White House Claims ‘Misreporting’ That Trump Will Claim ‘Systemic Racism’ in Police Departments

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The White House on Monday disputed an NBC report claiming that President Donald Trump would claim that systemic raciscm infected local police departments, during an executive order signing on Monday.

“I think there was some misreporting on this earlier,” a senior administration official said Monday on background in a briefing with reporters, when asked about a report that the executive order would ultimately side with Black Lives Matter protesters on the issue of systemic racism in police departments.

The official repeated that the majority of police officers were good and that the event would bring together members of law enforcement and families who lost loved ones to police shootings for the ceremony.

The executive order, expected to be signed on Tuesday, incentivizes local police departments to improve their use of force standards, in response to the George Floyd protests.

A senior administration official blamed the failure of local police departments to modernize and update use of force standards in areas that experienced violent protests, looting, and rioting. (Read more from “White House Claims ‘Misreporting’ That Trump Will Claim ‘Systemic Racism’ in Police Departments” HERE)

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Firm Hunter Biden Used to Work for Accused of Attempting to Bribe Ukrainian Officials

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Burisma Holdings, the eastern European natural gas conglomerate that once had Hunter Biden on its board of directors, is being accused of attempting to bribe Ukrainian officials with more than $5 million in order to end a corruption probe into the company.

Ukrainian law enforcement officials announced on Saturday at a press conference in Kyiv that they had seized more than $5 million in what is alleged to be a bribery scheme perpetrated to benefit Mykola Zlochevsky, Burisma’s founder.

According to Ukrainian officials, three suspects, who all have ties to Zlochvesky, attempted to bribe anti-corruption officials investigating the Burisma and its founder for embezzlement. Burisma, thus far, has denied any part in the scheme.

Nazar Kholodnytsky, the head of Ukraine’s national anti-corruption bureau, claimed the alleged scheme had no connection with either Hunter Biden or his father, the presumptive Democrat nominee. . .

Last month, the Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to subpoena Blue Star Strategies, a Washington, D.C. based public relations firm once employed by Burisma to help fight allegations of public corruption. In May 2019, the New York Times reported that Hunter Biden was linked to Burisma’s hiring the firm. (Read more from “Firm Hunter Biden Used to Work for Accused of Attempting to Bribe Ukrainian Officials” HERE)

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“Conservative” Supreme Court Legislates from the Bench: Homosexuals, Transgenders Now Protected by Congress’s Civil Rights Law

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The Supreme Court handed a big win to the LGBT community Monday, ruling in a 6-3 decision that an employer who fires a worker for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act — which already protected people from employer sex discrimination, as well as discrimination based on race, color, religion or national origin. . .

“Ours is a society of written laws. Judges are not free to overlook plain statutory commands on the strength of nothing more than suppositions about intentions or guesswork about expectations. In Title VII, Congress adopted broad language making it illegal for an employer to rely on an employee’s sex when deciding to fire that employee,” said the court’s opinion, written by Justice Neil Gorsuch. . .

Justice Samuel Alito said the majority went too far, calling the decision “legislation,” in a dissent joined by Justice Clarence Thomas.

“There is only one word for what the Court has done today: legislation. The document that the Court releases is in the form of a judicial opinion interpreting a statute, but that is deceptive,” Alito wrote. (Read more from the so-called conservative Supreme Court employment decision HERE)

Top Tulsa Officer Blasted for Saying, African Americans ‘Probably Ought to Be’ Shot More by Police

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Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum on Wednesday blasted one of his police department’s top commanders after the officer denied there’s systemic racism in law enforcement, then said African Americans “probably ought to be” shot more.

Tulsa Chief of Police Wendell Franklin, the first African American to hold that position, on Thursday also denounced the incendiary comments made by Major Travis Yates.

“Chief Wendell Franklin and the Tulsa Police Department want to make it very clear we do not endorse, condone or support Yates’ comments made on the show,” a statement from the TPD said. “This matter has been referred to our Internal Affairs Unit.” . . .

“All the research said — including Roland Fryer, an African American Harvard professor, Heather MacDonald and the National Academy of Sciences — all of their research says we’re shooting African Americans about 24 percent less than we probably ought to be based on the crimes being committed,” Yates said.

Yates did not specifically cite which studies led him to this conclusion. (Read more from “Top Tulsa Officer: African Americans ‘Probably Ought to Be’ Shot More by Police” HERE)

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State of Texas Delivers Powerful Warning to Protesters Wishing to Destroy the Alamo

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The state of Texas delivered a stern warning to violent protesters who wish to destroy The Alamo, one of the Lone Star State’s most treasured historical sites. . .

In response, Texas land commissioner George P. Bush, son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, sent those wishing to destroy The Alamo a powerful message. . .

“My office is closely watching the social media posts and rumors from protesters who are threatening to come to The Alamo. Rest assured, we have already deployed, for several weeks and continue to do so, the Alamo Rangers in partnership with [San Antonio Police Department, The Department of Public Safety and The National Guard to protect this sacred site,” Bush said.

