Thursday, February 22, 2024

UPDATED 2/23: The Cancelled Black Harvard Professor Who Found No Racial Bias in Police Shootings. Irony at the end!


 Kurt Mahlburg - Intellectual Takeout

 "Unless you have lived under a rock for the last four years, you will be very familiar with the claim that black Americans are disproportionately victims of police shootings compared with their white counterparts.

"But a nearly eight-year-old study challenging this narrative is enjoying renewed attention thanks to a recent high-profile interview of the study’s author, African American economist Roland Fryer, by journalist Bari Weiss of The Free Press.

"Professor Fryer published the controversial findings in 2016 while on the faculty of Harvard University. Regarding police shootings of civilians, the study concluded, “We are unable to detect any racial differences in either the raw data or when accounting for controls.”

"While the study did find racial disparities in the use of nonlethal force in police encounters with black Americans, when it came to shootings, Fryer’s results were emphatic. In fact, after controlling for variables, Fryer and his team found that black Americans were slightly less likely to be shot by police than whites, though that difference was not statistically significant.

"The finding flatly contradicts the claims by Black Lives Matter and other activist groups that racism drives police officers to use deadly violence against African Americans at far higher rates.

"Far from being an obscure academic, Fryer, at age 30, became the youngest African American ever awarded tenure at Harvard—and ultimately one of the highest-paid professors at the Ivy League school, with over 50 published papers to his name. In 2008, he was named one of the top eight young economists in the world by The Economist and, in following years, was decorated with several other significant accolades." . . .

https://youtu.be/rHDhj7Bua1Q

Guess who the Harvard official was that placed Professor Fryer on leave; Plagarist Claudine Gay!

UPDATE: Harvard Professor Told ‘Not to Publish’ Study of Racial Bias (msn.com)   . . .“I said, ‘Let me ask this: If the second part about the police shootings — this is a literal conversation — I said to them, ‘If the second part showed bias, do you think I should publish it then?’ And they said, ‘Yeah. Then it would make sense,’” he said.

“And I said, ‘I guarantee you I’ll publish it. We’ll see what happens.’”

“ 'I lived under police protection for about 30 or 40 days,” Fryer said. “I had a 7-day-old daughter at the time … So I was going to the grocery store to get diapers with an armed guard. It was crazy. It was really, truly crazy.”

"The incident has shed light on the left’s reluctance to accept findings that challenge their beliefs, the influence of academia in promoting certain narratives, and the speculation that public opinion is shaped by various institutions." . . .

I'm sure this highly agitated MSNBC's race lady Joy Reid and launched a major diatribe by her. TD

.@ClayTravis: "Does Joy Reid have any opinions other than everybody's racist but her?" pic.twitter.com/ritiivz66G

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Blind Justice or Blind Rage: New York’s Legal System Faces Ultimate Test With Obscene Trump Award

 Blind Justice or Blind Rage: New York’s Legal System Faces Ultimate Test With Obscene Trump Award – JONATHAN TURLEY

Having campaigned on bagging Trump on any basis, James turned the law into a virtual license to hunt him down along with his family and his associates.

“Nothing Succeeds Like Excess”: New York’s Perverse Incentive in Pricing Trump Out of an Appeal – JONATHAN TURLEY   . . ."What is clear is that this case would never have been brought, let alone result in this massive fine, except for politics.

For example, if you are the NRA, James will seek your destruction for financial irregularities, but if you are Black Lives Matter or Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, there is little real risk in such controversies.

"If the only protection in New York is the discretion of figures like James, few businesses would relish the future. The message is that you can expect blind and equal justice so long as you don’t run afoul of the Democrats in power.

"If you are unpopular, you could be looking at not only unprecedented actions and fines, but a need to virtually liquidate your assets just to be able to appeal a decision.

"This should shock the conscience of anyone concerned about the integrity and fairness of the New York legal system. Confiscatory fines and required deposits leave not just defendants but the entire system bankrupt." . . .




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West Coast, Messed Coast™: It's Gavin's Border Invasion Now

 Victoria Taft (causeaction.com)

"A good week to you, West Coast, Messed Coast™ dear readers, where California, Oregon, and Washington’s governors are probably reverse-engineering the way New York’s attorney general was able to shutter a business she didn’t like with a never-used civil procedure. 

They’ve likely ordered their minions to go through the file of “never-used laws” to use to confiscate some rich guy’s buildings. After all, socialists have to find someplace to put all those military-aged Chinese men coming over the border in San Diego County in the TikTok-guided invasion.  

