NFL bracing for possible player National Anthem protests on 9/11

It is their right to protest. It is also the right of the owners to fire the bastards. What have we become? Can you imagine Vince Lombardi putting up with this crap? If it wasn't for football these overpaid opportunists would be going down the same path as the thugs their protesting about. They embrace "innocent" Martyrs like Saint Trayvon and this guy Saint Alton

with a criminal history as long as Interstate 77. 

Check out his holiness... the rap sheet. 

 Cops killing this guy in Baton Rouge is what prompted the shootings in Dallas ---truly a role model for all to admire 

Meanwhile, in Chicago more blacks are shot by other blacks in a weekend then the cops shoot all year! Why are they not protesting that? The fact of the matter in this. Blacks are shot by the cops because they commit the vast majority of crimes. More crimes than whites and Hispanics combined! Don't know about you but I suspect the chances of being shot by the police are greater while committing a crime than not. If Laquan McDonald was sitting on a park bench reading the newspaper instead of walking down the middle of the road brandishing a knife you think he would have been shot? 
Ever hear of cause-and-effect?


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The National Football League is bracing for possible widespread player demonstrations during the national anthem at Sunday’s opening games, in what would mark a high-profile escalation of a protest movement over concerns of racial injustice in America.

The games fall on the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, which the NFL plans to commemorate with appearances by military personnel, first responders and two U.S. presidents. That backdrop could further animate a fierce national debate set off last month by quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the anthem.

Officials with the NFL Players Association, who have been providing its union members with guidance on what protests are prohibited under the labor agreement, expect that players on several teams may pursue some form of protest.

An official with one team said his organization had prepared a “response plan” for possible protests and expected that most other teams had done the same.

NFLPA spokesman George Atallah said that players can’t violate the dress code—for example, by writing on their helmets—and they can’t interrupt the game. Apart from that, Mr. Atallah said, players can express themselves as they choose.

The league hasn't disciplined Mr. Kaepernick. NFL executive vice president of communications Joe Lockhart said the league has a “somewhat broader” view than the union of what players can and can’t do but explained the league would work together with the NFLPA to deal with the behavior on a case-by-case basis. He said drawing up an exhaustive list of prohibited behaviors wouldn't make sense.

Mr. Kaepernick, the backup quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, first sat out The Star-Spangled Banner at an August preseason game, saying afterward: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” Since then, several players have joined Mr. Kaepernick in taking one knee for the anthem, a gesture that has been met with sympathy, solidarity and outrage from fans, commentators and teammates.

The response to Mr. Kaepernick’s protest hasn't only highlighted national anxieties about policing in African-American communities, it has also put coaches and owners in the precarious position of trying to balance respect for players’ political expression against broader public sentiment about the military and police.

NFL bracing for possible player National Anthem protests on 9/11

Chalk up another one for the presidential library

Newly discovered parasitic worm named after Barack Obama

Other presidents have mountains named after them. They're the namesakes for high schools, boulevards, space centers, libraries, airports, and elk. George Washington has the capital of our country named for him, for crying out loud.

But how many of them have the dubious honor of being the namesake for a parasitic worm?

World, meet Baracktrema obamai, a deadly turtle pathogen named in honor of our current president. Believe it or not, it's supposed to be a compliment.

The new genus and species of parasitic flatworm was introduced this week in an article in the Journal of Parasitology. The tiny creatures, which are the thickness of a human hair, invade the lungs of freshwater turtles in Malaysia, often with deadly consequences.

Thomas Platt, a turtle disease expert who discovered the new species shortly before his recent retirement from St. Mary's College, said that the name is meant to honor President Obama — not gross him out. Though most people (understandably) aren't big parasite fans, Platt has a deep respect for the resilient little creatures.

They “face incredible obstacles to complete their [life cycles] and must contend with the immune system of the host in order to mature and reproduce,” he said in a statement.

