Hurricane Dorian: At Least Five Dead in Bahamas

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By AP. Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis says at least five people have died in the Abaco Islands as Hurricane Dorian continues to pound the region as a Category 4 storm.

Minnis said Monday that there are also people in nearby Great Bahama island who are in serious distress. He said rescue crews will respond to calls for help as soon as weather conditions allow.

He said many homes and buildings have been severely damaged or destroyed. (Read more from “Hurricane Dorian: At Least Five Dead in Bahamas” HERE)

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Hurricane Dorian Stalls over Bahamas, Still Expected to Bypass South Florida

By The Sun Sentinel. Hurricane Dorian’s likely path finally steered clear of South Florida late Monday as the region still faced the risk of hurricane-force winds from the edges of the storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. Meanwhile, the Category 4 hurricane slowed almost to a standstill as it kept pummeling the Bahamas with intense winds and storm surge.

The National Hurricane Center expects Dorian to resume a west-northwestward motion overnight Monday, followed by a turn northwest late Tuesday night and a northeastward motion expected to begin by Wednesday night.

Despite the favorable movement of the cone of uncertainty, which shows the likely course of the hurricane’s center, forecasters warned Floridians against concluding they had escaped the worst.

“Although the center of Dorian is forecast to move near, but parallel to, the Florida east coast, only a small deviation of the track toward the west would bring the core of the hurricane onshore,” the hurricane center said in a 5 p.m. forecast discussion.

In South Florida, as the storm’s outer bands began sweeping through Monday, towns were desolate and highway traffic sparse from Boca Raton north through St. Lucie County. The storm struck with sporadic periods of driving rain and strong winds: A 56 mph gust was reported at Juno Beach pier. Sustained winds at the pier hit 40 mph, putting them at tropical strength. At 8:29 p.m., the National Weather Service reported a 40 mph gust at its weather station in Palm Beach. (Read more from “Hurricane Dorian Stalls over Bahamas, Still Expected to Bypass South Florida” HERE)

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Pastor: Black People Who Vote for Trump Are Mentally Ill

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The pastor of a Birmingham, Alabama, church posted a sign out front saying black people who vote for President Donald Trump are mentally ill, and white people who vote for him are racist, according to WVTM-TV.

Pastor Michael Jordan of New Era Baptist Church defended the sign, which read, “A black vote for Trump is mental illness” on one side and “A white vote for Trump is pure racism” on the other.

“God motivates me to take a stand for what’s right,” Jordan told WVTM. “Read the Bible. And look in the White House. If they’re calling me a racist, look in the White House. When you vote for Donald Trump, you are supporting institutionalized racism.”

Jordan already has a reputation as a racially divisive minister. In 2018, Jordan posted a sign that read, “Black folks need to stay out of white churches” on one side and “White folks refused to be our neighbors” on the other. The signs were a response to a megachurch opening a satellite campus in Birmingham to help reduce crime. . .

Jordan’s latest signs could put his church’s tax-exempt status in jeopardy. Churches with tax-exempt status are not to “participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office.”

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Alyssa Milano Complains About Second Amendment Rights: ‘Which Passage of the Bible’ Says It’s a ‘God-Given Right to Own a Gun?’ Ted Cruz Demolishes Her Argument.

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In a pointed tweet, [Alyssa] Milano wrote, “Can someone cite which passage of the Bible God states it is a god-given right to own a gun? This guy is unbelievable and is clearly owned by the gun lobby.”

She was responding to a tweet from Rep. Matt Schaefer (R-Texas), who promised that he would not allow the mass killer’s acts put a damper on the Second Amendment rights of Texans. . .

[Ted Cruz] wrote, “An excellent Q, worth considering carefully w/o the snark of Twitter. It is of course not the right to a modern-day firearm that is God-give [sic] but rather the right to Life & the right to Liberty. Essential to that right to life is the right to DEFEND your life & your family.”

The Texas lawmaker continued, “The right to self-defense is recognized repeatedly in the Bible, eg Exodus 22:2: ‘If a thief is caught breaking in at night & is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed.’ (Note, though, verse 3 says it IS murder if during daylight (ie, not self-defense).” . . .

