thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-25--Arresting People For Not Wearing Masks Is Another Giant Step Toward Total Tyranny

If anyone doubts that the country that many of us loved so much is almost totally gone , just look at what is going on all around the U.S. right now .
People are actually being arrested and put in prison for not wearing masks .
If authorities are willing to get this extreme during a relatively minor pandemic , what are they going to do to us when a true national emergency breaks out ?
I certainly don ’ t have anything against anyone that wants to wear a mask , and I certainly don ’ t have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everyone to wear one .
But when it gets to a point where the police are actively hunting for “ non-conformers ” and are dragging them off to prison in handcuffs , that should tell all of us that we aren ’ t living in a free country anymore .
I am sure that by now most of you have heard what happened to a woman in Ohio that was attending a middle school football game .
She had the audacity not to wear a mask , and so a police officer used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and dragged her away in handcuffs… I would expect something like that to happen in China , but not in the United States .
What in the world is happening to our country ?
As bad as that incident was , I was even more disturbed by the arrests that just took place in Moscow , Idaho… How sick do you have to be to arrest Christians while they are singing hymns to God ?
Literally , while hundreds of believers were singing “ Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow ” , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can watch video of this happening right here .
I have actually been to Moscow , and it is heartbreaking to see such tyranny in such a beautiful community .
And this took place in supposedly one of the most “ conservative ” states in the entire country .
Idaho has a reputation for being a “ deeply red state ” , but for some reason it has some of the worst politicians .
Sadly , the two examples that I just shared are not isolated incidents .
People have also been arrested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jersey , New York , Tennessee , Oregon , Nevada and Montana .
One of the states that is the most hardcore about enforcement is Hawaii .
Lots of people have been getting arrested there for refusing to wear masks , and that includes five people that recently gathered for an outdoor “ health summit ” that was going to debate the effectiveness of masks… So how long do law enforcement authorities plan to keep arresting people like this ?
Because the truth is that this virus is never going away .
Originally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would end when either herd immunity was achieved or an effective vaccine was developed .
But study after study has shown that antibodies disappear very rapidly and any immunity to the virus is very short-lived .
What this means is that this virus is going to be with us permanently .
It has already been proven that people can catch the virus multiple times , and with no lasting immunity it will just keep coming back year after year like the flu does .
One way or another , we are going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus .
Do they really think that they can make all of us wear masks permanently from now on ?
There is no way that the American people are going to accept that .
Yes , I do believe in taking this virus seriously , and if people want to wear masks they should wear masks .
And scientists assure us that it is just a matter of time before a true killer pandemic breaks out that will kill millions upon millions of people , and when such an outbreak inevitably comes along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your home for an extended period of time .
But this virus is not that sort of a threat .
From 1918 to 1920 , the Spanish Flu killed more than 50 million people , but this pandemic has only killed about a million so far .
If we can not even handle this virus , how in the world would we possibly be able to deal with something that is far more severe ?
Fear of this pandemic has been much worse than the pandemic itself , and law enforcement officials have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ globe .
Seeing people getting put in handcuffs for refusing to wear masks should sicken all of us , but this is just the beginning .
Much more tyranny is coming , and the years that are ahead are going to be a very dark era for all of humanity .

If anyone doubts that the country that many of us loved so much is almost totally gone, just look at what is going on all around the U.S. right now. People are actually being arrested and put in prison for not wearing masks. If authorities are willing to get this extreme during a relatively minor pandemic, what are they going to do to us when a true national emergency breaks out? I certainly don’t have anything against anyone that wants to wear a mask, and I certainly don’t have a problem with officials that want to encourage everyone to wear one. But when it gets to a point where the police are actively hunting for “non-conformers” and are dragging them off to prison in handcuffs, that should tell all of us that we aren’t living in a free country anymore.
I am sure that by now most of you have heard what happened to a woman in Ohio that was attending a middle school football game. She had the audacity not to wear a mask, and so a police officer used a taser on her, arrested her and dragged her away in handcuffs…
An Ohio woman at a middle school football game was tasered and arrested by a police officer for not wearing a face mask in the bleachers. Around 300 people attended a Marietta City Schools football game where Alecia Kitts, of Marietta, was filmed getting handcuffed on Wednesday in the city of Logan.
I would expect something like that to happen in China, but not in the United States.
What in the world is happening to our country?
As bad as that incident was, I was even more disturbed by the arrests that just took place in Moscow, Idaho…
At least five Christians were arrested during a hymn sing in the parking lot of city hall in Moscow, Idaho. Hands up, don’t sing. One of the individuals cited was Latah County Commission candidate Gabriel Rench. The five individuals were cited for being in violation of Moscow’s mask/social distancing order, Moscow Police Chief James Fry told the Daily News.
How sick do you have to be to arrest Christians while they are singing hymns to God?
Literally, while hundreds of believers were singing “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow”, officers were slapping handcuffs on people…
“Well, it happened,” one observer wrote on Twitter. “The Moscow (Idaho) Police Department arrested my kids’ music teacher and his wife the basketball coach for singing without social distancing at a Psalm Sing protest. The music is beautiful.” Two people were handcuffed as hundreds sang “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow.”
You can watch video of this happening right here. I have actually been to Moscow, and it is heartbreaking to see such tyranny in such a beautiful community.
And this took place in supposedly one of the most “conservative” states in the entire country. Idaho has a reputation for being a “deeply red state”, but for some reason it has some of the worst politicians.
Sadly, the two examples that I just shared are not isolated incidents. People have also been arrested for not wearing masks recently in New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Oregon, Nevada and Montana.
One of the states that is the most hardcore about enforcement is Hawaii. Lots of people have been getting arrested there for refusing to wear masks, and that includes five people that recently gathered for an outdoor “health summit” that was going to debate the effectiveness of masks…
Hawai‘i County Police on Saturday arrested five individuals for violating COVID-19 protocols as part of a gathering at Kahalu‘u Beach Park in West Hawai‘i. HPD Assistant Chief Robert Wagner said officers responded to a report of roughly two dozen people gathered under the large oceanside pavilion in the park. Michelle Melendez, who organized the gathering, described the event as a “peaceful Hawai‘i Health Summit.” A flyer promoting the event, which was scheduled from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, noted several planned speakers and discussion topics including “Is there science behind face masks?” and the “Health risks of 5G.”
So how long do law enforcement authorities plan to keep arresting people like this?
Because the truth is that this virus is never going away.
Originally, most people assumed that this pandemic would end when either herd immunity was achieved or an effective vaccine was developed. But study after study has shown that antibodies disappear very rapidly and any immunity to the virus is very short-lived.
What this means is that this virus is going to be with us permanently. It has already been proven that people can catch the virus multiple times, and with no lasting immunity it will just keep coming back year after year like the flu does.
One way or another, we are going to have to learn to live with this virus.
Do they really think that they can make all of us wear masks permanently from now on? There is no way that the American people are going to accept that.
Yes, I do believe in taking this virus seriously, and if people want to wear masks they should wear masks. And scientists assure us that it is just a matter of time before a true killer pandemic breaks out that will kill millions upon millions of people, and when such an outbreak inevitably comes along you will not even want to leave your home for an extended period of time.
But this virus is not that sort of a threat. From 1918 to 1920, the Spanish Flu killed more than 50 million people, but this pandemic has only killed about a million so far.
If we cannot even handle this virus, how in the world would we possibly be able to deal with something that is far more severe?
Fear of this pandemic has been much worse than the pandemic itself, and law enforcement officials have been going completely nuts all over the globe.
Seeing people getting put in handcuffs for refusing to wear masks should sicken all of us, but this is just the beginning.
Much more tyranny is coming, and the years that are ahead are going to be a very dark era for all of humanity.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-25--Media Declares “Violence Is Inevitable” As 2 Cops Shot In Louisville – Reporters Arrested In Aggress

Media Declares “Violence Is Inevitable” As 2 Cops Shot In Louisville – Reporters Arrested In Aggressive Police Crackdown

