How sweet to be a Democrat. They seem to think it's game to engage in despicable acts and dare anyone to hold them accountable. No matter how bold and in your face the act, no matter how crazy the statement or preposterous the proposal (think Green New Deal), they know they will not be seriously questioned or held to account, let alone disciplined. This doesn't stop them from screaming bloody murder when Republicans engage in the exact same behavior, nor from demanding that the harshest punishments be meted out. In fact, this, too, is part of the game, and it gives them great — and perverse — pleasure.
They can do and say whatever they please, safe in the knowledge that they have the media in their pockets and that most younger people haven't been taught anything that's true or that matters and therefore have no way to sort truth from fiction. They know that many — if not most — folks rely solely on emotion, not reason and evidence, to determine what is real and what is fake. They utilize this knowledge and those people in their incessant quest for power at all costs.
President Trump was endlessly savaged for bragging to another guy about how women offer themselves up to powerful men. President Clinton's popularitysoared to unprecedented heights after he admitted having adulterous sexual relations with a young intern in the Oval Office...and lying about it under oath. General Flynn was set up by the FBI and essentially forced into telling a fib and was promptly sentenced to prison time. He lost everything and had his life destroyed. As near as can be told, Hillary Clinton and Adam Schiff have lied about nearly everything...and no one really cares. "Ha, ha, I dare you to hold me responsible."
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Apartment rents plunge across the country as people flee major cities and 'pandemic pricing' takes hold
Rents in major cities across the country have seen steep declines in recent months, as the coronavirus pandemic causes people to flee crowded urban areas.
San Francisco recorded the biggest decline in rents on record in May, when the average rent of a one-bedroom apartment declined 9 percent from the same month a year ago, according to apartment listing platform Zumper.
'It seems the pandemic has shifted the demand for apartments away from the most expensive cities, since usually demand picks up as we head into summer but now the opposite is true,' wrote Zumper analyst Crystal Chen.
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San Francisco recorded the biggest decline in rents on record in May, when the average rent of a one-bedroom apartment declined 9 percent from the same month a year ago, according to apartment listing platform Zumper.
'It seems the pandemic has shifted the demand for apartments away from the most expensive cities, since usually demand picks up as we head into summer but now the opposite is true,' wrote Zumper analyst Crystal Chen.
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FBI nabbed accused cop car arsonist by tracing t-shirt to Etsy
This probe was entirely bespoke.
Federal investigators in Philadelphia used twee shopping site Etsy and a host of social media platforms, including Instagram and Vimeo, to nab a massage therapist accused of torching a cop car, according to a federal complaint.
The suspect, 33-year-old Lore-Elisabeth Blumenthal, was identified by FBI agents who examined footage of a May 30 George Floyd protest and noticed her distinct forearm tattoo and a political T-shirt she was wearing when she allegedly set the police cruiser ablaze.
The T-shirt — which had the phrase “Keep the Immigrants Deport the Racists” emblazoned on it — led investigators to an Etsy page that was selling the custom-made shirts.
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Federal investigators in Philadelphia used twee shopping site Etsy and a host of social media platforms, including Instagram and Vimeo, to nab a massage therapist accused of torching a cop car, according to a federal complaint.
The suspect, 33-year-old Lore-Elisabeth Blumenthal, was identified by FBI agents who examined footage of a May 30 George Floyd protest and noticed her distinct forearm tattoo and a political T-shirt she was wearing when she allegedly set the police cruiser ablaze.
The T-shirt — which had the phrase “Keep the Immigrants Deport the Racists” emblazoned on it — led investigators to an Etsy page that was selling the custom-made shirts.
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Prof Says University "Inclusion & Diversity" Efforts Are A "Smokescreen" That Harms Black Students
Amid nationwide calls for more diversity initiatives at universities, one professor argues that these types of programs fail to address the real issues and ultimately harm minority students.
In a recent interview, Henry Louis Taylor Jr., professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Buffalo, said the focus on “inclusion and diversity” on college campuses has been an excuse to avoid any actual confrontation of race issues. Taylor says that the primary issue of the century is race, and argues that society needs to bring more attention to how different organizations handle issues of race and racism.
He says this should be done by bringing these topics to the forefront.
According to Taylor, universities have “replaced conversations around race with conversations around inclusion and diversity, which shifts the conversation and issue away so that we don’t have to deal with all of those complex issues that are related to grappling and dealing with race."
Taylor claims that the move toward “inclusion and diversity” at universities “has been nothing more than a smokescreen to marginalize the discussions of race and, in particular, the issues facing African Americans."
“There are these predominantly white science departments and medical centers that years later still have no or very few black folks or Puerto Ricans,” said Taylor. “And this is one of the reasons the anger is so deep." Taylor states that as a result of the current situations, people are having their voices be heard by bodies of government. The spread of the coronavirus and the recent protests have us “caught in this kind of purgatory” by showing all “people across the racial divide...the commonalities of pain and misery."
According to the professor, the coronavirus crisis created the perfect storm for the types of change he believes is necessary.
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In a recent interview, Henry Louis Taylor Jr., professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Buffalo, said the focus on “inclusion and diversity” on college campuses has been an excuse to avoid any actual confrontation of race issues. Taylor says that the primary issue of the century is race, and argues that society needs to bring more attention to how different organizations handle issues of race and racism.
He says this should be done by bringing these topics to the forefront.
