as pension saving disappear at a time when debt levels will be under pressure… Another sovereign debt crisis anyone ?
Just saying… .
There is still lots of denial across the City about the Coronavirus panic .
A ) If your question is : Why is the market panicking about a virus which seems marginally more dangerous than normal flu ?
… .
you are asking the wrong question .
B ) If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over-estimated the economic consequences of the actions taken by the authorities to contain the virus ?
… you are on the right lines and looking for a buying opportunity .
C ) If your question is : How much more damage can the global economy take before the G7 and central banks can ’ t help ?
… you are getting warm , and wondering about the implications if/when this turns into a major crisis… Meanwhile – Back in the USA Well done Mike Bloomberg – he ’ s won his own South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s SuperTuesday caucus !
I wonder if the US dependency has got an extinct volcano he can model into a nice lair for the billionaire supervillain in waiting ?
5 delegates cost Mike a lot .
The Democrat Party Core finally got its act together just in time to turn the nomination into a drag race between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders .
Biden won Texas , while Bernie stormed California .
The endorsements should flow towards Biden .
Will Bernie step aside and give him his support ?
Over the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democrats will get their act together and make November 2020 a proper race .
I expect the pressure will increasingly be on Trump .
It all about the Economy Stupid !
5 things to read in the papers .
FT – Fed rate cut piles pressure on Lagarde to take action FT – Coronavirus raises the risk of real trouble in corporate bonds I expect its going to be a busy day .
Lots going on out there , and some it might be good .
But we now know that Coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they have further to fall .
Yesterday ’ s moves might just have been a correction to Monday ’ s move – but it feels like we ’ re in a new down phase .
Well , you can ’ t prop up an economy based on debt forever .
The US continues on its path of spending like drunken sailors , much of which is unconstitutional , and the debt continues to mount .
It isn ’ t going anywhere in the direction it should .
It only continues to go up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s far past time we drove the money changers ( Federal Reserve ) from our midst and re-establish constitutional money .
The economy may be touted as wonderful by many , but there always comes a day of reckoning , and we may be closer to that day than many think .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight. -Proverbs 11:1 Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are not good. -Proverbs 20:23 And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; -John 2:3
As one that believes the Federal Reserve should be abolished and that we return to constitutional money, namely gold and silver, I can only look at the situation before me and say that, in large measure, the reason we constantly have these ups and downs the way we do is due to market manipulation via the Federal Reserve and the corruption that goes along with printing money out of thin air and then charging massive amounts of interest. However, now we are seeing a clear indication that the Fed simply does not work for anyone, but itself.
In a post by Bill Blain at MorningPorridge.com, he asks some pertinent questions regarding the Fed, 13-16he markets and the coronavirus.
Blain writes:
“The Fed’s Shock and Awe emergency rate cut was awesome for all of 20 minutes..”
Yesterday’s 50 bp “emergency rate cut” capitulation by the Fed and the market’s subsequent down-spike tells us a lot about current sentiment. It’s not good. Following the lacklustre G7 call to discuss the crisis and more dither, the market basically concluded: “We don’t believe you can do “whatever it takes” to avoid recession and market crisis. Prove you can!”
The Feb has opened a whole can of worms, just as we face something unknown, unsettling, and completely outside the scope of markets – The Virus. For the Fed to make such a clear mis-step raises all kinds of concerns. The market is uncertain, swirling in doubt, and pondering the following questions:
· Why has the Fed had caved into Trump’s demands for easing? The Fed’s credibility being questioned at such an early stage of a developing crisis won’t help.
· Didn’t the Fed understand you can’t fight an exogenous supply side crisis with crude monetary easing? The sell-off demonstrated the market understands the limitations of monetary policy – pushing a heavy boulder up a hill with a wet length of wool hasn’t worked these past 12 years, why would It work now? The market will need further convincing the authorities can “do whatever it takes” – which means damaging long-term consequences and distortions to solve for short-term weakness.
· Doesn’t the Fed read the headlines – and grasp the deluge of negative economic reality and remorselessly bad news requires full blooded fiscal and regulatory action? The authorities need to be acting to prevent a cascade of defaults caused by broken supply chains contaminating the whole financial system – potential causing a massive banking crisis. Rate cuts don’t do that. Fiscal measures to stall foreclosures, boost demand, and stimulate activity are required, perhaps with government stimulus through tax measures.
· Why is the Fed using up its scarce policy ammunition at this point in a crisis that is still developing? With the 10 year T-bond at sub 1%, the Fed has limited scope for further cuts – what does it do next to try to placate markets? How dangerous is the policy outlook?
· Does this mean the Fed Put is busted? Are we now likely to see even more manipulative measures – like a full-on QE asset purchase programme. Perhaps Trump will demand the Fed juices the equity markets? This is possible in the wake of a reinvigorated Democrat push.
And.. the killer conspiracy question:
· What does the Fed know about Coronavirus that we don’t?
I suppose it didn’t help the WHO announced the mortality rate on the virus is more like 3.4% rather than the 1% typical for most categories of the flu soon after the Fed announcement. While China’s draconian containment policies seem to be working, based on slowing infection rates, most governments are planning for the worst case – Pandemic: transmission, infection and swamped hospitals.
Just read through the negative economic consequences being felt across the board. Smart money has completely written off the global cruise business. Airlines are reeling, laying off staff and cancelling flights. Chinese airlines are asking Airbus to delay deliveries. Weather satellites do suggest Chinese factories are re-opening – they can spot the NoX blooms from space! – but it will take time to ramp up supply chains, and they are vulnerable to a potential second wave of infection.
Where does the market go from here?
Some observers have pointed out the global stock markets are getting smaller as more companies go private and stock buybacks have reduced the number of shares in circulation. As 2/3 of S&P500 companies now pay dividends in excess of Treasury Yields, surely there is still upside for stocks, even if the global economy is headed for recession? The low level of bond yields apparently justifies higher P/E multiples.
Really? Surely lower yields mean a heightened risk environment, which means multiples should fall?
This is what drives yield tourism – artificially low yields forcing investors to take greater and greater risk in the search for returns. It has massive potential to end badly. Where will the pain strike?
Asset Managers were once 90% Gilt/Treasury holders have become risk takers and yield tourists. Today they are probably 30% junk and near junk bonds, 30% investment grade and 40% equity. The last 12 years has seen a massive and deliberate transfer of risk from systemically important banks, to a more diverse range of asset managers.
Banks understood risk. Their businesses were intelligence led from their on-the-ground bankers and branches, feeding large backroom risk management teams with direct information to monitor every facet of the market. Risk now resides in fund managers, who have small Risk Management departments assessing what they read in the press. MiFid rules ensure they pay for puff put out by the investment bank research departments – many don’t bother. Asset manager risk departments may be good, but they lack the ancestral risk management DNA the banks once had.
The upside is the allocation of risk across the market has become massively more diverse. If one Asset Manager goes down because of risk management failure to exit in time, its far less damaging to the financial system in terms of contagion than a bank going down.
But what happens when the market basis suddenly shifts and the Asset Management universe suddenly tries to exit Corporate debt – doors locked, Junk bonds – doors locked, and equity markets crash. Who loses? Savers? And what happens then….
The next crisis is likely to be on the AM side – and that’s likely to create massive future liabilities for governments as pension saving disappear at a time when debt levels will be under pressure… Another sovereign debt crisis anyone? Just saying….
There is still lots of denial across the City about the Coronavirus panic.
A) If your question is: Why is the market panicking about a virus which seems marginally more dangerous than normal flu? …. you are asking the wrong question.
B) If your question is: Has the market over-estimated the economic consequences of the actions taken by the authorities to contain the virus? … you are on the right lines and looking for a buying opportunity.
C) If your question is: How much more damage can the global economy take before the G7 and central banks can’t help? … you are getting warm, and wondering about the implications if/when this turns into a major crisis…
Meanwhile – Back in the USA
Well done Mike Bloomberg – he’s won his own South Pacific stronghold in Samoa in last night’s SuperTuesday caucus! I wonder if the US dependency has got an extinct volcano he can model into a nice lair for the billionaire supervillain in waiting? 5 delegates cost Mike a lot.
The Democrat Party Core finally got its act together just in time to turn the nomination into a drag race between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. Biden won Texas, while Bernie stormed California. The endorsements should flow towards Biden. Will Bernie step aside and give him his support? Over the next few weeks there is a real prospect the Democrats will get their act together and make November 2020 a proper race. I expect the pressure will increasingly be on Trump. It all about the Economy Stupid!
5 things to read in the papers.
FT – Fed rate cut piles pressure on Lagarde to take action
FT – Coronavirus raises the risk of real trouble in corporate bonds
WSJ – Surprise Rate Cuts Are No Miracle Cure
BBerg – Global Fatality Rate 3.4%; Olympics Delay Possible: Virus Update
ZH – Tesla Registrations Plunge in Two Crucial European Countries
I expect its going to be a busy day. Lots going on out there, and some it might be good. But we now know that Coronavirus infected cats bounce higher, which means they have further to fall. Yesterday’s moves might just have been a correction to Monday’s move – but it feels like we’re in a new down phase.
Well, you can’t prop up an economy based on debt forever. The US continues on its path of spending like drunken sailors, much of which is unconstitutional, and the debt continues to mount. It isn’t going anywhere in the direction it should. It only continues to go up and up and up.
It’s far past time we drove the money changers (Federal Reserve) from our midst and re-establish constitutional money.
The economy may be touted as wonderful by many, but there always comes a day of reckoning, and we may be closer to that day than many think.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-04--Another Illegal Alien Charged With Felony Rape Of A Minor Protected By NYC Sanctuary City