The protests have begun across the country in major cities following the outcome of the Breonna Taylor grand jury .
Of course , along with the protesters are the usual rioters and looters , criminals .
At least 2 police officers have been shot and reporters have been arrested , which is clearly a violation of freedom of the press , protected under the Constitution .
As we reported last night , protesters hit the streets in Louisville , NYC , LA , Denver , Oakland , Washington DC , and other cities across the US after a Kentucky grand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charged in the killing of Breonna Taylor , a tragic accident that was the result of officers serving a “ no-knock ” warrant .
In Louisville , the city where Taylor was shot and killed , 2 police were shot as gunfire broke out downtown after hundreds “ peacefully ” marched earlier in the evening .
But as has become distressingly familiar , the real hard-core agitators came out after dark .
A suspect in the shooting of the two officers was taken into custody shortly after , but he wasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ packing heat at the “ non-violent demonstration.
” Amazingly , left-leaning media outlets had the gall to frame the shooting of two police as an “ inevitable ” , while framing the events of last night in distorted terms that served to support their narrative of a corrupt justice system absolving three murderers , instead of reporting the facts : that a jury of their peers – not some unassailable magistrate – decided on the indictments for the three officers .
The Daily Beast reported that none of the officers were charged for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s technically true – officer Brett Hankison was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment for firing into a nearby occupied apartment , not for the shots that killed Taylor , which were fired by a colleague – the result is misleading , and intentionally so , we suspect .
But we digress .
Circling back to the events of Wednesday night , the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department – better known as the LMPD – aggressively enforced curfew violations after the shooting .
Several reporters – including two journalists for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sweep , and despite protests from their editors , were charged with breaking curfew and attending an “ unlawful ” assembly .
It ’ s believed that dozens of protesters and reporters were taken into custody during the sweep of Jefferson Square , which has served as the base for BLM protesters who have been out demonstrating every night for the past 118 days .
As far as violence goes , this video has gone viral after being shared by several mainstream media outlets .
When editors reached out , the department refused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wounded officers , Interim LMPD chief Robert Schroeder confirmed the two officers had been shot and sustained life-threatened injuries , and that a suspect was in custody .
One of the officers was shot in the abdomen , while the other was shot in the thigh .
“ I am very concerned about the safety of our officers , ” Schroeder said .
“ Obviously we ’ ve had two officers shot tonight , and that is very serious .
… I think the safety of our officers and the community we serve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schroeder said , according to the Courier-Journal .
As of 11 pm local time on Thursday , police had arrested 46 people , which includes those arrested in the sweep of Jefferson Square , which reportedly happened around 8 pm .
Independent video journalist Brendan Gutenschwager narrowly avoided arrest last night .
Afterward , he chronicled the eerily silent streets and surveyed the damage .
Thousands gathered across NYC and LA , and hundreds more in Portland , Chicago , Atlanta , and other cities around the country as others marched “ in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue Thursday , as it has for nearly 120 days .
Well , there you have it !
And it looks like this is just going to continue… Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

The protests have begun across the country in major cities following the outcome of the Breonna Taylor grand jury. Of course, along with the protesters are the usual rioters and looters, criminals. At least 2 police officers have been shot and reporters have been arrested, which is clearly a violation of freedom of the press, protected under the Constitution.
Tyler Durden has the story.
As we reported last night, protesters hit the streets in Louisville, NYC, LA, Denver, Oakland, Washington DC, and other cities across the US after a Kentucky grand jury decided that no officers would be charged in the killing of Breonna Taylor, a tragic accident that was the result of officers serving a “no-knock” warrant.
In Louisville, the city where Taylor was shot and killed, 2 police were shot as gunfire broke out downtown after hundreds “peacefully” marched earlier in the evening. But as has become distressingly familiar, the real hard-core agitators came out after dark. A suspect in the shooting of the two officers was taken into custody shortly after, but he wasn’t the only “protester” who was packing heat at the “non-violent demonstration.”
LOUISVILLE: a rioter is detainee by police for brandishing a firearm Reporter @livesmattershow is on the scene now, says reporters are getting arrested pic.twitter.com/FcB4UTD5y2 — ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) September 24, 2020
Amazingly, left-leaning media outlets had the gall to frame the shooting of two police as an “inevitable”, while framing the events of last night in distorted terms that served to support their narrative of a corrupt justice system absolving three murderers, instead of reporting the facts: that a jury of their peers – not some unassailable magistrate – decided on the indictments for the three officers.
The Daily Beast reported that none of the officers were charged for Breonna Taylor’s killing. While that’s technically true – officer Brett Hankison was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment for firing into a nearby occupied apartment, not for the shots that killed Taylor, which were fired by a colleague – the result is misleading, and intentionally so, we suspect.
But we digress. Circling back to the events of Wednesday night, the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department – better known as the LMPD – aggressively enforced curfew violations after the shooting. Several reporters – including two journalists for the Daily Caller – were arrested during the sweep, and despite protests from their editors, were charged with breaking curfew and attending an “unlawful” assembly. It’s believed that dozens of protesters and reporters were taken into custody during the sweep of Jefferson Square, which has served as the base for BLM protesters who have been out demonstrating every night for the past 118 days.
A mass arrest is underway near Jefferson Square, even press detained for this one. Unclear how many will be taken into custody #Louisville #LouisvilleProtests #BreonnaTaylor — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 24, 2020
Narrowly avoided arrest. Tremendously intense night in Louisville. — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 24, 2020
Multiple members of the press were arrested tonight and are facing charges, along with an even larger number of protesters facing a multitude of charges. Chaotic night here in Kentucky. #Louisville #LouisvilleProtests — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 24, 2020
As far as violence goes, this video has gone viral after being shared by several mainstream media outlets.
Molotov cocktail thrown during Breonna Taylor march as protesters clash with authorities in Portland, Oregon. https://t.co/JBtqGXl0kS pic.twitter.com/kedtV1wU81 — ABC News (@ABC) September 24, 2020
The DC reporters arrested included Jorge Ventura and Shelby Talcott.
Our reporters @ShelbyTalcott and @VenturaReport are being detained by @LMPD as law enforcement corrals protesters en masse in Louisville https://t.co/kQ1yAd3gfg — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 24, 2020
When editors reached out, the department refused to budge.
I’ve now notified @LMPD that both @shelbytalcott and @VenturaReport were reporting for an accredited media outlet and were operating in the capacity of press. My expectation is that they will be swiftly released. https://t.co/BBa1b8yF1W — Geoffrey Ingersoll (@GPIngersoll) September 24, 2020
Update: The Louisville doc tells me @ShelbyTalcott and @VenturaReport will be processed and charged like everyone else, despite my best efforts to alert official channels that they were operating in the capacity of press at a live news event. @LMPD — Geoffrey Ingersoll (@GPIngersoll) September 24, 2020
Another update: @LMPD tells me @ShelbyTalcott and @JorgeVentura05 will be charged with two misdemeanors related to breaking curfew & unlawful assembly for their alleged failure to comply with police orders to disperse and for press to relegate themselves to an “observation area” — Geoffrey Ingersoll (@GPIngersoll) September 24, 2020
Sorry @JorgeVentura05 is not the right guy. I meant @VenturaReport — Geoffrey Ingersoll (@GPIngersoll) September 24, 2020
Sorry @JorgeVentura05 is not the right guy. I meant @VenturaReport — Geoffrey Ingersoll (@GPIngersoll) September 24, 2020
Circling back to the wounded officers, Interim LMPD chief Robert Schroeder confirmed the two officers had been shot and sustained life-threatened injuries, and that a suspect was in custody. One of the officers was shot in the abdomen, while the other was shot in the thigh.
“I am very concerned about the safety of our officers,” Schroeder said. “Obviously we’ve had two officers shot tonight, and that is very serious. … I think the safety of our officers and the community we serve is of the utmost importance,” Schroeder said, according to the Courier-Journal.
As of 11 pm local time on Thursday, police had arrested 46 people, which includes those arrested in the sweep of Jefferson Square, which reportedly happened around 8 pm.
Independent video journalist Brendan Gutenschwager narrowly avoided arrest last night. Afterward, he chronicled the eerily silent streets and surveyed the damage.
Within 12 hours of the Breonna Taylor announcement
– Miles of marches through Louisville
– Looting and vandalism in various parts of the city
– Fires lit downtown
– Live ammunition fired off
– 2 officers shot and taken to the hospital
– Mass arrests
This city is on edge. — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 24, 2020
With a severe crackdown on the curfew, things are ‘calm’ here in Louisville for the night. Simultaneously, the Pacific coast is going off right now in Portland and Seattle. Hearing retroactively about DC, Chicago and elsewhere. Unrest across America’s cities tonight. — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 24, 2020
The scene along Main Street in downtown Louisville, desolate here tonight as the curfew and police lockdown of the area are underway #Louisville #LouisvilleProtests #BreonnaTaylor pic.twitter.com/d82G6O2itq — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 24, 2020
Thousands gathered across NYC and LA, and hundreds more in Portland, Chicago, Atlanta, and other cities around the country as others marched “in solidarity”.
Expect the unrest to continue Thursday, as it has for nearly 120 days.
Well, there you have it! And it looks like this is just going to continue…
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-25--Why the Son of a Chinese Immigrant Family Tried to Join Hamas

