As anti-police riots continue to plague Portland, Oregon, and the crime rate shoots up, the police department is having a hard time holding onto officers.
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Murders Rose 56 Percent in Major US Cities Amid Defunding Push: Report
Murders spiked in major American cities since the death of George Floyd amid a push to slash police funding, according to a new analysis. The rise in homicides in 10 major cities last year coincided with police making fewer arrests and stops, the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund found. In Chicago, for example, arrests and stops dropped by 53 percent while murders rose 65 percent, when comparing June 2019 through February 2020 and June 2020 through February 2021. In Minneapolis during the same time period, arrests and stops decreased by 42 percent while murders increased 64 percent. Chicago cut approximately $59 million from police in its 2021 budget, largely by axing vacant positions in the force. Minneapolis, which slashed $7.8 million from its police department in December 2020, approved an infusion of money a month prior and backed away from one proposal to decrease the number of police officers and another …
7 shot dead on Easter Sunday in Chicago, 27 others wounded in weekend violence
All of the weekend’s fatal shootings happened during the 24-hour period on Easter Sunday.
Chicago saw an especially bloody Easter Sunday with at least seven people shot and killed citywide during the 24-hour period.
At least 27 others were wounded in other weekend shootings, none of which were reported by police as fatal.
Easter weekend was more deadly, but saw less shootings, than last weekend when 36 people were shot, four of them fatally, between 5 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday.
Englewood homicide
The last murder on Easter Sunday was a 45-year-old man gunned down in Englewood on the South Side. About 11:25 p.m., the man was found in the 6800 block of South Throop Street with gunshot wounds on the chest, Chicago police said.
He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t released his name.
Man dies after being shot 14 times in Roseland
Before dawn Sunday, a man died after being shot more than a dozen times, and another man was critically wounded, in Roseland on the Far South Side. A 31-year-old man was arguing with two people about 1:30 a.m. in the 200 block of West 108th Street when one person fired multiple shots at him, police said.
He suffered 14 gunshot wounds to the upper body and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he died. His name hasn’t been released.
A 45-year-old man who tried to intervene was also shot, police said. He suffered two gunshot wounds to the chest and was taken to the same hospital in critical condition.
Fatal Austin shooting
A 28-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday after getting into a fight in a parking lot in Austin on the West Side. Jakub Marchewka of Belmont Craign was in a parking lot about 4:30 a.m. in the 3500 block of North Austin Avenue, when he got into a fight with a person who pulled out a gun and shot him in the chest, authorities said. He died at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.
Brainerd homicide
Sunday evening, a 25-year-old man was found fatally shot in Brainerd on the South Side. About 6:15 p.m., officers found Dashawn Norman of Brainerd unresponsive in the backyard of a residence in the 9300 block of South Throop Street, authorities said. He was pronounced dead with a gunshot wound to his head at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
Man killed in car in Little Village
A 28-year-old man was found fatally shot inside an SUV Sunday in Little Village on the Southwest Side. About 12:15 p.m., officers found Brian Guerrero sitting unresponsive in the front passenger seat of a GMC Envoy in the 3600 block of West 32nd Street, authorities said. He died of a gunshot wound to the back of his head at the scene. The rear window of the vehicle was damaged from gunfire.
Man fatally shot while driving in West Pullman
A 38-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday while he was driving in West Pullman on the Far South Side. About 2:15 p.m., Octavius Mitchell of West Englewood was stopped in the middle of the street in the 11500 block of South LaSalle Street, authorities said. After a brief conversation with a man who approached his vehicle, the man fired shots and killed Mitchell, authorities said. No arrest was announced.
1 dead, 1 wounded in Humboldt Park shooting
Two people were shot, one fatally, in a drive-by Sunday in Humboldt Park on the West Side. They were in a vehicle driving north on Humboldt Drive about 8 p.m. when two males approached from behind on orange dirt bikes and began to fire shots as they drove past the driver-side door, police said.
Elijah Mena, 19, was struck in the neck and taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said said. The 20-year-old was taken to Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center in critical condition.
Nonfatal shootings
In nonfatal shootings, a 24-year-old man was critically hurt Saturday evening in West Town. About 7:25 p.m., he was standing in an alley in the 2000 block of West Maypole Avenue, when he was approached by a man who pulled out a gun and fired several shots at him, police said.He was struck once in the abdomen and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
Security guard shot in West Town attempted robbery
A security guard was shot during an attempted robbery Sunday morning in West Town. The 22-year-old was reporting to work about 6:20 a.m. in the 100 block of South Western Avenue when a vehicle approached and the people inside tried to rob him, police said.
