Scarborough: MSNBC viewers ‘too stupid’ to see campus protests helping Trump should ‘change channel’

 The Hill 

“This is not helping the people of Gaza,” he said. “And this is not helping those of us who want to help fight fascism in America.” And what do you refer to as fascism? Those who start this war or those who want to stop those who slaughter men women and children in their homes? TD

"MSNBC host Joe Scarborough warned that the discourse surrounding demonstrations against the war in Gaza across college campuses are helping former President Trump’s election chances.

"Scarborough compared the current protests to those of the anti-war movement in the 1960s.

“ 'I remember my parents asking, what in the world is going on in this country? And of course, you know, they were raised in the Great Depression and rural Georgia,” he said Thursday on “Morning Joe,” adding “Kind of hard for them to hear rich kids on the campus of Harvard are taking over, or taking over campuses at Columbia.”

"The host continued, insisting the outrage the demonstrations are receiving from conservatives in America are helping Trump politically.

“ 'If you’re offended by this, please, I’m trying to help you,” he said. ”I don’t want Donald Trump to get elected. All right? I’m trying to help you. If you’re too stupid to figure that out, you can change to another channel.”

"The host’s comments were first highlighted by Mediaite.

"The demonstrations have broken out in the wake of Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza, which has killed tens of thousands in the region since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack." . . .

Can The Current Universities Be Saved?

 Victor Davis Hanson; American Greatness (amgreatness.com)

Politicized faculty, infantilized students, and mediocre classes have combined to erode the prestige of college degrees, even at once elite colleges.

"Elite higher education in America—long unquestioned as globally preeminent—is facing a perfect storm. Fewer applicants, higher costs, impoverished students, collapsing standards, and increasingly politicized and mediocre faculty reflect a collapse of the university system.

"The country is waking up to the reality that a bachelor’s degree no longer equates with graduates being broadly educated and analytical. Just as often, they are stereotyped as pampered, largely ignorant, and gratuitously opinionated.

"No wonder polls show a drastic loss of public respect for higher education and, specifically, a growing lack of confidence in the professoriate.

"Each year, there are far fewer students entering college. Despite a U.S. population 40 million larger than 20 years ago, fertility rates have fallen in two decades by some 500,000 births per year.

"Meanwhile, from 1980 to 2020, room, board, and tuition increased by 170 percent.

"Skyrocketing costs cannot be explained by inflation alone, given that campuses have lightened faculty teaching loads while expanding administrative staff. At Stanford, there is nearly one staffer or administrative position for every student on campus.

"At the same time, to vie for a shrinking number of students, colleges began offering costly in loco parentis counseling, Club Med-style dorms and accommodations, and extracurricular activities.

"As applicants grew scarcer and expenses went up, universities began offering “full-service” student-aid packages, heavily reliant on government-subsidized student loans. The collective indebtedness of over 40 million student borrowers is nearing $2 trillion.

"Worse still, an entire new array of therapeutic majors and minors appeared in the social sciences. Most of these gender/race/environmental courses did not emphasize analytical, mathematical, or oral and written skills. Such course work did not impress employers.

"Faculty hiring had become increasingly non-meritocratic based on diversity/equity/inclusion criteria. New faculty hires have sought to institutionalize self-serving DEI and recalibrate higher education to prepare a new generation for self-perpetuating radical ideologies.

"At the more elite campuses, racial quotas vastly curtailed the number of Asian and white students. But that racialist social engineering project required dropping the SAT requirement and comparative ranking of high school grade point averages." . . .

Douglas Murray slams Drew Barrymore over ‘grotesque’ praise of Kamala Harris

  YouTube  "Author Douglas Murray has slammed actress Drew Barrymore over her “grotesque” praise of Vice President Kamala Harris during her talk show.

