One of the ANTIFA punks who was involved in harassing Christians at a “March for Jesus” rally in Portland got exactly what was coming to him.
According to reports, the masked freaks were making an anti-Christmas statement at the rally and used a megaphone to promote communism and accuse a participant with a Christian flag of being a white supremacist.
The day took an unexpected turn of events for the Bernie Sanders disciple when the dummy tried to run across a street without bothering to look both ways.
What happened next is priceless.
Via video from German-based tv network Ruptly – the money shot comes at the 1:28 mark.
The aspiring commie is lucky that he wasn’t killed and reportedly suffered a broken hip.
The Lord certainly works in mysterious ways.
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New Zealand pop star Lorde sparked intense backlash and calls for a boycott on social media this week after canceling a planned concert in Israel next summer due to pressure from the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
The 21-year-old “Royals” singer was due to perform in Tel Aviv in June 2018 but reversed course and canceled the concert this week after coming under pressure from BDS, the hard-left movement which advocates for financial and cultural boycotts of Israel.
“I’ve received an overwhelming number of messages and letters and have had a lot of discussions with people holding many views, and I think the right decision at this time is to cancel the show,” Lorde said in statement announcing her decision.
The cancelation was met with widespread backlash both on social media and in the larger entertainment industry.
Actress Roseanne Barr reacted to the news by tweeting, “Boycott this bigot.”
Boycott this bigot: Lorde caves to BDS pressure, cancels Israel concert https://t.co/eugOCJPRBu
Meanwhile, numerous social media users called attention to the fact that Lorde’s two planned concerts in Russia would still go on as scheduled, accusing the singer of hypocrisy for supposedly canceling the Israel show for human rights reasons.
.@Lorde If you canceled your concert in ? Israel, an imperfect liberal democracy, but not in ?? Russia, a perfect dictatorship that poisons its own dissidents, persecutes gays, and helped kill 500,000 Syrians, you’re not being pro-human rights—you’re just being anti-Israeli. http://pic.twitter.com/sl9fL9x9dH
Feminist @lorde cancels concert in Israel – only place in the Middle East where women are truly equal – on moral grounds. I look forward to her making a stand for the millions of oppressed women living under Islam. Or cancelling her Russian concerts due to the treatment of LGBT.
The backlash has spilled over onto the singer’s Facebook page, with many of the top comments on her posts featuring sharp criticism of the cancelation.
“Anyone that will play in Russia and not play in Israel based on alleged human rights concerns is either ignorant or anti-Semitic,” one Facebook user wrote.
“To recap: artist from country built on colonialism and land theft has zero qualms playing in Russia or the Vatican, but refuses to play in a state built by a returning indigenous people,” added another.
Additionally, a large group of entertainment industry executives, including from talent agency powerhouses CAA and WME, have publicly criticized Lorde’s move.
The Creative Community for Peace said in a statement over the holiday weekend that it was “deeply disappointed” over the cancellation, and described BDS as a “political movement ultimately aiming to extinguish the State of Israel as the state of the Jewish people rather than a movement for human rights.”
The group’s “anti-boycott” initiative was also reportedly signed by an additional thirty thousand people.
Several artists have cancelled scheduled concerts in Israel due to BDS pressure, perhaps most notably Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters, who remains one of the most vocal anti-Israel celebrities in entertainment.
Other artists have gone ahead with concerts in the country, including Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, and Radiohead.
In June, Radiohead singer Thom Yorke fired back after Waters and other pro-BDS activists attempted to pressure the group into cancelling their concert.
“It’s deeply disrespectful to assume that we’re either being misinformed or that we’re so retarded we can’t make these decisions ourselves,” Yorke said. “I thought it was patronizing in the extreme. It’s offensive and I just can’t understand why going to play a rock show or going to lecture at a university [is a problem to them].”
A number of major acts are still set to perform in Israel next year, including former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, who disregarded death threats and played to an audience of 400,000 people in Tel Aviv in 2008.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon —Authorities continue looking into how one of the cartels was able to use a strip club as a base of operations for planning and executions.
Known as The Harem, according to provided to Breitbart Texas by Nuevo Leon law enforcement sources, the strip club was used not only for street level distribution of drugs, but also kidnappings, executions, and other crimes. The activities became the topic of rumors where locals spoke of the constant presence of gunmen in the establishment.
Last month, gunmen from a rival criminal organization fired from the street toward the entrance of The Harem, killing the bouncer Francisco Montalvo Davila, who was shot in the head. The following investigation led to a series of searches where authorities confirmed some of the criminal activities in the establishment. Authorities arrested four men and seized four handguns as well as some packages of drugs believed to be used in local distribution from the bar.
