National Guard’s New Fitness Test May Prove Too Challenging for Some Soldiers

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Commanders at the Army National Guard are worried that 330,000 citizen soldiers will struggle to meet their new fitness standards, according to the Associated Press Tuesday.

Lt. Col. Brian Dean is working to get the Guard transitioned to the new fitness test. He told AP that “it’s a concern” that the new fitness standards could drive many soldiers out of the National Guard.

“For those who are already doing well on their physical fitness test and they have the routine figured out, I think they’re going to transition to this new test without any issues,” Dean said. “People who are in those parts of their life where they’re still kinda struggling to make the right time for fitness and do fitness in the right ways — this will feel significant.”

Many soldiers in the National Guard are made up of regular citizens; working part time to protect their communities, be available during natural disasters, and provide assistance to active-duty military forces. Many members work regular jobs or attend school while serving. . .

Originally, the fitness test required soldiers to do two minutes of push-ups, sit-ups and a two-mile run. The new test, which will be implemented Oct. 1, 2020, will last an hour and make use of a sled-drag, a deadlift, and include many other exercises; all on top of a push-up and two-mile running evaluation. (Read more from “National Guard’s New Fitness Test May Prove Too Challenging for Some Soldiers” HERE)

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DOJ Prevented FBI From Pursuing Gross Negligence Charges Against Clinton

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By The Epoch Times. Early in the Hillary Clinton email case, the Department of Justice reached a decision that would have far-reaching implications in the FBI’s investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server. . .

Notably, Comey had been convinced to remove the term “gross negligence” to describe Clinton’s actions from his prepared statement by, among others, FBI lawyer Lisa Page, FBI agent Peter Strzok, senior legal counsel Trisha Anderson, and FBI analyst Jonathan Moffa.

Because of Comey’s statement, many have mistakenly concluded that the FBI acted independently from DOJ influence in their investigation of Clinton. Congressional testimonies by high ranking FBI officials involved in the investigation reveal, however, that this was not the case. . .

Comey had also hinted at the influence exerted by the DOJ over the Clinton investigation in his July recommendation, stating that “there are obvious considerations, like the strength of the evidence, especially regarding intent.” . . .

But Lisa Page, a lawyer by training, seemed to have a very different understanding of what would be allowed by the DOJ. Page appeared to indicate during her testimony that because of the DOJ’s position, there was no reason for the FBI to even pursue evidence related to the specific statute of gross negligence. (Read more from “DOJ Prevented FBI From Pursuing Gross Negligence Charges Against Clinton” HERE)

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Hillary Clinton Says She ‘Can’t Imagine’ Running for President Again

By The Hill. Hillary Clinton says she “can’t imagine” running for president again but says in a new interview that she’s “going to keep speaking out” about President Trump.

“I can’t imagine that, no,” the former secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee said Monday on Tina Brown’s podcast “TBD” when asked whether she could change her mind about running in 2020.

“I am very worried about the direction that Trump and his allies are taking us,” she added. “Just because I’m not running, I’m not going to keep my mouth shut. I’m going to keep speaking out.”

Clinton discussed the challenges for women running for president in 2020, such as Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).

“How does a woman stand up for herself on the biggest stage in the world without … looking aggressive, maybe a little bit angry, that somebody is behaving like that, being willing to go toe-to-toe when there are so few memories embedded in our collective DNA where women do that?” Clinton said of presidential debates. (Read more from “Hillary Clinton Says She ‘Can’t Imagine’ Running for President Again” HERE)

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Actress Found Dead After Hinting at Alleged Pedophile Ring

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A former Big Brother star has died under mysterious circumstances shortly after making explosive claims linking a number of celebrities to paedophilia. . .

Argentinian-born Natacha Jaitt’s naked body was found over the weekend following a house party in Buenos Aires.

Local media report there was evidence of drug use found at the scene — but in an eerie twist, the socialite and former Playboy model seems to have predicted her own death just months earlier. . .

“WARNING: I am not going to commit suicide, I am not going to take too much cocaine and drown in a bath, or shoot myself. So if this happens, IT WASN’T ME. Save this tweet,” she wrote in Spanish, according to the Buenos Aires Times.