Why the Son of a Chinese Immigrant Family Tried to Join Hamas When federal investigators showed up at the Xie family home in Basking Ridge , there was a courtesy Porsche loaner in the driveway .
The pleasant New Jersey community has become the place where successful Chinese immigrants move after they ’ ve outgrown places like Fort Lee .
Like the earlier generation of Jewish residents , they came for the schools and suburban living .
The neighbors of the Xie family on the tree-lined street are mostly Jewish and Asian upper-middle-class professionals employed by Fortune 500 companies and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home with its soaring gables , its two-car garage , and the Porsche out front , signaled that they had made it .
And with access to good schools , their children would outdo them .
Jonathan Xie probably never will .
His guilty plea to one count of concealing attempts to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization puts an end to the case against him , and likely to the future his parents might have planned for him : a degree from an Ivy League college , a prestigious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ theirs in a leafy suburb .
Two years after Jonathan graduated from high school , federal investigators were going through the familiar and humiliating process of carting boxes past the loaner Porsche and the two-car garage .
Something had gone very wrong .
Like a surprisingly diverse number of American teens , Jonathan had decided to convert to Islam , become an Islamic terrorist and kill lots of people .
Especially Jews .
And possibly anyone in Trump Tower .
Including President Trump .
While Islamic terrorism in America is still mostly the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Muslim countries like Pakistan , Bangladesh , and Egypt , Xie was far from the first non-Muslim teen to pick up the basics of Islam and try to join a terrorist group .
But there were two unique things about the Xie case .
Jonathan came from an immigrant group with a strong sense of familial identity .
When he declared that he had become a “ revert ” to Islam , he turned his back on his family , his culture , and his family ’ s Christian faith .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organization .
Teens who convert to Islam in some quiet suburb used to choose Al Qaeda , and these days pick ISIS .
But Jonathan wasn ’ t drawn to any of the flashy globalist jihadist newcomers .
He chose Hamas .
And the Muslim Brotherhood .
“ As-salamu alykum .
My name is Jonathan and I reverted to Islam a few weeks ago , ” his first letter to Hamas , a year after graduating high school , went .
“ I was wondering if non-Palestinians/non-Arabs would be allowed to join the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he mentioned , “ As a Muslim living in the US , I would like to support the Palestinian resistance as much as possible.
” It was the sort of polite letter that Jonathan must have been taught to write when applying for internships or colleges , but he was instead applying to join the military wing of a Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group known for firing rocket launchers at school buses and blowing up entire families in pizzerias .
While Xie was using the correct Islamic language , his roster of political terminology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apartheid ” state , ranting about “ neo-liberalism ” , and building a YouTube playlist of videos supporting Saddam Hussein and Bashar Assad , both Arab Socialist Baath Party regimes , North Korea ’ s Communist Party , and Iran ’ s Shiite Houthi and Hezbollah terrorists , was strongly suggestive of a particularly radical strain of leftist politics easily available online .
Xie ’ s hatred for Israel and Jews vied only with his hatred for President Trump .
“ Donald Trump , he should be hung from the gallows !
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I went to NYC today and passed by Trump Tower , then I started thinking about bombing it and I was imagining that the explosion would kill Trump.
” While Xie ’ s Instagram rantings could be mistaken for posturing , he tried to follow through on his plans .
“ I ’ m joining the army , ” he claimed .
“ Not to fight for Jewish internets ( sic ) … but to learn how to kill.
” And he actually did apply to join the military .
He boasted of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually did donate to the terrorist group .
Meanwhile , he was fantasizing about becoming a terrorist .
“ I want to shoot the pro-Israel demonstrators , ” he pondered in one , referencing a 4chan meme about vehicular attacks .
“ Maybe I should rent the truck of peace.
” On a video , Xie brandished a gun and showed off a Hamas flag while denouncing “ Zionism ” and threatening , “ I ’ m gon na go to the f____ pro-Israel march and I ’ m going to shoot everybody.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he speculated elsewhere .
“ Watch their blood and dead bodies litter the streets , ” he fantasized in yet another message .
After all that , much of it public on social media , combined with showing an undercover FBI employee how to donate to Hamas , his guilty plea concedes the obvious .
Xie did little to conceal his plans or attitudes .
And while his defenders have attempted to blame mental illness , that excuse has been employed so often for Islamic terrorists that it has lost all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chinese-American teen to convert to Islam and try to join Hamas ?
The same year that Xie graduated from high school in Basking Ridge , likely chosen by his family because it has the 2nd and 3rd highest ranked high schools in New Jersey , the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge , with the assistance of the DOJ , won a victory allowing it to build a mosque , despite zoning issues , and collecting over $ 3 million in fees and damages .
The DOJ ’ s lawsuit was one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Basking Ridge , home to the country ’ s oldest white oak tree that George Washington once picnicked under , has been slowly trending leftward .
Hillary Clinton narrowly won its home area .
It ’ s a place where some of the NYPD and FDNY firefighters who commute to New York City live , and where the multicultural employees of multinational corporations buy homes , so that American flags and Black Lives Matter signs can alternate as you drive through the township .
Even before the DOJ ’ s intervention , Muslim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ building and Islamic lessons were being taught in a public school cafeteria .
Xie ’ s parents may have come to Basking Ridge for its schools , but Islamization had arrived first .
The Islamic Society of Basking Ridge is said to be affiliated with the Islamic Society of North America .
ISNA is in turn rooted in the Muslim Brotherhood .
“ I support the Hamas faction of the MB , ” Xie had posted , referring to the Muslim Brotherhood .
What role did the growing Islamization of Basking Ridge play @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and plotting the murder of Americans ?
It ’ s hard to know .
The same DOJ that enabled the Islamic Society ’ s mosque also prosecuted Xie for taking Islamic teachings literally .
The pleasant township with its excellent schools had become another American training ground for Islamic terrorists .
“ I am not afraid to die , ” Xie stated .
On the old site of the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge were the teachings of the Koran about the “ character of non-believers ” .
“ Seize them and slay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one verse coolly mentioned .