According to Taylor, universities have “replaced conversations around race with conversations around inclusion and diversity, which shifts the conversation and issue away so that we don’t have to deal with all of those complex issues that are related to grappling and dealing with race."
Taylor claims that the move toward “inclusion and diversity” at universities “has been nothing more than a smokescreen to marginalize the discussions of race and, in particular, the issues facing African Americans."
“There are these predominantly white science departments and medical centers that years later still have no or very few black folks or Puerto Ricans,” said Taylor. “And this is one of the reasons the anger is so deep." Taylor states that as a result of the current situations, people are having their voices be heard by bodies of government. The spread of the coronavirus and the recent protests have us “caught in this kind of purgatory” by showing all “people across the racial divide...the commonalities of pain and misery."
According to the professor, the coronavirus crisis created the perfect storm for the types of change he believes is necessary.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Goes Cashless and Lays Off Hundreds
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission unanimously voted to replace 492 human workers with all-electronic systems. The commission says the layoffs will save nearly $100 million over the next two years.
(TNS) — A labor union that represents toll booth workers plans to take legal action against the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission after it unanimously voted to lay off nearly 500 employees despite a contract that assured employment through January 2022, according to Teamsters International Vice President-East William Hamilton.
“This was nothing more than a premeditated hit,” Hamilton said during a public hearing with the state Senate Transportation and Labor & Industry committees on Monday. “The facts are we had an agreement. I sat in on the agreement when it was finalized.”
Republicans and Democrats on the committees hammered members of the state turnpike commission with criticism over their decision, some accusing the commission of using the pandemic as a justifiable reason to make the last-minute transition to all-electronic tolling.
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(TNS) — A labor union that represents toll booth workers plans to take legal action against the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission after it unanimously voted to lay off nearly 500 employees despite a contract that assured employment through January 2022, according to Teamsters International Vice President-East William Hamilton.
“This was nothing more than a premeditated hit,” Hamilton said during a public hearing with the state Senate Transportation and Labor & Industry committees on Monday. “The facts are we had an agreement. I sat in on the agreement when it was finalized.”
Republicans and Democrats on the committees hammered members of the state turnpike commission with criticism over their decision, some accusing the commission of using the pandemic as a justifiable reason to make the last-minute transition to all-electronic tolling.
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Democrat mayor who kneeled before radicals gets 'mugged' by protesters
'I'm really trying to process this. It's like domestic terrorism. It's unfair'
It's been said that a conservative is a "liberal who has been mugged."
Democratic Mayor Cathy Selby of Washington state's capital, Olympia, wasn't literally mugged, and there's no indication she's become a conservative.
But she sounded an awful lot like President Trump when, a little less than two weeks after kneeling before activists, a gang of 50 protesters vandalized her home.
It's been said that a conservative is a "liberal who has been mugged."
Democratic Mayor Cathy Selby of Washington state's capital, Olympia, wasn't literally mugged, and there's no indication she's become a conservative.
But she sounded an awful lot like President Trump when, a little less than two weeks after kneeling before activists, a gang of 50 protesters vandalized her home.
Where are the conservatives in Washington?
Exclusive: Erik Rush explains the dearth of pushback against demands of 'communistic' BLM
Over the last few days, we've heard a few conservative commentators discussing the lack of pushback we're seeing from Republican lawmakers and so-called conservative leaders against recent efforts to advance a radical socialist agenda on the part of the political left. It could be said that this push was touched off by the killing of George Floyd, a black man, by a white Minneapolis police officer on May 25; a more accurate statement is that leftist radicals and socialists in government are opportunistically exploiting Floyd's death as an ostensible justification for fundamentally transforming our nation in their perverse image, starting with the criminal justice system and law enforcement.
Suffice it to say that due to our history, many Americans remain tentative regarding issues of race and thus are often not certain about which side is the right side in the case of contentious situations that arise in this area. This is compounded when facts are obscured and the agenda co-opted by the left, as has increasingly been the case since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
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Over the last few days, we've heard a few conservative commentators discussing the lack of pushback we're seeing from Republican lawmakers and so-called conservative leaders against recent efforts to advance a radical socialist agenda on the part of the political left. It could be said that this push was touched off by the killing of George Floyd, a black man, by a white Minneapolis police officer on May 25; a more accurate statement is that leftist radicals and socialists in government are opportunistically exploiting Floyd's death as an ostensible justification for fundamentally transforming our nation in their perverse image, starting with the criminal justice system and law enforcement.
Suffice it to say that due to our history, many Americans remain tentative regarding issues of race and thus are often not certain about which side is the right side in the case of contentious situations that arise in this area. This is compounded when facts are obscured and the agenda co-opted by the left, as has increasingly been the case since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
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The riots demonize blacks and help Trump's reelection
Exclusive: Hanne Nabintu Herland says BLM is 'being used by billionaire white capitalists
The murder of George Floyd raised legitimate anger over police violence, but sadly has been heavily abused by infiltrating political and anarchist groups. As they intermingle with those rightfully protesting against racism, looting and civil unrest will be blamed on blacks. The riots may end up creating more division and segregation between races than ever before.
Donald Trump may be the sole benefactor in the upcoming election, as sane Americans will want law, order and jobs – not Democrat-supported defunding of police and an anarchy of rude, white millennials who think it is good fun to burn cars, smoke marijuana and quit school.
A small example of the politicized undertones: Why is the current debate on slavery solely focused on black slaves sold to white owners? It only discusses racism from whites toward blacks, not the other way around. All whites are evil now? To insinuate this creates massive anger from the white population, as none of them was ever a slave owner.
