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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 8, 2019 9:09:04 GMT -6
One must appreciate good irony when they see it lol.
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 8, 2019 13:39:52 GMT -6
At one point Donald Trump Jr. talked about the great economy and the jobs his father created, while the rest of the mob focused on “character and tweets” and such.
Joy Behar said to that, “I don’t care about the jobs, so long as Trump is in the White House.”
Imagine, they don’t care about millions of people to have jobs, so long as they get rid of the president they loathe.
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 11, 2019 10:12:03 GMT -6
CNN contributor April Ryan and CNN media reporter Brian Stelter attacked black Republican Kimberly Klacik on Saturday, implying she drove Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) to his death last month after her video exposé on rat and trash infested Baltimore neighborhoods in his Congressional District provoked a national firestorm from President Trump. Klacik, 37, was attacked by Ryan and Stelter over her announcement of her candidacy for Cummings’ vacant seat. Cummings, who was first elected to Congress in 1996, died October 17 at age 68 from “complications concerning longstanding health challenges“. Klacik’s videos were released in late July.
Some reactions:
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 12, 2019 5:13:15 GMT -6
California is at ground zero of a future financial implosion. The number of people in the state collecting massive taxpayer funded pensions is simply unsustainable. www.ocregister.com/2019/11/08/californias-100k-club-grows-as-tax-hikes-mount/California’s 100k club grows as tax hikes mount Almost 80,000 retired public employees in California are drawing pensions in excess of $100,000 per year, according to an analysis of 2018 pension payout data by Transparent California. The $100,000 club members collected 20 percent of the $51.7 billion in total public pension payments made last year in California.
Both the number of six-figure pensions and the total payout were new record highs. If public pensions were a competitive sport, California’s trophies would weigh enough to sink the state…
Why do voters approve tax increases? The ballot language of Measure C in South Pasadena was typical of the genre:
“To maintain 9-1-1 emergency response times, including to home break-ins and thefts; neighborhood, school and park police patrols, fire/paramedic services, fire station operations, emergency preparedness; retain/attract local businesses; maintain streets/infrastructure; provide other general services and maintain City finances, shall the City of South Pasadena establish a 3/4¢ sales tax providing approximately $1,500,000 annually until ended by voters, all funds remaining in South Pasadena?”
The word “pension” is never mentioned, because pension obligations have first call on the tax revenue already collected, pulling money away from priorities listed in the ballot language.[/b][/u] reason.com/2017/10/23/californias-six-figure-pension-club-2016/In a related story, more than 20 cents of every dollar spent by the Los Angeles city government now goes to fund the retirements of former employees. “The city’s general fund payments for pensions and retiree healthcare reached $1.04 billion last year, eating up more than 20% of operating revenue—compared with less than 5% in 2002,” the Los Angeles Times reported last year. Previously, Transparent California had only collected data from the state’s two largest pension funds: CalPERS, which pays retired public workers, and CalSERS, which pays retired teachers. The newest update includes data from the state university retirement system and local pension funds from several big cities, including Los Angeles, where some of the highest payouts occur. The more comprehensive data reveal nearly twice as many $100,000 pensions. Using last year’s data, Transparent California said Michael Johnson, a former Solano County administrator who received a $388,407 pension, was the highest-paid government retiree in the state. This year he does not even crack the top 100, a group dominated by Los Angeles police and fire retirees along with a handful of former San Diego city employees.
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 12, 2019 5:17:38 GMT -6
amp.dailycaller.com/2019/11/11/san-francisco-chesa-boudin-public-urinationSan Francisco’s pee problem could soon get worse. Chesa Boudin, the urine-and-feces-plagued city’s incoming district attorney, pledged during the campaign not to prosecute public urination and other quality-of-life crimes if he was elected. Boudin declared victory Saturday night after results showed him winning a plurality of votes in the DA race. “We will not prosecute cases involving quality-of-life crimes. Crimes such as public camping, offering or soliciting sex, public urination, blocking a sidewalk, etc., should not and will not be prosecuted,” Boudin vowed in response to an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) questionnaire during the campaign.“Many of these crimes are still being prosecuted, we have a long way to go to decriminalize poverty and homelessness,” he lamented. (RELATED: Here’s The Eye-Popping Number Of Cases Of Human Poop On San Francisco Streets) Boudin’s campaign didn’t return the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for confirmation that he would follow through on his pledge not to prosecute public urination. Boudin’s parents were members of the Weather Underground domestic terrorist group. (RELATED: San Francisco Blacklists 22 States With Pro-Life Laws) Boudin “was raised in Chicago by Weather Underground leaders Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn” after his parents were sent to prison on murder charges while he was a toddler, NBC News noted. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders cheered Boudin’s victory in the election. “Now is the moment to fundamentally transform our racist and broken criminal justice system by ending mass incarceration, the failed war on drugs and the criminalization of poverty,” the Vermont Sen. wrote on Twitter Saturday, congratulating Boudin on his “historic victory!”
