thestream--2020-07-12--‘White Supremacy’ is the New ‘Homophobia’

My purpose in this article is not to compare “ white supremacy ” to “ homophobia.
” Nor is it to deny the existence of white supremacists .
Instead , my purpose is to expose tactics of intimidation , shaming and manipulation .
In that regard , “ white supremacy ” is the new “ homophobia.
” Allow me to explain .
The term homophobia can be traced back to George Weinberg , “ a psychotherapist who , in the mid-1960s , observed the discomfort that some of his colleagues exhibited around gay men and women and invented a word @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explained , “ I coined the word homophobia to mean it was a phobia about homosexuals .
It was a fear of homosexuals which seemed to be associated with a fear of contagion , a fear of reducing the things one fought for — home and family .
It was a religious fear , and it had led to great brutality , as fear always does.
” But in the years following , the terms homophobia and homophobe became weaponized , used as offensive weapons in the culture wars .
If you opposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a homophobe .
If you believed a child deserved a mother and a father , you were a homophobe .
If you affirmed the teachings of the Bible , you were a homophobe .
And if you were a homophobe you were also a bigot , a hater , a bad person , even a Nazi .
What fair-minded , decent person would want to described like that ?
And who wants to have a phobia ?
They ’ re Trying the Same Trick With “ White Supremacy ” It ’ s the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supremacy ” and “ white supremacist.
” Initially , they were used to describe people who openly believed in the supremacy of the white race over other races .
In American history , they were slave traders and segregationists .
They were the KKK of the past and the alt-right of today .
( According to the ADL , “ Alt right , short for ‘ alternative right , ’ is a repackaging of white supremacy by extremists seeking to mainstream their ideology.
” ) White supremacists have also been antisemites , Holocaust @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the skinhead subculture .
White supremacy is ugly and bad , and no decent , fair-minded would want to be called a white supremacist .
That ’ s why these terms , just like homophobia and homophobe , have been weaponized today .
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If you are a Trump supporter , you are a white supremacist .
If you differ with any part of the BLM movement , you are a white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you are a white supremacist .
If you don ’ t believe in reparations , you are a white supremacist .
After all , if you were not a white supremacist , why would you resist reparations ?
If you don ’ t agree with tearing down statutes of Washington and Jefferson , you ’ re a white supremacist .
After all , they owned slaves , so if you want to honor their legacy , you must be a white supremacist .
A Christian Conservative , By Definition , Is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you simply do not believe that America today is , by and large , a white supremacist nation , then you are a white supremacist .
Your very denial of white supremacy is proof that you are a white supremacist .
And if you are a white Christian conservative , by default , you are a white supremacist .
On March 15 , 2018 , I tweeted , “ I ’ m a little suspicious whenever left-leaning Christians raise charges against white evangelicals — who just happen to be strong social conservatives.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This political right-wing Christianity isn ’ t Christianity .
It ’ s white cultural supremacy shamefully using Jesus as a shield .
Repent @ DrMichaeILBrown and @ ericmetaxas.
” ( For related accusations , see here . )
There you have it .
If you ’ re a Christian-based social conservative you are part of the political right wing .
And if you are part of the political right wing , you are a white supremacist .
And since you claim to be a Christian , you are “ using Jesus as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is just one tweet .
But it expresses common talking points .
And it follows the standard strategy of trying to shame one ’ s opponents into silence .
In the recent past ( and until today ) , the tactic was to brand everyone who opposed any facet of LGBTQ activism a homophobe .
Do you have a problem with drag queens reading to toddlers ?
You ’ re a homophobe !
You don ’ t want first-graders learning the definition of gender-queer ?
You ’ re a hater and a bigot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like President Trump ’ s Mt .
Rushmore speech , it ’ s because you ’ re a white supremacist .
Forget the fact that he said , “ We believe in equal opportunity , equal justice , and equal treatment for citizens of every race , background , religion , and creed .
Every child , of every color — born and unborn — is made in the holy image of God.
” Or that he said , “ Our opponents would tear apart the very documents that Martin Luther King used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideas that were the foundation of the righteous movement for Civil Rights.
” Or that he said , “ We must demand that our children are taught once again to see America as did Reverend Martin Luther King , when he said that the Founders had signed ‘ a promissory note ’ to every future generation .
Dr. King saw that the mission of justice required us to fully embrace our founding ideals .
Those ideals are so important to us — the founding ideals .
He called on his fellow citizens not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to live up to their heritage.
” It doesn ’ t matter .
The speech was delivered at the foot of Mt .
Rushmore , a monument to white supremacy , by a white supremacist president .
That says it all .
It doesn ’ t matter that Trump said that “ we are the country ” of black heroes like Frederick Douglass .
And the Tuskegee Airmen .
And Harriet Tubman .
And Jesse Owens .
And Ella Fitzgerald .
Or that Trump announced that he will establish a National Garden of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the abolitionist movement ” and “ the first all-volunteer African-American regiment of the Union Army in the Civil War.
” Individual statues would be devoted to Douglass , King , and Tubman , as well as Jackie Robinson .
It doesn ’ t matter .
If you support this National Garden , you are a white supremacist .
Obviously !
Along with other commentators , I have pointed to the current misuse of the term “ white supremacy.
” But it ’ s important that we compare it to the use of “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an effective tactic for labeling and silencing those who differ .
Let ’ s catch this early .
Let ’ s expose it .
And let ’ s reserve the term “ white supremacy ” for those who deserve it .
Dr. Michael Brown ( www.askdrbrown.org ) is the host of the nationally syndicated Line of Fire radio program .
His latest book is Evangelicals at the Crossroads : Will We Pass the Trump Test ?
Connect with him on Facebook , Twitter or YouTube .

My purpose in this article is not to compare “white supremacy” to “homophobia.” Nor is it to deny the existence of white supremacists. Instead, my purpose is to expose tactics of intimidation, shaming and manipulation. In that regard, “white supremacy” is the new “homophobia.”
Allow me to explain.
The Term “Homophobia”
The term homophobia can be traced back to George Weinberg, “a psychotherapist who, in the mid-1960s, observed the discomfort that some of his colleagues exhibited around gay men and women and invented a word to describe it.”
As Dr. Weinberg explained, “I coined the word homophobia to mean it was a phobia about homosexuals. It was a fear of homosexuals which seemed to be associated with a fear of contagion, a fear of reducing the things one fought for — home and family. It was a religious fear, and it had led to great brutality, as fear always does.”
But in the years following, the terms homophobia and homophobe became weaponized, used as offensive weapons in the culture wars.
If you opposed same-sex “marriage,” you were a homophobe.
If you believed a child deserved a mother and a father, you were a homophobe.
If you affirmed the teachings of the Bible, you were a homophobe.
And if you were a homophobe you were also a bigot, a hater, a bad person, even a Nazi.
What fair-minded, decent person would want to described like that? And who wants to have a phobia?
They’re Trying the Same Trick With “White Supremacy”
It’s the same today with the terms “white supremacy” and “white supremacist.”
Initially, they were used to describe people who openly believed in the supremacy of the white race over other races.
In American history, they were slave traders and segregationists. They were the KKK of the past and the alt-right of today. (According to the ADL, “Alt right, short for ‘alternative right,’ is a repackaging of white supremacy by extremists seeking to mainstream their ideology.”)
White supremacists have also been antisemites, Holocaust deniers, neo-Nazis, and members of the skinhead subculture.
White supremacy is ugly and bad, and no decent, fair-minded would want to be called a white supremacist.
That’s why these terms, just like homophobia and homophobe, have been weaponized today.
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If you are a Trump supporter, you are a white supremacist.
If you differ with any part of the BLM movement, you are a white supremacist.
If you resist the mob, you are a white supremacist.
If you don’t believe in reparations, you are a white supremacist. After all, if you were not a white supremacist, why would you resist reparations?
If you don’t agree with tearing down statutes of Washington and Jefferson, you’re a white supremacist. After all, they owned slaves, so if you want to honor their legacy, you must be a white supremacist.
The “logic” is irresistible.
A Christian Conservative, By Definition, Is a White Supremacist, These Radicals Claim
If you simply do not believe that America today is, by and large, a white supremacist nation, then you are a white supremacist. Your very denial of white supremacy is proof that you are a white supremacist.
And if you are a white Christian conservative, by default, you are a white supremacist.
On March 15, 2018, I tweeted, “I’m a little suspicious whenever left-leaning Christians raise charges against white evangelicals — who just happen to be strong social conservatives.”
In response, Ashton wrote, “This political right-wing Christianity isn’t Christianity. It’s white cultural supremacy shamefully using Jesus as a shield. Repent @DrMichaeILBrown and @ericmetaxas.” (For related accusations, see here.)
There you have it. If you’re a Christian-based social conservative you are part of the political right wing. And if you are part of the political right wing, you are a white supremacist. And since you claim to be a Christian, you are “using Jesus as a shield.”
To be sure, this is just one tweet. But it expresses common talking points. And it follows the standard strategy of trying to shame one’s opponents into silence.
In the recent past (and until today), the tactic was to brand everyone who opposed any facet of LGBTQ activism a homophobe. Do you have a problem with drag queens reading to toddlers? You’re a homophobe! You don’t want first-graders learning the definition of gender-queer? You’re a hater and a bigot. Homophobe!
Speaking of Equal Opportunity, Equal Justice? White Supremacist!
Now, if you like President Trump’s Mt. Rushmore speech, it’s because you’re a white supremacist.
Forget the fact that he said, “We believe in equal opportunity, equal justice, and equal treatment for citizens of every race, background, religion, and creed. Every child, of every color — born and unborn — is made in the holy image of God.”
Or that he said, “Our opponents would tear apart the very documents that Martin Luther King used to express his dream, and the ideas that were the foundation of the righteous movement for Civil Rights.”
Or that he said, “We must demand that our children are taught once again to see America as did Reverend Martin Luther King, when he said that the Founders had signed ‘a promissory note’ to every future generation. Dr. King saw that the mission of justice required us to fully embrace our founding ideals. Those ideals are so important to us — the founding ideals. He called on his fellow citizens not to rip down their heritage, but to live up to their heritage.”
It doesn’t matter. The speech was delivered at the foot of Mt. Rushmore, a monument to white supremacy, by a white supremacist president. That says it all.
It doesn’t matter that Trump said that “we are the country” of black heroes like Frederick Douglass. And the Tuskegee Airmen. And Harriet Tubman. And Jesse Owens. And Ella Fitzgerald.
Or that Trump announced that he will establish a National Garden of American Heroes, including “leaders of the abolitionist movement” and “the first all-volunteer African-American regiment of the Union Army in the Civil War.” Individual statues would be devoted to Douglass, King, and Tubman, as well as Jackie Robinson.
It doesn’t matter. If you support this National Garden, you are a white supremacist. Obviously!
Let’s Expose the Lie!
Along with other commentators, I have pointed to the current misuse of the term “white supremacy.” But it’s important that we compare it to the use of “homophobia,” which continues to be an effective tactic for labeling and silencing those who differ.
Let’s catch this early. Let’s expose it. And let’s reserve the term “white supremacy” for those who deserve it.
Dr. Michael Brown (www.askdrbrown.org) is the host of the nationally syndicated Line of Fire radio program. His latest book is Evangelicals at the Crossroads: Will We Pass the Trump Test? Connect with him on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.


