On Sunday President Trump agreed with “President and Mrs. Obama” that a wall is needed on the southern border just like on his mansion!
President and Mrs. Obama built/has a ten foot Wall around their D.C. mansion/compound. I agree, totally necessary for their safety and security. The U.S. needs the same thing, slightly larger version!
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Counter-terrorism police have been called in to help protect people working in the meat industry from increasingly extreme protests by militant vegans.
Farms, abattoirs and factories have been subjected to vandalism, and owners and staff sent death threats during an alarming increase in incidents.
In one case, protesters accused Jewish workers at a kosher abattoir of being ‘Nazis’.
Police already have a long history of dealing with animal-rights activists who target those involved in the meat industry. But now officers are concentrating on vegans.
The vegan food industry has seen a rapid growth in popularity, with leading supermarkets now stocking vegan ranges.
The market is estimated to be worth £443 million in Britain alone. But a minority of vegan campaigners want the UK to become a meat-free society and are going to extreme lengths to achieve their goal.
The National Pig Association and the British Poultry Council are among the organisations being advised by specialist police.
Facebook issued an apology for banning the Rev. Franklin Graham from posting on the social networking site for 24 hours and censoring one of his posts, a Facebook spokesperson announced Saturday.
The spokesperson told the Charlotte Observer that a member of Facebook’s 15,000-member content review team banned Graham’s account over a 2016 post he made about North Carolina’s House Bill 2 because it violated the social networking site’s policy on “dehumanizing language.”
The post in question referred to rocker Bruce Springsteen’s comments calling House Bill 2— also known as the bathroom bill— a step “backwards instead of forwards.”
“He says the NC law #HB2 to prevent men from being able to use women’s restrooms and locker rooms is going ‘backwards instead of forwards,’” Graham’s post from 2016, which referred to Springsteen, reads. “Well, to be honest, we need to go back! Back to God. Back to respecting and honoring His commands.”
Graham announced on Facebook Friday that administrators temporarily banned him from posting on the site and removed the post in question over the past week, criticizing the social media giant for “policing speech”:
Shortly after Graham’s post went viral, Facebook administrators apologized to Graham.
A Facebook spokesperson said Saturday the company issued an apology to the administrator of Graham’s Facebook page and restored the post in question.
Graham, in true Christian fashion, announced Sunday he would accept the social media giant’s apology and encouraged everyone— including those who work at Facebook— “to stand on God’s Word and His truth”:
The Christian evangelist also posted a screenshot of Facebook’s apology, which stated that his post did not “go against” the site’s “Community Standards”:
President Donald Trump has been busy this year reversing many of the burdensome energy regulations and policies of the Obama era that have hurt Americans and American businesses.
Here are Trump’s top seven energy victories in 2018 through his America-First agenda:
• On August 21, 2018, Trump introduced the Affordable Clean Energy rule that dismantled the Obama administration’s federal rules over the nation’s coal production and gives authority to the states.
“Some states, like California, may propose even harsher targets. But others, such as coal-rich states like West Virginia and Pennsylvania, are likely to loosen emissions regulations that coal industry leaders have called burdensome and expensive,” National Geographic reported.
•On September 18, the Trump administration announced final new rollbacks to reducing requirements for oil and gas companies to monitor and mitigate methane from wells and other production sources.
National Geographic noted that Obama’s last-minute 2016 rule would cost the oil and gas industries $530 million by 2025.
• On October 24, the Trump administration’s Department of Interior announced that it would allow the first oil and gas production in waters of the U.S. Arctic. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a conditional permit to Hilcorp, which hopes to extract 60,000 to 70,000 barrels per day from as many as 16 wells on the island — a total haul of 80 million to 130 million barrels over 15 to 20 years. Oil will be transported by an underwater pipeline.
“Responsibly developing our resources, in Alaska especially, will allow us to use our energy diplomatically to aid our allies and check our adversaries,” then-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said about the announcement. ”That makes America stronger and more influential around the globe.”
