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Cook County declined more than 1,000 ICE detainers in FY19

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 09:00 PM PST

Lack of cooperation puts repeat offenders back on the streets
CHICAGO — Law enforcement agencies in Cook County, Illinois, released 1,070 criminal aliens and immigration violators in Fiscal Year 2019, despite requests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to notify the agency prior to their release from local custody.
"The most concerning issue about working in an area that refuses to cooperate with ICE is not only that we do not know which criminal aliens are being released from custody, but the public doesn't know either," said Henry Lucero, ICE's acting deputy executive associate director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). "Because ICE does not have access to standard Illinois law enforcement databases, it's difficult to accurately account for all the aliens who have been arrested, released and committed additional crimes. However, with the limited information ICE can verify, we know that police resources are being wasted, more people are being victimized, and it's a matter of time until something more significant happens."
The following are just two examples where ICE lodged immigration detainers with Cook County for criminal aliens who were arrested, released and rearrested in FY 2019: 
•    Rasheed Abass, a 50-year-old South African national, was arrested in June for indecent exposure. In July, he was arrested for assault. ICE lodged detainers after both arrests. His current location is unknown.    
• Kennete Acevedo Ortiz, also known as Kennev Vasques-Rugama, a 28-year-old Nicaraguan national, was arrested at least three times in FY 2019. His first arrest was in December 2018 for driving under the influence. Acevedo Ortiz was arrested two additional times in 2019; in February for domestic violence and in March for failure to appear. ICE lodged a detainer following each arrest. He is currently in Illinois Department of Corrections' custody.  

The following criminal aliens were released despite an active immigration detainer or are about to be released without notification to ICE under the county's sanctuary policies:
•    On Dec. 3, 2018, ICE lodged a detainer with the Cook County Jail on Rokas Ablacinskas, a 22-year-old citizen of Lithuania, following his arrest for attempted murder, aggravated battery of a victim over the age of 60 and aggravated battery in a public place. Without notifying ICE, the Cook County Jail released Ablacinskas Sept. 17, 2019, and he remains at large in the community.  
•    On, Dec. 10, 2018, ICE lodged a detainer with the Cook County Jail on Isidro Ramirez-Hernandez, a 52-year-old citizen of Mexico, following his arrest for aggravated domestic battery and strangulation. Despite an active immigration detainer, the Cook County Jail released Ramirez-Hernandez March 18, 2019, and he remains at large in the community.    
•    On Aug. 10, 2019, ICE lodged a detainer with the Cook County Jail on Mahmoud Abu Maghli, a 27-year-old citizen of Jordan, following his arrest by the Burbank (Illinois) Police Department for recklessly discharging a firearm. He remains in the Cook County Jail where, under existing sanctuary laws, he will be released into the community. 
If you have any information on the above at-large individuals, please call the ICE tip line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423).

About Detainers

ICE lodges detainers on individuals who have been arrested on criminal charges and who ICE has probable cause to believe are removable aliens.  The detainer asks the other law enforcement agency to notify ICE in advance of release and to maintain custody of the alien for a brief period of time so that ICE can take custody of that person in a safe and secure setting upon release from that agency's custody. 
When law enforcement agencies fail to honor immigration detainers and release serious criminal offenders onto the streets, it undermines ICE's ability to protect public safety and carry out its mission. This negatively impacts public safety and ICE's efficiency in the apprehension of criminal aliens. Federal immigration laws authorize DHS to issue detainers and provide ICE broad authority to detain removable aliens. https://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Document/2017/I-247A.pdf.
Congress has established no process, requirement, or expectation directing ICE to seek a judicial warrant from already overburdened federal courts before taking custody of an alien on civil immigration violations. This idea is simply a figment created by those who wish to undermine immigration enforcement and excuse the ill-conceived practices of sanctuary jurisdictions that put politics before public safety.

