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WHERE IS AMERICA SAFE FROM BLACK VIOLENCE? - Re’Kwon Smith Las Vegas Substitute Teacher Brawls with Student for Using the ‘N-Word’
Watch: Las Vegas Substitute Teacher Brawls with Student for Using the ‘N-Word’
A Las Vegas substitute teacher got into a physical fight with a high schooler whom he had asked to leave the classroom for allegedly using a racial slur, with a shocking video of the incident going viral.
Re’Kwon Smith, 27, was instructing at Valley High School on Thursday when he told the unidentified teen boy to get out of the class after he supposedly said the “n-word,” KLAS reported.
The student allegedly initiated the physical contact when he “grabbed” Smith’s shirt, but the sub drastically escalated the situation instead of behaving as an adult.
Footage captured by other students in the hallway shows Smith and the student trading haymaker punches before the teen is knocked down. Smith can then be seen striking the boy once more, who was attempting to cover his head while curled up on the tile floor.
The substitute remained hovering over the teen and appeared to be yelling just inches away from his face until other students physically separated the two.
“You’re going to jail, [slur],” the student said as he was led away, according to a New York Postreport.
“We are aware of an altercation involving a staff member and a student,” a message from Principal Kimberly Perry-Carter to parents said.
“The information is preliminary, however, please know that CCSDPD [Clark County School District Police Department] is investigating the matter. Once we have information to share, we will be sure to update our community,” the memo, obtained by KVVU, read.
Smith was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on charges of battery resulting in serious bodily harm, assault of a school pupil on school property, interfering with a student from attending school, and threatening to do bodily harm to a public school student.
He is being held on $9,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
The student, who has not been publicly identified due to being a minor, was also arrested on “unspecified charges” according to the Post.
“Violence in any form is unacceptable and goes against the fundamental principles of education and respect. Any altercation between a teacher and a student is thoroughly investigated, and appropriate disciplinary action is taken,” district officials wrote in a statement.
Smith had been working for the district since November 2023 and has since been removed from the list of eligible substitute teachers.
THE DEMOCRAT PARTY'S WAR ON BLACK AMERICA
Democrats JUST did the UNTHINKABLE! Former Democrat Exposes Party’s EVIL Plans!
A Chicago woman bravely defended herself from a suspected thief on Wednesday by grabbing his gun after three other people were robbed near her university’s campus just minutes apart.
Madelyn, or “Maddi,” 21, was walking home from her classes at the University of Chicago near 56th Street and South University just before 3:00 p.m. when an armed, masked man snatched her phone in a shocking incident caught on surveillance footage.
“I was just walking home from class and I see a man in a mask approach me,” Maddi told ABC7. “And he kind of comes towards me and I think to myself, ‘just keep walking,’ but then we have an altercation.”
The video shows Maddi tussling with the attacker before she was able to grab ahold of his gun, pull out the magazine, and toss it into a bush:
Meanwhile, a male bystander was seated on the ground just feet away, watching the man assault Maddi.
After Maddi threw the magazine, the suspect began moving towards her again, but she was able to run away.
The masked robber then appeared to search for the magazine before hopping into a dark-colored vehicle that was parked nearby, the local station reported.
“I think fight definitely kicked in, but I’m in no way advocating of resisting armed robbery. I think it was really not the right decision looking back on it,” Maddi said. She’s just grateful that she wasn’t hurt.
She also clarified that she doesn’t blame the campus or the bystander and noted that the police did a “great job.”
“I think it’s just finding the people who did this attack, because they will do it again,” the student added, saying she usually feels safe while walking through the campus.
A similar incident occurred just ten minutes before Maddi was accosted. Four armed suspects ran up to two students who were walking in the 5600 block of South University and demanded their belongings, the Chicago Police Department said.
A man bikes past a Chicago Police officer monitoring North Avenue Beach area in Chicago, Illinois (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images).
“Those suspects then got into a black Infiniti car and drove off,” according to ABC7.
Then, just five minutes later, two armed suspects robbed another student in the 1300 block of East 56th Street. They escaped in a four-door black vehicle.
Thankfully, none of those students were physically injured.
University of Chicago Police made a statement following the string of robberies, instructing students to “be alert and aware of your surroundings at all times. Do not resist an armed robbery unless absolutely necessary.”
“Avoid using cell phones or other electronic devices while on the street. When walking, try to walk with a group or have a friend walk with you. There is safety in numbers,” the statement said.
As of Friday, no arrests have been announced in relation to the robberies.
Chicago Man Accused of Attempted Carjacking Soon After Being Put on Pretrial Release in Stolen Car Case
A man in Chicago, Illinois, is accused of an attempted carjacking that happened less than a month after he was placed on pretrial release regarding possession of a stolen vehicle as the area suffers under rampant crime.
CWB Chicago on Sunday identified the suspect in the case as 22-year-old Gregory King.
“Chicago police records show the man wasn’t even taken to court to see a judge after being arrested in the stolen car case because the SAFE-T Act allowed him to be sent home from the police station,” the outlet said.
King was arrested on the afternoon of March 15, 2024, when someone called 911 about an individual breaking into a vehicle and taking a seat inside a Range Rover on East 75th Street.
Officers located the Range Rover, pulled it over, and arrested the suspect as he tried to bail out. Approximately half an hour before the arrest, the car had been reported stolen.
King was released several hours after authorities charged him with possessing a stolen motor vehicle and a pair of misdemeanors for allegedly breaking into another car.
King is accused of trying to obtain another car via carjacking less than a month later.
In that case, a man got the attention of Chicago police officers in their squad car and told police two men tried to rob him and struck him in the face. The other man involved in the incident was not charged.
Police later stopped King, and the victim told them he was sitting inside his vehicle when the suspect allegedly demanded that he open the door before hitting him.
“King is charged with attempted vehicular hijacking and misdemeanor battery,” the CWB report said, adding, “Judge William Fahy detained him as a safety threat, pointing to the fact that he already had another felony case pending as one reason King should stay in jail.”
Social media users shared their thoughts on the report, one person writing, “Every decent, law-abiding, hard-working, taxpaying person in the city needs to come together and demand the SAFE-T be repealed and criminals start going to jail.”
“Pritzker the democrat governor of Illinois all proud of his SAFE-T Act. The pro-criminal anti-citizen anti-police act. Vote every Democrat out of office,” another user commented.
In February, a prostitute in the Chicago area was accused of carjacking a client at gunpoint before leading police officers on a high-speed chase, crashing into another car, then running from the scene, Breitbart News reported.
According to CBS Chicago, carjackers have been targeting drivers parked at gas stations in the Chicago area, and video footage shows one incident happening in broad daylight:
Breitbart News reported on April 15 that at least 43 people were shot and seven of them died over that weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.
WATCH — Police: Seattle 13-Year-Old Stole Woman’s Bag and Punched Her
A 13-year-old boy is accused of stealing a woman’s purse and hitting her in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, an incident that has disturbed neighbors.
The incident happened at the Rite Aid pharmacy in the 2600 block of Southwest Barton Street, Fox 13 reported Wednesday. Resident Tary Nelson told the outlet, “The whole idea of them being so young — that’s what really is painful to listen to. It really is.”
Law enforcement said that when officers arrived at the scene, the victim informed them a worker had confronted several teenagers who allegedly did not pay for the items they picked up inside the store.
The victim also reportedly spoke up about those allegations, the Fox article continued:
The woman stated to law enforcement that one of the teens approached her and forcibly took her purse before making a dash towards the pharmacy exit. In pursuit, she managed to catch up to him at the entrance. However, she reported that the teenager then grabbed her shirt and forcefully threw her to the ground. Despite her attempts to chase after him, the situation escalated when he allegedly struck her multiple times in the face.