The alarming tweet was published after Ms Jaitt accused a number of well-known public figures — including politicians, journalists, entertainers and sports stars from several big-name clubs — of being involved in underage prostitution earlier that year on live TV. (Read more from “Actress Found Dead After Hinting at Alleged Pedophile Ring” HERE)

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Radical Abortion Laws Cause ‘Dramatic’ Spike in Americans Identifying as Pro-Life

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A new Marist poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus (KofC) finds that just as many Americans consider themselves “pro-life” as “pro-choice,” representing a surprising increase from a poll the same organization released just a month ago.

Last month, Marist released its annual abortion survey, which found that just 38% of Americans considered themselves “pro-life” versus 55% “pro-choice,” with an additional 7% unsure. 48% of Americans said they would either completely ban abortions or limit them to cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother’s life; the rest of the findings indicated overwhelming majority support for restricting abortion much more than it is today.

On Monday, Marist released another poll, which now finds the “pro-life” and “pro-choice” labels tied at 47% with 6% unsure, and a combined 58% of Americans who would ban all or most abortions. Only 21% of Americans would allow elective abortions past the first trimester, down from 24%

Assuming the numbers aren’t outliers, they appear to be a reaction to a month’s worth of national attention on a series of bills proposed in several states that would allow effectively unrestricted abortion up until birth, as well as congressional Democrats’ opposition to legislation that would mandate medical care for infants who survive attempted abortions.

“Current proposals that promote late-term abortion have reset the landscape and language on abortion in a pronounced – and very measurable – way,” Marist Poll director Barbara Carvalho said. “The recent legal changes to late-term abortion and the debate which followed have not gone unnoticed by the general public. In just one month, there has been a significant increase in the proportion of Americans who see themselves as pro-life and an equally notable decline in those who describe themselves as pro-choice.” (Read more from “Radical Abortion Laws Cause ‘Dramatic’ Spike in Americans Identifying as Pro-Life” HERE)

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Watch Your Kids: Pediatrician Finds Wrist-Slitting Suicide Tip Spliced Into Video on YouTube Kids App

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By The Blaze. A Florida pediatrician found a suicide tip spliced in the middle of a video posted to the YouTube Kids app, WFTX-TV reported.

The clip is of a popular Nintendo game called Splatoon, CBS News said — except for an unrelated portion in the middle showing a person saying, “Remember kids, sideways for attention, longways for results. End it.”

According to the Washington Post, the person appeared to be holding an imaginary blade to the inside of his arm. His “longways” motion went from the bottom of his hand and down his forearm toward his elbow. . .

It’s hard to say what happened to the video, as it appears to have been taken down and re-uploaded numerous times.

As recently as Sunday, Hess noted on her Facebook page that she recorded a version of the clip “directly from YouTube Kids” that very afternoon. YouTube told WFTX the video violates its community guidelines, and a spokesperson said in part, “We work hard to ensure YouTube is not used to encourage dangerous behavior, and we have strict policies that prohibit videos which promote self-harm.” (Read more from “Watch Your Kids: Pediatrician Finds Wrist-Slitting Suicide Tip Spliced Into Video on YouTube Kids App” HERE)

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Horrified Mom Discovers Suicide Instructions in Video on YouTube and YouTube Kids

By CBS News. Video promoting self-harm tips — spliced between clips of a popular video game — has surfaced at least twice on YouTube and YouTube Kids since July, according to a pediatrician and mom who discovered the video.

The suicide instructions are sandwiched between clips from the popular Nintendo game Splatoon and delivered by a man speaking in front of what appears to be a green screen — an apparent effort to have him blend in with the rest of the animated video. . .

The man featured is YouTuber Filthy Frank, who has over 6.2 million subscribers and calls himself “the embodiment of everything a person should not be,” although there is no evidence that Frank, whose real name is George Miller, was involved in creating the doctored video. He did not immediately respond to CBS News’ request for comment.

When Free Hess found the video on YouTube last week, she posted it on her blog — warning other parents to take control over what their kids may be watching. . . .

Hess said she spotted another version of the same video on YouTube Kids in July last year. She said she and many other parents from Facebook groups came together to report it, and the video was eventually taken down after one parent directly contacted an employee at Google. Google has not responded to CBS News’ inquiry about the steps that led to the video’s removal. (Read more from “Horrified Mom Discovers Suicide Instructions in Video on YouTube and YouTube Kids” HERE)

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WATCH: Rapper Trolls Leftists by DESTROYING Women’s Deadlift Record ‘as a Woman’

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British rapper Zuby conducted an experiment Tuesday on Twitter, challenging the new idea that there are no inherent gender differences by doing a live weightlifting demonstration where he, “identifying as a woman,” broke the British women’s deadlift record.