GAVIN’S INVASION

This week on the West Coast, Messed Coast™, as Joe Biden visited BelAir to rake in campaign donations, the lovely little burg of Jacumba (hey, Fox News, it’s pronounced hah-KUM-bah, not ha-KOOM-buh) in East San Diego County, was being overwhelmed. Thousands of freedom loving invasion-level chaos tourists are pouring over the border and expecting a handout from Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.). 

"I'm such a wonderful person!"

While Texas puts up concertina wire and shipping containers to stop the flow of humanity, Democrat NGOs are handing out Welcome Wagon gift baskets. Maybe Oakland has room for them with everyone leaving or hiding because of Newsom’s out-of-control crime. 

The illegal immigrants go to Jacumba and wait for the Border Patrol, which will give them a ride to process them and never see them again.  

Oh, by the way....California’s Budget Deficit Is Even Worse Than Originally Projected (legalinsurrection.com)    "The last time we checked on California’s budget, the deficit was a whopping $68 billion, which was twice the original amount (due to Bidenomics).  The deficit has grown considerably since that December report. It now stands at $73 billion." . . . 

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Chutzpah: Trans activists who desecrated St. Patrick's cathedral now demand an apology

 Monica Showalter - American Thinker

. . ."And the Church is well on the road to becoming a dump, too, if it doesn't hold firm on this and tell the mau-mauers to take a hike with their apology demands, and no doubt, lawsuit. Is there anyone at that Church strong enough to stand up to the mau-mauers of this lobby, who have used bullying tactics to get their way all through America's institutions? They've found an especially attractive soft target in the Catholic Church, whose pope is often a vindictive weakling but always wants to be seen as 'nice' people inclusive of all, no matter what the sleazy agenda.

Where are the tough-old-bird cardinals of old who'd stand up in heartbeat to defend what is sacred and valuable in this faith, so that there will be striving faithful instead of self-satisfied freaks in the pews? The Church's response thus far has been adequate in that they rightly cancelled the Mass, but weak, very weak, and now they're stuck with a tar baby they can't extricate themselves from easily.

It's time for some serious leadership from the front. If they don't care about themselves, they do need to care about what is sacred and holy because these power-hungry activists want to take it over and dictate their terms, rendering the Catholic Church into a mainline Protestant  Church with empty pews. Time to man up to these clown-show bullies in dollar-bill boas, Cardinal Dolan, the clergy who permitted this, and all Church leaders who haven't so far been silenced for their traditional values by the utterly weak pope.

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A recent Joe Biden promo shows that he’s held together by videotape editing

 
Andrea Widburg - American Thinker  "The current debate in American politics is a sad one. It’s called “Your candidate is more senile than mine.” However, much as leftists (plus Nikki Haley) try to say that Donald Trump shows the same cognitive decline as Joe Biden, anyone can see that this isn’t true. Trump is the same as he ever was; Joe Biden is being held together by duct tape (or, in his case, carefully edited videotape).

"When it comes to Donald Trump, what you see is what you get…and what you’ve always gotten. He is the modern equivalent of Oliver Cromwell’s instruction to Sir Peter Lely, his portrait painter, that the painting should be honest, showing “warts and all.” Trump is now as he always has been.

"Trump is a master of puffery (which is not the same, factually or legally, as lying). He speaks discursively, taking an endless amount of time to get to his point, but he always gets there at last. He’s repetitive, which is something a good salesman needs to be. He can speak telegraphically, packing enormous content into short phrases (e.g. “build the wall” became his visually effective shorthand for the problems of illegal immigration and the need for a fix). And he openly and often childishly insults his enemies. Trump is still Trump.

"Joe Biden, however, is a shell of himself. Just compare Biden in 2012, a mere 12 years ago, when he was debating Paul Ryan with a recent appearance. In this first video, he’s a bully and a liar who completely intimidates Paul Ryan. Biden’s lack of intelligence shows in the stupid political positions he takes, but he’s totally on the ball: . . .


So when you've worked on the producing end as I did in my former life, some things are painfully easy to spot when the post-edit is complete.
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Biden's Border Crisis Is Now on Full Display in Times Square Billboard

 Biden's Border Crisis Is Now on Full Display in Times Square Billboard (townhall.com)   "A billboard in Times Square went up on Thursday highlighting how the Biden administration’s failure to secure the border is affecting communities across America. 

The billboard reads, “Hey Joe! If cops aren’t safe because of your open borders, nobody is,” and shows video of NYPD officers getting assaulted by a group of illegal immigrants last month. 

“The Biden administration has allowed the southern border to descend into chaos that is now affecting the entire country," said Elaine Parker, Chief Communications Officer of the Job Creators Network. "Notably, Main Street is facing elevated crime that is increasing operating costs for nearly one-third of brick-and-mortar small businesses, according to our latest polling. It’s also having a chilling effect on consumer foot traffic. President Biden needs to stop playing political games with the southern border.” 

