[Washington Examiner] Nashville police officers went to the home of Christmas Day suicide bomber Anthony Warner in August 2019 after his girlfriend claimed he was constructing bombs in the RV that decimated a block of the city's downtown, disrupting cellphone and 911 services for days. The new report contradicts claims from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations that Warner was "not on our radar" prior to the bombing.
Officers were called to home of Warner's girlfriend on Aug. 21, just a mile and a half away from Warner's home on Bakertown Lane, according to the Tennessean. They found her outside her home with two unloaded guns where she told officials that Warner "was building bombs in the RV trailer at his residence," according to an Metropolitan Nashville Police Department report.
MNPD spokesman Don Aaron told the outlet that the girlfriend "related that the guns belonged to a 'Tony Warner' and that she did not want them in the house any longer."
The girlfriend's lawyer, Raymond Throckmorton III, said at the time that Warner "frequently talks about the military and bomb making," telling authorities that Warner "knows what he is doing and is capable of making a bomb."
Police went to Warner's home after speaking with the girlfriend but were unable to contact him. Officers saw the vehicle, but it was fenced off, and police were unable to see inside the vehicle for any signs of bombs or bomb-making materials.
"They saw no evidence of a crime and had no authority to enter his home or fenced property," Aaron said.
The officers left, a report was written, and the department's hazardous devices unit was notified. The FBI was notified of the report but told local authorities that "they checked their holdings and found no records on Warner at all."
The FBI told the Tennessean that Throckmorton later would not allow law enforcement to interview Warner or access his property, telling them that Warner "did not care for the police."
"At no time was there any evidence of a crime detected and no additional action was taken," Aaron said. "No additional information about Warner came to the department’s or the FBI’s attention after August 2019."
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he had a heart attack while being treated for Covid
given that he was 41 and in good cardiac health before being admitted to hospital, the Covid cause is reasonable but it is also possible that the Covid treatment did not cause the heart attack
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^ heart attack post-surgery for Covid complications. So young and two kids :-(
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[Bus Insider] On the night of December 20, 1989, the US invaded Panama to overthrow dictator Manuel Noriega.
This small-scale conflict was full of special operations — some of them successful, others not — involving Rangers, Navy SEALs, and Green Berets.
But it was also the first time that Delta Force successfully completed a large-scale hostage rescue.
Historically, the US had a turbulent and colorful relationship with Noriega. He had been a longtime CIA associate but was also known for drug trafficking.
After the Iran-Contra operation was exposed, Noriega's utility to the US diminished.
As relations between the two countries deteriorated, Noriega went on the offensive, arresting Kurt Muse — a CIA operative who owned a publishing company in Panama — on espionage charges and threatening to execute him.
Noriega kept Muse in the squalid and overcrowded Modelo Prison. The prison was in downtown Panama City, close to the Comandancia, which was Panama's Pentagon, and within sight of US Southern Command headquarters.
To make matters worse, Noriega told Muse that he would be killed on the spot if there was a rescue attempt. To back up his threat, the Panamanian strongman ordered a guard be outside Muse's cell at all times, tasked with killing the American in the event of a rescue operation.
On December 16, Panamanian troops attacked a civilian vehicle carrying four American officers going out for dinner, killing one and wounding another. Operation Acid Gambit was a go.
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"Historically, the US had a turbulent and colorful relationship with Noriega. He had been a longtime CIA associate but was also known for drug trafficking."
By which they mean he dealt drugs with the full approval of the US government. Our people suffered so that the CIA could make money to play its games.
[NTD] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday said it is issuing long-awaited rules to allow for small drones to fly over people and at night, a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries.
The FAA is also requiring remote identification of most drones, which are formally known as unmanned aerial vehicles, to address security concerns.
“The new rules make way for the further integration of drones into our airspace by addressing safety and security concerns,” said FAA Administrator Steve Dickson in a statement. “They get us closer to the day when we will more routinely see drone operations such as the delivery of packages.”
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So, its a UAV and Amazon's making a delivery to say me, UAV cargo weight * 225 lbs and I catch the little fooker at the "right time". It becomes a MAV and I get a free ride to say, Springfield or Palo Alto or Miami, yeah thats the ticket, Miami.
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Shooting down a UAV is the same, legally, as shooting down a manner aircraft. You won't get the murder charges, but you will face a federal interference with an aircraft in flight charge.