Sanctuary Policies Put Public Safety at Risk

•    When law enforcement agencies don't honor ICE detainers, these individuals, who often have significant criminal histories, are released onto the street, presenting a potential public safety threat. 
•    Any local jurisdiction thinking that refusing to cooperate with ICE will result in a decrease in local immigration enforcement is mistaken. Local jurisdictions that choose to not cooperate with ICE are likely to see an increase in ICE enforcement activity, as the agency has no choice but to conduct more at-large arrest operations. A consequence of ICE being forced to make more arrests on the streets, the agency is likely to encounter other unlawfully present foreign nationals who would not have been encountered had we been allowed to take custody of a criminal target within the confines of a local jail.     
•    Additionally, once these criminals are out on the street, confirming their whereabouts is often time consuming and resource intensive. Many of our arrest targets are seasoned criminals who are savvy about eluding law enforcement.

Not So Shocking Report: Record Number Of Guns Sold As Dems Vow To Disintegrate Rights

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 08:30 PM PST

In a not so surprising report, the FBI conducted a record number of background checks for gun sales in 2019. All of these gun purchases ramp up every time democrats open their mouths voicing support to disintegrating the rights of the people.

The FBI carried out a record 28 million background checks on firearms purchases in 2019, as Americans rushed to buy weapons amid calls by wealthy elitists in Hollywood and Democrat politicians for tougher gun laws.
According to FBI data, 28,369,750 background checks were performed in 2019, smashing the previous record of 27 million in 2016. The agency ran 202,465 checks on Black Friday alone. The Christmas period was a festive one for firearms retailers, with just under three million checks carried out in December, the second-highest month since the National Instant Criminal Background Check System began in 1998. –RT
"Americans are choosing to invest their hard-earned dollars in their ability to exercise their rights and buy the firearms they want before gun control politicians attempt to regulate away that ability," a spokesman for the National Shooting Sports Foundation told the Associated Press in December.

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BOMBSHELL: Book to Reveal How Biden Family Siphoned ‘Millions in Taxpayer Cash’

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 08:00 PM PST

A forthcoming bombshell book will reveal how five members of Joe Biden's family—the "Biden Five"—siphoned tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer cash and guaranteed loans. And the recent scandals involving Joe and Hunter Biden, Ukraine, and Burisma are just "the tip of the iceberg," say sources close to the publisher.

The upcoming book, Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America's Progressive Elite, is the latest investigative work from Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President and Breitbart News senior contributor Peter Schweizer.

Publisher HarperCollins has the book under a strict embargo until its January 21 release. Sources with knowledge of its contents say the book will "upend official Washington," similar to the way Schweizer's past works like Clinton Cash and Secret Empires did when he broke the Uranium One and Biden-Burisma scandals.

Beyond the Biden revelations, Profiles in Corruption also contains chapters with breaking news on top progressive luminaries.

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IT WAS ALL A HEAD FAKE: Clinton Foundation Whistleblowers Say HUBER Lost Their Evidence — Had to Send It 3 Times — Huber Never Even Looked at it – And Now the Probe Is Over

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 07:30 PM PST

An investigation launched into Hillary Clinton in November of 2017 by the DOJ and US Attorney John Huber has ended.
Failed Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Huber to investigate Clinton Foundation.

The investigation ended without charges.

Huber never interviewed any key figures in the two-plus years of his investigation.

And key whistleblowers were never interviewed and their evidence was lost during the sham investigation.
 
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How Weak. Mindless Socialist AOC Calls GOP Rep a “Racist” for Pointing Out Squad Members Support Ayatollahs over America

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 07:00 PM PST

On Wednesday Trump administration officials briefed members of Congress on the 90 Iranian attacks on US assets in the past two months and on the credible intelligence they had regarding Al Quds Leader Qassem Soleimani's planned attack on the US Embassy in Iraq.

Following the briefing far left Rep. Jayapal accused President Trump of "recklessly" "assassinating" the world's top terrorist Soleimani.

Following Rep. Jayapal's dishonest statements to the media Republican Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL) accused the Democrat "Squad" of being Ayatollah sympathizers.
This seems pretty fair considering the liberl outrage at Soleimani's targeted killing.

