Friday, June 12, 2020
San Francisco transit agency to no longer transport police to George Floyd protests
Agents of change!
Fox News "The San Francisco Municipal Transporation Agency announced Tuesday it will no longer transport San Francisco Police Department officers to protests over the death of George Floyd after photos and videos on social media showed buses filled with officers in riot gear.
"The agency first said, ‘We transport everyone at MTA and make sure our services are available for critical needs.”
"But this week, the agency said it wanted to be “agents of change.”
"Along with no longer conveying officers to “anti-police brutality protests,” SFMTA said in a statement posted on Twitter, it plans to “advance our agency-wide implicit bias training and other equity trainings that provide us with personal/professional tools to address the agency’s and our own bias to ensure that all are heard and included in our future.' ” . . .
The Government Of San Francisco Is Now Prohibiting Cops From Using The Bus To Get To Protests
Fox News "The San Francisco Municipal Transporation Agency announced Tuesday it will no longer transport San Francisco Police Department officers to protests over the death of George Floyd after photos and videos on social media showed buses filled with officers in riot gear.
"The agency first said, ‘We transport everyone at MTA and make sure our services are available for critical needs.”
"But this week, the agency said it wanted to be “agents of change.”
"Along with no longer conveying officers to “anti-police brutality protests,” SFMTA said in a statement posted on Twitter, it plans to “advance our agency-wide implicit bias training and other equity trainings that provide us with personal/professional tools to address the agency’s and our own bias to ensure that all are heard and included in our future.' ” . . .
The Government Of San Francisco Is Now Prohibiting Cops From Using The Bus To Get To Protests
The Fascists Are After William Jacobson [Updated]
"We are living in extraordinarily dangerous times, reminiscent of the Chinese Communist Cultural Revolution, in which professors guilty of wrongthink were publicy denounced and fired at the behest of students who insist on absolute ideological orthodoxy."Power Line "William Jacobson is the proprietor of Legal Insurrection, an excellent and highly successful web site. He has made major contributions to a number of news stories, focused primarily but not exclusively on legal matters. Jacobson is a clinical law professor at Cornell.
"Until now, he has been able to keep his conservative web site separate from the left-wing milieu in which he works. But in the current moment, conservatives are under frenzied attack everywhere. William’s “crime” was criticizing the Black Lives Matter organization, which now, apparently, may not be questioned. He writes:
. . .From Saturday, June 6, through Monday, June 8, over 15 emails from [Cornell Law School] alumni were received by the Dean of the law school, demanding that action be taken against me ranging from an institutional statement denouncing me to firing. …The effort appears coordinated, as some of the emails were in a template form. All of the emails as of Monday were from graduates within the past 10 years.Only one of the emails was shared with me, with names removed, on the condition that I not post it or quote from it. I am permitted to characterize the complaint: My views are not consistent with the law school Dean’s public statement on police violence and my writings were hurtful and divisive, and the person could not understand why I am still on the faculty. [As an aside, my writings are consistent with the Dean’s statement, but that’s another matter.]
Ricky Gervais Shreds Celebrities Who Put Out Cringeworthy ‘I Take Responsibility’ Racism PSA
The Political Insider "Comedian Ricky Gervais openly mocked celebrities after a group of them released an anti-racism PSA that makes current issues in America all about them.
"The PSA (seen below) will actually make you feel physically uncomfortable watching it as Hollywood’s best and brightest put their white guilt on display for the world to see.
"The two-minute video features celebrities vowing to “take responsibility” for a host of things they feel have contributed to racism in America.
“ 'Every not-so-funny joke, every unfair stereotype,” actor Justin Theroux laments.
"Racially charged jokes are going to be eliminated. There goes the career of Chris Rock. Start burning tapes of Richard Pryor.
"Kristin Bell vowed to take responsibility “for every time it was easier to ignore it than to call it out for what it was.' ” . . .
It was indeed terrible how racist our society was and the evil that was done to minorities in my own lifetime. WW2 was fought by our "Greatest Generation", but I see two separate Greatest Generations at that time: black and white. I can countenance reparations for those who were direct victims of Jim Crow such as the Tuskegee Airmen for example, but not one dime to the Sharptons, Waters, and others who we see looting and rioting.
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Updated: Any excuse to virtue - signal is a good excuse for Lady Antebellum, but.....