Helicopters and airplanes fly overhead at night all the time; all this does is put licensed drone operators in the same category.
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I'm imagining all the accidents and litigation.
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Shooting down a UAV is the same, legally, as shooting down a manner aircraft.
Normal aircraft don't hover over my granddaughters while they sunbathe.
Their Dad has a bit more firepower than I do, but combined we're pretty certain that the aforementioned occurrence will promptly cease.
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Let me play Devil Advocate for second.
A delivery drone able to deliver say 25+/- LBS.
What happens when a Restricted FAA registered DRONE use is stolen and the GPS locator is disabled.
Think about what terrorists could deliver to, or SPRAY on any location within a 1 mile.
Refer Drones being used in a Blue Thunder manner.
If its below 50 ft. on my property I'll own the pieces.
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So they hire a techie for some rewiring... I have seen gps bypass / blocking devices... not simply done but do-able in about 2 hrs from demos I have seen
[WashingtonExaminer] As coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... cases surge nationwide, the flu has seen a remarkable dip. Reported cases of influenza reached record lows last week, with fewer than 40 diagnoses recorded during Dec. 13-19.
In week 51 of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "FluView" data monitoring system, 36 positive flu tests were documented. This marks a steep decrease from last year's total of 7,703 cases during the same time frame. The positivity rate has sharply declined this calendar year as only 0.10% of tests taken this year came back positive. The five-year average is 15.80% positive.
The data comes in defiance of the "twindemic" concerns perpetuated by medical experts, or the idea that the raging coronavirus pandemic and the seasonal increase in reported flu cases would converge with catastrophic results. Dr. Brian Garibaldi, the medical director of Johns Hopkins University’s Biocontainment Unit, told the Washington Examiner that "we have to be concerned about the possibility of having a surge in flu at the same time as we're seeing a surge in COVID."
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I still say C-19 Flu Season 1 peaked April 18th, and Season 2 started Oct. 10th, 2020.
As far as the common flu count.
Who is to say what is and what is not the flu nowadays. With Doc's listing C-19 as the cause of death for 100+ year olds with defective pacemaker batteries.
[Newsmax via Bongino] The Russian Federal Security Service, or FSB, is suspected of developing biological weapons using the lethal Ebola virus and the related Marburg virus, British website the Mirror reported, quoting an unidentified former United Kingdom intelligence officer and French nonprofit organization OpenFacto.
The project has a codename of Toledo, a possible reference to a Spanish city which was devastated by a plague in 1598, or Toledo, Ohio, which was hard hit by the Spanish influenza epidemic in 1918, according to a report by OpenFacto published Dec. 22. And Putzin is just the kinda of guy to use it
[GA Star] Multiple professors and researchers have been exposed for their alleged ties to China in 2020. Ranging from allegedly lying to federal authorities, to attempting to steal proprietary research and information, the past months have shown several alleged secret Chinese agents working in American higher education.
1. Chinese national arrested for smuggling Harvard cancer research in a sock
In January, Chinese national and Harvard University medical student Zhaosong Zheng was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle cancer research, which the university had been working on for years.
He was reported to have received multiple payments from the Chinese Scholarship Council. FBI agent Kara Spice stated, "I believe, based on my training and experience, that Zheng’s appointment at (Beth Israel) was not an accident, and that he was knowingly gathering and collecting intellectual property from BIDMC, possibly on behalf of the Chinese government."
2. Former Harvard chemistry chair faces more charges stemming from alleged China ties
Former Harvard University Chemistry Department chair Charles Lieber allegedly lied about his ties to the Wuhan Institute of Technology.
In July, prosecutors filed additional charges against Lieber, alleging that he lied on his tax returns and failed to report foreign bank accounts.
3. Researcher lies about grant applications, uses funds to develop medicine for China
A former Ohio State and Penn State University researcher was arrested in May while attempting to fly from Alaska to China. The researcher admitted to lying to federal authorities, admitting to having used federal grant funds as well as misusing his research.
4. UVA researcher arrested after allegedly stealing ’trade secrets’ for China
A researcher at the University of Virginia was arrested in September for having stolen confidential and secure trade secrets from the university. Haizhou Hu was apprehended as he was about to board a plane bound for China.
According to the FBI, the researcher was caught having been in "possession of bio-inspired research simulation software code that he was not authorized to possess."