New York City continues to engage in the policies of protecting illegal aliens over its own citizens , even when those citizens are sexually assaulted minors .
The latest incident comes as an illegal alien from Guatemala was set free by police after he was charged with second degree felony rape of a person under 14 .
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) : NEW YORK – A 20-year-old Guatemalan national illegally present in the U.S. was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ’ s ( ICE ) Enforcement and Removal Operations ( ERO ) officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an immigration detainer with the New York City Department of Corrections ( NYCDOC ) following his arrest for sexual offenses in Brooklyn .
Miguel Federico Ajqui-Ajtzalam was arrested by the NYPD Feb. 27 , on the charges of felony rape in the 2nd , sexual abuse in the 2nd for sexual contact with a person less than 14 yrs.
, and act in manner to injure a child less than 17 yrs .
ERO officers assigned to ERO New York ’ s Criminal Alien Program lodged a detainer with the NYCDOC .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s sanctuary policies , Ajqui-Ajtzalam was subsequently arraigned and released from the custody of the NYCDOC without the detainer being honored .
Ajqui-Ajtzalam was initially encountered by U.S. Border Patrol ( USBP ) on Sept. 23 , 2016 after illegally entering the U.S. without inspection .
Ajqui-Ajtzalam was processed as an unaccompanied alien child ( UAC ) , issued a Notice to Appear , and was released from ICE custody on Nov. 4 , 2016 on an Order of Recognizance ( OREC ) pending removal proceedings .
On March 2 , ERO officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He is currently detained in ICE custody pending removal proceedings before a federal immigration judge .
“ It ’ s inconceivable that a individual who was arrested for local charges of rape and sexual abuse of a child , would be released back into the community instead of being transferred to ICE who had a detainer in place .
It ’ s frightening that our detainer was ignored and he was released onto New York City streets to possibly re-offend , ” said Thomas R. Decker , field office director for ERO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city residents , especially the more vulnerable , continues to be a priority for ICE enforcement.
” Yes , it is inconceivable .
It ’ s also inconceivable that New York won ’ t bring justice against rapists , and I ’ m not talking about a jail sentence that relies on Marxist tactics and injustices against both criminals and victims , but the kind of justice the seeks to ensure they never rape another person , not even in jail .
It ’ s called the death penalty and we used to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the agency takes rapists off the streets , Democrat politicians and voters have promoted the “ Abolish ICE ” movement , accusing the agency of being racist and calling for its elimination .
“ He is currently detained in ICE custody pending removal proceedings before a federal immigration judge , ” according to the agency ’ s website .
Acting ICE Director Matthew Albence tried reaching out to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio in February , hoping to work with him on keeping the city ’ s residents safe .
However , Albence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mayor and the city ’ s anti-ICE policies continue to put New Yorkers in harm ’ s way .
For example , in January , a 92-year-old legal immigrant from the Dominican Republic was sexually assaulted and murdered by an illegal alien from Guyana who was previously released by NYC officials that ignored an ICE detainer request .
Another liberal-run megacity boasting sanctuary city status , Chicago , also recently denied an ICE detainer for an illegal immigrant who then went on to molest a three-year-old girl in a McDonald ’ s bathroom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerning thing in all of this is the lack of justice against violent criminals like Ajqui-Ajtzalam .
If convicted , he doesn ’ t need a prison sentence and he certainly doesn ’ t need to be deported only to return and do it again .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

New York City continues to engage in the policies of protecting illegal aliens over its own citizens, even when those citizens are sexually assaulted minors. The latest incident comes as an illegal alien from Guatemala was set free by police after he was charged with second degree felony rape of a person under 14.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):
NEW YORK – A 20-year-old Guatemalan national illegally present in the U.S. was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers March 2. ERO had previously lodged an immigration detainer with the New York City Department of Corrections (NYCDOC) following his arrest for sexual offenses in Brooklyn.
Miguel Federico Ajqui-Ajtzalam was arrested by the NYPD Feb. 27, on the charges of felony rape in the 2nd, sexual abuse in the 2nd for sexual contact with a person less than 14 yrs., and act in manner to injure a child less than 17 yrs. ERO officers assigned to ERO New York’s Criminal Alien Program lodged a detainer with the NYCDOC. As a result of New York City’s sanctuary policies, Ajqui-Ajtzalam was subsequently arraigned and released from the custody of the NYCDOC without the detainer being honored.
Ajqui-Ajtzalam was initially encountered by U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) on Sept. 23, 2016 after illegally entering the U.S. without inspection. Ajqui-Ajtzalam was processed as an unaccompanied alien child (UAC), issued a Notice to Appear, and was released from ICE custody on Nov. 4, 2016 on an Order of Recognizance (OREC) pending removal proceedings.
On March 2, ERO officers arrested Ajqui-Ajtzalam in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently detained in ICE custody pending removal proceedings before a federal immigration judge.
“It’s inconceivable that a individual who was arrested for local charges of rape and sexual abuse of a child, would be released back into the community instead of being transferred to ICE who had a detainer in place. It’s frightening that our detainer was ignored and he was released onto New York City streets to possibly re-offend,” said Thomas R. Decker, field office director for ERO New York. “The safety of city residents, especially the more vulnerable, continues to be a priority for ICE enforcement.”
Yes, it is inconceivable.
It’s also inconceivable that New York won’t bring justice against rapists, and I’m not talking about a jail sentence that relies on Marxist tactics and injustices against both criminals and victims, but the kind of justice the seeks to ensure they never rape another person, not even in jail. It’s called the death penalty and we used to engage in it.
Infowars adds:
Meanwhile, as the agency takes rapists off the streets, Democrat politicians and voters have promoted the “Abolish ICE” movement, accusing the agency of being racist and calling for its elimination.
“He is currently detained in ICE custody pending removal proceedings before a federal immigration judge,” according to the agency’s website.
…
Acting ICE Director Matthew Albence tried reaching out to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio in February, hoping to work with him on keeping the city’s residents safe.
However, Albence’s letter was ignored by the mayor and the city’s anti-ICE policies continue to put New Yorkers in harm’s way.
For example, in January, a 92-year-old legal immigrant from the Dominican Republic was sexually assaulted and murdered by an illegal alien from Guyana who was previously released by NYC officials that ignored an ICE detainer request.
Another liberal-run megacity boasting sanctuary city status, Chicago, also recently denied an ICE detainer for an illegal immigrant who then went on to molest a three-year-old girl in a McDonald’s bathroom.
I must say that the most concerning thing in all of this is the lack of justice against violent criminals like Ajqui-Ajtzalam.
If convicted, he doesn’t need a prison sentence and he certainly doesn’t need to be deported only to return and do it again.
He needs a dirt nap.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-04--Unstoppable Coronavirus vs. The “All-Powerful” Federal Reserve