• On November 30, the Trump administration permitted five oil and gas companies to use seismic airgun blasts to detect lucrative oil and gas deposits that may exist under the ocean floor off theU.S. east coast, from New Jersey to Florida.
“The proposal was shot down by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in 2017 after it was deemed unsafe for marine life, but a recent review by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) concluded the blasts could be done without significantly threatening the population status of threatened or endangered species,” National Geographic reported.
• On December 6, the Trump administration announced it was putting plans in place to protect the once-endangered sage grouse but also allow millions of acres of public lands to benefit Americans in the states where the birds live,” Breitbart News reported. This includes plans to allow more oil and gas drilling, mining, and other activities.
“I completely believe that these plans are leaning forward on the conservation of sage grouse,” Interior Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt told the Associated Press. ”Do they do it in exactly the same way? No. We made some change in the plans and got rid of some things that are simply not necessary.”
•On December 6, the Trump administration announced it would lift some restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from coal power plants.
“Consistent with President Trump’s executive order promoting energy independence, EPA’s proposal would rescind excessive burdens on America’s energy providers and level the playing field so that new energy technologies can be a part of America’s future,” EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler said. “By replacing onerous regulations with high, yet achievable, standards, we can continue America’s historic energy production, keep energy prices affordable, and encourage new investments in cutting-edge technology that can then be exported around the world.”
• On December 11, the Trump administration announced its new Waters of the World rule, which gave power back to the states to “develop, build and invest in projects that improve the environment and the lives of their fellow citizens.”
“The U.S. is the gold standard for clean air and clean water. We reached that point through private sector innovation and cooperation between Washington and the states to implement our nation’s environmental laws,” EPA Acting Administrator Wheeler wrote in an op-ed in the Kansas City Star. “The Obama EPA’s 2015 definition upset that balance. The Trump administration’s proposal would respect the limits of federal authority and give hardworking Americans the freedom and certainty they need to do what they do best: develop, build and invest in projects that improve the environment and the lives of their fellow citizens.”
The Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law came up with a list of the thrust of Trump’s executive orders on energy:
These executive actions … include:
• requiring that for every regulation promulgated, two must be eliminated;
• requiring agencies to establish regulatory reform task forces;
• freezing the issuance of all regulations for a set period so they can be re-reviewed by the new Administration;
• directing the Secretary of Commerce to establish a broader regulatory reform plan after considering public input; and
• directing various agencies to ‘suspend, revise or rescind’ several rules thought to potentially burden the development of domestic energy resources.
The lengthy report concluded, “The foundation of the America First energy policy is straightforward: pursue policies that (1) promote American energy independence, and (2) create American jobs.”
Sunday on WAAY’s “Guerrilla Politics,” Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) said the government shutdown will end when the amount of “American blood” on the hands of Democratic leadership becomes overwhelming.
Brooks said, “It is a very tough position that the Democrats have put us in. On the one hand you have got thousands of Americans who are dead each year because of the Democrats’ refusal to secure the border. Those Americans are dying either because they have been murdered by illegal aliens, vehicular homicides by illegal aliens or the illegal narcotics that are shipped into the country by illegal aliens and their drug cartels with the drug overdoses that are in the tens of thousands of lost American lives per year.”
He continued, “So the question is going to be how much blood, American blood, you have to have on the hands of the Democrats leaders like Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer before they will help us with border security? Or is their craving for power such that they are willing to accept the loss of American lives?”
It has to hurt the establishment media outlets when they have to publish something that is favorable to President Donald Trump. It seems that virtually everything put out by them is bashing him, so when they don’t it can come as a surprise.
The Associated Press, which has taken a decidedly anti-Trump tone since even before he was elected president, has just published good news for the commander in chief. The news agency’s own APVoteCast poll shows high support for Trump from veterans.