The teen suspect, along with the group, fled eastbound on Southwest Barton Street. The victim contacted the authorities, leading officers to locate the suspect and two other teenagers near 18th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Barton Street.
When speaking of the victim, Nelson said, “She was very bold to go after them. I would have never done something like that.”
Video footage shows several people picking up the woman’s belongings that fell out of her bag. However, those individuals then walk away from the scene. The clip also shows the teenager allegedly punching the woman in the face, according to Inside Edition.
When police officers find and confront the teenager, they tell him he is under arrest for robbery. “Robbery?” he asks them. Moments later, he tries to run from the police, who eventually handcuff him as he lies on the ground:
The outlet noted that two other individuals with the suspect were released.
Officials booked the 13-year-old into the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center on suspicion of robbery.
A Seattle Times/Suffolk University poll conducted in June found that one-third of Seattle residents were considering leaving the area for good due to home prices and rampant crime, Breitbart News reported in July.
“Out of the respondents who report wanting to move, 80 percent rate the city poorly as a place to live, and 66 percent report feeling unsafe in their neighborhood,” the article said.
WELL, THIS BLOG, WHICH HAS POSTED HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON BLACK VIOLENCE, IS SAYING IT!
Note: I amnotsaying that blacks are inherently criminal, sociopathic, stupid, or whatever other words a Democrat would put into my mouth. To say so—to say that negative traits, values, and behaviors are tied to skin color—would be deeply evil and racist.
A wheelchair-bound girl is beaten, and we need to talk about it
A recent video shows a disabled girl confined to a wheelchair being bullied at her middle school. She’s taunted, struck, and tossed around. Those watching and videotaping giggle hysterically. It’s horrible. It also shows sociopathic behavior that is increasingly normalized in America, especially among blacks. This isn’t because blacks are inherently sociopaths. It’s because the Democrat party has deliberately stolen from them the societal institutions that create decency.
Note: I am not saying that blacks are inherently criminal, sociopathic, stupid, or whatever other words a Democrat would put into my mouth. To say so—to say that negative traits, values, and behaviors are tied to skin color—would be deeply evil and racist.
However, the reality is that at two levels in black America—the underclasses and the academic classes—pathologies reign supreme. Democrats have stripped many black Americans in these communities of their core humanity and then weaponized them against other Americans and against America itself.
Here’s the video, if you have the stomach for it:
The Daily Mail reports that the 12-year-old who was attacked had been bullied for weeks, lives with a single mother (although her father is part of her life), and that the school never bothered to let the parents know what was happening (and it’s cleared itself of wrongdoing).
I see a different story, which is several young girls utterly lacking in empathy. They are sociopaths, unconstrained by laws or morals. We see a lot of that nowadays, especially among blacks.
We saw it when a young woman repeatedly smashed Kaylee Gain’s head into the pavement. Gain may not have been without sin, because the two girls had a running feud, but the mindless brutality that ended the fight was sociopathic. We see it when a 15-year-old girl working at McDonald’s has her skull smashed by a 25-year-old man during one of those wild brawls that keep popping up on social media. We see it when two boys joyride and, for the fun of it, kill a grandfather riding his bicycle. We see it when a mob beats 17-year-old Jonathan Lewis to death near a school. We see it in airport brawls, poolside brawls, street mobs, BLM riots, endless criminal and gang activity, and much more.
And it’s not police posting videos. It’s the participants proudly publicizing what they’re doing.
We also know that blacks are overrepresented in America’s criminal class. In 2021, the Bureau of Justice Statistics acknowledged that, as of 2018 (i.e., before BLM and “burn it all down”), “black people were overrepresented among persons arrested for nonfatal violent crimes (33%) and for serious nonfatal violent crimes (36%) relative to their representative in the U.S. population (13%).”
Currently, much of this criminal activity, especially murders, is blacks against blacks. However, as the BLM riots show, this violent energy can easily be turned anywhere against anyone. Predators prey on those in their community, but they can be led to other communities.
This moral degradation in the black community began with the Democrats’ “Great Society,” which made fathers irrelevant. In his excellent (and now out-of-print) Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America, John McWhorter explains how blacks were rising fast economically and had intact families at almost the same rate as whites. Black men took umbrage at the idea of welfare, but earnest white college students explained to them that these were reparations.
With welfare let loose among blacks, men—that is, fathers—suddenly became a liability, standing between a mother and her reliable government paycheck. Men without purpose are men who get into trouble. Likewise, boys without fathers grow up to be criminals. The stage was set for the collapse of too many black men in America.
Having led black men into the wilderness, leftists proceeded to attack the remaining prop of the black community: faith. Faith was ridiculed, and in churches, the focus was no longer on God, morals, and family. Instead, we had Obama’s pastor, Rev. Wright, used his pulpit time to damn America. In schools, Democrats replaced faith in God with faith in government, all the while teaching blacks that whites were the reason for their misery.
Most recently, Democrats are legalizing marijuana—and I don’t care how much you tell me that marijuana is innocuous. It’s not. At best, it merely destroys ambition and initiative. At worst, it unlocks psychopathic behavior, which, I have no doubt, includes that sociopathy I mentioned at the start of this essay. The black community is awash in marijuana.
As for the blacks at the other end of the economic scale, the ones who went to college, they are no better. Whether it’s Joy Reid, Stacey Abrams, Sheila Jackson Lee, Leticia James, Fanni Willis, Ibram X. Kendi, or the eight black members of the House of Representatives who introduced a bill begging for Trump’s assassination (one disgraceful Jewish rep joined them, signaling the grotesque pathology of leftist Jews in America), these are people who have also become unmoored from morality, empathy, and the rule of law.
They have been indoctrinated into narcissistic malignancy in Democrat-run institutions. They won’t commit the violence themselves, though. Instead, they’ll pave the way for the underclasses to do it for them.
Democrats have stripped too many blacks of their humanity and are turning them into the military arm of the Democrat party, whether foot soldiers or junior officers. This is evil, whether one looks at it from the point of view of America, whites, or the black community itself.
UPDATE (April 22): And right on time, this is the top story in this morning's Daily Mail:
A caregiver is accused of assaulting a 93-year-old dementia patient with a soiled diaper at a senior living facility in Flint Township, Michigan.
Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson and County Prosecutor David Leyton said Thursday that a nanny camera in the room recorded the alleged incidents, WWMT reported Friday.
The caregiver is accused of striking the elderly woman with a soiled diaper before trying to choke her at the facility called the Landings of Genesee Valley.
In December, the victim’s family noticed bruises on her body. Therefore, they put the nanny camera in her bedroom, according to Fox 66.
WARNING — GRAPHIC VIDEO:
During a recent press conference, the woman’s daughter said she watched the video and “all I kept saying was ‘My Mom! Why are you doing this to my Mom? She’s 93, five foot tall. A little 130 pound lady. Never been in a fight in her whole life. She had three older brothers, she didn’t have to.”
The suspect in the case was identified as 26-year-old Dontia Shawnra Arrington. Officials charged her with vulnerable adult abuse in the first degree, torture, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder.
An image over the clip of the alleged assault shows the suspect:
In a statement, the Landings of Genesee Valley said:
Landings of Genesee Valley is fully cooperating with the ongoing investigation regarding last week’s incident. We cannot provide more details at this time as we do not want to interfere with that process. We also need to respect the privacy rights of our residents. We have taken appropriate actions, including personnel decisions and enforcement of our policies, to internally address the situation.
The safety and well-being of the residents of our community continues to be our priority. Our staff and management are well-trained and committed to providing the highest quality of care.
The sheriff’s office explained in a social media post Thursday that “this case has multiple suspects and a fear that unknown victims are yet to be identified.”