"The Vice President appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show where the actress closely leant into Ms Harris’ face to discuss the state of US politics. " 'I've been thinking that we really all need a tremendous hug in the world right now,” Barrymore said. “ 'But in our country, we need you to be Mamala of the country.” "Mr Murray said the United States does not need a mum but needs an “effective president and vice president”. “ 'We have this kind of mouthwash from the Democrat supporters in the celebrity class who pretend that actually, Kamala Harris, who can't do the jobs that she was assigned to do, will do a job that nobody could perform and nobody should perform,” he told Sky News host Rita Panahi." . . .

More on Hollywood people fawning over America's embarrassments: Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” shares a DM clip of Joe Biden’s appearance on “The Howard Stern Show,” where Howard Stern embarrassed himself by flattering Biden with unbelievable praises.

This Clip Proves Howard Stern Has Completed His Transformation Into Elitist Tool (youtube.com)  

Here are a couple of responses to Stern's exaltation of Joe Biden:

" Remember when Stern used to mock Don Imus for being a corporate sellout? Now he’s a sellout for the worst president in the history of this country…how pathetic.

"These “celebrities” that have become so irrelevant, now so sickeningly pathetic as they will do and/or say anything to get that status back. Howard is a coward. This is the epitome of Stern: “Those that can convince you to believe in absurdities will also convince you to commit atrocities” ~ Voltaire"

Columbia University Turmoil Recalls the Hitler Youth

  The American Spectator | USA News and Politics 

Then there was “Kristallnacht” — the “Night of Broken Glass” — in which Nazi supporters attacked shops and stores owned by Jews, breaking their windows and trashing them. The Holocaust Encyclopedia notes that: Hitler Youth members across the country shattered the shop windows of an estimated 7,500 Jewish-owned commercial establishments and looted their wares.

In this video, a snowflake demands the adults care for them. "Exactly like the Gazans! Attack Israel but have nothing prepared for the civilians. They are occupying the building, but did not prepare in advance. What about TAP WATER?"

Or maybe just walk across the street to a takeout? No, they will want vegan food; almond milk is a start.

;

"In the long ago and far away, as the anti-Semitism of Adolf Hitler’s Nazis slowly became front and center in 1920s Germany, what became known as the “Hitler Youth” came into existence.

"Over there at the Holocaust Encyclopedia is this background on the group: 

The Hitler Youth (Hitlerjugend, or HJ) was the Nazi-organized youth movement. It was made up of different sections for boys and girls. The boys’ branch was simply called the Hitler Youth. The girls’ branch was called the League of German Girls (Bund Deutscher Mädel, BDM).

When the Nazis came to power in January 1933, the Hitler Youth movement had approximately 100,000 members. By the end of the same year, membership had increased to more than 2 million (30% of German youth ages 10-18). In the following years, the Nazi regime encouraged and pressured young people to join the Hitler Youth organizations. Enthusiasm, peer pressure, and coercion led to a significant increase in membership. By 1937, membership in the Hitler Youth grew to 5.4 million (65% of youth ages 10-18). By 1940 the number was 7.2 million (82%).

Nazifying German Youth The Role of Hitler Youth in the Nazi Regime

Beginning in 1933, the Hitler Youth and the League of German Girls had an important role to play in the new Nazi regime. Through these organizations, the Nazi regime planned to indoctrinate young people with Nazi ideology. This was part of the process of Nazifying German society. The aim of this process was to dismantle existing social structures and traditions. The Nazi youth groups were about imposing conformity. Youth throughout Germany wore the same uniforms, sang the same Nazi songs, and participated in similar activities.

. . . "Columbia rabbi warns Jewish students to go home, don’t come back to campus because of ‘extreme antisemitism’ 

"The world has been here before.

"Not good at all."

Trump trial live updates: 'What have we done?' Stormy Daniels' lawyer texted on election night

  ABC News (go.com)

. . . "Stormy Daniels' former attorney Keith Davidson read to the jury her denial statement from Jan. 30, 2018.

"I am denying this affair because it never happened," the statement read.

"I think it's effectively true," Davidson testified, arguing that a "relationship is an ongoing interaction."

