Trump to host event highlighting positive actions of police officers

President Trump will highlight the positive actions of police nationwide on Monday, building on his law-and-order campaign theme amid a push by liberals to defund police departments. “Never in history have Police been treated so badly as they are in Democrat run cities - and these cities are a mess,” Mr. Trump tweeted Monday. “Police must take a stronger stand with the Radical Left politicians that are treating them so badly, and so disrespectfully!!!”

The president is hosting a roundtable at the White House on Monday afternoon to highlight examples of people who’ve been helped by police officers. Since the May 25th death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis, demonstrators have taken to the streets in cities across the U.S. to protest racial injustice. Last week, Vice President Mike Pence headlined a “back the blue” rally with police officers in Philadelphia. The Trump campaign is portraying Democrat Joseph R. Biden as willing to go along with efforts to cut police funding. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has called attention to a Rasmussen poll last week showing that 64% of Americans are concerned about the growing criticism of America’s police, “and that it will lead to a shortage of police officers and reduced public safety.” “Of all of the demographics polled, black Americans fear most for public safety, with 67%acknowledging their concern for this,” she said. “And this is why President Trump has taken action, calling strongly for law and order, and peace in our streets, and he’s set the tone at the top for mayors and governors.”

The Rasmussen poll found that Americans continue to give high praise to their local police, but they’re more critical of police-involved killings since the death of Floyd. In the poll, 27% of Americans now believe that most deaths that involve the police are the fault of the police officer, up from 13% last year and a new high.

The survey of 1,000 U.S. adults was conducted on June 1-2, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/13/donald-trump-host-event-highlighting-positive-acti/

DOJ appeals after court blocks child murderer execution scheduled for Monday

The Justice Department sought an appeal after a district court hit the pause button on the first federal executions in nearly two decades, including one against a convicted murderer that had been scheduled for Monday afternoon. U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, an Obama appointee who has been on the bench since 2014, issued a 22-page opinion on Monday granting a preliminary injunction sought by lawyers representing Daniel Lewis Lee, Wesley Ira Purkey, Dustin Lee Honken, and Keith Dwayne Nelson — all convicted murderers whose executions had been slated for July and August. Lee’s execution date had been scheduled for 4 p.m. on Monday at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, but he has won at least a temporary reprieve. Purkey’s execution had been scheduled for Wednesday, Honken’s execution had been scheduled for Friday, and the execution of Nelson was scheduled for late August.

Lee, 47, was a member of a white supremacist group who murdered a family of three, including an 8-year-old girl, according to the Justice Department. He robbed and shot the family, covered and sealed their heads with plastic bags, weighed them down with rocks, and threw them into a bayou. He was convicted by an Arkansas jury in 1999. “The scientific evidence before the court overwhelmingly indicates that the 2019 Protocol is very likely to cause Plaintiffs extreme pain and needless suffering during their executions… While it is difficult to weigh competing scientific evidence at this relatively early stage, the factual record indicates that Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits of their claims that the 2019 Protocol poses a substantial risk of serious pain. They have thus met the first prong of their burden on their Eighth Amendment claims,” Chutkan ruled on Monday, adding, “Plaintiffs have identified two available and readily implementable alternative methods of execution that would significantly reduce the risk of serious pain: a pre-dose of opioid pain or anti-anxiety medication, or execution by firing squad. Thus, they have established a likelihood of success on the merits of their claims that the 2019 Protocol’s method of execution constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment.”

Attorney General William Barr directed the Bureau of Prisons in June to schedule the executions of four federal death row inmates convicted of murdering children. Barr announced new guidelines last summer for resuming capital punishment under federal law following a hiatus stemming back to 2003. “The American people, acting through Congress and Presidents of both political parties, have long instructed that defendants convicted of the most heinous crimes should be subject to a sentence of death,” Barr said. “The four murderers whose executions are scheduled today have received full and fair proceedings under our Constitution and laws. We owe it to the victims of these horrific crimes, and to the families left behind, to carry forward the sentence imposed by our justice system.” Barr announced nearly a year ago that the Federal Bureau of Prisons had adopted an addendum to federal protocol that cleared the way for the United States to resume capital punishment. “Congress has expressly authorized the death penalty through legislation adopted by the people’s representatives in both houses of Congress and signed by the President,” Barr said last summer. “The Justice Department upholds the rule of law.” As part of the DOJ addendum last year, Barr directed the federal government to change the cocktail of three drugs used for federal executions to just a single drug: phenobarbital, a barbiturate that in high doses causes respiratory arrest. The use of the drug was upheld by numerous courts, including the Supreme Court, as consistent with the Eighth Amendment, and it has been used in the executions of hundreds of inmates on the state level in over a dozen different states since 2010.