“The Declaration of Independence acknowledges our rights thusly: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,'” he quoted. “And, for that reason, the Second Amendment provides ‘the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, SHALL NOT be infringed.’ It wasn’t to protect people’s ability to hunt, or to shoot target practice, but to defend their lives, their homes & their families.” (Read more from “Alyssa Milano Complains About Second Amendment Rights: ‘Which Passage of the Bible’ Says It’s a ‘God-Given Right to Own a Gun?’ Ted Cruz Demolishes Her Argument.” HERE)

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DOJ Seeks Expedited Executions for Mass Murderers with New Proposal

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The Department of Justice has drafted legislation that would speed up the execution of people convicted of committing mass murder, according to Bloomberg. . .

The proposal is expected to be presented to Congress after August recess as part of a legislative package focused on addressing gun violence.

That package could include measures President Donald Trump has expressed support for in recent weeks, including red flag legislation, stronger background checks, and reforms surrounding diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions.

There have been three recent mass killings which have revitalized the gun control debate. In two of them, the gunman was killed at the scene. Critics of this proposed legislation have questioned whether the death penalty would be a deterrent for criminals willing to commit a crime that carries a high probability of resulting in their death.

President Trump on Monday, after seven were shot and killed in Odessa, Texas, over the weekend, did not mention stronger background checks in his remarks, something he was supportive of after the mass murders in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas last month.

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No Compromise: Biden Goes Extreme on Gun Control (VIDEO)

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Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden went far to the left on the issue of guns on Monday, telling reporters that he wants to ban magazines that hold “multiple bullets” — which means all magazines.

Biden, who made the remarks while talking to the press during a campaign stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, said there should be “no compromise” on guns as he also voiced his anger at the state of Texas for allowing people to carry firearms in places of worship to defend themselves from those who seek to harm others.

“And we’re talking about loosening access, to have guns, to be able to take them into places of worship, I mean, it is absolutely irrational. It’s totally irrational,” Biden said. “The idea that we don’t have elimination of assault-type weapons, magazines that can hold multiple bullets in them, it’s absolutely mindless.” . . .

Biden’s extreme gun control push, if ever enacted, would effectively ban the overwhelming majority of handguns, all semi-automatic shotguns and rifles, and many hunting rifles which use magazines. . .

“None,” Biden. “None on this. I think this is no compromise, this is one we have to just push, and push, and push, and push, and push.” (Read more from “No Compromise: Biden Goes Extreme on Gun Control” HERE)

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New NASA Data on Forest Fires, Deforestation Refutes Climate Alarmists

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Newly released data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) refutes claims made by climate alarmists that forest fires are becoming more prevalent as a result of climate change and that the world is losing its forests.

“Any reader of the New York Times and other mainstream media outlet would be forgiven for believing that fires globally are on the rise, but they aren’t,” Forbes reported. “In reality, there was a whopping 25 percent decrease in the area burned from 2003 to 2019, according to NASA.”

“For the last 35 years, the world has been re-foresting, meaning new tree growth has exceeded deforestation,” Forbes continued. “The area of the Earth covered with forest has increased by an area the size of Texas and Alaska combined.”

Forbes reports that the main reason that forest fires are declining is because of economic development and urbanization since less land is being converted into ranches and farms, as technology continues to advance which allows farms to grow more food on less land.

The Forbes’ report, authored by energy reporter Michael Shellenberger, also examined how many in the media push manufactured narratives that lead people to believe that the climate is on the verge of collapse. (Read more from “New NASA Data on Forest Fires, Deforestation Refutes Climate Alarmists” HERE)

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Leftist Writer: Stop Wearing Red Hats Because They Trigger Me

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Twitter is the place to drop an A-bomb like this. If this is serious, then this person needs help. If she wanted to get ratioed, mocked, and create a ruckus, then she certainly succeeded. Apparently, wearing red baseball caps is a triggering experience for Rebecca Makkai and she warned that it scares other people. Even baseball caps that aren’t political are not worth wearing because they trigger liberal America. I mean this is just weakness.

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Police Video from Epstein Mansion Shows Massage Tables Allegedly Used for Sex Acts with Minors; Footage Reveals Pedophile’s Disgustingly Explicit Taste in Art (VIDEOS)

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By Fox News. Video of a 2005 police raid of Jeffrey Epstein’s Florida mansion shows the massage tables officials say the convicted sex offender used in his twisted trysts with minors.