“I keep hearing about how biological men don’t have any physical strength advantage over women in 2019,” Zuby tweeted, referring to a series of recent articles insisting that male-to-female transgender individuals have “female penises,” and that there’s no inherent gender differences between men and women that should keep male-to-female transgender individuals from competing against natural-born women in athletic events. . .

Don’t worry. Zuby assured his viewers that everything was fine because, while he was deadlifting, he personally identified as a woman, making him eligible to challenge the women’s record.

The bench press record fell immediately. Zuby, “identifying as a woman,” was able to surpass the best female British athlete by a wide margin, and he was able to do it, as he put it, while looking “strong, stunning, and brave” — just as Serena Williams described female athletes in a confusing Nike commercial, promoting female athletes competing against men, that aired during the Academy Awards.

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Sad: People Search Garbage Truck for Food in Socialist Venezuela

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By Daily Wire. Starving Venezuelans rummaged through a trash truck this week in a search for food, following Venezuela’s collapse due to its socialist policies.

“Amid the increasingly dire situation in Venezuela, Univision’s left-leaning anchor Jorge Ramos traveled into the rapidly imploding socialist country for an interview Monday with dictator Nicolas Maduro,” The Daily Wire reported. “But after Ramos said he took the conversation in a direction Maduro didn’t appreciate, things quickly devolved, resulting in Ramos and his team having all their equipment confiscated and a frightening two-hour encounter with agents.”

In a video posted on the “Real American with Jorge Ramos” Facebook page, Ramos “said the last straw for Maduro was when the Mexican-American journalist held up his iPad and showed him footage he had filmed himself of three children on the streets of Venezuela rummaging through the back of a garbage truck for scraps of food,” Fox News reported.

“He just couldn’t stand it,” Ramos said. “He didn’t want to continue the interview. He tried to close my iPad. They confiscated all of our cameras, all our videos.”

“He didn’t like the things we were asking, about the lack of democracy in Venezuela, the torture of political prisoners, about the humanitarian crisis that they are living,” Ramos later told Univision. “I told Nicolas Maduro that millions of Venezuelans and many governments in the world do not consider him a legitimate president and they consider him to be a dictator.”

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Venezuela Soldiers Who Choose Defection Hope More Join Their Ranks

By NBC News. A high-stakes plan by the Venezuelan opposition to bring humanitarian aid into the country floundered Saturday when troops loyal to Maduro refused to let the trucks carrying food and medical supplies cross, but it did set off a wave of military defections unlike any seen yet amid the country’s mounting crisis. Over 320 mostly low-ranking soldiers fled in a span of four days, Colombian immigration officials said Tuesday.

With no relatives in Colombia, several dozen have ended up in a shelter run by a priest. The home on a street with low-hanging electrical wires is where they are nervously keeping track of relatives left behind, figuring out how to apply for asylum and deciding what should come next. . .

In interviews with The Associated Press, nine National Guard soldiers described the day that they were ordered by commanders to stop the humanitarian aid from entering Venezuela. Fearful of being jailed, many complied with orders and admitted to launching tear gas at protesters. Two said they were part of a failed plot to get the aid in. All fled after making unplanned, split-second decisions with only the uniform on their backs. (Read more from “Venezuela Soldiers Who Choose Defection Hope More Join Their Ranks” HERE)

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Speaker Removes Democrat Involved in ‘N-Word’ Scandal From Leadership Post

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By Daily Wire. Maryland Democrat House Speaker Michael Busch removed Democrat Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti from a leadership position she held on a subcommittee after she apologized for allegedly referring to a majority-black county as a “n****r district.”

“Lisanti, a Democrat from Harford County, told reporters she would issue a statement later in the day,” the Associated Press reported. “She apologized to the House Democratic Caucus Tuesday morning, after apologizing to leaders of the state’s Legislative Black Caucus on Monday.”

In a statement, Lisanti said: “I am sickened that a word that is not in my vocabulary came out of my mouth. It does not represent my belief system, my life’s work or what is my heart.”

Lisanti also apologized to “the citizens of my district, people of Maryland, all of my colleagues in the Maryland General Assembly and everyone reading this for my word choice several weeks ago.”

