"Law enforcement is necessary because crime exists."---Fans of Best of the Web Today

Fans of Best of the Web Today--Michael Smith
"Law enforcement is necessary because crime exists. 
Crime was not created to give law enforcement officers a job.
The situations of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks were significantly different but share an important commonality - both men had extensive criminal histories which clearly factored into the perspective of the police during the interaction with both men. 
Those histories informed the low enforcement officers on the scene that a negative reaction to detainment was at least possible, if not likely.
Minneapolis is about to find out about predicates. 
They are about to find out that abolishing law enforcement officers does NOT eliminate crime.
One thing of which you can be sure, any amount of funding that gets cut from the budget as they "defund the police" will never be returned to the taxpayer - more ineffective social programs are in the offing."

West Texas City Refuses to Enforce Governor’s New Coronavirus Order on Bar Closures

West Texas City Refuses to Enforce Governor’s New Coronavirus Order on Bar Closures: 

Abilene, Texas, officials announced they will not enforce Governor Greg Abbott’s new Coronavirus order, which calls for the closure of bars and reduces allowable restaurant capacity amid an increase in new cases.
Governor Abbott ordered all bars closed effective noon local time Friday, June 26. The executive action also requires restaurants operating at 75 percent capacity to return to 50 percent beginning the following Monday. Outdoor public gatherings will also be capped at 100 and leaves local authorities to decide if capacity may be increased.

More than 20,000 dead registered voters could receive mail-in ballots in California: Court brief

More than 20,000 dead registered voters could receive mail-in ballots in California: Court brief
"A court briefing in California alleges tens of thousands of dead registered voters could receive mail-in ballots in the 2020 presidential election.
Amicus briefs filed by the Public Interest Legal Foundation in California allege 23,000 dead people have not been removed from voter rolls in the state.
“California has a history of demonstrating that automation in voting processes will cause errors. Auto-mailings to active registrants won’t protect the state from sending ballots to dead and duplicated registrants — especially those who’ve shown an acknowledged willingness to take advantage of extra votes,” PILF President J. Christian Adams said in a statement...
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Minneapolis Council members get private security after threats | FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

Minneapolis Council members get private security after threats | FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The City of Minneapolis is spending $4,500 a day for private security for three council members who have received threats following the police killing of George Floyd, FOX 9 has learned.
A city spokesperson said the private security details have cost the city $63,000 over the past three weeks. 
The three council members who have the security detail – Andrea Jenkins (Ward 8), and Phillipe Cunningham (Ward 4), and Alondra Cano (Ward 9)– have been outspoken proponents of defunding the Minneapolis Police Department...
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Lunch video-----Do Black lives really matter to the Left? Spoiler alert.....they don't...

Noon-toon

Seattle autonomous zone dissolves after several nights of shootings: 'CHOP project is now concluded' - TheBlaze

Seattle autonomous zone dissolves after several nights of shootings: 'CHOP project is now concluded' - TheBlaze: 

The protest zone in Seattle that has been occupied by anti-police protesters for the past two weeks has mostly dissolved after several nights of shootings and calls from the mayor to end the protest, Fox News reported.

You think they're gonna stop at tearing down statues?-------Rep. Ayanna Pressley: 'Black Lives Matter is a mandate from the people. It's time. Pay us what you owe us'

Ayanna Pressley: 'Black Lives Matter is a mandate from the people. It's time. Pay us what you owe us'
"Rep. Ayanna Pressley said on the House floor that the Black Lives Matter movement is a “mandate,” and the time has come for people to “pay us what you owe us.”

“I rise today on behalf of every black family that has been robbed of a child,” the Massachusetts congresswoman and member of “the Squad,” said. 

“On behalf of every family member that has been forced to see their loved one lynched on national television. 

• Driving while black. 
• Jogging while black. 
• Sleeping while black. 
• We have been criminalized for the very way we show up in the world. 
• Under the harsh gaze of far too many, my black body is seen as a threat, always considered armed.”

“Centuries of institutionalized oppression will not be undone overnight, for racism in America is as structural as the marble pillars of this very institution," the Democrat added. "With the power of the pen we must legislate accountability, dismantle these systems, and move in the direction of justice and healing. 
...Black Lives Matter is a mandate from the people. 
It’s time. 
Pay us what you owe us. 
Our black skin is not a crime, it is the beautiful robe of nation builders.”

How can this hate be the fault of anyone but the LEFT?