thestream--2020-07-12--LGBT Colonization of Children’s Entertainment

It has been a productive year for the LGBT colonizers of children ’ s entertainment .
From Disney ’ s long-anticipated unveiling of a gay character in Onward to their children ’ s film Out focusing on a gay couple , children ’ s stories are being transformed into effective propaganda .
“ Kid-friendly ” and “ safe for children ” means something very different in 2020 than it did a decade ago .
Children ’ s cartoon character SpongeBob Squarepants , for example , was “ outed ” by Nickelodeon .
“ Celebrating # Pride with the LGBTQ+ community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month , ” they tweeted .
Attached to the tweet were photos of several cartoon characters .
On Twitter , # SpongeBobisGay began trending immediately .
( Another one of the cartoon characters has apparently been designated bisexual . )
Prominent LGBT activists such as George Takei were delighted .
And why , you might ask , is that ?
It ’ s just a cartoon .
Who cares ?
The reason they care is simple .
They know that entertainment is powerful .
They know that storytelling is powerful .
And they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told to children everywhere .
Normalization means cultural transformation .
The Guardian stated this outright .
A trans character in a kid ’ s show , they noted in June , “ takes away the stigma.
” They listed a number of recent transgender characters .
Netflix ’ s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power has multiple trans characters .
So does the Cartoon Networks ’ Steven Universe .
YouTube ’ s Too Loud has a boy come out as a “ trans girl.
” Amazon Prime ’ s Danger & Eggs has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ non-binary ” character .
Netflix ’ s Rocko ’ s Modern Life has a whole episode about a cartoon character who comes out as trans .
And of course , as I noted earlier this year , there ’ s more .
Clifford the Big Red Dog is being relaunched with two moms .
Mr. Ratburn in Arthur got married to a man .
A Cinderella reboot will have a cross-dressing Billy Porter as Fairy Godmother .
It isn ’ t just new shows , either .
Sesame Street is the longest-running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earlier this year , the show announced their support for Pride .
“ On our street , we accept all , we love all , and we respect all .
Happy # PrideMonth !
” they tweeted .
An upcoming Sesame Street episode will apparently feature Billy Porter in drag .
Drag Queen Storytime comes to Sesame Street .
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Most recently , there is Netflix ’ s take on the famous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The iconic paperback books on the teen girls and their babysitting adventures sold 176 million copies between 1986 and 2000 alone .
The Netflix series , which is being promoted as a “ loving adaption , ” headed into LGBT territory almost immediately .
In Episode 4 , one of the club members , Mary Anne is babysitting a child named Bailey .
She soon realizes that Bailey is transgender .
Bailey is a biological boy , but wears pink princess dresses .
At one point , Bailey gets a high fever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to one media outlet : “ While Bailey ’ s life is spared from danger , her dignity is challenged when the doctors continue to misgender her as a boy .
Infuriated on Bailey ’ s behalf , Mary Anne finally finds her voice … and uses it to argue on behalf of Bailey.
” Another character , Dawn , actually compares Bailey ’ s being transgender to using your dominant hand after years of being forced not to .
“ Even if The Baby-Sitter ’ s Club books didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ review gloated , “ the storyline fits seamlessly with the spirit of the original stories.
” Unmentioned is the fact that gender dysphoria in kids was , except in a miniscule number of cases , not a thing when the books were published .
In fact , the actor who plays Bailey in The Babysitter ’ s Club is Kai Shappley .
Shappley made national headlines back in 2016 when , after identifying as female , he was told by Pearland Independent School District leaders that he was required to use the boy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ became the subject of an Emmy Award-winning documentary , Trans in America : Texas Strong .
Ann M. Martin , the original author , probably has no problem with the LGBT update to her stories .
She happens to be gay herself .
All of this is to say that parents need to be careful about what they let their kids watch .
The LGBT movement has been incredibly effective at reaching out to the upcoming generation .
There are LGBT storybooks in public libraries , TV shows for kids , transgender cartoon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ classic stories .
Even Jo Mach of Little Women got recast as a lesbian in a recent graphic novel version of the story .
And again : Storytelling is powerful .
Unless we want storytellers who despise Christianity telling stories to our kids , parents need to select them very carefully .
Jonathon Van Maren is a public speaker , writer and pro-life activist .
He is the author of The Culture War and Seeing Is Believing : Why Our Culture Must Face the Victims of Abortion , and co-author of A Guide @ @ @ @ @

It has been a productive year for the LGBT colonizers of children’s entertainment. From Disney’s long-anticipated unveiling of a gay character in Onward to their children’s film Out focusing on a gay couple, children’s stories are being transformed into effective propaganda. “Kid-friendly” and “safe for children” means something very different in 2020 than it did a decade ago.
Children’s cartoon character SpongeBob Squarepants, for example, was “outed” by Nickelodeon. “Celebrating #Pride with the LGBTQ+ community and their allies this month and every month,” they tweeted. Attached to the tweet were photos of several cartoon characters. On Twitter, #SpongeBobisGay began trending immediately. (Another one of the cartoon characters has apparently been designated bisexual.)
Prominent LGBT activists such as George Takei were delighted. And why, you might ask, is that? It’s just a cartoon. Who cares? The reason they care is simple. They know that entertainment is powerful. They know that storytelling is powerful. And they are thrilled that their stories are being told to children everywhere. Normalization means cultural transformation.
The Guardian stated this outright. A trans character in a kid’s show, they noted in June, “takes away the stigma.” They listed a number of recent transgender characters. Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power has multiple trans characters. So does the Cartoon Networks’ Steven Universe. YouTube’s Too Loud has a boy come out as a “trans girl.” Amazon Prime’s Danger & Eggs has a “trans girl” and a “non-binary” character. Netflix’s Rocko’s Modern Life has a whole episode about a cartoon character who comes out as trans.
And of course, as I noted earlier this year, there’s more. Clifford the Big Red Dog is being relaunched with two moms. Mr. Ratburn in Arthur got married to a man. A Cinderella reboot will have a cross-dressing Billy Porter as Fairy Godmother.
Sesame Street and The Baby-Sitter’s Club
It isn’t just new shows, either. Sesame Street is the longest-running children’s program on PBS. Earlier this year, the show announced their support for Pride. “On our street, we accept all, we love all, and we respect all. Happy #PrideMonth!” they tweeted. An upcoming Sesame Street episode will apparently feature Billy Porter in drag. Drag Queen Storytime comes to Sesame Street.
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Most recently, there is Netflix’s take on the famous Scholastic series The Baby-Sitter’s Club. The iconic paperback books on the teen girls and their babysitting adventures sold 176 million copies between 1986 and 2000 alone. The Netflix series, which is being promoted as a “loving adaption,” headed into LGBT territory almost immediately.
In Episode 4, one of the club members, Mary Anne is babysitting a child named Bailey. She soon realizes that Bailey is transgender. Bailey is a biological boy, but wears pink princess dresses. At one point, Bailey gets a high fever and must be taken to the hospital. According to one media outlet: “While Bailey’s life is spared from danger, her dignity is challenged when the doctors continue to misgender her as a boy. Infuriated on Bailey’s behalf, Mary Anne finally finds her voice … and uses it to argue on behalf of Bailey.”
Another character, Dawn, actually compares Bailey’s being transgender to using your dominant hand after years of being forced not to. “Even if The Baby-Sitter’s Club books didn’t touch trans issues,” one review gloated, “the storyline fits seamlessly with the spirit of the original stories.” Unmentioned is the fact that gender dysphoria in kids was, except in a miniscule number of cases, not a thing when the books were published.
In fact, the actor who plays Bailey in The Babysitter’s Club is Kai Shappley. Shappley made national headlines back in 2016 when, after identifying as female, he was told by Pearland Independent School District leaders that he was required to use the boy’s bathroom. Kai Shappley later became the subject of an Emmy Award-winning documentary, Trans in America: Texas Strong.
Ann M. Martin, the original author, probably has no problem with the LGBT update to her stories. She happens to be gay herself.
Storytelling is Powerful
All of this is to say that parents need to be careful about what they let their kids watch. The LGBT movement has been incredibly effective at reaching out to the upcoming generation. There are LGBT storybooks in public libraries, TV shows for kids, transgender cartoon characters, and LGBT do-overs of much-beloved classic stories. Even Jo Mach of Little Women got recast as a lesbian in a recent graphic novel version of the story.
And again: Storytelling is powerful. Unless we want storytellers who despise Christianity telling stories to our kids, parents need to select them very carefully.
Jonathon Van Maren is a public speaker, writer and pro-life activist. He is the author of The Culture War and Seeing Is Believing: Why Our Culture Must Face the Victims of Abortion, and co-author of A Guide to Discussing Assisted Suicide.