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 12, 2019 6:55:13 GMT -6
www.breitbart.com/sports/2019/11/11/watch-female-mma-fighter-pins-anti-trump-protester-at-flag-waving-rally/Female MMA fighter Tara LaRosa subdued an anti-Trump protester after the activist allegedly started a fight at a flag-waving rally honoring veterans in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday. A group donning “Make America Great Again” hats participated in a flag-waving ceremony in honor of veterans “on the 12th Avenue overpass across I-84” on Sunday – a ceremony which attracted opposition. According to officers, a woman confronted the group flag-wavers, and tensions quickly escalated between the protester and a woman participating in the ceremony. LaRosa was there live-streaming the event. Her stream shows two women in a scuffle, with one hitting the other. LaRosa went over and can be heard urging them to stop. At that point, LaRosa’s stream went dark, as she directly intervened to split up the fight. Another video of the incident shows LaRosa on top of the woman, repeatedly telling her to “relax.” The woman, who claimed to be a professor, allegedly bit LaRosa in the chest. One individual from the group can be heard telling the protester, “You assaulted someone.” “Get off me. I’m like half-naked,” the woman bizarrely claimed. “I was just got done having brunch with my friends,” she continued, accusing them of “antagonizing the city I live in. “Stop f*ck*ng trying to fight. We’re not here to fight,” LaRosa says in the video. “We’re just here waving flags celebrating Veterans Day. “I can’t believe this. This has been my whole life. I’ve always had to be the person … to show, to fight,” the woman continued. “You don’t know what Donald Trump is,” she added. Another video shows the protester at the center of the scuffle attacking one of the flag-wavers first. “I pulled her off using jiujitsu techniques … I keep people safe; that’s what I do,” LaRosa said, explaining her decision to intervene. “Toward the end of our day, a woman came up & started berating us,” LaRosa wrote on Twitter following the incident. “She didn’t get a reaction from me so she moved on & attacked another women in our group. I had to break up a fight & put her down till the cops came. I had just started live streaming.” No one involved in the incident was arrested. However, police “referred the case to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office,” KGW8 reports.
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 12, 2019 7:00:03 GMT -6
www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/11/environmentalists-in-california-take-aim-at-kitchens-to-save-the-planet/Environmentalists in California are willing to let the state dictate how they cook in their own kitchens in an attempt to save the planet. Thirteen cities and one county in California have put in place zoning codes encouraging or requiring all-electric new construction, virtually banning builders from running natural gas lines into homes and apartments to fuel appliances, including stoves and ovens. USA Today reported that people believe the move is necessary to fight climate change “with an eye toward creating fewer legacy gas hookups as the nation shifts to carbon-neutral energy sources.” USA Today reported on the move “to fight climate change”: For natural gas companies, it’s a threat to their existence. And for some cooks who love to prepare food with flame, it’s an unthinkable loss. Natural gas is a fossil fuel, mostly methane, and produces 33% of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas causing climate change. “There’s no pathway to stabilizing the climate without phasing gas out of our homes and buildings,” Rachel Golden of the Sierra Club’s building electrification campaign, said. “This is a must-do for the climate and a livable planet.” But the page linked to on the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) website is referring, ironically, to CO2 emissions from the U.S. electric power sector by source for 2018. The new codes call for replacing gas with electricity. The federal website reports on the benefits of using natural gas as an energy source: Burning natural gas for energy results in fewer emissions of nearly all types of air pollutants and carbon dioxide (CO2) than burning coal or petroleum products to produce an equal amount of energy. About 117 pounds of carbon dioxide are produced per million British thermal units (MMBtu) equivalent of natural gas compared with more than 200 pounds of CO2 per MMBtu of coal and more than 160 pounds per MMBtu of distillate fuel oil. The clean burning properties of natural gas have contributed to increased natural gas use for electricity generation and as a transportation fuel for fleet vehicles in the United States. “Probably the biggest stumbling block for most pondering an all-electric home is the prospect of not having a gas stove,” USA Today reported. “It’s the only thing that people ever ask about,” Bruce Nilles, who directs the building electrification program of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a Colorado-based think tank that focuses on energy and resource efficiency, said in the USA Today report. According to a 2017 kitchen study by the NPD Group, 35 percent of U.S. households have a gas stove, while 55 percent have electric. “But the number of natural gas customers is also rising,” USA Today reported. “The American Gas Association, which represents more than 200 local energy companies, says an average of one new customer is added every minute.” “That’s exactly the wrong direction,” Nilles said. But the natural gas industry disagrees. “The idea that denying access to natural gas in new homes is necessary to meet emissions reduction goals is false,” American Gas Association President and CEO Karen Harbert. “In fact, denying access to natural gas could make meeting emissions goals harder and more expensive.” “They also say it’s more expensive to run an all-electric home,” USA Today reported. “A study by AGA released last year suggested that all-electric homes would pay $750 to $910 a year more for energy-related costs, as well as amortized appliance and upgrade costs.” USA Today also pointed out that California is not the only place where people want more government regulation. New York, Hawaii, Colorado, and Maine have carbon-neutrality goals, and as many as 140 U.S. cities have similar plans.