Georgia Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Poisoning His Newborn with Antifreeze
A man in South Fulton, Georgia, was sentenced to 50 years behind bars for attempting to kill his newborn daughter by poisoning breast milk with antifreeze, officials said.
Curtis Jack had been in a “intimate relationship” with the baby’s mother since January 2020 and had previously “insisted” she have an abortion, according to the City of South Fulton Police Department. On Oct. 1, 2020, Jack tampered with bottles of breast milk he had picked up from the mother, who was also his coworker and had been hospitalized after giving birth on September 24, police said.
Jack delivered the bottles to the baby’s grandmother, who was caring for the newborn along with the woman’s other child. Within the day, the baby became “critically ill” and was suspected of being poisoned, according to police.
South Fulton police said the newborn was just 18 days old at the time and had suffered “serious injuries.” Authorities said the baby was taken to a nearby children’s hospital, where she tested positive for ethylene glycol, a “chemical often found in automotive antifreeze,” Peoplereported.
During the investigation, police identified Jack as a suspect, a warrant was obtained, and he was accused of a criminal attempt to commit murder and cruelty to children in the first degree.
“Jack admitted to adding antifreeze to the breastmilk to South Fulton Police Department detectives,” South Fulton police said.
Jack’s trial for the attempted murder of his daughter, who is now three years old, included testimonies from “the child’s mother, grandmother, law enforcement officers, and medical experts, including a demonstration of how easy it was to poison the breastmilk,” police said.
The jury rendered a guilty verdict for all charges, police announced on April 11, and sentenced him to 50 years in prison, 40 of which he will serve in custody.
CRIME IN AMERICA IS BLACK!
A Colorado paraprofessional has been hit with felony assault charges for allegedly abusing multiple non-verbal children with special needs on several occasions, with at least two of the disturbing incidents being caught on camera.
WATCH: Eight Alleged Armed Robbers Flee Jewelry Store When Owner Appears with Shotgun
Eight allegedly armed jewelry store robbers fled Oakland’s Phuong Jewelry Wednesday after the 76-year-old owner emerged from the back of the store holding a shotgun.
ABC 7 reported the attempted robbery occurred in broad daylight, around 12:30 p.m.
Phuong Jewelry is family owned and the 69-year-old mother was working at the time of the allegedly robbery.
ABC 7 noted: “Surveillance shows 69-year old mother Diane ducking for cover and screaming for help as those eight individuals smash nearly every single case and ransack the shop. With no security guard on duty at the time, Diane’s 76-year-old husband comes storming in wielding a firearm which scares the suspects away.”
News 9 Live pointed out the store has been robbed before, but the owners indicated the Wednesday incident “was the worst robbery that the family-owned business had experienced.”
Democrat-run Oakland saw crime rise exponentially in 2023.
On February 2, 2024, CNN observed that police data showed “Robberies grew 38% last year in Oakland, …burglaries increased 23%, [and] motor vehicle theft jumped 44%.”
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Chiefs’ WR Rashee Rice Surrenders to Police over Alleged Role in Hit-and-Run
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice surrendered to police Thursday after he was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run car wreck that injured four people.
His appearance came a day after a warrant was issued for his arrest on eight charges related to the crash last month in Dallas.
Police in Dallas, Texas, said two speeding cars, a Lamborghini and Corvette, caused “a chain reaction collision” on 30 March, as Breitbart News reported.
Four people received treatment as a result of the accident, including two people who were hospitalized.
Rice’s charges include aggravated assault and collision involving serious bodily injury.
File/ Rashee Rice of the Kansas City Chiefs has surrendered to police after his alleged role in a hit-and-run. His charges include aggravated assault after he and another driver of a speeding sports car allegedly caused a crash involving a half-dozen vehicles on a Dallas highway. (David Eulitt/Getty)
The second-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft appeared at Glenn Heights County, Texas, the Dallas Police Department said in a statement, adding he was processed at the Regional Jail in DeSoto.
Jail records obtained by Fox 4 confirm he was booked into the DeSoto jail and was released after posting a $40,000 bond.
Dallas police said Thursday night that co-accused Theodore Knox, 21,was not in police custody.
Knox, a cornerback for the Southern Methodist University, was suspended from his team over the incident on Thursday, UPI reports.
“SMU takes these allegations seriously,” a SMU spokesperson said in a statement, stating they had been notified of the arrest warrant for Knox by Dallas police.
“Federal student privacy laws prevent the University from discussing details involving student disciplinary proceedings.”
White House Expresses Condolences to OJ’s Family, No Mention of Victims
The White House sparked controversy on Thursday when it expressed condolences to the family of OJ Simpson without mentioning the families of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman – the two people he had been accused of (and acquitted of) murdering before being found unanimously responsible for their deaths in a civil trial.
“Our thoughts are with his families [sic] during this difficult time — obviously with his family and loved ones,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a briefing.
“And I’ll say this: I know that they have asked for some privacy. And so we’re going to respect that. And I’ll just leave it there,” she added.
Simpson’s family announced his death at the age of 76 on Thursday following a battle with prostate cancer.
“He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren,” a statement from the family said. “During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”
As Breitbart News reported, Simpson’s star power following a prolific football career, which included 11 NFL seasons as a star running back with the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers, cratered in the early 1990s when he stood accused of the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend, Ron Goldman. Though he was acquitted of those murders following a lengthy and controversial trial, a jury later unanimously declared him liable for their deaths in a civil trial.
O.J. Simpson shows the jury a new pair of Aris extra-large gloves, similar to the gloves found at the Bundy and Rockingham crime scene on 21 June during his double murder trial in Los Angeles. Deputy Sheriff Roland Jex(L) and Prosector Christopher Darden(R) look on. AFP PHOTO (POO/AFP via Getty Images)
The Goldman family only expressed sorrow upon learning of OJ’s death, saying it reminded them of Ron Goldman’s absence.
“The only thing I have to say is it’s just further reminder of Ron being gone all these years,” Fred Goldman told NBC News.
“It’s no great loss to the world. It’s a further reminder of Ron’s being gone,” he added.
CUNY Professor and race commentator Marc Lamont Hill weighed in Thursday on the death of troubled NFL star O.J. Simpson, who Hill says was guilty but also whose acquittal was necessary to address “racism” in the legal system.
Hill jumped to his X account on Thursday to regale his followers on the reason why a guilty murderer should be acquitted of his crime.
“O.J. Simpson was an abusive liar who abandoned his community long before he killed two people in cold blood,” Hill insisted.
But he went on, adding, “His acquittal for murder was the correct and necessary result of a racist criminal legal system. But he’s still a monster, not a martyr.”
Hill’s claim that an “abusive” killer deserved to get off because of systemic racism certainly brought replies on X.
Former NFL running back O.J. Simpson died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 76.
“He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren,” a statement from the family said. “During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”
O.J. Simpson of the Buffalo Bills runs during a game against the New York Jets in New York, New York. (Focus On Sport/Getty Images)
Simpson made headlines in February when it was announced that the former NFL player and accused murderer had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Reports also indicated that Simpson had entered hospice care while he received chemotherapy treatment. However, Simpson himself refuted that report on X.
“Hospice? Hospice? You talking ‘bout hospice?” Simpson said in a video posted to X.
Simpson achieved fame as a college football star at the University of Southern California (USC) and followed that up with a stellar 11-year career in the NFL before launching a successful broadcasting and movie career.
However, in 1994, Simpson’s fame gave way to infamy as video of him fleeing Los Angeles police officers in a white Bronco after he was charged with the murder of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman.
Simpson went to trial to contest the charges in 1995 and was acquitted of criminal murder. The verdict came as a shock to many who believed Simpson was the murderer and that the verdict was fraudulent.