Watching how white Americans who never owned slaves kneel in front of black Americans who never were slaves, demonstrates how people don't think rationally.
As Confederate statues are torn down, one also wonders: Are we going to ask Egypt to change its name and tear down its African pyramids, which were built by slaves? And destroy mummies of pharaohs that had slaves? Isn't that exactly what we criticized ISIS for doing just a couple years back, smashing ancient irreplaceable statues?
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The murder of George Floyd raised legitimate anger over police violence, but sadly has been heavily abused by infiltrating political and anarchist groups. As they intermingle with those rightfully protesting against racism, looting and civil unrest will be blamed on blacks. The riots may end up creating more division and segregation between races than ever before.
Donald Trump may be the sole benefactor in the upcoming election, as sane Americans will want law, order and jobs – not Democrat-supported defunding of police and an anarchy of rude, white millennials who think it is good fun to burn cars, smoke marijuana and quit school.
A small example of the politicized undertones: Why is the current debate on slavery solely focused on black slaves sold to white owners? It only discusses racism from whites toward blacks, not the other way around. All whites are evil now? To insinuate this creates massive anger from the white population, as none of them was ever a slave owner.
Watching how white Americans who never owned slaves kneel in front of black Americans who never were slaves, demonstrates how people don't think rationally.
As Confederate statues are torn down, one also wonders: Are we going to ask Egypt to change its name and tear down its African pyramids, which were built by slaves? And destroy mummies of pharaohs that had slaves? Isn't that exactly what we criticized ISIS for doing just a couple years back, smashing ancient irreplaceable statues?
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On our way to a 'post-civilizational' Wild West
Exclusive: Sean Harshey notes when cops can't enforce law, the people are forced to do so
Most people can only relate to events or experiences that happen during their lifetime and only understand those things in the context in which they experienced them. An example of this is people sharing recollections of what they were doing when they heard President Kennedy was assassinated. Events that happened before we were born seem like "history" to us. This difference in perspective is most apparent when a group of people of similar ages are together, but where some historical event occurred between the births of the older and younger members of the group. Asking a classroom of college students to share where they were at when the September 11 terror attacks occurred, for instance, will elicit vivid recollections from older students and blank stares from younger students not yet born at that time. To one group it was a life event. To the other group it was a historical event studied in class, along with the Civil War and the Great Depression.
Americans living today have never experienced a pre-civilization society. Civilization, in simplest terms, is an organized society of people with a government, culture and common social norms. The last time Americans lived in such conditions was in the days of the Wild West, or homesteading families on the prairies, mountains and deserts of American territories before those areas were organized and admitted to statehood. People at those times and places had little security besides what they could provide for themselves. Their lives, homes and possessions were at the mercy of the strongest and most aggressive. Traveling was dangerous. Organizing into a civilization and setting up a government with the authority to impose order through compliance with laws allowed citizens to live with greater peace, collective protection of private property and increased commerce and prosperity that comes from greater predictability and less chaos.
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Most people can only relate to events or experiences that happen during their lifetime and only understand those things in the context in which they experienced them. An example of this is people sharing recollections of what they were doing when they heard President Kennedy was assassinated. Events that happened before we were born seem like "history" to us. This difference in perspective is most apparent when a group of people of similar ages are together, but where some historical event occurred between the births of the older and younger members of the group. Asking a classroom of college students to share where they were at when the September 11 terror attacks occurred, for instance, will elicit vivid recollections from older students and blank stares from younger students not yet born at that time. To one group it was a life event. To the other group it was a historical event studied in class, along with the Civil War and the Great Depression.
Americans living today have never experienced a pre-civilization society. Civilization, in simplest terms, is an organized society of people with a government, culture and common social norms. The last time Americans lived in such conditions was in the days of the Wild West, or homesteading families on the prairies, mountains and deserts of American territories before those areas were organized and admitted to statehood. People at those times and places had little security besides what they could provide for themselves. Their lives, homes and possessions were at the mercy of the strongest and most aggressive. Traveling was dangerous. Organizing into a civilization and setting up a government with the authority to impose order through compliance with laws allowed citizens to live with greater peace, collective protection of private property and increased commerce and prosperity that comes from greater predictability and less chaos.
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Vermont Principal Put On Leave For Not Agreeing With Black Lives Matters
We have yet another teacher suspended or put on leave for merely expressing her opinion of Black Lives Matter on her personal Facebook page. After Tiffany Riley wrote that she does not agree with the BLM, the Mount Ascutney School Board held an emergency meeting to declare that it is “uniformly appalled” by the exercise of free speech and Superintendent David Baker assured the public that they would be working on “mutually agreed upon severance package.” The case magnifies concerns over the free speech rights of teachers on social media or in their private lives.
As we have previously discussed (with an Oregon professor and a Rutgers professor), there remains an uncertain line in what language is protected for teachers in their private lives. There were also controversies at the University of California and Boston University, where there have been criticism of such a double standard, even in the face of criminal conduct. There were also such an incident at the University of London involving Bahar Mustafa as well as one involving a University of Pennsylvania professor. Some intolerant statements against students are deemed free speech while others are deemed hate speech or the basis for university action. There is a lack of consistency or uniformity in these actions which turn on the specific groups left aggrieved by out-of-school comments. There is also a tolerance of faculty and students tearing down fliers and stopping the speech of conservatives. Indeed, even faculty who assaulted pro-life advocates was supported by faculty and lionized for her activism.
