Turner lost a special primary election for Congress in Cleveland on Tuesday to rival Shontel Brown, a county councilwoman, by a margin of 50-45 percent. The seat was vacated when Marcia Fudge resigned from Congress to become Biden’s Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. It seemed like a lock for Turner, a former state senator who raised the most money and went on TV the earliest. But then the campaign turned into an intra-Democratic proxy fight between the party’s left wing and “normie Democrats.”
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Palestinian-American convicted of deadly West Bank terror attack
https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-american-convicted-for-deadly-west-bank-terror-attack/
A military court on Tuesday convicted a Palestinian man with US citizenship of murder, for shooting dead a Jewish student in the West Bank.
The court “convicted the terrorist Muntasir Shalabi, based on his confession, of the crime of intentional manslaughter — equivalent to the offense of murder,” the Israel Defense Forces said.
In addition, Shalabi was convicted of “several counts of attempted intentional manslaughter, and possession of a weapon and obstruction of justice,” according to a military statement.
בית שמש: העירייה הרסה בית כנסת עם ספר התורה בפנים
https://www.kikar.co.il/398162.html
בית הכנסת של קהילת חניכי הישיבות בעיר בית שמש נהרס בשעת בוקר מוקדמת על ידי העירייה, וזאת יותר מארבע שנים להקמת המקום • המתפללים זועמים: ר התורה היה בפנים
President Biden Calls on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Resign After Sexual Harassment Report
https://time.com/6087311/andrew-cuomo-resign-sexual-harassment-biden/
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced mounting pressure Tuesday to resign, including from President Joe Biden and other onetime Democratic allies, after an investigation found he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women and worked to retaliate against one of his accusers.
“I
think he should resign,” Biden told reporters Tuesday, echoing House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and New York’s U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten
Gillibrand, all Democrats.
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, state attorney general report says
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/03/politics/andrew-cuomo-new-york-report/index.html
The New York attorney general's investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo found that Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday.
The
office found that Cuomo harassed current and former state employees, as
well as a number of women outside of state government, James said, as
the office released a lengthy report on the investigation.
James
said Tuesday that her investigation found that Cuomo engaged in
"unwelcome and nonconsensual touching," and made comments of a
"suggestive" sexual nature. James said that the conduct created a
"hostile work environment for women."
Cuomo's conduct violated multiple federal and state laws, James said.
Capitol riots: Did Trump's words at rally incite violence?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55640437
On 6 January, thousands of Trump supporters gathered at a "Save America" rally organised to challenge the result of last November's presidential election.
They listened as Mr Trump spoke to them on the National Mall, near the White House in Washington DC.
In a 70-minute address, Mr Trump exhorted them to march on Congress where politicians had met to certify Democrat Joe Biden's win. The attack began moments after he took the applause.
Those words have now played a central part in his second impeachment, which lawmakers voted in favour of last month.
So what did he say? Here are five key quotes, followed by some legal analysis from Professor Garrett Epps of the University of Baltimore.
Donald Trump is the accelerant
https://www.vox.com/21506029/trump-violence-tweets-racist-hate-speech
A comprehensive timeline of Trump encouraging hate groups and political violence.
Following 'Post' op-ed, CNN apologizes to Dore Gold for misquote
"On last week's show, I asked King Abdullah about the concept that there
would be no stand-alone Palestine state in the future that but instead
his nation, Jordan, would become the de-facto Palestine state," said
Zakaria "I said the idea had been recently mentioned by long time
Israeli diplomat, Dore Gold. I was wrong. Many have talked about that
concept, but not ambassador Gold. I apologize for that error."
Less than 1% of fully vaccinated people experience a breakthrough Covid-19 infection, analysis finds
Less than 1% of fully vaccinated people experienced a breakthrough infection, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of official state data.
The federal government only reports data on breakthrough infections that result in hospitalization or death.
According to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, less than 0.004% of people who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 experienced a breakthrough case resulting in hospitalization, and less than 0.001% have died from the disease. That’s about 6,600 severe breakthrough cases out of more than 163 million fully vaccinated people.