One of the suspects opened fire, striking the man in the thigh and lower leg, Chicago police said. The security guard returned fire, but it was not immediately clear if anyone was hit. The man was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Kennedy Expressway shooting
Saturday morning, a person was shot on the Kennedy Expressway in Avondale on the North Side. The person was shot about 6:35 a.m. as he drove south on Interstate 90 near Belmont Avenue, Illinois State Police said. He was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were thought to be non-life-threatening.
Cragin shooting
A 25-year-old man was critically hurt in a shooting over an hour earlier in Cragin on the Northwest Side. About 5:15 a.m., the man was in the 5000 block of West Deming Place when someone fired shots, police said. He was struck in the abdomen and taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in critical condition.
Loop shooting on Lower Wacker Drive
Earlier Saturday, a 29-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in the Loop. The man was a passenger in a vehicle about 3:30 a.m. on Lower Wacker Drive when he heard shots and felt pain, police said. He was shot in the knee and taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
First weekend shooting reported in Austin
In the weekend’s earliest reported shooting, a man was seriously hurt in a shooting Friday night in Austin on the West Side. The 54-year-old was standing near a home about 7:45 p.m. in the 1700 block of North Mason Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain, police said. He was struck in the leg and taken to Loyola Medical Center in Maywood.
Police Data Shows Chicago Shootings For March At Highest Level In 4 Years
Chicago has experienced a significant spike in shootings in March, with police data and other reports showing the numbers are their highest in four years.
There have been 233 shooting incidents and 298 victims in all of 2021, police data shows, according to CNN. There were 146 shootings and 175 victims in March of 2020, according to the report. In March of 2019 and 2018, there were 136 shooting incidents, respectively.
Shootings were up 50% between March 21 and March 28 when compared to data from 2020, according to police data. When compared to data over 28 days between 2020 and 2021, shootings were also up 60%. Data shows there has been a 4% increase in shootings over the past four years.
Murders have also skyrocketed in March when compared with previous years. Murders were up 150% between March 21 and March 28 when comparing data from 2021 and 2020. Murder rates were up when compared through a three-year change, but murders have declined by 1% when looking at a four year change, according to police data.
Man charged in murder of 11-year-old girl at Far South Side gas station
A 27-year-old man faces a count of first-degree murder in the death of 11-year-old Ny’Andrea Dyer.
A man has been charged with murder after allegedly firing the stray bullet that struck and killed an 11-year-old girl during a shootout last month at a Far South Side gas station.
Marcus Starkey, 27, faces a count of first-degree murder in the death of 11-year-old Ny’Andrea Dyer, Chicago police said.
He also faces counts of attempted murder and aggravated battery for allegedly wounding the 18-year-old man he was targeting March 1 at a gas station in the 100 block of West 127th Street.
As Of April 22, 2021 There Have Been There Have Been 178 Homicides in Chicago | City Homicide Database
This database lists names of every victim who was killed by another person within city limits. It is to be a comprehensive page compiled from information provided by disparate law enforcement and regional agencies that have a role with respect to Chicago homicides, including gun violence. The page will be updated daily, initially with information from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office and updated with additional reporting.
How Do You Hide An FBI Investigation Into Nancy Pelosi’s Father? Release It While The January 6, 2021 Capitol Riot Is Ongoing | Communist Roots & Familial Charges of Pedophile Rape
Amid Capitol riot, FBI released files from Kennedy-era investigation into Nancy Pelosi’s father. In a 1961 memo to the White House, an agent summarized allegations that Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr. took payoffs from applicants to the police force, and helped to hinder the investigation and prosecution of crimes. (Full Article Here.)
While Washington, D.C. was riveted Jan. 6 on events at the U.S. Capitol, the FBI quietly released a trove of files from an “urgent” — yet seemingly controlled — investigation 60 years ago into Nancy Pelosi’s father.
The files reveal the results of an intense two-month investigation into Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr., a Maryland politician who served in a long career as a member of Congress and mayor of Baltimore.
John F. Kennedy’s White House ordered the investigation after JFK planned to appoint D’Alesandro to a government post. A routine FBI name check revealed “allegations” against D’Alessandro, according to a Feb. 6, 1961 teletype from “FBI Director.” The director at the time was J. Edgar Hoover.
The “urgent” teletype seemed to signal the goal of ensuring that D’Alesandro would be appointed to a government watchdog board that reviewed defense contracts. . .
“There have been allegations that D’Alesandro has associated with the Baltimore criminal element and [redacted] and the son, Franklin Roosevelt D’Alesandro, had been arrested for rape,” an agent wrote on page 14 of the trove. The allegations may have been rumor, the agent noted.