The poll revealed that “Nearly 6 in 10 military veterans voted for Republican candidates in the November midterm elections, and a similar majority had positive views of President Donald Trump’s leadership.” This high support may not come as a surprise to anyone on the right, but the left may find it bothersome.
Veterans on President Trump’s handling of Border Security – 62% Approval Rating. On being a strong leader – 59%. AP Poll. Thank you!
The poll was conducted by surveying “more than 115,000 midterm voters — including more than 4,000 current and former service members.” The bad news, and there is some, is that men supported Trump in a higher proportion than women, according to the poll.
That fits the left’s narrative, but does not match what many observe on social media and at rallies. Trump has a large base of support from women, but the poll respondents differed from that.
The poll results showed that of the respondents, “58 percent of female veterans disapproved of Trump, which is similar to the share of women overall (61 percent).” Despite this, overall Trump had a lot of support in regards to his job performance.
But that was not all. He also got a lot of overall support for the way he has handled the border security and wall issues.
Are you or do you know a veteran who supports President Trump?
That, too, likely will not go over well with the left. But Marine veteran Joey Jones appeared on “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday with an explanation for why Trump has veteran support, particularly in those areas.
“We look at that places we’re deployed … and we see how the rest of the world lives, and when we come home we actually have a renewed respect for what this country is,” he said.
He also pointed to how Trump keeps his promises.
Then Jones spoke of other issues that would score well with veterans in regards to Trump.
“President Trump has gone a long way with things like VA accountability and the Veterans Choice (Program), but even those two things, they sound a lot better than they are effective.”
The current AP poll results are similar to those of Pew Research from May 2017. In that survey, “In April, 54% of those who have served in the military approved of his job performance. Trump’s job approval among the overall public was just 39%, according to the same survey.”
In that poll, Trump did well with veterans regardless of age. Level of education also did not seem to make a difference in regards to support for Trump from veterans.
Interestingly, among both veterans and the general public, Trump did have some support from Democrats, although it was small.
“The April survey found that 98% of veterans who identify as Republicans approve of Trump; among Democratic veterans, the share was just 10%. Among the public overall, 86% of Republicans approve of Trump, compared with only 9% of Democrats.”
Something interesting in the AP poll is that Trump also defied the left’s narrative with support across racial divides. Among white, 62 percent of veterans approve of him versus 49 percent of nonveterans, Latinos 53 of veterans versus 28 percent of nonveterans, and African-Americans, 22 percent of veterans versus 10 percent of nonveterans.
So it seems that no matter what narrative liberals attempt to push, Trump continues to defy the odds and prove them wrong.
This latest news may be argued by the left, but the facts remain that Trump has continued to garner support from a variety of demographical groups, including veterans and minorities.
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A young conservative commentator has sadly died, but her tragic loss didn’t stop one of the largest news agencies in the world from going political in its write-up.
On Friday, 26-year-old Bre Payton died unexpectedly due to complications from H1N1 flu and meningitis. Payton wrote for outlets including The Federalist, and often appeared on Fox News as a guest.
The young writer’s death is no doubt a shock to her family, friends, and colleagues. If for no other reason than basic dignity, it’s wise to treat these kinds of sad incidents with respect — but instead, The Associated Press found a way to weave the words “fake news” and “Donald Trump” into its coverage.
In an AP piece that was distributed to news wire subscribers all around the globe, the outlet strangely shoe-horned a very tone deaf paragraph into what should have been a somber piece.
“In recent appearances on Fox News, Payton had condemned what she called ‘fake news’ media coverage of President Donald Trump and ‘sexist and bigoted’ coverage of first lady Melania Trump,” the AP wrote.
How did Payton’s past commentary have anything to do with the story, and why did the news organization decide to jam quotes like “sexist and bigoted” in what was essentially an obituary for a young and vibrant woman?
That’s exactly what Daily Wire and Wall Street Journal contributor Kassy Dillon wants to know. In a post that has so far been liked and re-tweeted nearly 10,000 times, Dillon asked why the AP chose to run a non-sequitur political angle in a story about a dead woman.