Viewers are then directed to SecureOurBordersNow.com where people can learn more and sign a petition. 

"The Biden administration already has the tools and resources to secure the southern border," site visitors are told. "Tell the White House to act NOW." . . .

Billboard depicting the migrant attack on police goes up in Times Square - Washington Times

"New Times Square Billboard! "Biden has allowed the border to descend into chaos, and it's affecting the entire country, including small businesses that face elevated costs due to crime. "Sign the petition to secure the border: jobcreatorsnetwork.com/secureourborde

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'Delusion': Douglas Murray says two-state solution is 'impossible'

Sky News Australia (msn.com)   

"If Palestinians were given another state now, it would be seen as a “reward” for the October 7 Hamas attacks, says author Douglas Murray.

"Mr Murray told Sky News host Rita Panahi this “incentivises terror".

“The second thing however is … the Palestinians were given a state in 2005, a state where they have their own free and fair elections," he said.

“And they voted in Hamas and then they stayed in power for 18 years and Hamas created a terror state and they were not overthrown and they started a war.

“If they were given … yet another state … all of Israel would be at risk from the same rocket fire, the same terror.

"It's just impossible, certainly now, for such a thing to happen. But I think that it's worth people realising this and not taking part in this delusion."

" We should first ask the Palestinians if they agree to accept the existence of the state of Israel, they have constantly refused every peace attempt throughout history, and instead they chose to attack Israel time after time. BTW the PLO was created with the mission of eliminating Israel in 1964, when Israel was literally inside the 1967 borders, we should ask them if they are willing to live in peace now within those borders."

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Women have ‘run out’ of female-only spaces

 Sky News Australia


"Sky News host Liz Storer says women have “literally run out” of female-only spaces.

"Ms Storer’s comments are in response to the British government’s guidelines allowing transgender women to live in female-only accommodation in the military.

“ 'It just tells women you’re not safe anywhere,” she said.

“ 'Join the army, try to go to a bathroom or a changeroom, sporting field – no, sorry you’re not safe there either.

“ 'We have literally run out of spaces in which they are genuinely women’s only spaces.”


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Donald Trump must ‘pick up the pieces’ after Joe Biden’s ‘slow motion collapse’

 Sky News Australia (msn.com)   "Sky News host James Morrow has encouraged former president Donald Trump to get out of the way of President Joe Biden’s “slow motion collapse” and be ready to “pick up the pieces” as the natural alternative.

It follows the President’s bizarre press conference where he refuted claims he had a poor memory.

Mr Morrow said Mr Trump must internalise the lessons of the 2020 presidential campaign.

“Joe Biden pretty clearly is in some stage of age-related mental decline, and his Vice President, well, let's just say it's a good thing old cackling Kamala has her own full-time driver because she should not be behind the wheel,” Mr Morrow said." . . .

'Elderly dictator': Joe Biden slammed online for 'buying votes' (msn.com)

. . ."Mr Lee told Sky News host Sharri Markson that Joe Biden “has to own this”.

“For all Donald Trump’s faults, he did largely control the border.

“Once the narrative gets out that America is a soft place and easy place to go to, we see what happens.

“Once the message gets out, it’s very difficult to actually control it.”

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Truckers Target Trump-Hating New York Judge; A Boycott of New York City.

Later in the video, Ray claimed 95 or 96 percent of American truckers support Trump over President Joe Biden, and said he would provide any updates on the protest’s details come Monday.

 


The American Spectator | USA News and Politics    "Finally.
"The seriously out-of-control far-leftist Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, he who has taken upon his Trump-hating self to fine the former president for $355 million for supposedly inflating his net worth, is finally getting some comeuppance." . . .

Truckers Cutting Off Deliveries to NYC in Protest of Trump's $355 Million Civil Fraud Ruling | National Review    "Truckers have indicated they will soon cut off deliveries to New York City in protest of former president Donald Trump’s civil fraud case, by the end of which he was ordered on Friday to pay $355 million in penalties for multiple fraud counts related to his business empire.
"A trucker and conservative social-media influencer, known as Chicago Ray on X, announced the move Friday night in a video that has garnered 6 million views and 56,000 likes at the time of this writing. In the viral clip, Ray claimed he and some of his colleagues who support Trump will stop delivering loads to New York City once the coming work week begins.
" 'I’ve been on the radio talking to drivers for about the past hour and I’ve talked to about ten drivers . . . and they’re going to start refusing loads to New York City starting on Monday,” he said in the video while driving his truck." . . .