Elsewhere in the trove, agents wrote about the son, who was arrested and acquitted on charges that saw others convicted of raping two young girls, aged 11 and 13. The young D’Alesandro, who died in 2007, also was tried and acquitted of perjury in relation to that case. . .
The following year, the memo notes, D’Alesandro was reported as the main speaker at an event for the International Workers Order, an insurance organization placed on a list of subversive organizations by the U.S. attorney general in 1947 and later disbanded by order of the New York State Insurance Department for being too closely aligned with the Communist Party, in violation of regulations prohibiting political activity in the industry.
The FBI did not disclose why the entire collection was released on Jan. 6, and did not immediately respond to Just the News.
Thomas D’Alesandro died in 1987, at age 84.
Speaker Pelosi did not respond to questions from Just the News. (Full Article Here.)
Asian Left-Wing Journalist Beaten By BLM Mob As Crowd Confronts Portland Police At Latest Shooting Scene
Portland isn’t even safe for left wing journalists anymore. Justin Yau, best known for his Twitter account @PDocumentarians and occasional contributions to left wing propaganda rag Willamette Week, has now been targeted and attacked by antifa and Black Lives Matter terrorists. *PEACEFULLY*, of course. And oh yeah, he happens to be Asian. This went down at today’s protest in outer Southeast Portland, where police shot and killed a man.
He’s a partisan left-wing “journalist” who films what antifa tells him to film. As soon as that line is crossed they take him out.
— Wear a Mask – Save a Life (@FauciSexual) April 17, 2021
Now all of a sudden people in the left wing media, such as Mike Baker, are shocked to see the mobs turn against them. This after years of these same “journalists” and media outlets explaining away and excusing the mob violence from left wing militants, and often times encouraging the carnage.
Alex Zielinksi, far left apologist for the Portland Mercury, is “at a loss”:
Why is the fact that they get financial compensation for doing cop work a valid reason for them to keep doing it?
— West Philadelphia hate account (@17795C) April 16, 2021
Coverage of protests get allies arrested. Documenting can also be harmful.
— MackYak (@112112B119119) April 16, 2021
Why? Evidently they are mad that the Portland Police twitter account was sharing his videos, and even using one as possible evidence in the recent arson committed at the police union building. He apparently deleted the primary video that got everyone upset.
Pretty sure this was in response to him not taking down a video that PPB retweeted
— Green Socialist (@ProtestaBloc) April 16, 2021
.@PDocumentarians, why did you delete your video evidence of #antifa criminal activity after @PortlandPolice retweeted it? You identify as a journalist. Do you have affiliations with antifa that aren’t declared?
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) April 14, 2021
Yau had been receiving veiled threats in recent days.
justin yau sucks and consistently posts faces but it ain’t pretty deleted the tweet ppb quoted after they did it. def a case for like, not taking videos at all
— lil veggie fights fascism (@acabapril) April 14, 2021
Literally no threats in those pics, only demands to have consent respected. If you were a real journalist you’d know consent before filming and publishing faces is standard.
But you’re a hack and a fraud so
— not a cat (@UselessPouch) April 14, 2021
retweet this so it shows up on justin yau’s tl challenge lmao https://t.co/3B9H3iPNG8
— lil veggie fights fascism (@acabapril) April 13, 2021
As of this writing none of the Portland area media have officially acknowledged this attack in any published article. In fact, Yau himself contributed to the write up about the protest on Willamette Week’s website, yet he and his bosses apparently refuse to call out the violent mobs. No mention of it in Alex Zielinski’s write up on Portland Mercury. Ditto for Zane Sparling’s write up in the Portland Tribune. The paper of record, The Oregonian, also leaves this part out of their story by Maxine Bernstein. No tweets about this from Shane Burley either, who has pinned his career on books about strawmen “fascists” that he believes are everywhere.
Either the local media are afraid of the antifa mobs and they don’t want to be beaten and robbed next, or they are trying to ignore and downplay the violence.
Over 1,000 reported arrested at Navalny rallies in Russia
More than 1,000 people were arrested across the country in connection with the protests, according to a human rights group that monitors political repression.
MOSCOW — Thousands of supporters of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny marched in central Moscow on Wednesday as part of nationwide demonstrations calling for his freedom as his health reportedly is in severe decline while on a hunger strike.
More than 1,000 people were arrested across the country in connection with the protests, according to a human rights group that monitors political repression. Many were seized before the protests even began, including two top Navalny associates in Moscow.
Navalny’s team called for the unsanctioned demonstrations after weekend reports that his health is deteriorating.
