The force used against Martin Gugino was measured and appropriate, and it was delivered in response to a deliberate provocation by an experienced protester. The charges against the officers are a travesty, and shame on Erie County district attorney John Flynn, who handed over a pair of scalps to the mob in the apparent hope they will choose him last when they take to hanging people from the lampposts.
Publication: PJ Media
Founded in 2005 as Pajama Media, PJ Media is a digital media company featuring a collaborative blog of conservative opinion and commentary. Its former majority owner was reclusive billionaire and tech entrepreneur and software coder Aubrey Chernick.
The right-wing television arm of the company – PJTV.com shuttered in 2016 after nearly eight years (see Daily Beast article). PJ Media was sold in March 2019 to Salem Media Group. (Read PJ’s origins story here.)
Studies Show That There Is No Epidemic of Police Shootings
While we all agree that unjustified police brutality is bad, is there really an “epidemic” of racial bias in police brutality? Looking at the data, the answer might actually be no. According to a 2019 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, white officers are not more likely to shoot black civilians than black or Hispanic officers are.
Universities Inspired the Riots with Anti-Americanism
Behind the anti-American hate seen in the current rioting is the long term undermining of America carried out systematically in our universities. Various social movements through the past five decades…have been adopted and absorbed in universities in their most extreme and maximalist forms.
Peaceful Demonstrators Were Not Tear-Gassed So Trump Could Have His Photo Op
Not only was tear gas not used, but, according to the USPP, there were acts of violence by the protesters, which means they weren’t peaceful. Peaceful protests don’t result in destruction of property, vandalism, or US Park Police being injured. Unfortunately, the media jumped on the false story, allowing it to spread before the facts came out.
Churches Are Shuttered Over Covid-19, But Violent Anarchists Are Allowed to Congregate with Impunity
The lawlessness we’re witnessing across the U.S. is staggering, as is the hypocrisy of leaders who have shuttered churches over Covid-19 fears but are allowing violent mobs to ravage our cities while ignoring social distancing recommendations.
Well, There Goes Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), one of the women on presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s vice-presidential shortlist, reportedly refused to prosecute an excessive force case against the police officer who appears to have killed black man George Floyd, the man at the center of the latest Black Lives Matter controversy… It seems likely this connection will bump her off of Joe Biden’s shortlist.
Texas Bar Owner Asks Mask-Wearers to Stay at Home “Until It’s Safe”
Stephen Kruiser: My resistance to the mask mongers isn’t just rooted in my God-given American right to hate being told what to do, although that is a big part of it. My real problem is that so many people aren’t observing proper mask etiquette that it makes the whole effort kind of useless.
The NY Times Continues to Pollute What’s Left of Journalism
Stephen Kruiser: First, the editorial brain trust at the paper decided to do a gimmicky front page on Sunday that listed the names of Americans who died from COVID-19. Of course I believe these people should be mourned. What bothered me is that there is a very, very specific group of fallen Americans who we are supposed to remember on Memorial Day Weekend and I found the timing of this to be exceedingly off-putting.
Watching Kayleigh McEnany Beat Up the Corrupt Press Is a Never-Ending Delight
McEnany so routinely chides the White House press corps that they’ll probably keep wearing masks long after the coronavirus pandemic is over just to hide their embarrassed faces.
Do We Really Need Our President to Be Our Griever-in-Chief?
Donald Trump has come under fire from the left for not showing any emotion about the coronavirus dead. The president has apparently disappointed his critics because he doesn’t wallow in sorrow or publicly emote. Liberals believe if you don’t actually, physically show your concern, you don’t care.
Filmmaker Creates Country Song That Rejects Fear, Remembers America in Pandemic
In a time of non-stop bad news, a reminder of the American spirit can encourage us out of the doldrums. That’s what inspired Chris Burgard to create the country song “American Heart.” Its subtitle: “You can’t lock down an American Heart.”
Thanks China. Covid-19 Kills Another American Tradition
The annual American tradition of placing flags on each American grave on Memorial Day by Scout troops, veterans, and patriots at national cemeteries all across America has been canceled due to the Wuhan coronavirus.
Social Distancing Is State-Mandated Humiliation
The term “social distancing” is being used to foist indignities on adult human beings that we usually reserve for small dogs and children.
Latest Coronavirus Insanity: Swimming Is Forbidden, But Surfing Is Permitted
Imagine a government that would “allow” citizens to surf at the beach but would forbid them from swimming. How would police enforce this rule? Would they watch surfers and swim out to arrest them when they fell off their surfboards?…You don’t have to imagine this kind of insanity — you can witness it on the beaches of Ocean City, NJ.
AOC Could Be Headed to a Big Surprise in November
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will not appear on the Working Families Party ballot in November after the far-left radical organization failed to collect enough signatures to make AOC their official candidate.
Dear Media, the Georgia Governor Will Accept Your Apology Now
Since the tentative reopening on April 24, Georgia has not seen a spike in the percentage of positive cases or hospitalizations. Governor Kemp and his team are measuring this correctly.
Nation’s Political Class Perfectly OK with Your Financial Death
The Democrats would love to emerge from this with as many Americans as possible in financial ruin. It’s a twofold dream of theirs now. They hope to ruin the election for President Trump and they love it when people are in dire straits and dependent upon the government.
The Coronavirus Death Rate Is Much Lower Than Estimates
Appearing on Justice with Judge Jeanine on Saturday night, Dr. Debora Birx admitted something that anyone paying attention to the coronavirus pandemic has known for some time now. “I think we underestimated very early on the number of asymptomatic cases,” Dr. Birx said.
Barack Goes Golfing After Michelle Urges African-Americans to Stay Home
On Friday, two PSAs featuring former first lady Michelle Obama urging African Americans to stay home in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus were released…Apparently, her husband didn’t get the memo. The day after the PSAs were released, Barack Obama was seen playing golf at Robert Trent Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia.
The Daily Coronavirus Press Briefings Are Very Informative
The president gives an overview and then introduces members of the Task Force to update on specific items. The media hates these forums, because they can’t control the information that is available to the public. This is a great reason to keep airing them.
Trump Vows Hoity Toity Universities with Billions in the Bank Will Give Back Money
President Trump announced Thursday that Ivy League universities with big fat endowments have been shamed into giving back government coronavirus money intended for struggling small businesses.
AOC Urges Unemployed Workers to Strike Rather Than Return to Work
Yes, in the middle of a pandemic that has seen more than 22 million Americans lose their jobs, AOC called on Americans to refuse to return to work. Worse, she put forth this utterly tone-deaf suggestion as a way to empower struggling Americans.
“The Evil Called Barack Obama” and the Genocidal Slaughter of Nigerian Christians
Not only is Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari behind what several international observers are calling a “genocide” of Christians in his nation—but Barack Hussein Obama played a major role in the Muslim president’s rise to power.
Montana County Orders Residents to Wear Mandatory Pink Wristbands in Order to Shop
Someone is enjoying their newfound authority a little too much, don’t you think? The imagery of marking people to single them out for special treatment is unbelievably bad, hearkening back to Nazi brownshirts with their armbands and the stars they issued to the Jews.