“This morning, Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti apologized to the House Democratic Caucus for her use of the n-word. While I believe her apology was heartfelt, the damage among her colleagues and the public has been done,” Busch said in a statement, according to the Baltimore Sun. “I met with her this morning and expressed my extreme disappointment and concern over her irresponsible and hurtful actions.” (Read more from “Speaker Removes Democrat Involved in ‘N-Word’ Scandal From Leadership Post” HERE)

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Maryland Delegate Loses Leadership Position Over Racial Slur

By NBC Miami. A white Maryland lawmaker lost her leadership position Tuesday after using a racial slur for black people at an after-hours gathering at a cigar store in the state capital.

Del. Mary Ann Lisanti, a 51-year-old Democrat in her second term representing Harford County northeast of Baltimore, apologized to the Maryland House Democratic Caucus on Tuesday. A day earlier she issued an apology to leaders of the state’s Legislative Black Caucus.

Del. Darryl Barnes, the caucus chairman, described the apology as “woefully inadequate” and urged House Speaker Michael Busch, in a letter, to discipline the delegate. . .

The Washington Post was first to report Monday that Lisanti allegedly used the slur late last month during a gathering with fellow legislators to refer to Prince George’s County, which is majority black. Asked about it by the newspaper earlier this month, the Post reported that she said: “I don’t recall that … I don’t recall much of that evening.”

When asked by the Post whether she had ever used the slur, the newspaper reported that she said: “I’m sure I have … I’m sure everyone has used it.” (Read more from “Maryland Delegate Loses Leadership Position Over Racial Slur” HERE)

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Murkowski Backs Bill to Undo Emergency Declaration

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By Breitbart. Tuesday Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) told reporters she would vote for the bill against President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration on the U.S. Mexico border. . .

A reporter asked, “Do you support terminating that, this resolution, to terminate the emergency declaration?”

Murkowski answered, “Yes, I will be.” (Read more from “Murkowski Backs Bill to Undo Emergency Declaration” HERE)

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Murkowski to Vote for Resolution Blocking Trump’s Emergency Declaration

By The Hill. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Tuesday that she will support a resolution blocking President Trump’s emergency declaration to construct the U.S.-Mexico border wall. . .

The House is expected to pass a resolution of disapproval to block the national emergency declaration later Tuesday, kicking the vote to the Senate.

Democrats will need four Republicans to vote with them to pass the resolution through the Senate, where they need only a simple majority.

So far, three GOP senators are viewed as “yes” votes: Murkowski and Sens. Thom Tillis (N.C.) and Susan Collins (Maine).

Collins told reporters in Maine last week that she would support a clean resolution to block Trump’s emergency declaration. Tillis wrote in a Washington Post op-ed released on Monday night that he would also vote for the resolution. (Read more from “Murkowski to Vote for Resolution Blocking Trump’s Emergency Declaration” HERE)

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Woman Who Assaulted Man in MAGA Hat Is a Illegal Alien

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By Breitbart. A Brazilian national arrested for allegedly assaulting a man wearing a “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) hat was in the U.S. illegally, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials said.

ICE agents took Rosiane Santos, 41, into custody on Tuesday after finding out she was residing in the U.S. illegally, and she is now facing deportation, Boston 25 News reported.

“Deportation officers with ICE’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested Rosie Santos, an unlawfully present citizen of Brazil,” ICE said in a statement. “Santos is facing local charges for assault and other offenses. She is presently in ICE custody and has been entered into removal proceedings before the federal immigration courts.”

Santos, who resided in Falmouth, Massachusetts, had been arrested by police several days earlier on charges of assault, battery, and disorderly conduct for allegedly harassing and assaulting a 23-year-old man wearing the the Trump campaign’s signature red MAGA cap. . .

The Brazilian national, who pleaded not guilty to the charges against her at a Wednesday court hearing before the judge released her on her own recognizance, claimed she was actually “the victim” of the incident because she felt “discriminated” against. (Read more from “Woman Who Assaulted Man in MAGA Hat Is a Illegal Alien” HERE)

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81-Year-Old Man Wearing MAGA Hat Attacked in NJ Supermarket

By NBC New York. An 81-year-old man was attacked in a New Jersey supermarket after someone confronted him about the MAGA hat he was wearing, prosecutors say.

The Franklin Township resident was shopping at a store on Elizabeth Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Monday when someone confronted him about the hat, Somerset County prosecutors said Tuesday.

A law enforcement source told News 4 the attack happened at the ShopRite of Somerset on Elizabeth Avenue. The store’s employees couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

The attack left the man with minor injuries, prosecutors said. He declined treatment at the scene, according to prosecutors. (Read more from “Murkowski Backs Bill to Undo Emergency Declaration” HERE)

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