Bill that would reduce prison sentence for felony murder convictions in Colorado headed to Gov. Jared Polis
People convicted of felony murder in Colorado would no longer face a mandatory sentence of life without parole under a bill passed by the state legislature this week and sent to Gov. Jared Polis for his signature.
Under the state’s current law, a defendant can be convicted of felony murder if a person is killed during the commission of a felony — including arson, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, escape or sexual assault — even if they weren’t the one directly responsible for the victim’s death.
Senate Bill 21-124, which, if signed by Polis, will take effect Sept. 15, would do away with the mandatory life sentence by making felony murder a Class 2 felony instead of Class 1. The sentencing range for Class 2 felonies is eight to 24 years, though if it’s a crime of violence, that range changes to 16 to 48 years.
Sen. Pete Lee, D-Colorado Springs, one of the bill’s sponsors, said the punishment should fit the crime and the individual’s guilt.
“Felony murder was striking with a broad sword,” Lee said. “It would give life without (parole) regardless of culpability, so I wanted to put felony murder in a category where the sentence could be proportional to the culpability of the person who committed the offense.”
Lee explained that a majority of felony murder cases involve young men of color who are typically of low income. Adolescent brains do not have a fully developed prefrontal cortex, which impacts impulse control and sensation-seeking. Additionally, Lee said young men are heavily influenced by their peers, resulting in criminal actions that they may not have done as individuals.
“Kids that do… felony, fatal, stupid things when they’re 16, 17, 18, 21 years old are not the same people that they will be when they’re 30, 40, 50 years old,” Lee said. “We’re no longer throwing away people who are redeemable.”
If signed, the new bill will only impact people charged with felony murder after the law takes effect and will not change the sentences of defendants who already have been convicted.
Commentary: Ballot Equality and Who Really Defends the Votes of Black Americans | “Do we black Americans not have bank accounts? Union jobs? Do we not drive? Go to college? Buy beer?”
by Ken Blackwell
Buried in the liberal lie that vote security somehow “suppresses” votes of black Americans is the truth: it protects their vote security, as well. Even in minority communities, ballots themselves are color blind.
Deep in the cynical assertion that protecting votes is “racist” is the inference that black votes aren’t important enough to be protected. Liberals and their Democrat allies face two stumbling blocks in demonstrating legitimate concern about minority voting — the past and the present. They own the history of voting discrimination based on race, and they still practice it today.
To assert that vote security is “racist,” it must first be established that minorities are separate and unequal from other voters, and less competent at meeting voting requirements. But all Americans must show ID for driving, banking, voting in union elections, going to post-secondary school, and purchasing certain products. The Left’s anti–vote security influencers are currently focused on Georgia’s new voting laws, which require voter identity verification with photo ID. Democrats claim this discriminates against black voters in particular.
Why? Do we black Americans not have bank accounts? Union jobs? Do we not drive? Go to college? Buy beer?
Photo ID is free in Georgia with a birth certificate and proof of residency. Like all other Americans, black citizens are born and live somewhere. By labeling this requirement “racist,” the Left is putting minorities in a subclass incapable of getting ID. This is demeaning and absurd.
According the Georgia secretary of state, residents can choose several forms of ID to cast mail or absentee ballots, including Social Security numbers or utility bills. Georgians have long needed photo ID to register to vote or vote in person, and that has not changed. Additionally, 99 percent of voters already have driver’s licenses.
The liberal fuss is not about facts; it’s about manipulating the public — and sometimes causing harm.
Major League Baseball was recently intimidated by liberals into moving the All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver to protest Georgia’s voting law after former President Obama and President Biden yelled, “Suppression!”
Atlanta’s population is 51 percent African American compared to Denver’s 10 percent. It is mathematically inarguable that black employees, vendors, and small business owners working in and around Georgia’s Truist Park will lose more income (in total, an estimated $100 million in revenue) than black employees in Denver will gain. This corporate capitulation to a lie takes income from the minority population it pretends to protect.
Jen Psaki Denies Biden Weighed In on Chauvin Verdict After Biden Clearly Weighed In on Chauvin Verdict
Judge Peter Cahill on Monday addressed crazy Maxine Waters’ demand for a first-degree murder conviction or else. Judge Cahill found the comments unhelpful and added: “I wish elected officials would stop talking about this case. … Their failure to do so I think is abhorrent.“ But Waters is just a 217-year-old congresswoman. I wonder what the judge would think of our 217-year-old president weighing in on the case before there was a conviction. Which is what Joe Biden did today. But if you ask Jen Psaki, she says “nuh-uh.”
REPORTER: The president has talked about the importance of an independent judiciary. Why is it appropriate for him to weigh in on the verdict, even though the jury is sequestered?