“My message to the protesters is simple: Don’t mess with The Alamo,” Bush added. (Read more from “State of Texas Delivers Powerful Warning to Protesters Wishing to Destroy the Alamo” HERE)

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Seattle’s Autonomous Zone: Retry All Non-White Violent Convicts With Non-White Jurors

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Seattle, Washington’s, Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) is demanding all non-white violent convicted criminals in prison be released and retried in court by non-white jurors only.

CHAZ, formed by anarchists, Antifa members, and Black Lives Matter activists, has released a list of demands that seeks to defund the Seattle Police Department and use the money to retry non-white convicts, provide unrestricted voting rights to inmates, and expunge the records of convicted marijuana traffickers.

“We demand a retrial of all People in Color currently serving a prison sentence for violent crime, by a jury of their peers in their community,” CHAZ organizers write.

Such a policy would mean that all non-white violent convicted criminals have their existing convictions and sentences expunged and be given new trials with non-white only jurors. (Read more from “Seattle’s Autonomous Zone: Retry All Non-White Violent Convicts With Non-White Jurors” HERE)

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Truckers Won’t Deliver to Cities With Defunded Police Departments

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A majority of truckers are vowing to halt deliveries to cities that defund or disband their police departments, according to a recent poll.

Seventy-nine percent of truck drivers said they felt their safety would be at risk if they had to deliver to a city with a disbanded police department, according to CDL News, a website for the commercial trucking industry. . .

Now many truckers are worried about going to places such as Minneapolis, Minnesota, where their city council president reportedly planned to dismantle their police department following the death of George Floyd.

CDL News asked drivers on its app to explain their reasoning for not delivering to these cities.

“I will not deliver to an area with a disbanded police department. My life matter and I do this for my family. We are already at the mercy of these towns and cities with laws and hate against us for parking, getting a meal or even using a restroom,” one driver responded. (Read more from “Truckers Won’t Deliver to Cities With Defunded Police Departments” HERE)

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Here’s Why Governor Cuomo Is Threatening to Shut Down Manhattan (VIDEO)

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New York City has experienced weeks of George Floyd protests and riots. Thousands of people crammed in close proximity, violating social distancing guidelines. A great deal of the protesters did not wear masks, and chanted protest battle cries, releasing potentially dangerous coronavirus respiratory droplets into the air. But New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo doesn’t seem to be too concerned with the protests. He is very perturbed about too many patrons at restaurants, and he wants New Yorkers to rat out any businesses not following COVID-19 restrictions. . .

After seeing the viral video of the crowds, Cuomo unleashed fresh threats against New Yorkers. The Democratic governor vowed to shut down Manhattan and the Hamptons if throngs of people frequented bars and restaurants. Cuomo said the state received 25,000 complaints against businesses not complying with coronavirus restrictions.

“We’re getting reports from all across the state that there are large gatherings. Social distancing is being violated. People are not wearing masks,” Cuomo said. “Manhattan and the Hamptons are the leading areas in this state with violations. They are rampant, and there’s not enough enforcement.”

Cuomo threatened to put parts of the state back on complete lockdown if the behavior continued. “If local governments are not monitoring policing, doing the compliance, yes, there is a very real possibility that we would roll back the reopening of those areas.”

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GOP Congressman Calls for DOJ Investigation After Church Is Fined for Holding Service During Lockdown

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A Maryland church was fined for holding a service despite the county’s coronavirus stay-at-home order, prompting a call for the Department of Justice to investigate.

A Sunday service was held at Calvary Baptist Church in Dundalk, Maryland, on May 24 despite a stay-at-home order in Baltimore County, according to CBS 13 Baltimore.

“Our people were just ready to come back to church,” pastor Stacey Shiflet said.

The punitive fine leveled at the church inspired Rep. Andy Harris, a Maryland Republican, to demand the Department of Justice get involved.

“If Baltimore County does not withdraw the fine by the time of the hearing on Tuesday, I do intend to ask the DOJ to investigate,” Harris said in a statement.

Attorney General William Barr has spoken out against churches being unfairly targeted during the coronavirus shutdown, saying that “the Constitution is not suspended in times of crisis.” (Read more from “GOP Congressman Calls for DOJ Investigation After Church Is Fined for Holding Service During Lockdown” HERE)

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BLM Protesters Say Seattle’s Autonomous Zone Has Hijacked Message

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Protesters inside the self-declared autonomous zone in downtown Seattle booed and heckled members of the African American Community Advisory Council Thursday afternoon as the group told demonstrators they had “hijacked” the message of Black Lives Matter.

The council works to foster relationships between the Seattle Police Department and the community, a necessary liaison, particularly in the climate of mounting tension against police following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

the council said, addressing demonstrators inside the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone,” (CHAZ)– a six-block region, which includes a police precinct– that has been taken over by protesters.

After weeks of protests, Seattle demonstrators successfully ousted police officers from the East Precinct, forcing them to shutter the building and leave, and attempts at negotiating a police presence have been unsuccessful.

“Black lives do matter but there are also black lives that are police lives,” a woman from the council said, according to reports by Komo News. “They feel the same way that you do.” (Read more from “BLM Protesters Say Seattle’s Autonomous Zone Has Hijacked Message” HERE)

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