‘Walking Dead’ Actor Attacked for ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Shirt

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One of the leading actors of The Walking Dead — a post-apocalyptic zombie series — has left controversy in the wake of an Instagram post.

Jeffery Dean Morgan posted a photo to social media that showed him wearing a Blue Lives Matter shirt, in honor the “two GOOD cops in NY” that were killed in 2014.

“This shirt was given to me at a convention by a woman, whose son, was shot during what was a routine traffic stop. He was black.”

Morgan is referring to the deaths of NYPD officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos. Their murder was committed in retribution over perceived police brutality that those in the Black Lives Matter movement have also raised concern over.

The shooter wrote on Facebook, ““I’m Putting Wings on Pigs Today. They Take 1 of Ours . . . . .Let’s Take 2 of Theirs.”

Black Lives Matter’s leadership is currently being sued over a similar case of murder committed against police officers, in Baton Rouge and other locations.

Yet, Black Lives Matter proponents have interpreted Morgan’s statement as one against black people, instead of in support of police victims. And many voiced their opinion on the matter.

One Twitter user wrote: “not only is jeffrey dean morgan an alm supporter, he went full on blue lives matter what an ugly old cow can’t say i’m surprised.” The user is referring to the movement “all lives matter.”

Another user wrote: “I’m not surprised Jeffrey Dean Morgan is a blue lives matter person. He plays assholes a little too well.”

Amid the criticism, Morgan didn’t back down, but posted a follow-up which read: “Dear a-holes. Blue lives do matter. Can’t believe I need to explain to you this fact. All lives matter. All of em.”

Morgan has repeatedly insisted that many have misinterpreted his statement: “I stand behind the sentiment… but, what was meant as one thing has been taken as another. I understand those that are upset… and to those people I apologise.”

However, in light of his fans’ criticism Morgan sought to clarify his position: “Of course black lives matter. I stand behind that. Always have.”

“This country means the world to me.” Morgan added, “The good people in it mean the world to me… the ones looking for a fight around every corner? Racists? Bullies? They don’t.”

“We are a country divided and it’s getting scarier every day.” (For more from the author of “‘Walking Dead’ Actor Attacked for ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Shirt” please click HERE)

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N-Word Tweet Surfaces From Female Reporter ‘Belittled’ by NFL Player

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The female sports reporter who implored Cam Newton to apologize for ‘belittling’ her with sexist remarks earlier this week offered her own apology on Thursday as racist tweets she wrote four years ago emerged.

Jourdan Rodrigue, 25, said there was ‘no excuse’ for the 2012 and 2013 tweets in which she used the n-word and revelled in her father’s ‘racist jokes about Navajo land’.

In a Twitter statement, she said: ‘I apologize for the offensive tweets from my Twitter account 4/5 years ago.

‘There is no excuse for them or the sentiment behind them. I am deeply sorry and apologize’.

In the first tweet, Rodrigue, who is a reporter for the Charlotte Observer, said: ‘The earth moves at 450 + mph thats (sic) 10 times triller than nascar dale earnharts a b**** n***a.’ (Read more from “N-Word Tweet Surfaces From Female Reporter ‘Belittled’ by NFL Player” HERE)

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FBI Warns: More Violence From ‘Black Identity Extremist’

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The FBI Counterterrorism Division warned about the potential violence that could come from members of “Black Identity Extremists” (BIE), according to a document obtained by Foreign Policy.

The Aug. 3 document warns of the potential violence that members of the BIE movement could possibly perform against American law enforcement officers, Foreign Policy reported Friday.

“The FBI assesses it is very likely Black Identity Extremist (BIE) perceptions of police brutality against African Americans spurred an increase in premeditated, retaliatory lethal violence against law enforcement and will very likely serve as justification for such violence,” the document read. Foreign Policy notes that the document was marked for official use. (Read more from “FBI Warns: More Violence From ‘Black Identity Extremist'” HERE)

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Police ‘Confident’ No One Else in Shooter’s Room Before Las Vegas Attack

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Investigators are “confident” that no one else entered the Las Vegas hotel suite before a gunman opened fire on a crowd of thousands of concertgoers, killing 58 people in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Undersheriff Kevin McMahill said Friday in an interview that police don’t believe anyone entered the room at Mandalay Bay prior to the shooting carried out by Stephen Paddock Sunday night.