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 12, 2019 14:47:50 GMT -6
So much for the MeToo movement. pagesix.com/2019/11/08/harvey-weinstein-fawned-over-by-fans-at-exclusive-club-socialista/Alleged sexual predator Harvey Weinstein was fawned over by fans and friends during a Thursday night out at an exclusive hot spot with the same name as the lounge where he allegedly sexually assaulted someone more than a decade ago. The disgraced movie mogul sat in Cipriani’s dimly lit “Socialista” lounge on West Broadway near Broome Street and was approached by a number of patrons who complimented him. “I love your movies,” one man told Weinstein. Others shook his hand and rubbed his shoulder as he enjoyed the evening in the chic lounge styled after pre-revolutionary Cuba. The original Socialista was located in the West Village, and was later relaunched at Cipriani Downtown in SoHo. Weinestein allegedly masturbated in front of a woman in 2007 at the SoHo spot. Weinstein, 67, then gawked at actress Alexandra Vino and Helga Rose as the pair, accompanied by a small brass band, sang “Billie Jean” and “These Boots are Made for Walkin’.” at the West Village spot. When they finished their set, Vino shouted “let’s party!” to cheers from the crowd of about 50 people.
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Post by kcrufnek on Nov 12, 2019 22:14:14 GMT -6
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Post by kcrufnek on Nov 12, 2019 22:15:24 GMT -6
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Post by kcrufnek on Nov 12, 2019 22:17:40 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 13, 2019 17:42:24 GMT -6
www.zerohedge.com/political/berkeley-instructor-rural-americans-are-bad-people-who-have-made-bad-life-decisionsAn instructor at the University of California-Berkeley stirred anger after he called Americans who live in rural areas “bad people” who deserve “uncomfortable lives” on Twitter. Jackson Kernion, according to his website, has been teaching multiple philosophy courses as a graduate student instructor at UC-Berkeley since 2013. In the now-deleted Twitter post published on Nov. 5, Kernion explained why he thought it is plausible to shame rural Americans. “I unironically embrace the bashing of rural Americans. they, as a group, are bad people who have made bad life decisions,” Kernion wrote. “Some, I assume, are good people. But this nostalgia for some imagined pastoral way of life is stupid, and we should shame people who aren’t pro-city.” webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:nSNU-ZgLPBEJ:Before turning to critique the rural American lifestyle, Kernion wrote in another post about affordable healthcare for rural Americans. He said he believed it would mean they have to be subsidized by “those who choose a more efficient way of life.” “Rural healthcare should be expensive!” he wrote. “And that expense should be borne by those who choose rural America!” “It should be uncomfortable to live in rural America. It should be uncomfortable to not move,” he added. America’s rural communities, which tend to be older and poorer than urban areas, usually face more challenges than their urban counterparts in accessing health care, internet, and other services. A survey conducted by Harvard’s School of Public Health, NPR News, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reports this May that four in ten rural Americans have encountered problems affording medical bills, housing, or food in the past few years. Kernion tried to back his points with economic arguments about not making rural life “artificially cheaper.” Still, it didn’t take long for that discussion to escalate into shaming the rural American population. The next day, Kernion wrote on Twitter in what appears to be an apology that he “made a bad post” and would “reflect on it.” “My tone is way crasser and meaner than I like to think I am,” he wrote. He eventually deactivated his Twitter account altogether. UC-Berkeley has yet to make any response regarding the internet backslash.
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Post by kcrufnek on Nov 13, 2019 18:43:20 GMT -6
Because it's all about her. What she says doesn't make any sense.