Most recently, we discussed the effort to remove one of the country’s most distinguished economists from his position because Harald Uhlig, the senior editor of the Journal of Political Economy, criticized Black Lives Matter and Cornell Law School professor William A. Jacobson is reportedly facing demands that he be fired because he wrote a blog about the Black Lives Matter movement.
So what is the act that uniformly appalled the school board? Riley wrote:
“I do not think people should be made to feel they have to choose black race over human race. While I understand the urgency to feel compelled to advocate for black lives, what about our fellow law enforcement? What about all others who advocate for and demand equity for all? Just because I don’t walk around with a BLM sign should not mean I am a racist (sic).”
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As we have previously discussed (with an Oregon professor and a Rutgers professor), there remains an uncertain line in what language is protected for teachers in their private lives. There were also controversies at the University of California and Boston University, where there have been criticism of such a double standard, even in the face of criminal conduct. There were also such an incident at the University of London involving Bahar Mustafa as well as one involving a University of Pennsylvania professor. Some intolerant statements against students are deemed free speech while others are deemed hate speech or the basis for university action. There is a lack of consistency or uniformity in these actions which turn on the specific groups left aggrieved by out-of-school comments. There is also a tolerance of faculty and students tearing down fliers and stopping the speech of conservatives. Indeed, even faculty who assaulted pro-life advocates was supported by faculty and lionized for her activism.
Most recently, we discussed the effort to remove one of the country’s most distinguished economists from his position because Harald Uhlig, the senior editor of the Journal of Political Economy, criticized Black Lives Matter and Cornell Law School professor William A. Jacobson is reportedly facing demands that he be fired because he wrote a blog about the Black Lives Matter movement.
So what is the act that uniformly appalled the school board? Riley wrote:
“I do not think people should be made to feel they have to choose black race over human race. While I understand the urgency to feel compelled to advocate for black lives, what about our fellow law enforcement? What about all others who advocate for and demand equity for all? Just because I don’t walk around with a BLM sign should not mean I am a racist (sic).”
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Liberals on Social Media Dub Trump's Birthday 'Obama Day'
Are mass delusions possible? I didn’t use to think so, but every now and then I’m reminded of the fact that there are thousands of people who think Barack Obama wasn’t just a good president, but a great president, who magically fixed the economy and went two full terms without a single scandal. On Sunday, countless liberals took to Twitter, declaring #ObamaDayJune14th, that it’s #ObamaAppreciationDay and that Obama was #BestPresidentEver.
Why? Because June 14 is President Trump’s birthday! How clever! And these trending hashtags accompanied thousands of unironic tweets expressing nostalgia for the Obama years and appreciation for Obama, their lord and savior. What exactly are they nostalgic for? Beats me. Here are 14 reasons that the left’s nostalgia is ridiculous.
14. There was unprecedented corruption
By my count, there were at least 30 significant Obama administration scandals. That has to be a record, doesn’t it? I mean, Nixon had Watergate, Clinton had Whitewater, Monica Lewinsky, and a slew of other alleged affairs. Donald Trump has a tan line and sometimes more ice cream than other people. But 30+ scandals under Obama eclipses those. From trying to sell his Senate seat to using government agencies to target his political enemies, to giving ransom money to a terror state, to even spying on the opponent of his heir apparent to the White House, Obama turned corruption into an art form.
Perhaps this should have been expected, given his Chicago roots, but really, the magnitude of his corruption was certainly underestimated by most of us, and remains totally ignored by the left, which insists his term was scandal-free.
13. Student loan debt skyrocketed
Why? Because June 14 is President Trump’s birthday! How clever! And these trending hashtags accompanied thousands of unironic tweets expressing nostalgia for the Obama years and appreciation for Obama, their lord and savior. What exactly are they nostalgic for? Beats me. Here are 14 reasons that the left’s nostalgia is ridiculous.
14. There was unprecedented corruption
By my count, there were at least 30 significant Obama administration scandals. That has to be a record, doesn’t it? I mean, Nixon had Watergate, Clinton had Whitewater, Monica Lewinsky, and a slew of other alleged affairs. Donald Trump has a tan line and sometimes more ice cream than other people. But 30+ scandals under Obama eclipses those. From trying to sell his Senate seat to using government agencies to target his political enemies, to giving ransom money to a terror state, to even spying on the opponent of his heir apparent to the White House, Obama turned corruption into an art form.
Perhaps this should have been expected, given his Chicago roots, but really, the magnitude of his corruption was certainly underestimated by most of us, and remains totally ignored by the left, which insists his term was scandal-free.
13. Student loan debt skyrocketed
Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone Says The Left 'Has Lost Its Mind’
Rolling Stone magazine is a liberal rag, and editor Matt Taibbi is unquestionably a liberal. And yet, by some miracle, Taibbi has seen the light and isn’t afraid to point out what is so clearly obvious to conservatives. “It feels liberating to say after years of tiptoeing around the fact, but the American left has lost its mind,” Taibbi wrote. “It’s become a cowardly mob of upper-class social media addicts, Twitter Robespierres who move from discipline to discipline torching reputations and jobs with breathtaking casualness.”
“The leaders of this new movement are replacing traditional liberal beliefs about tolerance, free inquiry, and even racial harmony with ideas so toxic and unattractive that they eschew debate, moving straight to shaming, threats, and intimidation,” Taibbi continued.