Has the Federal Reserve finally met an opponent that it won ’ t be able to defeat ?
Ever since the last financial crisis , unprecedented intervention by the Fed at key moments has kept the economy and the financial system relatively stable .
No matter what has come along , it has seemed like the Federal Reserve has always had an answer , and this has created an environment that has enabled the most ridiculous stock market bubble in U.S. history to grow to epic proportions .
But now COVID-19 is perhaps the greatest challenge that the Fed has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how low-interest rates are pushed , and no matter how much helicopter money the Fed drops from the sky , it isn ’ t going to cause fearful Americans to go shopping , take trips or start businesses .
And nothing that the Fed can do will be able to mitigate the severe disruptions to global supply chains that we are currently witnessing .
But that doesn ’ t mean that the Fed isn ’ t going to go back to the same old playbook that has worked so well in the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emergency rate cut , and instead of soaring , stock prices absolutely tanked .
In fact , the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day down 785 points… The decision to cut rates by half a percentage point came two weeks before the Fed ’ s scheduled meeting as the central bank felt it was necessary to act quickly to combat the effect of the virus spreading worldwide .
It ’ s the first such emergency action coming in between scheduled meetings since the financial crisis .
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % , to 25,917.41 ; it rose more than 300 points earlier in the day .
The 30-stock average gyrated between sharp gains and solid losses after the decision was announced .
The S & P 500 fell 2.8 % to 3,003.37 while the Nasdaq Composite pulled back 3 % to 8,684.09 .
At this point , the Federal Reserve doesn ’ t have much room to reduce interest rates .
But of course , President Trump was disappointed in the Fed ’ s decision because he wanted an even bigger rate cut… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using the word “ panic ” to describe this move by the Fed .
The following example comes from Zero Hedge… Instead , as it stands “ it smells like panic ” as more than one Wall Street veteran put it .
Worse , as BMO ’ s Ian Lyngen puts it , what happened after the Fed ’ s emergency 50bps rate cut , the biggest since Jerome Kerviel blew up SocGen , “ the situation didn ’ t play out exactly as Powell might have envisioned.
” So just how bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stocks demonstrate , the Fed is this close from losing all credibility… .
and since the market has been held up for the past 11 years on nothing but Fed faith – and trillions in Fed liquidity – this could be a very , very big problem .
If you can believe it , even CNBC ’ s Jim Cramer is saying that this move by the Fed has made him “ nervous ” … The Federal Reserve has almost entirely run out of interest rate ammunition already , and we aren ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So what are they going to do once things get really bad ?
A reduction in interest rates usually spurs the U.S. economy , but these are not normal times .
Even if interest rates were pushed all the way to the floor , it isn ’ t going to change the fact that global supply chains are collapsing and a large portion of the population is scared to death of this virus… And the problems that we are seeing with global supply chains are expected to continue to get worse in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harvard Business Review is anticipating that the impact of this virus could peak “ in mid-March ” … But what if this virus just continues to explode all over the planet ?
When I posted my last article yesterday , the number of confirmed cases outside of China had just surpassed the 10,000 mark .
As I write this , that number is just shy of the 13,000 mark , and by the time most of you read this article it will be even higher .
After interest rates are pushed all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money ” will be about the only weapon the Fed has left .
Normally , “ helicopter money ” pushes up stock prices , but in the middle of a horrifying global pandemic people are not going to want stocks .
Instead , there is going to be a tremendous demand for food and other essential supplies , and “ helicopter money ” will just escalate prices to absolutely absurd levels .
Sadly , fear of this virus is already starting to cause this to happen… If you use Purell , I hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There has never been a time like this before in all of American history , and what we have seen so far is just the beginning .
Now that the U.S. is planning to start testing more people , we are being warned that we could see an explosion in the number of confirmed cases in the weeks ahead .
If that happens , there is going to be a tremendous amount of fear .
But now is not a time for fear .
Now is a time to be calm , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resolutely .
It is during moments of crisis that we find out who we really are , and hopefully , this challenge will bring out the best in all of us .