Two years later, Simpson was found civilly liable for the murders.
During his time at USC, Simpson was seen as a breaker of racial barriers during the turbulent 1960s.
Portrait of USC All-American running back O.J. Simpson. He would go on to win the Heisman Trophy in 1968, play many years for the Buffalo Bills in the NFL, act in films, and work as a sportscaster. He gained further notoriety for standing trial for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. January 1, 1967.
(Original Caption) 12/5/1968-New York, NY- O.J. Simpson, of Southern California, the most celebrated collegiate football player of 1968, looms over the Heisman Memorial Trophy on Dec. 5th, after he received the award. During the day, Simpson was also selected as United Press International Player of the Year.UPDATED: BuffaloBills’ running back O.J. Simpson #32 poses for a portrait circa early1970s. (Photo by Focus on Sport via Getty Images)
Simpson was one of the biggest stars in the NFL during his time in Buffalo. In 1973, he became the only player to rush for 2,000 in a 14-game season. He also had an 1800-yard season in 1975 and a 1500-yard season in 1976.
The Buffalo Bills’ OJ Simpson (number 32) in action against the New York Jets in the snow at Shea Stadium, New York, on December 16th, 1973. (Photo by UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
BURBANK, CA – JUNE 12: OJ Simpson poses with his Ferrari June 12, 1979, at Warner Bros Studios, Burbank, California (Photo Paul Harris/Getty Images)
Anyone who watched television in the 1980s remembers the Hertz car commercials featuring a running, spinning, and jumping O.J. Simpson as he hurried to make his flight.
The former Heisman Trophy winner also gained notoriety for his marriage to a former homecoming queen, Nicole Brown.
Nicole Brown and O.J. Simpson during O.J. Simpson File Photos at Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Betty Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
O.J. Simpson, aka Orenthal James Simpson, serves as an NBC Sports sideline reporter for the r AFC Wild Card playoff game between the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 9, 1994. (Photo by Kirby Lee/WireImage)
LOS ANGELES – MARCH 16: O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson pose at the premiere of the “Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult” in which O.J. starred on March 16, 1994, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)This handout shows American football running back, broadcaster, actor, and advertising spokesman OJ Simpson in a mug shot following his arrest in Los Angeles, California, US, 17th June 1994. (Photo by Kypros/Getty Images)
After the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Goldman, O.J. Simpson assembled one of the finest legal defense teams in history. A significant amount of the evidence in the case centered on the fit of the gloves the prosecution alleged Simpson wore.
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 21: O.J. Simpson shows the jury a new pair of Aris extra-large gloves, similar to the gloves found at the Bundy and Rockingham crime scene 21 June 1995, during his double murder trial in Los Angeles, CA. Deputy Sheriff Roland Jex(L) and Prosecutor Christopher Darden (R) look on. (Photo credit should read VINCE BUCCI/AFP via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 22: Lead defense attorney Johnnie Cochran (R) puts his arm on O.J. Simpson’s shoulder after Simpson told Judge Lance Ito on 22 September that he has faith that jurors will acquit him of the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman. At left is defense attorney Robert Blasier. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read POO/AFP via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS – DECEMBER 5: O.J. Simpson speaks in court before his sentencing at the Clark County Regional Justice Center December 5, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Simpson and co-defendant Clarence “C.J.” Stewart were sentenced on 12 charges, including felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy related to a 2007 confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel. (Photo by Issac Brekken-Pool/Getty Images)
“We don’t need to go back and relive the worst day of our lives,” Simpson said of the killings in 2019. “The subject of the moment is the subject I will never revisit again. My family and I have moved on to what we call the ‘no negative zone.’ We focus on the positives.”
‘Murderer’: Social Media Reacts to the Passing of O.J. Simpson
Former NFL running back, convict, and accused murderer O.J. Simpson died on Wednesday after a battle with cancer at the age of 76. And social media users have thoughts.
The family said in a statement, that Simpson was “surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”
Simpson’s prostate cancer diagnosis was just recently revealed in February. Reports say the NFL star had found out about his cancer not long before it was revealed publicly.
Known as “The Juice,” Simpson parlayed his amazing and still record-breaking NFL career into an acting career and appeared in movies and on TV.
But he also fell into infamy after being accused of murdering his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, in 1994. He was eventually acquitted of murder but lost several civil cases over the murders.
While he escaped jail in the murder charges, though, he was later convicted of armed robbery for stealing a group of sports memorabilia from a dealer in Las Vegas in 2007. He served several years in jail for that crime and was paroled in 2017.
With this controversial history, social media has gone gonzo upon the news of Simpson’s death at 76.
NFL Network host Kyle Brandt did not mince words.
The murder accusations against Simpson also led to much comedic content on Saturday Night Live.
A Colorado paraprofessional has been hit with felony assault charges for allegedly abusing multiple non-verbal children with special needs on several occasions, with at least two of the disturbing incidents being caught on camera.
Kiarra Jones, 29, was employed with Littleton Public Schools as a bus assistant from the summer of 2023 until she was fired on March 19 — the same day she allegedly assaulted a ten-year-old boy for the last time, reports CPR News.
Video footage that the bus’s internal cameras captured that day shows Jones elbowing the special needs child in his torso and shoulders before violently stomping on his foot.
When her son came home from school with bruises, Jessica Vestal called the police — and that was Jones’ last day working for the district.
According to Vestal, her son’s foot had a large bruise that looked like a “bowling ball” had been dropped on it. That was already bad enough, but further investigation by the authorities found that this was not the first time Jones had allegedly abused him.
An affidavit that Englewood Police filed, which the local news outlet obtained, states that another video captured on February 13 shows Jones allegedly hitting Vestal’s son in the mouth with her closed fist, hitting him with the backside of her hand, repeatedly poking his face, and yanking his hair.
“She also repeatedly dropped a toy on the ground, and when he went to get it, she would hold his head down and then grab his jaw,” the publication wrote of the harrowing accusations.
After reviewing more footage, authorities believe that Jones allegedly assaulted another special needs student that same day by pulling his hair.
Blake McBride is speaking out against Littleton Public Schools — located in the Denver metropolitan area — after police told him that Jones victimized his son just a day after district superintendent Todd Lambert “ensured” him that his “son was not present or a victim in this case.”
“We haven’t seen the video,” McBride said. “We have asked for the videos, and we were met with lies. We want Littleton to be held accountable for what has happened to our children.”
Lambert also claimed in a Tuesday letter to parents that Jones had “very limited access to students during her employment with LPS.”
Kevin Yarbrough’s son might also be a victim of the disgraced bus aide, with the father now suspecting her involvement in a broken foot his child mysteriously sustained in the fall.
“I’m here today because I failed,” Yarbrough said at a Tuesday press conference where the families of the alleged victims spoke out with their legal team. “I failed him by trusting that the ladies on the bus and the people of the Littleton school district would also be there to protect him.”
“I had assumed that when his teachers had a rough time getting off the bus there wasn’t a grown woman who was verbally and physically torturing my son and his friends. My son doesn’t have the ability to tell me when school is hurting him,” the heartbroken father said.
Jones, whom police believe may have assaulted even more children with developmental disabilities, carefully gained the students’ parents’ trust over time.
“I literally bought her Christmas presents at Christmastime and tea when she wasn’t feeling good,” Vestal said. “It’s disgusting, and every day, it was, ‘Oh, you guys are my favorite family on the bus’…It’s sick. It’s insane, but he’s safe now.”
Because her son was known to occasionally injure himself, Vestal was not alarmed when she noticed small scrapes and bumps from time to time. But when Jones began riding the bus with her child, she noticed that he would come home with more dramatic bruises on his body and even a black eye.