But the KFF analysis shows that breakthrough infections of any kind are also extremely rare.
Fact check: Kamala Harris said she supports protests, not ‘riots’, in Late Show clip
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-kamala-harris-late-show-rio-idUSKBN27E34P
Social media users have been sharing a video of Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris saying that anti-racism protests will not and should not stop, claiming that it shows she supports Black Lives Matter riots.
Harris condemned violent protests on Aug. 27 after multiple nights of looting and two violent deaths.
She
said, “It’s no wonder people are taking to the streets and I support
them. We must always defend peaceful protest and peaceful protestors. We
should not confuse them with those looting and committing acts of
violence, including the shooter who was arrested for murder. And make no
mistake, we will not let these vigilantes and extremists derail the
path to justice.” ( here )
Did Kamala Harris Bail Out ‘Violent Rioters’ During George Floyd Protests?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harris-protesters-bail/
Claim
During protests over the police in-custody death of George Floyd in
the summer of 2020, Kamala Harris donated money to a Minnesota nonprofit
that helped protesters who were arrested get out of jail and break more
laws.
What's True
Harris expressed support for a nonprofit called the Minnesota Freedom Fund (MFF), which pays criminal bail and immigration bonds, and encouraged her supporters to donate to it during the protests over Floyd's death in the summer of 2020.
What's False
However, Harris did not donate money to the nonprofit before, after, or during the protests, according to its records. Additionally, no evidence shows people who received bail or bond assistance from MFF for arrests during the demonstrations committed more crimes after their initial detainment.
Graham Twists Facts on Harris Support for Protesters
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/02/graham-twists-facts-on-harris-support-for-protesters/
Last year, before she was vice president, Kamala Harris used her social media accounts to encourage donations to a Minnesota nonprofit “to help post bail” for individuals arrested in the state while protesting the death of George Floyd.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham twisted those facts to claim “she actually bailed out rioters,” one of whom, he said, “went back to the streets and broke somebody’s head open.”
We found no evidence that happened.
Update, Feb. 17: After this story was published, Graham’s office responded. A spokesperson emailed us links to news articles and videos that said Harris “supported,” “talked up” and “promoted” MFF. One of the articles the spokesperson emailed also said that Lionel Timms had been bailed out by MFF before he was charged with committing a second physical assault. As we noted, Timms’ prior arrest was unrelated to either a protest or riot.
Monday, August 2, 2021
Fact-check: Fox News and Republican lawmakers push new false flag conspiracy that FBI orchestrated US Capitol attack
Fox News, right-wing websites and Republican lawmakers are promoting a new false flag conspiracy that the FBI orchestrated the deadly assault on the US Capitol.
The
haywire theory originated from an article published Monday by Revolver
News, a right-wing website. From there, it was picked up by Fox News
host Tucker Carlson, who used his opening segment on Tuesday night to slam the FBI, saying it played a role in the January 6 attack.
Several
Republican lawmakers quickly piled on. They entered the article into
the congressional record, tweeted about the Fox News segment, condemned
the FBI agents who supposedly "organized and participated" in the
Capitol attack, and demanded answers from the FBI director.
Fact check: Democrats have condemned violence linked to BLM, anti-fascist protests
The claim: 'Not a single' Democrat has condemned violence linked to BLM and antifa
A meme posted to Facebook claims that Democrats have turned a blind eye on violent protests.
“Not
a single Democrat has condemned nor called for an end of the BLM and
ANTIFA caused violence,” the post reads. “They are aiding and abetting
mass violence across the country.”
Multiple high-profile Democrats have spoken out against violence at Black Lives Matter protests, sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer in May.
On May 31, the fifth night of demonstrations, former Vice President Joe Biden, the party’s presumptive nominee, wrote in a statement that protesting police brutality is “right and necessary” and the “American response."
“But burning down communities and needless destruction is not,” Biden wrote. “Violence that endangers lives is not. Violence that guts and shutters businesses that serve the community is not.”
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