Missouri AG: Rioters Freed Because of Liberal, Soros-Funded City Attorney

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‘It’s unfathomable that every single person arrested that night has been released…’

(Claire Russel, Liberty Headlines) After prison officials in St. Louis, Missouri, released more than 30 rioters this weekend, state Attorney General Eric Schmitt said Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner—whose campaign was funded by leftist billionaire George Soros—is to blame.

St. Louis police arrested 36 people between Sunday and Tuesday, including 25 of the rioters who were present when four officers were shot, according to St.Louis 5 KSDK.

These rioters could have been charged with misdemeanors and/or felonies for burglaries, property damage, assault, stealing and unlawful use of a weapon, the outlet reported. But Gardner chose not to charge them at all, which means law enforcement was forced to release the alleged offenders after 24 hours.

For at least eight of the alleged offenders, the police department is directly applying for charges since Gardner has not brought them on the department’s behalf.

“Two were released after being issued a summons, eight were released after prosecutors refused to immediately file charges and the remainder were released while police apply for charges,” police spokeswoman Michelle Woodling said in a statement.

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Gardner, who recently kicked off her reelection campaign, has accepted more than $30,000 from Soros through his super PAC.

This connection is particularly troubling considering Soros allegedly had a hand in the Ferguson riots after the police shooting of Michael Brown, according to Joe Steigner, president of the St. Louis Police Officers Association.

Gardner claimed in a statement that she did not pursue charges against the rioters because to do so without sufficient evidence would be “unethical.” But Schmitt argued that there was more than enough evidence with “the kind of level of violence and rioting that went on.”

“Police officers being shot and shot at, a retired police captain being murdered, people throwing rocks and gasoline and frozen water bottles at police officers, firefighters being assaulted and blocked from doing their job, businesses that have served the community for years being burned to the ground, it’s unfathomable that every single person arrested that night has been released,” he said.

Bail ‘Reform’ Laws Let Rioters Back on the Streets Within Hours of Arrest

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‘This has been put in motion by our politicians that have allowed the criminal element to feel as if there’s no consequences for any crime…’

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(Michael Barnes, Liberty Headlines) As riots engulf cities across the country, new bail reform laws are allowing alleged criminals to return to the streets shortly after they’re arrested.

Law enforcement officials say the criminal catch-and-release policies are a significant contributing factor to the widespread civil unrest — and it’s getting worse.

“This has been put in motion by our politicians that have allowed the criminal element to feel as if there’s no consequences for any crime that you do and now you’ve seen this coming out,” Louis Turco, head of the NYPD Lieutenants Benevolent Association, told The Washington Post.

“Now they go home and tell all their friends, ‘Listen, I got out the next day and nothing’s going to happen to me,’” he said.

Hundreds of looters and rioters were arrested and released almost immediately in New York City over the past few days, causing untold property damage and violence.

Former NYPD Detective Oscar Odom said he believes “99.9 percent” of them went right back to looting.

Halfway across the county in St. Louis, Missouri, scores of rioters were arrested and released this week even as four police officers were shot in a single night of violence and destruction.

Retired police captain David Dorn, a 77-year-old African American, was also killed when he tried to defend a friend’s small business.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt blamed St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who was elected with the help of a George Soros funded PAC.

Soros has funded left-wing city attorneys, state prosecutors and district attorneys in recent years in a strategic attempt to take over the criminal-justice systems in key cities across the country.

Soros funded the election of Cook County, Illinois, prosecutor Kim Foxx, who notably dropped criminal charges against the disgraced “race hoax” actor Jussie Smollett last year. Soros also spent millions helping Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.

Krasner, who sued the Philadelphia Police Department 75 times before becoming the city’s top law enforcement official, ushered in bail reform last year.

California was the first state to ban cash bail entirely. New Jersey soon followed, then New York last year.

According to an NYPD report released in March, about 90 percent of New York state’s arrests are eligible for bail reform, meaning alleged criminals are free to go after being processed.

In the first 58 days of 2020, 482 people who had been arrested on charges where a cash bail was prohibited went on to commit 846 new crimes.

“Thirty-five percent of the new crimes were for arrests in seven major crime categories—murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and grand larceny auto—that is nearly triple the amount of those crimes committed in the same 58 days in 2019.”

For decades, a group of public safety volunteers known as the “Guardian Angels” has put their lives on the line to defend New Yorkers from crime. The group’s famed leader, Curtis Silwa, now 66, says the bail reform law is something criminals are bragging about in the streets.

“It has almost become a badge of courage for [the looters],” said Sliwa.

“They get out in a few hours and get to tell their friends they got written up. It’s like earning their stripes,” he continued. “But we don’t back down, and we don’t surrender or retreat.”

NYTimes Staffers Complain after Editorial Board Publishes GOP Senator’s Op-Ed

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‘As a black woman, as a journalist, as an American, I am deeply ashamed that we ran this…’

(Claire Russel, Liberty Headlines) After the New York Times editorial board published an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., in which he advocated for the use of military force to put down violent riots, tens of Times staffers took to Twitter to publicly shame their employer.

Several others shared an image of Cotton’s headline and said, “Running this puts Black @NYTimes staff in danger.”

In his op-ed, Cotton defended President Donald Trump’s right to invoke the Insurrection Act, which would “restore order to our streets” by providing an “overwhelming show of force.”

Trump warned during his address on Monday night that he would not hesitate to use the military if need be, but such a move has not yet been announced.

A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of the New York Times, stood by the decision to publish the Cotton op-ed, according to the Washington Post.

In a letter to staff he said it was important for the Times to “provide readers a diversity of perspectives,” especially “those that challenge the positions taken by our editorial board.”

Despite the paper’s undeniable leftward slant, Democrat activists and campaign operatives have actively attempted to pressure the Times and other media organizations by suggesting that any coverage that cast a positive light on Trump or did not contextualize his presidency through a prism of radical progressivism was indicative of a pro-Trump bias.

On Wednesday, several Democratic politicians including former presidential candidate Julian Castro and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio–Cortez waged a similar campaign to force the paper to rewrite its front-page headline.

RUBIO: Chi-Comm Monitors Prevent Guest Students from Learning 'Western Ideas'

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‘When you are doing research or you are drawing compensation from a foreign state, particularly China … that has to be something that is disclosed…’

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(Joshua Paladino, Liberty Headlines) Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said Chinese students do not absorb “Western ideas” when they study at American universities because “they are being watched” by the Chinese Communist Party.
Rubio made the comments on Wednesday in a discussion with Campus Reform and the Leadership Institute about the influence that the Chinese government has on American universities, according to a press release.
He said Chinese foreign-exchange students do not get “the full university experience” because the Chinese government monitors them “to prevent them from becoming infected with Western ideas, human rights, freedom of speech and the like.”
U.S. officials generally take into account the influence that the Chinese government has on its students but still believe that “diversity, plurality of opinions and our society” will “balance it out,” Rubio said.
“I don’t believe Chinese students are getting that experience any longer when they come to the U.S., and that is not a conspiracy theory,” Rubio said. “That is something that we have been able to document and to see and many on campuses will tell you it’s been a reality as well.”
He said the United States needs to be more cautious about admitting Chinese graduate students and about “foreign nationals of a variety of different places who are known for active efforts to steal trade secrets and technological secrets.”
Following revelations that professors at America’s once-prestigous institutions lied about taking Chinese money, Rubio called for financial-disclosure laws.
“When you are doing research or you are drawing compensation from a foreign state, particularly China, who has a track record of trying to steal research or at a minimum getting you to duplicate it for them, that has to be something that is disclosed and there needs to be criminal penalties for people that deliberately hide it,” he said.

Public Health Officials Claim Racism a Bigger Threat Than Coronavirus

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‘We express solidarity and gratitude toward demonstrators who have already taken on enormous personal risk to advocate for their own health…’

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(Claire Russel, Liberty Headlines) In a public letter, dozens of public health officials downplayed the risks of the coronavirus as they relate to mass protests,

After months of hyping the deadly virus threat as justification for economy-wrecking lock-down measures, the so-called medical experts instead proffered their opinion that racism and white supremacy were the real public-health threats.

“White supremacy is a lethal public health issue that predates and contributes to COVID-19,” the letter states, according to NPR.