One day, the boy reportedly even “came home without one of his back baby teeth, even though it hadn’t been loose that morning.”
On yet another occasion, a “massive wad of gum” was “stuck purposefully in his hair,” according to CPR News.
“You’d think having cameras on the bus would mean better safety, obviously that’s not the case,” Vestal said.
The alleged abuser, who had no serious criminal history other than driving infractions, had to pass a background check before being hired by the school district.
Ed Hopkins Jr., who is representing the Vestal, Yarbrough, and McBride families, is fighting to ensure school officials are held accountable.
“This was an institutional failure. Multiple people had to fail for this to happen,” the attorney said. “There was video in the bus and it still happened over months. The family reached out to the school and it still continued to happen over months. That’s failure.”
Hopkins said he and the families began contacting The Joshua School, a private institution contracted by Littleton, back in the fall about unexplained injuries and panic attacks noticed in the kids.
During the press conference, the legal team said it was unknown if Littleton ever reviewed or investigated the complaints or even looked at the bus footage.
Though Englewood Police are still looking through the videos, only the most recent eight weeks of footage are available because they were discarded after that time.
“We fight with school districts over our kids’ IEPs (individualized education plans). And we fight with doctors. We fight all damn day,” Brittany Yarbrough said. “But we never, it never even occurred to us, that it could be someone on the bus. Because you shouldn’t have to fight for their safety.”
The alleged victim’s mother added, “That just wasn’t even a thought. It’s like, of course, they’re going to keep our kids safe. Forget about the education. Keeping our kids safe was something we never questioned.”
Jones has been charged with one count of third-degree assault on an at-risk person, the New York Post reported, citing court records.
It is expected that she may face additional criminal charges as the investigation continues, though she has already posted bond at the Arapahoe County Jail.
Her next court date is scheduled for May 3.
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THIS GUY IS A BLACK SUPREMACIST WHICH EXPLAINS WHY HE'S A DIVISIONIST DEMOCRACT PARTY
As a Principal, Jamaal Bowman Objected to Teaching About 'White' Figures Like George Washington, Honoring Cop-Killers Instead
Bowman celebrated an anti-Semite and cop-killers on 'wall of honor'
Jamaal Bowman speaks at a 2018 AERO Conference (Alternative Education Resource/YouTube)
Meghan Blonder
April 8, 2024
As a middle school principal, New York Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman advised against teaching about "white" historical figures like George Washington, Jesus Christ, and Santa Claus. Instead, he used his position to elevate a renowned anti-Semite and cop-killers.
While speaking at a 2018 conference hosted by the Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO), Bowman detailed his pedagogy as the principal of the Bronx middle school he founded, Cornerstone Academy for Social Action (CASA). He encouraged educators to instill "self-empowerment" in their students by pushing back on "white" cultural figures, citing Washington, Jesus Christ, and Santa Claus as detriments to his students' success.
"You can’t have self-directed learning without self-empowerment," Bowman said. "If our kids don’t love themselves, if they don’t love who they are and where they come from, and they’re told that Santa Claus, and George Washington, and Jesus Christ—all these white hope, great people—are the standard, how are they going to feel about themselves?"
"And now they look at social media and they see cops killing people that look like them every other day. How do they feel about themselves? So the path towards education revolution and self-directed learning is self-empowerment."
Roughly four years earlier, at CASA, Bowman curated a "Wall of Honor" featuring former congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (D., Ga.), Assata Shakur, and Mutulu Shakur—all of whom Bowman said "played a major role in moving our society … toward a world of freedom, justice, and equality."
Years before Bowman established the wall, in 2009, McKinney attended a Holocaust denial gathering in London, where she praised anti-Semitic leaders and writers. Assata Shakur was convicted for the first-degree murder of a New Jersey state trooper in 1973, while Mutulu Shakur led a group of armed robbers who killed a guard and two New York police officers in 1981.
The newly surfaced video comes as Bowman faces an uphill primary campaign against Westchester County executive George Latimer.
The two-term congressman went on to defend his decision to honor McKinney and the Shakurs after the wall became public in February, acknowledging their "complicated biographies."
"It is correct that many leaders in the Black liberation movement … have complicated biographies," Bowman spokeswoman Sarah Iddrissu toldHuffPost. "It is completely baseless, and a rhetorical tool of the far-right, to insinuate educating students on major figures of Black American history is serving to promote hateful or divisive rhetoric or actions."
"Suppressing the education of Black history only serves to enable violence against Black people," Iddrissu concluded.
Bowman and AERO did not return a request for comment.
Bowman in a 2015 blog post railed against standardized testing, likening the practice to "modern-day slavery" and "Jim Crow" inequalities.
"Public school high-stakes standardized testing is a form of modern-day slavery, and it is designed to continue the proliferation of inequality," Bowman wrote. "America was born of horror for black people and that horror continues today for brown and poor people as well. Slavery, Jim Crow, redlining, crack cocaine and now standardized testing were all sanctioned by the American government."
In Congress, Bowman went on to introduce the March 2023 "More Teaching Less Testing Act," which aims to design curricula that address social, emotional, and cognitive development rather than test prep.
"We’re testing too darn much," Bowman said in an October interview touting the bill with the Human Restoration Project.
AERO still supports that mission today, according to their website.
Bowman and Latimer will square off at the ballot box on June 25. Latimer leads the "Squad" member by 17 points, according to a Wednesday poll.
BLACKS ARE THE MOST VIOLENT SUBCULTURE IN THE WORLD. LETTING THEM OUT OF JAILS AND PRISON TO BE NICEY-NICE WILL NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE.
Jamaal Bowman Endorsed a Gen Z Group Calling To End Cash Bail, While Results of the Policy Plague His District
Yonkers residents were found dismembered, and the suspects were released without bail
Jamaal Bowman (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Meghan Blonder
April 5, 2024
Two months ago, blood and human flesh were found in the pipes and toilets of a Long Island home, the inhabitants of which were arrested and charged with evidence tampering after the dismembered body parts of two Yonkers, N.Y., residents were discovered in a nearby park. Within a week, the suspects were back on the streets after being released on cashless bail, a move that prompted fear and criticism from the Yonkers community.
The town's representative in Congress, Jamaal Bowman (D.), did not comment on the grisly crime—or the fact that the suspects were released without bail. He did, however, praise a progressive youth group lobbying against cash bail in a Sunday video. Bowman encouraged Voters of Tomorrow to grow "to the millions" in order to tackle pressing issues for young people. Abolishing cash bail is a main priority for the group, according to their "Gen Z Agenda."
"We got to grow our numbers. Voters of Tomorrow needs to grow to millions of people from across the country at the table making legislation, organizing communities, holding local elected officials accountable, and ensuring that the resources go where they need to go. Young people have been revolutionaries throughout American history. We need it again right now because we got people in power that ain’t really doing the job," Bowman said.
"If the ‘justice’ system has policies or laws in place that have a monetary value tied to them, then those policies only apply to low-income people. No one should have to remain in prison for the duration of their case just because they do not have the financial means to pay their bail. Cash bail only applies to low-income people and we need equal justice," the group wrote in their "Gen Z Agenda."
Voters of Tomorrow did not return a request for comment.
The "Squad" member’s embrace of the progressive group reflects his commitment to far-left policies amid a contentious primary battle with Westchester county executive George Latimer. Bowman, for example, has spearheaded the progressive wing of the Democratic Party’s movement against Israel amid their war with Hamas. Latimer is a pro-Israel Democrat whom local rabbis encouraged to run, citing Bowman's hostility toward the Jewish state. In the wake of Hamas's Oct. 7 attack, Bowman has accused Israel of "mass murder," "genocide," and "ethnic cleansing."