5. Arkansas professor indicted for alleged secret China ties
A professor with alleged ties to China was indicted on two counts of passport fraud, and 42 counts of wire fraud. U.S. authorities he "received money and benefits from China"
FBI Special Agent Diane Upchurch stated, "the significant federal charges leveled against Simon Ang demonstrate how real the PRC’s pervasive threat is to Arkansan innovation and businesses."
6. UCLA researcher arrested amid investigation into alleged China ties
A UCLA researcher was arrested in August for having allegedly having transferred sensitive information to China, even attempting to dispose of a hard drive during the course of the investigation.
The Department of Justice said 29-year-old Guan Lei "falsely "den[ied] his association with the Chinese military" during interviews with federal law enforcement officials.
Lei has since admitted that he participated in Chinese military training.
7. U Kansas professor indicted for working for Communist Party of China
University of Kansas Associate Professor Feng Tao was indicted on two counts of wire fraud and one count of program fraud. The indictment stated that he "did not disclose any financial award accompanying his selection for the Changjiang Scholarship or salary for his appointment to FZU [Fuzhou University]."
The indictment allegedly exposed Feng for his ties to the Changjang Professorship, which he joined in 2018, and is described as a "talent program sponsored by the PRC Government."
8. Emory University medical research prof with secret ties to China
Court records unearthed in February alleged that Emory University neuroscientist Xiojiang Li did not disclose his ties to China, and was fired in 2019 for not having done so.
Li allegedly had ties to the Thousand Talents Program, which U.S. officials have characterized as a violation of "U.S. standards of research integrity."
[Strategy Page] The Chinese Communist Party's COVID-19/Wuhan virus disinformation campaign (cover-up) rates as 2020's biggest Big Lie. By any measure, especially body count, the CCP committed 2020's most consequential and deadliest falsehood.
The following analysis summarizes decisions and actions by China's communist rulers from December 2019's final days through the end of January 2020, when U.S. President Donald Trump shut down air travel between mainland China and America.
Please note: Strategy Page has requested that we not quote their articles, but as always their work is worth spending the click to read in full on their site.
[NationalPulse] A host of corporate media outlets including CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and MSNBC have participated in private dinners and sponsored trips with the China-United States Exchange Foundation, a Chinese Communist Party-funded group seeking to garner "favorable coverage" and "disseminate positive messages" regarding China, The National Pulse can reveal.
Other outlets involved in the propaganda operation include Forbes, the Financial Times, Newsweek, Bloomberg, Reuters, ABC News, the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, AFP, TIME magazine, LA Times, The Hill, BBC, and The Atlantic.
The relationship is revealed in the Department of Justice’s Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) filings, which reveal a relationship spanning over a decade between establishment media outlets and the China—United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF).
’NEUTRALIZE OPPOSITION.’
CUSEF is a Chinese Communist Party-funded initiative founded by Tung Chee Hwa. The group also targets American universities with offers to fund policy research, high-level dialogues, and exchange programs.
Tung also serves as Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), identified by the U.S.-China Security and Economic Review Commission as a key component of the Chinese Communist Party’s United Work Front.
The effort, according to the U.S. government report, aims to "to co-opt and neutralize sources of potential opposition to the policies and authority of its ruling Chinese Communist Party."
"The United Front strategy uses a range of methods to influence overseas Chinese communities, foreign governments, and other actors to take actions or adopt positions supportive of Beijing’s preferred policies," it continues.
This strategy appears to have been deployed in conjunction with outlets such as CNN, New York Times, and the Washington Post.
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Tung Chee Hwa’s Interview with CNN on Party Congress and US’s role in Sino-Japan Rift
Tung Chee Hwa Chairman, China-United States Exchange Foundation. Sep 02 , 2012
Tung Speaks to CNN Christiane Amanpour on China's leadership transition and recent developments on China Japan conflicts over Diaoyu Islands.
[Breitbart] On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s "Cavuto: Coast to Coast," Rep.-Elect Burgess Owens (R-UT) stated that a lot of small businesses have been shut down while big businesses have not, and "If the NFL, the NBA, if Amazon can be essential, so can the small mom-and-pop businesses that wake up every single day and figure out how to keep their customers safe."
Owens said, "Well, keep in mind, they’re not shutting down the big businesses. They’re shutting down those that really do need this opportunity to come out. And again, I can’t emphasize enough, this is our time to really have this conversation, should we be fighting for the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? And happiness was talked about as being property, to own property, to have a legacy. And we have these Democratic states, these Democratic mayors, that are finding this new power and are just going crazy with it. So, we’re going to have to have a conversation of what does it mean for us to fight for our culture, and our culture is life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, to have a business, and that someone cannot dictate that we are non-essential. If the NFL, the NBA, if Amazon can be essential, so can the small mom-and-pop businesses that wake up every single day and figure out how to keep their customers safe."