They’ve conned organization after organization into empowering panels to search out thoughtcrime, and it’s established now that anything can be an offense, from a UCLA professor placed under investigation for reading Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” out loud to a data scientist fired* from a research firm for — get this — retweeting an academic study suggesting nonviolent protests may be more politically effective than violent ones!
Taibbi then examined what’s been happening within the media itself. “By my count, at least eight news organizations dealt with internal uprisings (it was likely more). Most involved groups of reporters and staffers demanding the firing or reprimand of colleagues who’d made politically ‘problematic’ editorial or social media decisions.” Taibbi lamented at the Interceptwriter Lee Fang being denounced as a racist for daring to ask if a black life only matters when a white man takes it. The outrage that followed forced Fang to make a public apology.
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“The leaders of this new movement are replacing traditional liberal beliefs about tolerance, free inquiry, and even racial harmony with ideas so toxic and unattractive that they eschew debate, moving straight to shaming, threats, and intimidation,” Taibbi continued.
They’ve conned organization after organization into empowering panels to search out thoughtcrime, and it’s established now that anything can be an offense, from a UCLA professor placed under investigation for reading Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” out loud to a data scientist fired* from a research firm for — get this — retweeting an academic study suggesting nonviolent protests may be more politically effective than violent ones!
Taibbi then examined what’s been happening within the media itself. “By my count, at least eight news organizations dealt with internal uprisings (it was likely more). Most involved groups of reporters and staffers demanding the firing or reprimand of colleagues who’d made politically ‘problematic’ editorial or social media decisions.” Taibbi lamented at the Interceptwriter Lee Fang being denounced as a racist for daring to ask if a black life only matters when a white man takes it. The outrage that followed forced Fang to make a public apology.
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Cops Now Being Hit With 2020 'Blue Flu' Pandemic
Need a Cop Atlanta? Shoulda Thought About That Earlier.
Police in the United States have been under siege for almost a month now because of one very bad cop in Minneapolis. Men and women who risk their lives every time they go to work are being painted with a broad brush, being portrayed as plagued by systemic racism and routinely abusing power. That, after all, is the justification for all the rioting and looting the last three weeks.
Yes, the are bad cops out there. There are bad people in every profession. Human beings are a messy bunch and some of us are just plain evil. Most of us aren’t though. This collective guilt nonsense that we’re being told we must believe in to be better people is absurd.
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Police in the United States have been under siege for almost a month now because of one very bad cop in Minneapolis. Men and women who risk their lives every time they go to work are being painted with a broad brush, being portrayed as plagued by systemic racism and routinely abusing power. That, after all, is the justification for all the rioting and looting the last three weeks.
Yes, the are bad cops out there. There are bad people in every profession. Human beings are a messy bunch and some of us are just plain evil. Most of us aren’t though. This collective guilt nonsense that we’re being told we must believe in to be better people is absurd.
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Snap, Crackle, Pop' Determined To Be Racist
Fiona Onasanya, a Black Lives Matter activist and former member of the UK parliament, claims that Kellogg’s Rice Krispies is a racist cereal because it has “three white boys” as mascots.
Now that’s “systemic racism”!
If Ms. Onasanya had stopped there, she would simply be dismissed as a fool and that would have been that. But. in her eagerness to prove racism, Onasanya doubled down on her charge and, in the process, proved she is an ignorant fool.
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Now that’s “systemic racism”!
If Ms. Onasanya had stopped there, she would simply be dismissed as a fool and that would have been that. But. in her eagerness to prove racism, Onasanya doubled down on her charge and, in the process, proved she is an ignorant fool.
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Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver Announces the Appointment of John Psota Director of Administration
John Psota has been appointed as Wicomico County's Director of Administration, effective July 1, 2020. A Wicomico County native, Psota has kept the spirit of altruism at the forefront of his career for more than three decades.
Psota has served as Fruitland's City Manager since 2012. He began his career in public service as a Maryland State Police trooper in 1987 and worked for the agency for 25 years, including as a supervisor.
Psota is part of several local committees and is a graduate of Wicomico Senior High School, Salisbury University and the Maryland State Police Academy. In 2017, he graduated from the Academy for Excellence in Local Governance, a program offered through the University of Maryland.
Psota has served as Fruitland's City Manager since 2012. He began his career in public service as a Maryland State Police trooper in 1987 and worked for the agency for 25 years, including as a supervisor.
Psota is part of several local committees and is a graduate of Wicomico Senior High School, Salisbury University and the Maryland State Police Academy. In 2017, he graduated from the Academy for Excellence in Local Governance, a program offered through the University of Maryland.
Former Harford County Teacher Charged With Paying A Student For Sex
BEL AIR, Md. (WBFF) -- A former Harford County Public School teacher was arrested for solicitation of prostitution involving a student, according to police.
The Harford County Child Advocacy Center investigation developed evidence supporting charges of solicitation of prostitution, sexual solicitation of a minor, and three counts of human trafficking.
The defendant is identified as Jaron Anthonee Darden, 25, of Aberdeen, MD.
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The Harford County Child Advocacy Center investigation developed evidence supporting charges of solicitation of prostitution, sexual solicitation of a minor, and three counts of human trafficking.
The defendant is identified as Jaron Anthonee Darden, 25, of Aberdeen, MD.