Has the Federal Reserve finally met an opponent that it won’t be able to defeat? Ever since the last financial crisis, unprecedented intervention by the Fed at key moments has kept the economy and the financial system relatively stable. No matter what has come along, it has seemed like the Federal Reserve has always had an answer, and this has created an environment that has enabled the most ridiculous stock market bubble in U.S. history to grow to epic proportions. But now COVID-19 is perhaps the greatest challenge that the Fed has faced in modern times. No matter how low-interest rates are pushed, and no matter how much helicopter money the Fed drops from the sky, it isn’t going to cause fearful Americans to go shopping, take trips or start businesses. And nothing that the Fed can do will be able to mitigate the severe disruptions to global supply chains that we are currently witnessing.
But that doesn’t mean that the Fed isn’t going to go back to the same old playbook that has worked so well in the past.
On Tuesday the Fed announced an emergency rate cut, and instead of soaring, stock prices absolutely tanked. In fact, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day down 785 points…
The decision to cut rates by half a percentage point came two weeks before the Fed’s scheduled meeting as the central bank felt it was necessary to act quickly to combat the effect of the virus spreading worldwide. It’s the first such emergency action coming in between scheduled meetings since the financial crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 785.91 points lower, or nearly 3%, to 25,917.41; it rose more than 300 points earlier in the day. The 30-stock average gyrated between sharp gains and solid losses after the decision was announced. The S&P 500 fell 2.8% to 3,003.37 while the Nasdaq Composite pulled back 3% to 8,684.09.
At this point, the Federal Reserve doesn’t have much room to reduce interest rates. But of course, President Trump was disappointed in the Fed’s decision because he wanted an even bigger rate cut…
Trump tweeted following the Fed’s move – keeping up his longstanding practice of demanding lower rates. ‘The Federal Reserve is cutting but must further ease and, most importantly, come into line with other countries/competitors,’ Trump wrote. ‘We are not playing on a level field. Not fair to USA. It is finally time for the Federal Reserve to LEAD. More easing and cutting!’
Meanwhile, just about everyone else is using the word “panic” to describe this move by the Fed. The following example comes from Zero Hedge…
Instead, as it stands “it smells like panic” as more than one Wall Street veteran put it. Worse, as BMO’s Ian Lyngen puts it, what happened after the Fed’s emergency 50bps rate cut, the biggest since Jerome Kerviel blew up SocGen, “the situation didn’t play out exactly as Powell might have envisioned.” So just how bad is it? Well, as plunging stocks demonstrate, the Fed is this close from losing all credibility…. and since the market has been held up for the past 11 years on nothing but Fed faith – and trillions in Fed liquidity – this could be a very, very big problem.
If you can believe it, even CNBC’s Jim Cramer is saying that this move by the Fed has made him “nervous”…
Cramer went on to say that he’d previously been optimistic, despite the recent Dow freefall. But the Fed’s move has caused him to adopt a more cautious posture. “It makes me feel, wow, the weakness must be much more than I thought,” Cramer said. “And I’ve been trying to be bullish, but I can’t.” He added, “I’m now nervous. I’m more nervous than I was before.”
The Federal Reserve has almost entirely run out of interest rate ammunition already, and we aren’t even officially in a recession yet.
So what are they going to do once things get really bad?
A reduction in interest rates usually spurs the U.S. economy, but these are not normal times.
Even if interest rates were pushed all the way to the floor, it isn’t going to change the fact that global supply chains are collapsing and a large portion of the population is scared to death of this virus…
Lower borrowing costs typically spur more consumers to buy houses, cars and other products, and encourage businesses to purchase more equipment such as factory machines, computers. But historically low rates can’t address delayed deliveries from China that leave store shelves half-filled and auto manufacturers short of imported parts. They can’t prod shoppers fearful of contracting the virus to visit malls and restaurants. And they can’t bring back throngs of foreign tourists to U.S. hotels and shopping centers, including many from China and other countries now subject to travel bans.
And the problems that we are seeing with global supply chains are expected to continue to get worse in the weeks ahead. In fact, Harvard Business Review is anticipating that the impact of this virus could peak “in mid-March”…
Reports on how the Covid-19 outbreak is affecting supply chains and disrupting manufacturing operations around the world are increasing daily. But the worst is yet to come. We predict that the peak of the impact of Covid-19 on global supply chains will occur in mid-March, forcing thousands of companies to throttle down or temporarily shut assembly and manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Europe. The most vulnerable companies are those which rely heavily or solely on factories in China for parts and materials. The activity of Chinese manufacturing plants has fallen in the past month and is expected to remain depressed for months.
But what if this virus just continues to explode all over the planet?
When I posted my last article yesterday, the number of confirmed cases outside of China had just surpassed the 10,000 mark.
As I write this, that number is just shy of the 13,000 mark, and by the time most of you read this article it will be even higher.
After interest rates are pushed all the way to the floor, “helicopter money” will be about the only weapon the Fed has left.
Normally, “helicopter money” pushes up stock prices, but in the middle of a horrifying global pandemic people are not going to want stocks.
Instead, there is going to be a tremendous demand for food and other essential supplies, and “helicopter money” will just escalate prices to absolutely absurd levels.
Sadly, fear of this virus is already starting to cause this to happen…
Would you pay $149 for a two-pack of 12-ounce bottles of Purell? How about a single container of Clorox wipes for $44.25, plus $14.59 shipping? As the coronavirus spreads and people rush to protect themselves and their families from getting sick, the U.S. is seeing heavy demand for everything from masks to hand sanitizer.
If you use Purell, I hope that you stocked up ahead of time.
There has never been a time like this before in all of American history, and what we have seen so far is just the beginning.
Now that the U.S. is planning to start testing more people, we are being warned that we could see an explosion in the number of confirmed cases in the weeks ahead.
If that happens, there is going to be a tremendous amount of fear.
But now is not a time for fear. Now is a time to be calm, to think rationally, and to act resolutely.
It is during moments of crisis that we find out who we really are, and hopefully, this challenge will bring out the best in all of us.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-04--The Claim Pence Is ‘Anti-Science’ Is Actually ‘Anti-Christian’

After President Trump named Vice President Pence last week to lead the nation ’ s battle against the coronavirus , many in the media decried the choice because supposedly Mike Pence “ doesn ’ t believe in science.
” How could he ?
He ’ s a Christian .
So the logic goes .
They mock along the lines of : Maybe he just wants to pray the virus away .
Late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel quipped , “ Why is Mike Pence in charge ?
What is his plan to stop the virus , abstinence ?
” Writing for mediaite.com @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noted , “ President Donald Trump ’ s decision to task Mike Pence with heading up the federal government ’ s coronavirus response triggered an immediate backlash as critics noted the vice president ’ s record of doubting scientific evidence and his role in exacerbating an HIV outbreak in Indiana while he was governor.
” Richardson argues that Pence allegedly did a poor job in quelling the HIV outbreak in Indiana because for two days , he canceled a needle-exchange program , and supposedly during those two days , the HIV “ infection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Pence relented .
An explosion of new cases in just two days ?
Meanwhile , Richardson has compiled many comments from those criticizing Trump ’ s choice of Pence for this fight .
Included in the criticisms is that he doesn ’ t believe in “ climate science.
” Why should he ?
Man-made catastrophic climate change is a hoax .
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders tweeted against the choice of Pence : “ Trump ’ s plan for the coronavirus so far : … Have VP Pence , who wanted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oversee the response … Disgusting.
” Another socialist , Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , commented : “ Mike Pence literally does not believe in science .
It is utterly irresponsible to put him in charge of U.S. coronavirus response as the world sits on the cusp of a pandemic.
” One critic tweeted : “ America is a driving force in fighting epidemics , and now the director of that fight is Mike Pence , a guy who ’ s [ sic ] scientific knowledge consists of how many times you have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being gay.
” An M.D .
remarked , “ Trump names Mike Pence as the Coronavirus Czar rather than CDC Director Robert Redfield or Surgeon General Jerome Adams .
A physician should be in charge of the nation ’ s coronavirus response , not some dude who quarantines himself from other women when dining out.
” It seems like most of the criticisms are that Pence is unqualified to head up this task force because he is a devout Christian .
Therefore , the same people who argue that a man can give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his Christianity , Mike Pence is supposedly anti-science .
The canard that Christians are somehow anti-science is astounding .
After all , Christians invented modern science .
As the great astronomer Johannes Kepler put it , the scientist is a priest of the Most High God , “ thinking His thoughts after Him.
” A rational God had created a rational world , and it was the scientist ’ s job to try and discover God ’ s laws in nature .
The founder of every major branch of science was a Bible-believing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I highlighted this in a previous post .
As the great evangelical thinker Dr. Os Guinness once told me , “ Actually , many of the earliest , and some of the very greatest of scientists have been people of enormous faith.
” Daniel Lapin is an author and an orthodox Jewish rabbi .
He once told me in an interview about the impact of Christianity on the world , “ Sir Isaac Newton wrote far more on faith , theology and religion than he wrote on gravitation .
And there is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given a clue , wait a second , ‘ In the beginning , God created heaven and earth , ’ then that tells me that one way I can get to know God better is by studying heaven and earth .
And that ’ s why , until relatively recently , all the great scientists were also great Christians.
” Lapin also said , “ If you look at the last thousand years … 98 percent of all the major technological scientific medical advances took place again , let ’ s face it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian countries.
” As D. James Kennedy and I noted in our book , “ What If Jesus Had Never Been Born ?
“ : “ Both Alfred North Whitehead ( 1861–1947 ) and J. Robert Oppenheimer ( 1904–1967 ) have stressed that modern science was born out of the Christian worldview .
… Whitehead [ in his 1925 book , ‘ Science and the Modern World ’ ] said that Christianity is the mother of science because of ‘ the medieval insistence on the rationality of God . '
” The arguments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the top executive to fight the spread of this virus because of his Christian commitment makes no sense .
Pence has a good record of mobilizing people to work together for the common good – and to do so in a humble attitude of “ servant leadership .
”