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High school intern discovers new planet at Maryland's NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 06:30 PM PST

WASHINGTON (WJLA) — A high school student interning at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt this past summer discovered a bit more than how the employees there take their coffee. He discovered a planet.

Wolf Cukier's job, after he finished his junior year at Scarsdale High School in New York, was to examine variations in star brightness captured by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

TESS has four cameras, which each take a full-frame image of a patch of the sky every 30 minutes for 27 days, NASA says. Scientists use the observations to generate graphs of how the brightness of stars change over time.

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NOTE TO DEMOCRATS: Obama Launched 2,800 Strikes On Iraq, Syria Without Congressional Approval

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 06:00 PM PST

After President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to take out Iran's secretive Quds Force commander, Qassem Suleimani, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said the president should have asked for permission from Congress before conducting the airstrike.

"The Administration has conducted tonight's strikes in Iraq targeting high-level Iranian military officials and killing Iranian Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani without an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iran. Further, this action was taken without the consultation of the Congress," she said Thursday night in a statement.

She also said "The full Congress must be immediately briefed on this serious situation and on the next steps under consideration by the Administration, including the significant escalation of the deployment of additional troops to the region."

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Early Feminists Were Right About Unborn Human Life

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 05:30 PM PST

Although they were considered radical at the time, American suffragists were unrelenting in their efforts to transform our country's politics and empower women with the right to vote.

The year 2020 marks the centennial of their victory in that battle, and while it is an occasion to celebrate, it is also a reminder that we must continue the work of these early feminists.

In addition to voting rights, suffragists championed abolition, equality in education, equal pay for equal work, and the right to life for the unborn.

Unlike many radical feminists of the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st century, these women realized that abortion does not empower women. In honor of these suffragists, the theme for the 47th annual March for Life is "Life Empowers: Pro-Life Is Pro-Woman."

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CNBC: 61% of Americans say there's too much economic inequality in the U.S.

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 05:00 PM PST

A majority of Americans agree that the unequal distribution of income and opportunity in the U.S. has gotten to be too much.

Economic inequality in the U.S. is rising. It has increased exponentially since the 1980s, according to a new Pew Research Center report on the topic. In 1980, the households that ranked in the top 10% of earners had about nine times the income as those in the bottom 10% of earners. In 2018, the top 10% of earners had about 12.6 times more than households at the bottom. That's a 39% increase, according to Pew.

Those demographic changes have become a rallying cry for several politicians seeking the Democrat presidential nomination, so it's no surprise that more Democrats see this as a major issue than Republicans. About 78% of those who identify as Democrats say there's too much economic inequality, while about 41% of Republicans agree, according to the Pew Research Center survey.

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[And 'economic equality' is a tenet of what form of government? --Editor]

CIA Director Haspel Backed Killing, Predicted Missile Attacks

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 04:30 PM PST

CIA director Gina Haspel foresaw the Iranian missile attack on two Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops but said that killing Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was worth the risk.

The New York Times published a detailed look at the hours leading up to Wednesday's strike, in which Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles toward targets in Iraq. No one was hurt or killed in the incident, which U.S. officials believe was a result of intelligence received before the strike took place.

According to the Times, Haspel told President Donald Trump days before Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike last week that taking him out and dealing with the expected retaliation from Iran posed a lower threat than leaving him alive to plot more attacks against the U.S. and its allies.

What's more, Haspel said that Iran would likely respond to Soleimani's killing by sending a barrage of missiles at Iraqi military bases — which is exactly what happened Tuesday night.

Haspel also said that a world without Soleimani — who led Iran's elite Quds Force, which handles military and spying operations in foreign countries — would lead to a more stable situation in the Middle East.

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Church members tackle man trying to force his way inside

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 04:00 PM PST

Baptist church congregants in North Carolina reportedly tackled a man who they say attempted to force his way inside during services last Sunday.

"He was reaching back in his pants and I just felt like he had a gun or ill intent, and at that point, I knew I could not let him back inside," Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church member Kevin Toler, told WXII-TV.