One man assaulted a police officer in Yonkers, N.Y.—Bowman’s hometown—in September and was released shortly after without bail. Johnny McCray, a repeat felon out on parole for attempted robbery, broke the nose of a police officer who responded to a medical emergency involving McCray. McCray was charged with felony second degree assault on a police officer and other charges, but was released after his bail hearing after apologizing to the county judge for his crime.
Yonkers mayor Mike Spano, a Democrat, was baffled by the judge’s decision to release the repeat felon back into society unpunished.
"The justice system is consistently bailing out criminal offenders," Spano said. "This Officer is now out on leave and not able to do his job, while this offender is able to continue to make a living. How can any reasonable person expect that we can protect the public if we can’t even protect our Police Officers?"
Those who have "proven to hurt and plague the community" belong in jail "period," Spano added.
The two slain Yonkers residents were found in February dismembered in nearby Babylon, N.Y. The four suspects, Steven Brown, Jeffrey Mackey, Amanda Wallace, and Alexis Nieves, who were charged with concealment of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and hindering prosecution, were released without bail. Three of the four suspects admitted to living in a home deemed "uninhabitable" with blood and flesh stuffed in the drains, pipes, and shower. They surrendered their passports and were fit with GPS monitoring.
Residents near Babylon expressed concern about the presence of the suspects in their community.
"No bail, no nothing ... I'm aggravated. I can't even believe this is happening," said Carol Maier, a resident of Babylon.
"I mean, when I grew up, you were innocent until proven guilty. I don't know what they have on these people. If they think they might have done it, I think they should be locked up," said local business owner James Litrenta.
Westchester County resident and New York City restaurant owner Alan Rosen lamented the cashless bail laws and said he and his employees feel "uneasy and unsafe."
"[Cashless bail] gives judges the discretion to put people back in jail. We're letting a few bad apples spoil the bunch," Rosen said.
'When did it become OK to shoplift a pharmacy? In what society is that OK? People shouldn't be able to shoplift at CVS," Rosen added. "Enough! There are no consequences. That's part of the problem."
Bowman, who did not return a request for comment, embraced progressive public safety solutions as recently as this year. He held a January press conference with a group called Journey for Justice Alliance, a progressive group working to defund the police. The two-term congressman unveiled his "Equity for All Resolution," legislation which endorses Journey for Justice Alliance and its platform, "Equity or Else," which demands lawmakers "reallocate/divest police budgets" and "institute policing-free schooling with no school resource officers."
Bowman during the press conference said he takes "marching orders" from the anti-police group. He also lauded the group and other activist groups for making his job "easy," saying he can merely adopt their proposals rather than craft his own.
A new poll this week shows Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.), a "Squad" member known for his anti-Israel stance, is down 17 points in his bid for a third House term.
Westchester County executive George Latimer (D.) is leading Bowman 52 percent to 35 percent among Democratic primary voters in New York’s 16th Congressional District, according to the Wednesday poll conducted by Democratic pollster Mark Mellman.
Latimer’s lead over Bowman widens among more politically active Democratic voters, with the county executive leading the incumbent 56 percent to 35 percent among Democrats who voted in at least three of the last four primaries and 60 percent to 34 percent among those who say they know both candidates.
The poll also finds Bowman trails Latimer in job performance ratings. While the county executive, who has served in multiple capacities in the district since the 1980s, has an approval rate of 68 percent and a disapproval rate of 18 percent, Bowman’s performance is viewed positively by only 36 percent and negatively by 55 percent of Democrats in the district.
"Latimer does 32 points better on the positive side, while Bowman’s negatives are a massive 37 points higher than Latimer’s. Very few unindicted elected officials receive such strongly negative ratings from their co-partisans," pollster Mellman said, adding that "the data are clear: With a robust campaign, the well-known and highly regarded Latimer is in a strong position to unseat the now unpopular Bowman."
Bowman spokesman Bill Neidhardt dismissed Mellman’s poll, claiming that "[Mellman] doesn’t have an ounce of credibility here, and his junk numbers back that up."
Bowman, one of the eight progressive "Squad" members in Congress, has been vocal in his criticism of Israel. In November, he denounced Israel as an "apartheid" state while dismissing reports of Hamas terrorists killing babies and raping women on Oct. 7 as "propaganda."
In February, Bowman condemned an Israeli rescue mission that brought two Hamas-held hostages home. Earlier that month, he also defended his decision as a middle school principal years ago to feature a prominent anti-Semite and two cop killers on the school’s "Wall of Honor."
Bowman and Latimer are set to square off in the primary on June 25.
Jamaal Bowman Called Reports of Hamas Rapes 'Propaganda'
Jamaal Bowman (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Matthew Xiao
March 26, 2024
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.) in November dismissed reports of Hamas terrorists raping Israelis during the Oct. 7 attacks as "propaganda," according to a video uncovered by Politico. He backtracked from the remarks after the outlet reached out for comment on Thursday.
"There was propaganda used in the beginning of the siege. There’s still no evidence of beheaded babies or raped women. But they still keep using that lie [for] propaganda," Bowman said at a Nov. 17 pro-Palestinian rally, according to Politico reporter Daniel Lippman on Tuesday, who found a TikTok video showing the rally.
Bowman in a Thursday statement walked back his dismissal of Israel’s rape allegations against Hamas. "The U.N. confirmed that Hamas committed rape and sexual violence, a reprehensible fact that I condemn entirely," Bowman said, referring to a United Nations report on March 4 confirming Hamas’s sexual violence. The New York Democrat had earlier on Thursday declined to address his November remarks when asked by Politico in person.
In the U.N. report, Pramila Patten, the organization’s special representative on sexual violence in conflict, wrote, "There are reasonable grounds to believe that multiple incidents of sexual violence took place with victims being subjected to rape and/or gang rape and then killed or killed while being raped."
The U.N. team also reported evidence of similar sexual crimes against Israeli hostages after the Oct. 7 terrorist attack, noting there is "clear and convincing information that sexual violence, including rape, sexualized torture, cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment has been committed against hostages."
The incident is not the first time Bowman had to walk back his public remarks. In late January, Bowman said he should not have engaged in conspiracy theories about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in years-old blog posts. "It’s obvious to everyone, especially the far-right MAGA Republicans I take on every day in Congress, that I will always stand up and fight against misinformation and harmful conspiracy theories," the New York Democrat told CNN.
They Denounced a Bill to 'End Jew Hatred.' Now, Jamaal Bowman Says He's 'Honored To Have Their Endorsement.'
Indivisible Brooklyn called anti-Semitism resolution 'dangerous' and 'a total farce'
Jamaal Bowman (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Meghan Blonder
March 21, 2024
New York Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman is touting an endorsement from a left-wing group that denounced a resolution commemorating "End Jew Hatred Day" in New York City. That resolution was "dangerous" and "a farce," the group said.
In a Monday tweet, Bowman heaped praise on Indivisible Brooklyn, calling their work "crucial in ensuring that everyday people are actually represented in our democracy."
"I am honored to have their endorsement and continue working with them," Bowman said.
Roughly one year prior, in June 2023, Indivisible Brooklyn blasted a bipartisan New York City Council resolution that established an "End Jew Hatred Day" in an attempt to combat rising anti-Semitism in the city. "That 'End Jew Hatred' bill was a total farce and is dangerous," the group said, adding that one of the two Brooklyn Democrats who voted against the resolution "was right to oppose it." The resolution passed with 41 yes votes.
Bowman's praise for Indivisible Brooklyn comes as the lawmaker faces a difficult primary challenge from Westchester County executive George Latimer, a pro-Israel Democrat whom local rabbis encouraged to run, citing Bowman's hostility toward the Jewish state. In the wake of Hamas's Oct. 7 attack, the two-term congressman has accused Israel of "mass murder," "genocide," and "ethnic cleansing."