After President Trump named Vice President Pence last week to lead the nation’s battle against the coronavirus, many in the media decried the choice because supposedly Mike Pence “doesn’t believe in science.” How could he? He’s a Christian. So the logic goes.
They mock along the lines of: Maybe he just wants to pray the virus away.
Late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel quipped, “Why is Mike Pence in charge? What is his plan to stop the virus, abstinence?”
Writing for mediaite.com (Feb. 26), Reed Richardson noted, “President Donald Trump’s decision to task Mike Pence with heading up the federal government’s coronavirus response triggered an immediate backlash as critics noted the vice president’s record of doubting scientific evidence and his role in exacerbating an HIV outbreak in Indiana while he was governor.”
Richardson argues that Pence allegedly did a poor job in quelling the HIV outbreak in Indiana because for two days, he canceled a needle-exchange program, and supposedly during those two days, the HIV “infection rates exploded.” After praying about it, Pence relented. An explosion of new cases in just two days?
Meanwhile, Richardson has compiled many comments from those criticizing Trump’s choice of Pence for this fight. Included in the criticisms is that he doesn’t believe in “climate science.” Why should he? Man-made catastrophic climate change is a hoax.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders tweeted against the choice of Pence: “Trump’s plan for the coronavirus so far: … Have VP Pence, who wanted to ‘pray away’ HIV epidemic, oversee the response … Disgusting.”
Another socialist, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, commented: “Mike Pence literally does not believe in science. It is utterly irresponsible to put him in charge of U.S. coronavirus response as the world sits on the cusp of a pandemic.”
One critic tweeted: “America is a driving force in fighting epidemics, and now the director of that fight is Mike Pence, a guy who’s [sic] scientific knowledge consists of how many times you have to pray before you’re cured of being gay.”
An M.D. remarked, “Trump names Mike Pence as the Coronavirus Czar rather than CDC Director Robert Redfield or Surgeon General Jerome Adams. A physician should be in charge of the nation’s coronavirus response, not some dude who quarantines himself from other women when dining out.”
It seems like most of the criticisms are that Pence is unqualified to head up this task force because he is a devout Christian. Therefore, the same people who argue that a man can give birth are pro-science, while because of his Christianity, Mike Pence is supposedly anti-science.
The canard that Christians are somehow anti-science is astounding. After all, Christians invented modern science. As the great astronomer Johannes Kepler put it, the scientist is a priest of the Most High God, “thinking His thoughts after Him.” A rational God had created a rational world, and it was the scientist’s job to try and discover God’s laws in nature.
The founder of every major branch of science was a Bible-believing Christian of one stripe or another. I highlighted this in a previous post. As the great evangelical thinker Dr. Os Guinness once told me, “Actually, many of the earliest, and some of the very greatest of scientists have been people of enormous faith.”
Daniel Lapin is an author and an orthodox Jewish rabbi. He once told me in an interview about the impact of Christianity on the world, “Sir Isaac Newton wrote far more on faith, theology and religion than he wrote on gravitation. And there is a reason for that. Once we are given a clue, wait a second, ‘In the beginning, God created heaven and earth,’ then that tells me that one way I can get to know God better is by studying heaven and earth. And that’s why, until relatively recently, all the great scientists were also great Christians.”
Lapin also said, “If you look at the last thousand years … 98 percent of all the major technological scientific medical advances took place again, let’s face it, under Christendom: they were in Christian countries.”
As D. James Kennedy and I noted in our book, “What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? “: “Both Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947) and J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904–1967) have stressed that modern science was born out of the Christian worldview. … Whitehead [in his 1925 book, ‘Science and the Modern World’] said that Christianity is the mother of science because of ‘the medieval insistence on the rationality of God.'”
The arguments that Mike Pence is disqualified from serving as the top executive to fight the spread of this virus because of his Christian commitment makes no sense.
Pence has a good record of mobilizing people to work together for the common good – and to do so in a humble attitude of “servant leadership.”
Article posted with permission from Jerry Newcombe


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-04--Illinois: Muslim Leader Declares “Allah will grant us the Caliphate….Under its leadership, Rome will

Illinois: Muslim Leader Declares “Allah will grant us the Caliphate….Under its leadership, Rome will be conquered”

What are the chances that Taiseer Hussein and his followers will be loyal , patriotic American citizens ?
“ We were with Allah ’ s Messenger in an expedition that there came a people to Allah ’ s Apostle from the direction of the west .
They were dressed in woollen clothes and they stood near a hillock and they met him as Allah ’ s Messenger was sitting .
I said to myself : Better go to them and stand between him and them that they may not attack him .
Then I thought that perhaps there had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I however , went to them and stood between them and him and I remember four of the words ( on that occasion ) which I repeat ( on the fingers of my hand ) that he ( Allah ’ s Messenger ) said : You will attack Arabia and Allah will enable you to conquer it , then you would attack Persia and He would make you to conquer it .
Then you would attack Rome and Allah will enable you to conquer it , then you would attack the Dajjal and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nafi ’ said : Jabir , we thought that the Dajjal would appear after Rome ( Syrian territory ) would be conquered.
” ( Sahih Muslim 6930 ) “ Taiseer Hussein of Hizb ut-Tahrir America : We Will Conquer Rome and Liberate India and Spain , ” MEMRI , January 19 , 2020 : Taiseer Hussein , a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir America , said in a speech at a January 19 , 2020 conference held by Hizb ut-Tahrir America in Glendale Heights , IL that Allah promised to the Islamic nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its entirety .
He said that the Prophet Muhammad had prophesied that Islam would conquer Constantinople and Rome and that a Caliphate will be established , and he prayed that the latter two prophecies would soon be fulfilled just as the first had been .
Emphasizing that these prophecies can not come true if Muslims “ implement disbelief ” or follow the corruption of the West , Hussein said that the Islamic nation will re-establish the Caliphate , conquer Rome , and liberate Palestine , Kashmir , India , and Spain , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The conference was titled “ Help of Allah Is Near.
” Taiseer Hussein : “ Allah promised this Islamic nation in this Quran that the Islamic nation will inherit the earth , that the Islamic nation will rule over this earth .
Not just part of the earth – the Earth .
“ Clearly , these hadiths remind us about glad tidings that the Prophet gave us .
These are : Number one – the opening [ i.e .
conquest ] of Constantinople .
Number two – the opening [ conquest ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Are you talking about Rome , in Italy ?
The Vatican ?
That Rome ?
Yes , indeed , that Rome .
How did you know ?
The hadith said so .
“ Have you come across that [ event in ] history that Rome was opened [ conquered ] since that hadith [ was narrated ] ?
Nope .
So that is our chance .
That is our chance , Allah willing , that Rome will be opened [ conquered ] by the promise of Allah , which was mentioned in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Then the third glad tiding is the resumption of the Caliphate on the method of the Prophet .
Among these three glad tidings , one has been fulfilled , which is the opening [ conquest ] of Constantinople .
The rest will be fulfilled soon , Allah willing .
“ We , as a nation , will witness , Allah willing , the return of the Caliphate upon the method of the Prophet and then as a nation , we will open [ conquer ] Rome and liberate Palestine and the rest .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ among those who will witness this achievement and these glad tidings .
But brothers and sisters , be sure , that these glad tidings will never come through following and implementing disbelief in all of its forms , or by following the corruption and the corrupt politics and policies of the West , or by seeking support and friendship from the likes of the U.S. , Britain , U.N. , the Security Council , name them , for these are partners in the criminality and in preventing the nation from returning and uniting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doubt that Allah will deliver His promise and grant us the Caliphate upon the method of the Prophethood .
Under its leadership , Rome will be opened [ conquered ] , Kashmir will be liberated , India will be liberated , Palestine will be liberated , Andalusia… Sometimes we forget about Andalusia , which is known as Spain .
That land was ours for 800 years and it is under occupation , such as Kashmir , such as Palestine .
”

