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Neil Oliver with good observations and good questions:
https://youtu.be/llPhL1JUBnw?si=01Bfm8Yqb0ykuitl
Interesting interview with female writer who is an immigrant in the Netherlands with an islamic background. She says that a lot of immigrants, muslim or not, voted Geert Wilders. Turn on english subtitles:
What came first, the chicken or the egg?
On October 23, 2022, The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, in partnership with the WHO and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, conducted The Catastrophic Contagion tabletop exercise at the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
The exercise simulated a series of WHO emergency health advisory board meetings addressing a FICTIONAL pandemic set in the near future, similar to Event 201 held on October 18, 2019 in New York with the same organizers, including the World Economic Forum’s Klaus Schwab.
Participants grappled with how to respond to an epidemic set in the near future located in one part of the world that spread rapidly becoming a pandemic with a higher rate of infection than Covid-19 and disproportionately fatality affecting CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS.
The exercise raised a pivotal question: if future pandemics have a much higher lethality than Covid-19, or for example if they affect predominately CHILDREN, would or SHOULD countries take a different, STRONGER, earlier measures to contain it, and what are those measures?
These are not purely public health and scientific decisions; they will be made by leaders in the context of POLITICAL, economic and social realities that can be anticipated and considered in advance.
—— Countries should establish a GLOBAL network of professional public leaders.
—— Countries should prioritize efforts to increase transparency TRUST in the government and public health; improve public health communication efforts
—- increase the resiliency of populations to MISLEADING information; and reduce the spread of harmful misinformation.
—— WHO member states should strengthen INTERNATIONAL systems for sharing and ALLOCATING scarce public health resources.
NEWS FROM CHINA
China offers visa-free entry to France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia for 1 year, amid a mysterious pneumonia (white lung) outbreak across the country, that mainly targets CHILDREN and YOUNG ADULTS and has overwhelmed hospitals.
Chinese authorities are censoring information about the outbreak.
Zoe Yingxue, chief physician of Tianjin Children’s Hospital, told the media that in the past week the number of medical appointments at the hospital exceeded 12,000 a day. Wait times range from 12 to 24 hours. He also said the outbreak has caused deaths from elementary schools, and there is no official notification about it.
There are reports of long wait times for cremation.
No mention of how many have been vaccinated for Covid-19.
The left-wing (trans people etc) protested Geert Wilder’s election success in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Around 5m00 right-wingers (soccer hooligans?) show up. Some shouting and posturing, the reporter gets pushed around a bit.
An influencer by the name of “Divaio” announced he was going to give away a PS5 and some money in the centre of the city of The Hague, the Netherlands. A crowd of the usual suspects showed up and became unruly, police made several arrests.
Attack on police officer at 1m33:
Am I about to be arrested for supporting the Jewish people and Israel?
Am I going to be arrested for journalism?
For hating antisemitism?
For being an ally to Jews?
Tommy Robinson – November 26, 2023
https://twitter.com/TRobinsonNewEra/status/1728765975464681496
Tommy Robinson Arrested for Doing Journalism in Sadiq Khan’s London
TheLibertyDaily – 2 hours ago
https://rumble.com/v3xyv42-tommy-robinson-arrested-for-doing-journalism-in-sadiq-khans-london.html
THIS IS LONDON: Tommy Robinson Gassed and Arrested at Protest – For Crime of Journalism and “Causing Alarm and Distress”
by Jim Hoft Nov. 26, 2023 8:15 am253 Comments
Tommy Robinson was gassed and arrested on Sunday in London after police surrounded him, gassed him, cuffed him, and dragged him away from an Anti-Israel protest in London.
Tommy was covering the protest as a journalist.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/this-is-london-tommy-robinson-gassed-arrested-protest/
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UPDATE: Tommy Robinson Pepper-Sprayed and Arrested for Marching against Hamas – Metro Police Release Statement
by Richard Abelson Nov. 26, 2023 12:40 pm59 Comments
Today, a huge march against Hamas, and anti-semitism, took place in London.
In attendance, planning to report on the event itself, was Tommy Robinson.
While Tommy was having breakfast with his team, the Met Police began to harass – and threaten him – if he did not leave London.
Tommy stood his ground, in a respectful way, and joined the march and began to livestream.
It was then, that Tommy was surrounded by around 20 police officers, who asked for his home address in front of the media.