“Why is this necessary AP?” she wrote. “Bre Payton died suddenly at a very young age and you’re politicizing it?”
Do you think the AP used poor judgement in their piece on Payton?
Others, including The Daily Caller editor Amber Athey, were equally baffled and disappointed by the AP’s apparent attempt to smear Payton and make her passing about specific views with its coverage.
“They knew exactly what they were doing when they reduced her body of work to that particular comment,” Athey posted. “One might even call it a dog-whistle. I feel sorry for them.”
They knew exactly what they were doing when they reduced her body of work to that particular comment. One might even call it a dog-whistle. I feel sorry for them.
Meanwhile, here is one example of how Payton’s passing was noted on Fox News.
Last one – @ShannonBream ended @FoxNewsNight by paying tribute to @Bre_Payton, adding that her family has started the Bre Payton Scholarship Fund that, as Bream explained, “will go towards those that are supporting young, rising, Christian leaders.” #RIPpic.twitter.com/aqemIG3XjZ
Many commenters online agreed that the AP had purposely tried to tie Payton to terms like “fake news” even while reporting her death.
“(I)t is about misrepresenting the work of a talented journalist and reducing it to a caricature,” pointed out one Twitter user.
They may have a point. It’s hard to imagine the AP or another worldwide news source treating the sudden death of, say, a young Huffington Post writer the same way.
If the tables were turned, would they include jabs about the last columns from a liberal writer while describing how she died?
It seems unlikely.
Pretending that a young woman enthusiastically building her career was nothing more than a few throw-away talking points about the president hints at the disdain much of the media has for anybody faintly conservative. The tinged filter through which they view the world has become so ubiquitous, they no longer notice their own prejudices.
This may not be the most egregious example of media bias, but it’s a memorable data point in the growing trend of skewed reporting.
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Congresswoman elect Democrat-Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted out a photo of her congressional office this weekend. She made the mistake of adding that she’s just your average girl from the Bronx.
? Don’t be fooled by the plaques that we got, I’m still / I’m still Alex from the Bronx ? pic.twitter.com/eO68AGxn2z
Oops.
Conservative Michael Knowles jumped on her tweet reminding the young socialist that she actually grew up in the elite neighborhood of Worchester miles from the Bronx.
Via Twitchy:
The average household wealth of the town in which you grew up is $1.2 million. https://t.co/4sLCLWfnCb
Michael Knowles hit her again and called her out for her repeated lies.
You didn’t grow up b/w 2 worlds. You grew up in Westchester then lied abt it then changed your bio when the lie was exposed. I grew up in the (⬇️affluent ⬆️diverse) neighboring town, spent many wknds in the Bronx. The difference: I don’t lie abt my upbringing to feign victimhood. https://t.co/uitqPocXU8
As The Gateway Pundit reported back in July 2018 — Ocasio-Cortez was forced to change her campaign bio page after she was caught lying about living in two worlds when she grew up in Worchester. She left the Bronx when she was five-years-old.
And Knowles hit her again.
Right, but @Ocasio2018 didn’t grow up in a city. She grew up in a small, homogenous, affluent suburb, where she attended excellent schools before pretending she grew up in the Bronx. https://t.co/rLaUCLp3R8
Google has rejected an application from conservative website The Gateway Pundit to appear in Google News search results.
In an email to the Gateway Pundit, Google claimed that it could not provide specific reasons why the site had been rejected. Instead, the tech giant provided two “common reasons for rejection,” although it would not say if they were the actual reasons the conservative website was rejected.
Per Google’s rules, publishers must submit an application to have their site appear in Google News search results. Once rejected, a publisher must wait 60 days before applying again.
Here is the message Google sent to The Gateway Pundit.
Review Complete: Site Rejected
Thanks for your interest in sharing your content via Google News. Unfortunately, we can’t include your website in Google News at this time.