Joe Biden says he'd use executive powers to force Americans to wear masks in public - CBS News

Joe Biden says he'd use executive powers to force Americans to wear masks in public - CBS News
"..."I would go back to making sure that everybody had masks," Biden said. 
Both he and the interviewer wore masks and stood eight feet apart.
"The one thing we do know is that these masks make a gigantic difference.
I would insist that everybody in public be wearing that masks," Biden continued...
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#1 This day 1943-----Song Spinners Comin'in On A Wing & A Prayer

Here's the location of the temperature sensor at Tampa International Airport, which recorded a record all-time high of 99 deg

Roy W. Spencer
"Here's the location of the temperature sensor at Tampa International Airport, which recorded a record all-time high of 99 deg. F for Tampa yesterday 
(UPDATE: contrary to news reports, it tied the high in June 1985).
While it was an unusually hot day, partly because of the Saharan air layer overhead, temperatures from this station will obviously be affected by interstate highways, runways, and jet traffic that did not exist in, say, 1950."

Never Forget!

Lefty neighborhood decided to virtue signal and refuse calling the police. Crime and homeless abounds. - TheBlaze

Lefty neighborhood decided to virtue signal and refuse calling the police. Crime and homeless abounds. - TheBlaze: 

Residents of a Minneapolis neighborhood described by the New York Times as "a haven to leftist activists and bohemian artists" vowed not to call the police to protest racial injustice — and now their tree-lined neighborhood is a haven for crime and hundreds of homeless people.

Why is this not on every TV news show?-----Man charged in Flint Twp. attack on Macy's employee

Man charged in Flint Twp. attack on Macy's employee

"Flint — An 18-year-old Mount Morris Township man has been charged and is being sought in the assault of a manager at the Macy’s department store in the Genesee Valley Center.

Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton announced Damire Canell Palmer is charged in a not-in-custody warrant with intent to do great bodily harm, a 10-year felony, in the attack on the 50-year-old manager who was working in the men’s clothing section around 5:30 p.m. on June 15.

In a Twitter video, a Black man punches a white man several times. The caption with the social post read: "A man at a store in Flint allegedly referred to a Black man in the store as a 'n------' while talking on the phone. The Black man overheard him, then things went left." (Photo: Twitter)

In surveillance video obtained from Macy’s by Flint Township Police, Palmer is allegedly seen walking around the store. He then approaches and sucker-punches the manager in the head from behind, knocking him to the floor, according to authorities.

The video allegedly shows Palmer continuing to strike the manager while the employee is on the floor. Palmer then exits the store with another man.

...Leyton indicated that despite public comments on social media, the police investigation did not uncover any evidence of provocation by the store manager.

...Leyton also said he and his senior staff reviewed the case for possibly charging Palmer with a hate crime, called ethnic intimidation by statute, but he said there is insufficient probable cause evidence that would support it.

The store manager is white and the suspect is African American....

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AM Fruitcake

History for June 28

History for June 28 - On-This-Day.com
Henry VIII 1491 - King of England from April 21, 1509 until his death, known for his six marriages and his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church, John Wesley 1703 - Theologian, Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712 - Philosopher, writer, composer


Mel Brooks 1926 - Writer, director, actor, Gilda Radner 1946, Kathy Bates 1948 - Actress


1930 - More than 1,000 communists were routed during an assault on the British consulate in London.


2010 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live.

Tucker Carlson: Riots Are ‘Designed’ To Destroy ‘Our System Of Government’ And Remove Donald Trump | The Daily Caller

Tucker Carlson: Riots Are ‘Designed’ To Destroy ‘Our System Of Government’ And Remove Donald Trump | The Daily Caller: 

“What we are living through right now despite what people have told you is not a local problem. This is a national crisis. The riots are designed to produce a national result: the destruction of our system of government and the removal of Donald Trump,” Carson said on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
He urged Trump to act now, to show leadership or else he is in danger of not being reelected. “When you refuse to fight for the system you run, you are done.”

An example of their total bull$hit. Note the absence of China!-----The four countries hardest hit by the coronavirus are all led by authoritarian leaders

The four countries hardest hit by the coronavirus are all led by authoritarian leaders

• The crisis has laid bare the tendencies of authoritarian leaders and their disregard for human life.

"In between Trump’s erratic and non-scientific ideas and Bolsonaro’s outright refusal to acknowledge the virus, the US and Brazil, as well as India and Russia have a lot in common in how they dealt with the pandemic — and they are paying a heavy price for it.

...The myth of the powerful, manly leader is strong in these countries. 

Take a look at President Trump, who won’t wear a mask because he thinks it would make him look weak. 

Vladimir Putin is the epitome of the politician who rules with an iron fist..."