What are the chances that Taiseer Hussein and his followers will be loyal, patriotic American citizens?
“We were with Allah’s Messenger in an expedition that there came a people to Allah’s Apostle from the direction of the west. They were dressed in woollen clothes and they stood near a hillock and they met him as Allah’s Messenger was sitting. I said to myself: Better go to them and stand between him and them that they may not attack him. Then I thought that perhaps there had been going on secret negotiation amongst them. I however, went to them and stood between them and him and I remember four of the words (on that occasion) which I repeat (on the fingers of my hand) that he (Allah’s Messenger) said: You will attack Arabia and Allah will enable you to conquer it, then you would attack Persia and He would make you to conquer it. Then you would attack Rome and Allah will enable you to conquer it, then you would attack the Dajjal and Allah will enable you to conquer him. Nafi’ said: Jabir, we thought that the Dajjal would appear after Rome (Syrian territory) would be conquered.” (Sahih Muslim 6930)
“Taiseer Hussein of Hizb ut-Tahrir America: We Will Conquer Rome and Liberate India and Spain,” MEMRI, January 19, 2020:
Taiseer Hussein, a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir America, said in a speech at a January 19, 2020 conference held by Hizb ut-Tahrir America in Glendale Heights, IL that Allah promised to the Islamic nation that it will inherit the Earth in its entirety. He said that the Prophet Muhammad had prophesied that Islam would conquer Constantinople and Rome and that a Caliphate will be established, and he prayed that the latter two prophecies would soon be fulfilled just as the first had been. Emphasizing that these prophecies cannot come true if Muslims “implement disbelief” or follow the corruption of the West, Hussein said that the Islamic nation will re-establish the Caliphate, conquer Rome, and liberate Palestine, Kashmir, India, and Spain, which he said is also occupied Islamic land. The conference was titled “Help of Allah Is Near.”
Taiseer Hussein: “Allah promised this Islamic nation in this Quran that the Islamic nation will inherit the earth, that the Islamic nation will rule over this earth. Not just part of the earth – the Earth.
[…]
“Clearly, these hadiths remind us about glad tidings that the Prophet gave us. These are: Number one – the opening [i.e. conquest] of Constantinople. Number two – the opening [conquest] of Rome. Rome? Which Rome? Are you talking about Rome, in Italy? The Vatican? That Rome? Yes, indeed, that Rome. How did you know? The hadith said so.
[…]
“Have you come across that [event in] history that Rome was opened [conquered] since that hadith [was narrated]? Nope. So that is our chance. That is our chance, Allah willing, that Rome will be opened [conquered] by the promise of Allah, which was mentioned in this hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Then the third glad tiding is the resumption of the Caliphate on the method of the Prophet. Among these three glad tidings, one has been fulfilled, which is the opening [conquest] of Constantinople. The rest will be fulfilled soon, Allah willing.
[…]
“We, as a nation, will witness, Allah willing, the return of the Caliphate upon the method of the Prophet and then as a nation, we will open [conquer] Rome and liberate Palestine and the rest. We pray to Allah to make us among those who will witness this achievement and these glad tidings. But brothers and sisters, be sure, that these glad tidings will never come through following and implementing disbelief in all of its forms, or by following the corruption and the corrupt politics and policies of the West, or by seeking support and friendship from the likes of the U.S., Britain, U.N., the Security Council, name them, for these are partners in the criminality and in preventing the nation from returning and uniting under Islam.
[…]
“We have no doubt that Allah will deliver His promise and grant us the Caliphate upon the method of the Prophethood. Under its leadership, Rome will be opened [conquered], Kashmir will be liberated, India will be liberated, Palestine will be liberated, Andalusia… Sometimes we forget about Andalusia, which is known as Spain. That land was ours for 800 years and it is under occupation, such as Kashmir, such as Palestine.”
Article posted with permission from Robert Spencer


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-04--California:  Video Released Showing Police Kill “ER” Actress During Welfare Check While She Was Havi

California:  Video Released Showing Police Kill “ER” Actress During Welfare Check While She Was Having A “Seizure”

Los Angeles , CA — All too often in this country , police are called out to check on the health of an individual who may be physically or mentally troubled .
And , all too often , instead of providing that person with help , police show up and hurt , arrest , or even kill them .
This process is known as a welfare check and a former actress from the hit show “ ER ” became one of many victims to receive this ‘ help ’ in 2018 .
Video from the incident was held for nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week .
Vanessa Marquez , 49 , hadn ’ t harmed anyone when police showed up at her South apartment on that foreboding day back in August 2018 .
The landlord had simply become concerned that she may have fallen ill and wasn ’ t taking care of herself , so he called police for help .
Sadly , this help came in the form of government-issued bullets .
Authorities from the South Pasadena Police Department at a briefing Monday released their review of the case along with officer-worn body camera footage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the review released by the Los Angeles County District Attorney ’ s Office Monday determined that Officers Gilberto Carrillo and Christopher Perez , who fired their weapons , “ acted in lawful self-defense and defense of others.
” Adding to the troubling nature of this call for help was the fact that according to Los Angeles County Sheriff ’ s Department Lt. Joe Mendoza , when police arrived at the apartment of Marquez on that Thursday afternoon , she was having a seizure .
“ It appeared that the female was gravely disabled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the video , Marquez is heard telling police something about a “ seizure ” and pleading with cops “ don ’ t take me to the hospital.
” A few minutes into the standoff , the officers tell Marquez that they are indeed going to take her to the hospital .
Officer Camillo can be heard telling Marquez that she is not under arrest but will be taken for an examination with a mental health professional at Huntington Memorial Hospital .
“ Oh , my God .
No , ” she said before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continued talking to her , Marquez grabbed what officers thought was a semiautomatic handgun , Mendoza said .
So they retreated out of the room .
“ Perez first saw the gun in Marquez ’ s left hand as she exited her apartment and crossed the landing .
Like Carrillo , Perez also heard the sound of a firearm magazine being loaded , and looked to other officers who acknowledged the sound .
Perez observed Marquez descending the staircase in what he perceived to be an aggressive manner , ‘ definitely angry ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the handgun drawn , ” the district attorney ’ s office said in the memo .
After seeing Marquez ’ s weapon , both Carrillo and Perez fired multiple shots .
After the shooting , the officers examined Marquez ’ weapon , which was later revealed to be a toy gun .
“ Based on all the available evidence and the foregoing analysis , we find that Officers Carrillo and Perez acted in lawful self-defense and defense of others , ” the memo concluded .