The video shows at least two massage tables, one on each floor of the home, as well as what appear to be two more tables in the pool house. The video also showed the house was partially decorated with illicit photos and imagery of young women, Fox News reported Thursday.

A green massage table was found on the second floor, leaning against a wall under framed photos of Epstein, who was accused of molesting dozens of girls at the mansion.

According to the affidavit and application for a search warrant, in March 2005 a 14-year-old girl told a detective that a woman who worked for Epstein brought her to his Palm Beach home in February and told her to come upstairs. . .

“According to the victim, the woman led her to a room that had a massage table in it,” court documents said, adding the woman took lotions out, then left. (Read more from “Police Video from Epstein Mansion Shows Massage Tables Allegedly Used for Sex Acts with Minors” HERE)

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Jeffrey Epstein’s eccentric, explicit taste in art seen in Palm Beach mansion raid video

By Fox News. Video obtained by Fox News, taken during a 2005 police raid of Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion, shows the convicted sex offender’s eccentric and explicit taste in art, which was displayed throughout the house.

The art included paintings, sculptures, photographs, sketches and posters.

The nearly hour-long video also showed the house was decorated in part with illicit photos and imagery of young women, Fox News reported Thursday.

Inside the home, the video showed a wall covered in artsy nude photos of men and women, a painting of a nude woman lying on her back and a photo of a topless woman – who appeared to be Epstein’s ex-girlfriend and alleged madam, Ghislaine Maxwell – lying on a sandy beach. Another photo showed a naked young woman lying on a beach. (Read more from “Jeffrey Epstein’s eccentric, explicit taste in art seen in Palm Beach mansion raid video” HERE)

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WATCH: Palestinian Kids Stage Mock Terrorist Raid on Israelis as Part of Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony

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Palestinian children dressed as terrorists and staged a mock raid on Israelis as part of a Kindergarten graduation ceremony in Gaza City. The enactment even included a drone, weapons, and body cameras. Adoring relatives can be seen in the audience filming.

Video footage of the event, which took place last year, was posted on The Daily Mail. It shows five kids dressed like terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad carrying mock sniper rifles and semi-automatic weapons as they raid a building. Inside are two other kids, one in Israeli civilian clothing and the other dressed as an Israeli soldier. Both are shown being captured. . .

This isn’t the first time the school has carried out a similar graduation program for Kindergarteners that had them performing military exercises.

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center published video from that incident in March 2017. (Read more from “WATCH: Palestinian Kids Stage Mock Terrorist Raid on Israelis as Part of Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony” HERE)

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Texas Gunman Reportedly Fired Day of Killing Spree; FBI: Texas Shooter ‘on Long Spiral Down.’

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By Townhall. The 36-year-old man who went on a shooting rampage Saturday in the Odessa-Midland area of Texas was fired from his job at a trucking company hours before he indiscriminately opened fire on people.

The shooting began with a routine traffic stop after he failed to use a turn signal. The man then opened fire on police and led officials on a high-speed chase during which he fired on people, killing seven and injuring 22 others. . .

Despite the revelation that he had been terminated from his job hours before, authorities said a clear motivation had yet to be determined. (Read more from “Texas Gunman Reportedly Fired Day of Killing Spree” HERE)

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FBI: Texas Shooter ‘on Long Spiral Down.’ Here’s What We Know

By USA Today. he gunman who killed seven people and left at least 25 others injured on Saturday was fired from his job that morning and “on a long spiral down.”

Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke said at Monday news conference Seth Aaron Ator, 36, and his employer at Journey Oilfield Services both called 911 Saturday to complain about the other over the firing. The shooter made a “rambling statement,” but no threats were made. . .

Ator left the business before officers arrived and then called the FBI’s tipline. In that call he also made no threats of violence, Gerke said. . .

FBI Special Agent Christopher Combs said the shooter’s home was “a very strange residence” that reflected his mental state.

“He was on a long spiral of going down,” Combs said, after a search of the property west of Odessa. “He didn’t wake up Saturday morning and go into his company and then it happened. He went to that company in trouble and had probably been in trouble for a while.” (Read more from “FBI: Texas Shooter ‘on Long Spiral Down.’ Here’s What We Know” HERE)

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