Why the Son of a Chinese Immigrant Family Tried to Join Hamas
When federal investigators showed up at the Xie family home in Basking Ridge, there was a courtesy Porsche loaner in the driveway. The pleasant New Jersey community has become the place where successful Chinese immigrants move after they’ve outgrown places like Fort Lee.
Like the earlier generation of Jewish residents, they came for the schools and suburban living. The neighbors of the Xie family on the tree-lined street are mostly Jewish and Asian upper-middle-class professionals employed by Fortune 500 companies and living the American dream.
The Xie home with its soaring gables, its two-car garage, and the Porsche out front, signaled that they had made it. And with access to good schools, their children would outdo them.
Jonathan Xie probably never will. His guilty plea to one count of concealing attempts to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization puts an end to the case against him, and likely to the future his parents might have planned for him: a degree from an Ivy League college, a prestigious profession, and another big house like theirs in a leafy suburb.
Two years after Jonathan graduated from high school, federal investigators were going through the familiar and humiliating process of carting boxes past the loaner Porsche and the two-car garage. Something had gone very wrong. Like a surprisingly diverse number of American teens, Jonathan had decided to convert to Islam, become an Islamic terrorist and kill lots of people.
Especially Jews. And possibly anyone in Trump Tower. Including President Trump.
While Islamic terrorism in America is still mostly the hobby of first and second generation immigrants from Muslim countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Egypt, Xie was far from the first non-Muslim teen to pick up the basics of Islam and try to join a terrorist group.
But there were two unique things about the Xie case.
Jonathan came from an immigrant group with a strong sense of familial identity. When he declared that he had become a “revert” to Islam, he turned his back on his family, his culture, and his family’s Christian faith.
And then there was his choice of terrorist organization.
Teens who convert to Islam in some quiet suburb used to choose Al Qaeda, and these days pick ISIS. But Jonathan wasn’t drawn to any of the flashy globalist jihadist newcomers.
He chose Hamas. And the Muslim Brotherhood.
“As-salamu alykum. My name is Jonathan and I reverted to Islam a few weeks ago,” his first letter to Hamas, a year after graduating high school, went. “I was wondering if non-Palestinians/non-Arabs would be allowed to join the Al-Qassam Brigades.”
In another email, he mentioned, “As a Muslim living in the US, I would like to support the Palestinian resistance as much as possible.”
It was the sort of polite letter that Jonathan must have been taught to write when applying for internships or colleges, but he was instead applying to join the military wing of a Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group known for firing rocket launchers at school buses and blowing up entire families in pizzerias.
While Xie was using the correct Islamic language, his roster of political terminology, referring to Israel as an “apartheid” state, ranting about “neo-liberalism”, and building a YouTube playlist of videos supporting Saddam Hussein and Bashar Assad, both Arab Socialist Baath Party regimes, North Korea’s Communist Party, and Iran’s Shiite Houthi and Hezbollah terrorists, was strongly suggestive of a particularly radical strain of leftist politics easily available online.
Xie’s hatred for Israel and Jews vied only with his hatred for President Trump.
“Donald Trump, he should be hung from the gallows!” he ranted in one post. “I went to NYC today and passed by Trump Tower, then I started thinking about bombing it and I was imagining that the explosion would kill Trump.”
While Xie’s Instagram rantings could be mistaken for posturing, he tried to follow through on his plans.
“I’m joining the army,” he claimed. “Not to fight for Jewish internets (sic)… but to learn how to kill.”
And he actually did apply to join the military.
He boasted of donating money to Hamas, and he actually did donate to the terrorist group.
Meanwhile, he was fantasizing about becoming a terrorist.
“I want to shoot the pro-Israel demonstrators,” he pondered in one, referencing a 4chan meme about vehicular attacks. “Maybe I should rent the truck of peace.”
On a video, Xie brandished a gun and showed off a Hamas flag while denouncing “Zionism” and threatening, “I’m gonna go to the f____ pro-Israel march and I’m going to shoot everybody.”
“I should do lone wolf,” he speculated elsewhere.
“Watch their blood and dead bodies litter the streets,” he fantasized in yet another message.
After all that, much of it public on social media, combined with showing an undercover FBI employee how to donate to Hamas, his guilty plea concedes the obvious. Xie did little to conceal his plans or attitudes. And while his defenders have attempted to blame mental illness, that excuse has been employed so often for Islamic terrorists that it has lost all its credibility.
But what drove a Chinese-American teen to convert to Islam and try to join Hamas?
The same year that Xie graduated from high school in Basking Ridge, likely chosen by his family because it has the 2nd and 3rd highest ranked high schools in New Jersey, the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge, with the assistance of the DOJ, won a victory allowing it to build a mosque, despite zoning issues, and collecting over $3 million in fees and damages.
The DOJ’s lawsuit was one of the closing acts of the Obama administration.
Basking Ridge, home to the country’s oldest white oak tree that George Washington once picnicked under, has been slowly trending leftward. Hillary Clinton narrowly won its home area. It’s a place where some of the NYPD and FDNY firefighters who commute to New York City live, and where the multicultural employees of multinational corporations buy homes, so that American flags and Black Lives Matter signs can alternate as you drive through the township.
Even before the DOJ’s intervention, Muslim prayers were being held in a municipal building and Islamic lessons were being taught in a public school cafeteria.
Xie’s parents may have come to Basking Ridge for its schools, but Islamization had arrived first.
The Islamic Society of Basking Ridge is said to be affiliated with the Islamic Society of North America. ISNA is in turn rooted in the Muslim Brotherhood.
“I support the Hamas faction of the MB,” Xie had posted, referring to the Muslim Brotherhood.
What role did the growing Islamization of Basking Ridge play in a Chinese-American teen converting to Islam and plotting the murder of Americans? It’s hard to know. The same DOJ that enabled the Islamic Society’s mosque also prosecuted Xie for taking Islamic teachings literally.
The pleasant township with its excellent schools had become another American training ground for Islamic terrorists.
“I am not afraid to die,” Xie stated.
On the old site of the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge were the teachings of the Koran about the “character of non-believers”.
“Seize them and slay them wherever ye find them,” one verse coolly mentioned.
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-25--More MSM Fearmongering About Coronavirus Mutations

The coronavirus has apparently mutated and is more contagious than before when the rulers shut down the economy back in March .
It isn ’ t more deadly , but it can now survive hand washing and face masks ritualistically worn by almost everyone now .
Tyrants : “ Prepare To Wear Masks & Socially Distance Even After Getting COVID-19 Vaccine ” A new COVID-19 mutation appears to be even more contagious , according to a study — and experts say it could be a response by the virus to defeat masks and other social-distancing efforts , as reported by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are continuing to rise even though the public is masked and obeying social distancing guidelines .
[ WATCH ] Social Distancing is a “ CIA Protocol ” That Amounts To Torture David Morens , a virologist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , said that the new study should not be over-interpreted , but added that the virus could be responding to public health interventions such as social distancing .
“ All those things are barriers to transmissibility , or contagion , but as the virus becomes more contagious it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ barriers , ” he said .
Morens noted that this could mean that the virus might continue to mutate even after a vaccine is available , meaning the vaccine will have to be tinkered with – just as the flu vaccine is altered each year .
–The Guardian Experts also want you to know that cases are on the rise .
At a hearing before Congress on Wednesday , Dr. Robert Redfield , the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , emphasized data that shows that young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases .
According to Redfield , people aged 18 to 25 have made up 26 % of new coronavirus cases – the largest of any age group .
( This sounds like an excuse to lockdown everyone for this phony casedemic , but take that information as you will . )
This seems to be an attempt to in up some fear and manufacture consent for another lockdown .
Hopefully , Americans don ’ t fall for this again .

The coronavirus has apparently mutated and is more contagious than before when the rulers shut down the economy back in March. It isn’t more deadly, but it can now survive hand washing and face masks ritualistically worn by almost everyone now.
Tyrants: “Prepare To Wear Masks & Socially Distance Even After Getting COVID-19 Vaccine”
A new COVID-19 mutation appears to be even more contagious, according to a study — and experts say it could be a response by the virus to defeat masks and other social-distancing efforts, as reported by Fox News. That means the cases are continuing to rise even though the public is masked and obeying social distancing guidelines.
[WATCH] Social Distancing is a “CIA Protocol” That Amounts To Torture
David Morens, a virologist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that the new study should not be over-interpreted, but added that the virus could be responding to public health interventions such as social distancing. “All those things are barriers to transmissibility, or contagion, but as the virus becomes more contagious it statistically is better at getting around those barriers,” he said. Morens noted that this could mean that the virus might continue to mutate even after a vaccine is available, meaning the vaccine will have to be tinkered with – just as the flu vaccine is altered each year. –The Guardian
Experts also want you to know that cases are on the rise. At a hearing before Congress on Wednesday, Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), emphasized data that shows that young Americans have been driving the rise in cases. According to Redfield, people aged 18 to 25 have made up 26% of new coronavirus cases – the largest of any age group. (This sounds like an excuse to lockdown everyone for this phony casedemic, but take that information as you will.)
Redfield also said more than 90% of the American population remains susceptible to COVID-19, crushing any belief about widespread immunity developing.
This seems to be an attempt to in up some fear and manufacture consent for another lockdown. Hopefully, Americans don’t fall for this again.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-25--Source Of Steele Dossier That Launched Russia Collusion Hoax Was Deemed ‘NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT,’

Source Of Steele Dossier That Launched Russia Collusion Hoax Was Deemed ‘NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT,’ Subject Of 2009 FBI Counter-Intel Probe