Los Angeles, CA — All too often in this country, police are called out to check on the health of an individual who may be physically or mentally troubled. And, all too often, instead of providing that person with help, police show up and hurt, arrest, or even kill them. This process is known as a welfare check and a former actress from the hit show “ER” became one of many victims to receive this ‘help’ in 2018. Video from the incident was held for nearly two years and was only released this week.
Vanessa Marquez, 49, hadn’t harmed anyone when police showed up at her South apartment on that foreboding day back in August 2018. The landlord had simply become concerned that she may have fallen ill and wasn’t taking care of herself, so he called police for help. Sadly, this help came in the form of government-issued bullets.
Authorities from the South Pasadena Police Department at a briefing Monday released their review of the case along with officer-worn body camera footage of the incident. According to KTLA, the review released by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Monday determined that Officers Gilberto Carrillo and Christopher Perez, who fired their weapons, “acted in lawful self-defense and defense of others.”
Adding to the troubling nature of this call for help was the fact that according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Joe Mendoza, when police arrived at the apartment of Marquez on that Thursday afternoon, she was having a seizure.
“It appeared that the female was gravely disabled,” Mendoza said.
According to the video, Marquez is heard telling police something about a “seizure” and pleading with cops “don’t take me to the hospital.”
A few minutes into the standoff, the officers tell Marquez that they are indeed going to take her to the hospital. Officer Camillo can be heard telling Marquez that she is not under arrest but will be taken for an examination with a mental health professional at Huntington Memorial Hospital.
“Oh, my God. No,” she said before all hell broke loose.
While they continued talking to her, Marquez grabbed what officers thought was a semiautomatic handgun, Mendoza said. So they retreated out of the room.
“Perez first saw the gun in Marquez’s left hand as she exited her apartment and crossed the landing. Like Carrillo, Perez also heard the sound of a firearm magazine being loaded, and looked to other officers who acknowledged the sound. Perez observed Marquez descending the staircase in what he perceived to be an aggressive manner, ‘definitely angry’ and ‘charging’ at them with the handgun drawn,” the district attorney’s office said in the memo.
After seeing Marquez’s weapon, both Carrillo and Perez fired multiple shots.
After the shooting, the officers examined Marquez’ weapon, which was later revealed to be a toy gun.
“Based on all the available evidence and the foregoing analysis, we find that Officers Carrillo and Perez acted in lawful self-defense and defense of others,” the memo concluded.


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-04--American Ingrate:  The Book Ilhan Omar Doesn’t Want You to Read

“ A right-wing extremist just dedicated a racist , Islamophobic book to bashing Ilhan , ” the Ilhan for Congress fundraising email read .
And then asked donors for $ 5 or $ 100 because the book might “ turn more people away from bold progressive ideas , and incite violence against her.
” The book is American Ingrate : Ilhan Omar and the Progressive-Islamist Takeover of the Democratic Party .
And in it , Benjamin Weingarten , has written a damning indictment of Omar and her allies .
The fundraising letter ’ s claims that it incites violence and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But American Ingrate might very well make people question some of those “ bold progressive ideas ” because Weingarten ’ s scope goes beyond a grifter from Minnesota trailing accusations of infidelity and even incest through her twisted political career , while romancing her fundraising strategist .
They go to the very question of how someone like Omar , with all her issues , personal and ideological , was able to rise so high .
On a personal level , it ’ s understandable why Omar wouldn ’ t want anyone reading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , This Is What America Looks Like is due out in the spring .
And after a series of stories digging into her past , her alleged marriage to her brother , her infidelity to her ex-husband , and her campaign finance issues , not to mention the torrent of anti-Semitism coming from her on Twitter , the Islamist politician would like to change the subject and get back to enjoying some positive publicity .
But American Ingrate is more about the political environment that made Omar possible .
Omar ’ s upcoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disdain for America , bigotry , and embrace of conspiracy theories is not what America looks like .
But it is what the Democrat Party looks like .
American Ingrate is not just an examination of Omar ’ s scandals , but of the Democrat scandal .
Beginning with her privileged background in Somalia , Weingarten explores Omar ’ s personality through the lens of her ideology .
He charts the mix of Islamism and Marxism of her background , and how it prepared her for her role in the post-9/11 Democrat Party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obamaesque ” and , indeed , the parallels are obvious .
Both Omar and Obama share deliberately obscured backgrounds , familial hatred for America and embrace of radical politics .
And these two elements , the lack of background information and a background built on hatred for this country , are intertwined .
Omar and Obama both had to disguise their anti-American roots to realize their American political ambitions .
Obama and Omar both redefined their anti-American identities as quintessentially American .
Omar ’ s upcoming memoir is her own attempt at repeating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ From My Father .
As American Ingrate notes , Omar is ambitious and aggressive in seeking higher office .
It is unlikely that she intends to climb no higher than the House of Representatives in Washington D.C .
Her aggressive fundraising in response to American Ingrate and her biography highlight a politician , who faces few real political challenges at home , but is building a machine intended to elevate her further .
Omar , as Weingarten points out , is both a symbol of the transformation of the Democrat Party and of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Left , and one of the engines driving the transformation .
“ There has never been a U.S. representative so perfectly positioned at the intersection of these two ideologies aimed at undermining our country , who has garnered such widespread support , not only from her Squad but from the Congressional Progressive Caucus ( CPC ) and the Democratic Party itself.
” Anti-Semitism is , in some ways , incidental to this alliance .
And yet in other ways it ’ s the litmus test .
It ’ s often been said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mine .
Anti-Semitism signals the death of a civil society and the rise of a totalitarian order .
The perpetrators often use anti-Semitism because it ’ s easy .
The Jews are a wedge issue for an escalating series of attacks on a society ’ s norms of decency .
Omar ’ s anti-Semitism isn ’ t just about Jews .
Like most Islamists , she violates the norms of bigotry both to show that the Jews are defenseless , in much the same way that the Nazis did in Germany , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the stage for further violations .
Similarly , her attacks on America , her dismissal of 9/11 , are an escalated version of the same pattern of ideological warfare .
Once the Democrats began defending her , they became complicit in her future offenses .
And then it was too late for them to stop .
Every time she escalated her hateful rhetoric , they had to go on covering for her .
It was either or admit that they had been wrong to defend a politician who really is a bigot .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ notes , represent a bridge between Islam and the Left .
The fusion of the two , which he traces back to the KGB and Edward Said ’ s Orientalism , transformed racism into anti-racism , and imperialism into anti-imperialism , reversing western morality .
Despite her own privileged background , Omar ’ s status as a minority woman allowed her to legitimize anti-Semitism by reducing it to power relationships .
The Left insists that real racism can only be directed by those who have more power at those who have less power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the people it hates have too much power .
Even if it has to rewrite reality and truth to make that claim .
The Left ’ s insistence that real racism can only be a function of power relationships legitimizes racism .
Its insistence on determining which races really have power and which don ’ t is a classic racist strategy .
Omar is one of the most recognizable figures in the country .
Yet she insists that she ’ s the victim .
In her fundraising email , her campaign claims that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the smears and conspiracy theories.
” But her upcoming memoir is being put out by one of the world ’ s largest publishing companies .
It ’ s already being promoted by the mainstream media though it ’ s a long way from being out .
American Ingrate , a critical look at Omar , is unlikely to be reviewed by any major media outlet .
Who then has the real power ?
In American Ingrate , Weingarten asks that , “ Rep .
Omar be held to the same standard of scrutiny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ function of identity politics is the obliteration of equal standards .
As long as Omar insists that she ’ s the victim , she can never be held to the same standard .
Victimhood creates multiple tiers , whether through a formal caste system such as intersectionality or the informal one of guilt and rage , and lefties and Islamists both excel at exploiting this system .
That is why Omar reacted to the publication of American Ingrate with false claims of victimhood .
Being a victim means never being held accountable .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ tactics in an effort to intimidate and silence journalists like Weingarten , David Steinberg , who did much of the original investigating of Omar , or Scott Johnson and John Hinderaker of PowerLine , and many others .
And it is .
Not because , as Omar falsely claims , it incites violence , but because it exposes the ideological roots of her hatred for America .
That ’ s why Omar doesn ’ t want you or anyone else to read it .