"At one point, Davidson drafted a statement affirming that Michael Cohen was the source of the Daniels' hush money payment. Cohen had texted Cohen Chis Cuomo's email address." . . .

Who is Lisa Fithian, and Why Does It Matter That She Was at the Columbia Uprising?

  Kingsjester's Blog (kingsjestersblog.com)

The New York Police Department has identified Professional Protestor Lisa Fithian as one of those who have been involved in the pro-Hamas uprising at Columbia University, which included taking  maintenance workers hostage in the building in which the Dean’s office was and barricading themselves inside until Tuesday night when they were, shall we say, escorted out of the building by New York’s Finest.

"I am sure that Lisa Fithian was not the only professional protester and outside agitator stirring the anti-Semitic pot at Columbia University.

"I decided to learn more about her. I went to my favorite source concerning such matters, discoverthenetworks.org.

"Here is a quick overview of her “accomplishments”:

“* Longtime community organizer and direct-action agitator

* A key organizer of the violent demonstrations that caused the shutdown of the 1999 WTO meetings in Seattle

* Served as a human shield in actions conducted by the International Solidarity Movement in the Palestinian cities of Jenin and Nablus

* Has accused Israel of “slaughter[ing] Palestinians every single day in Gaza and the Occupied territories”

* Seeks to “create crisis, because crisis is that edge where change is possible”

* The top street-level organizer of the Occupy Wall Street movement”

"But, wait…there’s more…

If the nation copies California, do you want your state to be Gavinized?

"As if California didn’t run enough businesses out of business and employees out of jobs during the pandemic, the state is now “helping” them by embracing economic illiteracy." JF

California’s fast-food minimum wage hike is backfiring; Zachary Faria, Washington Examiner

"California’s fast-food minimum wage hike has been in effect for just one month, and the consequences are proving to be fewer hours and potentially fewer jobs for workers." . . .

. . ."In total, fast food prices have gone up in California by 10% since September, a larger increase than in any other state. Restaurants have already passed those prices on to consumers, as was expected, and are cutting hours and adding kiosks. Fewer hours for employees means less money, fewer sales to consumers means less business, which means fewer hours for employees, and automated kiosks mean a reduced need for employees, which means fewer hours (or jobs) for employees.

Gav the Gov

"Are you starting to see how the “minimum wage” ends up backfiring on the very employees it supposedly benefits?

"This is always how the minimum wage song and dance goes. When congressional Democrats wanted to impose a one-size-fits-all $15-an-hour federal minimum wage on the country, the Congressional Budget Office determined that it would lift 900,000 people out of poverty. Less mentioned was the (low-end estimate) 1.4 million people it would throw into poverty via unemployment. Even California Democrats knew this, which is why politically connected businesses managed to be granted exemptions, on which the state is now muddying the waters." . . .

American colleges and culture seem adept at raising useful idiots

 WATCH: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Block Jewish Students, Others from Entering Campus (jewishjournal.com)

Wristbands are being used to identify anti-Israel students at @UCLA so that they are allowed to enter Royce Quad, Royce Hall, and Powell Library.

AfterMath - Home (terrellaftermath.com)

Columbia protestors throw world's biggest toddler tantrum when the cops show up - Monica Showalter

Biden Considering Bringing Gaza Palestinians to US and Giving Them Citizenship - Numbers Show That Could Be Disastrous (westernjournal.com)

A functioning Democracy requires people with the abilities of critical thinking and civil discourse that allows them to study, evaluate and rationally discuss idea with which they do not agree. A lack of such skills — or simply of fundamental willingness to leave their echo chambers (on the right or the left) is what leads to situations like the petulant protests occurring on so many U.S. college campuses today.

Soon we'd have a Palestinian faction in Congress working with the Squad.