PSAKI: He totes didn’t do that.
He totes did.
Pro-Biden media outlets are even running with headlines Biden ‘praying’ for Chauvin conviction; evidence ‘overwhelming’:
While he did not explicitly use the words “guilty” or “evidence,” there was no mistaking the president’s meaning.
Philly Public Schools Teach Kindergarteners About BLM and George Floyd, Call U.S. ‘Pyramid Of Hate’
Leaked documents from the Philadelphia public school system shows Philadelphia’s Office of School Climate and Culture has introduced that teaches children from kindergarten through second grade about George Floyd and Black Lives Matter, and warns about a “pyramid of hate” that starts with racial stereotyping and jokes and ends in “genocide.”
Documents obtained by reporter Christopher Rufo show that teachers are encouraged to ask the four-year-old children if they have heard of Derek Chauvin and George Floyd, and asks them to “share their feelings” about the Chauvin trial verdict.
Students are then shown a slideshow that reveals a “social story for George Floyd,” and encouraged to “take action.” Teachers are to instruct their toddler pupils to “talk with others about what happened to George Floyd and the goals of the Black lives Matter movement, as well as to “get involved in local activism on these or other issues of injustice.”
Teachers are then told to teach the kindergarten students about the left-wing “Pyramid of Hate,” which claims that a lack of “awareness of privilege” ultimately leads to “genocide.”
According to Rufo, “the teachers are asked to discuss the ‘Pyramid of Hate’ with the children as young as four years old, teaching that ‘our society’ is built on ‘biased attitudes,’ ‘systemic discrimination,’ and ‘bias-motivated violence,’ which can lead to ‘genocide.’”
Ben Carson Interview On Real America | Video: 7 Minutes 31 Seconds
“I’ve emphasized for a very long time that there’s a big difference between the phrase ‘Black lives matter’ and the organization Black Lives Matter. I don’t think there’s anybody who disagrees with the phrase ‘Black lives matter’. But the organization is really essentially very far left, even Marxist in their ideology. They used to actually admit that on their website before we started bringing it to people’s attention and they took it down. If they really wanted to be useful they would recognize that they need to get involved with places like Chicago and places where black lives are being snuffed out on a daily basis.” ~ Ben Carson
President Trump Answers Questions On Chicago’s Homicide Numbers Regarding Comments He Made In 2016 | Video: 1 Minute 38 Seconds
During a press briefing, President Trump is asked for clarity on a quote he made in 2016 about high numbers of homicides in Chicago being Obama’s fault. “Chicago is a disaster. . . Obama was invited in. . . President Obama could have gone into Chicago and solved the problem and he didn’t. In our case, they don’t want us in.” ~ President Donald Trump
April 21, 2021 | Nightly News Rebroadcast | Video: 52 Minutes 45 Seconds
The Columbus Police have released bodycam footage of an officer-involved shooting in Ohio on Tuesday.
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty, but many groups are still pushing to abolish the police.
The House has passed a Democrat-backed bill that’s based on the narrative that former President Donald Trump’s travel ban discriminated against Muslims and African nations.
Bannon’s War Room | Morning Edition Hour 1 | Recorded April 21, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 59 Seconds
Chauvin Trial Reaction and the Ongoing Marxist Revolution. “Does anybody believe that the merits of the case were considered by the jury,” asked Kassam. “Or were they just frightened by the riots that would ensue and the doxxing that they endured by the media in the last week?” Our guests are: Bernie Kerik, Tracey Anthony, Boris Epshteyn, Rudy Giuliani, Sam Faddis.
Bannon’s War Room | Morning Edition Hour 2 | Recorded April 21, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 21 Seconds
Powder Keg … The Systemic Racism Lie and Inside Look at Maricopa Audit.
“The joy of our system is the people have a right to scrutinize their elections,” Finchem said. “You don’t see that in communist China.” Guests are: Rudy Giuliani, Doug Wardlow, Boris Epshteyn, Mark Finchem, Raynard Jackson.
Bannon’s War Room | Evening Edition | Recorded April 21, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 46 Seconds
The Enemy Within … Marxists Run the Democrat Party and Globalists Run the Vatican.
“We are so close to losing the country,” Horowitz said. “This is a war and the quicker you understand that the better.” Guests are: Raynard Jackson, David Horowitz, Liz Yore.
China Shows John Kerry How to Reduce Carbon Footprint: Makes Kerry Wait for a Bus – Then Sticks Him in Back
This past weekend John Kerry signed a garbage “climate change” agreement with the Chinese Communist regime.
The Chinese didn’t even wait until Kerry was out of the country before they reneged on the agreement.