The families of Lee’s victims, Nancy Mueller and Sarah Powell, argued earlier this month that there was “no legitimate reason” for Lee's execution to continue as scheduled due to the coronavirus outbreaks in prisons. The family is seeking life in prison for Lee instead.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/doj-appeals-after-court-blocks-child-murderer-execution-scheduled-for-monday

DOJ Appeal here:

https://www.scribd.com/document/469002282/Execution-Injunction-and-DOJ-Appeal

ESPN punished Wojnarowski to avoid scrutiny of their own China ties

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley insisted he didn’t want an apology from or a punishment for ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski, but that he wanted ESPN to start reporting on the NBA’s ties to China. However, that is not really an option for ESPN because of their own reliance on China and the NBA. Wojnarowski ended up receiving an undisclosed suspension for responding to a Hawley statement with an email simply saying “F— you.” Hawley’s letter to NBA commissioner Adam Silver ripped the league for its deference to China, and Hawley made it clear afterward that China was his target by asking ESPN not to punish Wojnarowski. Wojnarowski knows firsthand the consequences of ESPN being critical of China. His show “Woj in the House” was broadcast by the Chinese company Tencent and was described by ESPN as the most watched basketball show in the world. When Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey voiced his support for the Hong Kong protests, Wojnarowski liked the tweet. Shortly after, his show was canceled by Tencent.

ESPN agreed to a deal with Tencent in 2016, and extended it in 2019, where the Chinese company would feature “exclusive Chinese-language (Mandarin) ESPN content.” As ESPN said at the time, “This agreement will help us serve millions of Chinese fans and bring our coverage of basketball, international soccer, and other sports to them like never before.” ESPN landing the exclusive rights to NBA broadcasts in China was huge for the company. The NBA’s own deal with Tencent was projected to be worth $700 million over five years. It puts ESPN’s coverage of the NBA and China into context. ESPN used the “nine-dash line” Chinese propaganda map in the 2019 coverage, which shows Taiwan and the South China Sea as belonging to the country. ESPN released an internal memo telling staff to avoid talk about Hong Kong in their coverage of Morey’s tweet and its aftermath.

ESPN didn’t punish Wojnarowski for cursing at a United States senator. This is clear enough from the NBA players, who couldn’t be bothered to talk about China’s detention camps for Uighur Muslims, lining up to tweet the “#FreeWoj” hashtag. The idea that left-wing havens such as ESPN and the NBA think cursing at Republicans is beyond the pale is laughable. Both are deeply financially intertwined with China, and so making this issue about Wojnarowski instead allows them an out to avoid this uncomfortable discussion for a little longer. Stephen A. Smith, arguably ESPN’s most recognizable personality, blasted Morey last year by saying, “You have an obligation to adopt and embrace the interest of those you collect a paycheck from.” You would be hard-pressed to explain ESPN’s standing with China any better than that.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/espn-punished-wojnarowski-to-avoid-scrutiny-of-their-own-china-ties

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>>9948286

What are we looking at, is this around Area 51?

>>9948323

Interesting the range is much larger than I realized. What I am getting from this is that the Military Government..did a taking of the land for their own purposes and declare shoot to kill for anyone getting too nosy snooping around in those areas.

>>9948344

Do you have sauce for this?