State authorities revealed to Breitbart Texas that investigators have been able to link the bar to various cartel executions where the bodies were dumped along Morones Prieto Avenue. The law enforcement source revealed that links were found regarding the execution of a local businessman.
The law enforcement source revealed that one of the handguns seized was a .40 caliber handgun used in the murder of Heriberto Villarreal Guajardo, a local attorney and security consultant who was inspecting the development of a house in the San Agustin neighborhood–an exclusive suburb of San Pedro.
Editor’s Note: Breitbart Texas traveled to the Mexican States of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, and Nuevo León to recruit citizen journalists willing to risk their lives and expose the cartels silencing their communities. The writers would face certain death at the hands of the various cartels that operate in those areas including the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas if a pseudonym were not used. Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles are published in both English and in their original Spanish. This article was written by Tony Aranda from Nuevo Leon.
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Tuesday on MSNBC, Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) described the FBI and the Department of Justice as “off the rails” and suggested the possibility of a “purge” at the FBI and the Department of Justice.
JACKSON: Before I let you go, I need to ask you about the president and his tweets. He’s been fairly quiet Christmas day, but the president is tweeting about the FBI. He’s been tweeting about his Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, why is that the right message right now for Donald Trump and Republicans?
ROONEY: Well, there’s two issues here. Yes, the president does have his own unique communication style, which I don’t think any of us have seen the use of Twitter deployed so broadly as a president does. But on the investigation, that investigation is totally off the rails. And I am really concerned —
JACKSON: But he’s not tweeting about the investigation. He is tweeting about the deputy director. He’s tweeting about FBI agents. Congressman, do you think that is appropriate for the president?
ROONEY: I’m very concerned that the DOJ and the FBI, whether you want to call it deep state or what, are kinda off the rails. When you look at what the Strzok guy was texting, you look at that Ohr guy talking to the dossier Clinton op research people, and the McCabe guy’s wife takes $600,000 from Clinton-related sources while running for state senator.
JACKSON: Congressman, you just called the FBI and the DOJ off the rails, something that you’re okay with talking about here? How does that not sort of undermine the work that the agencies are doing?
ROONEY: I think the American people have very high standards for our government agencies and to see people like these—
JACKSON: Are the agencies not living up to the standards?
ROONEY: Well, those aforementioned examples are really nerve-racking to me and undermine my confidence that the agencies don’t respect the Constitution and will not put the ends before the means.
JACKSON: That’s a pretty broad brush you’re painting with.
ROONEY: Yeah, but we have seen a lot of ends-before-the-means culture, both out of the Obama administration and out of Hillary Clinton, with her $84 million dollars of potentially illegal campaign contributions or the Clinton Foundation, Uuranium One. People need a good, clean government.
JACKSON: Do you think people don’t have a good, clean government? I have to let you go, but the point I’m trying to get at, the ones looking at the comments you’re making and say Republicans are working to essentially trying to discredit the Department of Justice and thus discredit the Russia investigations. Is that not what you’re doing?
ROONEY: No, I don’t want to discredit them. I would like to see the directors of the agencies purge it. And say, look, we have a lot of great agents, a lot of great lawyers here, those are the people I want the American people to see and know the good work is being done, not these people who are kind of the deep state.
JACKSON: Language like that, Congressman, purge. Purge the Department of Justice?
ROONEY: Well, I think that Mr. Strzok could be purged, sure.
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TEL AVIV — At least ten countries are in talks with Israel to move their embassies from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said on Monday.
The deputy minister’s comment, in an interview with Israel Radio, was made after Guatemala announced that it would move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Hotovely did not name which ten countries she was speaking of, according to the Times of Israel.
According to a report by Channel 10, one of the next countries is likely to be Honduras, a state with which Israel has close economic ties.
Israel and Honduras have been cultivating a flourishing bilateral relationship over the past few years. Last year, the two countries signed an accord under which Israel agreed to enhance the Central American country’s armed forces in an unprecedented way in order to fight organized crime.
The Honduran President, Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was reelected earlier this month in a hotly disputed election, is a graduate of MASHAV, Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, and he has spent time in the country.
Along with Guatemala, Honduras was one of nine nations that voted “no” with the United States when the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution denouncing Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem.
Other countries reportedly in talks to move their embassies are South America’s Paraguay and the west African nation of Togo. The Czech Republic has also recognized West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Russia did the same in April.
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“High-level Amazon and Microsoft directors” face charges following a sex trafficking sting that was based on emails sent to brothels.
According to Engadget, Newsweek “got its hands on a slew of emails sent to brothels and pimps between 2014 and 2016 that document the industry’s patronage of brothels and purchasing of services from trafficked sex workers.”