Toler and another church member brought the suspect, identified as Christopher Bennett, to the ground in the incident caught on surveillance video outside of Vanceboro, N.C.

Bennett was arrested by Craven County deputies who used a taser on him, WITN-TV reported. Officers said he continued to be combative and seemed to be under the influence of drugs.

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DISARMAMENT? The New United Nations Position

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 03:30 PM PST

Related: https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=127453

Dry January a wellspring for booze-free beverages

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 03:00 PM PST

Booze is out and "sober curiosity" is in as people around the world participate in Dry January and voluntarily abstain from alcohol for the month.

Whether it's for a New Year's resolution or for health reasons, Americans have jumped aboard the Dry January bandwagon, which originated in Britain.

"What a better time than right after the holidays, which is traditionally a very boozy time of year for people, to sort of have a reset," said Laura Silverman, a Rockville, Maryland, resident who launched BoozeFreeInDC.com and has led a sober lifestyle for 12 years.

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Urgency?

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 02:30 PM PST

White House: War Powers Resolution undermines U.S. Armed Forces ability to prevent terrorist activity

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 02:00 PM PST

According to the White House, the War Powers Resolution passed in the House undermines the ability of U.S. Armed Forces to prevent terrorist activity from Iran. The Trump administration issued the statement Thursday, stating that the resolution is political, misguided and hinders the President's right to protect the American people.

This comes after the legislation passed in the House Thursday, limiting the President's powers regarding military action against Iran. The measure passed mostly along party lines in a 224-to-194 vote. House Democrats pushed for the resolution after claiming President Trump should have consulted with Congress on his decision to kill Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.

The President commented on the issue while speaking at a "Keep America Great' rally in Toledo, Ohio on Thursday. He pointed out that there tends to be a lot of behind-the-scenes corruption as well as leaks to the media.

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WCSO CAT Press Release - PWID Jan. 8, 2020

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 01:38 PM PST


Incident: Possession with Intent to Distribute Narcotics
Date of Incident: January 8th, 2020
Location: E Walnut Street/ S Fourth Street Delmar, MD
Suspect's: Tyrell Adrian Joyce (32 years of age)
Narrative: On January 8th, 2020 the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Community Action Team (CAT) conducted a traffic stop in the area of E Walnut Street and S Fourth Street, Delmar, MD. The operator of the vehicle was identified as Tyrell Adrian Joyce. Joyce drove erratically prior to being stopped in an apparent attempt to avoid law enforcement detection. Based on criminal indicators, a K-9 scan was conducted of Joyce's vehicle, which yielded a positive alert. Numerous cell phones were located in the vehicle and on Joyce's person. Joyce was in possession of a large amount US currency in assorted denominations that was indicative of drug distribution. Detectives walked Joyce's travel path and located a baggie containing 29 capsules containing a heroin/fentanyl mix. Based off the investigation it was determined that Joyce discarded the contraband while attempting to avoid law enforcement. Joyce was arrested and charged accordingly. Joyce is being held without bond at the Wicomico County Detention Center.
Charges: Possession with the intent to distribute narcotic and Possession with the intent to distribute heroin/ fentanyl mix

Trump proposes sweeping rewrite of environmental-impact rules

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 01:30 PM PST

Environmental red tape and Byzantine permit rules are making it impossible to build in the U.S., President Trump said Thursday in proposing a sweeping regulatory rewrite that would speed up federal approval of bridges, highways, pipelines and other major projects.

The bold move, however, rankled environmentalists and invited legal challenges that would delay the envisioned fast-track approvals.

Flanked by workers in hardhats and construction vests, the president said he was returning America to a time when massive projects were approved and built lickety-split, putting an end to the current bureaucratic regimen that can drag on for decades.

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Watch: Russian warship 'aggressively approached' US destroyer in Arabian Sea

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 01:00 PM PST

A Russian warship "aggressively approached" a U.S. Navy destroyer operating in the North Arabian Sea Thursday, ignoring warnings from the U.S. vessel and increasing the risk of a collision, the U.S. Navy said Friday.