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 14, 2019 13:08:22 GMT -6
www.tampabay.com/news/education/2019/11/12/uf-student-president-faces-impeachment-threat-over-trump-jr-visit/GAINESVILLE — Last month’s visit to the University of Florida by President Donald Trump’s oldest son is still reverberating through campus, with some student leaders pushing to oust the student body president who invited him. For only the second time in the school’s 115-year history, a student president faces impeachment — and this time it’s happening with a U.S. president under the same threat. The parallels with Washington, D.C., don’t stop there. The looming battle in Gainesville is a struggle between the executive and legislative branches, fanned by partisan loyalties. And it features newly uncovered evidence — an email — seen by many as a smoking gun, much like the now-famous call that touched off the widening impeachment inquiry into Trump senior. Michael C. Murphy received a formal resolution for his impeachment Tuesday afternoon, which was signed by more than 100 students and alumni. It was delivered to his on-campus office and sent to his UF email. The school’s Senate president Emily Dunson, received a copy, too, in accordance with student government rules.
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Post by kcrufnek on Nov 14, 2019 18:17:39 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 14, 2019 18:52:14 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 14, 2019 18:53:18 GMT -6
dailycaller.com/2019/11/14/alcee-hastings-ethics-investigation-girlfriend/The House Ethics Committee is investigating Democratic Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings for an alleged improper relationship with one of his congressional staffers, the committee announced Thursday. “The Committee is aware off public allegations arising out off Representative Alcee Hastings’ personal relationship with an individual employed in his congressional office,” the committee’s co-chairs said in a press release. The committee first opened its Hastings investigation May 14, according to the release. Hastings has long faced scrutiny over his employment of his girlfriend, Patricia Williams, in his congressional office. The House voted in February 2018 to prohibit sexual relationships between members of Congress and their staffers. (RELATED: Maxine Waters Paying Daughter Over $100K In Campaign Funds) “I have cooperated with the Committee since May 14, 2019. As they continue to conduct their work, I stand ready to fully cooperate with their inquiry,” the congressman said in a statement released by his office Thursday. He previously faced accusations of making unwanted sexual advances toward another female staffer, who received a $220,000 taxpayer-funded settlement in 2014 for her claims. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Democratic Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Hastings is the third House Democrat in 2019 to face an ethics investigation for an alleged improper relationship with a staffer. Former Democratic California Rep. Katie Hill resigned in October after the committee announced an investigation into her alleged relationship with a male staffer. Hill denied that relationship, but admitted to an “inappropriate” extramarital affair with a female campaign staffer. Michael San Nicolas, Guam’s non-voting delegate to Congress, is facing a similar investigation but hasn’t stepped down, unlike Hill.
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Post by kcrufnek on Nov 14, 2019 23:13:42 GMT -6
dailycaller.com/2019/11/14/alcee-hastings-ethics-investigation-girlfriend/The House Ethics Committee is investigating Democratic Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings for an alleged improper relationship with one of his congressional staffers, the committee announced Thursday. “The Committee is aware off public allegations arising out off Representative Alcee Hastings’ personal relationship with an individual employed in his congressional office,” the committee’s co-chairs said in a press release. The committee first opened its Hastings investigation May 14, according to the release. Hastings has long faced scrutiny over his employment of his girlfriend, Patricia Williams, in his congressional office. The House voted in February 2018 to prohibit sexual relationships between members of Congress and their staffers. (RELATED: Maxine Waters Paying Daughter Over $100K In Campaign Funds) “I have cooperated with the Committee since May 14, 2019. As they continue to conduct their work, I stand ready to fully cooperate with their inquiry,” the congressman said in a statement released by his office Thursday. He previously faced accusations of making unwanted sexual advances toward another female staffer, who received a $220,000 taxpayer-funded settlement in 2014 for her claims. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Democratic Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Hastings is the third House Democrat in 2019 to face an ethics investigation for an alleged improper relationship with a staffer. Former Democratic California Rep. Katie Hill resigned in October after the committee announced an investigation into her alleged relationship with a male staffer. Hill denied that relationship, but admitted to an “inappropriate” extramarital affair with a female campaign staffer. Michael San Nicolas, Guam’s non-voting delegate to Congress, is facing a similar investigation but hasn’t stepped down, unlike Hill. The man who, as a judge was removed for taking money, is now sitting there making the rules for impeachment.