Earlier, senior law enforcement sources said investigators were puzzled by a charger that did not appear to match any of Paddock’s cellphones. Police have now been able to match all of the cell phone chargers found in the room with multiple cell phones that Paddock had with him.

“He was the only shooter; I’m very confident of that,” McMahill said. “I’m also confident that there were no other people in the room leading up to this event.”

A motive in the shooting remains elusive. “This agency wants to give answers. We owe it to the victims and the victims’ families,” McMahill said. “It’s really a frustrating piece of this investigation.” (Read more from “Police ‘Confident’ No One Else in Shooter’s Room Before Las Vegas Attack” HERE)

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New Orleans Orders Evacuations Ahead of Hurricane Nate

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The U.S. Gulf Coast braced Friday for a fast-moving blast of wind, heavy rain and rising water as deadly Tropical Storm Nate threatened to reach hurricane strength before a weekend landfall.

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu on Friday ordered an evacuation of some areas and a mandatory curfew ahead of Nate.

The curfew will be in effect from Saturday evening to Sunday morning, the mayor said at a news conference.

Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi declared states of emergency as the storm twisted toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday after killing at least 22 people in Central America. (Read more from “New Orleans Orders Evacuations Ahead of Hurricane Nate” HERE)

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Billionaire Pedophile Who Videoed Powerful Politicians Having Sex With Children Pays Millions to Settle Suits

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By Lia Eustachewich. Billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein paid $5.5 million to settle lawsuits filed by three of the more than two dozen teens who sued him, according to a new report.

Epstein — who was accused of recruiting dozens of underage girls as sex slaves for his wealthy pals — paid $1 million to victim L.M., $2 million to E.W. and $2.5 million to Jane Doe, the Palm Beach Post reported.

The settlement details were disclosed as part of an ongoing feud between Epstein and lawyers Bradley Edwards and Scott Rothstein.

Rothstein is serving a 50-year sentence for running a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme. Epstein had sued the Florida attorneys, claiming Edwards — the lawyer who filed suits on behalf of some of Epstein’s accusers — fabricated the sex-slave allegations in order to perpetuate Rothstein’s Ponzi scheme. (Read more from “Billionaire Pedophile Who Videoed Powerful Politicians Having Sex With Children Pays Millions to Settle Suits” HERE)

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Woman Who Says She Was Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Slave Settles Suit

By Kaja Whitehouse. On the eve of trial, a woman who said she was a sex slave of Jeffrey Epstein settled her defamation lawsuit against the billionaire perv’s former girlfriend, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell.

The amount of the settlement was undisclosed, but Virginia Giuffre — who claims Maxwell lured her into Epstein’s harem when she was a teenager — said she is “pleased” with the result.

Giuffre sued Maxwell in Manhattan federal court in 2015 for publicly denying that she procured Giuffre for Epstein when she was underage and called Virginia Roberts.

The May 25-scheduled trial was expected to be a show-stopper, with testimony about private planes and rendezvous with wealthy and connected people, including Epstein’s pal Prince Andrew. (Read more from “Woman Who Says She Was Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Slave Settles Suit” HERE)

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Las Vegas Shooting: iPhone ‘Saves Woman’s Life After Stopping Bullet’

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An iPhone reportedly saved a woman’s life after it was hit by a bullet fired by the Las Vegas gunman.

A taxi driver took a photo of the device after driving its owner, who has not been named, to safety.

She is said to have told him gunfire narrowly missed her as she fled the scene outside the Mandalay Bay Hotel, where a country music festival was taking place.