The health officials also discouraged local governments from breaking up crowd demonstrations “under the guise of maintaining public health,” since forceful measurers, such as tear gas, smoke, and other irritants, “can make people more susceptible to infection and worsen existing health conditions.”

“The paramount public health problem of pervasive racism,” the letter states. “We express solidarity and gratitude toward demonstrators who have already taken on enormous personal risk to advocate for their own health, the health of their communities, and the public health of the United States.”

Several other prominent health agencies have also released statements arguing that “racism is a public health issue”:

Similarly, the American Medical Association slammed police brutality as a “critical determinant of health.”

“Police violence is a striking reflection of our American legacy of racism—a system that assigns value and structures opportunity while unfairly advantaging some and disadvantaging others based on their skin color,” the AMA said.

Also on Friday, the American College of Physicians said in a statement that it is “gravely concerned” about law enforcement’s habit of “endangering” African Americans “and even costing them their lives.”

“ACP has long held that hate crimes, prejudice, discrimination, harassment and violence against any person based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, or country of origin is a public health issue,” said the ACP.

Despite the claims, no scientific evidence exists that links ideological views with a specific medical condition.

However, the economic toll of the erstwhile coronavirus hysteria did result in further oppression of the black community. Among the brutal impacts were job losses for many low-wage earners that resulted in evictions and deprived children of both food sources and educational opportunities by closing schools.

Twitter CEO Donates to Colin Kaepernick's Legal Defense Fund for Rioters

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‘We’re also working w/ our lawyers to file civil rights cases against the police for their terroristic acts…’

(Joshua Paladino, Liberty Headlines) Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donated $3 million to Colin Kaepernick‘s legal-defense fund for protesters and rioters who the police arrest, TMZ reported.
Kaepernick, a former NFL player who became a radical left-wing activist, started the Know Your Rights Camp in 2016 to “teach” children about social and racial injustice, ESPN reported.
Dorsey granted the money to Kaepernick’s organization through his Start Small, LLC.


As Twitter silences conservative voices, Dorsey lends his money to a group that will defend the “freedom fighters” who are terrorizing America’s communities.
Black liberationist groups seek to establish a neo-Marxist society by dismantling capitalism, eliminating law enforcement, and enacting a socialist economic and social program.
The Know Your Rights Camp website displays a Black Power symbol, a fist raised in the air, on its home page.
In a tweet with the same symbol, the group claims police are terrorists.


The Know Your Rights Camp said it seeks the “creation of new systems that elevate the next generation of change leaders,” according to NOQ Report.
Kaepernick’s group uses every emergency to promote racial division. The group promoted “a federal investigation into the racial disparities that have led to a disproportionate number of African Americans and other minorities being impacted by COVID-19” on Twitter.
The controversial Nike pitchman also has given money to other leftist causes, such as the effort to force mail-only ballots in the November election, which many skeptics have denounced as a blatant attempt to commit vote fraud.

Florida Mayor Bans Sale of Guns, Ammunition During Riots

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‘We were already at two, three times more than the average in sales in general…’

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(Claire Russel, Liberty Headlines) West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James issued a state of emergency on Sunday and banned the sale of firearms and ammunition due to the riots taking place in the area.

The riots present a “clear and present danger,” James said in the declaration. To minimize that danger, West Palm Beach residents will no longer be able to sell or buy “any ammunition or gun or other firearm of any size of description” for the duration of the order, according to WTVX.

“The intentional display by or in any store or shop of any ammunition or gun or other firearm of any size of description” is also banned, as well as “the intentional possession in a public place of a firearm by any person, except a duly authorized law enforcement official or person in military service acting in the official performance of her or his duty.”

After facing backlash, James defended the decision to restrict citizens’ rights, arguing that “the public’s safety is my top priority.”

Citizens across the country have been stocking up on firearms and ammunition to arm themselves against violent rioters and looters.

Gun and ammunition sales began to rise in mid-March when the coronavirus pandemic began, and will likely surge once again in June, according to gun manufacturers.

Alabama gun stores reported an uptick in sales after the first round of protests, as did Los Angeles stores.

“Everyone is making ammo runs,” said Russell England, the owner of Alabama Guns and Outdoors, according to AL.com.