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Ocean City Police Continue to Make Arrests for June Crime
OCEAN CITY, MD – (June 17, 2020): The Ocean City Police Department has worked thoroughly to identify and arrest suspects in recent assaults and unruly activity. Two examples of recent arrests include the seizure of an AK-47 firearm and a separate case for a first-degree assault. The information on these cases are below:
Seizure of an AK-47 Firearm: On June 10, 2020, Ocean City Police located a city ordinance violation involving several subjects sleeping in a motor vehicle. Upon contacting the occupants, officers detected the odor of marijuana. The officers also learned one of the subjects had an active arrest warrant out of Harrisburg, PA for discharging a firearm into an occupied structure. Officers began searching the vehicle and located bullet holes in the rear tailgate of the vehicle. Officers also located marijuana, a Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun, and a Century Arms Micro Draco 7.62 x 39 mm pistol (assault style handgun).
The following suspects were arrested:
Ijahmiere Miquel Mckinney, 19 (Harrisburg PA): CDS Possession with intent to distribute
Juvenile Male, 17, (Harrisburg PA) CDS Possession with intent to distribute
Juvenile Male, 16, (Harrisburg PA) CDS Possession with intent to distribute
Ty’ant Kiaun Gibson, 18, (Harrisburg PA) CDS Possession with intent to distribute, Loaded handgun on person, Possession of a Firearm minor, Assault weapon/mag use, CDS: Distr Etc. W/Firearm, Firearm/Drug Traf Crime
Suspect Arrested for First Degree Assault (Stabbing): At around 3:30 a.m. on June 13, 2020, the Ocean City Police Department received a call from Peninsula Regional Medical Center advising they were treating a victim of a stabbing that occurred in Ocean City. The initial investigation revealed a verbal altercation escalated into a physical altercation. During the physical altercation, the victim was hit with a stun gun, stabbed, and stomped by multiple suspects. Further investigation revealed the identity of the suspect, Alizae Giselle Lugo, 21, (Lebanon PA) who was placed under arrest on June 14, 2020 for first degree assault, second degree assault, and reckless endangerment. The victim is expected to make a full recovery from this incident.
Seizure of an AK-47 Firearm: On June 10, 2020, Ocean City Police located a city ordinance violation involving several subjects sleeping in a motor vehicle. Upon contacting the occupants, officers detected the odor of marijuana. The officers also learned one of the subjects had an active arrest warrant out of Harrisburg, PA for discharging a firearm into an occupied structure. Officers began searching the vehicle and located bullet holes in the rear tailgate of the vehicle. Officers also located marijuana, a Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun, and a Century Arms Micro Draco 7.62 x 39 mm pistol (assault style handgun).
The following suspects were arrested:
Ijahmiere Miquel Mckinney, 19 (Harrisburg PA): CDS Possession with intent to distribute
Juvenile Male, 17, (Harrisburg PA) CDS Possession with intent to distribute
Juvenile Male, 16, (Harrisburg PA) CDS Possession with intent to distribute
Ty’ant Kiaun Gibson, 18, (Harrisburg PA) CDS Possession with intent to distribute, Loaded handgun on person, Possession of a Firearm minor, Assault weapon/mag use, CDS: Distr Etc. W/Firearm, Firearm/Drug Traf Crime
Suspect Arrested for First Degree Assault (Stabbing): At around 3:30 a.m. on June 13, 2020, the Ocean City Police Department received a call from Peninsula Regional Medical Center advising they were treating a victim of a stabbing that occurred in Ocean City. The initial investigation revealed a verbal altercation escalated into a physical altercation. During the physical altercation, the victim was hit with a stun gun, stabbed, and stomped by multiple suspects. Further investigation revealed the identity of the suspect, Alizae Giselle Lugo, 21, (Lebanon PA) who was placed under arrest on June 14, 2020 for first degree assault, second degree assault, and reckless endangerment. The victim is expected to make a full recovery from this incident.
Maryland’s COVID-19 Positivity Rate Drops to 5.43%, ICU Beds at Lowest Level Since April 5
State Reports Lowest Number of New COVID-19 Cases Since March 31
Hospitalizations Fall Below 700, Down 43% Since June 1
Statewide Positivity Rate Down Nearly 80% From Peak, All 24 Jurisdictions Below 10%
Nearly 170 Major COVID-19 Testing Sites Available Statewide
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Maryland’s key COVID-19 health metrics continue to trend in a positive direction, with the statewide positivity rate dropping to 5.43%, ICU beds falling to their lowest level since April 5, and the state reporting its lowest number of new cases since March 31.
More than 535,000 COVID-19 Tests, 5.43% Positivity Rate. Maryland has now conducted 535,444 COVID-19 tests, including 8,562 tests over the last 24 hours. The state’s seven-day average positivity rate has dropped to 5.43%—down nearly 80% from its peak level on April 17.
260 New COVID-19 Cases Reported on June 17. Maryland is reporting its lowest number of new COVID-19 cases since March 31.
Hospitalizations Fall Below 700, Down 43% Since June 1
Statewide Positivity Rate Down Nearly 80% From Peak, All 24 Jurisdictions Below 10%
Nearly 170 Major COVID-19 Testing Sites Available Statewide
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Maryland’s key COVID-19 health metrics continue to trend in a positive direction, with the statewide positivity rate dropping to 5.43%, ICU beds falling to their lowest level since April 5, and the state reporting its lowest number of new cases since March 31.
More than 535,000 COVID-19 Tests, 5.43% Positivity Rate. Maryland has now conducted 535,444 COVID-19 tests, including 8,562 tests over the last 24 hours. The state’s seven-day average positivity rate has dropped to 5.43%—down nearly 80% from its peak level on April 17.