Stephen Paddock fired hundreds of rounds at concert-goers, killing 58 and injuring hundreds more.

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This Guy Rapped About Dismembering Murder Victims. Now He’s an Elected Democrat.

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A Democratic state representative who has organized anti-police protests in St. Louis rapped about shooting “snitches” and dragging their dead bodies behind cars in a series of rap videos.

State Rep. Bruce Franks Jr., a freshman lawmaker elected in November 2016, used the rap name Ooops as part of a rap group called St. Louis Cypher. In a series of videos, some as recent as 2015, Franks rapped about shooting and stabbing people to death and hiding the evidence.

“I off them if they snitch, I put a shotty to their body, send them straight to the reverend! I put them in a body cast, put them in a body bag, tie them to the bag of the Chrysler then it’s body drag!” Franks can be heard shouting in a freestyle rap video. “A nigga speak my name, he will get slain!”

(our apologies, but apparently the Democrats succeeded in getting the below video pulled down from YouTube):

“These niggas better stop playin, I get to AK-in,” Franks raps, referencing an AK-47.

(offensive lyrics regarding murder victims and others are throughout in the following video, but the worst starts at 5:31):

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What Is the American Interest in Niger?

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Three American Green Berets were tragically killed and two more wounded when a joint U.S.-Nigerien patrol was ambushed near the Mali-Niger border Wednesday. As details continue to emerge, we take a look at what brings U.S. forces into the West African landlocked country.

What happened?

The patrol was reportedly ambushed by militants operating in the region. The Pentagon has disclosed few details about the operation in southwest Niger.

However, according to local media reports, the attackers (which media reports speculate may be members of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM) may have come into the country from neighboring Mali. A U.S. official told Reuters that the joint patrol had no specific objective that day. Five Nigerien soldiers were reportedly killed in the attack.

What are we doing there?

The U.S. role in Niger and the surrounding region is often described as a support role, helping local governments with the resources and training to combat global jihadist groups.

According to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), the military is in Niger “to provide training and security assistance to the Nigerien Armed Forces, in their efforts to counter violent extremist organizations in the region.”

In January 2013, the Obama administration struck a deal with Niger to allow unarmed U.S. surveillance drones to be based in the country to monitor Islamic terrorists in the region. At the time, Islamic militants were battling against a French-led coalition in neighboring Mali.

How many troops do we have there?

In February 2013, the U.S. deployed around 100 soldiers to Niger to provide intelligence support.

A June letter to Congress by President Trump indicated there were 645 U.S. military personnel deployed to Niger, and hundreds more in the surrounding countries.

What is the threat to American interests in Niger?

The chief threat to U.S. interests in Niger and the surrounding region is al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Like most terrorists organizations, AQIM seeks to install an Islamic caliphate and institute sharia law.

Given that its leadership is mainly Algerian nationals and north African Arabs, AQIM has taken a particular interest in overthrowing the government of Algeria, along with all other non-Islamist governments .Since its 2007 rebranding, the group has successfully carried out many mass casualty terror attacks.

According to the State Department, AQIM raises a great deal of its funds through kidnapping for ransom payments and other criminal activity such as arms trafficking, money laundering, and drug trafficking. Additionally, the Algerian government alleges that AQIM receives financial and logistical support from the Iranian regime and the Sudanese government.

Niger and the surrounding region also face threats from the Boko Haram terrorist group, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. Forces from Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria are training alongside the U.S. military in response to the terrorist threat.

Another new jihadist group, which calls itself the Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS), has claimed many attacks in the region in recent years. The outfit has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State terror group.

Is the U.S. military presence in Africa legally justified?

That’s up for debate. Since 2001, Presidents Bush, Obama, and now Trump have justified overseas military action under the post-9/11 Authorization for Use of Military Force, which Congress initially approved for operations in Afghanistan.

What’s Next?