“A right-wing extremist just dedicated a racist, Islamophobic book to bashing Ilhan,” the Ilhan for Congress fundraising email read. And then asked donors for $5 or $100 because the book might “turn more people away from bold progressive ideas, and incite violence against her.”
The book is American Ingrate: Ilhan Omar and the Progressive-Islamist Takeover of the Democratic Party . And in it, Benjamin Weingarten, has written a damning indictment of Omar and her allies.
The fundraising letter’s claims that it incites violence and that it’s racist are false. But American Ingrate might very well make people question some of those “bold progressive ideas” because Weingarten’s scope goes beyond a grifter from Minnesota trailing accusations of infidelity and even incest through her twisted political career, while romancing her fundraising strategist. They go to the very question of how someone like Omar, with all her issues, personal and ideological, was able to rise so high.
On a personal level, it’s understandable why Omar wouldn’t want anyone reading, American Ingrate. Her own memoir, This Is What America Looks Like is due out in the spring. And after a series of stories digging into her past, her alleged marriage to her brother, her infidelity to her ex-husband, and her campaign finance issues, not to mention the torrent of anti-Semitism coming from her on Twitter, the Islamist politician would like to change the subject and get back to enjoying some positive publicity.
But American Ingrate is more about the political environment that made Omar possible.
Omar’s upcoming memoir is mistitled. Her arrogance, disdain for America, bigotry, and embrace of conspiracy theories is not what America looks like. But it is what the Democrat Party looks like.
American Ingrate is not just an examination of Omar’s scandals, but of the Democrat scandal.
Beginning with her privileged background in Somalia, Weingarten explores Omar’s personality through the lens of her ideology. He charts the mix of Islamism and Marxism of her background, and how it prepared her for her role in the post-9/11 Democrat Party. He describes her rise as “Obamaesque” and, indeed, the parallels are obvious. Both Omar and Obama share deliberately obscured backgrounds, familial hatred for America and embrace of radical politics. And these two elements, the lack of background information and a background built on hatred for this country, are intertwined. Omar and Obama both had to disguise their anti-American roots to realize their American political ambitions.
Obama and Omar both redefined their anti-American identities as quintessentially American. Omar’s upcoming memoir is her own attempt at repeating the trick Obama had pulled with Dreams From My Father. As American Ingrate notes, Omar is ambitious and aggressive in seeking higher office. It is unlikely that she intends to climb no higher than the House of Representatives in Washington D.C.
Her aggressive fundraising in response to American Ingrate and her biography highlight a politician, who faces few real political challenges at home, but is building a machine intended to elevate her further.
Omar, as Weingarten points out, is both a symbol of the transformation of the Democrat Party and of the alliance between Islamists and the radical Left, and one of the engines driving the transformation.
“There has never been a U.S. representative so perfectly positioned at the intersection of these two ideologies aimed at undermining our country, who has garnered such widespread support, not only from her Squad but from the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and the Democratic Party itself.”
Anti-Semitism is, in some ways, incidental to this alliance. And yet in other ways it’s the litmus test. It’s often been said that Jews are the canary in the coal mine. Anti-Semitism signals the death of a civil society and the rise of a totalitarian order. The perpetrators often use anti-Semitism because it’s easy. The Jews are a wedge issue for an escalating series of attacks on a society’s norms of decency.
Omar’s anti-Semitism isn’t just about Jews. Like most Islamists, she violates the norms of bigotry both to show that the Jews are defenseless, in much the same way that the Nazis did in Germany, but also, because successfully violating them sets the stage for further violations. Similarly, her attacks on America, her dismissal of 9/11, are an escalated version of the same pattern of ideological warfare.
Once the Democrats began defending her, they became complicit in her future offenses. And then it was too late for them to stop. Every time she escalated her hateful rhetoric, they had to go on covering for her. It was either or admit that they had been wrong to defend a politician who really is a bigot.
Islamic anti-Semitism and leftist anti-Semitism, Weingarten notes, represent a bridge between Islam and the Left. The fusion of the two, which he traces back to the KGB and Edward Said’s Orientalism, transformed racism into anti-racism, and imperialism into anti-imperialism, reversing western morality.
Despite her own privileged background, Omar’s status as a minority woman allowed her to legitimize anti-Semitism by reducing it to power relationships. The Left insists that real racism can only be directed by those who have more power at those who have less power. But every racist movement insists that the people it hates have too much power. Even if it has to rewrite reality and truth to make that claim.
The Left’s insistence that real racism can only be a function of power relationships legitimizes racism. Its insistence on determining which races really have power and which don’t is a classic racist strategy.
Omar is one of the most recognizable figures in the country. Yet she insists that she’s the victim. In her fundraising email, her campaign claims that she risks being “drowned out by the smears and conspiracy theories.” But her upcoming memoir is being put out by one of the world’s largest publishing companies. It’s already being promoted by the mainstream media though it’s a long way from being out.
American Ingrate, a critical look at Omar, is unlikely to be reviewed by any major media outlet.
Who then has the real power?
In American Ingrate, Weingarten asks that, “Rep. Omar be held to the same standard of scrutiny as every other politician.” But the function of identity politics is the obliteration of equal standards.
As long as Omar insists that she’s the victim, she can never be held to the same standard.
Victimhood creates multiple tiers, whether through a formal caste system such as intersectionality or the informal one of guilt and rage, and lefties and Islamists both excel at exploiting this system.
That is why Omar reacted to the publication of American Ingrate with false claims of victimhood.
Being a victim means never being held accountable. It also allows Omar to use crybullying tactics in an effort to intimidate and silence journalists like Weingarten, David Steinberg, who did much of the original investigating of Omar, or Scott Johnson and John Hinderaker of PowerLine, and many others.
The Omar campaign’s fundraising email calls American Ingrate an “unprecedented attack.”
And it is. Not because, as Omar falsely claims, it incites violence, but because it exposes the ideological roots of her hatred for America. That’s why Omar doesn’t want you or anyone else to read it.
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield