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Thursday, August 22, 2019

The "Squad" Proves They Are Frauds. Had The Same Thing Happenned In The US Or Israel, They Would Be Screaming!

AOC, Omar, Tlaib Silent as Palestine Outlaws LGBT Activity in West Bank

BY TYLER O'NEIL AUGUST 19, 2019

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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., left, joined at right by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) have remained silent after the Palestinian Authority banned LGBT activity in the West Bank. These members of "The Squad" have supported legislation praising the Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel and voted against legislation condemning it. PJ Media reached out to them for comment on the move, and they have remained silent.

Early Monday morning, The Jerusalem Post reported that the PA and Palestine Police had outlawed LGBT activity in the West Bank and threatened to arrest members of the LGBT group Al-Qaws for Sexual & Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society. Al-Qaws was planning a gathering for members in Nablus at the end of the month. The group only has offices in Israel — in East Jerusalem and in Haifa.

Luay Zreikat, a spokesman for Palestine Police, said LGBT activities are "harmful to the higher values and ideals of Palestinian society." He added that Al-Qaws's activities are completely "unrelated to religions and Palestinian traditions and customs, especially in the city of Nablus."

Zreikat went on to accuse "dubious parties" of working to "create discord and harm civic peace in Palestinian society."

Palestine Police will chase those behind Al-Qaws and bring them to trial once arrested, the PA police spokesman warned. He appealed to Palestinians to report any person connected to the group to police.

The LGBT group condemned this threat as "incitement."

"The Palestinian police announcement about our activities is very unfortunate," Al-Qaws said in a statement. "It’s very strange that they are accusing us of being a suspicious entity working to take apart Palestinian society. Al-Qaws is a Palestinian organization that has been operating since 2001, and is carrying out educational and professional programs on sexual and gender diversity. We totally reject the attempt to create an atmosphere of prosecution and intimidation, as well threats of arrest."

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An anonymous member of the LGBT group told The Jerusalem Post that his friends have received hundreds of hate messages and threats after the police announcement.

"The attack on us is unprecedented," he said. "They are calling us traitors and corrupt people and many are calling for our execution. We are afraid for our lives."

AOC, Omar, and Tlaib are members of the far-left "Squad." The fourth member, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), voted for the House measure condemning the BDS movement. On American college campuses, the BDS movement and Students For Justice in Palestine in particular have stirred up anti-Semitism, accusing the Jewish state of Israel of running an Apartheid regime and even of being a "white supremacist state." Jewish students have faced threats and harassment at the hands of the BDS movement.

Yet in July, Omar filed a resolution in support of boycotts and told the outlet Al-Monitor that she intended the measure to support the BDS movement. Echoing this rhetoric, Omar's resolution compared the boycott of Israel to historic boycotts of Apartheid South Africa and Nazi Germany. AOC, Pressley, and Tlaib have signed on to the measure as co-sponsors.

"The Squad," notorious for their fast responses to President Donald Trump's attacks on Twitter, have remained silent so far about the Palestinian attack on Al-Qaws and LGBT activities. None of them has yet to respond to PJ Media's request for comment on Monday morning.

This story will be updated with any response.

Follow Tyler O'Neil, the author of this article, on Twitter at @Tyler2ONeil.

Thursday, April 18, 2019

What Have You Done For Me Lately??

Former NFL player Michael Sam says the LGBT community used him as a poster boy and then abandoned him

Sam is still trying to pick up the pieces of his life

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images

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In an emotional interview published on Yahoo News, former NFL player Michael Sam recounts how his life fell apart after he was celebrated as the first openly gay player in the NFL.

Sam also criticizes the LGBT community, among others, for not helping him after his life had spiraled out of control.
He faced a firestorm of public outcry and scrutiny when he was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in 2014, and cameras showed him kissing his then-fiance in celebration.
After playing for the Rams and being released, he was picked up by the Dallas Cowboys but was released without playing one down for the organization.
Sam says he began to abuse drugs and alcohol and lost control of his life.
When he found himself in a one-bedroom apartment in Dallas by the Fall of 2016, he reached out to the LGBT community who had championed him before, as well as other sports organizations and businesses.

Despite the previous support they had shown him, "no one would give me a job," he said.
"Where was the support that I got for coming out?" Sam added. "I felt like I was used by everyone."
He was partying, working out and hooked on cocaine. "I felt lost and worthless," he said.
Sam has since stopped abusing hard drugs after an ayahuasca retreat in Peru. He is working to heal his broken relationship with his family.

Here's more about Sam's NFL experiences:

Michael Sam wishes he hadn't been drafted by the Rams | THE HERD

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Americans Are "Constitutionally Ignorant"

Shock poll: A stunning number of Americans cannot name even one First Amendment right

Aug 6, 2018 9:27 am

A recent survey reveals that a shocking number of Americans value the First Amendment but cannot correctly name a single right it guarantees. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Americans cherish exercising their constitutional rights: The First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech and freedom of religion, the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms, among the dozens of others.

But how well do Americans truly know their constitutional rights? According to a recent survey on the First Amendment, not well.

What did the survey show?

The annual survey from the Freedom Forum Institute found that 23 percent of Americans believe the First Amendment “goes too far” but 74 percent of Americans disagreed — yet 40 percent could not name even one right First Amendment protects.

In fact, the First Amendment guarantees Americans five explicit rights:

free exercise of religion,
freedom of speech,
freedom to assemble,
freedom of the press, and
freedom to petition the government.

Of the 1,009 American adults surveyed, only 36 percent could correctly name one First Amendment right, only 12 percent could name two, and all five? Just one respondent correctly recalled each of the five rights protected by the First Amendment.

Meanwhile, the incorrect answer respondents recalled most was the right to bear arms, which is protected by the Second Amendment. Others cited the “right to vote,” which numerous constitutional amendments guarantee for different classes of people, but isn’t included in the First Amendment.

What else did the poll say?

Other interesting facts from the poll include:

70 percent said colleges should remove invited speakers whose remarks might incite violent protests or threaten public safety.
Democrats are more likely than Republicans to support the removal of campus speakers.
72 percent said social media companies should censor “hate speech,” but an overwhelming minority said the government should oversee such a process.
The majority of respondents believe the First Amendment protects a baker from forcibly baking a cake with a message he or she disagrees with.

The survey comes at a time when America’s younger generations are rethinking free speech and what the First Amendment should protect. An increasing number of people believe “hate speech” should be censored, violence is OK to use when protesting “offensive” college speakers, and religious protections don’t cover people who “discriminate” against the LGBT community.

Saturday, March 24, 2018

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Sunday, December 31, 2017

Freedom Of Speech Obviously Not A Right In England

UK officials call for Franklin Graham to be barred from entering the UK — see their reasoning why

Dec 30, 2017 5:48 pm

British officials want Franklin Graham barred from entering the U.K., alleging Graham is an anti-Muslim, anti-gay bigot. (Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)

Franklin Graham, son of legendary evangelist Billy Graham, won’t be allowed entry into the United Kingdom for an event next year if several UK government officials have their way. They accuse Graham of speech crimes that would be covered by the First Amendment in the United States.

What’s going on?

According to the Asheville Citizen Times, several government officials have asked the UK home secretary, Amber Rudd, to consider refusing Graham entry into the country next year when he is slated to be a featured speaker at a September festival. Ironically, the event is being organized by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association U.K., of which Graham is the president and CEO.

The officials have accused Graham of “hate speech,” citing his rhetoric against Islam, Muslims and the LGBT community. As the Guardian noted, Graham has said Islam is“an evil and very wicked religion.”

Graham’s critics even began a Change.org petition calling for the evangelist to be barred entry into the U.K. for the event. So far, the petition has 7,300 signatures.

What do Graham’s critics say?

The Change.org petition reads in part:

Unlike his father, Billy Graham, Franklin Graham engages in outspoken bigotry targeting refugees, Muslims and LGBT people. His father promoted unity and respect in communities but Franklin Graham’s extreme views promote prejudice and division.

…

Speech likely to promote prejudice and hatred is grounds for the government to refuse a visa. Help us stop this man getting a visa to come here to spread his hatred.

Meanwhile, Afzal Khan, a British member of parliament, told the Guardian that Graham’s “views are not welcome.”

Gordon Marsden, another MP, told the BBC: “I think frankly the evidence is piling up that his visit to the UK…would not be a good thing and not probably in my view a very Christian thing.” He added that Graham views are “incompatible with what Jesus said in the Bible.”

An official for the town where the event is scheduled to take place said recently about Graham: “If matters are brought to our attention that could constitute incitement to hatred, we will forward these to the relevant public authorities and should this be proved we will not hesitate to terminate this booking.”

How did Graham at the BGEA respond?

The BGEA told the Guardian the event in question is partnering with local churches to spread the Gospel.

“It will be a positive and encouraging event with music and also a message from Franklin Graham about the hope that can be found through a relationship with Jesus Christ. It will be free and everyone is invited to attend,” the group said.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Could Feinstein Have Challenge

Surprising Celebrity Challenge

To Dem Senator

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Caitlyn Jenner, the transgender Olympian formerly known as Bruce Jenner,

is seriously considering running for Senate in California—as a Republican.

During an interview with radio host John Catsimatidis on Sunday, Catsimatidis

asked Jenner what she thought would come next in her fight to make

transgender issues more mainstream.

Jenner replied that she would consider elected office, saying, “Yeah, I would

look for a senatorial run.”

“I like the political side of it,” Jenner explained. “I work very closely with a

group called the American Unity Fund whose mission statement is to get

the Republican Party to do a better job when it comes to all LGBT issues.

That’s my issue.”

Jenner, who has been a lifelong Republican, changed her gender, but didn’t

change her political beliefs.

After receiving a slew of awards in 2015 for coming out as transgender,

including the ESPY’s Arthur Ashe Courage Award and Glamour magazine’s

Woman of the Year award, she rattled the liberal left in 2016 when she backed

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) in the Republican primary, and then backed then-

Republican nominee Donald Trump in the general election.

Despite her previous support for Trump, and that she was reportedly personally

invited by the President to attend his inauguration, she has since been critical

of the Administration’s views on transgender rights.

“Over the next six months or so, I’ve gotta find out where I can do a better job,”

she said, about her potential political run. “Can I do a better job on the outside?

Kind of working the perimeter of the political scene, being open to talk to anybody? Or are you better off from the inside? And we are in the process of determining that.”

If Jenner ran in 2018 in her native California, she would face a tough challenge—

both in the Republican primary, where her gender identity could be a stumbling

block with conservative voters, and in the general election against Democrat

Dianne Feinstein, who has been serving in the U.S. Senate since 1992.

Read more at http://americanactionnews.com/articles/surprising-celebrity-challenge-to-dem-senator#ZTQodepLO7PskcbS.99