Platt's research also revealed that the worm is a relative of members of the genus Unicaecum, another turtle parasite. And both are more distant relatives of the worms that cause the disease schistosomiasis in humans. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, schistosomiasis infects as many as 200 million people in the year, second only to malaria as the world's most devastating parasitic illness. The worms crawl into their hosts' blood vessels and lay eggs, which can become lodged in victims' organs and cause fever, muscle pain, liver problems, even seizures or cancer.

Understanding Baracktrema obamai's relationship to Unicaecum can help scientists understand the evolutionary history of these parasitic diseases, Platt and his colleagues write. In turn, that will help researchers figure out how to treat them.

As he was delving into the phylogenetic tree of parasites, Platt had been conducting research on his own family history. In the process, he discovered that he shares a not-so-distant common ancestor with the president.

“I have named a number of species after people I admire, from my father-in-law, my PhD adviser, and good friends who are academics and/or amateur naturalists,” Platt said. “Baracktrema obamai will endure as long as there are systematists studying these remarkable organisms.”

The turtle worm joins a long list of creatures named for Obama, which includes a lichen, an extinct lizard (the "obamadon"), a species of trapdoor spider and another parasite. At this rate, perhaps the president is looking forward to leaving office.

Correction: An earlier version of this post incorrectly characterized Barack Obama as The President of the United States. The reality is he's a community organizer with an inclination towards a parasitic society which takes from the working to give to the lazy.

Chalk up another one for the presidential library

Bill Clinton Was Trump Back In 1995 - Illegal Immigration

Can you imagine ANY Clinton saying this today? 

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If it was significant problem in 1995... isn't even more so today?

Why are illegals looked upon fondly by liberals? Sanctuary cities etc. Because they vote. Believe me... they vote. Why do you think liberals are so staunchly against having photo ID to vote? They would sell their own mother to a whore house for a vote. 

Bill Clinton Was Trump Back In 1995 - Illegal Immigration

90 MURDERS IN CHICAGO IN AUGUST, DEADLIEST MONTH IN LAST 20 YEARS, CPD SAYS

That's 3 a day folks! Take a wild guess as to who is getting shot. 

This coming from the city with some of the most strict gun control laws on the books. Kind of makes Al shouting, "Hands up don't shoot" a moot point while the brothers in Chicago are dropping faster than clay pigeons at a Trap shoot.

Not to worry though. I'm sure BLM will come to the rescue.

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Chicago crime numbers released early Thursday morning confirm August 2016 was the deadliest month the city has seen in two decades.

In the first eight months of 2016, the city tied the total number of murders that occurred in 2015, the Chicago Police Department said.

In August, 90 people were murdered, 384 shootings occurred and 472 people were victims of shootings - including two teens who were shot on Chicago's West Side Wednesday night.

Two 14-year-old boys were shot in the 1000-block of North Menard Avenue in the city's Austin neighborhood around 7:45 p.m. Police said the gunman opened fire from inside a passing vehicle.

One of the boys was shot in the back and shoulder. He was transported to Loyola University Medical Center. The other boy was shot in the leg. He was transported to Stroger Hospital. Both teens are expected to survive their injuries.

Police took 200 violent offenders off the streets last month and illegal gun arrests and homicide arrests were up in August 2016 compared to August 2015, the CPD said.

"There are more murders, but the numbers of arrests that we've made pertain to gun offenses just shows you that the men and women of the CPD are out there engaging these folks. We've recovered one illegal handgun for every hour of the year." Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Thursday on ABC7 News This Morning.

A majority of these crimes happened within five districts on the South and West sides of the city, but crime rates in other districts are down, police said.

Johnson said there is a proliferation of guns on the streets of Chicago and stricter gun legislation is necessary to keep gun offenders from repeating their crimes.

(Not to mention Barry has been releasing criminals a dime a dozen)

"The police department is doing their part. Where we need help is holding these repeat gun offenders who are driving much of the violence - 1,400 individuals in the city of Chicago - that are driving all the gun violence in our city," Johnson said.

Johnson cited a University of Chicago study of murder cases in 2015 that found 40 percent of the suspects arrested in those homicides had previous gun arrests in their background.