Tommy simply asked what he had done wrong, which was absolutely nothing.
The huge mob of police officers then seized Tommy, handcuffed him, pulled his arms in the air behind his back, then pepper-sprayedhim directly in the eyes!
See below, Tommy’s eyes look scolded and he’s in pain:
They then frog-marched him away from the crowd – which was very supportive of him – and led him away.
Tommy was in visible distress because of the gas sprayed into his eyes.
They then bundled him in the back of a police riot van and took him away to an unknown police station.
While in the back of the police van, luckily Tommy was able to upload a quick video (screengrab above) showing the shocking state of his face due to being gassed by the police.
At this time, we don’t know where they have taken him.
‘Tommy Robinson’ and ‘#TwoTierPolicing’ are trending all over social media, and Tommy’s arrest is being covered by the entire British media.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/update-tommy-robinson-pepper-sprayed-arrested-marching-against/
Cultural enricher bursts into Irish post office armed with a knife shouting “Allah Akbar.” This happened two weeks ago. Did Irish media report the news? Why not?
Amir Tsarfati – November 25, 2023
https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/23692
Israel military found the vest of a Hamas terrorist next to his UNRWA identification badge. 95% of the UN workers in Gaza are Hamas people. Helping the UN is helping Hamas. UN vehicles transport Hamas terrorists and UN schools and compounds are sheltering Hamas militants.
Amir Tsarfati – November 26, 2023
https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/23704
OT/ I worry about Charlie, EB ~
The canine infection going around…
Will he be forced to wear a mask?
Get a vax?
Or a vaxx – i.e.
NOT proven safe-&-effective?MMA Champion Conor McGregor Under Investigation for ‘Online Hate Speech’ Following Remarks After Children Were Stabbed by Algerian Immigrant in Dublin
by Jim H?ft Nov. 26, 2023 11:00 am341 Comments
Former UFC champion and one of Ireland’s most prominent celebrities, Conor McGregor, finds himself in the eye of a new storm, as he is currently under investigation for comments linked to a series of violent events in Dublin involving immigrant assailants, The Sunday Times reported.
Five people, including children, were stabbed near a school in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday by a suspect whose identity has not yet been released.
Three children and two adults were taken to a nearby hospital with stab wounds. Their condition is unknown.
There are reports that the perpetrator is an Algerian immigrant.
Following the attack, five-time world champion MMA fighter and Irishman Conor McGregor weighed in on the vicious assault on the innocent children, saying, “Ireland, we are at war.”
McGregor then posted this tweet to authorities in response to the riots. “You reap what you sow.”
McGregor then lashed out at the police commissioner after his limp-wristed response to the vicious attack and resulting rioting.
“Innocent children ruthlessly stabbed by a mentally deranged non-national in Dublin, Ireland today. Our chief of police had this to say on the riots in the aftermath. Drew, not good enough. There is grave danger among us in Ireland that should never be here in the first place, and there has been zero action done to support the public in any way, shape or form with this frightening fact. NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Make change or make way. Ireland for the victory. God bless those attacked today, we pray,” he wrote.
McGregor REALLY went off: Any update on the wellbeing of those stabbed today? Absolutely horrific scenes all day, my stomach is churning. With no action being taken at all during these ever more frequent events, like literally zero action taken whatsoever, how do we expect an end to this? We need reform. WE NEED ACTION!
MMA Champion Conor McGregor Under Investigation for ‘Online Hate Speech’ Following Remarks After Children Were Stabbed by Algerian Immigrant in Dublin
by Jim H?ft Nov. 26, 2023 11:00 am341 Comments
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Former UFC champion and one of Ireland’s most prominent celebrities, Conor McGregor, finds himself in the eye of a new storm, as he is currently under investigation for comments linked to a series of violent events in Dublin involving immigrant assailants, The Sunday Times reported.
Five people, including children, were stabbed near a school in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday by a suspect whose identity has not yet been released.
Three children and two adults were taken to a nearby hospital with stab wounds. Their condition is unknown.
There are reports that the perpetrator is an Algerian immigrant.
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Following the attack, five-time world champion MMA fighter and Irishman Conor McGregor weighed in on the vicious assault on the innocent children, saying, “Ireland, we are at war.”
McGregor then posted this tweet to authorities in response to the riots. “You reap what you sow.”