UCLA Pro-Hamas Mob Issue List of Demands, Including Zip Ties and Gas Masks (legalinsurrection.com)

NEW: @FoxNews has obtained a Google Doc w/ a list of needs that protesters at the UCLA camp are requesting, including: - Vegan & gluten free food - “Super bright” flashlights w/ strobe - Rope & zip ties - Helmets, shields, & wood - Lotion, “NO sunscreen” - Knee & elbow pads

Obama’s Domestic Terror Buddy Bill Ayers Shows Up to Support Campus Occupiers at U. Chicago (legalinsurrection.com)  . . ."People who remember the 2008 election will recall that Ayers became a political lightning rod because he was an old friend of Barack Obama, who famously dismissed their relationship, calling Ayers just a ‘guy from the neighborhood.’

. . ."Ayers’ appearance underscores what many feel is the real aim of the protesters—to create mayhem, endorse violence, and subvert authority. Do they really care all that much about the Palestinians? It would seem not, given the multiple reports of wild-eyed protesters who seem to have no idea what they’re actually demonstrating for or against."

Jewish UCLA student said protesters blocked him from walking to class (foxla.com)    

"A Jewish first-year student at UCLA says  blocked him from walking to class Monday. He posted video of the interaction on social media Monday afternoon, where it has already gained tens of thousands of views.

"This is a shame this is happening in the year 2024," said Eli Tsivis, the UCLA first-year student from the video. "This is exactly what would happen in 1930s Germany when Jewish students were blocked out of universities [by] fellow German students."

"Tsivis was carrying pepper spray with him Tuesday while walking on campus. He said some of his classmates don’t feel safe at school with the current camp-in demonstration taking place.

"Pictures shared with FOX 11 from inside the encampment show graffiti on buildings and walkways. In addition, someone wrote "Step Here" with sidewalk chalk next to the Star of David."

Arabs never stopped trying to destroy Israel and her people. Useful idiots on American campuses will not rest until they have succeeded and much of liberal society will condemn Israel if they dare fight for their existence. TD

Nobody knows what Zionism means anymore. Two historians help explain why.

 Jewish Telegraphic Agency (jta.org)

“After thousands of years of being colonized or sent into [the] Diaspora or disempowered or persecuted or killed, Zionism allowed Jews self-determination in a land that had historically been theirs and to which they returned,” Sarna said." ...

"I was born in 1995, which means a lot of things. The Twin Towers toppled when I was only in kindergarten. I’m a digital native. In my lifetime, Israel has always existed. And most people have no idea what the word “Zionism” means.

"At lunch recently with a friend who is Jewish and deeply knowledgeable about politics, she illustrated just how serious the misunderstanding is. After two hours of talking about progressive activism, her eyes widened in horror when I noted that I am a Zionist.

“ 'Doesn’t that just mean you’re against Palestinian rights?” she asked.

“ 'Of course not,” I replied, and asked her if she knew what the term Zionist actually means.

"She didn’t.

"I explained to her that Zionists are simply people who believe in the right of Jewish people to have self-determination in their ancestral homeland.

"Rather than supporting a specific administration or everything Israel does, “Zionism is Jewish self-determination,” Sara Yael Hirschhorn, visiting assistant professor in Israel studies at Northwestern University’s Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies, told me recently. “It’s co-signing that Israel should exist, that Jews have a right to self-determination no more or no less than any other nationality, that Jews are not only a religion but they’re also a people and a nation, that they have the right to have control over their own affairs, that their existence is not only predicated on being a minority in some other country.” . . .

We will dance again: Nova to hold concert to honor victims of festival massacre

Israel News - The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com)

"The Nova tribe community announced that it will hold a concert to honor the memory of victims killed at the Nova music festival on October 7, named We Will Dance Again, which will be held at Yarkon Park on June 27.

"Many of Israel’s top artists will appear on stage to demonstrate their support for survivors, call

 for the return of the hostages, and commemorate the victims of the festival. 

364 people were killed at the Nova party on October 7 when Hamas terrorists infiltrated

 southern Israel from Gaza. 

The proceeds from the tickets will go towards raising funds for rehabilitation for the festival survivors and the families of those killed. Some proceeds will also finance the mental and physical recovery and rehabilitation of the survivors.