While Kerry was still in Shanghai, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng signaled Friday that China is unlikely to make any new pledges at next week’s summit.
One thing that was accomplished during the trip was China was able to reduce John Kerry’s carbon footprint.
Not only did they put John Kerry on a bus and force him to wait but they also stuck him in the back.
Chinese put John Kerry at the back of the bus…
Tour bus for Kerry visit – no official vehicle for Climate Clown
Made him wait for officials to meet him pic.twitter.com/kuiAGcNNox
— Charles R. Smith (@softwarnet) April 16, 2021
They mock him.
The #CCP hired a bus from a travel company for John Kerry, and no longer arranges for officials at the state councilor level to meet him. How humiliating.https://t.co/58VQgzfnoM
— Anybody Home? (@ManyLivesMany) April 19, 2021
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Vatican To Host Fauci, Chelsea Clinton, Vaccine Company CEO’s
The Vatican is co-hosting a health conference in May that will showcase speeches by Bill and Hillary Clinton’s daughter Chelsea Clinton, vaccine guru Dr. Anthony Fauci, guru Deepak Chopra, and the Pfizer and Moderna chief executive officers who are mass-producing vaccines for the public. Pope Francis has been criticized in the past for straying into leftist politics, and this conference won’t help turn around his image. What exactly is the religious significance of mass vaccination? Regardless, the Fifth International Vatican Conference will be focused on pandemic matters, and how to “Unite To Prevent.”
The May 6-8 conference, “Exploring the Mind, Body & Soul: A Global Health Care Initiative: How Innovation and Novel Delivery Systems Improve Human Health,” is part of a conference with speakers including Aerosmith’s Joe Perry and moderators including Katie Couric. The event is set up by the Pontifical Council for Culture and the Cura Foundation, a Vatican organization. “Bridging Science and Faith” is a featured conversation at the conference.
Minnesota bishop resigns at pope’s request after abuse coverup
Bishop is first in U.S. disciplined under new Vatican policies.
Steve Ruark – Associated Press
Hoeppner is the first U.S. Catholic bishop to be disciplined under new Vatican protocols for reviewing and sanctioning bishops for sex abuse or coverups. The 2019 guidelines were put in place to enforce greater accountability of bishops when there are reports of abuse by clergy under their supervision.
Hoeppner, 71, was accused of pressuring a former deacon candidate to recant his statement that he was sexually abused as a teen by the Rev. Roger Grundhaus, a popular diocesan priest. Grundhaus has denied the abuse and Hoeppner has denied he tried to cover up the abuse claim.
Herpes Infection Possibly Linked to COVID-19 Vaccine, Study Says
Herpes Infection Possibly Linked to COVID-19 Vaccine, Study Says
Herpes infections may be a side effect of a COVID-19 vaccine, experts have revealed.
Scientists in Israel identified six cases in a new study of patients developing a skin rash known as herpes zoster — or shingles — after receiving the Pfizer vaccine, according to a study in the Rheumatology journal.
Herpes zoster starts off as a small, itchy skin rash, but if left untreated, it could cause nerve damage and pain, the Jerusalem Post reported.
Opinion: The CDC finally admits it was wrong about surface transmission of COVID-19
Contaminated surfaces have never been driving the COVID-19 pandemic, and the CDC finally clarified that this week. Though it is conceivable that you could be infected by touching an infected doorknob or pen, the CDC now admits that “the risk is generally considered to be low.” It’s so low that even if you were unlucky enough to touch a doorknob immediately after someone with COVID, you might have to touch an average of 10,000 doorknobs to get infected!
The new statements from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are crucial and could provide a game-changing breath of fresh air. The scientific brief gives a final endorsement for us to finally move on from excessive cleaning of surfaces, which steals precious money, time, and energy, but does little to protect from infection.
Hypervigilant surface cleaning was an understandable human response to an invisibly-spread, frightening global pandemic. Cleaning gave us a visible way to join the fight against the virus. In the beginning of the pandemic, cleaning surfaces was also one of the only actions that gave a sense of control and peace. So we hoarded Clorox wipes and bleach, and we poured ourselves into cleaning with passion and fervor. Products like disinfectant foggers, were pitched at a terrified public, desperate to fight the spread.
The problem with surface cleaning is that SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, is a respiratory virus that travels primarily through the air, and cleaning surfaces does very little to stop that spread. By now, we are all weary of the fight: business and family budgets are broken, energy is waning, and attention is divided. Spending any extra energy or money on ineffective efforts distracts us from the real battle against an airborne virus. Now we can finally put all our energy into things that really protect us. To get past COVID we need to keep efforts focused on preventing airborne spread, and we can stop wasting effort on over-cleaning.