McGregor then lashed out at the police commissioner after his limp-wristed response to the vicious attack and resulting rioting.
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“Innocent children ruthlessly stabbed by a mentally deranged non-national in Dublin, Ireland today. Our chief of police had this to say on the riots in the aftermath. Drew, not good enough. There is grave danger among us in Ireland that should never be here in the first place, and there has been zero action done to support the public in any way, shape or form with this frightening fact. NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Make change or make way. Ireland for the victory. God bless those attacked today, we pray,” he wrote.
McGregor REALLY went off: Any update on the wellbeing of those stabbed today? Absolutely horrific scenes all day, my stomach is churning. With no action being taken at all during these ever more frequent events, like literally zero action taken whatsoever, how do we expect an end to this? We need reform. WE NEED ACTION!
Conor McGregor demands a plan of action from the mealy-mouth officials!
“I don’t care about president higgins statement. Or Varadkars statement. Or Mary Lou’s. Or Justice McEntee’s. Or Garda commissioner’s. Announce our plan of action!! What are we waiting for? Your statements of nothing are absolutely worthless to the solving of this issue. Take Action!! Fix this situation IMMEDIATELY!”
The comments, which appeared on McGregor’s social media platforms, hinted at a deep-seated issue within Dublin’s immigrant community, with McGregor making direct references to the recent stabbing of children in the city. The remarks suggest a rise in criminal activity tied to immigrants, igniting a firestorm of reactions from both supporters and critics.
For instance, Ireland’s Tanaiste Micheal Martin described McGregor’s comments as “absolutely disgraceful” and indicative of inciting hate, particularly in light of the violence that erupted on the streets of Dublin following these remarks?.
Labour Party TD Aodhan O’Riordain told the Irish Sun that Conor McGregor and others must be held responsible for their statements. He accused the UFC fighter of inciting anger through his online comments.
According to The Sunday Times, the Irish police force, known as the gardai, is currently evaluating McGregor’s social media posts as part of an investigation into the spread of online hate speech.
“McGregor’s posts are being assessed by the gardai, the Irish police, as part of an inquiry into the dissemination of online hate speech. The inquiry is being led by Justin Kelly, an assistant garda commissioner,” the outlet reported.
The investigation comes on the heels of Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar’s pledge to reinforce laws against hate speech in the country. Varadkar vows to crack down on free speech and would empower police to use facial-recognition technology to track protesters.
“We need laws to be able to go after them individually … They’re to blame and we’re going to get them,” Varadkar said.
“We’re a country of migrants. We’ve gone all over the world as a people,” he said. “Our public services wouldn’t operate without migration. There’d be nobody to look after the sick or to care for the old, certainly not enough people.”
“When I go into big companies, whether it’s tech companies or companies that produce medical devices or pharmaceuticals, I see how diverse the workforce is,” he said. “And these are the companies and the people who pay massive amounts of tax that allow us to build social housing and schools, and to fund our public services and our welfare system. If it wasn’t for migrants, this country would be a vastly inferior place to what it is.”
Politico reported:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/martial-artist-superstar-conor-mcgregor-under-investigation-online/
Is America Short of Heavy Weapons?
by Guest Contributor Nov. 26, 2023 9:45 am201 Comments
By Patrick Drennan
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President Joe Biden echoed former President Franklin Roosevelt when he called America the arsenal of democracy. With wars raging on two fronts, Israel and Ukraine, and China threatening to invade Taiwan, how stretched is the American arsenal?
First Israel
Israel receives about $3 billion worth of military aid annually. U.S. aid to Israel is mainly in the form of grants to American manufacturers- a type of subsidy. U.S. military aid also has helped Israel build its domestic defense industry, which now ranks as one of the top global exporters of arms. Fourteen Israeli defense companies, such as Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael, and Elbit Systems export nearly 70% of their products abroad.
The Republican-led U.S. Congress proposed an Israeli-only defense aid package that they knew would die in the Senate. This has only affected U.S. arms manufacturers, because the Israeli conflict with Hamas has reached a stage where this aid is no longer required. Sure, the Israeli would like more support for their air defense systems and more bunker buster bombs, but they can proceed without them.
What about Ukraine?
