Congress Has Not Passed Any Gun Control Legislation Since Sandy Hook

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New York Times refuses to correct Fake News on Tucker Carlson and South Africa Farm Murders

State broadcaster SABC interviews activist wearing “Kill All White People” T-Shirt

South African civil rights organisation AfriForum has called on international media outlets to acknowledge the extent to which minority communities in South Africa are being threatened by discriminatory policies, violent farm attacks and murders, land invasions, and hate speech, as South Africa Today reports.

This follows after a New York Times story titled “How Tucker Carlson Reshaped Fox News – and Became Trump’s Heir” was published recently. It mentioned AfriForum and the organisation’s campaigns to bring awareness to the scourge of farm murders and the government threatening property rights in South Africa – both of which the piece downplays or dismisses.

“Until (Tucker) Carlson waded in, few Americans were paying attention to “farm murders” in South Africa”, the New York Times claimed.  “In a country of 60 million people, where violent crime is common but the vast majority of its victims are Black, the police record dozens of murders of whites on farms and other small holdings each year. But the notion that white farmers were being singled out for attack was largely confined to the far-right web, where writers and commenters warned of a burgeoning “white genocide” — itself a neo-Nazi trope dating back to the end of apartheid”

Given the scourge of farm murders that take dozens of lives each year, AfriForum has requested that the paper correct its obvious factual errors, “but has been informed by the publication that it has decided not to publish AfriForum’s reaction to the article.”

Official data by the South African Police Service (SAPS) indicates that roughly two farm attacks have been reported every day, and approximately two farm murders have been reported every week in South Africa over a period of two decades, AfriForum stated.

Graphic: Ernst Roets, “Kill the Boer”

Despite these realities, AfriForum has taken note of some international news outlets who downplay or even spread misinformation or government propaganda regarding the plight of minorities in South Africa in an apparent attempt to land punches in their own domestic political arenas.

“This is why it is so important for AfriForum to keep telling the truth about South Africa,” said Ernst Roets, Head of Policy and Action at AfriForum.

“Our campaign is directed at raising awareness and working together with credible role players to improve the plight of minority communities in South Africa. We do not expect the international community to solve South Africa’s problems on our behalf. However, we insist that global media outlets tell the truth, correct mistakes and report objectively.”

AfriForum’s Ernst Roets spoke at CPAC Hungary on May 20:

South Africa Today‘s Roll Call of Farm Murders in April:

April 2 – Smallholding attack and murder- Vaalbank Zuid, Bloemfontein. Ando Swanepoel (73) was ambushed at the gate of his property and severely assaulted by a number of black male attackers and left for dead. Ando’s wife was also hit over the head in the house. Ando was hospitalized. His face was broken in three places and he sustained bleeding on the brain. The couple was robbed of cash and forced to transfer money electronically. Ando never recovered and died in hospital on April 7.

April 3 – Cullinan – Unknown white woman’s vehicle rammed from behind after which she was shot in neck and stomach. Woman was hospitalized.

April 5 – Farm murder between Hopefield and Moreesburg, Western Cape -Frans (69) and Ingrid (65) Koch were attacked and stabbed in their home. Ingrid was stabbed multiple times and died on the scene due to her injuries. Her husband, Frans, who suffered severe stab wounds, was rushed to a nearby hospital.

April 5- Smallholding attack – Honingnestkrans, Pretoria. Unknown farmer shot in the leg.

April 10 – Smallholding attack – Reint Grobler (51) was stabbed 12 times outside his restaurant and guesthouse when he caught his Zimbabwian worker’s son breaking into his car and he then attacked Reint.

April 10 – Engela Hattingh (34) from Brits was found lying seriously injured under a bench at the soccer field after she went missing 3 days previously. She must have lied there since the Sunday since she was too seriously injured to move. No further details were available.

April 14 – Murder – Amanda Lightfoot (18) was stabbed and died in her car whilst waiting for her boyfriend to come out of the office in Farrarmere, Benoni. The attacker, a black male, only took the vehicle’s keys and an e-cigarette.

April 13 – Murder – Hennie Jansen van Rensburg, a truck driver from Vryburg, was found dead behind his truck on the N12 road in the Carltonville area. He was shot in the chest and was found lying dead behind his truck. His truck earlier broke down and he was waiting on someone to bring him water for the truck. It is suspected Hennie tried to stop thieves stealing from the truck after which one shot him.