Editor ’ s note : How long have the American people heard about this dossier ?
How long have we known the truth about it and it being a fraud ?
At least 4 years .
We know who funded it and everything tied to it .
Yet , this administration has failed to bring a single person to justice over it .
Shouldn ’ t you be asking yourself why that is ?
Source of Steele dossier was investigated by FBI for Russian contacts , Barr says Sen. Lindsey Graham says the FBI misled the Senate Intel Committee about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Christopher Wray ’ s watch , says South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham , chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee .
The primary “ source ” of the anti-Trump dossier authored by ex-British intelligence agent Christopher Steele was the subject of an FBI counterintelligence investigation from 2009 to 2011 for suspected contact with Russian intelligence officers , Fox News has learned .
Attorney General Bill Barr penned a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham , R-S.C. , on Thursday responding to requests as part of the panel ’ s review into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ In connection with your Committee ’ s investigation of these matters and ongoing hearings , you have been asking us to accelerate this process and to provide any additional information relating to the reliability of the work of Christopher Steele and the so-called ‘ Steele dossier , ’ as long as its release would not compromise U.S. Attorney John Durham ’ s ongoing criminal investigation , ” Barr wrote .
“ A footnote in the Inspector General ’ s report contains information , which up till now has been classified and redacted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Steele dossier , ” Barr wrote .
“ The FBI has declassified the relevant portion of the footnote , number 334 , which states that ‘ the Primary Sub-source was the subject of an FBI counterintelligence investigation from 2009 to 2011 that assessed his or her contacts with suspected Russian intelligence officers.
’ ” Barr added that at his request , the FBI has prepared a declassified summary of certain information from the counterintelligence investigation into the source , which he has shared with the committee .
“ I have consulted with Mr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to my attention in the course of his investigation , and he has informed me that the disclosure of the information will not interfere with his criminal investigation , ” Barr wrote , adding that he alerted Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to “ certain classified information in possession of the intelligence community ” which “ bears upon the FBI ’ s knowledge of the reliability of the dossier.
” “ Mr .
Durham confirms that the disclosure of that information would not interfere with his investigation , and the Department otherwise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this information , ” Barr said .
Durham was appointed by Attorney General Barr last year to investigate the origins of the FBI ’ s Russia probe shortly after Special Counsel Robert Mueller completed his years-long investigation into whether the campaign colluded with the Russians to influence the 2016 presidential election .
placeholder Steele authored and compiled information for the controversial and unverified anti-Trump dossier on behalf of Fusion GPS — the firm that was hired to conduct opposition research funded by the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contains claims about alleged ties between Donald Trump and Russia that served as the basis for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ( FISA ) warrants obtained against former Trump campaign aide Carter Page .
Meanwhile , Fox News reported in July that the primary source of Steele ’ s election reporting was not a current or former Russian official , but a non-Russian based contract employee of Steele ’ s firm .
Fox News also reported in July that the information the source provided Steele that served as the basis of the dossier was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at best.
” The committee earlier this summer released a declassified summary of a three-day interview with the source .
The source , according to the committee , told the FBI in interviews in January and March of 2017 that the information contained in the anti-Trump dossier was unreliable .
placeholder The document revealed that the dossier was “ unsubstantiated and unreliable , ” according to sources who reviewed it , and showed that the FBI was on notice of the dossier ’ s credibility problems , yet continued to seek further FISA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also revealed that Steele ’ s primary sub-source “ disagreed with and was surprised by ” how information he gave Steele was then conveyed by Steele in the dossier .
For instance , the source told the FBI he “ did not recall ” where some of the information attributed to him or his sources came from ; was never told about or mentioned to Steele certain information attributed to him or his sources ; said that Steele “ re-characterized ” some of the information to make it more substantiated and “ less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that he would have described some of his sources differently .
Horowitz discovered FBI agents shared Classified info with SteeleVideo The source also told the FBI , according to committee sources , that Steele “ implied direct access to information where the access to information was indirect.
” Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz revealed last year in its review of alleged abuses of the FISA system that there were at least 17 “ significant inaccuracies and omissions ” in the Page FISA applications .
Horowitz also found that the applications also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Steele ’ s key “ sub-sources.
” Horowitz added in his report that the key Steele “ sub-source ” raised questions about the reliability of Steele ’ s reporting , which was omitted .
placeholder But Steele ’ s attorneys , who also represent Orbis Business Intelligence where Steele worked , fired back , complaining they were “ never given an opportunity to respond to the claims ” regarding the sub-source .
Horowitz said that the FBI “ failed to notify ” the Office of Investigations , which was working on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious problems identified with Steele ’ s election reporting that arose as early as January 2017.
” In addition to the lack of corroboration of allegations contained in the dossier , Horowitz found that the FBI ’ s interviews of Steele and his sub-sources “ revealed potentially serious problems with Steele ’ s description of information in his election reports.
” Meanwhile , last month , Ratcliffe transmitted a declassified footnote of the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment ( ICA ) on Russian election interference to Capitol Hill , which noted that Steele had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he used “ identified and unidentified sub-sources ” which volunteered “ highly politically sensitive information from the summer to the fall of 2016 on Russian influence efforts aimed at the presidential election .
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Editor’s note: How long have the American people heard about this dossier? How long have we known the truth about it and it being a fraud? At least 4 years. We know who funded it and everything tied to it. Yet, this administration has failed to bring a single person to justice over it. Shouldn’t you be asking yourself why that is?
#Durham BREAKING: The primary sub-source for the Steele dossier was deemed a possible “national security threat” + the subject of 2009 FBI counter-intel probe. According to new records, those facts were known to Crossfire Hurricane team in December 2016. @LindseyGrahamSC pic.twitter.com/I6Gp4fv98C — Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) September 24, 2020
5) The same FBI said to be concerned about Russian interference in election, was using information from a suspected Russian spy to probe a presidential campaign. The same FBI claiming Carter Page a Russian agent, was making that case based on info from a suspected Russia agent. — Kimberley Strassel (@KimStrassel) September 24, 2020
Source of Steele dossier was investigated by FBI for Russian contacts, Barr says
AG Bill Barr penned a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
By Brooke Singman | Fox News
Sen. Lindsey Graham says the FBI misled the Senate Intel Committee about the Steele dossier in 2018
This happened on Christopher Wray’s watch, says South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The primary “source” of the anti-Trump dossier authored by ex-British intelligence agent Christopher Steele was the subject of an FBI counterintelligence investigation from 2009 to 2011 for suspected contact with Russian intelligence officers, Fox News has learned.
1) BREAKING, per @CBS_Herridge and extraordinary.
So Christopher Steele's main source for the dossier? He was the subject of a nearly two-year long FBI counter-intel investigation (2009-2011), under suspicion of being a Russian spy and a "threat to national security." — Kimberley Strassel (@KimStrassel) September 24, 2020
Attorney General Bill Barr penned a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Thursday responding to requests as part of the panel’s review into the origins of the Russia probe.
“In connection with your Committee’s investigation of these matters and ongoing hearings, you have been asking us to accelerate this process and to provide any additional information relating to the reliability of the work of Christopher Steele and the so-called ‘Steele dossier,’ as long as its release would not compromise U.S. Attorney John Durham’s ongoing criminal investigation,” Barr wrote.
“A footnote in the Inspector General’s report contains information, which up till now has been classified and redacted, bearing on the reliability of the Steele dossier,” Barr wrote. “The FBI has declassified the relevant portion of the footnote, number 334, which states that ‘the Primary Sub-source was the subject of an FBI counterintelligence investigation from 2009 to 2011 that assessed his or her contacts with suspected Russian intelligence officers.’”
Barr added that at his request, the FBI has prepared a declassified summary of certain information from the counterintelligence investigation into the source, which he has shared with the committee.
“I have consulted with Mr. Durham, who originally brought this information to my attention in the course of his investigation, and he has informed me that the disclosure of the information will not interfere with his criminal investigation,” Barr wrote, adding that he alerted Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to “certain classified information in possession of the intelligence community” which “bears upon the FBI’s knowledge of the reliability of the dossier.”
#Durham Full Story: Primary sub-source for Steele dossier was subject of 2009 FBI counterintelligence case + those facts known to Crossfire Hurricane team Dec 2016 + more warnings dossier credibility Jan 2017 + dossier still used for 3 renewals. @CBSNews https://t.co/DPl9v6uwxl — Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) September 25, 2020
“Mr. Durham confirms that the disclosure of that information would not interfere with his investigation, and the Department otherwise defers to the DNI concerning the handling of this information,” Barr said.
Durham was appointed by Attorney General Barr last year to investigate the origins of the FBI’s Russia probe shortly after Special Counsel Robert Mueller completed his years-long investigation into whether the campaign colluded with the Russians to influence the 2016 presidential election.
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EX-SPY CHRISTOPHER STEELE SURFACES AFTER FISA REPORT CHALLENGES TRUMP DOSSIER RESEARCH
Steele authored and compiled information for the controversial and unverified anti-Trump dossier on behalf of Fusion GPS — the firm that was hired to conduct opposition research funded by the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign through law firm Perkins Coie.
The dossier contains claims about alleged ties between Donald Trump and Russia that served as the basis for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants obtained against former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
DURHAM ASSUMED PARTS OF JOHN HUBER’S CLINTON FOUNDATION REVIEW: SOURCE
Meanwhile, Fox News reported in July that the primary source of Steele’s election reporting was not a current or former Russian official, but a non-Russian based contract employee of Steele’s firm. Fox News also reported in July that the information the source provided Steele that served as the basis of the dossier was “second and third-hand information and rumors at best.”The committee earlier this summer released a declassified summary of a three-day interview with the source.
The source, according to the committee, told the FBI in interviews in January and March of 2017 that the information contained in the anti-Trump dossier was unreliable.
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The document revealed that the dossier was “unsubstantiated and unreliable,” according to sources who reviewed it, and showed that the FBI was on notice of the dossier’s credibility problems, yet continued to seek further FISA warrants renewals for Page.
FISA REPORT DROPS: 7 TAKEAWAYS FROM DOJ WATCHDOG’S REVIEW OF RUSSIA PROBE
The document also revealed that Steele’s primary sub-source “disagreed with and was surprised by” how information he gave Steele was then conveyed by Steele in the dossier.
For instance, the source told the FBI he “did not recall” where some of the information attributed to him or his sources came from; was never told about or mentioned to Steele certain information attributed to him or his sources; said that Steele “re-characterized” some of the information to make it more substantiated and “less attenuated” than it really was; and that he would have described some of his sources differently.
Horowitz discovered FBI agents shared Classified info with SteeleVideo
The source also told the FBI, according to committee sources, that Steele “implied direct access to information where the access to information was indirect.”
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz revealed last year in its review of alleged abuses of the FISA system that there were at least 17 “significant inaccuracies and omissions” in the Page FISA applications. Horowitz also found that the applications also omitted information regarding the reliability of one of Steele’s key “sub-sources.”
Horowitz added in his report that the key Steele “sub-source” raised questions about the reliability of Steele’s reporting, which was omitted.
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SENATE REPUBLICANS RELEASE FILES THEY SAY ‘UNDERCUT’ STEELE DOSSIER
But Steele’s attorneys, who also represent Orbis Business Intelligence where Steele worked, fired back, complaining they were “never given an opportunity to respond to the claims” regarding the sub-source.
Horowitz said that the FBI “failed to notify” the Office of Investigations, which was working on the Page FISA applications, “of potentially serious problems identified with Steele’s election reporting that arose as early as January 2017.”
In addition to the lack of corroboration of allegations contained in the dossier, Horowitz found that the FBI’s interviews of Steele and his sub-sources “revealed potentially serious problems with Steele’s description of information in his election reports.”
Meanwhile, last month, Ratcliffe transmitted a declassified footnote of the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on Russian election interference to Capitol Hill, which noted that Steele had only “limited corroboration” and that he used “identified and unidentified sub-sources” which volunteered “highly politically sensitive information from the summer to the fall of 2016 on Russian influence efforts aimed at the presidential election.”
1) BREAKING, per @CBS_Herridge and extraordinary.
So Christopher Steele's main source for the dossier? He was the subject of a nearly two-year long FBI counter-intel investigation (2009-2011), under suspicion of being a Russian spy and a "threat to national security." — Kimberley Strassel (@KimStrassel) September 24, 2020
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-25--Revealed: The Shocking Full Extent of Big Tech Censorship of Conservatives