He said this year to date, 85 percent of the non-fatal and fatal shooting victims are on the department's "strategic subject list."

"Those are individuals who are choosing this lifestyle. So most of Chicago is safe from these types of events. Every now and then, we have average citizens that (become victims) of it, (like) Nykea Aldridge from last weekend. Those two brothers that murdered that poor woman. Both on parole - one of them had been out for about 90 days, the other was on home monitoring - and they go out and kill this poor lady. We look at the right people. We just need help holding them accountable," Johnson said.

Chicago has seen more homicides this year than New York and Los Angeles combined.

Johnson said the murder rates in Los Angeles and New York City are lower than in Chicago because those cities have stricter consequences for criminals.

"In LA, they have a law called, 'You Use a Gun and You're Done.' That's what we need here. In New York, they have a mandatory sentencing for the first time you get caught with an illegal weapon: three and a half years. We don't have that here. We need to show the people here that we're serious about this gun violence," Johnson said.

Johnson said he does not think there is a state of emergency in Chicago, because "we know what we need to do we just need to get serious and do it."

CHICAGO TOWN HALLS ON VIOLENCE

Chicago activists plan to take steps to address the violence plaguing the city.

They hope to shine a spotlight on the economic, social and public safety challenges impacting poor communities of color in Chicago. They said the goal is to raise awareness and demand resources from local, state and federal governments.

"We need a plan for urban reconstruction policy now. Those that run for our country leadership or are in it must hear our voices. We are at the threshold of national, if not international, tension," Jackson said.

Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin (1st District) and the Reverend Jesse Jackson, leader of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, plan to hold nine town hall meetings starting Sept. 13 in high-crime areas on Chicago's South and West sides.

Guess that depends on if their still alive when Sept. 13th rolls around.

JESSE JACKSON SAYS REPUBLICANS TO BLAME FOR HORRIBLE CONDITIONS IN DEMOCRAT-CONTROLLED BLACK COMMUNITIES

Really...what a lying turd. According to Wikipedia Chicago hasn't had a Republican mayor since 1931!

Chicago is CONTROLLED by Democrats period.

The news conference was held the scene of Elijah Sims' murder.

The Oak Park River Forest High School senior was fatally shot in the head Monday night while hanging out with friends in Austin, where he once lived. Police said the bullet that killed Sims was meant for someone else.

Hundreds of people packed a park in suburban Oak Park to remember Sims, on what would have been his 17th birthday.

"I don't want anyone else to get hurt. No mother should ever have to feel the way that I feel," Sharita Galloway, Sims' mother, said Thursday.

"We have a state of emergency. We have a crisis. But today, we come together to say that we're going to do something about it as community leaders," Boykin said.

Later Thursday, several local groups plan to ask for what they're calling a "community peace surge" over what is expected to be a violent Labor Day weekend.

They will ask Chicagoans to clean up trash in streets and alleys, have picnics on their blocks and talk to young people about the importance of school.

Also Thursday afternoon, the Black Star Project plans to fly the American flag upside down near the Dan Ryan Expressway at 79th Street to show the president that the city is in distress and needs federal assistance.

90 MURDERS IN CHICAGO IN AUGUST, DEADLIEST MONTH IN LAST 20 YEARS, CPD SAYS

Now 30 BENGHAZI-related emails have been recovered from Hillary's server – and they weren't in the batch she turned over to the State Department

Nothing will come of this either.

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The State Department says about 30 emails that may be related to the 2012 attack on U.S. compounds in Benghazi, Libya, are among the thousands of Hillary Clinton emails recovered during the FBI's recently closed investigation into her use of a private server.

Government lawyers told U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta Tuesday that an undetermined number of the emails among the 30 were not included in the 55,000 pages previously provided by Clinton. 

The State Department's lawyer said it would need until the end of September to review the emails and redact potentially classified information before they are released.

Donald Trump's campaign lashed out, asking what else might be lurking among the emails Clinton ordered deleted.