April 20 – Double farm murder – Levubu near Louis Trichardt. Louis (71) and Ina Cloete (60) found burnt beyond recognition in their farmhouse. They had been attacked in the house after which the attackers set the house ablaze, with Louis and Ina still alive at the time. Two young black male suspects were arrested, one a former worker on the farm.

April 21 – Farm attack – Vrede, Free State. Five black male attackers attacked Ben (72) and Rintie van Rensburg in their farmhouse. Rintie was shot in the upper leg and hip. She returned fire and managed to kill one attacker and wound one.

April 24 – Farm attack – Barnardsvlei, Mooinooi, Northwest – Hannes Robbertze (59) was shot in his leg and arm by a number of black male attackers in his farmhouse . He managed to shoot back after which the attackers fled.

April 26 – Murder – The body of Peter Dobihal (78), an Austrian national, was found buried in his backyard at his home in Cresta, Johannesburg. He was reported missing earlier in the month. Four suspects were arrested in Mr Dobihal’s car and they showed the Police where they buried Dobihal . One suspect was Dobihal’s gardener and a female suspect worked in his home. Suspects are Malawian nationals.

April 28 – Murder – Ritchie, Northern Cape – A guesthouse owner of Ritchie in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, Gunther Schwalb (66) who is originally from Germany, was killed on Thursday 28 April 2022, when two young black boys who wanted to steal his car thew a stone against his head.

May 3 – Murder – Oscar Wilson (46) shot and killed and his vehicle hijacked by five black men on the outskirts of the black township of Brits in the Northwest province whilst Oscar was transporting two black workers from a garden service home.

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Despite Pushback From Parents, Publicly-Funded “Drag Queen Story Hour” Expands into NYC MIDDLE Schools – “Performers” Teach Children “How to Put on Drag Makeup”

If you think we are approaching a slippery slope, you hit your head on a rock while sliding down a long time ago.

Over the past two years, “drag queen story time” – a disturbing event in which adult men dress up in hyper-sexualized outfits with over-applied makeup and read books to young kids – has become a sweeping phenomenon across the West. The events have been popping up in Leftist areas all over the map, from Los Angeles, California to Austin, Texas, London, England, and everywhere in between.

Even though these “drag” events shouldn’t be held anywhere – and it shouldn’t need to be explained why (children have no place in anything related to “drag”) – the events have been mostly contained to local community centers or public buildings such as libraries. Unfortunately, the left’s push for the hyper-sexualization of children has only intensified over the past few months, which has enabled these sickening programs to begin invading the public school system – backed by public dollars no less.

And, thanks to radical local politicians, that’s exactly what’s happening in New York City middle schools.

According to the Post Millennial, the NY City Council has officially expanded and increased the funding for its “drag queen story hour” program, which will now be offered at public middle schools in addition to libraries and other outdoor areas like parks.

Despite pushback from local parents, creepy adult men dressed as the opposite sex will now be paid by the taxpayer to read stories about pronouns and non-binary toddlers in schools. The expanded project will be paid for out of the NYC council’s pool of discretionary spending money, and, as part of the event, the drag “performers” will assist and teach the young kids how to put on drag queen makeup.

As if the groomer problem wasn’t bad enough already…

The addition of middle schools to the program was announced earlier this week by “dragstoryhourNYC,” which oversees the drag performers in the city, on social media. The post was accompanied by a photo of the first event, which showed children gathered around an adult male drag performer as he read to them.

The post explained that the performer was discussing the woke children’s book ‘Melissa’, by Alex Gino – a book that is advertised as “the book formerly known as George” (tells you everything you need to know). Unsurprisingly, the book is about a boy who wants to be a girl.

I wonder how many parents got the memo before this event took place.

From dragstoryhourNYC’s Instagram post:

“Last week, we launched our new ‘reading with royalty’ middle school program at IS 93 in Ridgewood, Queens!”

The post was originally flagged by LibsOfTikTok, who was on top of the issue immediately, as always:

Middle schools in New York are now bringing in drag queens to read with students. pic.twitter.com/TVXdxez1Le

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 17, 2022

With the expansion of the program, many local parents are scratching their heads, asking, simply, “Why?” Especially considering the massive amount of outrage and pushback from the community.