America has given Ukraine about $46 billion dollars of military aid in 2022 – $23.5 billion of that is military equipment (the remainder is grants, training and financial aid). The total value of U.S. military equipment has not been successfully audited in years, but procurement of new weapons and systems cost $136 billion in 2022, and $107 billion was spent on research and development. In comparison the European Union has given $27 billion dollars of military aid to Ukraine, mainly military equipment.
So, is American miliary stock severely reduced?
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/is-america-short-heavy-weapons/
Ukrainian officers and soldiers SELL their Western weapons to their Russian counterparts. Such friendly transactions go on all the time. (They all speak Russian.)
For a while the RF paid bounties for certain things, like Bradley and Leopard MBTs. But motivation for the latter made bounties unnecessary. Everybody knew the meaning of an Iron Cross on a tank. Grandpa had told them all about murderous Nazi invaders riding their “Tigers”. On the very same blood-soaked land.
Today there was a video of the FIRST American “Challenger” on the front. For sure it’s been stripped of proprietary tech; it won’t last long. Piles of costly foreign junk will sit in front of the corresponding embassies in Moscow.
Within the first five days of the grand “Zaporozhia Counteroffensive” so many Bradleys “perished”, the area will be known forever as “Bradley Sq.”.
FPV drones kill off these beasts almost immediately. So soldiers hate them, sabotage them. Or abandon them ASAP. Many, many (drone-taken) videos of that. Israelis have developed “anti-drone screens”. We’ll see how that works.
Not Challenger – that’s UK.
I meant the American *ABRAMS*. Stripped of its depleted uranium reinforced armor.
China, US exchange accusations over US vessel in South China Sea
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BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China and the United States exchanged accusations at the weekend over the disputed South China Sea, after China’s military said it had driven away a U.S. warship that the U.S. Navy said was on a routine freedom of navigation operation.
According to a post on the official WeChat social media account of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Southern Theatre Command on Saturday, the Chinese military deployed its naval and air forces to “track, monitor and warn away” the U.S. destroyer.
The U.S. Navy said on Sunday that the Hopper had “asserted navigational rights in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law”.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion of annual ship-borne commerce, including parts claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2016 said China’s claims had no legal basis.
The Philippines and Australia began their first joint sea and air patrols in the sea on Saturday, days after Beijing accused Manila of enlisting foreign forces to patrol the South China Sea, referring to joint patrols by the Philippine and U.S. militaries.
This weekend’s incident, China said, “proves that the United States is an out-and-out ‘security risk creator’ in the South China Sea”.
Lieutenant Kristina Weidemann, deputy spokesperson for the U.S. 7th Fleet, said in an emailed statement: “The United States challenges excessive maritime claims around the world regardless of the identity of the claimant.
“Unlawful and sweeping maritime claims in the South China Sea pose a serious threat to the freedom of the seas.”
Earlier this month, the United States and China held talks on maritime issues, including the contested South China Sea, where the U.S. underscored concerns about what it called “dangerous and unlawful” Chinese actions, the U.S. State Department said.
https://news.yahoo.com/china-says-us-destroyer-entered-105603768.html
Shut up, China.
Japan and Australia rescued a ship from Iranian fiends in the Red Sea today. Two Chinese vessels were just sitting there, watching.
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Three Top Palestinian College Students Fatally Shot in Vermont
Three top Palestinian college students were fatally shot in what is being characterized as a “bias attack.” The victims, who were attending woke institutions such as Harvard, Brown University, and Trinity University, were targeted while on their way to a family dinner in Vermont’s bustling city of Burlington, the New York Post reported.
The Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) named the individuals involved as Hiham Awartani, Tahseen Ali, and Kenan Abdulhamid, who had gathered to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday break.
Authorities transported the victims to the University of Vermont Medical Center. The Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) reported that two of the individuals were in intensive care, with one suffering from extremely critical and severe injuries.
No shooter has been identified yet, according to police. Meanwhile, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has announced a reward of $10,000 for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the shooting, NECN reported.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/three-top-palestinian-college-students-fatally-shot-vermont/
None of them were from Harvard.
How many other details are wrong?
Iranian-Backed Houthis Hijack Israel-Linked Ship the Central Park Tanker in Red Sea
by Jim Hoft Nov. 26, 2023 2:00 pm32 Comments
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels seized the Central Park tanker in the Red Sea on Sunday. The Liberian-flagged ship is managed by Zodiac Maritime.
Three ships are now under their control.