thestream--2020-07-13--V Is for Victimism: A Message in a Bottle for Students in 2040

If you ’ re working your way through our book Forbidden Knowledge alphabetically , congratulations !
You made it through most of our “ time capsule ” guide to what wise people knew when we could still publish .
Back when Americans still were “ free.
” ( See entry , “ Freedom.
” ) We do hope you ’ re being cautious .
If this book is in fact illegal , as we fear it will be by the time you pick it up , the penalties for reading it will be fierce .
There ’ s a good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expose the biggest lies that now replicate before us like cancer cells .
If our worst fears come true , by the time you see this , they won ’ t just be ruling opinions .
Instead they ’ ll be dogmas of a new ruling religion .
A creed that proves all the more intolerant because it has no god that can forgive or be appeased .
Only slogans , half-baked maxims , and unquestioned assumptions .
Those who perch atop such pyramids of opinion know that their foundations rest on sand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with snipers and snitches and spies .
They realize that their creed ’ s weakest point sits at its base , which would crumble if really questioned .
So we can ’ t really blame them for forbidding such questions .
Or banning this book , and deleting our names from every database .
They really have no other choice , if they wish to hold on to power .
Forget what their slogans say .
That ’ s all they ever cared about .
Using Victims ’ Bones to Build a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coined by Christian philosopher Rene Girard .
As a thinker and student of anthropology , Girard spent decades exploring the dark psychology of crowds .
How is it that men in band together in groups to do things that might appall them if they acted alone ?
But once they get whipped up by zealots , bolstered by comrades , and hypnotized by slogans ?
Ordinary people will act like movie villains .
They ’ ll persecute the innocent .
Victimize the weak .
And count themselves righteous for doing it .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social order and peace depend on wiping out these designated victims .
Girard called this ugly mechanism “ scapegoating.
” He saw it as a constant thread linking human societies over the ages , to which Jesus subjected Himself to expose as profoundly evil .
Historic instances of scapegoating include the persecutions of Jews by Christians .
Then of Christians by Muslims .
Of rebellious slaves by slaveowners , and property-owners by Communists .
Girard knew enough to spot the devil as a shape-shifter .
He can goad the mob on to scapegoat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Then once that frenzy burns out he ’ s quick to jump ship .
Eventually , people wake up from the scapegoating spell , and repent of their actions .
But Satan knows how to ride that wave as well .
He will cast off his Grand Inquisitor cloak and pose as a human rights activist .
Instead of a righteous witch-hunter , he ’ ll cast himself as the champion of the weak and the marginalized .
When the locus of power and popularity shift , he ’ ll follow it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in water .
For instance , Margaret Sanger , the founder of Planned Parenthood , spent the 1920s and 30s cooperating with eugenicists and open racists .
One of her closest allies , Eugen Weber , ran a concentration camp in Africa for the Germans before World War I , experimenting on natives .
Sanger wrote laws mandating forced sterilization for people who failed biased IQ tests , which victimized more than 60,000 Americans .
The Nazi regime modeled its own laws on hers , and invited her partner Harry Laughlin on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an honorary degree from a Nazi college .
But once Allied troops began liberating concentration camps , and survivors of Nazi eugenics started telling their stories , Sanger slipped off her Klan hood .
( Yes , she admitted to addressing Klan meetings in her memoirs . )
She recast herself as the advocate of poor , disadvantaged women , whom wicked , callous clergy were forcing to bear unwanted children .
She also “ discovered ” ( in the wake of a war that killed 80 million people ) a “ population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for advocating … the exact same policies : coercive birth control aimed primarily at the poor .
The key to Victimism is rigid firmness about your ultimate goals — popularity , money , and power — and exquisite flexibility about the means you use to gain them .
The same kind of person who after Jesus ’ trial would have shouted , “ Crucify him , give us Barabbas ” would have sung a different tune at another time .
During a Russian pogrom of Jews , for instance , he would have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ damned the Jews around him as guilty , somehow , of “ deicide.
” Of course , the genuinely Christian , human course is to stand with the really weak and innocently persecuted : at the foot of Jesus ’ cross , at the side of the hunted Jews .
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Victimism , as Girard diagnoses it , is the cynical exploitation of concern for the weak and the marginalized , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Hitler ’ s tears shed for “ persecuted ” Germans in Czechoslovakia , or Lenin ’ s pretended concern for downtrodden Russian peasants .
But as we ’ ve seen with Sanger , you needn ’ t be a successful candidate for dictator to use Victimism .
In fact , that very strategy let Woke elites back in our day dominate politics and culture , and leverage huge corporations to back their pet causes .
But then you know that all too well .
As we write this , the Woke movement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your day , it ’ s an established church with a thriving inquisition .
Instead of reaching back into history , or imagining the future , we ’ ll look at our present , 2020 .
Who ’ s the most successful Victimist of our time ?
The candidates are countless , of course .
This technique for seeking power by pretending a concern for fixing injustice has swept over our culture , toppling historic statues , getting Great Books thrown on the bonfire , and terrifying “ conservative ” politicians into hiding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll choose Colin Kaepernick .
A mediocre football player whom few teams wanted to sign , he made himself famous by “ taking a knee , ” back when football games played “ The Star Spangled Banner.
” ( That was the U.S. national anthem at the time , though doubtless it ’ s since been replaced by something like “ Rock Lobster ” or “ Sex Machine ” since then . )
Kaepernick claimed he protested the former anthem to commemorate black victims of police violence and racism .
Despite an initial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — especially when the sports equipment leviathan Nike adopted him as its spokesman and corporate icon .
When the Black Lives Matter-directed riots broke out in spring 2020 , Kaepernick became a legend , getting a TV series about his life and lavish media flattery .
Why do we call this an instance of Victimism ?
Because even as Nike calculated that backing Kaepernick would make them money in the long run , they were producing sneakers in China .
Not merely in China , a totalitarian country with no freedom of speech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Uighur Muslim slave laborers .
The company had no problem using such slave labor , offered by a regime that imprisoned 2 million people for their race and religion .
It could buy public approval by hiring Kaepernick — who had no scruples at all using the suffering of some black Americans to paper over the misery of millions .
That ’ s peak Victimism , people .
It doesn ’ t get more cynically efficient than that .
And that ’ s what nobody ’ s telling you about U.S .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a senior contributor to The Stream .
He is a film producer , author , activist and human rights worker .
You can follow him at @ JasonJonesShow .
John Zmirak is a senior editor at The Stream , and author or co-author of ten books , including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism .
Together , Jones and Zmirak wrote The Race to Save Our Century .
The above is an excerpt from their upcoming book , Forbidden Knowledge .