Critics argue, rightly, that there is absolutely no reason for combining children’s reading time with hyper-sexualized drag performances – and, they are even more upset when they find out that the money to fund the program is coming directly from their tax dollars.

The Post Millennial spoke with a couple of parents who were upset with the city council’s decision:

“When asked about the continuation of the programming, Tony Kinnett said ‘The key question is always ‘why.’ Why does there need to be a special hour for men dressed sexually—to read for kids? Why are children given the responsibility of validating grown men in dresses?’

For Daniel Buck, the answer as to why is simple and sarcastic, “Because representation duh, you bigot. If young children don’t see men dressed as strippers, then they’ll grow up to be white nationalists.”

Indeed, many of these programs stress the courage and bravery of those who dress in these cross-sex costumes to read to children, as though there is something heroic about doing so.”

As for the city council members who are responsible, they are doubling down on the program and singing its praises. One in particular – Jimmy Van Bramer – said that he was “especially proud” to expand drag story hour into schools and promised children access to “queer role models” – something he says he “desperately needed as a kid.”

Riiiiight.

“I am especially proud to support Drag Queens Story Hour, a wonderfully imaginative and inclusive program for kids that encourages acceptance and a love of reading. Drag Queen Story Hour provides all kids with a space to be themselves and to see queer role models—something I desperately needed as a kid.”  

Thanks to the City’s additional funding, Drag Story Hour NYC is able to organize these events at schools all around the city with the express goal of indoctrinating young children with radical LGBTQ ideology.

If the problem seemed bad up until this point, just wait until next school year.

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Efforts In Place to Replace a Cherokee Indian on Cherokee Street in St Louis

The “Cherokee Indian” sat at the corner of Jefferson and Cherokee in St. Louis, MO since it was commissioned in 1985.  It grew to be both a symbol of the neighborhood and area as well as a marker for directions for St. Louisans and tourists alike. That is until a group of “progressives”, decided to have it removed.  Behind the move are a led by a property magnate, not from the area, and a comic book owner, also not from the area.  The store owner, intent on moving his store into the space behind the statue,  called a rush meeting to have it removed while feeding the press stories that the community supported its removal – something far from the truth.

The “Cherokee Indian” was commissioned in 1985 by the Cherokee Station Business Association and was designed and constructed by Bill Christenson. The statue was built to represent the Cherokee people and the street at a time when the area was rebuilding itself after the decline it saw in the 70s and early 80s as a result of the opening of the South County Mall. It was admittedly historically inaccurate as the Cherokee Nation did not wear the clothes or headdresses as depicted in the statue. Regardless of this inaccuracy, the statue became a symbol of pride and a recognizable landmark in the area that locals and St. Louisans grew to know and love.

Following on the heels of the act of presentism in statue removals all over the country, including St. Louis’ own attack on its Apotheosis of St. Louis, two individuals conspired to remove the statue quickly and without time for public feedback.  Unconcerned those local residents and business owners opinions on the matter, two white men claimed to be offended by it for the Cherokee people and quickly called a meeting of the Cherokee Improvement District (CID).  The Cherokee CID voted to remove the statue and it was taken down that evening, September 16th, 2021 and moved across the river on a flatbed trailer in the morning of the 17th to the National Building Arts Center in Sauget, IL.

Many in the neighborhood were unaware of the meeting and were later surprised and angered to hear it was taken down. “Progressive” bullying and “Democracy” in action, all standard operating procedures. No Cherokee Natives were consulted, of course – only white businessmen who benefited from its removal. A series of news articles supporting the opinion of the statue removers were run to intimate that there was overwhelming support for its removal. There was not.

That was not the end of the story. Many residents continued to lament not only the statue’s removal but how it was done and with no replacement planned by the community “leaders”.

After determining that nothing could be done to recover the statue, local residents decided to focus on having a new one built – this time one that was historically accurate. Eddie Morrison, a Cherokee National Treasurer sculptor, and arguably the best Cherokee sculptor in the world, was contacted.

The leader of the project, Andy Polacek, still had to find a place for the statue while facing the cabal-like nature of the politics of the City of St. Louis where corrupt leftists stick together against any true progress.  Polacek knew that a private property owner would be the best option. Jode Pate, owner of Cherokee Residential Care, agreed to allow the statue to be placed on her property in an empty lot at the corner of Cherokee and Missouri. Mr. Polacek formed a charity with the State of Missouri and sought and received tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Status. Mr. Polacek has obtained a local structural engineer to assist in the statue’s deployment and many other plans have been laid for its unveiling.