"Many of us tried to engage the congressman early in his term, seeking constructive dialogue about the damaging positions he took—especially on matters related to America's relationship with Israel," the rabbis wrote in an October letter. "Regrettably, Congressman Bowman disregarded our outreach and doubled down on his anti-Israel policy positions and messaging."
Neither Bowman nor Indivisible Brooklyn responded to requests for comment.
The "End Jew Hatred Day" resolution, which was sponsored by Republican councilwoman Inna Vernikov, came as New York led the nation in anti-Semitic incidents and experienced a record number of anti-Semitic assaults, according to data from the Anti-Defamation League. In 2022, 72 anti-Semitic assaults were reported in the state, the highest on record at the time. That number represented 65 percent of all anti-Semitic assaults reported in the United States.
Vernikov's resolution aimed to "acknowledge this reality and to express support for this historically victimized community," according to New York GOP chair Ed Cox. Still, in addition to the two Democrats who voted against it, four others voted to abstain. One of those four, Charles Barron, said he did so because the "Jewish community … supported apartheid in racist South Africa and said nothing about African people dying."
A bipartisan group of lawmakers denounced the New York City Democrats who refused to back the bill.
"Antisemitism has a long and ugly history. It has seen a resurgence in NYC with a record number of hate crimes," Rep. Ritchie Torres (D., N.Y.) said at the time. "How can anyone vote against a resolution to end antisemitism?"
Since Latimer's entry into the race in December, Bowman has done little to improve his relationship with his district's Jewish leaders.
During a January panel discussion titled, "Palestine Oct. 7th and After," Bowman glowingly introduced anti-Israel author Norman Finkelstein, who celebrated Hamas's massacre as a "heroic resistance" that "warm[ed] every fiber" of his soul.
"I'm also a bit starstruck, because I watch them all the time on YouTube," Bowman said of Finkelstein and two other anti-Israel panelists. "You have given me the knowledge on YouTube even before coming here."
One month later, Bowman teamed up with fellow anti-Israel House member Cori Bush (D., Mo.) to hold a joint fundraiser in Los Angeles. That fundraiser was hosted by a number of activists who defended Hamas's attack, including one who called it "a desperate act of self-defense," the Washington Free Beaconreported. Bowman also held a joint fundraiser with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.), during which the lawmakers filmed themselves leading a "Free Palestine" chant.
In addition to Indivisible Brooklyn, Bowman in January touted an endorsement from Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, a left-wing nonprofit that blamed Israel for provoking Hamas's attack. The group has also argued against sending anti-Semitic hate criminals to jail, saying those criminals should be met with "restorative, community-based education and healing," not "a police-driven response with criminal penalties."
9/11 Fire Commissioner Blasts Jamaal Bowman as Imbecile for Peddling Conspiracy Theories
'I've been dealing with these imbeciles for over 20 years now,' Thomas Von Essen says of embattled congressman
Jamaal Bowman (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Meghan Blonder
February 21, 2024
The New York City fire commissioner who served during the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks is blasting Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.) for suggesting the attacks were a false flag operation, with the commissioner saying he's dealt with "imbeciles" like Bowman "for over 20 years now."
As a middle school principal, Bowman from 2011 through 2014 maintained a personal blog, which he used to publish a poem that portrayed the Sept. 11 attacks as a false flag operation used by the U.S. government to wage war in the Middle East. The poem has reportedly "infuriated" first responders, including Thomas Von Essen, who served as FDNY fire commissioner from April 1996 to December 2001 and helped evacuate victims from the Twin Towers during the attacks.
"I've been dealing with these imbeciles for over 20 years now, where I've been accused of planting bombs every 10 floors in the Trade Center and things like that," Von Essen toldPolitico.
The rebuke spells trouble for Bowman, who is embroiled in a difficult primary campaign against Westchester County executive George Latimer. Bowman's poem "all but disqualified" the congressman from receiving endorsements from New York City law enforcement groups, according to Politico.
Other organizations have already dropped their support for Bowman. Left-wing group J Street last month rescinded its endorsement of the congressman, citing Bowman's praise of anti-Israel author Norman Finkelstein, who celebrated Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on the Jewish state as a "heroic resistance." Bowman introduced Finkelstein during a Jan. 14 panel discussion on the attack and spoke of watching the author's YouTube videos.
"I'm also a bit starstruck, because I watch them all the time on YouTube," Bowman said of Finkelstein and other anti-Israel panelists. "You have given me the knowledge on YouTube before even coming here."
Bowman did not return a request for comment. After his Sept. 11 conspiracy poem resurfaced last month, he told the Daily Beast that he "regrets" the blog post, which cites conspiratorial "documentary" videos such as Loose Change and Zeitgeist. The former contends that the U.S. government carried out the Sept. 11 attacks, while the latter posits that a cabal of international bankers control the world.
"2001/Planes used as missiles/Target: The Twin Towers," Bowman wrote in one stanza. "Later in the day/Building 7/Also Collaspsed [sic]/Hmm…/Multiple explosions/Heard before/And during the collapse/Hmm…"
"Allegedly/Two other planes/The Pentagon/Pennsylvania/Hijacked by terrorist/Minimal damage done/Minimal debris found/Hmmm…" Bowman continued. "We blamed Osama/Went to war in Iraq/Captured Saddam/Killed him. Bin Laden is Afghan/So we went to war there too."
This is not Bowman's first fire-department-related conflict.
In September, the Democrat pulled a fire alarm in a House office building while the lower chamber was voting on a bill to avoid a government shutdown. Security camera footage showed Bowman attempting to open a door leading out of the building before removing warning signs that identified the door as an "emergency exit." Bowman then pulled a fire alarm located next to the door and walked away.
In the aftermath of the incident, Bowman's office sent his fellow Democrats a list of talking points to defend him. One suggested Democrats deflect from the ordeal by calling Republicans "Nazis."
"Republicans need to instead focus their energy on the Nazi members of their party before anything else," the guidance said.
New York Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman is defending his decision to glorify a prominent anti-Semite and two cop killers on a "Wall of Honor" at the middle school he led, with his campaign saying those figures "have complicated biographies" and should still be taught to children.
As principal of Cornerstone Academy for Social Action, Bowman in 2014 curated a "Wall of Honor" that featured former congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (D., Ga.), Assata Shakur, and Mutulu Shakur—all of whom Bowman said "played a major role in moving our society … toward a world of freedom, justice, and equality," according to a HuffPostreport. Years before Bowman established the wall, in 2009, McKinney attended a Holocaust denial gathering in London, where she praised anti-Semitic leaders and writers. Assata Shakur was convicted for the first-degree murder of a New Jersey state trooper in 1973, while Mutulu Shakur led a group of armed robbers who killed a guard and two New York police officers in 1981.
Now, Bowman says his inclusion of those figures on his "Wall of Honor" is nothing to criticize, with his campaign even contending that the lives of McKinney, Assata Shakur, and Mutulu Shakur should be taught to American schoolchildren.
"It is correct that many leaders in the Black liberation movement … have complicated biographies," Bowman spokeswoman Sarah Iddrissu told Huffpost. "It is completely baseless, and a rhetorical tool of the far-right, to insinuate educating students on major figures of Black American history is serving to promote hateful or divisive rhetoric or actions."
"Suppressing the education of Black history only serves to enable violence against Black people," she concluded.
The ordeal marks yet another controversy for Bowman, who is facing a difficult primary campaign against Westchester County executive George Latimer.