The Jewish Press reported: An Israeli-owned cargo ship was damaged in an Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drone attack in the Indian Ocean this past Friday. One week ago, an Israel-linked cargo ship in the southern Red Sea was also hijacked by the Houthis.
According to Lord Bebo.
https://twitter.com/MyLordBebo/status/1728800712866373719
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/iranian-backed-houthis-hijack-israel-linked-ship-central/
(Richard: Unless I am mistake this is the third attack on an Israeli leased ship, but only 2 are in the Houthi possession. In her latest analysis JE Dyer ( https://theoptimisticconservative.wordpress.com/2023/11/21/how-not-to-do-deterrence/ ) makes the point that we should be busy taking out the rocket launchers and the helicopters that are used in the hijackings. Instead our puppet President is setting around waiting for WWIII to erupt so he can
surrenderdecide what to do.)Lord Bebo is an excellent, semi-official Russian reporter. This was written before Japan and Australia rescued the ship. Who knows if Lord Bebo will update his readers?
The price of energy goes up anyway as insurance rates rise. By failing to respond appropriately, we’re aiding and abetting our putative enemies. But with the puppet-masters running the show, the identity of “we” and the “enemy” is unclear.
Insurance companies – Wall St. and Fleet St.?
FLASHBACK VIDEO: Nancy Pelosi’s Filmmaker Daughter Alexandra Pelosi Caught on Tape REFUTING J6 NARRATIVE – Admitting Jan. 6 Protests Not an Insurrection, DC Courts Too Biased
by Jim Hoft Nov. 26, 2023 3:20 pm0 Comments
This video was originally poasted at The Gateway Pundit back in Feruary.
We noticed that it was once again making the rounds this weekend so we decided to repost with context.
Thanks to the J6 defendant who gave us this footage.
It is widely known that Nancy Pelosi’s daughter Alexandra Pelosi produced an HBO documentary on the January 6, 2021, protests and riots in Washington, DC.
In October 2022, CNN released never-before-seen footage of Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 — the two people who refused to call in the National Guard prior to that day and during the rioting.
The footage on January 6 inside the US Capitol was filmed of Nancy’s daughter Alexandra. Nancy’s son-in-law was outside during the protests filming the “insurrection.”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/flashback-video-nancy-pelosis-filmmaker-daughter-alexandra-pelosi/
Retailers Lost Over $4.4 Billion in Democrat-Run New York Due to Organized Shoplifting
by David Greyson Nov. 26, 2023 5:20 pm0 Comments
Organized shoplifting has impacted New York retailers greatly. The Democrat-run state and its soft-on-crime policies have resulted in huge losses for businesses.
In 2022, there was an estimated $4.4 billion loss for retailers across the state of New York. Store owners are not happy about Governor Hochul’s approach to handling this situation.
Democrat Governor Hochul recently vetoed a bill that would have facilitated the issue of dealing with organized theft rings. A spokesperson for the Governor said the $35 million cost for the proposal was not in the budget.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/retailers-lost-4-4-billion-democrat-run-new/
NFL RedZone Studio Evacuated, Emergency Sirens Blast During Live Game (VIDEO)
by Anthony Scott Nov. 26, 2023 7:40 pm29 Comments
Football fans watching the NFL RedZone broadcast of the Buffalo Bills vs. the Philadelphia Eagles were quite confused when an emergency alarm started to sound off during the middle of the live broadcast.
NFL RedZone Host Scott Hansen was calling the game when all of a sudden, an alarm started to sound in the background of the NFL RedZone studio in Inglewood, California.
Hanson, entirely shocked by the alarm, told viewers, “This is the first in my twenty-something years of broadcasting career.”
He continued, “We have an alarm going off in the studios of NFL RedZone right now, in our studios here in Inglewood, California. We are being told we need to evacuate the building. We do not know the nature of the emergency.”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/nfl-redzone-studio-evacuated-emergency-sirens-blast-during/
(Richard: The left and the Jihadists have been working hard to destroy Western Civilization and force us to live in the 7th Century, in this case they have succeeded with this one man. Part of the problem is the degrading of the value of human life, this started with the push for abortion on demand. The abortion on demand has devalued human life by making it legal to kill the most vulnerable of all humans, the unborn child. We have deliberately been decivilized, the thing the left has ignored is that civilized people can learn to live and thrive in an uncivilized culture but the uncivilized will always loose when this happens. Welcome to the nightmare I have seen developing, I don’t know if we will succeed in ending this chaos with a new civilization of if we are doomed to descend into a new Dark Age.)
