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Bullseye

CNN's Tapper slams government for 'trust us or ISIS' message

Jake Tapper
© Getty ImagesCNN anchor Jake Tapper
The liberal network's relationship with the White House has grown increasingly sour lately!

CNN anchor Jake Tapper has condemned the Biden administration's suggestion that journalists who don't trust their claims are siding with terrorists and foreign powers. The US government, he said, has a long history of "lying to the American people."

Two separate incidents sparked Tapper's condemnation. On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked for evidence to prove that Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi detonated himself with a suicide device during a raid by US special forces. Psaki suggested that the reporter was implying that the US military was "not providing accurate information," while "ISIS is providing accurate information."

On Tuesday, State Department spokesman Ned Price was asked for evidence to support US claims that Russia is preparing to stage a 'false flag' attack as pretext to invade Ukraine. Price offered no evidence, but accused the reporter of doubting "the credibility of the US government" and finding "solace in the information the Russians are putting out" instead.

Comment: The obvious is always plain to see when discernment becomes the choice.


Briefcase

Cornell law professor sues NY health department, alleges discrimination against whites in COVID treatment

Jacobson
© The College FixCornell Law School Professor William Jacobson
Cornell Law School Professor William Jacobson has filed a lawsuit against the New York State Department of Health, alleging discrimination against white people in the organization's distribution of COVID-19 treatments.

"I'm Suing To Stop New York's Racially Discriminatory Covid Therapeutic Guidelines," Jacobson announced Jan. 17 on Legal Insurrection, an online politics and law publication he launched in 2008.

Jacobson told The College Fix in an interview he was "shocked" when he read the "racially discriminatory guidelines." He said:
"It's not often that such things are put in writing, but here the writing was clear that there are different standards for different races and ethnicities. One of many discriminatory scenarios under the guidelines is that eligibility for the medication for two otherwise healthy people is determined by skin color — the 'non-white' person is eligible, the 'white' person is not."
Jacobson, who has been targeted by leftists at Cornell for criticizing violence that occurred at the Black Lives Matter protests, is represented by America First Legal.

Comment: What ever happened to the medical creed: Do no harm?


Yellow Vest

State prosecutors gearing up as GoFundMe 'redirects' convoy donations

gofundme cancel freedom convoy account fundraiser
GoFundMe has frozen the campaign of the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, after it raised over $10,000,000 Canadian dollars following demands from Ottawa city officials for the crowd-funding platform to seize their funds and redirect them to the city to pay for the costs of policing and PR.
At least two state attorneys general have asked donors to the Canadian truck protest to come forward, after crowdfunding site seized their cash

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Ohio AG Dave Yost have urged citizens who donated to the anti-vaccine mandate 'Freedom Convoy' in Canada to come forward, after crowdfunding site GoFundMe seized nearly $8 million in donations. Morrisey says the platform engaged in "deceptive" practices.

"In [West Virginia], organizations must not deceive donors and engage in deceptive advertising practices," Morrisey, a Republican, tweeted on Friday night. "If you've been victimized by a deceptive act or practice, let us know!"

Comment: The convoy's organizers are already on the defensive:


More state opening investigations:







Red Flag

Rates of domestic violence have increased roughly 30% since covid lockdowns began

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The response to the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in numerous disasters for our society, from high unemployment rates to stunted economic growth to increased rates of suicide. Unfortunately, we have also seen a spike in domestic violence cases across the world.

It makes logical sense that shutting people inside their home for two years would result in a rise of domestic violence, but we didn't expect it to have this much of an impact on the rates of abuse in the home. According to the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, the rate of domestic violence around the world has increased 25-33%.

Alarm Clock

Even black men can be fired for not being "woke" enough

Jamil Jivani
© The Toronto StarJamil Jivani
French President Emmanuel Macron made international headlines when he expressed concerns that American cultural influence is creating division in France. As a Canadian, I have made similar observations in my country, too.

Wokeness — a political agenda with a superficial commitment to diversity and inclusion — has become a global ideological movement. And, more than government policy, it's big corporations pushing this agenda and punishing those who refuse to comply.

Weeks after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis in 2020, Bell Media hired me to be part of the iHeartRadio talk network as a radio host. From my perspective, Bell Media/iHeartRadio recognized that despite its publicized commitment to valuing people from different backgrounds, they had yet to ever hire a fulltime black talk radio host in their Canadian market. What my experience made clear is that the company failed to consider what it would mean to sincerely engage someone from a black community, without expectations that we conform to the pressures of tokenism.

