[DM] Video shows the moment a Seattle-based social worker tried to push and stop a news reporter from filming a drug camp as they distributed 'aid supplies'.
Jonathan Choe was outside Dow Constantine's drug camp in King County when he recorded public workers conducting a 'harm reduction' operation - aimed at providing treatment and medication to those addicted to hard drugs.
In the video, the seasoned Discovery Institute journalist can be seen approaching a van filled with supplies that were being distributed by two people in the camp.
But Choe claims that instead of helping homeless addicts turn their life around, the duo were handing out 'meth pipes' and 'needles'.
'They were giving away needles and fentanyl kits like candy. Not a single person was offered treatment,' he captioned his X post.
He also went on to reveal that the bag of supplies he received from the workers shockingly contained huge bags of syringes, pipes, foil and what seemed to be black straws.
As Choe boldly continued to film the welfare workers' activities, he was repeatedly being told to switch his camera off and stop filming.
At one point, one of the aid providers could be seen trying to cover his camera and pushing him away from the van.
While many would expect the pushback from the workers to be worrying enough, Choe later revealed that he ended up being pepper sprayed as he was filming around the camp.
'After I got pepper sprayed outside Dow Constantine's drug camp on Wednesday, a Community Passageways worker saw the commotion and tried to victim blame me.
'He wouldn't give me his name, but he essentially said I brought the attack on myself for trying to interview homeless people,' he said in another X post.
But as he was being verbally berated by the BMW-driving non-profit employee , a neighbor who had witnessed the entire incident quickly arrived at the scene and began to help Choe out.
'Thankfully, a neighbor saw what was happening and backed me up. But then this social worker got out of his BMW, left it running in the middle of the street and started running his mouth,' the senior reporter explained.
In a surprising turn of events, as the social worker kept arguing with the Seattle-based reporter for trying to interview vagrants, a homeless woman who arrived on a scooter was seen slashing the philanthropist's tires.
'During this encounter, witnesses says a young homeless woman from the camp rode over on her scooter and slashed his tire. Apparently, she thought the vehicle belonged to me. Oh the irony.'
Choe later noted that he presumably overhead workers suggesting that the tire-slasher should not be 'held accountable' as it would 'complicate her situation'.
#7
Confucius say, "Chinaman picky!
For laundry you gotta have tickee...
But if you need cash,
Just chuck tickee in trash
And turn trick. Not to worry, just quickie!"
[NY Post] Three Columbia University deans who exchanged “very troubling” texts that “disturbingly touched on ancient antisemitic tropes” are resigning from the elite school, officials said Thursday.
Susan Chang-Kim, Matthew Patashnick and Cristen Kromm — who were permanently removed from their administrative roles last month — will no longer serve at the Ivy League university, a Columbia spokesperson confirmed to The Post.
When the trio submitted their resignations is unclear. Columbia University would not provide additional details surrounding the sudden news, which was first reported by The New York Times.
The trio was put on indefinite leave in June after it was revealed they were embroiled in a disparaging and sarcastic text chain that unfolded during a panel discussion the month prior about antisemitism on campus stoked by Israel’s war against Hamas.
The thread — which included vomit emojis and accused Jewish students of asserting “privilege” — came to light when pictures an attendee snapped of one of the deans’ phones were circulated by The Washington Free Beacon.
“This incident revealed behavior and sentiments that were not only unprofessional, but also, disturbingly touched on ancient antisemitic tropes,” Columbia President Minouche Shafik said in a statement last month.
“Whether intended as such or not, these sentiments are unacceptable and deeply upsetting, conveying a lack of seriousness about the concerns and the experiences of members of our Jewish community that is antithetical to our university’s values and the standards we must uphold in our community.”
Another dean, Josef Sorett, was also involved in the exchange but was allowed to remain in his post after issuing a public apology.
His profile was still listed on the university’s staff directory Thursday, while Chang-Kim, Patashnick and Kromm’s were deleted.
Before their public suspensions, Chang-Kim served as the college’s vice dean and chief administrative officer; Patashnick as the associate dean for student and family support and Kromm as the dean of undergraduate student life.
None were considered faculty members and did not have tenured protections, The Times reported.
Shortly before the trio was permanently removed from their administrative roles last month, more than 2,000 students, alumni and parents signed a petition calling on the school to remove the involved deans.
“This incident exposes a profound issue at Columbia that cannot be dismissed. Failure to address this quickly can only be interpreted as a lack of seriousness and urgency in dealing with campus antisemitism within Columbia’s administration,” the petition stated.
The resignations come as Columbia continues to grapple with protests tied to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Early Thursday, pro-Palestine vandals drew hateful inverted triangle symbols, splattered red paint — and unleashed live crickets and mealworms — across a top Columbia University executive’s Brooklyn apartment building.
No suspects were immediately identified in the incident.
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"Tests revealed the man, in his 70s, had a number of concerning health problems. These included a Covid infection, a separate bacterial infection in his lungs, high blood pressure, and signs of alcoholism and severe kidney injury."
#2
^ He had also previously suffered colon cancer and was a smoker.
He suffered a cardiac arrest during his initial round of treatment though medics managed to resuscitate him.
But it was the Activia yogurt probiotics that done him in. Yewbetcha!
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The only prebiotic you need is kefir
The only probiotic is refrigerated active sauerkraut
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"A magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Tōhoku region of Japan’s Honshu island on March 11, 2011. The Great East Japan Earthquake — the name given to the event by the Japanese government — triggered a massive tsunami that flooded more than 200 square miles of coastal land. Waves were estimated to be as high as 38 meters, the height of a 12-story building.