If you’re working your way through our book Forbidden Knowledge alphabetically, congratulations! You made it through most of our “time capsule” guide to what wise people knew when we could still publish. Back when Americans still were “free.” (See entry, “Freedom.”) We do hope you’re being cautious. If this book is in fact illegal, as we fear it will be by the time you pick it up, the penalties for reading it will be fierce.
There’s a good reason for that. We hope to expose the biggest lies that now replicate before us like cancer cells. If our worst fears come true, by the time you see this, they won’t just be ruling opinions. Instead they’ll be dogmas of a new ruling religion. A creed that proves all the more intolerant because it has no god that can forgive or be appeased. Only slogans, half-baked maxims, and unquestioned assumptions.
Forbidden Questions
Those who perch atop such pyramids of opinion know that their foundations rest on sand. So they must fiercely guard them, with snipers and snitches and spies. They realize that their creed’s weakest point sits at its base, which would crumble if really questioned.
So we can’t really blame them for forbidding such questions. Or banning this book, and deleting our names from every database. They really have no other choice, if they wish to hold on to power. Forget what their slogans say. That’s all they ever cared about.
Using Victims’ Bones to Build a Ladder to Success
Victimism is a word coined by Christian philosopher Rene Girard. As a thinker and student of anthropology, Girard spent decades exploring the dark psychology of crowds. How is it that men band together in groups to do things that might appall them if they acted alone? But once they get whipped up by zealots, bolstered by comrades, and hypnotized by slogans… . Ordinary people will act like movie villains. They’ll persecute the innocent. Victimize the weak. And count themselves righteous for doing it. In fact, they’ll claim that social order and peace depend on wiping out these designated victims. Girard called this ugly mechanism “scapegoating.” He saw it as a constant thread linking human societies over the ages, to which Jesus subjected Himself to expose as profoundly evil.
Historic instances of scapegoating include the persecutions of Jews by Christians. Then of Christians by Muslims. Of rebellious slaves by slaveowners, and property-owners by Communists.
The same kind of person who after Jesus’ trial would have shouted, “Crucify him, give us Barabbas!” would have sung a different tune during a Russian pogrom of Jews. Then he would loudly praise Jesus and damn the Jews around him.
Shape-Shifting with Margaret Sanger
Girard knew enough to spot the devil as a shape-shifter. He can goad the mob on to scapegoat the harmless and helpless in one decade. Then once that frenzy burns out he’s quick to jump ship. Eventually, people wake up from the scapegoating spell, and repent of their actions. But Satan knows how to ride that wave as well. He will cast off his Grand Inquisitor cloak and pose as a human rights activist. Instead of a righteous witch-hunter, he’ll cast himself as the champion of the weak and the marginalized. When the locus of power and popularity shift, he’ll follow it, as a shark sniffs out blood in water.
For instance, Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, spent the 1920s and 30s cooperating with eugenicists and open racists. One of her closest allies, Eugen Weber, ran a concentration camp in Africa for the Germans before World War I, experimenting on natives. Sanger wrote laws mandating forced sterilization for people who failed biased IQ tests, which victimized more than 60,000 Americans. The Nazi regime modeled its own laws on hers, and invited her partner Harry Laughlin on a whirlwind tour of Germany, granting him an honorary degree from a Nazi college.
But once Allied troops began liberating concentration camps, and survivors of Nazi eugenics started telling their stories, Sanger slipped off her Klan hood. (Yes, she admitted to addressing Klan meetings in her memoirs.) She recast herself as the advocate of poor, disadvantaged women, whom wicked, callous clergy were forcing to bear unwanted children. She also “discovered” (in the wake of a war that killed 80 million people) a “population explosion.” She found whole new pretexts for advocating … the exact same policies: coercive birth control aimed primarily at the poor.
Give Us Barabbas!
The key to Victimism is rigid firmness about your ultimate goals — popularity, money, and power — and exquisite flexibility about the means you use to gain them. The same kind of person who after Jesus’ trial would have shouted, “Crucify him, give us Barabbas” would have sung a different tune at another time. During a Russian pogrom of Jews, for instance, he would have loudly proclaimed himself a Christian, and damned the Jews around him as guilty, somehow, of “deicide.” Of course, the genuinely Christian, human course is to stand with the really weak and innocently persecuted: at the foot of Jesus’ cross, at the side of the hunted Jews.
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Victimism, as Girard diagnoses it, is the cynical exploitation of concern for the weak and the marginalized, as a means of seeking power. Think of Hitler’s tears shed for “persecuted” Germans in Czechoslovakia, or Lenin’s pretended concern for downtrodden Russian peasants. But as we’ve seen with Sanger, you needn’t be a successful candidate for dictator to use Victimism. In fact, that very strategy let Woke elites back in our day dominate politics and culture, and leverage huge corporations to back their pet causes. But then you know that all too well. As we write this, the Woke movement is still an evangelizing religion. In your day, it’s an established church with a thriving inquisition.
Do Uighur Lives Matter?
Instead of reaching back into history, or imagining the future, we’ll look at our present, 2020. Who’s the most successful Victimist of our time? The candidates are countless, of course. This technique for seeking power by pretending a concern for fixing injustice has swept over our culture, toppling historic statues, getting Great Books thrown on the bonfire, and terrifying “conservative” politicians into hiding under their desks. But we’ll choose Colin Kaepernick. A mediocre football player whom few teams wanted to sign, he made himself famous by “taking a knee,” back when football games played “The Star Spangled Banner.” (That was the U.S. national anthem at the time, though doubtless it’s since been replaced by something like “Rock Lobster” or “Sex Machine” since then.)
Kaepernick claimed he protested the former anthem to commemorate black victims of police violence and racism. Despite an initial backlash from fans, Kaepernick soldiered on — especially when the sports equipment leviathan Nike adopted him as its spokesman and corporate icon. When the Black Lives Matter-directed riots broke out in spring 2020, Kaepernick became a legend, getting a TV series about his life and lavish media flattery.
Why do we call this an instance of Victimism? Because even as Nike calculated that backing Kaepernick would make them money in the long run, they were producing sneakers in China. Not merely in China, a totalitarian country with no freedom of speech or religion, but in factories manned by Uighur Muslim slave laborers. The company had no problem using such slave labor, offered by a regime that imprisoned 2 million people for their race and religion. It could buy public approval by hiring Kaepernick — who had no scruples at all using the suffering of some black Americans to paper over the misery of millions.
That’s peak Victimism, people. It doesn’t get more cynically efficient than that.
And that’s what nobody’s telling you about U.S. Senator Colin Kaepernick.
Jason Jones is a senior contributor to The Stream. He is a film producer, author, activist and human rights worker. You can follow him at @JasonJonesShow.
John Zmirak is a senior editor at The Stream, and author or co-author of ten books, including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism.
Together, Jones and Zmirak wrote The Race to Save Our Century. The above is an excerpt from their upcoming book, Forbidden Knowledge.


thestream--2020-07-13--Blacks and Jews as Minority People Who Were Once Enslaved

Although relations between American Blacks and Jews have been strained in recent years , during the Civil Rights era , Jewish leaders marched side by side with men like Dr. King .
There was a sense of commonality , of shared heritage , of being two peoples who had been oppressed , two peoples who both knew slavery .
Now , in the aftermath of the Desean Jackson Hitler tweets , the theme of shared suffering has emerged again .
As expressed by the outspoken sports commentator Stephen A. Smith , himself Black , “ even though you might have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Jewish community , not the white community , the Jewish community is the one that had to endure the Holocaust .
We talk about 6 million Jews that were murdered by that devil , Adolf Hitler , that wasn ’ t white people that were murdered , those were Jewish folks.
” Not White people but Jewish folks ?
Weren ’ t the Jews slaughtered in the Holocaust primarily Ashkenazi Jews , hence Caucasian ?
What did Smith mean ?
His point appeared to be that they weren ’ t killed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other killers were White as well .
They were killed because they were Jews , and even here in America , they remain a minority among the larger White community .
He continued , “ So , from a categorical perspective , it ’ s two differents .
It ’ s two different groups .
When we ’ re talking about racial oppression , racial inequality and beyond , we ’ re talking about what ’ s happening in this nation.
” Similarly , NFL player Zach Banning , who is also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a common misbelief among black and brown people , and I know this from growing up , and I ’ ve heard it and listened to it : that Jewish people are just like any other white race .
You know , you mix them up with the rest of the majority and you don ’ t understand that they ’ re a minority as well.
” So , even though the vast majority of American Jews are White , they are a minority within White America with their own unique history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these comments from two Black Americans .
In the early 1990s , I had a confrontation with a group of Black Hebrew Israelites in Times Square , New York .
As I heard them preach through a loudspeaker , I was moved to challenge their lies and confront their hate .
Then , I turned to the crowd and shouted out , “ These men are deceiving you !
Jesus preached a religion of love !
They ’ re preaching a religion of hate !
” After that , I said to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are both nations of liberated slaves , and one day we ’ ll find ourselves at the bottom of the barrel .
We will need each other !
” ( What I failed to calculate was that I was the only White person in the crowd , aside from my colleague , himself a Jewish believer in Jesus like me .