"On Thursday, Jan. 9, while conducting routine operations in the North Arabian Sea, USS Farragut was aggressively approached by a Russian Navy ship," the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, which oversees naval operations in the Middle East, said in a statement.

"Farragut sounded five short blasts, the international maritime signal for danger of a collision, and requested the Russian ship alter course in accordance with international rules of the road. The Russian ship initially refused but ultimately altered course," the statement said, adding "While the Russian ship took action, the initial delay in complying with international rules while it was making an aggressive approach increased the risk of collision."

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McConnell signs on to bill to start Trump trial over Pelosi objections

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 12:30 PM PST

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has signed onto a measure that would allow lawmakers to begin President Trump's impeachment trial without receiving the articles House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is withholding.

McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, is among more than one dozen Republicans who are co-sponsors of a measure authored by Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, authorizing the Senate to begin the trial as early as Monday, or 25 days after the House passed the impeachment articles on Dec. 19.

The measure would require a change to the Senate rules, which is normally authorized with an affirmative vote from 67 senators. A top aide signaled McConnell isn't going to "go nuclear" and allow a rules change to pass with only 51 votes, so the measure probably cannot pass.

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Illegals Learn Nasty Lesson as They Get Stuck on New Trump-Built Border Wall

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 12:00 PM PST

One of the primary critiques of President Donald Trump's new border wall is that such a barrier would be ineffective at achieving the stated goal of increasing security.

Specifically, some critics have ludicrously claimed that barriers at the border won't stop drug traffickers and illegal aliens from entering the country. They argue that at best it would be little more than a costly hindrance that could be rapidly overcome.

This week, however, three illegal aliens from Mexico learned the hard way that the border wall critics were incredibly wrong in that assessment.

The trio of interlopers attempting to sneak into the country ended up trapped atop a section of the 30-foot-tall fence in the San Diego, California, area on Sunday, The Washington Times reported.

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Trump asks union boss: 'Would you like the Hunter Biden job?'

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 11:30 AM PST

President Trump asked a union boss if he would leave his job for one similar to the gig Hunter Biden held on the board of a Ukrainian oil and gas company Thursday during a press conference at the White House.

"Would you like the Hunter Biden job?" Trump, turning from the podium, asked.

One union representative smiled and shook his head "no."

"I know so, but I'm not going to tell him that," Trump joked.

Republicans have pointed to corruption allegations against Hunter Biden, the son of 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden, in an attempt to undermine his candidacy.

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Rep. Kelly Praises President Trump and Rips House Dems Ahead of House Vote

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 11:00 AM PST

Bloomberg: Employers Should Hire ‘the Best’ Foreigners Instead of Americans

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 10:30 AM PST

Investor, CEO, and billionaire presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg says he would allow investors and employers to hire the "the best" workers from around the world instead of Americans.

"This country needs more immigrants and we should be out looking for immigrants," Bloomberg told the San Diego Union-Tribune on January 5.

The reporter did not ask Bloomberg to define "best." But for cost-conscious shareholders and executives, "best" is a synonym for 'cheaper than Americans.'

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'Won this one': CNN host says McConnell outmaneuvered Pelosi on impeachment

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 10:00 AM PST

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has won a political game of chess against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi regarding the next step of the impeachment against President Trump, according to CNN's Alisyn Camerota.

House Democrats passed two articles of impeachment against the president late last year for abuse of power and another on obstruction of Congress following the scandal surrounding his July 25 phone call with the president of Ukraine, during which he asked the foreign leader to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. Pelosi has since withheld the articles from the Senate, citing her lack of confidence a Senate trial would be fair.

Senate Democrats want to hear from more witnesses during a trial, an idea McConnell has balked at. Republicans on Capitol Hill have argued that Pelosi's hesitation proves the fast-paced House impeachment process was not as urgent as she claimed. The Senate Majority leader said Wednesday he has the votes to amend Senate rules to push ahead with the trial without the articles.