Respiratory aerosols can be inhaled no matter where you are in a room. If you are standing within a few feet from someone infected, you breathe in a high concentration of virus and the risk is highest. Even if you are standing on the other side of the room, the virus can still infect you. At first, most public health agencies wrongly assumed that COVID-19 was spreading primarily through touch or droplets. It still could be possible to get sick by shaking hands with an infected person, but increasingly deep and wide evidence has shown that inhalation of these smaller aerosols drives the majority of COVID spread.
By admitting that COVID-19 is transmitted primarily through inhalation of virus-containing aerosols, at both short distances and after mixing into the rest of the room, we can take appropriate steps to prevent it from spreading. Wearing tight-fitting masks is important because it means that aerosols can’t leak into the room or your inhaled breath through the gaps around your nose or under your chin. Keeping a few feet of distance from others is important so you back away from the exhalation zone of a potentially infected person. Reducing time indoors with other potentially infected people is important because your overall risk goes up with the number of breaths of potentially infected air you take in. Increasing ventilation and filtration is important because this helps remove the aerosols that build up indoors.
To be clear, washing your hands and doing standard cleaning of high-touch surfaces with soap is important because some spread is possible through close or frequent interactions. And getting a vaccine as soon as possible is important to protect yourself and others against worrying virus variants.
MyPillow Sues Dominion to Contest $1.3 Billion Vote-Fraud Claim
MyPillow Inc. Chief Executive Mike Lindell escalated a legal fight over his debunked claims of U.S. election fraud, filing a lawsuit that seeks $1.6 billion from Dominion Voting Systems Inc., which had earlier accused him of defamation.
Researcher Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Stealing Trade Secrets to Sell in China
A hospital researcher on April 19 was sentenced to 33 months in prison for conspiring to steal trade secrets from an Ohio children’s hospital to sell in China, according to the Justice Department. Zhou Yu, 51, pleaded guilty in December 2020 to stealing at least five trade secrets relating to exosome research from the Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio, where he had worked for 10 years until 2017. Exosomes are small sacs of fluid released from cells that have increasingly been used in the research, identification, and treatment of a range of diseases, including liver fibrosis and liver cancer. Zhou’s co-conspirator was his wife, Chen Li, 48, who also worked as a researcher at another lab in the institute. She was sentenced in February to 30 months in prison for her role in the scheme after also pleading guilty. “Zhou and his wife executed a scheme over the …
Nancy Pelosi hit for thanking George Floyd ‘for sacrificing your life’
Twitter users pounced on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday after she publicly thanked George Floyd “for sacrificing your life for justice.” “Thank you, George Floyd, for sacrificing your life for justice. For being there to call out to your mom — how heartbreaking was that — call out for your mom, ‘I can’t breathe,’”…
WATCH: BLM Chants ‘F**k the National Guard’ After Chauvin Verdict in Minneapolis
Black Lives Matter protesters in Minneapolis chanted “F**k the National Guard” after taking to the streets. Their march immediately followed the conviction by a Minnesota jury of former police officer Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd nearly one year ago.
“F*** the National Guard!” chants from protesters gathered outside the courthouse this afternoon #Minneapolis #ChauvinTrial pic.twitter.com/xodtNcv1z6
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) April 20, 2021
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey sending National Guard to southern border
PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday he is sending 250 National Guard troops to the state’s southern border with Mexico amid the increased arrivals of migrants. The announcement came the day Customs and Border Protection held an open house at a new tent-like migrant processing center in the border community of Yuma. It…
Virginia cop fired after donating to Kyle Rittenhouse defense fund
A police officer in Virginia was fired after donating to a legal defense fund for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, officials said Tuesday. Norfolk Police Lt. William Kelly anonymously gave $25 to a fundraiser for Rittenhouse in September, using his city email address, according to The Guardian. The donation reportedly came with a comment that read:…
Three other former cops still slated to face trial in connection with the death of George Floyd
A jury on Tuesday returned a verdict finding former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd last year, but three other former officers have yet to go on trial.
The three men, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, are all free on $750,000 bail and the trial is slated to start later this year on August 23, according to the New York Post.
“They face charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder as well as second-degree manslaughter over the May 2020 death of Floyd. They face up to 40 years in prison on the top charge,” the outlet noted.