Before I left , the small crowd started chanting , “ Death to America !
Death to the white man !
” It appears they didn ’ t feel the love !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hebrew Israelites , this time in Charlotte , North Carolina , see here . )
Aside from being an interesting story , though , I relate it here to emphasize the perspective of shared historic suffering , something that is often forgotten today because of American Jewish prosperity and influence .
But it wasn ’ t always like that , even here in America .
As noted in an October 2018 article in The Atlantic , “ Even as Jews started to break into certain industries , such as entertainment , in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tight restrictions that kept them out of law firms , medical professions , universities and colleges , fraternities , hotels , country clubs , and more .
One hotel boasted in an advertisement , ‘ No Hebrews or tubercular guests received.
’ Elite institutions of higher learning such as Harvard , Yale , Columbia , and Princeton imposed strict quotas on how many Jews they would admit .
The application for Sarah Lawrence College asked , “ Has your daughter been brought up to strict Sunday observance ?
” Like African Americans , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that prevented “ Hebrews ” from living in particular neighborhoods.
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Of course , anti-Jewish discrimination in America can not be compared to the suffering of American Blacks .
But Jewish suffering worldwide through history is as awful and unrelenting as the suffering of any people group .
In that regard , there can be great commonality in shared experiences .
That ’ s why today , when a Black American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appears the killer will get away with murder , the pain of past lynchings is immediately present .
In the same way , when antisemitism rears its ugly head in America , especially in extreme , murderous forms , that bloodshed is experienced in light of the Holocaust and prior atrocities .
Farrakhan and Others Stirring Up Hatred of Jews Among Blacks Ironically , divisive Black leaders like Louis Farrakhan have stirred up hatred of the Jewish people among their followers .
The Nation of Islam even published a three-volume work that claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Jews during the time of slavery .
( For a demolition of these volumes with accurate scholarship , see here . )
And members of the Jewish community have sometimes looked down their noses at American Blacks , as if they were somehow inferior .
The animosity has gone both ways .
As for the issue of “ whiteness , ” Fox News reports that , “ The City of Seattle held a racially segregated employee training session aimed at White staffers and instructing them on “ undoing your own whiteness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by people of color , according to documents obtained by a public records request.
” And get this : “ Those who attended the session were also shown a datasheet titled ‘ Assimilation into Whiteness , ’ which claimed to document how those of Arab , Jewish , Finnish , German , Italian , Armenian or Irish descent still classify as White.
” So , an Arab American , who is certainly part of a small minority that has many obstacles to overcome , given the suspicion that he might be a violent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” – as in evil , bad , sinful White .
And it is the same with Jews .
They are White too , and therefore part of the problem , guilty of White Supremacy .
Thankfully , neither Smith nor Banner got the memo , and their comments point the way to renewed and improved relationships between the Black and Jewish communities .
We share a history as liberated slaves and oppressed minorities .
We can share a future as free people working for a better world .
Why not ?
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Although relations between American Blacks and Jews have been strained in recent years, during the Civil Rights era, Jewish leaders marched side by side with men like Dr. King. There was a sense of commonality, of shared heritage, of being two peoples who had been oppressed, two peoples who both knew slavery. Now, in the aftermath of the DeSean Jackson Hitler tweets, the theme of shared suffering has emerged again.
Distinguishing Jews from Whites?
As expressed by the outspoken sports commentator Stephen A. Smith, himself Black, “even though you might have a lighter hue, a lighter pigmentation, the Jewish community, not the white community, the Jewish community is the one that had to endure the Holocaust. We talk about 6 million Jews that were murdered by that devil, Adolf Hitler, that wasn’t white people that were murdered, those were Jewish folks.”
Not White people but Jewish folks? Weren’t the Jews slaughtered in the Holocaust primarily Ashkenazi Jews, hence Caucasian? What did Smith mean?
His point appeared to be that they weren’t killed because of whiteness, since the German and other killers were White as well. They were killed because they were Jews, and even here in America, they remain a minority among the larger White community.
He continued, “So, from a categorical perspective, it’s two differents. It’s two different groups. When we’re talking about racial oppression, racial inequality and beyond, we’re talking about what’s happening in this nation.”
Of course, anti-Jewish discrimination in America cannot be compared to the suffering of American Blacks. But Jewish suffering worldwide through history is as awful and unrelenting as the suffering of any people group. In that regard, there can be great commonality in shared experiences.
Similarly, NFL player Zach Banning, who is also Black, said, “There’s a common misbelief among black and brown people, and I know this from growing up, and I’ve heard it and listened to it: that Jewish people are just like any other white race. You know, you mix them up with the rest of the majority and you don’t understand that they’re a minority as well.”
So, even though the vast majority of American Jews are White, they are a minority within White America with their own unique history of suffering.
How interesting to hear these comments from two Black Americans.
The Black Hebrew Israelites
In the early 1990s, I had a confrontation with a group of Black Hebrew Israelites in Times Square, New York.
As I heard them preach through a loudspeaker, I was moved to challenge their lies and confront their hate.
Then, I turned to the crowd and shouted out, “These men are deceiving you! Jesus preached a religion of love! They’re preaching a religion of hate!”
After that, I said to the preachers and their bodyguards, “We are both nations of liberated slaves, and one day we’ll find ourselves at the bottom of the barrel. We will need each other!” (What I failed to calculate was that I was the only White person in the crowd, aside from my colleague, himself a Jewish believer in Jesus like me. Before I left, the small crowd started chanting, “Death to America! Death to the white man!” It appears they didn’t feel the love! For a more recent confrontation with Black Hebrew Israelites, this time in Charlotte, North Carolina, see here.)
Aside from being an interesting story, though, I relate it here to emphasize the perspective of shared historic suffering, something that is often forgotten today because of American Jewish prosperity and influence.
But it wasn’t always like that, even here in America.
The Shared Suffering
As noted in an October 2018 article in The Atlantic, “Even as Jews started to break into certain industries, such as entertainment, in the 1930s and ’40s, they confronted tight restrictions that kept them out of law firms, medical professions, universities and colleges, fraternities, hotels, country clubs, and more. One hotel boasted in an advertisement, ‘No Hebrews or tubercular guests received.’
Elite institutions of higher learning such as Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Princeton imposed strict quotas on how many Jews they would admit. The application for Sarah Lawrence College asked, “Has your daughter been brought up to strict Sunday observance?” Like African Americans, Jews were subject to restrictive real-estate covenants that prevented “Hebrews” from living in particular neighborhoods.”
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Of course, anti-Jewish discrimination in America cannot be compared to the suffering of American Blacks. But Jewish suffering worldwide through history is as awful and unrelenting as the suffering of any people group. In that regard, there can be great commonality in shared experiences.
That’s why today, when a Black American is killed in cold blood and it appears the killer will get away with murder, the pain of past lynchings is immediately present. In the same way, when antisemitism rears its ugly head in America, especially in extreme, murderous forms, that bloodshed is experienced in light of the Holocaust and prior atrocities.
Farrakhan and Others Stirring Up Hatred of Jews Among Blacks
Ironically, divisive Black leaders like Louis Farrakhan have stirred up hatred of the Jewish people among their followers. The Nation of Islam even published a three-volume work that claims to detail the major role allegedly played by the Jews during the time of slavery. (For a demolition of these volumes with accurate scholarship, see here.)
And members of the Jewish community have sometimes looked down their noses at American Blacks, as if they were somehow inferior. The animosity has gone both ways.
As for the issue of “whiteness,” Fox News reports that, “The City of Seattle held a racially segregated employee training session aimed at White staffers and instructing them on “undoing your own whiteness” in order to be held accountable by people of color, according to documents obtained by a public records request.”
And get this: “Those who attended the session were also shown a datasheet titled ‘Assimilation into Whiteness,’ which claimed to document how those of Arab, Jewish, Finnish, German, Italian, Armenian or Irish descent still classify as White.”
So, an Arab American, who is certainly part of a small minority that has many obstacles to overcome, given the suspicion that he might be a violent Muslim, is classified as “White” – as in evil, bad, sinful White.
And it is the same with Jews. They are White too, and therefore part of the problem, guilty of White Supremacy.
Thankfully, neither Smith nor Banner got the memo, and their comments point the way to renewed and improved relationships between the Black and Jewish communities.
We share a history as liberated slaves and oppressed minorities. We can share a future as free people working for a better world. Why not?
Dr. Michael Brown (www.askdrbrown.org) is the host of the nationally syndicated Line of Fire radio program. His latest book is Evangelicals at the Crossroads: Will We Pass the Trump Test? Connect with him on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.