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 17, 2019 19:54:00 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/espns-stephen-smith-slammed-by-panthers-safety-eric-reid-over-kaepernick-rant-smith-strikes-backOn Saturday evening, ESPN’s Stephen Smith was castigated by Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid over his video in which he commented negatively on former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s behavior. Here’s a quick refresher. TOP ARTICLES 1/6 READ MORE Trump-Backed Candidate Narrowly Loses Louisiana Governor’s Race On Tuesday, Kaepernick was offered an opportunity to demonstrate his prowess to league members at a “workout” event on Saturday. A memo from the NFL reportedly stated in part: “We have … arranged this opportunity for him to work out, and for all clubs to have the opportunity to evaluate his current readiness and level of interest in resuming his NFL career.” On Saturday, approximately half an hour before the event was set to begin at the Atlanta Falcons’ training facility, Kaepernick called an audible, moving the showing to a high school in Riverdale, Georgia. This move was allegedly the result of the NFL not allowing Kaepernick to bring his own camera crew, and reportedly wanting him to sign a waiver that would prohibit him from suing the NFL if he didn’t get picked up by a team following the workout. The NFL and Kaepernick appear to be in dispute about the nature of the waivers. According to ESPN’s Howard Bryant, Kaepernick and his team were uncomfortable that only the NFL would be videotaping his demonstration because the league could edit the recording to make the quarterback appear less than capable. Following his workout at Charles Drew High School, Kaepernick made a statement in which he challenged the NFL to “stop running from the truth.” Prior to the event, the quarterback was seen wearing a “Kunta Kinte” shirt. In response to all the hullabaloo, ESPN commentator Stephen Smith slammed Kaepernick in a lengthy video posted to social media. Smith said in part: You see? You see? He don’t want to play; he wants to be a martyr. But guess what? It ain’t working this time… He wanted to show up to a high school in Georgia, not an NFL facility, a high school, and then YouTube it live – like the average Joe out there gets to decide if he’s on an NFL roster. You don’t want to work; you just want to make noise, and you want to control the narrative. It’s over. Colin Kaepernick’s aspiration in the NFL for an NFL career, it’s over. Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid, a reported friend of Colin Kaepernick, didn’t take Smith’s message well, tweeting the following: [Stephen Smith] Tap dancing for the NFL like. Damn straight Colin wants to control the narrative! He supposed to trust the organization that blackballed him and has done absolutely nothing in good faith??? Born on Tuesday, just not last Tuesday. Less than half an hour later, Smith sent out a series of tweets defending himself and scorching Reid [Below is a compiled version of Smith’s tweet-storm. To read the tweets in their original form, click here]: Man, please. You embarrass yourself, [Reid], every single time you open your mouth. You – of all people – talking of tap dancing when you’re the one collecting a check from the very institution you collect a check from. You, [Reid], who takes a knee – supposedly for brothers – yet attack brothers – Malcolm Jenkins, Jay-Z, ME – at every turn the second someone disagrees with you. You, [Reid], got the nerve to call out the @nfl when your beef was suppose to be with society in regards to police brutality and racial oppression. Where’s your plan? Huh [REID]? To call our or beat up everyone who utters a word you disagree with? All [Brothers], BTW. Let me tell you something, Mr. [Reid]: Kaepernick has been supported. We’ve all said he was done wrong. That he was blackballed. That he should be in the league. Who the hell hasn’t acknowledged that? But life isn’t fair. It damn sure ain’t ideal. And at some point, you’ve got the grab the opportunity. Kap’s occurred today. And what does he do: alters the process, and shows up with a T-Shirt alluding to SLAVERY, [Reid]. For a JOB INTERVIEW! When are you – yes, you, [Reid] – going to wake the hell up and realize that maybe, just maybe, the enemy at THIS POINT ain’t the NFL. It’s not Malcolm Jenkins, Jay-Z or ME. Maybe the enemy is YOU, your childish tendencies, and your unwillingness to accept that you can’t run a damn thing but so much when your hand is out for someone else’s dime or product. Especially when you haven’t played in 3 years, when you were 1-10 in your last 11 games as a starter and the top-4 league MVP candidates are all black, [Reid]. When will you learn? Chances are…..you won’t. Because your ears are clogged and you’re too blinded by vitriol to see when a brother is showing you – y’all – love and respect, [Reid], by simply letting you know what will work [and] what won’t. But oh, I forgot: we all ain’t S&@$ in your world. So why even bother. You’ll never listen. But others will hear, [Reid]. You can bet the house on that. Just listen. It’s coming from the multitude of places. And it’s damn sure – like a storm – on @firsttake Monday morning. So buckle the hell up! Good luck on Sunday. Sincerely! On Sunday morning, Reid hit back, tweeting: Smith once again replied:
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 17, 2019 19:56:28 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/kaepernick-skips-workout-organized-by-nfl-wears-t-shirt-comparing-himself-to-a-slaveAs previously reported by The Daily Wire, the NFL catered to Colin Kaepernick by organizing a private workout for the famed anthem-kneeler on Saturday, and invited every team in the league to attend, a memo obtained by ESPN revealed. The session, according to ESPN, allowed Kaepernick an on-field work and an interview, which would both be taped and made available to all teams. Moreover, the workout was set up to provide teams anonymity, so if they watched Kaepernick and didn’t want him, they wouldn’t catch flack. This was done to encourage more teams to attend the event, thus helping the quarterback secure a position. TOP ARTICLES 1/6 READ MORE Trump-Backed Candidate Narrowly Loses Louisiana Governor’s Race But that wasn’t good enough for Kaepernick. The 32-year-old cancelled the workout abruptly on Saturday, about a half hour before the session was supposed to begin, apparently because he wasn’t allowed to bring his own camera crew. “The workout was originally set for 3 p.m. and was to be held at the Atlanta Falcons’ practice facility in Flowery Branch,” CBS News reported. “At 2:30, representatives for the free agent quarterback informed the league that Kaepernick would instead be conducting the workout at 4 p.m. at Drew High School in Riverdale, Georgia.” After dissing the NFL, Kaepernick, a multimillionaire endorsed by Nike, attended his own workout in a “Kunta Kinte” t-shirt, comparing himself to defiant slave from the movie “Roots.” The film showcases an iconic scene wherein Kunta Kinte is whipped by his master for refusing to acknowledge his slave name, Toby. A statement from Kaepernick’s agent and lawyer released before the workout blamed a liability wavier and the NFL denying the quarterback the opportunity to bring his own camera crew to the workout for their decision to ditch the event with such little notice. “From the outset, Mr. Kaepernick requested a legitimate process and from the outset the NFL league office has not provided one,” the statement read, according to CBS Sports. “Most recently, the NFL has demanded that as a precondition to the workout, Mr. Kaepernick sign an unusual liability waiver that addresses employment-related issues and rejected the standard liability waiver from physical injury proposed by Mr. Kaepernick’s representatives.” “Mr. Kaepernick requested all media be allowed into the workout to observe and film it and for an independent film crew to be there to ensure transparency. The NFL denied this request,” the statement continued. “Based on the prior conduct by the NFL league office, Mr. Kaepernick simply asks for a transparent and open process which is why a new location has been selected for today. Mr. Kaepernick looks forward to seeing the representatives from the clubs today.” According to the NFL, the waiver Kaepernick threw a fit over was a “standard liability waiver based on the waiver used by National Invitational Camp at all NFL Combines and by NFL clubs when trying out free agent players.” Moreover, Kaepernick, the NFL claimed, did not inform them of his request to have his own personal camera crew attend the event until Friday night. “We heard for the first time last night, around the same time we heard from Nike, that Colin wanted to bring his own video crew. We heard for the first time this afternoon that Colin wanted to open the event to all media,” the statement said. Kaepernick began protesting during the national anthem while playing for the San Francisco 49ers “because America ‘oppresses’ minorities and allows its cops to ‘murder’ innocent people of color.” “People of color have been targeted by police,” the athlete said in 2016, as reported by The Daily Wire. “So that’s a large part of it and they’re government officials. They are put in place by the government. So that’s something that this country has to change. There’s things we can do to hold them more accountable. Make those standards higher. You have people that practice law and are lawyers and go to school for eight years, but you can become a cop in six months and don’t have to have the same amount of training as a cosmetologist.” Kaepernick also wore socks at practice in 2016 that depicted police officers as pigs. “I wore these socks, in the past, because the rogue cops that are allowed to hold positions in police departments, not only put the community in danger, but also put the cops that have the right intentions in danger by creating an environment of tension and mistrust,” Kaepernick wrote in defending the “pig cops” socks on Instagram. The full statement from the NFL can be viewed below: We are disappointed that Colin did not appear for his workout. He informed us of that decision at 2:30 pm today along with the public. Today’s session was designed to give Colin what he has consistently said he wants – an opportunity to show his football readiness and desire to return to the NFL. Twenty-five (25) clubs were present for the workout, and all 32 clubs, their head coaches, general managers, and other personnel executives would have received video footage of the interview and workout, shot by the Atlanta Falcons video crew. It is important to note the following: As stated above, more than three-fourths of NFL clubs were present for today’s workout. The NFL made considerable effort to work cooperatively with Colin’s representatives. We invited his agent to suggest questions for the interview. Yesterday, when Colin’s representatives said he wanted to bring his own receivers to the workout, we agreed to the request. In addition, Coach Hue Jackson discussed with Colin’s agent what drills would be run at the workout so that Colin would know what would be expected of him. Last night, when Nike, with Colin’s approval, requested to shoot an ad featuring Colin and mentioning all the NFL teams present at the workout, we agreed to the request. On Wednesday, we sent Colin’s representatives a standard liability waiver based on the waiver used by National Invitational Camp at all NFL Combines and by NFL clubs when trying out free agent players. At noon today, Colin’s representatives sent a completely rewritten and insufficient waiver. We heard for the first time last night, around the same time we heard from Nike, that Colin wanted to bring his own video crew. We heard for the first time this afternoon that Colin wanted to open the event to all media. We agreed to have Colin’s representatives on the field while the workout was being conducted and to allow them to see how it was being recorded. We did so even though we have been clear from the beginning that this is private workout. As is typical with NFL Combines, one video crew was prepared to shoot and distribute video of the interview and workout. We confirmed with Colin’s representatives that they would receive both the video that would be sent to all 32 clubs as well as the raw footage from the entire event, which is unprecedented.
