Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Crisis counselors; pray this will be one Democrat idea that won't be a disaster

Will the patient-counselor privilege be a problem?

https://www.terrellaftermath.com/

When does psychotherapist patient privilege apply in a criminal case?  "But it is still a “confidential communication” to which the psychotherapist-patient privilege applies. That is because all of these people were involved in supporting Irina’s treatment. A criminal defendant may not claim the therapist-patient privilege when he has voluntarily made his mental state an issue in the criminal case."

“Co-responders” ride with police, defuse difficult situations   . . . “What they do is they are embedded with the police department,” Yinger said, “and do ride alongs to help the officers in responding to any individual that’s having a behavioral health crisis, and being able to link and coordinate them to treatment services.” . . .

Time to Confront the U.S. Capitol Police About Its January 6 Lies   "House Republicans unanimously voted against Pelosi’s $60 million payback to the USCP. GOP senators should do the same."

Bronx man charged with shooting at cops outside cell phone store  "A Bronx man busted for firing at a pair of NYPD officers outside a cell phone store was shooting to kill, police said Monday. Cops arrested Calvin Peterkin, 39, charging him with attempted murder of a police officer in the Wednesday night confrontation. The officers were responding to a call to the
Boost Mobile store on E. 174th St. and Vyse Ave. in East Morrisania when they came across Peterkin outside. He had an ongoing dispute with the store’s workers, and was waving a gun at them, police said. When the officers arrived at about 6:30 p.m., he shot at them and they returned fire," 


DeSantis Torches Reporter, Asks Why Iran Leader Allowed To ‘Talk About Killing Jews’ On Social Media But Trump Is Banned

Tony Branco

 Daily Caller  "Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis torched a reporter Monday who asked whether the governor signed a Big Tech censorship bill because of former President Donald Trump.

" 'You’re loyal to former President Donald Trump, and Donald Trump is now a resident in Florida and he was de-platformed,” the unidentified reporter asks. “Is this bill for him?”

" 'The bill is for everyday Floridians, this is what we’ve said and it will allow any Floridian to be able to provide what they’re doing. But I do think that’s another issue that has been brought to bear: when you de-platform the president of the United States but you let Ayatollah Khomeini talk about killing Jews, that is wrong,” DeSantis said, referring to the Supreme Leader of Iran.

"The crowd went into thunderous applause in response.

"DeSantis‘ remarks received a standing ovation and a barrage of cheers and support." . . .

Boss: Gov. DeSantis Strafes Reporter's Dumb, Biased Question With Facts  . . . "Gov. DeSantis strafed the stupid question so powerfully the assembled crowd erupted in applause. And then a standing ovation." . . .  More...

Biden State Dept. Urging U.S. Embassies to Fly BLM Flags to Mark 1-Year Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death

 Debra Heine

The memo, signed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, said the United States would be among “many in the international community” honoring the career criminal.

. . . " Additionally, the radical organization’s “Defund the Police” agitation has led to a massive surge in violent crime throughout the nation.

"No less an authority than former Attorney General William Barr last year characterized Black Lives Matter “a revolutionary group” that agitates a far-left agenda using fascistic tactics.

" 'They are a revolutionary group that is interested in some form of socialism, communism,” Barr told Mark Levin on Fox News, last summer. “They’re essentially Bolsheviks. Their tactics are fascistic,” he said.

"The Biden administration is reportedly planning to have the revolutionary Marxist group celebrated at U.S. outposts around the world.

"The State Department guidance is encouraging BLM-related displays within the interior, or exterior of the mission, including banners over doors, BLM spotlights, BLM projections, and BLM flags on flagpoles, according to the memo." . . .

Biden Has Faith Crisis As Catholic Church Campaigns Against Him

"Biden is such a person writ large. He rejects Church teachings on abortion, marriage, sex and gender and is hostile to religious liberty. He embraces the most pro-abortion and anti-religious liberty public policy program in history. The case against honoring him is immeasurably stronger than it was against honoring President Obama, an action that alienated countless Catholics and brought upon Notre Dame the harsh criticism of 83 cardinals, archbishops and bishops.” [Source: Daily Wire]
CBS News

The Bearded Patriot  "Throughout his political career, Joe Biden has often touted his Catholic faith. That sounds real nice, right? A politician who cares deeply about spiritual matters, even a religion that has been around for 2,000 years.

"But is Biden as good of a Catholic as he claims to be? There’s more to be a Catholic than attending mass, right? And just because someone says they believe something—doesn’t mean that they do. (Especially career politicians, who will say anything to win an election.)

"It seems for Biden, Catholicism might be more of a tool to advance his career, than a deeply-held personal faith. At least, that’s what many leaders in the church seem to believe. Recently, prominent bishops have called out Catholic Democrats, for their support of issues that conflict with the church. Most notably, abortion.

"Some have urged the church to deny them Communion. The latest development was a petition, signed by thousands of Notre Dame students and faculty, demanding Biden be barred from attending their commencement. And it looks like they had their way.

Sources at the White House claimed the school had invited Biden to speak, but said the nation’s second Roman Catholic president is unable to attend because of a scheduling conflict…

Monday, May 24, 2021

UPDATED: Over 6K Rally In Support of Israel In Los Angeles…

Auschwitz Survivor Targeted On TikTok By Pro-Palestinian Activists, ‘Happy Holocaust’…


 Adam Milstein    "And they did it peacefully (gasp!)."

But Hamas does have their friends among Democrats...

 We all knew that Obama was an anti-Semite. It appears Biden shares his anti-Israel sentiment to the point of openly betraying the Jewish state.  . . . "What a difference four months can make.  President Trump was the best friend Israel ever had in the White House.  Biden is the most dangerous enemy.  That most members of his party in Congress are comfortable hanging Israel out to dry is horrifying. 

Democrat Tlaib
"As if his silence on the growing attacks on Jews here and in Europe were not dispiriting enough, Biden has hired a known advocate for Islamic terrorists, Hina Shamsi, into his administration to help "crackdown [sic] on extremism in the military."  She and several others of her ilk join SecDef Lloyd Austin and his "hatchet man," Bishop Garrison.  All of the above are determined to purge our military and all other institutions of "extremists," those who supported the presidency of Donald Trump, the man who rebuilt the military and restored common sense to our defense forces." . . .

The Republican Party is chock-full of cowards, as we saw last week when 35 of them voted for the Jan. 6 commission, which is sure to be a partisan operation as phony as the Mueller faux investigation was.  That they choose to defend Hamas over Israel tells us everything we need to know about who they are. The Democrats may stick together and fight as a unit more than Republicans ever do, but their ranks are full of cowards, too.  Their cowards are now proven anti-Semites, and anti-Semitism is a disease.  . . .

Fly that mask from your flagpole!


Brian Joondeph
  
"Awareness ribbons are so yesterday. Today it’s the mask that demonstrates caring, scientific acumen, and virtue. It also represents the political left. Forget driving around with a Biden/Harris bumper sticker on your car. Just wear a mask while driving alone and everyone will know who you voted for." .  . .

"The “Three Maskateers,” Fauci, Biden, and Pelosi, can’t seem to get their lines straight in the mask movie.

 . . . "Liberal activist [the teenager] David Hogg acknowledges his sole reason for masking up, to signal his left-wing virtue.

I feel the need to continue wearing my mask outside even though I’m fully vaccinated because the inconvenience of having to wear a mask is more than worth it to have people not think I’m a conservative.

"It’s mostly theater and virtue signaling, especially now that COVID numbers continue to decline. Between vaccinations and natural infections, America has most likely reached herd immunity.

"But masks are more than harmless theatrics of celebrities wearing their ribbons. Masks carry their own medical risks and these ever-changing mandates, supplemented with daily doses of fear porn from cable news, have created a fearful and more compliant population. Was that the intention all along?" . . .

Former ICE Director Says ‘AOC Is The Least Smart Congresswoman In The History of Congress’

Weasel Zippers
A nation gets the government it deserves.
 

Remember this congressional Democrat's concern over the Island of Guam tipping over from our military presence there?



UPDATED: I'm sure CNN's Jim Acosta likes Chicago's mayor more than he did President Trump

Earlier this week, Lightfoot faced backlash after announcing she would only grant interviews to “Black or Brown journalists. "The Mayor later responded to the backlash saying it was because of the "overwhelming whiteness and maleness" of the Chicago media institution.

  Mayor Lori Lightfoot Receives Vote of ‘No-Confidence’ from Chicago Police Union   "Police Superintendent David Brown and First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter cited a “lack of consideration” for police officers’ working conditions, WTTW reported.

"Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 President John Catanzara said in a video that the union’s members spoke “loud and clear” during Wednesday's meeting on the vote.

There was a motion from the floor and a second from the floor with the unanimous vote with zero dissent for a no-confidence vote against the mayor, the superintendent, and the first deputy. The basis for this no-confidence vote is pretty simple. It’s two-fold It’s a lack of respect for the Gold Star families and the cancellation of the St. Jude parade, not only to Gold Star families but our members who look forward to remembering the fallen every year. The second part of the no-confidence vote was the working conditions for our officers for the better part of a year now and the lack of consideration for family life, social life, whatever the case may be. . . .  

 


 

 

 

 


Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Only Granting Interviews to ‘Black or Brown Journalists’

"I wonder how Lightfoot’s white wife feels about this. I wonder how the Asian and biracial reporters feel about this."


UPDATE: Tulsi Gabbard calls on Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to resign for 'anti-Whiteness'   "
 Former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard accused Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday of harboring anti-White racism and called for her to step down over her remarks this week about the city’s media landscape.
"In a tweet, Gabbard, a one-time Democratic presidential candidate from Hawaii, also called on President Joe Biden and other leaders to join her.
"“Mayor Lightfoot’s blatant anti-white racism is abhorrent,” she wrote. “I call upon President Biden, Kamala Harris, and other leaders of our county—of all races—to join me in calling for Mayor Lightfoot’s resignation. Our leaders must condemn all racism, including anti-white.' ” . . .

Do You Believe in UFOs? An Actual Answer May Be Near

A clear majority (60 percent) still believe there’s some other explanation for UFOs, probably human-related. Seven percent don’t know anything, like Adam Schiff.

RedState  . . . "So, they pretended to understand this new mysterious virus and what to do about it. We were afraid, so fell for their charade of dictums–two weeks to flatten the curve. Then, maybe two months. Job-crushing, savings-draining lockdowns. Masks for everyone everywhere. Perhaps two of them. Other hokum.

"As a result, now and for some future time, millions of us newly-trained cynics from the University of Covid will dismiss all kinds of government warnings. They may indeed prove accurate ultimately, but no one wants to be a sucker in this age of information and misinformation. So, they’ll be dismissed out of hand.

"Now, we come to one mystery that has endured for decades. But wait. We may finally be on the verge of solving at least part of it.

"Flying saucers. Unidentified Flying Objects. Or in Pentagon vernacular, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena." . . .

In other words, the writer wonders if we want to depend on the same source that gave us Russian Collusion, prostitutes wetting beds, two abortive impeachments and assorted Pelosi-Schiff-CNN adventures, have at it. Wake us up when it's over. TD

Stop Calling Them Progressives!

 Joy Overbeck


"When I hear prominent conservative media commentators and brainy columnists call America-haters bent on destroying our noble Constitutional Republic “progressives” I feel the top of my head may fly up and stick on the ceiling. They should know better. The sickening behavior of these tyrannical anarchists are the very opposite of progressive which Webster defines as “continuous improvement; the development of an individual or group in a direction considered more beneficial than and superior to the previous level.” There’s nothing beneficial for us as citizens or our nation about lawlessness, destruction of private property by black-masked Antifa terrorists, attacks on the First and Second Amendments, cancelling the voices of those who disagree with WOKE dogma, and shrill Maxine Waters-esque calls for personal attacks. Yet as long as we let them get away with calling themselves progressives, they can claim moral and intellectual superiority over the rest of us." . . .

. . . "What to do? First, fight back against the “progressive” racism that demonizes people for the color of their skin. Organize with other parents and citizens to forbid your local school board to impose “critical race theory” and “gender fluidity,” including the promotion of transgenderism, on children’s education curricula. Help Trump’s prosperous economy return by pressuring politicians to stop sending fat government checks that amount to more than a paycheck for many Americans." . . .

Fmr. ICE Director Homan Says 'AOC is the Least Smart Congresswoman in the History of Congress'   Video

Here's a "Progressive" for you:

Even Folks on the Left Are Tired of the 'Reform' From Progressive San Francisco DA

"There’s a terrible case out of San Francisco that perhaps encapsulates, in a very simple way, the problem that we now face with rising crime, “reform,” and progressive district attorneys.

"According to KGO, a 75-year- old woman was beaten, grabbed by the hair, and dragged in an attempted car-jacking outside of a supermarket. A Good Samaritan had to rush in to save her.

"There were many witnesses to the crime. And multiple suspects were involved, including one minor who was arrested and charged with robbery, elder abuse, aggravated assault, and conspiracy.

"But now, those charges against the minor have reportedly been dropped, according to what KGO’s Dion Lim had been told by multiple sources. Why? Allegedly because there was a “lack of DNA evidence.” This, despite multiple witnesses to the event." . . .

The shoplifting has become such an epidemic, 17 Walgreens have packed it in. The shoplifting is at 4x the rate as in the rest of the country. Why? Because there are no criminal consequences for the action — and the criminals know it, so there’s more of it.
 

The curious case of the BLM-loving Capitol riot provocateur who was paid $35K each by CNN and NBC

Thomas Lifson 

John Earle Sullivan
 "Well, this isn't going to help the corporate media narrative that "insurrectionists" inspired by President Trump's rhetoric tried to overthrow democracy at the Capitol.  Yesterday on ABC's This Week, George Will said, "I would like to see January 6th as burned into the American mind as firmly as 9/11," and I don't think he meant as an example of agents provocateurs creating false flag incidents to discredit their political rivals.

"But thanks to a court filing that has escaped corporate media notice, we now know that the Justice Department has seized over $60,000 from the bank accounts of John Earle Sullivan, who sold video he took of activities that day, including of the murder of Ashli Babbitt, under the theory that it was the fruit of a criminal act." . . .

Mr. Sullivan has a history of attending BLM demonstrations and encouraging violence.

In Provo, Utah, police charged him with threatening a woman driver and damaging her car during a June 29 George Floyd protest. He came to Washington in August and at a BLM rally urged protesters to drag Mr. Trump out of the White House, according to court filings.

. . . 

What Joe Biden DEMANDED from Israel for a ceasefire…but has no prayer of getting


BareNakedIslam  "A tentative ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is currently holding in Gaza while tensions are high run in the region. Israel also left open the door to the resumption of the fighting if the ceasefire wasn’t honored."

RedState: Hamas stood on the ruins of a bombed building earlier today to declare victory, while the Biden administration is already seeking to take credit for the halt in hostilities. Meanwhile, details are coming out about exactly what Biden demanded of Israel, while he demanded nothing of Hamas. You can be sure that Israel is ignoring these ridiculous demands."

. . . 
"Yet, it’s the last demand that show the sinister nature of the Biden Regime. Biden asked that Jews no longer celebrate Jerusalem Flag day, a holiday where Jews take the streets to celebrate their nation. Imagine if another country demanded we stopped celebrating the Fourth of July or Memorial Day, in exchange for them not bombing us. How well would that go over?" . . .