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NJ gave Texas church gunman plea deal that wiped out gun felony

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 09:45 AM PST

The gunman who killed two congregants at a Texas church last month had been charged years earlier with a felony gun offense in New Jersey, where prosecutors later downgraded the crime to a low-level misdemeanor that had nothing to do with firearms.

Since the Dec. 29 shootout at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas, much has come out about Keith Thomas Kinnunen's criminal record, which seems to follow a pattern: He would get charged with serious, sometimes violent crimes, which later were pleaded down to less-consequential offenses.

While plea deals are common in the criminal justice system in New Jersey and elsewhere, this case raises questions about the effectiveness of laws meant to bar certain people from buying or possessing guns.

Despite Kinnunen's history of mental illness — including a 2012 judge's order declaring him unfit to stand trial — it does not appear his plea deals were enough to trigger legal provisions limiting gun ownership, which would apply in cases involving domestic violence and felonies.

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Don't Miss All The NFL Games This Weekend At Caribbean Joe's

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 09:33 AM PST

Saturday

Vikings vs. 49ers
4:30 PM

Titans vs, Ravens
8:15 PM

Sunday

Texans vs. Chiefs
3:05 PM

Seahawks vs. Packers
6:40 PM

New Jersey becomes second state to adopt law mandating gay and transgender curriculum

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 09:30 AM PST

A dozen New Jersey schools will be adopting a gay and transgender-focused curriculum set to be implemented statewide in the fall.

Twelve pilot schools will be testing grounds for lessons in history, economics, and grammar with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender contributions.

The law mandates middle and high school students be taught about the contributions of the gay and transgender community throughout history but has left it up to local districts on how to most effectively teach that message.

The program has been met with mixed reviews.

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IT BEGINS: Chronic TDS Patients Blame Downed Ukrainian Flight on Trump

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 09:15 AM PST

News just broke regarding the Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down in Tehran this week, killing all 176 people on board. Iran refused to hand over the black box from the flight, sparking suspicions over their potential involvement, and now the Pentagon believes as much. According to Fox News, the plane "was shot down by mistake by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile, Pentagon officials told Fox News." Those dead include 82 Iranians, at least 63 Canadians, and 11 Ukrainians, among others.

Iran is responsible, but do you have an ounce of doubt that liberals will find a way to blame President Donald Trump for it? Of course not – and they already have.

Here's just a sampling of the craziness on display:

Video From Outside Jeffrey Epstein's Cell "No Longer Exists," Government Says

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 09:00 AM PST

A new Rasmussen poll shows that just 21 per cent of Americans believe Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while 52 per cent believe he was murdered.

It should come as no surprise that so few people believe the official narrative as The Epoch Times' Zachary Stieber reports that video footage from outside Jeffrey Epstein's cell actually "no longer exists," the government said in a new letter, less than a month after prosecutors initially said the footage wasn't available, before quickly saying in an update that the footage had been found.

Writing to U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas, prosecutors Maurene Comey and Jason Swergold said there was a mix-up when they asked the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) to preserve the footage from outside the cell.

Epstein was found unconscious with marks around his neck early July 23, 2019. Epstein's cellmate at the time was accused murderer Nicholas Tartaglione. The defendant's lawyer requested video footage from outside Epstein's cell from July 22 and July 23, 2019.

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‘We’ve had a huge morning’: Elise Stefanik thanks Washington Post for article condemning her fundraising efforts

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 08:30 AM PST

Rep. Elise Stefanik thanked the Washington Post for an article criticizing her for using an unflattering photograph of Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a fundraising advertisement.

The New York Republican earned the scorn of a report from the Washington Post after tweeting an "altered photo" of Pelosi while trying to draw attention to her "Pressure Pelosi" fundraising website. The website states, "Democrats have been obsessed with impeaching President Trump since the day he was elected. Now after the sham impeachment in the House, Nancy Pelosi refuses to send the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate!"