Jogger Charged with Manslaughter After Evening Run, Prosecutors Say His Phone Holds Record of the Crime
by Jack Gist, The Western Journal Nov. 26, 2023 6:40 pm178 Comments
The devil delights in a world where dehumanizing your fellow man — no matter how absurd — is easy. We live in that world.
In one high-profile example, there are those of the LGBT community who are out in the streets dehumanizing Jews by defending Hamas — a terrorist organization that would have all LGBT people eliminated from the planet if it could.
Less dramatic but equally tragic is the homeless problem plaguing our country, especially in California. Video clips of people living in tents on city streets — some openly doing drugs, others talking to invisible entities residing in their heads, and still others defecating on sidewalks — abound on the internet. For many, images like these dehumanize the homeless.
Dehumanization leads to the senseless taking of human life. In a recent example of senseless death — a phenomenon that has become all too common — a California jogger killed a man who was in the way of his afternoon run. If that’s not bad enough, the jogger recorded himself taking the man’s life.
And now that man is facing criminal charges.
A news release from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office issued on Nov. 20 stated, “A Garden Grove man has been charged with felony voluntary manslaughter for shooting and killing a homeless man he had just woken up for blocking the sidewalk while he was sleeping. The victim threw a shoe at the shooter seconds before the shooting. The incident was captured on video by the shooter.
“Craig Sumner Elliott, 68 … has also been charged with one felony enhancement of personal use of a firearm,” the release continued. “He faces a maximum sentence of 21 years in state prison if convicted on all charges.”
At 68 years old, a sentence that long would likely mean death in prison for Elliott.
The incident occurred around 3 p.m. on September 28. Elliot was jogging with a pushcart and his two dogs. While passing through the 10400 block of Katella Avenue, about 2 miles from Disneyland, Elliott allegedly came across Antonio Garcia Avalos, 40, an unhoused man sleeping across the sidewalk.
According to the DA’s office, Elliott used the pushcart to “nudge Avalos in an attempt to wake him up.” Avalos responded by “yelling at Elliott to get away from him.
“Elliott is accused of recording Avalos and grabbing a handgun from his pushcart,” according to the news release. He was carrying the weapon legally. He had a concealed carry permit issued by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
According to the DA’s office, Elliott recorded Avalos on his phone standing up and throwing a shoe. Elliott ducked to avoid the shoe and then shot Avalos three times. Avalos later died from the wounds.
“This is a tragic set of circumstances that unfolded in the worst possible way over a minor inconvenience of a blocked sidewalk, and a man is dead as a result,” Orange County district attorney Todd Spitzer said.
It’s tragic because it appears to be senseless. Elliot will have his day in court. Maybe he will claim he thought the shoe was an IED and Avalos was an Islamic terrorist or a crazed Jewish militant out to commit genocide. Fear breeds irrationality. Irrationality is the devil’s playground.
Homeless people getting killed is common in California. In 2022, homeless people made up nearly a quarter of Los Angeles’ murder victims, according to KNBC.
The homeless crisis is plaguing many American cities. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, homelessness reached record highs “in the history of data collection” in 2022. There’s no reason to think the rate subsided in 2023 with the economic woes brought on by Bidenomics human dignity — just the opposite.
Homeless people are the victims and enablers of the homeless crisis. Many homeless suffer from drug addiction, poverty and/or mental illness. That’s not an excuse but a fact. Most homeless, it is safe to assume, don’t want to be homeless. Those who do are likely insane.
The bottom line is that homeless people are still people. They are not vermin to be shot on the streets like rats in a cage.
Provoking a homeless person and then responding with fatal force — if that is what Elliott did — is never a good solution. In this case, it looks like one man is dead and another risks dying in prison because of a lack of respect for human dignity.
We live in a world where Christianity is desperately needed. Christians hold human dignity in the highest esteem and are taught to hate the sin but love the sinner. If Elliot put more store in human dignity than his own convenience, he wouldn’t be charged with a crime and a man would still be alive.
The devil hates that.