Daniel Kash, the owner of LAX Range and Ammo has also seen more people practicing now that outdoor ranges have reopened, according to ABC-7.

“Online our website had a three time increase last night. We were already at two, three times more than the average in sales in general. It was way more than that when the whole coronavirus first started, but now it keeps getting to another level,” he said.

With the onset of the health crisis in March, after many state and local governments imposed restrictive lock-down orders, law enforcement and other authorities in some areas, including Los Angeles, faced legal challenges for attempting to categorize gun shops or to implement other administrative policies to slow the permit process.

Most of those efforts were either dropped after the lawsuits were filed or else reversed by court decisions.

Raleigh Police Surrender to Race-Rioters after Crackdown on ‘Non-Essential’ COVID Protests

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Raleigh Police Surrender to Race-Rioters after Crackdown on ‘Non-Essential’ COVID Protests

‘It was clear that the sentiments expressed by the protestors and the chief during the exchange were heartfelt…’

(Ben Sellers, Liberty Headlines) The same virtue-signaling police force that tried two months ago to suppress right-wing anti-lockdown demonstrations by deeming them “non-essential” symbolically surrendered on Wednesday to rioters who were violating a citywide curfew to demand racial justice.

Raleigh Police Chief Cassandra Deck–Brown approached a group of protesters with her hands raised and unilaterally decided to ignore the city’s 8 p.m. curfew ordinance, instead extending it until 9:45 p.m., according to WRAL.

“Although the conversation seemed tense at some moments, it was clear that the sentiments expressed by the protestors and the chief during the exchange were heartfelt,” said a press release issued by the police department.

“The chief quietly listened and patiently answered their questions, encouraging them to voice their concerns in a constructive manner,” it continued.

While the protesters in the video appear to be nonviolent, the rioting off-camera in Raleigh has terrorized the community and left some local businesses in shambles.

Parker Kennedy, the owner of Raleigh’s Caffe Luna, told WRAL that prior to the implementation of the curfew, looters broke about 10 windows and stole cases of wine on Saturday.

They also fired deadly projectiles at the restaurant with patrons inside still finishing their dinner.

“They had a potato gun and a big chunk of asphalt in it … and they shot it through the window and projected into the restaurant about 25 feet,” Kennedy said. “Of course, the customers are terrified, obviously.”

A ‘Viral’ Contradiction

The exchange came as the total number of U.S. cases of coronavirus continued to surge past 1,800,000. Of those, African–Americans comprise nearly a quarter of the infected COVID-19 victims, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

According to some recent reports, George Floyd, the Minneapolis man whose death triggered the mass protests, may have tested positive for the virus.

The nationwide death toll passed the 106,000 mark on Wednesday, with nearly 40 of those confirmed deaths occurring in Wake County, where the North Carolina capital is located.

During Wednesday’s exchange in Raleigh, however, Deck–Brown does not appear to be wearing a face mask or practicing safe social-distancing as recommended by the state’s current safety protocols.

Raleigh PD’s response to the recent “demonstrations” stood in dramatic contrast with the department’s handling of earlier, nonviolent civil-disobedience during daylight hours by a group of First Amendment activists opposed to Gov. Roy Cooper‘s capricious lock-down orders.

Those orders, like many issued by blue-state governors throughout the country, mandated social distancing of at least 6 feet and limited public gatherings to no more than 10 people.

An anonymous police spokesperson later tweeted an explanation that went viral and became a rallying cry for the ReopenNC movement and others nationwide.

The backlash led Cooper and local authorities to relent somewhat in their oppressive crackdowns on dissent.

However, the state remains under phase 2 of the controversial orders, which still impose a restricted capacity for many businesses and prevent most church services from resuming.

Cooper, a Democrat, also declared this week that he would not commit to allowing the Republican National Convention in Charlotte to proceed as normal at full capacity this August.

President Donald Trump condemned the politically motivated decision and announced he would seek other venues for his televised speech.

NFL’s Drew Brees Apologizes for Pro-Flag Stance After Wokesters Blast Him

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NFL’s Drew Brees Apologizes for Pro-Flag Stance After Wokesters Blast Him

‘I stand with the black community in the fight against systemic racial injustice…’

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(Michael Barnes, Liberty Headlines) On Wednesday, NFL star Drew Brees said he would never agree with “disrespecting the flag of the United States of America.”