Following a retweet of Stefanik's post from Trump, the Washington Post published an article titled: "Rep. Stefanik tweets altered photo of Pelosi in GOP fundraising appeal." The report condemned Stefanik for using "a close-up, red-tinted photo of Pelosi, with the lines in the House speaker's face exaggerated due to the image's unnaturally high contrast."

Many found the report to be overblown and pointed out that the photograph that accompanied the Washington Post article was an altered image of Trump. Stefanik, 35, fired off two tweets thanking the outlet for additional coverage of her fundraising efforts.

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A Viewer Writes.......

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 08:00 AM PST

Joe,
I learned this week from Employees @ Sam's Club on 13 in Salisbury the following.

Employees who report to duty at 6 to 7am and employees who close that store bw 9 and 11pm have been threatened and harrassed.

Most recently on Wednesday January 8, 2019 at 630am
Five men Identified as of Muslim descent, were hanging out in the back parking lot of Sam's, attempting to lure Sam's employees to come near to their vehicle; as others circled around one Sam's employee.

That Sam's employee thwarted the robbers by saying he was armed, and quickly moved to get into Sam's door.

I wanted to let readers know, they must be aware of their surroundings in the parking lots of Sam's and surrounding areas as you shop.

With three Police Agencies in the region;

Sherrif office on Naylor Mill Road,
State Police on Route 13,
and Salisbury Police ,
as citizens and employees of Sam's Club,

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO RIDE THROUGH THOSE AREAS, AND ID THOSE WHO APPEAR TO BE UP TO NO GOOD AT 6AM OR 10 PM IN AND AROUND DARK AREAS OF THE STORE PARKING LOTS FOR SAFETY REASONS.

Respectfuly,
Daily Reader
 
Editor's note: There have been other reports of people being asked by the same people to buy jewelry at discount prices.  The jewelry is fake.  There have also been reports of this happening during the day at Walmart and another of the people being followed after they refused to purchase something from them. 

Vermont bill would ban cellphone use for anyone under 21

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 07:30 AM PST

MONTPELIER, Vt. —A bill seeking to ban the use of cellphones for anyone under the age of 21 was introduced by a Democratic state senator in Vermont this week.

The bill, introduced to the Judiciary Committee by Sen. John Rodgers, would make the possession of a cellphone punishable by up to one year in prison, a $1,000 fine, or both.


Rodgers writes within the proposal that cellphones are a large factor in teenage driving deaths and can lead to bullying and radicalization.

"In light of the dangerous and life-threatening consequences of cellphone use by young people, it is clear that persons under 21 years of age are not developmentally mature enough to safely possess them," the bill reads. "just as the General Assembly has concluded that persons under 21 years of age are not mature enough to possess firearms, smoke cigarettes or consume alcohol."

In an interview with the Times Argus Wednesday, Rodgers said the bill was introduced to raise conversation, and he does not expect it to pass.

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Posted: 10 Jan 2020 07:00 AM PST

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'Not about removing Trump': Trey Gowdy argues impeachment is Democratic scheme to take Senate

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 06:45 AM PST

Trey Gowdy said the Democrats' impeachment strategy is an acknowledgment they believe President Trump will be reelected in 2020.

A former Republican congressman from South Carolina, Gowdy argued the Democrats instead are angling to take control of the Senate to rein in Trump.

"The impeachment inquiry, investigation, votes, and ultimate refusal to transmit articles are not about removing Trump from office. Rather, it is a tacit acknowledgment he will be reelected in November of 2020. The plan now is to use impeachment to neuter that second term with a Democrat-controlled Senate," Gowdy said in a Fox News opinion piece published Thursday.

Gowdy, who recently confirmed he will not be a member of the legal team representing Trump during his impeachment trial after some confusion late last year, has been heavily critical of the Democrats' impeachment effort and named the GOP senators he believes are being targeted.

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Wind Turbine Hearing Next Week

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 06:30 AM PST

OCEAN CITY — With a public hearing looming next week in Ocean City on the size and scale of the proposed offshore wind turbines, resort officials are encouraging attendance from the public.