thestream--2020-07-13--Military Photo of the Day: Night Duty in Somalia

A deployed U.S. Air Force airman does his duty in Somalia on June 26 , 2020 .
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A deployed U.S. Air Force airman does his duty in Somalia on June 26, 2020.
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thestream--2020-07-13--The Redskins are Officially No More

The Redskins are Officially No More

RIP Washington Redskins ( 1937-2020 ) .
Caving to pressure from corporate sponsors , DC politicians , a small cadre of Native American activists and the woke mob that couldn ’ t tell Sonny Jurgensen from Jergen ’ s hand lotion , the Washington Redskins are no more .
The team officially announced Monday that it is dropping the team name … which had been suggested by a Native American .
It ’ s also retiring its Native American logo … which was designed by a Native American .
“ ( Owner ) Dan Snyder and Coach ( Ron ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new name and design approach that will enhance the standing of our proud , tradition-rich franchise and inspire our sponsors , fans and community for the next 100 years , ” the team said in its statement .
“ Sponsors ?
” Why not just say “ We ’ re doing it for the money ?
” The team will keep its traditional burgundy and gold colors .
At least until the mob rules that burgundy evokes France , which was an imperial power , and that gold signifies capitalism and the rule @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Death of the Redskins Repeated surveys had shown a majority of Native Americans had no problem with the nickname .
A 2015 study by the Washington Post , in fact , showed 90 % of Native Americans were fine with the nickname .
Still the news of the name change was hailed by Native American activists .
Ray Halbritter , Oneida Nation representative and head of the Change the Mascot campaign , said in a statement : The Navajo Nation as well celebrated the decision , saying , “ July 13 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all Indigenous peoples around the world.
” They even suggested a new name , “ The Washington Code Talkers.
” What ’ s the New Name ?
So what ’ s the new name ?
The team is not saying yet .
Sports Business Daily reports the announcement of a new name has been delayed because trademark issues are pending .
The delay may be connected to a man named Martin McCaulay .
In 2015 he saw the writing on the wall and started registering the trademarks for Washington Warriors , Washington Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ names .
As Fox 5 in DC reported , McCaulay spent $ 20,000 to register the trademarks , hoping for an eventual payday .
Perhaps that day has arrived .
The leading contender does appear to be Warriors , as The Stream predicted .
Rivera had said the team was looking for a name that combined the Native American history and military history .
Code Talkers would fit that bill as well .
Another possibility is Redtails , in honor of the African-American Tuskeegee Airmen .
Quarterback Dwayne Haskins , Jr. likes that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being tossed about .
A Native American advocacy group is pushing the # GoRedhawks hashtag .
In 2018 , designer Brandon Moore even came up with the logo and uniform during his push for a name change .
Interestingly , he got the idea after a Native American group , Rising Hearts , created a spoof social media and web campaign in 2017 announcing the Redskins had changed their name .
The announcement of the new name , whatever it is , is expected to come soon , a source told ESPN .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the only things that ever unified the Nation ’ s Capital .
Rich and poor , powerful and powerless , Democrat and Republican , black and white .
The special and unique brotherhood and sisterhood known as “ Redskins Fans.
” They endured the Depression , World War II , decades of mediocrity , the twice-yearly stress of Dallas Week , the shattering of Joe Theisman ’ s leg , the horrific murder of rising star Sean Taylor , the endless parade of coaches , even the destructive , dysfunctional reign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far . )
A reign now capped by his losing battle to save the name and legacy of the team .
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Still , Redskins fans have reason to rejoice : Three Super Bowl wins .
And a line-up of superstars and characters and memories to match any NFL team : From Sammy to Sonny , Larry Brown to John Riggins to Adrian Peterson , history makers like Bobby Mitchell , Doug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cornerback Darrell Green to slow motion QB Bill Kilmer , from the Fun Bunch to The Hogs .
The Hogettes .
Never forget the Hogettes !
From Vince Lombardi to George Allen to the greatest Redskins coach of them all , Mr. Joe Gibbs .
Redskins fans can rejoice over their brethren who packed RFK Stadium every time the Skins played there .
Fans who had season tickets for generations and knew the people seated around them like family .
Fans who roared with a thunder that shook the stadium … and opposing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Newcastle , Ocean City to the Blue Ridge Mountains , the rundown streets of Anacostia to the ritzy townhouses in Georgetown , all harmonizing on that famous fight song .
One more time , with vigor and a tear : “ Hail to the Redskins , Hail Victory .
Braves on the Warpath , Fight for Ol ’ DC.
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RIP Washington Redskins (1937-2020). Caving to pressure from corporate sponsors, DC politicians, a small cadre of Native American activists and the woke mob that couldn’t tell Sonny Jurgensen from Jergen’s hand lotion, the Washington Redskins are no more.
The team officially announced Monday that it is dropping the team name … which had been suggested by a Native American. It’s also retiring its Native American logo … which was designed by a Native American.
“(Owner) Dan Snyder and Coach (Ron) Rivera are working closely to develop a new name and design approach that will enhance the standing of our proud, tradition-rich franchise and inspire our sponsors, fans and community for the next 100 years,” the team said in its statement.
“Sponsors?” Why not just say “We’re doing it for the money?”
The team will keep its traditional burgundy and gold colors. At least until the mob rules that burgundy evokes France, which was an imperial power, and that gold signifies capitalism and the rule of the 1%.
Reaction to the Death of the Redskins
Repeated surveys had shown a majority of Native Americans had no problem with the nickname. A 2015 study by the Washington Post, in fact, showed 90% of Native Americans were fine with the nickname. Still the news of the name change was hailed by Native American activists.
Ray Halbritter, Oneida Nation representative and head of the Change the Mascot campaign, said in a statement:
This is a good decision for the country — not just Native peoples — since it closes a painful chapter of denigration and disrespect toward Native Americans and other people of color. Future generations of Native youth will no longer be subjected to this offensive and harmful slur every Sunday during football season.
The Navajo Nation as well celebrated the decision, saying, “July 13, 2020 is now a historic day for all Indigenous peoples around the world.”
They even suggested a new name, “The Washington Code Talkers.”
Renaming the team ‘Code Talkers’ to honor the Navajo Code Talkers, and other tribal nations who used their sacred language to help win World War II would set the team on a path to restoring its reputation and correcting the historical misrepresentation of Indigenous peoples.”
What’s the New Name?
So what’s the new name? The team is not saying yet. Sports Business Daily reports the announcement of a new name has been delayed because trademark issues are pending. The delay may be connected to a man named Martin McCaulay. In 2015 he saw the writing on the wall and started registering the trademarks for Washington Warriors, Washington Americans, and a slew of other potential names. As Fox 5 in DC reported, McCaulay spent $20,000 to register the trademarks, hoping for an eventual payday.
Perhaps that day has arrived. The leading contender does appear to be Warriors, as The Stream predicted. Rivera had said the team was looking for a name that combined the Native American history and military history. Code Talkers would fit that bill as well.
Another possibility is Redtails, in honor of the African-American Tuskegee Airmen. Quarterback Dwayne Haskins, Jr. likes that one.
I like the redtails 🤔 https://t.co/DLSWsUcldp — Dwayne Haskins, Jr (@dh_simba7) July 3, 2020
RedHawks is also a name being tossed about. A Native American advocacy group is pushing the #GoRedhawks hashtag. In 2018, designer Brandon Moore even came up with the logo and uniform during his push for a name change.
Interestingly, he got the idea after a Native American group, Rising Hearts, created a spoof social media and web campaign in 2017 announcing the Redskins had changed their name.
The announcement of the new name, whatever it is, is expected to come soon, a source told ESPN.
So, Farewell
So no more Redskins. Gone is one of the only things that ever unified the Nation’s Capital. Rich and poor, powerful and powerless, Democrat and Republican, black and white. The special and unique brotherhood and sisterhood known as “Redskins Fans.”
They endured the Depression, World War II, decades of mediocrity, the twice-yearly stress of Dallas Week, the shattering of Joe Theisman’s leg, the horrific murder of rising star Sean Taylor, the endless parade of coaches, even the destructive, dysfunctional reign of owner Dan Snyder. (So far.) A reign now capped by his losing battle to save the name and legacy of the team.
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Still, Redskins fans have reason to rejoice: Three Super Bowl wins. And a line-up of superstars and characters and memories to match any NFL team: From Sammy to Sonny, Larry Brown to John Riggins to Adrian Peterson, history makers like Bobby Mitchell, Doug Williams and Art Monk, from speedy cornerback Darrell Green to slow motion QB Bill Kilmer, from the Fun Bunch to The Hogs. The Hogettes. Never forget the Hogettes! From Vince Lombardi to George Allen to the greatest Redskins coach of them all, Mr. Joe Gibbs.
Redskins fans can rejoice over their brethren who packed RFK Stadium every time the Skins played there. Fans who had season tickets for generations and knew the people seated around them like family. Fans who roared with a thunder that shook the stadium … and opposing teams.
Fans spread from Norfolk to Newcastle, Ocean City to the Blue Ridge Mountains, the rundown streets of Anacostia to the ritzy townhouses in Georgetown, all harmonizing on that famous fight song.
One more time, with vigor and a tear: “Hail to the Redskins, Hail Victory. Braves on the Warpath, Fight for Ol’ DC.”
Al Perrotta is the Managing Editor of The Stream and co-author, with @JZmirak, of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration. You can follow him at @StreamingAl. And if you aren’t already, please follow The Stream at @Streamdotorg.


thestream--2020-07-13--GOP Lawmakers Urge Attorney General to Defend St. Louis Couple’s Gun Rights After Firearm Confiscati

GOP Lawmakers Urge Attorney General to Defend St. Louis Couple’s Gun Rights After Firearm Confiscation

GOP lawmakers wrote a letter to Attorney General William Barr Friday , urging the protection of the firearm rights of the St. Louis couple that saw their guns confiscated after they went viral for defending their home against demonstrators , according to reports .
Mark and Patricia McCloskey were seen in a video brandishing a M16A2-style rifle and small handgun outside of their home as demonstrators broke through a private gate and encroached on their property line in June .
Police executed a search warrant Friday and confiscated the couple ’ s rifle , and later their pistol , despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pair , according to KSDK News .
The dozen Republican congressmen who signed the letter to Barr said the decision to commandeer the family ’ s guns could leave a “ chilling effect ” on all Americans , according to Fox News .
“ At this crucial time in history , our nation needs the Department of Justice to exert strong leadership to ensure that none of our constitutional protections are eroded by mob rule , ” the lawmakers wrote in the letter , according to Fox News .
“ Charges against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the entire nation , sending the message that American citizens no longer have the right to protect themselves at their own homes.
” The signers of the letter were Reps. Louis Gohmert and Brian Babin of Texas , Paul Gozar of Arizona , Andy Harris of Maryland , Mo Brooks of Alabama , Greg Steube of Florida , Alex Mooney of West Virginia , Ted Budd of North Carolina , Steve Watkins of Kansas , Steve King of Iowa , Scott Perry of Pennsylvania , and Jody Hice of Georgia , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ couple ’ s St. Louis mansion Friday with a search warrant and confiscated Mark McCloskey ’ s AR-15 , he told Todd Starnes , a conservative radio host .
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“ We complied with the search warrant .
They took my AR , ” McCloskey told Starnes .
“ I ’ m absolutely surprised by this.
” Shannon Bream , a Fox News host , showed pictures of the warrant and photos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her show Saturday .
The pistol held by Patricia McCloskey was not initially confiscated during the search warrant , as it was in the hands of their former attorney , Al Watkins , according to Fox 2 .
Watkins gave the handgun to police on Saturday .
Watkins said the gun was “ inoperable ” well before Patricia McCloskey pointed it at demonstrators .
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GOP lawmakers wrote a letter to Attorney General William Barr Friday, urging the protection of the firearm rights of the St. Louis couple that saw their guns confiscated after they went viral for defending their home against demonstrators, according to reports.
Mark and Patricia McCloskey were seen in a video brandishing a M16A2-style rifle and small handgun outside of their home as demonstrators broke through a private gate and encroached on their property line in June. Police executed a search warrant Friday and confiscated the couple’s rifle, and later their pistol, despite not yet filing any known charges against the pair, according to KSDK News.
The dozen Republican congressmen who signed the letter to Barr said the decision to commandeer the family’s guns could leave a “chilling effect” on all Americans, according to Fox News.
“At this crucial time in history, our nation needs the Department of Justice to exert strong leadership to ensure that none of our constitutional protections are eroded by mob rule,” the lawmakers wrote in the letter, according to Fox News. “Charges against this couple will have a chilling effect on the entire nation, sending the message that American citizens no longer have the right to protect themselves at their own homes.”
In a video posted to social media, peaceful protesters in St. Louis calling for police reforms walked past a couple brandishing firearms as they were ordered to stay away from the couple’s home https://t.co/bYl06iAiTo pic.twitter.com/wOZ1Wr3yac — Reuters (@Reuters) June 29, 2020
The signers of the letter were Reps. Louis Gohmert and Brian Babin of Texas, Paul Gozar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Greg Steube of Florida, Alex Mooney of West Virginia, Ted Budd of North Carolina, Steve Watkins of Kansas, Steve King of Iowa, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, and Jody Hice of Georgia, according to Fox.
Police arrived at the couple’s St. Louis mansion Friday with a search warrant and confiscated Mark McCloskey’s AR-15, he told Todd Starnes, a conservative radio host.
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“We complied with the search warrant. They took my AR,” McCloskey told Starnes. “I’m absolutely surprised by this.”
Shannon Bream, a Fox News host, showed pictures of the warrant and photos of the officers holding the rifle on her show Saturday.
Fox News's Shannon Bream shows photos of search warrant/police seizing the rifle seen in a viral video late last month showing the St. Louis couple, the McCloskeys, waving firearms at protesters marching through their gated neighborhood — https://t.co/a4R0F4hKIR — @dcexaminer pic.twitter.com/L1V59N9HyW — Daniel Chaitin (@danielchaitin7) July 11, 2020
The pistol held by Patricia McCloskey was not initially confiscated during the search warrant, as it was in the hands of their former attorney, Al Watkins, according to Fox 2. Watkins gave the handgun to police on Saturday.
Watkins said the gun was “inoperable” well before Patricia McCloskey pointed it at demonstrators.
Watkins said the gun Patricia McCloskey was shown holding was not operable, and the inoperable nature of the weapon "significantly preceded" the date of the incident on June 28 https://t.co/EWPbfV7vnt — KSDK News (@ksdknews) July 11, 2020
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thestream--2020-07-13--Serious Candidate or Not, Kanye Raises Important Ideas