But by Thursday morning, Brees issued a groveling apology amid a tsunami of angry activist backlash.

In a long Instagram explanation, the New Orleans Saints quarterback backtracked his pro-American comments, saying they were “insensitive” and “missed the mark.”

“They lacked awareness and any type of compassion or empathy. Instead, those words have become divisive and hurtful and have misled people into believing that somehow I am an enemy,” he wrote.

Less than 24-hours earlier, Brees spoke about the American flag with reverence and likened standing for the national anthem to saluting the military.

“I envision my two grandfathers, who fought for this country during World War II, one in the Army and one in the Marine Corps. Both risking their lives to protect our country and to try to make our country and this world a better place. So every time I stand with my hand over my heart looking at that flag and singing the national anthem, that’s what I think about,” he said.

“And in many cases, that brings me to tears, thinking about all that has been sacrificed,” he added.

A firestorm of controversy soon erupted.

Brees’s teammate Michael Thomas, a standout wide receiver, responded on Twitter, saying, “We don’t care if you don’t agree and whoever else how about that.” A second tweet said, “He don’t know no better.”

Emmanuel Sanders, another teammate, called Brees “ignorant.”

Basketball star Lebron James, who self-identifies as an activist, ripped Brees for not siding with disgraced former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

“WOW MAN!!. Is it still surprising at this point. Sure isn’t! You literally still don’t understand why Kap was kneeling on one knee?? Has absolute nothing to do with the disrespect of and our soldiers(men and women) who keep our land free. My father-in-law was one of those,” James tweeted.

A torrent of online backlash and abuse continued, prompting Brees’s apology. However, the football star’s about-face hasn’t seemed to have quelled the online mobs or disapproving professional athletes.

“I stand with the black community in the fight against systemic racial injustice and police brutality and support the creation of real policy change that will make a difference,” he offered.

Brees has played 19 years in the NFL and is a surefire first-ballot Hall of Fame inductee. But according to his apology, he now believes he hasn’t done enough to fight racism.

“I recognize that I should do less talking and more listening…and when the black community is talking about their pain, we all need to listen,” he wrote.

Minneapolis Police Dept. FIRED by City School Board over George Floyd Outrage

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‘With SROs being gone, nobody’s going to feel safe at school…’

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(Claire Russel, Liberty Headlines) The Minneapolis public school system voted unanimously on Tuesday to end its contract with the city’s police department, citing the death of George Floyd.

“I value people and education and life,” school board chairwoman Kim Ellison told the Star-Tribune. “Now I’m convinced, based on the actions of the Minneapolis Police Department, that we don’t have the same values.”

The University of Minnesota, which is located in the city, previously announced it was canceling its relationship with the city’s police force as well.

Like many school districts across the country, the Minneapolis school system has relied on the local police department for its public-resource officers. A Minneapolis Public School survey in 2018-2019 offered largely positive reviews of the public-resource officers, who provided security and mentorship.

A group of North High School students even spoke out against the removal of public-resource officers, citing the example of one officer, who is “like a father” to students.

“With SROs being gone, nobody’s going to feel safe at school,” one of the students said.

School board member Kimberly Caprini, however, said that ”it is completely unnatural to have police in schools.”

The rest of the board agreed, and now Superintendent Ed Graff must present a new plan for school safety by the board’s Aug. 18 meeting.

Board members were supported by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who joined a protest outside the school district’s headquarters on Tuesday.

“Police brutality doesn’t just happen in the streets here in Minneapolis. It happens in our schools,” Omar said. “Enough is enough.”

Minneapolis Police Department Chief Erick Fors said he will continue to work with the school district to build “impactful” relationships “not only for the students and staff, but for the officers who had a calling to work with our youth through mentorship and engagement.”

But board director Josh Pauly said the school board’s decision should serve as a “very clear message” to the MPD.

“Our communities are in pain, and our city is on fire as a result of MPD’s blatant disregard for black lives,” Pauly said last week. “We do have the ability to send MPD a very clear message — not only through public statements — but through action.”

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