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 17, 2019 20:05:43 GMT -6
www.breitbart.com/sports/2019/11/17/colin-kaepernick-skips-nfl-organized-workout-wears-shirt-likening-himself-to-slave/Colin Kaepernick abruptly canceled the workout the NFL scheduled for him Saturday, and instead worked out at a local Atlanta high school wearing a shirt comparing himself to a slave. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback has not played since the end of the 2016 season, the same season he began protesting against the country as the national anthem played. But his exclusion from pro football has been a focus of attention as supporters claim he has been “blackballed” from the league for his extreme, left-wing activism. Finally, last week, the NFL announced that it had scheduled a workout for Kaepernick so that the league could get a look to see if he has remained at peak playing form during this three-year absence from the field. However, while initially welcomed by Kaepernick, communications about the plans for the workout grew tense between the player and the league. Ultimately, Kaepernick canceled the workout only a half-hour before it was scheduled, reportedly because he was barred from bringing his own film crew. Instead of attending the workout the NFL had planned, Kaepernick performed a workout of his own at a local Atlanta high school. But as he took the field at Charles Drew High School in Riverdale, the millionaire player was seen wearing a shirt with the name “Kunta Kinte” emblazoned across it. Kunta Kinte is, of course, the famous slave character from the book Roots. As New York sports reporter Chris Williamson reported: It is easy to speculate that Kaepernick intended to war this shirt even if he attended the NFL workout. After all, it is not likely he could have had such a shirt made in the hour before the NFL event that he suddenly decided not to attend. In any case, this is far from the first time that the infamous anthem protester has worn clothing with an eyebrow-raising, left-wing theme. In 2016, for instance, Kaepernick wore a shirt praising Cuban dictator and mass murderer Fidel Castro. Kaepernick also wore socks that portrayed police officers as pigs that same year. Also in 2016, Kaepernick said that the U.S. was never great, noting that he was standing up against the whole country in general, not just against “racism,” with his anthem protests. With the weekend’s fiasco complete, multi-millionaire Colin Kaepernick continues to portray himself as a victim.
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 17, 2019 20:07:39 GMT -6
www.breitbart.com/sports/2019/11/17/report-jay-z-disappointed-kaepernick-for-turning-nfl-workout-into-pr-stunt/Rap mogul and NFL social justice partner Jay-Z, worked behind the scenes to help get Colin Kaepernick a workout in front of NFL teams. However, after Kaepernick ditched the NFL organized workout in favor of a smaller workout at an Atlanta area high school, sources say that the rapper is disappointed at the league’s original anthem protester for turning a “legitimate opportunity” into a PR stunt. Sports talkshow host Dan Patrick reported that Jay-Z said he took a “reputational bullet” in joining with the NFL to work on their entertainment and social justice initiatives. According to the Daily News, “Kaepernick was originally supposed to workout at the Atlanta Falcons’ training facility in Flowery Branch, Georgia. The 32-year-old instead opted to workout in front of teams at a high school in Atlanta after the NFL would not allow media into his session at the Falcons’ facility.” Instead, Kaepernick worked out in front of only about eight teams at a local high school in Atlanta. According to a statement from Kaepernick’s representatives: www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/ny-jay-z-colin-kaepernick-nfl-workouts-20191117-xbfewae3xregjaj35ru6x2bybe-story.html?__twitter_impression=trueFrom the outset, Mr. Kaepernick requested a legitimate process and from the outset the NFL league office has not provided one. Most recently, the NFL has demanded that as a precondition to the workout, Mr. Kaepernick sign an unusual liability waiver that addresses employment-related issues and rejected the standard liability waiver from physical injury proposed by Mr. Kaepernick’s representatives. Additionally, Mr. Kaepernick requested all media be allowed into the workout to observe and film it and for an independent film crew to be there to ensure transparency. The NFL denied this request. Based on the prior conduct by the league office, Mr. Kaepernick simply asks for a transparent and open process which is why a new location has been selected for today. Mr. Kaepernick looks forward to seeing the representatives from the clubs today. It remains unclear if any of the teams who observed Kaepernick’s workout have an interest in signing him.