I hasten to mention this is from Legal Insurrection:
Lady Antebellum Changing Name to Lady A: ‘Deeply Sorry’ for Pain the Name Caused Others
"Antebellum means pre-war, but most commonly associated with the time before the Civil War."
Lady Antebellum Is Now ‘Lady A.’ But So Is a Blues Singer Who’s Used the Name for 20 Years
“ 'This is my life. They’re using the name because of a Black Lives Matter incident that, for them, is just a moment in time,” says the original Lady A, a 61-year-old black singer who’s released multiple records under the name"
They failed to see that due diligence was done and that was a dumb mistake, but, good grief, here comes the old "white privilege" thing again.
Lady Antebellum Changing Name to Lady A: ‘Deeply Sorry’ for Pain the Name Caused Others
"Antebellum means pre-war, but most commonly associated with the time before the Civil War."
"Lady Antebellum changed their name to Lady A since people use “antebellum” to describe the era in the South before the Civil War.
"Antebellum also refers to the Southern house style during that period.
"The trio – Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, and Hillary Scott – chose the name Lady Antebellum because they took their first band pictures at that kind of house.
"But after the death of George Floyd, the band did some soul-searching.
. . .We’ve watched and listened more than ever these last few weeks, and our hearts have been stirred with conviction, our eyes opened wide to the injustices, inequality and biases black women and men have always faced and continue to face everyday [sic]. Now, blindspots we didn’t even know existed have been revealed.After much personal reflection, band discussion, prayer and many honest conversations with some of our closes black friends and colleagues, we have decided to drop the word “Antebellum” from our name and move on as Lady A, the nickname our fans gave us almost from the start.
Lady Antebellum Is Now ‘Lady A.’ But So Is a Blues Singer Who’s Used the Name for 20 Years
“ 'This is my life. They’re using the name because of a Black Lives Matter incident that, for them, is just a moment in time,” says the original Lady A, a 61-year-old black singer who’s released multiple records under the name"
They failed to see that due diligence was done and that was a dumb mistake, but, good grief, here comes the old "white privilege" thing again.
President Trump Announces Four Step Program to Empower Good Police and Embolden Communities
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"Americans are good and virtuous people. We have to work together to confront bigotry and prejudice wherever they appear but we will make no progress and heal no wounds by falsely labeling tens-of-millions of decent Americans as racists or bigots. We have to get everybody together. We have to be on the same path," Trump said.
"We have do many different elements of strength in this country. We have such potential in this country...we are the greatest country in the world," he continued. "I'll be announcing four steps to build safety and opportunity and dignity."
"The steps:
"We have do many different elements of strength in this country. We have such potential in this country...we are the greatest country in the world," he continued. "I'll be announcing four steps to build safety and opportunity and dignity."
"The steps:
1) Pursuing economic development in minority communities beyond established opportunity zones and increasing access to capital 2) Confronting healthcare disparities, chronic conditions and reforming medical institutions that aren't up to standard 3) Finalizing an executive order that encourages police departments nationwide to meet professional standards on use of force and de-escelation -- the order also encourages social workers and police to work together on difficult problems 4) Calling on Congress to enact school choice. . . Full article...
The ‘Autonomous Zone’ In Seattle Is A Harbinger Of America’s Future If Politicians Don’t Start Working Together
So our nation bows before a generation whose leaders want to govern where we eat, what we enjoy in entertainment, the history we remember, and the political opinions we are allowed to hold? We fought our Revolution over less oppression than this. TD
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CNN Reporter Tells Anderson Cooper How Peaceful the Autonomous Zone Is, Just As An Angry Person Tries To Stop The Report "Absolutely hilarious. You can see them struggling to say it’s peaceful as the report is interrupted and the report is afraid he’s in danger."
"Incredible CNN segment. Reporter says how peaceful it is in CHAZ. One of the protesters crashes the shot and tries to organize people to interrupt the report. Reporter then says “no doubt some of these protesters are armed” (contradicting CNN's report):
Unless our leaders put aside their differences and egos, we’ll continue to have unrest, increasing unemployment and the destruction of small businesses. They need to talk and take action before it's too late. Unfortunately, the middle class and poor will be impacted the most by the lack of leadership from our elected officials.