All total bull, but it's what your children are being taught!
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Brooks Brothers Letter Supports BLM Plan to Disrupt The Nuclear Family and 'Dismantle Cisgender Privilege' - American Greatness

Brooks Brothers Letter Supports BLM Plan to Disrupt The Nuclear Family and 'Dismantle Cisgender Privilege' - American Greatness
"The CEO of Brooks Brothers sent out a letter to customers last week expressing support of the objectives of the Black Lives Matter movement, which include a plan to “disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family,” and “dismantle cisgender privilege.”
Brooks Brothers, the oldest men’s clothier in the United States, is headquartered on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, New York City, and owned by the Italian billionaire Claudio Del Vecchio.
...“George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police and the killings of countless other Black men and women have made it clear that there are systemic issues within many institutions that need to be eradicated in the fight for racial equality,” the letter states.
Del Vecchio goes on to say: “Our values at Brooks Brother align with and our morals support the objectives of the Black Lives Matter movement.”...
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The GOP Releases an Ad Attacking Black Lives Matter - Louder With Crowder

The GOP Releases an Ad Attacking Black Lives Matter - Louder With Crowder: 

Leftist activists are basically running rampant, destroying public property, taking over blocks of cities, and generally breaking laws that any other American citizen would get arrested for. Worse, some of our Democrat elected officials not only AREN'T enforcing the law, they're signaling their support for the activists. At a time like this, an opposition party that did some opposing could be helpful. We don't seem to have that. Though this new ad from the GOP could be signaling that they are waking up.

Jason Whitlock: Bubba Wallace '#FAKENOOSE story proves racism is our new religion'

Jason Whitlock: Bubba Wallace '#FAKENOOSE story proves racism is our new religion'
"...“The #FakeNoose story makes everyone look bad,” Whitlock wrote in a column for OutKick with the headline: “#FAKENOOSE story proves racism is our new religion." 

He outlined why he believes NASCAR, the media, Wallace, NBA star LeBron James, social media, and the NFL have all applied “willful ignorance” in their decision-making over the last few years when it comes to race relations...it’s “mind blowing” that NASCAR officials weren’t able to solve the mystery immediately after the rope was found last week.

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Only works if lying lib-media covers it up!-----Voter Fraud: The Democrats’ Ace in the Hole | Power Line

Voter Fraud: The Democrats’ Ace in the Hole | Power Line
"Right now the polling looks grim for President Trump, but the Democrats aren’t taking any chances. Much as the Russia hoax was their “insurance policy” in 2016, voter fraud is their ace in the hole this year.

In recent cycles voter fraud has been institutionalized as part of the Democrats’ electoral strategy, but now it is being elevated to a new high. 

Or low. 

The current drive, in many states, for voting by mail is simply an attempt to facilitate fraud by causing millions of ballots to be mailed out to non-existent, dead, moved or unqualified voters. 

Some of those ballots will be filled out by Democrats and will make their way into the electoral count. 

The Democrats’ concern for COVID is touching, but their purpose here is not to protect frail and elderly voters, it is to facilitate fraud on a grand scale.

Michael Ramirez makes the point. 

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Lunch video-----CHAZ / CHOP Seattle Tourism Video (comedy)

Roughage!

Trump Accuses ‘Black Lives Matter Leader’ Of ‘Treason, Sedition, Insurrection’ | The Daily Caller

Trump Accuses ‘Black Lives Matter Leader’ Of ‘Treason, Sedition, Insurrection’ | The Daily Caller:

President Donald Trump accused Black Lives Matter leader Hawk Newsome of “treason” Thursday afternoon.
Newsome, who chairs Black Lives Matter of Greater New York, told Fox News’ Martha MaCallum Wednesday that he supported black sovereignty at all costs and that if America “doesn’t give us what we want then we will burn down the system and replace it.”

97% Consensus Myth courtesy of Christian Berg---Air-Climate-Energy

Air-Climate-Energy
"97% Consensus Myth courtesy of Christian Berg
The fake f/b "fact checking" gestapo strikes again....so re-posted here with link as comment :-) ... Clear Energy Alliance.....
97 Percent of scientists believe in catastrophic human caused climate change?
Of course not! 
But far too many believe this ridiculous statement that defies basic logic and observation.
(Can you think of any highly-political issue where you could get even 65% agreement?)
The 97% Myth has succeeded in fooling many people because the phony number is repeated over and over again by those who have a financial and/or ideological stake in the outcome.
By the way, what any scientist “believes’ doesn’t matter anyway. 
Science is what happens during rigorous and repeated experimentation...
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Hmmm.....

Jail time, up to $2,650 fine for going maskless in Colorado mountain town | OutThere Colorado

Jail time, up to $2,650 fine for going maskless in Colorado mountain town | OutThere Colorado

"Locals and visitors could face steep penalties for failing to comply with face-covering requirements in a mountain town nestled in central Colorado.

In a recent public push, Aspen is hoping to remind visitors and residents that wearing a mask in town is expected at all times when six feet of social distancing can not be maintained. Maskless violators could be fined $50 for the first offense, $250 for the second, and a mandatory court appearance, and $2,650 and/or a prison term of up to one year for all subsequent violations.

The rule applies to those on the trails and sidewalks, grocery shoppers, and those riding on public transportation.

Aspen Times

✔@TheAspenTimes

Aspen is changing its message and saying that wearing a mask at all times is expected while in town. http://bit.ly/31a37N2 

#1 This day 1960-----Connie Francis - Everybody's Somebody's Fool