260 New COVID-19 Cases Reported on June 17. Maryland is reporting its lowest number of new COVID-19 cases since March 31.
Ocean Downs Casino: WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE OUR REOPENING TO THE PUBLIC ON FRIDAY, JUNE 19 AT 5PM!
Your favorite games will be here waiting, as well as the friendly service you’ve come to expect. We can’t wait to welcome you back to the fun—safely.
Once you arrive, your wellness and safety are our top priorities, so we have developed a full series of safety protocols. These include temperature checks and wearing a mask while on property for all guests and team members, as well as limiting total guest occupancy. To ensure proper social distancing, we have turned off numerous games, however we still have over 500 of your favorites ready to play! In addition, simulcasting will reopen on Saturday, June 20 and live racing will return Monday, July 6.
Once you arrive, your wellness and safety are our top priorities, so we have developed a full series of safety protocols. These include temperature checks and wearing a mask while on property for all guests and team members, as well as limiting total guest occupancy. To ensure proper social distancing, we have turned off numerous games, however we still have over 500 of your favorites ready to play! In addition, simulcasting will reopen on Saturday, June 20 and live racing will return Monday, July 6.
Too Little, Too Late: Slow Reopening Has Already Doomed Majority of Independent Restaurants
It could be easy to look at businesses in much of America and see optimism peaking over the horizon. Storefronts shuttered for months are now welcoming customers on a limited basis, restaurants are seating tables on the patio, and normal life appears to be within grasp.
Don't be fooled by reports of surging retail and pending economic recovery, however; for small restaurants, the Wuhan coronavirus shutdowns were a fatal blow.
As mask-donning servers approach our widely distanced tables and we grasp our disposable paper menus, the reality for independent restaurants in America is bleak. The "new normal" approach embraced by leaders across the nation is to keep restaurants significantly throttled well into the multi-phase approach to reopening. The few states with low enough COVID-19 transmission rates have chosen to grant business owners permission to earn some money again say they may only do so with a fraction of the business they need to survive.
Simply put, keeping six feet apart at all times with half the dining room closed is a practice that is mutually exclusive of financial survival for any restaurant.
While the band-aid provided by the multi-trillion dollar congressional CARES Act gave some help to independent businesses, the amount of assistance needed by each business to make up for a sudden and total loss of revenue is far from covered. The Paycheck Protection Program meant to keep employees paid offered some small businesses a relief and a delay of the inevitable, but a future of social distancing regulations and diminished business that could extend for years means utilities, leases, and vendor bills will not be paid.
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Don't be fooled by reports of surging retail and pending economic recovery, however; for small restaurants, the Wuhan coronavirus shutdowns were a fatal blow.
As mask-donning servers approach our widely distanced tables and we grasp our disposable paper menus, the reality for independent restaurants in America is bleak. The "new normal" approach embraced by leaders across the nation is to keep restaurants significantly throttled well into the multi-phase approach to reopening. The few states with low enough COVID-19 transmission rates have chosen to grant business owners permission to earn some money again say they may only do so with a fraction of the business they need to survive.
Simply put, keeping six feet apart at all times with half the dining room closed is a practice that is mutually exclusive of financial survival for any restaurant.
While the band-aid provided by the multi-trillion dollar congressional CARES Act gave some help to independent businesses, the amount of assistance needed by each business to make up for a sudden and total loss of revenue is far from covered. The Paycheck Protection Program meant to keep employees paid offered some small businesses a relief and a delay of the inevitable, but a future of social distancing regulations and diminished business that could extend for years means utilities, leases, and vendor bills will not be paid.
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Police: Suspect Who Allegedly Shoved 92-Year-Old To The Street Has Been Arrested About 65 Times
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The NYPD has a suspect in custody, caught on camera assaulting an elderly woman in Gramercy Park.
It’s not his first arrest. Police say he’s been arrested dozens of times before on a slew of charges.
CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis spoke to the victim.
The disturbing assault was caught on surveillance video. A 92-year-old woman was walking on Third Avenue when for no apparent reason a man pushes her. She hits her head on a fire hydrant on her way to the ground.
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It’s not his first arrest. Police say he’s been arrested dozens of times before on a slew of charges.
CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis spoke to the victim.
The disturbing assault was caught on surveillance video. A 92-year-old woman was walking on Third Avenue when for no apparent reason a man pushes her. She hits her head on a fire hydrant on her way to the ground.
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You can see who was arrested in OC using this link. Look at the ages. The majority were not "June Bugs"
GO HERE and put in the requested date.
A Viewer Writes: Everyone needs a voice
My responses from the city fb page was....
"Um. This is America, The taxpayers have a voice every election. They have spoken clearly and in record numbers lately.
This is an administrative function. You’re allowed to disagree with the choices of the administration - but that doesn’t change who gets to make that call. Random referendum aren’t a thing, FYI.
Ok then great and thanks for sharing your opinion. And know this: our administration has the pulse of the city. We are 100% confident in that. Those that seek to divide by promoting hate will not change the progress of our city.
Seizure of an AK-47 Firearm In Ocean City & More
OCEAN CITY, MD – The Ocean City Police Department has worked thoroughly to identify and arrest suspects in recent assaults and unruly activity. Two examples of recent arrests include the seizure of an AK-47 firearm and a separate case for a first-degree assault. The information on these cases are below:
Seizure of an AK-47 Firearm: On June 10, 2020, Ocean City Police located a city ordinance violation involving several subjects sleeping in a motor vehicle. Upon contacting the occupants, officers detected the odor of marijuana. The officers also learned one of the subjects had an active arrest warrant out of Harrisburg, PA for discharging a firearm into an occupied structure. Officers began searching the vehicle and located bullet holes in the rear tailgate of the vehicle. Officers also located marijuana, a Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun, and a Century Arms Micro Draco 7.62 x 39 mm pistol (assault style handgun).