Guns aren’t the problem. A lack of respect for human life is.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/jogger-charged-manslaughter-evening-run-prosecutors-say-phone/
Rep. Mike Gallagher Says FBI and CDC Refuse to Investigate Illegal Secret CCP-Linked Biolab in California (VIDEO)
by Jim H?ft Nov. 26, 2023 8:20 pm0 Comments
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In a revealing interview on “Sunday Morning Futures” with host Sean Duffy, Rep. Mike Gallagher, Chairman of the House Select Committee on China, brought to light a concerning issue of national security. The Wisconsin Congressman and former Marine, who served two tours in Iraq, discussed the illegal Chinese lab discovered in Wheatley, California, which the FBI and the CDC refuse to investigate.
As The Gateway Pundit reported in July, an illegal bio lab was discovered in a believed-to-be vacant building in Reedley, California in Fresno County on March 3.
City code enforcement stumbled upon the building in December 2022 when they discovered a garden hose running up into the building through a hole in the wall. In March, they obtained a warrant to inspect the property, and in April, the Fresno County Department of Public Health ordered an inspection of the facility.
Investigators inspected the building that contained the lab in July and found a room used to make COVID-19 tests and pregnancy tests. They also found over 35 freezers and refrigeration units that contained “thousands of bodily fluids, serums, tissues, and other medical items.”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/rep-mike-gallagher-says-fbi-cdc-refuse-investigate/
Former White House Doctor Ronny Jackson Sounds Alarm on Biden’s Rapid Cognitive Decline (VIDEO)
by David Greyson Nov. 26, 2023 7:00 pm154 Comments
Former White House doctor and current Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson (R) was on Fox News Friday evening to discuss Biden’s rapid cognitive decline.
Rep. Jackson expressed concern over Biden’s age and the decline of his cognitive abilities. Joe Biden just celebrated his 81st birthday last week which makes him the oldest man to hold the highest office in the nation.
The Texas Congressman said Joe Biden’s cognitive decline is “happening quickly.”
Fox News reported:
Dr. Jackson is speaking with a lot of experience. He has been the White House Physician for three Presidents including George W. Bush, Obama and Trump.
“It’s just unbelievable how much he’s degenerated just during his time in office. We cannot afford to have this man in office for the remainder of this term and then [for] another four years after that. He’s already putting us at great risk right now,” Jackson told Fox News.
Biden’s declining health is not a new issue. It has been evident for some time including falling on various occasions.
Dr. Ronny Jackson has repeatedly sounded the alarm on Joe Biden’s dementia, health issues and old age.
The Gateway Pundit reported back in April when Dr. Ronnie Jackson said that Biden should take a cognitive test or drop out of the presidential race.
The Gateway Pundit reported on his assessment of Biden’s recent health report as ‘alarming’ and accused the White House physician of covering up Biden’s cognitive decline.
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/former-white-house-doctor-ronny-jackson-sounds-alarm/
Israel war: Pro-Palestinian protesters shut down Manhattan Bridge
by Samuel Schaffer – November 26, 2023
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/israel-war-pro-palestinian-protesters-manhattan-bridge
Pro-Hamas Cultists Shut Down Manhattan Bridge
TheLibertyDaily – 4 hours ago
https://rumble.com/v3y1esc-pro-hamas-cultists-shut-down-manhattan-bridge.html
Jordan is Palestine!
Arab states condemn Wilders for push to relocate Palestinians to Jordan
Amir Tsarfati – November 26, 2023
https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/23736
Geert Wilders Correctly Notes That Jordan Is ‘Palestine’
by Catherine Salgado – November 26, 2023
Hallelujah! There is a politician who actually knows history! Geert Wilders, who just won an election victory in the Netherlands, caused uproar after stating the simple historical fact that Jordan is the Arab nation that “Palestinians” keep claiming they don’t have.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2023/11/26/netherlands-geert-wilders-correctly-notes-jordan-is-palestine-n4924220
May 15, 2021
https://twitter.com/geertwilderspvv/status/1393507514780684290
August 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/geertwilderspvv/status/501450845666676737
Jimmy on The Party of a New Type: Alex on Esoterics and UFOs,
J.R. Nyquist – November 26, 2023
https://jrnyquist.blog/2023/11/26/jimmy-on-the-party-of-a-new-type-alex-on-esoterics-and-ufos/
The Trevor Loudon Report
LFA TV – November 26, 2023
https://rumble.com/v3xy8jo–the-trevor-loudon-report-11.26.23-4pm.html