The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) next Saturday at noon will host a public hearing on the proposed changes in size of the offshore wind turbines for two projects approved off the coast of the resort. The PSC is holding the public hearing in response to changes in the size of the wind turbines due to technological advances since the two projects were approved in 2017. The PSC has cautioned the scope of next week's public hearing, set for the convention center at noon on Saturday, January 18, will be limited to the turbine height issue and will not be open to a discussion of the validity of the two projects in general.

The public hearing as been long-awaited by the town of Ocean City, which, from the beginning, has not opposed the renewable, clean energy projects in general, but rather the distance of the turbines from the resort coast and the potential impacts on Ocean City's viewshed and tourism, property values and the local economy. To be fair, both wind farm project developers have made presentations to the Mayor and Council in public meetings at City Hall during the process and there have been public hearings in other areas around the state, but next Saturday's hearing, couched by the resort as the "Save Our Sunrise" hearing, is the first of its kind right in the resort's backyard.

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Judicial Watch: New Strzok-Page Emails Reveal DOJ Special Treatment to Clinton Lawyers

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 06:15 AM PST

Judicial Watch announced that it received 211 pages of emails between former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page that detail special accommodations given to the lawyers of Hillary Clinton and her aides during the FBI investigation of the Clinton email controversy.

The new emails include a discussion about negotiations with Beth Wilkinson, a lawyer for the Clinton aides who gathered and then deleted 33,000 emails for Hillary Clinton, over the destruction of laptops provided to the FBI.

The records were obtained in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed after the Justice Department failed to respond to a December 4, 2017, FOIA request.

The FBI is only processing the records at a rate of 500 pages per month and have refused to process text messages. At this rate, the production of these communications won't be completed for almost another two more years – in late 2021.

In an April 25, 2016, email from Strzok to FBI Agent Jonathan Moffa and other FBI officials, Strzok indicated that Wilkinson and Hillary Clinton lawyer David Kendall were set to meet the following day with FBI/DOJ in the Counter-espionage Section of the FBI.

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47 News Covered Trump Rally Yesterday In West Ocean City

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 06:12 AM PST

Public Marijuana Use Ordinance Eyed In Wicomico

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 06:00 AM PST

SALISBURY – An effort to prohibit the consumption of marijuana in public areas will move forward in Wicomico County.

In a work session Tuesday, Wicomico County State's Attorney Jamie Dykes, Deputy State's Attorney Bill McDermott and Sheriff Mike Lewis presented the Wicomico County Council with proposed legislation that would prohibit the consumption of marijuana in public areas and vehicles.

"Just because marijuana now has an exception and you can possess marijuana legally by way of a medical marijuana card, it doesn't mean you should be allowed to consume marijuana in public, as the statute says, on public street fares, sidewalks, in a shopping center or, more importantly, in your vehicle," McDermott said.

The proposed legislation mirrors a recently adopted ordinance in Fruitland. Not only does the legislation prohibit marijuana consumption in vehicles and public areas but makes it a misdemeanor charge punishable by a fine of up to $500 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days.

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Powellville Volunteer Fire Company

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 05:30 AM PST

Thank God It's Friday

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 05:00 AM PST

What will you be doing this weekend?

Nearly 400K Anchor Babies Born in 2019, Exceeding U.S. Births in 48 States

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 04:00 AM PST

Close to 400,000 anchor babies were born in the United States in 2019 as an executive order to end birthright citizenship gets kicked down the road for another year by President Donald Trump's administration.

Analysis conducted by the Center for Immigration Studies revealed in 2018 that about 300,000 U.S.-born children of illegal aliens are born every year. These children, often referred to as "anchor babies," immediately obtain American citizenship and anchor their illegal or foreign parents in the country.

In addition, about 72,000 anchor babies are born to foreign tourists, foreign visa workers, and foreign students every year — all of whom obtain immediate American citizenship simply for being born within the parameters of the country.

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Political Memes

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 03:00 AM PST

Friday Morning Funnies

Posted: 10 Jan 2020 02:00 AM PST
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