Allum Bokhari , the senior technology correspondent at Breitbart News , has performed an extraordinarily valuable service by giving us his new book # Deleted : Big Tech ’ s Battle to Erase the Trump Movement and Steal the Election .
While the social media giants ’ efforts to suppress all dissent from their far-left , anti-American agenda have been going on for years , few people are aware of the full depth and breadth of this sinister initiative , or of how it is much more than just a bias toward the left , but a carefully planned and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , will do nothing less than relegate our First Amendment right of freedom of speech to the dustbin of history .
In # Deleted , Allum Bokhari tells the whole shocking story .
For those who don ’ t realize the implications of what is going on , he includes a Prologue entitled “ The Typewriter That Talked Back ” that is as amusing as it is disturbing , and that makes abundantly clear even to the most technically challenged among us what is really happening to our foremost and most important freedom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paints a vivid picture of a 1968 in which a typewriter refuses to type , typing instead its own message : “ We regret to inform you that your last letter violated our terms of service ( Rule 32 : Abusive & Offensive Content ) .
We have suspended access to your typewriter for 24 hours.
” Newsstands remove from sale magazines that third-party “ fact-checkers ” have deemed to be “ fake news.
” The Post Office returns your mail because you told a joke in a letter that a censor found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until you realize that all this is exactly what email providers and big tech censors are doing to Americans today , every day on the Internet .
In the pre-Internet world of 1968 , it would have been preposterous .
Americans would not have accepted it .
But it has all happened gradually , as we gave away our freedom by clicking our agreement to dense and unreadable Terms of Service that turned over our right to say what we believe to shadowy , anonymous guardians of acceptable opinion .
Most Americans today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that it is happening at all , and those that approach it with grim resignation .
After all , what are you going to do ?
Start your own Facebook ?
Having been one of the early targets of social media censorship on Facebook , YouTube et al , I have for many years advocated for anti-trust action against these bullying behemoths .
Bokhari makes an airtight case in # Deleted for why such action is necessary .
In the runup to the 2020 elections , the social media giants mean to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helped elect President Trump , the greatest upset in left-wing history , in 2016 .
And this has been going on for a long time .
Bokhari details how Facebook , Twitter , Google and the rest depend upon Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act ( CDA ) under the First Amendment , which provides them with immunity from lawsuits , thereby permitting these social media giants to engage in what is essentially U.S. government-sanctioned censorship ( despite the fact that they are determined to destroy the President of the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal challenge .
In connection with all this , # Deleted ’ s Prologue is an extraordinary illustration of how far we have fallen , which Bokhari then details in the rest of the book .
Would the American people ( or the government ) in any previous age have tolerated AT & T spying on our phone calls and then pulling our communication privileges if we expressed dissenting opinions ?
Yet as Bokhari shows , we are suffering much that and worse today .
Ma Bell was broken up by the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it can and should be done : # Deleted makes an irrefutable case for how urgent it is that the big tech companies be broken up , before it is too late .
The U.S. government has on many occasions used anti-trust laws to break up monopolies ( and that is what Google , Facebook , Twitter et al essentially are ) .
Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act highlights particular results deemed anticompetitive by nature and prohibits actions that “ shall monopolize , or attempt to monopolize , or combine or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the several States , or with foreign nations.
” Couldn ’ t the same be applied to information ?
The United States government took down Standard Oil , Alcoa , Northern Securities , the American Tobacco Company and many others without nearly the power that Facebook , Twitter , or Google have .
If we are not free to speak and think in what is today ’ s Gutenberg press , then we could not be worse off .
In # Deleted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a favor by opening our eyes to exactly how bad it is , and sketched out a way that free Americans can fight back to save our First Amendment rights .
Now it is up to us to act .

Allum Bokhari, the senior technology correspondent at Breitbart News, has performed an extraordinarily valuable service by giving us his new book #Deleted: Big Tech’s Battle to Erase the Trump Movement and Steal the Election. While the social media giants’ efforts to suppress all dissent from their far-left, anti-American agenda have been going on for years, few people are aware of the full depth and breadth of this sinister initiative, or of how it is much more than just a bias toward the left, but a carefully planned and coordinated endeavor that, if left unchecked, will do nothing less than relegate our First Amendment right of freedom of speech to the dustbin of history.
In #Deleted, Allum Bokhari tells the whole shocking story. For those who don’t realize the implications of what is going on, he includes a Prologue entitled “The Typewriter That Talked Back” that is as amusing as it is disturbing, and that makes abundantly clear even to the most technically challenged among us what is really happening to our foremost and most important freedom, right under our noses. Bokhari paints a vivid picture of a 1968 in which a typewriter refuses to type, typing instead its own message: “We regret to inform you that your last letter violated our terms of service (Rule 32: Abusive & Offensive Content). We have suspended access to your typewriter for 24 hours.” Newsstands remove from sale magazines that third-party “fact-checkers” have deemed to be “fake news.” The Post Office returns your mail because you told a joke in a letter that a censor found offensive.
It’s all funny until you realize that all this is exactly what email providers and big tech censors are doing to Americans today, every day on the Internet. In the pre-Internet world of 1968, it would have been preposterous. Americans would not have accepted it. But it has all happened gradually, as we gave away our freedom by clicking our agreement to dense and unreadable Terms of Service that turned over our right to say what we believe to shadowy, anonymous guardians of acceptable opinion. Most Americans today are only dimly aware, at best, that it is happening at all, and those that approach it with grim resignation. After all, what are you going to do? Start your own Facebook?
Having been one of the early targets of social media censorship on Facebook, YouTube et al, I have for many years advocated for anti-trust action against these bullying behemoths. Bokhari makes an airtight case in #Deleted for why such action is necessary.
In the runup to the 2020 elections, the social media giants mean to shut down whatever outlet or voice that helped elect President Trump, the greatest upset in left-wing history, in 2016.
And this has been going on for a long time. Bokhari details how Facebook, Twitter, Google and the rest depend upon Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) under the First Amendment, which provides them with immunity from lawsuits, thereby permitting these social media giants to engage in what is essentially U.S. government-sanctioned censorship (despite the fact that they are determined to destroy the President of the United States) and discriminatory business practices free from legal challenge.
In connection with all this, #Deleted’s Prologue is an extraordinary illustration of how far we have fallen, which Bokhari then details in the rest of the book. Would the American people (or the government) in any previous age have tolerated AT&T spying on our phone calls and then pulling our communication privileges if we expressed dissenting opinions? Yet as Bokhari shows, we are suffering much that and worse today.
Ma Bell was broken up by the government, albeit for different reasons. But it can and should be done: #Deleted makes an irrefutable case for how urgent it is that the big tech companies be broken up, before it is too late. The U.S. government has on many occasions used anti-trust laws to break up monopolies (and that is what Google, Facebook, Twitter et al essentially are). Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act highlights particular results deemed anticompetitive by nature and prohibits actions that “shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations.”
Couldn’t the same be applied to information? The United States government took down Standard Oil, Alcoa, Northern Securities, the American Tobacco Company and many others without nearly the power that Facebook, Twitter, or Google have.
If we are not free to speak and think in what is today’s Gutenberg press, then we could not be worse off. In #Deleted, Allum Bokhari has done us all a favor by opening our eyes to exactly how bad it is, and sketched out a way that free Americans can fight back to save our First Amendment rights. Now it is up to us to act.
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-25--Federal Authorities Have Already Documented Two Cases In Which Votes Have Been “Discarded” In Key Sw