It was “ a plan by the Devil to have our kids committing suicide at an all-time high.
” So said Kanye West , the recently declared “ Birthday Party ” presidential candidate .
It ’ s about the best explanation I ’ ve heard for the non-coronavirus issues that plague us .
There ’ s some serious good-and-evil combat going on , and neutrality isn ’ t a viable option .
“ Reinstate in God ’ s state , in God ’ s country , the fear and love of God in all schools and organizations and you chill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” West told Randall Lane , the editor of Forbes , in an interview .
“ Removing God ” leads to “ murders in Chicago at an all-time high because the human beings working for the Devil removed God and prayer from the schools , ” said West .
“ That means more drugs , more murders , more suicide.
” Around the time he gave the interview , the Supreme Court was putting the finishing touches on their second ruling in the seemingly endless litigation the Little Sisters of the Poor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all because of a needless mandate that they participate in insurance coverage of contraception and abortion-inducing drugs that are against their religious beliefs .
This should have been as clear a violation of religious liberty as it gets .
When this all started , back in the Obama administration , a not-Catholic colleague walked into my office and asked why we weren ’ t marching on Washington , given the direct violation of the First Amendment .
Please Support The Stream : Equipping Christians to Think Clearly About the Political , Economic and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it wasn ’ t that obvious to everyone — certainly not to the Democratic Party that has made itself an extension of the abortion industry .
It doesn ’ t have to be this way .
It shouldn ’ t be this way .
People opposed to abortion feel they have to vote for a Republican Party that is a mess , because the other party seems to become more extreme on abortion by the day .
Take their presumptive presidential candidate , Joe Biden .
He ’ s vowed to make the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same man who reportedly raised objections to the mandate behind closed doors — until Planned Parenthood put him in line .
And then he was their faithful servant .
On that topic , my candidate for a day , Kanye , had this to say : “ Planned Parenthoods have been placed inside cities by white supremacists to do the Devil ’ s work.
” Those are words I ’ m grateful a more mainstream audience may hear and consider .
Every time I pause at Margaret Sanger Square in Lower Manhattan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ words of the Divine Mercy chaplet , often through tears : “ For the sake of His sorrowful Passion , have mercy on us and on the whole world.
” Sanger was Planned Parenthood ’ s founder .
While people may work there with the best of intentions , it ’ s a poison in our midst : fueled by death , and contributing to a culture where mass deaths in nursing homes don ’ t even seem to faze us .
Black lives matter , as all lives do — but these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been acting like that is true .
Violence is like the air we breathe .
I don ’ t know if Kanye West is serious about running for president , and I wouldn ’ t actually vote for him .
But some of what he ’ s saying is a good nudge for cultural reflection .
What is the best use of freedom ?
Who are we , truly ?
Talk of humility is typically anathema in politics .
It ’ s certainly not the way of the man currently occupying the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s specialty .
But now is the time for more than a little of it .
Why is it that the Little Sisters of the Poor weren ’ t even a major news story as they won in court again ?
To many , the idea that there are people of integrity who would give all to serve God is foreign and implausible .
The group ’ s years in the courts haven ’ t been about birth control , but the Beatitudes .
“ Let them Serve ” was the slogan surrounding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and education campaign .
The Best of America I ’ m not sure about some of what Kanye West has to say when he gets talking , but on serving God , he ’ s getting to some of the best of America — the best of life itself .
If he got rapping about the Little Sisters of the Poor , he might talk about love , joy and freedom in the humility of obedience to the Creator .
And if we took the words seriously , we might just receive the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kathryn Jean Lopez is senior fellow at the National Review Institute , editor-at-large of National Review magazine and author of the new book A Year With the Mystics : Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living .
She is also chair of Cardinal Dolan ’ s pro-life commission in New York .
She can be contacted at klopez @ nationalreview.com .

It was “a plan by the Devil to have our kids committing suicide at an all-time high.” So said Kanye West, the recently declared “Birthday Party” presidential candidate. It’s about the best explanation I’ve heard for the non-coronavirus issues that plague us. There’s some serious good-and-evil combat going on, and neutrality isn’t a viable option.
“Reinstate in God’s state, in God’s country, the fear and love of God in all schools and organizations and you chill the fear and love of everything else,” West told Randall Lane, the editor of Forbes, in an interview. “Removing God” leads to “murders in Chicago at an all-time high because the human beings working for the Devil removed God and prayer from the schools,” said West. “That means more drugs, more murders, more suicide.”
A Violation of Religious Liberty
Around the time he gave the interview, the Supreme Court was putting the finishing touches on their second ruling in the seemingly endless litigation the Little Sisters of the Poor have gone through. It’s all because of a needless mandate that they participate in insurance coverage of contraception and abortion-inducing drugs that are against their religious beliefs. This should have been as clear a violation of religious liberty as it gets. When this all started, back in the Obama administration, a not-Catholic colleague walked into my office and asked why we weren’t marching on Washington, given the direct violation of the First Amendment.
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But it wasn’t that obvious to everyone — certainly not to the Democratic Party that has made itself an extension of the abortion industry. It doesn’t have to be this way. It shouldn’t be this way. People opposed to abortion feel they have to vote for a Republican Party that is a mess, because the other party seems to become more extreme on abortion by the day. Take their presumptive presidential candidate, Joe Biden. He’s vowed to make the Little Sisters pay. This is the same man who reportedly raised objections to the mandate behind closed doors — until Planned Parenthood put him in line. And then he was their faithful servant.
Doing the Devil’s Work
On that topic, my candidate for a day, Kanye, had this to say: “Planned Parenthoods have been placed inside cities by white supremacists to do the Devil’s work.” Those are words I’m grateful a more mainstream audience may hear and consider.
Every time I pause at Margaret Sanger Square in Lower Manhattan, outside Planned Parenthood, I pray these words of the Divine Mercy chaplet, often through tears: “For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.” Sanger was Planned Parenthood’s founder. While people may work there with the best of intentions, it’s a poison in our midst: fueled by death, and contributing to a culture where mass deaths in nursing homes don’t even seem to faze us. Black lives matter, as all lives do — but these past decades, we haven’t been acting like that is true. Violence is like the air we breathe.
Cultural Reflection
I don’t know if Kanye West is serious about running for president, and I wouldn’t actually vote for him. But some of what he’s saying is a good nudge for cultural reflection. What is the best use of freedom? Who are we, truly?
Talk of humility is typically anathema in politics. It’s certainly not the way of the man currently occupying the White House, nor is it Kanye’s specialty. But now is the time for more than a little of it.
Why is it that the Little Sisters of the Poor weren’t even a major news story as they won in court again? To many, the idea that there are people of integrity who would give all to serve God is foreign and implausible. The group’s years in the courts haven’t been about birth control, but the Beatitudes. “Let them Serve” was the slogan surrounding their Becket Fund for Religious Liberty litigation and education campaign.
The Best of America
I’m not sure about some of what Kanye West has to say when he gets talking, but on serving God, he’s getting to some of the best of America — the best of life itself. If he got rapping about the Little Sisters of the Poor, he might talk about love, joy and freedom in the humility of obedience to the Creator. And if we took the words seriously, we might just receive the kind of renewal we seriously need.
Kathryn Jean Lopez is senior fellow at the National Review Institute, editor-at-large of National Review magazine and author of the new book A Year With the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living. She is also chair of Cardinal Dolan’s pro-life commission in New York. She can be contacted at [email protected].


thestream--2020-07-13--Trump Commutes Roger Stone’s Sentence, Democrats Howl Foul