The following suspects were arrested:
Ijahmiere Miquel Mckinney, 19 (Harrisburg PA): CDS Possession with intent to distribute
Juvenile Male, 17, (Harrisburg PA) CDS Possession with intent to distribute
Juvenile Male, 16, (Harrisburg PA) CDS Possession with intent to distribute
Ty’ant Kiaun Gibson, 18, (Harrisburg PA) CDS Possession with intent to distribute, Loaded handgun on person, Possession of a Firearm minor, Assault weapon/mag use, CDS: Distr Etc. W/Firearm, Firearm/Drug Traf Crime
Suspect Arrested for First Degree Assault (Stabbing): At around 3:30 a.m. on June 13, 2020, the Ocean City Police Department received a call from Peninsula Regional Medical Center advising they were treating a victim of a stabbing that occurred in Ocean City. The initial investigation revealed a verbal altercation escalated into a physical altercation. During the physical altercation, the victim was hit with a stun gun, stabbed, and stomped by multiple suspects. Further investigation revealed the identity of the suspect, Alizae Giselle Lugo, 21, (Lebanon PA) who was placed under arrest on June 14, 2020 for first degree assault, second degree assault, and reckless endangerment. The victim is expected to make a full recovery from this incident.
Seizure of an AK-47 Firearm: On June 10, 2020, Ocean City Police located a city ordinance violation involving several subjects sleeping in a motor vehicle. Upon contacting the occupants, officers detected the odor of marijuana. The officers also learned one of the subjects had an active arrest warrant out of Harrisburg, PA for discharging a firearm into an occupied structure. Officers began searching the vehicle and located bullet holes in the rear tailgate of the vehicle. Officers also located marijuana, a Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun, and a Century Arms Micro Draco 7.62 x 39 mm pistol (assault style handgun).
The following suspects were arrested:
Ijahmiere Miquel Mckinney, 19 (Harrisburg PA): CDS Possession with intent to distribute
Juvenile Male, 17, (Harrisburg PA) CDS Possession with intent to distribute
Juvenile Male, 16, (Harrisburg PA) CDS Possession with intent to distribute
Ty’ant Kiaun Gibson, 18, (Harrisburg PA) CDS Possession with intent to distribute, Loaded handgun on person, Possession of a Firearm minor, Assault weapon/mag use, CDS: Distr Etc. W/Firearm, Firearm/Drug Traf Crime
Suspect Arrested for First Degree Assault (Stabbing): At around 3:30 a.m. on June 13, 2020, the Ocean City Police Department received a call from Peninsula Regional Medical Center advising they were treating a victim of a stabbing that occurred in Ocean City. The initial investigation revealed a verbal altercation escalated into a physical altercation. During the physical altercation, the victim was hit with a stun gun, stabbed, and stomped by multiple suspects. Further investigation revealed the identity of the suspect, Alizae Giselle Lugo, 21, (Lebanon PA) who was placed under arrest on June 14, 2020 for first degree assault, second degree assault, and reckless endangerment. The victim is expected to make a full recovery from this incident.
Why These African American Leaders Reject the Left’s Victim Narrative
The reality of racism in America has led to cries for justice across the nation, as the May 25 death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis sparked peaceful protests as well as violence and looting.
But conservative African American leaders say they’re concerned that the message being sent to the nation’s black community is one of victimhood.
“In the community right now, they are teaching the children to be victims,” said Casper Stockham, an author, speaker, and radio show host. “They are teaching them that police are bad and if you are out there, walking down the street, you are going to get shot by a cop.”
Stockham’s concerns were echoed by three other African American conservative activists on the Centennial Institute’s webinar Thursday titled, “The Sin of Racism and America’s Promise of Equality.”
CJ Pearson, the youngest voice on the webinar at age 17, spoke pointedly about his disgust with the far left’s efforts to politicize the death of Floyd and use tragedy to further its own agenda.
“Let’s just be frank about it. Let’s call it disgusting because that is exactly what it is,” said Pearson, founder and president of the nonprofit Last Hope USA, which promotes civics education, adding, “You have Antifa going into black communities and burning those communities to the ground. That is an issue. They are using his death to do that.”
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But conservative African American leaders say they’re concerned that the message being sent to the nation’s black community is one of victimhood.
“In the community right now, they are teaching the children to be victims,” said Casper Stockham, an author, speaker, and radio show host. “They are teaching them that police are bad and if you are out there, walking down the street, you are going to get shot by a cop.”
Stockham’s concerns were echoed by three other African American conservative activists on the Centennial Institute’s webinar Thursday titled, “The Sin of Racism and America’s Promise of Equality.”
CJ Pearson, the youngest voice on the webinar at age 17, spoke pointedly about his disgust with the far left’s efforts to politicize the death of Floyd and use tragedy to further its own agenda.
“Let’s just be frank about it. Let’s call it disgusting because that is exactly what it is,” said Pearson, founder and president of the nonprofit Last Hope USA, which promotes civics education, adding, “You have Antifa going into black communities and burning those communities to the ground. That is an issue. They are using his death to do that.”
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