Arizona Governor Issues Declaration of Emergency, to Deploy National Guard on Border
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey issued a Declaration of Emergency (pdf) and announced he’s deploying the Arizona National Guard to the state’s southern border to assist law enforcement dealing with the growing amount of illegal crossings. “The situation in our border communities is just as bad—if not worse—than the coverage we’ve been seeing,” Ducey, a Republican, said […]
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RAW FOOTAGE: Police Shoot Knife Wielding 16-Year-Old Columbus Girl Fighting With Another Teen
The full body cam video of the officer involved shooting of Columbus teen Ma’Khia Bryant on Tuesday afternoon was released during a press conference held by the Columbus Department of Public Safety. The video shows the young teen charging an individual with a knife before being shot by police.
16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant was shot and killed by a police officer as she lunged at another woman during what appeared to be a large melee after police were called to the home. Bryant’s family member says police were called to end the fight happening on the property per local media WKYC. Bryant was shot by police after lunging at another woman with a knife, and was later pronounced dead in a local hospital.
About 6 minutes and 40 seconds into the video posted to YouTube, viewers can see that Bryant was wielding what appears to be a knife as she charges another individual. Right before Bryant appeared to be in the process of stabbing the individual, she was fatally shot by police. The knife apparently held by Bryant can be seen on the ground repeatedly after the shooting.
Widely circulated videos of the aftermath of the shooting have led to massive protests and unrest in Columbus, Ohio. The police urge calm even as Black Lives Matter protesters take to the streets.
Demonstrators are blocking Broad and High streets. Police are encircling the block. pic.twitter.com/NwuLSD3LUq
— The Lantern (@TheLantern) April 21, 2021
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther weighed in by saying “it is clear the officer took action to protect another young life,” at the cities press conference.
The news comes as the nation reels from the aftermath of the verdict reached in the Derek Chauvin trial, in which jurors found the officer guilty on all counts for the murder of George Floyd.
“The jury came to the verdict after nine hours of deliberations, with the Chauvin being found guilty of murder in the second and third degree. Chauvin was also found guilty of manslaughter in the second degree. The trial had lasted just under a month, with proceedings starting at the end of March.”
BREAKING: The jury finds former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd: 2nd degree intentional murder, 3rd degree murder, and 2nd degree manslaughter pic.twitter.com/FW5XDAZwob
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 20, 2021
Dr. Harvey Risch Reveals Over Half of the United States Has Already Reached Herd Immunity | Video: 10 Minutes 7 Seconds
Doctor Risch joins Pandemic Warroom to explain that North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Rhode Island and Utah in October and November last fall developed herd immunity naturally and symptomatic infection rates were coming down well before any vaccine. . . the CDC did blood testing and found approximately 6 times the official number were infected, most being asymptomatic and unaware they had been infected. He also explains that the vaccines are actually only 50% to 60 % effective in containing the spread of the virus, not 90% or 95%. What this means is the lockdowns have been counterproductive.
April 20, 2021 | Nightly News Rebroadcast | Video: 53 Minutes 31 Seconds
The fate of former police officer Derek Chauvin has been decided, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new law that creates tougher penalties for rioting, and police have caught the suspect who allegedly opened fire at a crowded New York grocery store.
Bannon’s War Room | Morning Edition Hour 1 | Recorded April 20, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 52 Seconds
Antifa Commander Maxine … (w/ Marjorie Taylor Greene, Darren Beattie, John Fredericks). “We have a sitting US congresswoman threatening a jury before they were even going into deliberations,” Greene said. “She is completely unhinged and out of control.”
Bannon’s War Room | Morning Edition Hour 2 | Recorded April 20, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 52 Seconds
Big Media’s Next Propaganda Pivot … Lies About Lock Downs, Covid, and Climate. Guests are: John Tamny, Dov Hikind.
Bannon’s War Room | Evening Edition | Recorded April 20, 2021 | Video: 49 Minutes 59 Seconds
Chauvin Trial Reaction and the Ongoing Marxist Revolution. “Does anybody believe that the merits of the case were considered by the jury,” asked Kassam. “Or were they just frightened by the riots that would ensue and the doxxing that they endured by the media in the last week?” Guests are: Bernie Kerik, Tracey Anthony, Boris Epshteyn, Rudy Giuliani, Sam Faddis.
Swimmer beats leukemia and qualifies for the Olympics | Video: 53 Seconds
Rikako Ikee qualified for the Olympics for Japan just eight months after returning to competition!
The Underground Vegetable Farm Thriving In Wartime Bunkers Below London
Deep beneath London’s suburbs lies a gigantic vegetable garden farming hundreds of thousands of the capital’s freshest microgreens.
Since 2015, Growing Underground has adopted one of eight underground World War Two bomb shelters to grow plentiful, pesticide-free produce. The farming happens entirely indoors, away all from traditional means of harvesting greens.
The project burst into the fresh produce market as the “world’s first subterranean farm” and hasn’t looked back since.