Yellow Vest

Breitbart is on the ground with Canada's Freedom Convoy

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© Lars Hagberg, Dave Chan, Alex Kent/GettyThe Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa, Canada
"It's nothing but smiles, good vibes, support, love, appreciation, resistance, and freedom thoughts," Dave from Montreal told me on Wednesday with a slight Quebecois accent, describing the ongoing protests against Chinese coronavirus mandates in the nation's capital.

Dave traveled to Canada's capital to help support truckers and other protesters in front of Parliament Hill, pairing up with an elderly lady to sustain the rally's participants with coffee, hot chocolate, assorted protein bars, soups, sandwiches, and whatever else others donated.

Truckers began organizing convoys from Western Canada the week prior in opposition to the federal government's decree that "unvaccinated" Canadian truck drivers re-entering the country by land subject themselves to a 14-day "quarantine." "Unvaccinated" foreign truckers are now denied entry to Canada.

Propaganda

News heavyweight BBC fact-checks Joe Rogan Podcast: Goes seriously sideways

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© Vivian Zink / Syfy / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesJoe Rogan
The world's largest news broadcaster has posted an erroneous and misleading "fact check" of Joe Rogan's Spotify podcast, a show that has become a lightning rod for media criticism after featuring wide-ranging conversations with people across the political spectrum, including some who hold minority views about COVID-19. A fact-check from the BBC's "Reality Check team" purports to refute four claims made on The Joe Rogan Experiencebut Rogan did not make all of the claims examined, and the BBC confirms a statement made by a guest on the show, but persists in calling it "misleading."

Comment: With Rogan daily lapping the mainstream media in ratings, they are getting more desperate to shut him down. It appears that Spotify has bent the knee:




Chess

Boris Johnson's policy chief quits over PM's use of Jimmy Savile 'slur' against Sir Keir Starmer

Munira Mirza
Munira Mirza with Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson's policy chief has quit over the prime minister's use of a discredited claim that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer personally failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile.

Munira Mirza has resigned from her £145,000-a-year role after Mr Johnson today stepped back from his remarks, but did not offer an apology.

In her resignation letter to the prime minister, as published by The Spectator magazine, Ms Mirza wrote: "I believe it was wrong for you to imply this week that Keir Starmer was personally responsible for allowing Jimmy Savile to escape justice.

"There was no fair or reasonable basis for that assertion. This was not the usual cut and thrust of politics; it was an inappropriate and partisan reference to a horrendous case of child sex abuse.

"You tried to clarify your position today but, despite my urging, you did not apologise for the misleading impression you gave."

Megaphone

Sixteen Univ. of Penn. swimmers say transgender teammate Lia Thomas should not be allowed to compete

Lia Thomas
© Josh Reynolds/APLia Thomas, center, is competing on the women's swimming team at the University of Pennsylvania
Sixteen members of the University of Pennsylvania women's swimming team sent a letter to school and Ivy League officials Thursday asking that they not take legal action challenging the NCAA's recently updated transgender policy. That updated directive has the potential to prevent Penn swimmer Lia Thomas from competing at next month's NCAA championships, and the letter indicates the 16 other swimmers believe their teammate should be sidelined.

Thomas, a transgender woman who swims for the Quakers women's team, competed for the Penn men's team for three seasons. After undergoing more than two years of hormone replacement therapy as part of her transition, she has posted the fastest times of any female college swimmer in two events this season. The letter from Thomas's teammates raised the question of fairness and said she was taking "competitive opportunities" away from them — namely spots in the Ivy League championship meet, where schools can only send about half of their rosters to compete.

Brick Wall

Team USA runner 'silenced' over trans athlete concerns

Cynthia Monteleone
© Instagram Cynthia Monteleone / @fastover40Cynthia Monteleone
A world champion track-and-field star who raised concerns about advantages held by transgender athletes competing in women's sports has alleged she was told to 'keep her mouth shut' by Team USA track-and-field.

Cynthia Monteleone, 45, is one of the US' foremost Masters athletes and a world champion in the 400m, but yesterday revealed her own team told her not to complain about having to compete against trans competitors.

In an interview yesterday on the eve of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, the Hawaiian-based runner hit out against the 'grossly unfair' rules allowing trans athletes to compete alongside biological females and recounted how she felt facing a trans athlete during the 2018 World Championships in Malaga, Spain.

Monteleone still managed to beat transgender competitor, Yanelle Del Mar Zape of Colombia, but claimed Team USA officials later insisted: 'for your own safety you should probably keep your mouth shut,' before she could make a complaint.