The ‘Autonomous Zone’ In Seattle Is A Harbinger Of America’s Future If Politicians Don’t Start Working Together . . . "Protesters took over a part of the city, calling it the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ). It was created to serve as a community, commune, self-sustaining, police-free zone. The protesters demanded that the police be abolished and the mayor fired. The governor of Washington state, Jay Inslee, said in a press conference that he’s unaware of what's happening.
"Assistant Police Chief of the Criminal Investigations Bureau Deanna Nollette said, “We have heard anecdotally reports of citizens and businesses being asked to pay a fee to operate within this area.” Nolette added, “There is no legal right for those arms to be used to intimidate community members. This is the crime of extortion."
"The New York Times had a differing perspective reporting, “What has emerged is an experiment in life without the police—part street festival, part commune. Hundreds have gathered to hear speeches, poetry and music. On Tuesday night, dozens of people sat in the middle of an intersection to watch 13th, the Ava DuVernay film about the criminal justice system’s impact on African-Americans. On Wednesday, children made chalk drawings in the middle of the street.' ” . . .
Surely we have better minds in government than AOC, Pelosi, Inslee, Hirono and "The Squad". TD
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Has America ever had a more crazed mayor than Seattle’s Jenny Durkan?
ELECTIONS MATTER!
Andrea Widburg "It’s no longer big news that Black Lives Matter, Antifa, anarchists, sex offenders, and criminal opportunists seized a six-block area in Seattle’s chi-chi Capitol Hill district. The same people who protested against Trump’s walls built walls around their Utopian paradise, the gun haters armed themselves, and the ones decrying identification at elections demand identification for anyone seeking to enter the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (or CHAZ). Most mayors would be horrified, but not Jenny Durkan. She likes it. (Emphasis gleefully added by TD)
Seattle Mayor's Infuriating Characterization of Autonomous Zone
Andrea Widburg "It’s no longer big news that Black Lives Matter, Antifa, anarchists, sex offenders, and criminal opportunists seized a six-block area in Seattle’s chi-chi Capitol Hill district. The same people who protested against Trump’s walls built walls around their Utopian paradise, the gun haters armed themselves, and the ones decrying identification at elections demand identification for anyone seeking to enter the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (or CHAZ). Most mayors would be horrified, but not Jenny Durkan. She likes it. (Emphasis gleefully added by TD)
"According to Wikipedia, the Capitol Hill district is a densely populated area known for its counterculture and LGBTQ communities. It’s in sync with the 87% of Seattle’s population that supported Hillary in 2016. It’s in this neighborhood that BLM has brought forth a new nation, conceived in hysteria and violence, and dedicated to the proposition that all black people are created better than everyone else (because only their lives matter).
"Tucker Carlson does a fine job describing what life is like in the new nation of CHAZ::
Remember Personal identification required to get into this walled nation.Last night, Antifa-affiliated activists created a six-block barricade in Capitol Hill and declared themselves "autonomous" from the City of Seattle.— Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) June 9, 2020
This is what happens when you "defund the police": armed paramilitaries seize control and impose their anti-democratic agenda. pic.twitter.com/uDplyDgY9q
Seattle Mayor's Infuriating Characterization of Autonomous Zone
This ‘patriotic’ act has resulted in anarchists reportedly hurling objects at police, who are forbidden from the area, food shortages, sexual assault, allegations of extortion, and the rise of a warlord of sorts.
California Public School Teacher Admits to Teaching Her Students That Trump is Fascist.
Politics "Let me explain something about social engineering. You are a smart person right? There is this thing it is called projecting what you are doing. This is what she is doing.
"The Gateway Pundit has identified the teacher to be Lora Yorch, a government and economics teacher at California High School, which is part of the Whittier Union High Schools. Lora Yorch Multiple twitter accounts reveal a deep obsession with hating the President, admitting that she has told her students not to enlist in the military until President Trump is out of office because they will “die to line his pockets.” Yorch said." . . .
"The Gateway Pundit has identified the teacher to be Lora Yorch, a government and economics teacher at California High School, which is part of the Whittier Union High Schools. Lora Yorch Multiple twitter accounts reveal a deep obsession with hating the President, admitting that she has told her students not to enlist in the military until President Trump is out of office because they will “die to line his pockets.” Yorch said." . . .
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