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And therein lies the rub: If all us proles are out buying lawn care products or knitting supplies at the mom n pop stores instead of remaining obediently locked down taking in the provided free off charge propagandistic indoctrination via sportsball programming, the Powers That Be™ have a problem.
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No sympathy for NFL, MLB nor NBA, or any other sports team that goes in for being a political stage by the owners and players. You have all been paid far too much (See NBA Plans for 2021 by NBC) Get Woke, Go Broke.
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One fake Brexit 'achiever' wanted for Sweden too. And a deadline. Always a deadline. And basketfulls of incoherent, ambiguous, never to be concluded 'deals' thought up in Brussels.
(BBC) Spain is to set up a register of people who refuse to be vaccinated against coronavirus and share it with other European Union nations, the health minister has said.
Salvador Illa said the list would not be made accessible to the public or to employers.
He said the way to defeat the virus was "to vaccinate all of us - the more the better".
Spain has been one of the countries in Europe worst affected by the virus.
It is currently rolling out the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine which was approved for EU member states last week.
What are the Christmas restrictions around Europe?
Covid vaccine approved for use in EU's 27 states
In an interview with La Sexta television on Monday, Mr Illa emphasised that vaccination would not be mandatory.
"What will be done is a register, which will be shared with our European partners... of those people who have been offered it and have simply rejected it," he said.
"It is not a document which will be made public and it will be done with the utmost respect for data protection."
He added: "People who are offered a therapy that they refuse for any reason, it will be noted in the register... that there is no error in the system, not to have given this person the possibility of being vaccinated."
According to a recent poll, the number of Spanish citizens who have said they will not take the vaccine has fallen to 28% from 47% in November.In other comments on Monday, Mr Illa said people would be contacted by regional authorities when it was their turn to be inoculated.
"People who decide not to get vaccinated, which we think is a mistake, are within their rights," he told reporters. "We are going to try to solve doubts. Getting vaccinated saves lives, it is the way out of this pandemic."
The number of people who have died from Covid-19 in Spain rose above the 50,000 mark on Monday. The country has registered more than 1.8 million infections during the pandemic.
Spain is under a nationwide curfew, between 23:00 and 06:00, until early May. In many places, people are only allowed out in that period to go to work, buy medicine, or to care for elderly people or children.
Regional leaders can modify curfew times and can also close regional borders for travel.
[NationalPulse] Americans are most likely to name President Donald Trump ...The tack in the backside of the Democratic Party... as their "most admired man" of 2020 according to a new Gallup poll. Big Mike barely ranked
Overall, 18 percent of Americans named President Trump, 15 percent named former President Barrack Obama, six percent named Joe Foreign Policy Whiz Kid Biden ...Candidate for president in 2020. Old, boring, a plagiarist, fond of hair sniffing and grabbing the protruding parts of women, and not whatcha call brilliant... , and three percent named Dr. Anthony Fauci as their most admired man in the December 29th poll. President Trump’s eclipse of Obama by three percentage points marks the end of a 12-year run as the most admired man for the former president.
President Trump tied Obama last year.
A deep dive into who comprises the 18 percent reveals that "48 percent of Republicans named President Trump this year, with no other public figure receiving more than 2% of Republicans’ votes."
"Obama is the top choice among Democrats, at 32%, but that is down from 41% last year. President-elect Joe Biden (13%) is also commonly named by Democrats. Additionally, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, is named by 5% of Democrats but only 1% of Republicans, further contributing to Democrats’ relative dispersion of choices. Independents are evenly split between Trump (11%) and Obama (11%), with another 3% naming Biden and 2% Fauci," analysis adds.
In contrast, 10% of Americans named Michelle Obama as the most admired woman, six percent named Senator Kámala Harris Former Oakland mayor Willie Brown's former mistress, now a senatrix from California former 2020 Dem presidential hopeful, and Joe Biden's wing nut... , and four percent named First Lady Melania Trump.
[Epoch Times] A new, potentially more contagious strain of the CCP virus that causes COVID-19 was confirmed in Colorado—the first time it’s been detected in the United States, according to health officials.