“Among the emails, which were obtained through a public records request to the King County Prosecutor’s Office, were 67 sent from Microsoft employee email accounts, 63 from Amazon accounts and dozens more from companies like Boeing, T-Mobile, Oracle and local Seattle tech firms,” the report claims. “Some of the emails were collected during a 2015 sting operation that targeted sex worker review boards and resulted in the arrest of 18 individuals, including high-level Amazon and Microsoft directors. Two opted for a trial, which is currently set to begin in March.”
The revelation that Amazon and Microsoft directors were implicated in the sting prompted the two companies to release statements condemning sex trafficking.
“Microsoft has a long history of cooperating with law enforcement and other agencies on combating sex trafficking and related topics, and we have employees who volunteer their time and money specifically to combat this issue as well. The personal conduct of a tiny fraction of our 125,000 employees does not in any way represent our culture,” declared Microsoft. “No organization is immune to the unfortunate situation when employees act unethically or illegally. When that happens, we look into the conduct and take appropriate action. Microsoft makes it clear to our employees they have a responsibility to act with integrity and conduct themselves in a legal and ethical manner at all times. If they don’t, they risk losing their jobs.”
In Amazon’s statement, the company pointed out that paying for sex was against their employee policy.
“Amazon’s Owner’s Manual clearly states that, ‘It is against Amazon’s policy for any employee or Contingent Worker to engage in any sex buying activities of any kind in Amazon’s workplace or in any work-related setting outside of the workplace, such as during business trips, business meetings or business-related social events,’” the online retailer proclaimed. “When Amazon suspects that an employee has used company funds or resources to engage in criminal conduct, the company will immediately investigate and take appropriate action up to and including termination. The company may also refer the matter to law enforcement.”
Several emails sent from tech company employees via their work addresses simply replied, “I think you might have the wrong email address,” which Newsweekexplained is common to verify the identity of a first-time buyer.
“They were on their work accounts because Seattle pimps routinely asked first-time sex-buyers to prove they were not cops by sending an employee email or badge,” Newsweek claimed, adding that the prostitutes were predominantly Asian and had sex with between 5 and 15 men a day.
It seems like these days, every company, every website, every cultural icon has to give its political opinion. Now, even Dictionary.com has jumped into the political mud-slinging. And who else would they side with other than liberals?
Now, they are taking cheap jabs at Vice President Mike Pence on Twitter.
When the GOP and President Donald Trump passed the tax bill before Christmas, Pence took the opportunity to praise his boss.
The Washington Post, however, thought it was too much, and made fun of the vice president.
Analysis: In Cabinet meeting, Pence praises Trump once every 12 seconds for three minutes straight https://t.co/xbz7cPPTaz
Just so you know, a “sycophant” is “a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.”
Yes. Dictionary.com literally called the vice president a parasitic flatterer.
Of course, Pence is such a “parasite” that when this tweet went out, he was in Afghanistan, hanging out with U.S. troops for the holidays. Yeah, that sounds like a parasite to me.
Sheesh.
Of course, Vice President Joe Biden NEVER praised Barack Obama, right? Oh, except for when he was so giddy when Obama was signing his “ObamaCare” bill and said, “This is a big f***ing deal.”
And then, remember how much the media absolutely adored Obama? How about when Chris Matthews said he felt a “thrill” going up his leg in 2008, just hearing then-candidate Obama speak?
This attempt to bash Pence was cheap, to say these least. But these days, Republican-bashing seems to be the norm, and I don’t see it letting up any time soon.
The bias in the media is sickening at times, but that’s why we’re here.
We see what the media is doing and will call out the bias every time.
A toy giveaway sounds like a lot of fun at Christmas time, but one woman’s action turned a toy giveaway in Detroit into something out of a horror movie.
According to WDIV, the unnamed mother reportedly pulled out a knife while waiting in line during a Christmas toy giveaway function
“A 39-year-old woman was arrested after pulling a knife on someone during a fight,” reported local station WDIV. “No one was hurt, but this happened in front of her children, so Detroit police had to take them back to the precinct and try to find other family members.”
What this woman did is wrong, her behavior was that of a street thug, and she must be punished accordingly.
Innocent people — innocent children lined up for a toy at Christmas — could have been hurt because of her.
That said, based on WDIV’s description of the event, I genuinely feel sorry for the woman. Let me explain why.
Hosted at Detroit’s Tower Center Mall, the giveaway was part of a months-long program called Toys Making I.M.P.A.C.T.S. that allowed families to request free toys for their children.
When the doors opened at 4 p.m. on Saturday, about 6,000 children had already been signed up. The problem is that way more families showed up than had actually registered, leading to huge crowds and one heck of a line.
“Unfortunately, it takes longer, people get a little impatient,” said event sponsor Dr. Princess Odilia. “Detroit has a tremendous need for help in our community. As a result, you have this type of response.”
“I’ve been waiting for about five hours in the cold with my kids,” added Nicole Russell, one of the many mothers who showed up to Saturday in the hopes of getting their kids some gifts.