An estimated 20,000 people were dead or missing and close to 500,000 people were forced to evacuate. In addition, a nuclear power plant meltdown triggered a nuclear emergency. The direct economic loss from the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster is estimated at $360 billion."
[JustTheNews] As Georgia prepares for the 2024 presidential election with implementing new rules and procedures, some unresolved 2020 election disputes remain, with the State Election Board opening an investigation into an issue it previously closed.
Heading into this year's presidential election cycle, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is implementing election security measures as the Georgia State Election Board is enacting new rules that could impact the November election and investigating 2020 presidential election issues.
On Wednesday, the SEB voted to request that state GOP Attorney General Chris Carr reopen an investigation into Fulton County's counting of the results of the 2020 election.
The request comes after the board closed the matter in May, but voted to install an independent election monitor for the 2024 election, after an independent investigation found that the county likely scanned thousands of ballots twice in a recount of the 2020 election.
The election board approved the new resolution in a 3-2 vote. The resolution states that if Carr does not conduct an investigation, the board will try to find an outside lawyer to conduct the inquiry.
“We take election integrity very seriously, and we will apply the constitution, the law and the facts as we have always done,” Carr's spokesperson, Kara Murray, told the Associated Press. “If supported by evidence, we will not hesitate to prosecute voter fraud.”
The new request is expected to be met with legal action by Fulton County after its election board said in May that its ruling was final and that it could not reopen any other cases related to the 2020 election. Carr has also reportedly warned that reopening the matter would be illegal.
The SEB also approved a new rule Tuesday that allows county election boards to make a “reasonable inquiry” before certifying election results.
The rule states that certification occurs “after reasonable inquiry that the tabulation and canvassing of the election are complete and accurate and that the results are a true and accurate accounting of all votes cast in that election.”
Michael Heekin, a member of the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections, presented the proposed rule to the SEB on Tuesday, arguing the importance of election officials ensuring that results are not affected by irregularities before asserting their accuracy, the Georgia Recorder reported.
“You have to look at how the election was run," Heekin said. "Were there problems? Was it a carefree election, or was it a snake bit? ... You would quantify what you need to know in discussions with the professional staff that run the elections.”
In May, Heekin’s fellow board member Julie Adams filed a lawsuit against the county, board and election director, in which she claimed county Elections Director Nadine Williams prevented her from accessing information and performing her duties.
The lawsuit was filed before Adams abstained from certifying the May 21 primary election in the county on May 28.
Her lawsuit argues the Democratic Party of Georgia sent a letter to the election board members “asserting that certification is a ministerial duty, and the failure to vote in favor of certification is subject to potential legal action, including but not limited to possible criminal sanctions.”
Following the SEB meeting, Raffensperger, a Republican, posted on his X account Wednesday morning: “Georgia's Election Integrity Act requires counties to certify the election results by November 12th and we fully anticipate that counties will follow the law.”
Raffensperger told Just the News on Thursday, "As Secretary of State, I have taken unprecedented steps to continue to secure Georgia's elections. I am the first Secretary of State to have photo ID for all forms of voting and the first to conduct a citizenship check audit of its voter rolls. Georgia got it right when we passed the Georgia Election Integrity Act, known as SB 202, and it appears that this board seeks to undermine the General Assembly and its legislation."
Meanwhile, the Secretary of State’s Office has announced several election security measures over the last month.
[ZeroHedge] Nevada has agreed to purge over 90,000 ineligible voters from its rolls following a legal battle with the Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign, according to a press statement from the Nevada GOP.
The purge will focus on Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, and will remove individuals no longer active under state law, the Wednesday statement alleged, "FINE. We'll do it. HAPPY?"
The party vowed to achieve similar victories across the state’s 16 counties ahead of the 2024 presidential election, where President Donald Trump is expected to face Kamala Harris, the embattled and unpopular vice president.
The push for clean voter rolls began in April 2024, shortly after former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel’s resignation. In June, U.S. District Court Judge Cristina Silva dismissed the lawsuit, claiming the state had insufficient time to address the issues raised.
According to Nevada-based News 4, Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, a Democrat, began the cleanup after sending postcards to over 150,000 voters whose mail was returned as “undeliverable” during the 2023 primaries.
The voters who did not respond by Aug. 6 were moved to inactive status and will not receive automatic ballots until they update their registration, the outlet reported.
It isn’t immediately clear whether Aguilar’s actions came after the GOP’s requests. Headline USA has reached out to the RNC for clarification.
Nevada is considered a pivotal state for both Trump and Harris in 2024. Trump narrowly lost the state in 2016 and 2020 to Democrats Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, respectively. Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll shows both candidates tied at 40%.
Plus some states, the police can demand ID or arrest you for failing to present.
Plus now we must have State Approved ID to Vote.
Shouldn't the State ID be FREE and updated (Picture/address) for free?
After all, we pay taxes to fund and operate the state government. So why the additional expense/Tax?
Shouldn't State ID's never expire, until you do?
State Driver Licenses, being the only exception regarding expiration, but should they also still be free. (Road/Gas Taxes should be covering it)
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400,000,000 inhabitants. 11 digit id. is less than 5 gigabytes. I have 120 gig on my $200 laptop. a national voter id is rational. say on 5 computers connected on land-lines to prevent duplicate ids. distributed ... how?
#7
Clark County (Las Vegas) is the largest population center in Nevada and any significant voter fraud would be centered there. SO, if genuine, a very good thing!
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