$760M Navy ship continues to burn in San Diego with 57 injured

Naval Surface Force Pacific told the Washington Examiner Monday morning that the fire raging in the belly of the USS Bonhomme Richard continues, with smoke billowing in the San Diego Bay and no end in sight. “The fire is still going, so I wouldn't classify it as contained,” Navy Lt. Cmdr. Nicole Schwegman told the Washington Examiner by phone from San Diego. Sailors and federal firefighters are on the ground attempting to contain a blaze in the docked amphibious assault ship that began around 8:30 a.m. Pacific time Sunday.

Helicopters are working to extinguish the fire from the air while Navy tugs work laterally from the water. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but nearby ships have been relocated as a precaution, the Navy reported. Schwegman said 57 sailors aboard the ship were admitted for injuries that included smoke inhalation. All but five have been released, she confirmed, with those remaining hospitalized in stable condition. A combination of sailors and federal firefighters continue to fight the blaze. “Every sailor is a firefighter, and that's how we're trained from boot camp,” said Schwegman. The Navy could not say what the chances were that the 23-year-old, $760 million ship could be saved. “Fires do happen on ships,” the commander’s public affairs officer explained. “I don't want to go into speculation about that at this time.”

New Navy Secretary Kenneth Barthwaite has yet to make a public statement about the fire, the first tragedy on his watch. Barthwaite already has an uphill climb to make headway on the Navy’s goal to reach a fleet of 355 ships, an effort that will be hindered further if the expensive vessel is lost. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday lamented the “terrible tragedy” in a statement Sunday and said the entire 1,000-person crew had been accounted for. “Our thoughts and prayers are with our BHR sailors, their families, and our emergency responders who continue to fight the fire. Godspeed,” he said.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/760m-navy-ship-continues-to-burn-in-san-diego-with-57-injured

Texas Supreme Court rejects Republican bid to hold in-person convention

The Texas Supreme Court shot down the state Republican Party's appeal to allow its convention to be held in person during the coronavirus pandemic. In a 7-1 ruling, the justices upheld Houston's refusal to host the convention on Monday, which occurred after Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, a Democrat, canceled the party's annual convention late last week, citing increased public health concerns as COVID-19 cases surge in Texas. A Harris County district judge denied the GOP’s initial request, which was sent to the Supreme Court after the Republicans filed an appeal. The GOP filed the lawsuit seeking an injunction that would have forced the George R. Brown Convention Center to host the event and a temporary restraining order against the city to prevent officials from stopping it. The party named the city of Houston and the convention venue's operator, Houston First Corporation, for breach of contract. Turner had previously said that he asked Houston's legal department to review the contract with the party's executive committee and the venue operator and later instructed the city to cancel its contract with the party. “The Party argues it has constitutional rights to hold a convention and engage in electoral activities, and that is unquestionably true,” the Supreme Court wrote in its opinion, according to the Associated Press. “But those rights do not allow it to simply commandeer use of the Center.”

The mayor said at the time that the cancellation was not prompted by politics, but the GOP accused him of "unequal treatment" over a "political viewpoint." "Mayor Turner was explicit in his objective to dig through our contract and try to find a way, any way, to shut us down," the GOP said. "Mayor Turner changed Health Department guidelines to impose additional requirements on the Republican Party that he did not impose on other organizations." Turner downplayed claims that the decision was politically motivated, arguing that it was an effort to protect the public health of Houston residents. "The decision to cancel the GOP convention is to protect the health of the people of Houston," he tweeted. "The public health concern for our first responders, convention workers, and those who would have attended weighed heavily in our decision making. Houston is in the midst of a global health crisis, and we are doing everything in our power to combat #COVID19." Republican officials say they have a backup plan to hold the convention virtually, according to the Texas Tribune.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/texas-supreme-court-rejects-republican-bid-to-hold-in-person-convention

There it is the answer to the sudden spike in Covid…Convention, Convention..NO Conventions, artificial spikes just to shut down visibility of enthusiasm for POTUS reelection.

>>9948579

Hmm..do you have sauce on that, this was fresh info with in minutes of being posted here, and the DOJ did file an official appeal.

>>9948636

Concur… Wondering if this ship has been deployed to the South China Sea areas.

>>9948681

Hmm, interesting..perhaps some very nefarious activities..Fat Leonard Scandal is coming to mind here.