9/11 museum scrapping 20th anniversary memorial is a disgrace

 9/11 museum scrapping 20th anniversary memorial is a disgrace

"Remember all the talk that if we didn’t rebuild after 9/11, the “terrorists would have won?” The museum has raised the white flag to the virus and there’s no turning back"

"As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack looms, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum is crying poverty for the second year in a row. This time, it says it can’t afford to mount special exhibitions planned to mark the two-decade milestone. 

"In 2020, the twin-beam “Tribute in Light” was canceled only to win a last-minute reprieve after soon-to-be-ex Gov. Cuomo pitched in state resources. But no such bailout appears in the offing this time. 

"In fact, this year, the museum is shamefully restricting the reading-of-the-names ceremony exclusively to the families of 9/11 victims. No hero firefighters, cops, first responders or emergency workers, who were normally welcome until the pandemic eliminated last year’s event, are invited. 

"It’s simply outrageous that the great museum — a “humanely crafted engine of catharsis,” as I wrote at its 2014 opening — plans to sit out the 20th anniversary with a diminished acknowledgement of America’s worst terrorist attack and more pleas to pay a visit with tickets starting at $28 each." . . .

Schools and leftists

 

Image by Max Benjamin.

Campus Reform | WATCH: Sen. Cruz explains Marxist origins of CRT in new LI training "Senator Ted Cruz's speech is part of a new Leadership Institute training that coaches people on how to run for school boards.

"During his speech, Cruz analyzed the Marxist origins of CRT and the past statements of its proponents, including Ibram X. Kendi." . . .  Watch the video here.

"There is no question that all students need to learn about the evil of slavery, about JC about the horrible racial discrimination we've had in our country. But to reinvent the story of the American founding...and to characterize slavery as the beginning of and the heart of America, is to distort what America is all about."

. . .  "Cruz also addresses how to identify Critical Race Theory, the ways in which it discriminates, and the harm that is done to children by teachers unions that insist on keeping Critical Race Theory in the classroom. 

CNN Demands School Kids Wear N95 Masks in School – Watts Up With That?

CNN Medical Analyst Wen: Kids Need Weekly Testing, N95 Masks ‘Cloth Masks Are Not Enough’

"CNN medical contributor Dr. Leana Wen said Tuesday on “The Situation Room” that when children return to school, they should wear N95 or at least a three-ply surgical masks and be tested weekly for coronavirus.

"Anchor Wolf Blitzer said, “Dr. Wen nearly 94,000 cases of coronavirus in children were reported in the past week alone here in the United States. What is it going to take to get kids back to school safely?' ” . . .

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An American apocalypse – why people of all classes, races are filled with fear

What started out as elite woke nonsense now warps everyone’s daily life

                                                                Earl of Taint

Scientists Rename Climate Change 'COVID' So Americans Will Immediately Give Up All Their Rights To Fight It  "COVID is going to destroy us in less than 12 years," said Al Gore to a packed house. "We must stop this by purchasing as many of my books as possible, so I can fly to more places to spread the word about COVID."

 Victor Davis Hanson   "Americans are growing angrier by the day in a way different from prior sagebrush revolts such as the 1960s Silent Majority or Tea Party furor of over a decade ago. 

"The rage at the current status quo this time is not just fueled by conservatives. For the first time in their lives, all Americans of all classes and races are starting to fear a self-created apocalypse that threatens their families’ safety and the American way of life. 

"The border is not just porous as in the pre-Trump past. It is nonexistent. Some 2 million people may cross illegally in the current fiscal year—with complete impunity. 

"There is zero effort to stop them. Officials daily hector Americans to get vaccinated and tested for COVID. But they are mute about illegal entrants, some of them infected with the virus.

"Have we ever had a president who made no pretense about destroying federal immigration law and asking of Americans what he does not of illegal aliens?

"Joe Biden has also conceded that his hold on housing evictions deliberately defied a Supreme Court ruling. He added that he probably did not have the legal authority to ignore the court, but did not really care. 

"As in the case of demolishing immigration law, the president seems either unaware or proud that he is insidiously dismantling the Constitution.

"America has also never quite seen such overt and multifaceted efforts to undermine the foundations of free-market capitalism." . . . 

Never seen anything like this.

 

MarkParalovos @ Deplorable Bloggers

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Afghanis face 14-step U.S. visa process as Taliban streams into Kabul. Illegals at the border? Come on in

Monica Showalter

Their fate is likely to be grim once the Taliban takes over, and you can bet these invading barbarians, who have engaged in public hangings elsewhere in recent days as they've taken over, would like to make an example of some or all of them.

According to the Wall Street Journal, getting a visa to the U.S., even in these conditions, is a 14-step process. . . .

 . . . "Fourteen steps? For people they presumably already know and have already worked with? Translators, spies, interpreters, other people who've taken risks for us? The time is short, the monsters are circling, and like everyone else, the visa applicants probably believed the U.S. intelligece assessments that Kabul would fall in 90 days, not 72 hours (or less). The people who need to get out number by one report 80,000 people if families are included, and according to this report from Politico, there had been no U.S. planning for them, despite having several months to do it from the date that Biden announced the pullout." . . .

The bigger irony, though, is that as these bona fide refugees are gummed up in visa paperwork, the southern border is seeing a surge of people with no serious asylum cases into the country, no questions asked. Some 50,000 of them have been let in without a court date, a paperwork nicety most ignore anyway. Others have been admitted with full-blown COVID, despite Title 42, which would normally force them back. None of them have ever done a thing for us, but they're being let in without visas, without any paperwork, without even court dates, because they serve as useful political tools for Democrats.

Afghans at a visa processing office in kabul just now. One man, overwhelmed, trying to help Afghans fill out US state dept forms (in english). Desperation. Many people came up to me crying, saying the need to leave, fear for their lives as Taliban closes in on Kabul. pic.twitter.com/zDodmUsBvl

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) August 15, 2021

A real piece of work

 

https://spectator.org/

Chinese Nationalist Tabloid Calls Nancy Pelosi a 'Vicious' Politician  "A party-backed nationalistic tabloid in China has pointed fingers at U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, calling her a "vicious" politician who intends to prolong the political turmoil in Hong Kong." . . . 

Obama awkwardly runs into Nancy Pelosi, who didn’t make cut for ‘scaled down’ 60th b’day after trip east  "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seemingly crashed former President Barack Hussein Obama’s lavish birthday bash Saturday despite having allegedly been uninvited from it. This reportedly led to an “awkward’ encounter between the two . . . 

. . . "This “scale back” reportedly led to Pelosi being disinvited from the bash, yet she showed up at Martha’s Vineyard anyway, raising eyebrows.

"FYI, many, many, many people who’re certainly not “family and close friends” showed up to the bash anyway, making some wonder whether Obama had lied." . . .

'Booze-and-Botox besotted old bag': James Woods mocks Pelosi for 'barely coherent' press conference  (Feb 2020)  “ 'I love these ridiculous clowns who contend they can do better than President Trump,” Woods said on Twitter. “This booze-and-Botox besotted old bag can’t manage her dentures, much less a pandemic. Between her and Biden, they can barely manage to put a coherent sentence together.' ” . . .

Jackie Mason's last column: Welcome to the party --- the Hypocrite Party

 Jewish World Review

I could tell you this, you won't ever see me eating a Ben & Jerry's again. They are the worst of the worst. The Ku Klux Klan are preferable to these self-hating Jews, whose ideas of morality and justice are so twisted that no amount of ice cream served with a smile could ever mask.*

"So here we are again.

"Where we were before, I don't know, but we are definitely here now. Yes, I'm talking about Joe Biden.

"The Joe Biden who is suddenly the champion of civil rights, the great cheerleader for diversity and inclusion and all these fancy words that Democrats say but don't practice. It's not the first time I'm telling you. The Democrat Party should rename itself the Hypocrite Party.

"They can shout their slogans all they want, and claim that Joe Biden is their hero and freedom fighter and every title you can think of, but the truth of the matter is that Biden was always a bigot, and still is.

"Biden is the consummate politician, able to speak out of every side of his mouth, and keep his real beliefs hidden. Try to bring up with him that he was the author of the "Biden Crime Bill" in 1994, which up until recently was a fact he was very proud of, and he will quickly wish you were in one of the prisons that he was responsible for building. Everything that the Democrats cry about with the bias against brown people who make up such a large percentage of the prison population is directly related to Joe Biden's doings in the 90's.

"It's not that hard to find out that what I am saying is true. It's called Google. I try to avoid it as much as I can, but it's useful to excavate the two faced lies of our Commander in Chief. I mean, no one can have such a complete transformation. It's like he is born again --- and everything that he believed in the past is the product of some different person.

"Everybody knows that all Biden's expressions of solidarity with other races was merely a ploy to get in office." . . .

*Apparently Ben and Jerry are to Jews what "Beto" O'Rourke is to whites in general.

Jackie discusses the Trump-Hillary campaign: Jackie Mason: Donald Trump is magic right now  "Comedian Jackie Mason on the Iran nuclear deal, Donald Trump and the 2016 presidential race."

Biden's big skedaddle

Andrea Widberg: Tucker Carlson on the utter horror of our pullout from Afghanistan  . . . "However, when it comes to America's utterly ignominious retreat from Afghanistan on Biden's watch, it's impossible for me to do better than Tucker did.  In a few minutes, he reminds us of America's disgraceful retreat from Saigon, of the endless treasure we lost in Afghanistan (not just money, but the lives, happiness, and well-being of tens of thousands of men), and of the architects of the disaster who never pay a price — although the Afghanis are paying a terrible price.

"So here's Tucker, along with his interview with Erik Prince.  After watching the video, I've got a few more words from an astute friend: . . ."

They Risked Their Lives for the US, but Now Are About to Die . . . "The problem now is that because Biden didn’t act sooner, many are trapped behind Taliban lines and likely can’t be saved. It’s too late. The ones in Kabul or the surrounding area might be able to get out, but only if it’s done immediately." . . .

Nobody home: As Afghanistan collapses, Joe Biden goes on vacation 

. . . "And the White House? Nobody's home at the White House. Joe's got other things to do. The White House says Biden is off to play with his grandchildren. He'll catch up when he gets back. Which is atrocious optics, and much, much more. His entire presidency so far has been a failure of leadership and planning. Afghanistan is its culmination.. . . 

 The Four Horsemen of the Biden Apocalypse  . . . "What a difference seven months can make.  It has been a horrific 207 days since President Joe Biden and his radical administration were unleashed on the country.

"In effect, a political apocalypse is approaching.  In the New Testament Book of Revelation, the four horsemen of the apocalypse are revealed to be "Conquest, War, Famine, and Death."  In the Old Testament Book of Ezekiel, the four horsemen are referred to as "sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague."

"In the era of Joe Biden, the four horsemen of our political apocalypse are the border invasion, the economic catastrophe, the assault on our families, and the use of the COVID plague to eliminate our constitutional rights." . . .

I guess you can say Joe isn't doing nothing:

‘Begging Joe’: Biden Admin Pleads With Taliban Terrorists To Spare U.S. Embassy In Kabul, Report Says  Begging Joe:

- Beg Russia not hack 16 places - Beg OPEC to increase production - Beg Taliban to spare Americans

After Biden Botches Afghanistan, DHS Warns of New Terror Threat   "All the progress made by President Trump in the War on Terror seems to have been magically erased by Joe Biden, as the Department of Homeland Security issued a new terrorist threat alert on Friday, reports the Washington Times. According to the report, DHS has detected “signs of life in al Qaeda ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks." . . .

Biden Official Deletes Post Admitting Failure in Afghanistan: ‘We’re Powerless’  Deputy Assistant Secretary in the State Department Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Molly Montgomery posted what he really thought on Twitter amid reports of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

"She wrote on her personal account:

"“Woke up with a heavy heart, thinking about all the Afghan women and girls I worked with during my time in Kabul."

Lori Lightfoot: Officers Were Trying To ‘Hijack’ Fallen Cop’s Procession With Bagpipe Tribute

How long before learning the words of "Amazing Grace" will "woke" liberals forbid playing it at any government service? TD

 Daily Wire "Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired the latest salvo against the Chicago Police Department (CPD) in a press conference Wednesday, firing back at officers over comments made about a planned bagpipe tribute for fallen CPD officer Ella French that was scrapped by a deputy supervisor.

"Lightfoot accused Chicago police of “hijack[ing]” fallen officer Ella French’s procession from the University of Chicago medical center to the Cook County medical examiner’s office when they massed to perform the tribute, as is reportedly traditional for the Chicago Police Department." . . .

. . . "The Chicago Sun-Times reported that officers were told the tribute was called off because of time constraints and that a CPD deputy supervisor told officers readying for the tribute that “we don’t have time for this s***.” . . .

Patrick Naera commented:  "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. I'm from New Zealand and I'm so deeply moved by these images of true American patriotism. I used to kiss my boy goodnight and say God Bless America. You are so important to us and we need you to be strong"

While We Were Sleeping, Ted Cruz Saved America from Democrats' Election Takeover

“It would strike down virtually every reasonable voter integrity law in the country, including voter ID laws supported by the overwhelming majority of this country, including prohibitions on ballot harvesting, again widely supported by people in this country.

The Western Journal  " At 3:30 on Wednesday morning, following 15 hours of amendment votes on the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion human infrastructure bill, morally bankrupt Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tried to force a vote on the For the People Act by unanimous consent, according to The Houston Chronicle.

"Nice try, Chuck.

"Immediately, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas took to the Senate floor to deliver precisely the smackdown that Schumer deserved.

"The Chronicle reported that Cruz “objected repeatedly,” calling the legislation “a federal government takeover of elections” and a “massive power grab by Democrats.” The “back-and-forth” with Schumer lasted for about 15 minutes.

"Cruz told colleagues, “This bill would constitute a federal government takeover of elections. It would constitute a massive power grab by Democrats. It would disenfranchise millions of Americans and it would do precisely the opposite of its nominal title, ‘For The People.’ It is, instead, for the politicians because it entrenches politicians and ensures that the people cannot vote them out of office.". . . 

FOR THE PEOPLE ACT: In the dead of night, Sen. @tedcruz successfully blocked Democrats' For the People Act from passing in the Senate. pic.twitter.com/XeWRux2YXf

— Forbes (@Forbes) August 11, 2021

Remember when Democrats stormed a capitol building?

 ...“The protesters ran amok, chanting ‘­This is our house!’ and ‘This is what democracy looks like!’ ” we wrote. “And they then began searching for the Republican senators who had dared to defy the will of the unions.” ...

Opinion: Democrats were for occupying capitols before they were against it  “Thousands of protesters rushed to the … Capitol Wednesday night, forcing their way through doors, crawling through windows and jamming corridors.” That is how one newspaper described the storming of the Capitol — not the one in Washington last week, but the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., a decade ago.

"Back then, thousands of pro-union activists — many bused in from out of state — rampaged through the historic building in an effort to stop a vote on collective bargaining reform legislation. So, when I saw the images of a pro-Trump mob rampaging through the U.S. Capitol last week, my first thought was: What is Scott Walker thinking right now?

“It’s like I’m having PTSD from a decade ago,” the former Republican governor of Wisconsin texted me.

"Most conservatives have condemned the right-wing mob that assaulted the U.S. Capitol. But 10 years ago, Democrats embraced the left-wing mob that occupied the state Capitol in Madison. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) praised the occupiers for an “impressive show of democracy in action” and tweeted as they assaulted the Capitol that she continued “to stand in solidarity” with the union activists. In other words, Democrats were for occupying capitols before they were against it." . . . 

Remember when lefties stormed into and occupied a Senate office building in 2018 and the Wisconsin State Capitol in 2011?   

. . . The Wisconsin rioters did substantial damage to the state capitol, primarily with graffiti to the white marble. At the time, I was outraged (as I am outraged by the violation of the U.S. Capitol yesterday), but the mainstream media did not use it as a cudgel to attack unions or leftists.

Thiessen: Remember, Democrats occupied Wisconsin Capitol

   . . . Thankfully, no one was killed. But during the course of the occupation, Walker received a steady stream of death threats against him and his wife, including onethat promised to “gut her like a deer” and one threatening to kill his sons. Police found dozens of .22-caliber bullets scattered across the Capitol grounds. The occupiers drew chalk outlines of fake dead bodies etched with Walker’s name on the floor, and carried signs that read “Death to tyrants,” “The only good Republican is a dead Republican,” and one with picture of him in crosshairs with the words, “Don’t retreat, Reload.' ”

You knew this would happen: Biden Blaming Donald Trump for Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan

Only one thing to do: impeachment!

 Breitbart  

 . . . "The officials complained that Trump only left them with 3,000 troops in Afghanistan, forcing them to withdraw because there was no way to keep the peace with such a small force, according to the report.

"There was an early peace in Afghanistan, team Biden argued, only because Trump agreed to leave on May 1.

"That was an argument that White House press secretary Jen Psaki used in July, noting Biden believed the Taliban “would have been shooting at U.S. troops again after May 1.”

“ 'The withdrawal deadline negotiated by the previous administration kind of set that timeline,” she said." . . .

Joe wouldn't say this if it wasn't true, you know.

‘We Are Powerless’: Joe Biden Official Deletes Social Media Post Admitting Failure in Afghanistan  "A senior Biden official at the State Department expressed sadness Friday that the administration was “powerless” to protect women and girls in Afghanistan from the Taliban.Deputy Assistant "Secretary in the State Department Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Molly Montgomery shared her thoughts on Twitter early Friday morning after reports demonstrated the swiftness of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan." . . .

“I personally had discussions with top Taliban leaders whereby they understood what they are doing now would not have been acceptable,” [Trump] said, noting that if he was still president, he would have focused on a “conditions-based” withdrawal.”