"The setlist includes Benaia Barabi, Berry Sakharof, Noga Erez, Mosh Ben-Ari, and Ninet

 Tayeb.

"Alongside electronic music that is well known by the Nova community, some artists will play trance pieces that were meant to be featured on the Nova set repertoire on October 7 to commemorate those who died. Nova stated that the message of the event will be “unity, strength, and hope.”

In memory of the Hamas massacre, this song was played as a memorial last year:

"This is a clip from the Nova Festival on October 7: A festival of joy, a festival of peace, a #festival of love...and a festival where #Hamas ruthlessly massacred over 260 innocent civilians and kidnapped countless more. There are no words to describe this incomprehensible tragedy. May the memories of the victims forever be a blessing, and may those who have been kidnapped return home safely soon."

Here are the top American cities Joe Biden is sending hundreds of thousands of paroled migrants - so is YOUR home town on the list?

  Daily Mail Online 

"Under fire Secretary Mayorkas says the program led to a reduction in people from those nations illegally crossing the border. 

" 'It is a key element of our efforts to address the unprecedented level of migration throughout our hemisphere, and other countries around the world see it as a model to tackle the challenge of increased irregular migration that they too are experiencing,' Mayorkas said.

"New York City, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco were also in the top 10 of destinations. 

"Another 1.6million migrants are waiting to get into the country via this same program, DHS claims.

"Multiple states, including Florida, have attempted to sue to stop the program but have thus far been unsuccessful.

" 'Biden's parole program is unlawful, and constitutes an abuse of constitutional authority. Florida is currently suing Biden to shut it down, and we believe that we will prevail,' said Governor Ron DeSantis' press secretary, Jeremy Redfern. 

"Since Biden took office, the U.S. has seen record-high numbers of illegal border crossings.

"Customs and Border Protection has apprehended more than 7.6 million migrants illegally crossing the southern border – the majority of which are traveling from Central and South American countries in efforts to claim asylum in the U.S." . . .

Barely A Month Old, California’s $20-Hr. Fast-Food Minimum Wage Is Already An Economic Disaster –

  Issues & Insights (issuesinsights.com) 

Actually, it was blackmail. The California Restaurant Association sold out the national fast-food chains, which are the targets of this law. The SEIU, which had used “strikes” at 450 fast-food locations to show they mean business, basically extorted the fast-food chains 

"California Democrats who pushed through the state’s punitive new minimum wage must be feeling mighty proud about now. Not only are fast-food joints closing or replacing low-end employees with overseas workers and robots, now the law is costing the very people it was supposed to help while decimating consumers’ wallets. Well done!

"The $20-an-hour wage floor foisted on California’s fast-food restaurants, dubbed with the innocent-sounding moniker Assembly Bill 257, was signed into law last fall. It didn’t take long to become a disaster.

"Hoover Institution senior fellow and economist Lee Ohanian showed just how quickly bad policies can wreck an economy. And the damage was done even before the law officially went into effect a month ago today.

" 'Between last fall and January,” Ohanian wrote, “California fast-food restaurants cut about 9,500 jobs, representing a 1.3% change from September 2023.” By comparison, overall employment in California during that period fell just 0.2%.

"Those who are losing their jobs in this new higher-wage environment are those most easily replaced, with the lowest productivity — which usually means minority youths with minimal education and little or no work skills. In short, the most vulnerable among us.

" 'This includes losses at Pizza Hut and Round Table Pizza which are in the process of firing nearly 1,300 delivery drivers. El Pollo Loco and Jack in the Box announced that they will speed up the use of robotics, including robots that make salsa and cook fried foods,” Ohanian added.

"Because of escalating costs, many restaurants are also adding “ordering kiosks,” basically firing workers and replacing them with user-friendly computer terminals.

"And, to repeat, this was even before the law went into effect. In the coming weeks and months, expect more job devastation, business closures and sharply higher prices paid by consumers." 

"Indeed, that latter point — higher prices — is already slamming Cali consumers." . . .