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Post by kcrufnek on Nov 19, 2019 5:21:45 GMT -6
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Post by kcrufnek on Nov 19, 2019 5:22:51 GMT -6
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Post by kcrufnek on Nov 19, 2019 5:25:47 GMT -6
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Post by kcrufnek on Nov 19, 2019 5:38:31 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 19, 2019 6:12:50 GMT -6
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Post by kcrufnek on Nov 19, 2019 16:27:40 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 21, 2019 9:20:32 GMT -6
www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/20/fec-democratic-national-committee-7m-debt/The Democratic National Committee (DNC) had $8.7 million cash on hand while operating with a debt of $7 million in October, according to the latest report from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The numbers on the Democratic National Committee were released during the fifth Democrat presidential primary debate held in Atlanta, Georgia, at Tyler Perry Studios. While the DNC did see a slight increase in cash on hand for the month of October, the reported total “debts and obligations owed by the committee” for October stood at a staggering $7,048,210.14. Reported expenditures for the committee during October totaled $8,918,614.95, while reported receipts for the same time period stood at $9,021,159.37. Over the course of the last year, the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) fundraising efforts have steadily improved. In August, the RNC raised $23.5 million and had $53.8 million cash on hand. Similarly, the RNC raised $26.2 million in September. This week, it was reported that the RNC had raised more than half a million dollars by selling special signed copies of Donald Trump Jr.’s new book, Triggered.
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Post by soonernvolved on Nov 22, 2019 16:59:08 GMT -6
Protests in Hong Kong still going, now protests in Iran:
At the same time, the Internet blockage in neighboring Iraq has also begun to be lifted. Journalists sympathetic to the Iranian people, such as Eli Lake, had noted the irony of how regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei continued to Tweet, as he deprived the people he tyrannizes over of the same opportunity.
These moves came after US President Donald Trump made his first public statements on the Iranian protests, expressing his support for the people’s desires for freedom. Vice-President Pence also tweeted in support of the Iranian protests. To back up their statements, a US Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, crossed the Straits of Hormuz, in the Persian Gulf, in a show of strength vis a vis the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Trump’s words were made more noticeable to Iranian activists abroad by a comparison to the fact that none of the leading Democratic candidates for President of the USA chose to mention the Iranian people during their debate last night. Instead, the Democrats continued to stick to the already-failed Obama line of negotiating with the regime, a tactic that Iranians describe as a betrayal of freedom.
Responding to the VP’s heartfelt tweet however is a comment by Trita Parsi, the notorious founder of NIAC, which is the Khomeinist regime’s K Street Lobby. Parsi who lives in the comfort of the U.S. has been one of the Islamic regime’s biggest assets in the DC circles and was advisor to the Obama White House, specifically Valerie Jarrett. NIAC (the National Iranian-American Council) however has been widely discredited by Iranians all across the globe and has been exposed as a network of agents advancing Tehran’s agenda throughout Capital Hill.
Iranian-Americans have also been monitoring the reactions of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) to the protests. Still calling itself a community organization, NIAC has long been exposed as the Khomeiniist lobby organ in Washington, D.C. NIAC’s director, Jamal Abdi, astoundingly claimed that the Internet going offline in Iran was a result of the US sanctions, and not the regime’s actions. Abdi’s remarks read almost word-for-word as quotations from Ali Khamenei’s most recent speech. NIAC has also gone as far as labeling the current revolution against the regime the “Persian Winter.” Iranian human rights activists again took to social media to condemn and expose the NIAC for what it is, and to call upon the Trump administration to shut down this Khomeiniist front group.
The partial Internet block lifting also came after Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, a prominent advocate of a democratic Iran, met with American officials today, most notably Senator Rand Paul, regarding the US helping to provide web access to the Iranian people.
Reza Pahlavi is also the name chanted most by the demonstrators inside Iran, who look fondly upon the reigns of his father and grandfather, as an era of secularism and progressive reforms.
Fearing the popularity of the Pahlavi family, the regime is also now blaming the protests upon a “conspiracy” supposedly organized by them, and is threatening to executive those arrested in Iran, and to attack opposition figures in the Iranian diaspora abroad.
More footage of the already-reported atrocities in Bushehr, Sanandaj, Karaj, and Ahvaz from a few days has come out.
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