Health officials in the state informed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the strain, discovering it in a man in his 20s in Elbert County. Authorities said the man doesn’t have a history of travel.
The variant, B.1.1.7, is the same as the one discovered in the United Kingdom, according to officials.
“There is a lot we don’t know about this new Covid-19 variant, but scientists in the United Kingdom are warning the world that it is significantly more contagious,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said in a statement Dec. 29. “The health and safety of Coloradans is our top priority and we will closely monitor this case, as well as all COVID-19 indicators, very closely.”
UK authorities said the new variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus is the reason for the increase in infection rates in London and southeastern England, adding that it’s more easily transmitted than previously identified strains of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. They said there’s no evidence that the variant makes people sicker.
[FoxNews] Testing issues, asymptomatic spread may have led to missed infections.
A new report finds China censored and suppressed alarming information on the severity of COVID-19 in the early days of the virus; Gordon Chang, author of 'The Coming Collapse of China,' reacts.
A study on coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... antibodies in Wuhan’s population conducted back in mid-April suggests the true tally of COVID-19 infections may have been 10 times higher than the numbers were reported by health officials.
Of the 11 million people living in the city, China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found 4.43% had antibodies for the virus. That percentage amounts to nearly 500,000 people who had contracted the novel virus, but at the time, the city was reporting about 50,000 infections.
The CDC study involved a sampling of more than 34,000 people in Wuhan and six nearby provinces. Wuhan is where the virus was first detected nearly a year ago.
Outside of Wuhan, the study found the prevalence of antibodies was significantly lower, registering 0.44%. The CDC said that the low rate indicated that Wuhan’s disease control measures "effectively prevented the virus from spreading on a large scale," according to the South China Morning Post, however, the containment measures and when officials chose to act has since come under intense scrutiny.
In late January, the city was locked down and cut off from any outside resources or visitors for nearly 80 days. World leaders have questioned the origins of the disease, and exactly when Wuhan and the rest of China knew about it especially as leaders stifled media efforts and social media posts regarding the virus, then described as a pneumonia-like respiratory illness, during the intense lockdown.
The discrepancy in the number of coronavirus infections reported and the potential number of actual illnesses could be due to testing mishaps and struggles early in the outbreak, as well as asymptomatic spread, experts told the news outlet. There was also differences in how cases were counted among health agencies during the peak of the first wave.
"Exactly how much we have missed we don’t exactly know, but this gives us an idea that we have missed quite a bit," Ian Mackay, an associated professor at the University of Queensland in Australia, told the South China Morning Post.
[Jpost] Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... confirmed that there have been GPS glitches recently in Tehran. Social media users have reported that the location displayed on their phone is significantly far from where they are actually located.
[USA Today] WASHINGTON — The majority of the cadets involved in the worst academic cheating scandal at West Point in 45 years are athletes, including 24 members of the football team that is scheduled to play in a bowl game on Thursday, according to West Point officials.
In all, 55 of the 73 cadets accused of cheating on a calculus final exam in May are athletes, including 17 who remain on the football team, USA TODAY has learned.
A few have played in football games this season after having been accused of cheating. Some of those players could dress and play in the Liberty Bowl on Thursday, according to Army Lt. Col. Christopher Ophardt, a West Point spokesman.
They're allowed to play because West Point's superintendent in October suspended a policy that limited or prevented cadets found in violation of the academy's honor code from representing the academy in public, including athletes at sports events.
Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams, the superintendent, in an Oct. 23 memo, wrote to the faculty that the policy "has resulted in an inequitable application of consequences and developmental opportunities for select groups of cadets." USA TODAY obtained a copy of the memo.
Under the suspended policy, most of the cadets would not have been eligible to play after Nov. 30, the date they were found in violation of the honor code, Ophardt said. The academy is not naming the cadets. Their punishment will be finalized in January.
Williams has ordered a review of the policy. The timing of the Williams' decision was not related to the football season, Ophardt said.
"We didn’t cancel the punishment," Ophardt said. "We delayed it until final adjudication."
In a letter sent to faculty, staff and alumni on Wednesday, a copy of which was sent to USA TODAY, Williams attributed the incident in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, which dispersed the cadets from the academy and the influence of its faculty and staff.
"These Cadets chose the easier wrong over the harder right," Williams wrote. "As the Superintendent, I own this cheating incident. Furthermore, I and every leader at West Point own their role in developing leaders of character. The standards established by the Cadet Honor Code have not changed and the Honor System receives my personal investment of time and attention. West Point takes every Honor Code violation seriously."