Before you request inclusion again, review our content policies and technical guidelines. You can also visit the Google News Help Forum, where Google News employees and publishers often share helpful tips and expertise. Members of the forum may provide specific suggestions and feedback for your website.
While we can’t provide specific feedback for publishers seeking inclusion, here are the top 3 most common reasons for rejection.
Unoriginal content: Google News values original reporting. If your site shows syndicated content, make sure it’s properly attributes and makes up less than 50% of the content on your site. Advertising and other paid promotional material on your pages should not exceed your content.
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After a minimum of 60 days, you can submit your website for review again using the Request Inclusion in Google News button next to your site in the Publisher Center.
The Gateway Pundit does not appear to be in violation of the “unoriginal content” nor the “unclear ownership or authorship” criteria.
Both ownership and authorship on The Gateway Pundit is also more than clear. The website’s “about” page clearly identifies the owner of the site as Jim Hoft, the website has a contact form, and the vast majority of articles have an author byline. (You currently have to scroll past 52 articles with author bylines before you find a piece with an “Assistant Editor” byline — a common device occasionally used by publishers).
Then again, Google’s links to the violent far-left extremist “Antifa” movement are well-documented, and the company has so far failed to explicitly disavow the movement, despite its official classification as a domestic terrorist organization.
Feminist Amy Siskind tried to get progressive radio show host David Pakman fired from his adjunct professorship at Boston College after he dared to disagree with her social justice politics on Twitter.
In a tweet last week, Siskind argued that she would not support any white male candidates in the Democratic primary. “I will not support white male candidates in the Dem primary. Unless you slept thru midterms, women were our most successful candidate,” Siskind wrote. “Biggest Dem vote getters in history: Obama ‘08, Hillary ‘16. White male is not where our party is at, and is our LEAST safe option in 2020.”
I will not support white male candidates in the Dem primary. Unless you slept thru midterms, women were our most successful candidate. Biggest Dem vote getters in history: Obama ‘08, Hillary ‘16. White male is not where our party is at, and is our LEAST safe option in 2020.
Pakman fired back at Siskind’s tweet, arguing that is not progressive to preemptively disqualify white candidates. “Isn’t there something not progressive about pre-emptively dismissing a candidate based on their race and gender?” he said. “I feel like there’s a word to describe that…as a progressive, I won’t be jumping on board with that idea.”
isn’t there something not progressive about pre-emptively dismissing a candidate based on their race and gender? I feel like there’s as word to describe that…as a progressive, I won’t be jumping on board with that idea.
Siskind initially fired back by suggesting that Pakman was insecure and afraid of diversity. “Secure men are always at the fore-front of diversity. They don’t see their place or status threatened by lifting women, people of color, or people of all sexual orientations because they are comfortable with themselves,” she said.
Secure men are always at the fore-front of diversity. They don’t see their place or status threatened by lifting women, people of color, or people of all sexual orientations because they are comfortable with themselves.
The day after, Pakman reported that Siskind had called Boston College, where Pakman has previously served as an adjunct faculty member, and asked that he be terminated. Pakman explained that he could not be terminated because adjunct faculty member as rehired every semester and he is not currently teaching.
However, it is not entirely clear why Siskind thought that her disagreement with Pakman justified her call to Boston College.
In a comment to The College Fix, Siskind asked Pakman to apologize for daring to disagree with her. “Mr. Pakman can publicly apologize and explain his misstatements. I understand he has been corrected,” she wrote. “People are watching how he conducts himself.”
Pakman posted a video about the incident on YouTube on December 21. He played a voicemail from a conservative listener who commended Pakman for speaking out against intolerance on his own side.
It’s not clear what Amy Siskind’s beliefs are. Siskind supported John McCain and Sarah Palin in the 2008 election. As late as 2011, Siskind was arguing that Sarah Palin could be a strong leader for America.