President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Roger Stone Friday night .
Not pardoned , mind you .
Just commuted the sentence .
Stone was set to report to prison this week after being convicted ( by a tainted jury ) of lying to Congress among other charges brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller .
His real crime , of course , was being a friend of the president .
Anyone telling you otherwise is play acting .
Lying to Congress ?
It ’ s the string-pullers involved in the Stone persecution who lied to Congress , lied to FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and lied to the American people for three years .
Sure , “ Robert Mueller ” has written an op-ed in the Washington Post defending the persecution of Stone .
I put Mueller in quotes because we saw Mueller testify last summer .
He could barely tell which side of the Mueller Report was up , which was down .
He couldn ’ t tell you Roger Stone from the Rolling Stones .
( Doubt me ?
Robert Mueller didn ’ t know who Fusion GPS was , the outfit that created for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ narrative used by the FBI and media against Trump .
That ’ s like testifying about COVID-19 and not knowing what the Wuhan Lab is .
So it ’ s not Robert Mueller , but Mueller goons defending themselves in the op-ed .
The same Mueller Special Counsel goons who alerted CNN and stormed Stone ’ s house with SWAT teams in a pre-dawn raid that had enough firepower to take a small country .
Certainly more firepower than has been used against any of the cop killers busted during the BLM/Antifa riots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 68-year-old first time offender for a white collar process crime .
Ghislaine Maxwell could traffic little girls for decades and she got a weekend at a spa compared to Stone .
These are the same goons who falsified documents about Carter Page .
Remember ?
A DOJ lawyer criminally edited an email about Page being a CIA asset to say he was Russian spy .
They lied about an American citizen serving his country , insisting he was a traitor in order to spy on Donald Trump ’ s campaign .
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These are the same goons who were so dishonest , so corrupt , so dripping with venom for Trump , that a DOJ investigation into Mueller ( and Obama ’ s FBI and DOJ ) ’ s persecution of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn demanded the case against Flynn be dropped .
Even more proof of Flynn being framed emerging last week .
John Solomon reports , “ Months before Michael Flynn was charged with lying to agents , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national security adviser was ‘ very open and forthcoming ’ in his interview and believed he was telling the truth about his contacts with Russia.
” These notes exonerating Flynn were not given to his lawyers .
Remind me again , who again are the criminals ?
I include in this list of goons , the utterly contemptible Rep. Adam Schiff .
He spent three years lying to every camera within 10 miles of Capitol Hill that Trump was a Russian spy .
A traitor .
He said he had seen the evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had seen the proof of Trump ’ s innocence .
Yet even yesterday , he was on the Sunday morning talk shows , saying anyone who believes in “ rule of law in this country is nauseated ” by Stone ’ s sentence being commuted .
This is the Adam Schiff who lied to Congress when he read a false version of Trump ’ s call to Ukraine ’ s president .
He also lied about not knowing the whistleblower .
Unfortunately , a congressman lying to Congress isn ’ t a crime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least a crying shame .
There should be no Stone conviction because there was never any basis for the Mueller Special Counsel .
Please , my friends , have this tattooed on your hearts : The FBI and DOJ knew beyond a shadow of a doubt before the Special Counsel was named that there was zero , none , nada , zilch evidence of any collusion between Russian and Trump or any of his associates .
They also knew that all the allegations against Trump were part of an effort to sabotage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The naming of the Special Counsel was an extension of the seditious conspiracy designed to undermine and overthrow the President of the United States .
Remember former Deputy Attorney General Rob Rosenstein ?
He named Mueller Special Counsel after fired FBI Director James Comey leaked official — if inaccurate — documents in order to force the naming of a Special Counsel .
More crucially , Rosenstein did so after he and former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe debated other ways to get rid of Trump after Trump fired Comey .
Remember the talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a wire into the Oval Office to entrap the President ?
Or is it a poisoned grove ?
Go back to Lt. Flynn .
He was cleared by lower level FBI agents of any Russian collusion by January 4 , 2017 .
However , Comey reversed the decision to close .
The next day he ’ s at the White House meeting with Obama , Biden , John Brennan , James Clapper and Susan Rice figuring out ways to take down Flynn and Trump using the Russia conspiracy hoax .
It was at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brennan and the rest to put “ the right people on it.
” You know , the loyal foot soldiers like Peter Strzok willing to carry out the orders of the mob boss , no matter how bloody .
Meanwhile , Vice President Biden suggested trying the Logan Act on Flynn .
A law from the late 18th century that has never been successfully used to convict anybody in the history of the United States .
As Attorney General William Barr says , what was done to Trump was a “ grave injustice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gets to John Durham Which gets us to U.S. Attorney John Durham .
Durham is investigating not only the corrupt originals of the Trump-Russian investigation , but also the seditious efforts of the Obama team to sabotage Trump after his election .
Yet , Fox News is reporting Durham might “ punt ” on indictments so as to not be seen as influencing the 2020 election .
With all due respect to the longtime prosecutor , that ’ s utter nonsense .
FBI documents prove Joe Biden was a ringleader in the effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ documents also show Biden was the last person to unmask the war hero .
Biden openly lied when he said he had no knowledge of the Flynn prosecution .
He even lied when he backtracked to say he had no involvement .
Dear Mr. Durham , to hold off indicting figures who would corroborate Biden ’ s role in the conspiracy is to interfere in the election .
And if Joe Biden is elected , without there being any justice coming to Obama , Biden , Brennan , Comey and the rest , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d ’ etat against the United States succeeded .
The seditious sabotage worked .
Throw in the socialist policies of AOC and the Marxist violence of Antifa and BLM and you ’ ve got a third world country .
And every Trump supporter can expect forces coming after them in the dark of night as they did Roger Stone .
And CNN will be happy to cover it .
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President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Roger Stone Friday night. Not pardoned, mind you. Just commuted the sentence. Stone was set to report to prison this week after being convicted (by a tainted jury) of lying to Congress among other charges brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. His real crime, of course, was being a friend of the president. Anyone telling you otherwise is play acting.
Lying to Congress? It’s the string-pullers involved in the Stone persecution who lied to Congress, lied to FBI agents, lied to federal judges, and lied to the American people for three years.
Sure, “Robert Mueller” has written an op-ed in the Washington Post defending the persecution of Stone. I put Mueller in quotes because we saw Mueller testify last summer. He could barely tell which side of the Mueller Report was up, which was down. He couldn’t tell you Roger Stone from the Rolling Stones. (Doubt me? Robert Mueller didn’t know who Fusion GPS was, the outfit that created for Hillary Clinton’s campaign the Trump-Russia narrative used by the FBI and media against Trump. That’s like testifying about COVID-19 and not knowing what the Wuhan Lab is.
So it’s not Robert Mueller, but Mueller goons defending themselves in the op-ed. The same Mueller Special Counsel goons who alerted CNN and stormed Stone’s house with SWAT teams in a pre-dawn raid that had enough firepower to take a small country. Certainly more firepower than has been used against any of the cop killers busted during the BLM/Antifa riots. All to handcuff and perp walk a 68-year-old first time offender for a white collar process crime. Ghislaine Maxwell could traffic little girls for decades and she got a weekend at a spa compared to Stone.
These are the same goons who falsified documents about Carter Page. Remember? A DOJ lawyer criminally edited an email about Page being a CIA asset to say he was Russian spy. They lied about an American citizen serving his country, insisting he was a traitor in order to spy on Donald Trump’s campaign.
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These are the same goons who were so dishonest, so corrupt, so dripping with venom for Trump, that a DOJ investigation into Mueller (and Obama’s FBI and DOJ)’s persecution of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn demanded the case against Flynn be dropped. Even more proof of Flynn being framed emerging last week. John Solomon reports, “Months before Michael Flynn was charged with lying to agents, the FBI told the Justice Department the Trump national security adviser was ‘very open and forthcoming’ in his interview and believed he was telling the truth about his contacts with Russia.” These notes exonerating Flynn were not given to his lawyers. Remind me again, who again are the criminals?
I include in this list of goons, the utterly contemptible Rep. Adam Schiff. He spent three years lying to every camera within 10 miles of Capitol Hill that Trump was a Russian spy. A traitor. He said he had seen the evidence, by golly! Actually, Schiff had seen the proof of Trump’s innocence. Yet even yesterday, he was on the Sunday morning talk shows, saying anyone who believes in “rule of law in this country is nauseated” by Stone’s sentence being commuted.
This is the Adam Schiff who lied to Congress when he read a false version of Trump’s call to Ukraine’s president. He also lied about not knowing the whistleblower. Unfortunately, a congressman lying to Congress isn’t a crime. Which is a crime. Or at least a crying shame.
Communing Stone’s Sentence Saves Time
There should be no Stone conviction because there was never any basis for the Mueller Special Counsel. Please, my friends, have this tattooed on your hearts: The FBI and DOJ knew beyond a shadow of a doubt before the Special Counsel was named that there was zero, none, nada, zilch evidence of any collusion between Russia and Trump or any of his associates. They also knew that all the allegations against Trump were part of an effort to sabotage him paid for by Hillary Clinton. The naming of the Special Counsel was an extension of the seditious conspiracy designed to undermine and overthrow the President of the United States.
Dear Mr. Durham, to hold off indicting figures who would corroborate Biden’s role in the conspiracy is to interfere in the election.
Remember former Deputy Attorney General Rob Rosenstein? He named Mueller Special Counsel after fired FBI Director James Comey leaked official — if inaccurate — documents in order to force the naming of a Special Counsel. More crucially, Rosenstein did so after he and former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe debated other ways to get rid of Trump after Trump fired Comey. Remember the talk about evoking the 25th Amendment? Wearing a wire into the Oval Office to entrap the President?
Fruit of the poisoned tree.
Or is it a poisoned grove?
Go back to Lt. Flynn. He was cleared by lower level FBI agents of any Russian collusion by January 4, 2017. However, Comey reversed the decision to close. The next day he’s at the White House meeting with Obama, Biden, John Brennan, James Clapper and Susan Rice figuring out ways to take down Flynn and Trump using the Russia conspiracy hoax. It was at that meeting President Obama told Comey, Brennan and the rest to put “the right people on it.” You know, the loyal foot soldiers like Peter Strzok willing to carry out the orders of the mob boss, no matter how bloody.
Meanwhile, Vice President Biden suggested trying the Logan Act on Flynn. A law from the late 18th century that has never been successfully used to convict anybody in the history of the United States.
As Attorney General William Barr says, what was done to Trump was a “grave injustice, unprecedented in American history.”
Which Gets to John Durham
Which gets us to U.S. Attorney John Durham.
Durham is investigating not only the corrupt originals of the Trump-Russian investigation, but also the seditious efforts of the Obama team to sabotage Trump after his election. Yet, Fox News is reporting Durham might “punt” on indictments so as to not be seen as influencing the 2020 election.
With all due respect to the longtime prosecutor, that’s utter nonsense. FBI documents prove Joe Biden was a ringleader in the effort to frame Lt. Gen. Flynn. NSA documents also show Biden was the last person to unmask the war hero. Biden openly lied when he said he had no knowledge of the Flynn prosecution. He even lied when he backtracked to say he had no involvement.
Dear Mr. Durham, to hold off indicting figures who would corroborate Biden’s role in the conspiracy is to interfere in the election.
And if Joe Biden is elected, without there being any justice coming to Obama, Biden, Brennan, Comey and the rest, then, my friends, the coup d’etat against the United States succeeded. The seditious sabotage worked. Throw in the socialist policies of AOC and the Marxist violence of Antifa and BLM and you’ve got a third world country.
And every Trump supporter can expect forces coming after them in the dark of night as they did Roger Stone. And CNN will be happy to cover it.
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