Mr. Polacek says of the effort,

It’s exciting to think that soon this original piece of Cherokee Native American art designed and constructed by a Cherokee National Treasure will be at the corner of Cherokee and Missouri and visible from my house. I can’t help but think that my great grandma, Opal Flora, who owned the house before me would be thrilled by this as she had a deep love and fascination for Native Americans. I hope this helps bring locals and tourists who frequent the local businesses while honoring the Cherokee Nation and people that our beloved street is named for.”

The total estimated cost of the project is $25,750, with $5,200 being donated to-date, thanks in part to material contributions by local business owners. Other business owners are working on fundraising efforts with Mr. Polacek as well. When the full amount is raised, a date will be set for the statue’s unveiling and many local Cherokee, including Mr. Polacek’s cousin, will be invited along with the general public for the new Cherokee Statue Unveiling.

How many more statues must be taken down and while history is erased before we are living in a bland communist country with no sense of character or culture? Standing up to this behavior and fighting back is a symbolic gesture in and of itself. No more bullying and no more decisions on our historical monuments by small groups of “progressive” tyrants. 

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Hillary’s Attorney Marc Elias and PA GOP Senate Candidate McCormick Both Want Votes Received After Election Day Deadline to Be Counted

Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick is suing to demand election officials count undated ballots that came in after the Tuesday election.  Hillary’s attorney Marc Elias is fighting to be able to do the same in the mid-terms.

We reported on Monday night that the hedge fund manager in PA who is trailing in the GOP mid-terms wants to be able to count undated ballots that came in after the election.

Hedge Fund CEO and GOP Candidate David McCormick Files Lawsuit in PA GOP Senate Primary Race – Demands Undated Ballots that Arrived Late Be Counted in Race

Hillary’s attorney who was involved in the Russia collusion sham and in implementing the 2020 Election dropboxes across states is also on to this argument from McCormick.

Elias tweeted on Monday after McCormick went to court to count the undated ballots:

My team was literally working on this same lawsuit for the November election.https://t.co/DszpFwlybK

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) May 23, 2022

Later on Monday Elias tweeted that he might join McCormick in the suit to count undated ballots.

Perhaps we will intervene in favor… https://t.co/DDw7AJG4Qj

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) May 24, 2022

If you are on the side of Marc Elias you are not on the side of free and fair elections.

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SHOCKING GEORGIA ELECTION CRIMES UNCOVERED: 1.7 Million Ballot Images Illegally Destroyed – Video Monitoring Missing for 181,000 Drop Box Ballots

Ballot trafficker in Georgia taking photo of ballots before they are thrown in drop box in 2020.

In a press conference on Monday VoterGA shared some more shocking information related to criminal actions in the 2020 Election in Georgia.  

VoterGA is a non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt organization created by a coalition of citizens working to restore election integrity in Georgia.

In their press conference on Monday VoterGA reported that they have identified more illegal actions from the 2020 Election in the state.

VoterGA announced today their dropbox video survey team determined that 102 Georgia counties were unable to produce dropbox surveillance videos from the November 2020 election. The team obtained admissions from 72 counties that all of the videos intended to monitor drop boxes for ballot trafficking were destroyed. VoterGA volunteers made the determinations by submitting Open Records Requests (ORR) for the videos from each county. Thus, video monitoring is missing for 181,507 cast ballots.

At a November 9, 2021 press conference, VoterGA announced that their ballot image analysis team determined at least 70 Georgia counties were unable to produce all the original ballot images from the November 2020 election. Digital ballot images are created automatically by the Dominion voting system for results tabulation. The team obtained admissions from 56 counties that most or all of their ballot images were unavailable. A total of 1.7 million images were destroyed.

According to state and federal law, all elections records must be retained. In fact, federal law requires a 22- month retention period for election records while state law requires a 24-month retention period for election documents that are formerly considered to include videos or electronic digital files. [USC 52 20701, O.C.G.A. 21-2-73].

Georgia’s 2020 Election results were subverted by corruption and illegal acts.  Blame all of this on the corrupt Governor Kemp and Secretary of State Raffensperger who allowed this to happen.

Below is VoterGA’s press release.

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