During the ruckus that ensued, one mother completely snapped and began threatening those around her. Watch local news coverage below from station WXYZ to see interviews with some of the bystanders who were present when the altercation occurred:
“People are already under a lot of stress and tension this time of the year,” said event organizer John Cromer. “All it takes is for some people to step on somebody’s shoe or to bump into somebody the wrong way, and then a fight ensues.”
“I want to tell you that has nothing to do with Toys Making I.M.P.A.C.T.S.,” he added.
Not everyone who attended the event felt that way, though.
“The fact that they didn’t have everything organized … everybody was pushing and shoving,” said mother Veronica Tims, who witnessed the fight. “It was probably overpacked.”
That doesn’t excuse the use of potentially deadly force, of course, but it might, at least, privde a hint of an extenuating circumstance in this case.
If nothing else, this story should serve as a reminder to those of us who were able to afford gifts for our kids to be grateful for the blessings in our lives. We all struggle, but some clearly struggle more than others.
Defense Secretary James Mattis made a surprise visit to the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Thursday and gave troops the kind of pep talk we have not heard in years.
The visit was not a political one, as the defense secretary did not inspect the facilities nor did he discuss policies.
He simply wanted to boost morale and let soldiers know how much he appreciated them.
Mattis said the main goal of his trip was to bring the troops a little Christmas cheer, The Associated Press reported.
When speaking to several hundred troops at the facility, Mattis stressed the importance of keeping Gitmo running.
“We need this base badly,” he said, according to the AP. He added that regardless of the future of the controversial detention center, the Pentagon would not abandon the base.
Mattis, the first defense secretary to visit Guantamano Bay since 2002, defended the way prisoners have been treated at the facility, which has often been criticized in the American and international media from the day it started accepting prisoners from the U.S. war on terror.
But Mattis had no criticisms Thursday. Instead, he encouraged the troops.
“I am confident that we’re doing the right thing here,” he told the soldiers, according to the AP.
Currently, 41 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay including 26 “forever prisoners,” deemed too dangerous to release.
“I need you to be at the top of your game,” Mattis added, when speaking about the possibility of war.
“Mad Dog” Mattis even had a little fun with the troops, telling them he did not have stress, he created it.
Mattis mixes it up with troops at Gitmo. Tosses out a little humor: “I don’t have stress anymore. I create it.” http://pic.twitter.com/JUVL0UbFXp
All kidding aside, this is the kind of resolve we need in order to win the war of terror.
We have not heard the kind of message in years, but it is the exactly what our troops need to hear. After the Barack Obama presidency, they need to know they have a president and an administration that is behind them.
Obama tried to please his liberal base — at home and abroad — by scaling down the country’s involvement in all areas of fighting terror, and we were losing the war because of it.
Thankfully, we do not have to worry about the Trump administration turning a blind eye to terrorism.
Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is on the receiving end of internet leftists’ wrath for telling his young nephew that “boys don’t wear princess dresses.”
Hamilton recently posted a video of his nephew dressed in full-on princess attire, apparently after receiving the dress, shoes and accessories as Christmas gifts. “I’m so sad right now. Look at my nephew,” the driver starts the video, camera pointed to himself.
“Why are you wearing a princess dress? Is this what you got for Christmas?” Hamilton asks the boy.
The young boy giggles in delight and shakes his head yes in response to this famous uncle.
Now, when watching the video post, it seems clear that Hamilton is speaking to his nephew in a playful tone. This was, however, lost on leftists who love to showcase their Moral Goodness by indulging in peals of Internet outrage. Thus, the keyboard warriors went to town:
Lewis Hamilton … A prime example of that narrow minded uncle at Christmas who has one too many drinks and thinks his opinion is valid at the family get together https://t.co/5Ku2wXL4cU
I don’t care what Lewis’ beliefs are, you can’t publicly put down a CHILD for innocently liking what they like or wanting what they want, especially when you’re an icon and someone who kids look up to, respect and admire
People are saying how he is clearly joking but it’s the subtle comments that shape how children view the world. I’m not against joking around and yes the boy didn’t look traumatised but if part of a bigger picture then kids are influenced by what they see and hear, attitudes
Let’s say the joyless Left is correct insofar as Hamilton is being serious (he’s not) as opposed to playful. It would be completely appropriate for Hamilton to help guide a youth close to him who might to confused about gender. Heck, it would be the responsible thing to do. While this might be a harmless phase, if the young boy does not receive the proper guidance, his confusion could compound.
Why in the world would we want to guide a child to a potential life of gender confusion?
The outrage in this instance should not be directed at Hamilton, but to those on the Left working to dismantle the traditional understanding of gender (the expression of sex the male and female sex), particularly within impressionable youths.
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