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Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams, the superintendent, in an Oct. 23 memo, wrote to the faculty that the policy "has resulted in an inequitable application of consequences and developmental opportunities for select groups of cadets."
Auhthank you, auhthank you General Williams. The old "Inequitable application of consequences..." again. Hmmmmm, I think I know where he's headed with that. Why am I not surprised? Oh WAIT! There's also a COV-19 angle.
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Be real cool if the Orange Man called LTG Williams down to the WH and told him to drop his retirement paperwork tomorrow. Reason, a one liner ("I have lost confidence in your ability to lead, have a good day"). No further discussion - no exception.
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"These Cadets chose the easier wrong over the harder right,"
Really.
Because it looks like an the easy administrative decision to promote the football/athletics program by recruiting players who don't qualify academically.
And when that didn't work, the easy way of lowering character considerations. Then the easy way delaying punishment until after the Big Game.
I also think we may be seeing our first harvests of Common Core.
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Black is now the privileged class, another example of rot that has grown out of diversity no matter what. Unum e pluribus. “Out of one many” How long before we see the shade of Bedford Forest ride again.
Heffington says the Military Academy turned a blind eye to [openly Communist cadet Spencer] Rapone’s behavior and his “very public hatred” of West Point.
While this doesn’t mean leaders at West Point defend Rapone’s views, it means that West Point’s senior leaders “are infected with apathy: they simply do not want to deal with any problem, regardless of how grievous a violation of standards and/or discipline it may be,” Heffington writes.
"First and foremost, standards at West Point are nonexistent. They exist on paper, but nowhere else.
"The senior administration at West Point inexplicably refuses to enforce West Point’s publicly touted high standards on cadets, and, having picked up on this, cadets refuse to enforce standards on each other. The Superintendent refuses to enforce admissions standards or the cadet Honor Code, the Dean refuses to enforce academic standards, and the Commandant refuses to enforce standards of conduct and discipline.
"The end result is a sort of malaise that pervades the entire institution. Nothing matters anymore. Cadets know this, and it has given rise to a level of cadet arrogance and entitlement the likes of which West Point has never seen in its history. ...
MR. Starnes.... that comment/demand surely would violate half a dozen EEOC laws if put into use.
An in my opinion places you firming in my RACIST Column. For placing one Race above another for issues that happened 150 Years ago. Which was likely about 4 generations BEFORE you were born.
Of course some would argue the RI (1843) and other Democrats ran slavery until 1865. Then practiced a dehumanizing lesser form of it until 1965. Then switched to different type of Plantation Model called a Project/Ghetto in exchange for housing, food and etc.. for votes.
Honestly, what has the Your college or Democrat Party actually done to ENHANCE the Black Communities economic conditions? Besides a few token scholarships here and there for PR?
I feel it is long past time for the Black Community to start looking inward for solutions. Because Politicians and their lapdogs have been pimping race and playing the race card to milk the Black Community for 50+ years for votes with no real results.
They even have used Token Blacks that have made $$ millions. That willing sold out their communities for $$$$ and Fame. When was the last time a Reverend ever visited a Low income Black Community except drum up $$$$, or for PAID speaking engagement/appearances for Votes or Political Causes/Issues that happened 1,000 Miles away from they live and high on the hog?
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.
[Washington Examiner] Nashville police officers went to the home of Christmas Day suicide bomber Anthony Warner in August 2019 after his girlfriend claimed he was constructing bombs in the RV that decimated a block of the city's downtown, disrupting cellphone and 911 services for days. The new report contradicts claims from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations that Warner was "not on our radar" prior to the bombing.
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
[Newsmax via Bongino] The Russian Federal Security Service, or FSB, is suspected of developing biological weapons using the lethal Ebola virus and the related Marburg virus, British website the Mirror reported, quoting an unidentified former United Kingdom intelligence officer and French nonprofit organization OpenFacto.
...Candidate for president in 2020. Old, boring, a plagiarist, fond of hair sniffing and grabbing the protruding parts of women, and not whatcha call 
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for 
Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams, the superintendent, in an Oct. 23 memo, wrote to the faculty that the policy "has resulted in an inequitable application of consequences and developmental opportunities for select groups of cadets."
Yeah FrankG and think of the fancy ride you will have as a tax deductible expense of doing business ! 