French troops are reportedly readying a counterattack as part of a response to Wednesday’s ambush. The Pentagon has not released details about whether American forces will be involved in the reported ongoing operation. (For more from the author of “What Is the American Interest in Niger?” please click HERE)

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Ex-Hamas Member Stands up for the Truth About the Palestinian Leadership, Leaves UNHRC Flabbergasted

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I met Musab Hassan Yousef in 2012 when he was in Jerusalem to promote a new movie he wanted to make with American-Israeli film director Sam Feuer.

The movie, he explained, would be about his undercover work for Israeli intelligence from 1997 until 2007, when his situation became untenable.

He was smaller than I previously thought, and looked fragile next to his bodyguard. But his big dark eyes, his charisma and his determination to tell the truth about Israel and Palestinian society under the Palestinian Authority and Hamas rule impressed me .

Five years had passed since the “Green Prince,” the son of Hamas, had moved to the U.S., where he received political asylum after he stopped his work as mole in Hamas for the Israeli security service Shin Beth, and seven years after he converted to Christianity and was baptized in the Mediterranean Sea near Tel Aviv.

After his escape to the U.S., he publicly revealed his conversion to Christianity and renounced the Palestinian leadership, particularly Hamas.

Yousef, the son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, the spiritual leader of Hamas, published his autobiographical book, Son of Hamas, in 2010 and went on to give interviews and lectures about his life in Ramallah and other Palestinian cities. He also discussed his conversion to Christianity.

Youssef no doubt prevented countless murderous terror attacks and exposed numerous Hamas terror cells who where in the midst of preparations for suicide attacks and assassinations of Israelis.

He was regarded as the Shin Beth’s most valuable source of intelligence, and didn’t even hesitate to give information on the movements and deliberations of his own father.

Yousef was even incarcerated in Israel in order not to arouse suspicion regarding his work as a spy for the Israelis.

Last week, Yousef again did something extraordinary when he unexpectedly addressed the U.N. Human Rights Council, which gathered in Geneva for yet another Israel-bashing session.

The meeting took place after Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., had warned that the Trump administration could sanction the U.N. over its continuing obsession with Israel and the bashing of the Jewish state by the UNHRC.

The Sept. 25 meeting about the supposed human rights situation in Palestine featured representatives of human rights offenders such as Venezuela, Syria, Iran and North Korea, who accused Israel of massive human rights violations, abuse, stealing of land, mass colonization and war crimes.

But then came Yousef, who was invited by Hillel Neuer of U.N. Watch, a monitor organization which exposes U.N. bias against Israel. His words shocked the delegates.

“My name is Musab Hassan Yousef and I grew up in Ramallah as a member of Hamas,” he said.

He then first addressed the issue of the legitimacy of the PA which claims to be the “sole legitimate representative” of the Palestinian Arabs.

“I ask: Where does your legitimacy come from? The Palestinian people did not elect you, and they did not appoint you to represent them. You are self-appointed. Your accountability is not to your own people. This is evidenced by your total violation of their human rights,” Yousef said.

“You kidnap Palestinian students from campus and torture them in your jails. You torture your political rivals. The suffering of the Palestinian people is the outcome of your selfish political interests,” Yousef said, while some of the delegates turned their heads in disbelief.

“You are the greatest enemy of the Palestinian people,” Yousef told the representative of the Palestinian Liberation Organization while she rolled her eyes.

“If Israel did not exist, you would have no one to blame. Take responsibility for the outcome of your own actions,” Yousef thundered, while claiming the Palestinian leaders were fanning the flames of the conflict by maintaining their abusive power.

He then said the Palestinian representative was using the UNHRC to mislead the international community and Palestinian society to believe that Israel is the cause for the problems the Palestinian leadership has created.

Musab has said he wants to bring peace to the Middle East and hopes to return to his homeland one day. He has called Islam “the biggest lie in history” and Allah the “biggest terrorist” while saying “only Jesus could save mankind” and that “Jesus is the only way to God.” (For more from the author of “Ex-Hamas Member Stands up for the Truth About the Palestinian Leadership, Leaves UNHRC Flabbergasted” please click HERE)

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