Bowman in January attended a New York City panel discussion titled, "Palestine Oct. 7th and After." Bowman took the mic at the panel to gushingly introduce Norman Finkelstein, an anti-Israel author who celebrated Hamas's massacre as a "heroic resistance" that "warm[ed] every fiber" of his soul. Bowman said he was "starstruck" by Finkelstein and other anti-Israel panelists "because I watch them all the time on YouTube." After the comment prompted criticism, Bowman said he was "unaware" of Finkelstein's comments.
Just weeks later, the Daily Beastunearthed a poem Bowman published to his personal blog, which suggested the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks were a false flag operation used by the U.S. government to wage war in the Middle East. "Allegedly/Two other planes/The Pentagon/Pennsylvania/Hijacked by terrorist/Minimal damage done/Minimal debris found/Hmmm…" Bowman wrote in one stanza. He also served as principal of Cornerstone Academy at the time.
The poem may explain Bowman's affinity for McKinney, who in 2002 suggested then-president George W. Bush knew about the Sept. 11 attacks in advance and allowed them to happen so his father could make money. McKinney went on to post a photo to social media that blamed Jews for the attacks. Her father similarly blamed Jews when McKinney lost her congressional seat in 2002.
"Jews have bought everybody. Jews. J-E-W-S," he said.
Bowman, who did not return a request for comment, has lagged behind Latimer in fundraising. As of Dec. 31, he holds just $631,000 on hand, compared with Latimer's $1.3 million.
Folks, you don’t have to like it, but some people are just racist a**holes. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is one of them.
So it should come as no surprise that he would join MSNBC’s resident racist Joy Reid in telling us how he really feel about white people. Both Reid and Scott intimated that when white people criticize the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Marxist religion what they really want to say is the N-word.
Scott then went on to say that his “purpose in life” is to make white people “afraid.”
“Me being at my position means that their way of thinking, their way of life, of being comfortable while everyone else suffers is going to be at risk, and they should be afraid because that's my purpose in life,” black supremacist Mayor Scott said.
Just a question here, and excuse me for using logic, but how can one claim victimhood while simultaneously also claiming to be an aggressor towards a segment of people based on the color of their skin who you say are your oppressors?
Only Marxist activists, like Scott, can come up with that level of dumb-assery and believe it makes sense.
One thing we know for sure, if you’re white in Baltimore, get out. Your mayor wants you to live in fear.
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Rapper and fashion mogul Kanye West has been hit with yet another lawsuit, this one from a former employee alleging racism, antisemitism, and harassment.
A former employee filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in a California court claiming that the Yeezy brand chief told students that he was being persecuted by Jews.
Former West employee Trevor Phillips filed his suit in a Los Angeles court alleging that he suffered discrimination, harassment and retaliation from West, according to wireservice AFP.
In his suit, Phillips said that West frequently “berated” white people but also that he was often seen “frenziedly yelling at Black people.”
“Phillips, on several occasions, witnessed Kanye preach to his staff obscenities such as ‘the Jews are out to get me’ and ‘the Jews are stealing all my money’,” the ex-employee’s suit says.
Phillips worked for Yeezy for about a year starting in Nov. of 2022. He was also placed at the Dona Academy, the L.A. area school West sponsors.
In the suit, Phillips also claims that West often praised WWII German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, calling the antisemitic war leader “great.”
“Hitler was an innovator. He invented so many things. He’s the reason we have cars,” Phillips claims that West told employees.
The claim is odd since Hitler has never been credited with being a major player in the invention and promotion of the automobile.
Phillips also alleges that West instituted weight requirements on employees, and the lawsuit adds, “Kanye also told the employees… that no staff could be fat -– otherwise he would fire them.”
The former employee is seeking $35,000 in compensation.
“We hope… that the famous artist Mr West will understand that his messages, which we allege preach discrimination, anti-Semitism and love for Hitler, have no place in the world,” lawyer Carney R. Shegerian said.
West spent the better part of the last two years being accused of antisemitism after making a series of untoward remarks. But he has also apologized, spoken of his mental health challenges, and asked for people to give him a chance to prove himself while he deals with his issues.
Meanwhile, the rapper’s recent album, Vultures 1 quickly shot to the number one album in the U.S. late in Feb.
The Albuquerque Police Department released body cam footage showing an officer on horseback chasing an alleged shoplifter who was on foot.
The incident occurred “outside a Walgreens on Coors and Central,” KRQE reported. An officer had just gotten his horse out of its trailer when someone alerted them to an alleged shoplifter and the chase was on.
KATV noted that the alleged shoplifter refused the officer’s orders to stop and ran out onto the busy roadway, at which point two other mounted officers joined in the attempted apprehension.
Watch the video:
After corralling the suspect, one of the second two mounted officers dismounted and handcuffed the alleged shoplifter.
The man was identified as 30-year-old Mark Chacon. KATV reported out he was “charged with shoplifting, eluding/evading police on foot, and possession of drug paraphernalia.”
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a pro-staffer for Pulsar Night Vision. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010 and holds a Ph.D. in Military History, with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.
At Least 32 Shot During Easter Weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago
At least 32 people were shot, four of them fatally, during Easter weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.
ABC 7 reported that the weekend’s first fatal shooting occurred Friday, when a 29-year-old man was shot in a drive-by incident in a parking lot “in the 800-block of 87th Street.”
At 12:20 p.m. Saturday, a 41-year-old man was shot and fatally wounded while sitting inside a home “in the 8200 block of South Elizabeth Street.” He was transported to a hospital, where he died.
Police believe the 41-year-old was shot by someone who knew him, but no other details on the possible shooter were given.
Five females were shot on Easter Sunday at 1:00 a.m. The Associated Press noted that this shooting occurred when “an unknown assailant fired multiple shots toward them and fled the scene.”
The shooting victims were ages 6, 17, and 20, along with two 19-year-olds. One of the 19-year-olds was shot in the head and died at the scene.
The Chicago Sun-Timespointed out that 103 people were killed in Chicago January 1, 2024, through March 31, 2024.
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a pro-staffer for Pulsar Night Vision. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010 and holds a Ph.D. in Military History, with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.
Chicago Woman Accused of Stabbing 80-Year-Old Uber Driver over Simple Mistake
Prosecutors allege a woman stabbed an 80-year-old Uber driver on Monday in Chicago, Illinois, after he made a simple mistake.
An argument erupted when the driver made a wrong turn. He eventually stopped the car at a gas station on South Michigan, CWB Chicago reported Friday.
After parking, the driver instructed the suspect, identified as Priscilla Mineger, 42, to exit the vehicle. However, the woman allegedly snatched the man’s phone and got out of the car while still holding the device.
The elderly driver then tried to get the device back but the pair got into a scuffle. Mineger is accused of stabbing the man two times with a pocket knife.
While speaking with law enforcement officers, the suspect claimed her driver choked her and that was why she allegedly used the weapon.
The victim was reportedly taken to a local hospital and listed in critical condition as a result of the incident.
“Prosecutors asked Judge Maryam Ahmad to detain Mineger, but the judge decided to put her on electronic monitoring instead. She is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery of a victim over 60 years old,” the CWB Chicago report said.
The news comes after another Uber driver, identified as John Williams, picked up a passenger recently in the West Garfield Park area of Chicago and was told to “go,” Breitbart News reported.
The instruction to move was because someone was about to shoot at them.
John Williams via Storyful
“Williams accelerated and gunshots were heard as they fled the scene in the vehicle. The passenger called the police while the driver waited not far from the scene. While waiting for the police more gunshots were heard, along with seeing erratic driving, so the driver decided to not wait for police any longer,” the outlet said.
In June, a Chicago area Uber driver was pistol-whipped and carjacked while working, Fox 32 reported at the time. Dashcam video shows the moment two armed suspects get out of a white car and approach the vehicle:
Meanwhile, Breitbart News reported March 18 that eighteen individuals were shot and four of them died over the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.
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