WEAKER? The State Department says about 30 emails that may be related to the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya are among the thousands of Hillary Clinton emails recovered during the FBI's recently closed investigation into her use of a private server.

AFTERMATH: The inside of the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after a deadly 2012 terror attack killed four Americans and gutted the facility while Hillary Clinton was SOS.

'Today's disclosure that 30 additional emails about Benghazi were discovered on Hillary Clinton's private server raises additional questions about the more than 30,000 emails she deleted,' Trump campaign Senior Communications Advisor Jason Miller said in a statement.

'Hillary Clinton swore before a federal court and told the American people she handed over all of her work-related emails. If Clinton did not consider emails about something as important as Benghazi to be work-related, one has to wonder what is contained in the other emails she attempted to wipe from her server.'

The news about the new email discovery was first reported by The Washington Examiner.

During a March 2015 press conference at the United Nations after the existence of her homebrew, private email server was first made public, Clinton insisted that while she had ordered the deletion of more than 33,000 emails, all of them were personal in nature.

'We went through a thorough process to identify all of my work-related emails and deliver them to the State Department,' she told reporters.

'At the end, I chose not to keep my private personal emails – emails about planning Chelsea's wedding or my mother's funeral arrangements, condolence notes to friends as well as yoga routines, family vacations, the other things you typically find in inboxes.' 

DID SHE LIE? Clinton said in a March 10, 2015, press conference that she decided to delete only personal emails – not work-related ones

Judge Mehta questioned why it would take so long to release so few documents, and urged that the process be sped up. 

He ordered the department to report to him in a week with more details about why the review process would take a full month.

The hearing was held in one of several lawsuits filed by the conservative legal group Judicial Watch, which has sued over access to government records involving the Democratic presidential nominee. 

The State Department has said the FBI provided it with about 14,900 emails purported not to have been among those previously released.

Clinton previously had said she withheld and deleted only personal emails not related to her duties as secretary of state. 

With the November election little more than two months away, Republicans are pressing for the release of as many documents related to Clinton as possible.

In a separate development Tuesday, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press that the FBI is expected to release documents soon related to its investigation, which focused on whether Clinton and her aides mishandled government secrets.

The official, who wasn't authorized to discuss the matter by name and spoke on condition of anonymity, said documents in the case would be made public as the FBI responds to Freedom of Information Act requests. 

It wasn't immediately clear when the documents would be released or exactly what they would include.

Though he described Clinton's actions as 'extremely careless,' FBI Director James Comey said his agents found no evidence that anyone intended to break the law and said 'no reasonable prosecutor' would have brought a criminal case.

The FBI this month provided Congress portions of its file from the agency's yearlong investigation.

The FBI interviewed Clinton for several hours at FBI headquarters in Washington just days before announcing its decision to close the investigation. The Justice Department accepted the FBI's recommendation. 

Since the conclusion of the investigation the emails have continued to be a political problem for Clinton, as the exchanges have shown a cozy relationship between her State Department and the Clinton Foundation, which Trump has characterized as 'pay-for-play' in the past week. 

While there has been no evidence suggesting that Clinton Foundation donors successfully pushed policy changes while Clinton served as President Obama's secretary of state, emails that the conservative watchdog Citizens United released this week show one of Clinton's top aides, Huma Abedin, alerting the foundation's people that Clinton would be off the grid during a trip to Russia. 

'This is an email about their State Department travel on an official trip to Russia that Abedin is sending to the foundation, to they understand they would be off the grid,' Citizens United's David Bossie said. '"If you need anything call us." This is just part and parcel of what was going on.' 

Bossie noted that the same set of emails also indicates that Clinton's aides were aware that her private email address was insecure, as Abedin said she wouldn't be using that address while traveling to Russia for fear of hacks. 

'We don't know where the State Department ended and the foundation began, and that's really what our investigation is truly uncovering here,' Bossie said this morning on 'Fox & Friends.'

Now 30 BENGHAZI-related emails have been recovered from Hillary's server – and they weren't in the batch she turned over to the State Department