Federal Authorities Have Already Documented Two Cases In Which Votes Have Been “ Discarded ” In Key Swing States The integrity of our elections is of paramount importance because if our ability to choose our own leaders is compromised that undermines everything that our system of government is based upon .
So every American should be hyper-sensitive to any allegation that our votes are being tampered with because any attack on the voting process is an attack on all of us .
This is one issue that should be able to unite Republicans and Democrats , and hopefully , people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspicious that they notice over the coming weeks .
And as I become aware of troubling incidents , I will share them with my readers , because the integrity of our elections is definitely one of my hot button issues .
When I heard that some military ballots in Pennsylvania had been tampered with , that immediately set off alarm bells .
Federal officials are telling us that they recently discovered that nine military ballots in Luzerne County , Pennsylvania had been “ improperly opened ” and “ discarded ” … According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the county elections director , the inquiry into Luzerne County ’ s ballot handling began Monday , and found that nine military ballots had been “ improperly opened ” by elections staff and “ discarded.
” He wrote that “ the majority ” of the recovered ballots and envelopes were found in an outside dumpster — seven of the nine ballots outside their official envelopes , and two that elections staff had apparently recovered and sealed back in their envelopes .
He said investigators also found four “ apparently official ” absentee ballot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that someone wanted to get rid of those votes permanently .
After all , you certainly don ’ t put votes in a dumpster for safekeeping .
Members of the U.S. military sacrifice so much to defend our nation , and so any tampering with their votes is especially grievous .
According to law enforcement authorities working on the case , seven of the votes “ were cast for presidential candidate Donald Trump ” , and the other two votes are unknown because they had been resealed .
Since Monday , FBI personnel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have conducted numerous interviews and recovered and reviewed certain physical evidence .
Election officials in Luzerne County have been cooperative .
At this point we can confirm that a small number of military ballots were discarded .
Investigators have recovered nine ballots at this time .
Some of those ballots can be attributed to specific voters and some can not .
Of the nine ballots that were discarded and then recovered , 7 were cast for presidential candidate Donald Trump .
Two of the discarded ballots had been resealed inside their appropriate envelopes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the FBI and the contents of those 2 ballots are unknown .
It is extremely suspicious that all of the votes that had been “ discarded ” were for only one candidate .
Hopefully , federal authorities will nail whoever was responsible for this because throwing actual votes in the trash is a major offense .
And considering the fact that Pennsylvania is such an important swing state , those votes could actually help to determine who becomes the next president of the United States .
Speaking of swing states , discarded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In fact , officials say that three trays of mail that included absentee ballots were recently discovered sitting in a ditch… How in the world do ballots just happen to end up in a ditch ?
This is just one of the reasons why I very much prefer the way that we used to do things .
When we require the vast majority of the population to vote in person , there is much less of a chance that votes will end up in a ditch or in a dumpster .
Unfortunately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some states , an extremely high percentage of voters will cast their votes by mail in this election .
In Wisconsin , the percentage of absentee votes used to be in the single digits , but thanks to the pandemic that we are currently experiencing things have dramatically changed… Overall , tens of millions of Americans will vote by mail in 2020 , and that makes me very nervous .
There are just so many opportunities for things to go wrong , and that would be true even if everyone was trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are always people that try to cheat , and four of them were just arrested by authorities in Texas… Those four individuals could be going away for a very long time because collectively they are facing a total of 134 felony charges… Incidents of vote tampering and election fraud really do happen , and we should be very thankful when authorities are able to catch those that are responsible .
Those that follow my work regularly already know how deeply concerned I am about the future of our nation .
Decades of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us in a major way , and yet we just continue to steamroll toward oblivion .
But even though I am absolutely disgusted by so many of our “ politicians ” , I very much want the American people to be completely free to pick whoever they want each and every election .
Without free and fair elections , there is no way that our Republic would be able to work .
So let us be extremely diligent in guarding the integrity of our votes , because if we lose that we lose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politically .

Federal Authorities Have Already Documented Two Cases In Which Votes Have Been “Discarded” In Key Swing States
The integrity of our elections is of paramount importance because if our ability to choose our own leaders is compromised that undermines everything that our system of government is based upon. So every American should be hyper-sensitive to any allegation that our votes are being tampered with because any attack on the voting process is an attack on all of us. This is one issue that should be able to unite Republicans and Democrats, and hopefully, people across the political spectrum will report anything suspicious that they notice over the coming weeks. And as I become aware of troubling incidents, I will share them with my readers, because the integrity of our elections is definitely one of my hot button issues.
When I heard that some military ballots in Pennsylvania had been tampered with, that immediately set off alarm bells. Federal officials are telling us that they recently discovered that nine military ballots in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania had been “improperly opened” and “discarded”…
According to a letter from U.S. Attorney Freed to the county elections director, the inquiry into Luzerne County’s ballot handling began Monday, and found that nine military ballots had been “improperly opened” by elections staff and “discarded.” He wrote that “the majority” of the recovered ballots and envelopes were found in an outside dumpster — seven of the nine ballots outside their official envelopes, and two that elections staff had apparently recovered and sealed back in their envelopes. He said investigators also found four “apparently official” absentee ballot envelopes that were empty.
It appears that someone wanted to get rid of those votes permanently. After all, you certainly don’t put votes in a dumpster for safekeeping.
Members of the U.S. military sacrifice so much to defend our nation, and so any tampering with their votes is especially grievous.
According to law enforcement authorities working on the case, seven of the votes “were cast for presidential candidate Donald Trump”, and the other two votes are unknown because they had been resealed.
Since Monday, FBI personnel working together with the Pennsylvania State Police have conducted numerous interviews and recovered and reviewed certain physical evidence. Election officials in Luzerne County have been cooperative. At this point we can confirm that a small number of military ballots were discarded. Investigators have recovered nine ballots at this time. Some of those ballots can be attributed to specific voters and some cannot. Of the nine ballots that were discarded and then recovered, 7 were cast for presidential candidate Donald Trump. Two of the discarded ballots had been resealed inside their appropriate envelopes by Luzerne elections staff prior to recovery by the FBI and the contents of those 2 ballots are unknown.
It is extremely suspicious that all of the votes that had been “discarded” were for only one candidate.
Hopefully, federal authorities will nail whoever was responsible for this because throwing actual votes in the trash is a major offense.
And considering the fact that Pennsylvania is such an important swing state, those votes could actually help to determine who becomes the next president of the United States.
Speaking of swing states, discarded ballots have also been found in Wisconsin.
In fact, officials say that three trays of mail that included absentee ballots were recently discovered sitting in a ditch…
The U.S. Postal Service is investigating how three trays of mail, including absentee ballots, ended up in a ditch line in Wisconsin, a swing state whose voters could prove crucial in the upcoming elections. The Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office said the mail was found around 8 a.m. Monday morning near the intersection of highways 96 and CB, near the Appleton International Airport.
How in the world do ballots just happen to end up in a ditch?
This is just one of the reasons why I very much prefer the way that we used to do things. When we require the vast majority of the population to vote in person, there is much less of a chance that votes will end up in a ditch or in a dumpster.
Unfortunately, times have changed, and in some states, an extremely high percentage of voters will cast their votes by mail in this election.
In Wisconsin, the percentage of absentee votes used to be in the single digits, but thanks to the pandemic that we are currently experiencing things have dramatically changed…
Prior to the pandemic, just 6% of Wisconsin voters cast absentee ballots by mail – however during the state’s April primaries, that number jumped to 60%, when 1.1 million out of 1.55 million votes were conducted through the postal service. During the August partisan primary, Wolfe said that 82% of the 867,000 votes cast were via absentee ballot. During said primaries, thousands of voters across the state complained that they never received the absentee ballots they requested. In one case, a Milwaukee postal worker said that three bins of absentee ballots had never been delivered.
Overall, tens of millions of Americans will vote by mail in 2020, and that makes me very nervous.
There are just so many opportunities for things to go wrong, and that would be true even if everyone was trying to do the right thing.
Sadly, there are always people that try to cheat, and four of them were just arrested by authorities in Texas…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced four arrests Thursday on dozens of felony charges in connection with an alleged vote harvesting scheme during the 2018 Democratic primary elections in Gregg County.
Those four individuals could be going away for a very long time because collectively they are facing a total of 134 felony charges…
Gregg County Commissioner Shannon Brown, Marlena Jackson, Charlie Burns and DeWayne Ward face 134 felony charges in total, according to Paxton’s office. The allegations include election fraud, tampering with a governmental record, mail-in ballot fraud and more. “To increase the pool of ballots needed to swing the race in Brown’s favor, the group targeted young, able-bodied voters to cast ballots by mail by fraudulently claiming the voters were ‘disabled,’ in most cases without the voters’ knowledge or consent,” Paxton’s office alleged.
Incidents of vote tampering and election fraud really do happen, and we should be very thankful when authorities are able to catch those that are responsible.
Those that follow my work regularly already know how deeply concerned I am about the future of our nation. Decades of exceedingly foolish decisions are catching up with us in a major way, and yet we just continue to steamroll toward oblivion.
But even though I am absolutely disgusted by so many of our “politicians”, I very much want the American people to be completely free to pick whoever they want each and every election.
Without free and fair elections, there is no way that our Republic would be able to work. So let us be extremely diligent in guarding the integrity of our votes, because if we lose that we lose any hope of ever turning things around politically.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-26--Texas:  Sheriff Arrested, Charged With Sexually Assaulting His Fellow Officers