Uh-oh. Never mind.
'Chicago Ray' walks back trucker NYC boycott, but says 'leave Trump alone' (msn.com)   "After calling on truckers to boycott driving to New York City in response to the civil fraud judgment that fined Trump more than $350 million last week, "Chicago Ray" has taken back his call to action. 

" 'I took that video down from Friday bc it went viral and my Grandson seen it on Tik Tok… I stand with Trump 100% Truckers for Trump," a trucker known as "Chicago Ray" wrote on X, formerly Twitter on Monday morning. 

"Chicago Ray continued writing that drivers can make their own decisions based on their families and their careers.

" 'I worked for a place for 18 years and I quit em in one day and had this job b4 I got to my car... I ain't the leader of any movement... I'm my own man period.... God Bless America, God Bless Trump and God bless every Truck driver in this country," Ray concluded." . . .

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Yes, Ms. Willis, You Are On Trial – In The Court Of Public Opinion

The only success you and your Get-Trump team have delivered of late, Ms. Willis, is to destroy Americans’ faith in the justice system and probably, your career.  

  Issues & Insights (issuesinsights.com)

"Well, let’s see, Ms. Willis. You’re on the witness stand, before a judge considering a motion to disqualify you from further pursuing your Trump-ed up case against Donald Trump

… dodging questions about a special prosecutor you hired, at a high rate of compensation, without obvious qualifications

… with whom you’ve had an intimate relationship and who has paid thousands of dollars for vacations you’ve taken to exotic locations 

… which you claim you reimbursed with cash from massive stashes lying around your house because you were so advised by your father

… who insisted that he did so counsel you because “it’s a black thing” 

… while further playing the race card by adding that unidentified protesters gathered outside your house and shouted the “N” word when you were somehow elected district attorney

… despite your supposed lack of awareness of such basic legal requirements as disclosing conflicts of interest familiar to any first-year law student not absent the day they taught Ethics in Ethics class.

"As they say: if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and waddles to the witness stand like a duck, it’s a duck.

"Yes, Ms. Willis. You looked, talked, and acted very much like someone on trial. For your reputation. For your continued participation in the case. For your future as district attorney. And potentially for charges of – how appropriate – making and filing false statements." . . . 

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Biden Would Never [Bind] Ukraine To A Ceasefire Like He Does Israel

 America seems to be accursed with stupidity in our leaders and our policies. TD*

David Harsanyi (thefederalist.com)

There is a gross moral hypocrisy in how the president treats our allies

While backing Ukraine allows Democrats to virtue signal about their love of “democracy,” turning on Israel allows them to appease the growing anti-Western sentiment of their base. It’s only going to get worse in the coming years.

"Joe Biden has not only promised to veto any standalone Israeli aid, but he’s reportedly circulating a draft resolution within the United Nations Security Council that would compel the Jewish state to stop its ground offensive in Rafah and, effectively, give Hamas a pass. Beyond that, the U.S. is also reportedly thinking about circumventing Israel and formally recognizing a Palestinian state.

"In other words, while Ukraine is prodded by the United States to fight for every inch of its land, Israel is prodded to commit suicide.

"Indeed, anyone who dares to suggest the United States push Ukraine to negotiate a settlement with Russia is framed as a democracy-hating Putin shill. Yet, before we even knew exactly how many Israeli women and children had been murdered, raped, and kidnapped by Hamas, Democrats were demanding Israel negotiate with Palestinians to create a potential three-front Iranian-proxy terror state on its border.

"Those who wonder what the endgame of a U.S. proxy war against a nuclear power in Europe might look like are told that the only acceptable outcome is complete victory for Ukraine. The very future of world democracy, we are assured, hinges on the integrity of that nation’s borders.

"Israel, though, is asked to surrender its territorial claims and reward those who supported, coordinated, and participated in a massacre of its civilians — which included 30-plus dead American citizens — with a brand new nation. It is only through this concession that peace can be realized, contends the Western foreign policy elite. Which is weird, considering Trump circumvented the Palestinian problem and forged a historic peace agreement. Biden immediately reverted to Obama-era Iran-coddling — and, well, here we are." . . .

David Harsanyi is a senior editor at The Federalist, a nationally syndicated columnist, a Happy Warrior columnist at National Review, and author of five books—the most recent, Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent. 

* Case in point:  Biden’s woke sec of state Antony Blinken scolded staffers over ‘problematic’ language like ‘manpower’

. . ."It instructed that when speaking about military personnel, representatives of the government agency should “avoid using phrases like ‘brave men and women on the front lines,’ but something like 'brave soldiers'” 

"Gender “may or may not correspond with one’s sex assigned at birth," the note continued. It further said that “commonly used pronouns could include she/her, he/him, they/them, and ze/zir," and these are a "personal decision that should be respected."  

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