Falls County Sheriff Ricky Scaman was sued — twice — for allegedly sexually assaulting two of his employees .
Despite both of the cases being settled , Scaman remained the sheriff and was praised in the local media as a hero .
He never faced legal action , likely due to his status as the sheriff .
All that has since changed this week , however , as the sheriff has since been arrested .
Scaman was arrested Monday on charges including sexual assault and assault of a public servant , based on an investigation by the Texas Department of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Waco Tribune .
According to police , Scaman , 48 , was booked into Bell County Jail after the Texas Rangers arrested him on a second-degree felony charge of sexual assault and two third-degree felony charges of assault of a public servant .
A Falls County grand jury issued the five-count indictment on Monday .
It was presented by the Texas Attorney General ’ s Office , which will prosecute the case .
The indictment accuses this celebrated drug warrior sheriff of multiple crimes , including the sexual assault of one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5 .
According to the Tribune , the same victim also accused Scaman of making sexually harassing statements and of making unwelcome sexual advances or other verbal or physical contact in August , the indictment states .
According to the indictment , one victim claims Scaman grabbed her breasts or genitals , while he was “ acting under color of his office as a public servant , namely Falls County sheriff.
” A second accuser alleged in April that Scaman sexually harassed and made sexual advances while he was serving as sheriff .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an employee of the Falls County Jail at the time of the incident .
As stated above , Scaman was sued twice in the last two years by former employees who made similar claims that he subjected them to unwanted sexual advances and harassment .
Both lawsuits have since been settled , court documents state .
One of his victims in the lawsuits brought forth disturbing allegations against the sheriff .
Former dispatcher and jailer Shirley Lynn Boger , alleged in a lawsuit that Scaman called her into his office on more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ groped her and sexually assaulted her .
“ She could barely breathe or move .
When Scaman was done using [ her ] body for his personal sexual gratification , he told her to straighten up her uniform and leave his office , ” her federal complaint said , adding she “ tried to gather her composure and return to her duties on the jail floor.
” Another victim , Nanci Anderson , his former assistant chief deputy , filed a federal lawsuit that compared Scaman to disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the wrong hands can wreak havoc.
” Anderson said Scaman barraged her with sexual texts , demanded she send him nude photos and repeatedly tried to pressure her to have sex in his hotel room while they were on a work trip .
Naturally , Scaman ’ s attorney denied both women ’ s allegations , calling them “ completely fabricated.
” However , both lawsuits were settled .
The recent charges against this alleged sexual predator now add even more weight to the lawsuits .
As the Washington Post reports , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cowboy-hat-wearing lawman willing to sacrifice his body to personally catch bad guys .
After he broke his arm while chasing down a fugitive last year , he told the Waco Tribune , “ I couldn ’ t wait for backup.
” He often sought out the limelight and bragged about being tough on drugs .
Scaman boasted about hunting down drug dealers while inviting TV reporters to tag along .
But this drug warrior cop had a dark side that involved more than simply kidnapping and caging people for possessing substances deemed illegal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an alleged rapist and even his fellow cops were fair game .
Shameful indeed .
Scaman was placed in the Bell County Jail on Monday evening with a bond listed at $ 195,000 .
Hopefully , if he is guilty , he gets the maximum sentence .

Falls County Sheriff Ricky Scaman was sued — twice — for allegedly sexually assaulting two of his employees. Despite both of the cases being settled, Scaman remained the sheriff and was praised in the local media as a hero. He never faced legal action, likely due to his status as the sheriff. All that has since changed this week, however, as the sheriff has since been arrested.
Scaman was arrested Monday on charges including sexual assault and assault of a public servant, based on an investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety, according to a report in the Waco Tribune.
According to police, Scaman, 48, was booked into Bell County Jail after the Texas Rangers arrested him on a second-degree felony charge of sexual assault and two third-degree felony charges of assault of a public servant.
A Falls County grand jury issued the five-count indictment on Monday. It was presented by the Texas Attorney General’s Office, which will prosecute the case. The indictment accuses this celebrated drug warrior sheriff of multiple crimes, including the sexual assault of one of his colleagues as recent as Aug. 5.
According to the Tribune, the same victim also accused Scaman of making sexually harassing statements and of making unwelcome sexual advances or other verbal or physical contact in August, the indictment states. According to the indictment, one victim claims Scaman grabbed her breasts or genitals, while he was “acting under color of his office as a public servant, namely Falls County sheriff.”
A second accuser alleged in April that Scaman sexually harassed and made sexual advances while he was serving as sheriff. The indictment states that the victim was an employee of the Falls County Jail at the time of the incident.
As stated above, Scaman was sued twice in the last two years by former employees who made similar claims that he subjected them to unwanted sexual advances and harassment. Both lawsuits have since been settled, court documents state.
One of his victims in the lawsuits brought forth disturbing allegations against the sheriff. Former dispatcher and jailer Shirley Lynn Boger, alleged in a lawsuit that Scaman called her into his office on more than 20 occasions and licked her face, groped her and sexually assaulted her.
“She could barely breathe or move. When Scaman was done using [her] body for his personal sexual gratification, he told her to straighten up her uniform and leave his office,” her federal complaint said, adding she “tried to gather her composure and return to her duties on the jail floor.”
Another victim, Nanci Anderson, his former assistant chief deputy, filed a federal lawsuit that compared Scaman to disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein, noting “even a modicum of power in the wrong hands can wreak havoc.”
Anderson said Scaman barraged her with sexual texts, demanded she send him nude photos and repeatedly tried to pressure her to have sex in his hotel room while they were on a work trip.
Naturally, Scaman’s attorney denied both women’s allegations, calling them “completely fabricated.” However, both lawsuits were settled.
The recent charges against this alleged sexual predator now add even more weight to the lawsuits.
As the Washington Post reports, Scaman cast himself as a tough, cowboy-hat-wearing lawman willing to sacrifice his body to personally catch bad guys. After he broke his arm while chasing down a fugitive last year, he told the Waco Tribune, “I couldn’t wait for backup.”
He often sought out the limelight and bragged about being tough on drugs. Scaman boasted about hunting down drug dealers while inviting TV reporters to tag along.
But this drug warrior cop had a dark side that involved more than simply kidnapping and caging people for possessing substances deemed illegal by the state. He was also an alleged rapist and even his fellow cops were fair game. Shameful indeed.
Scaman was placed in the Bell County Jail on Monday evening with a bond listed at $195,000. Hopefully, if he is guilty, he gets the maximum sentence.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist