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San Francisco - Sanctuary City - Slum City
Decades of Democrat leadership has led to one of the prettiest cities in the world becoming a slum infested cesspool eyesore called San Francisco. Sanctuary city? Yes, a Sanctuary slum city.
San Francisco has been declared one of the world’s filthiest slums, with conditions dirtier than slums found in third world nations such as Kenya or India.
According to an NBC investigation, great swathes of the city are covered in feces and needles, as hospitals overflow with patients that have fallen ill due to the contamination.
NBC reports: How dirty is San Francisco? An NBC Bay Area Investigation reveals a dangerous mix of drug needles, garbage, and feces throughout downtown San Francisco. The Investigative Unit surveyed 153 blocks of the city – the more than 20-mile stretch includes popular tourist spots like Union Square and major hotel chains. The area – bordered by Van Ness Avenue, Market Street, Post Street and Grant Avenue – is also home to City Hall, schools, playgrounds, and a police station.
As the Investigative Unit photographed nearly a dozen hypodermic needles scattered across one block, a group of preschool students happened to walk by on their way to an afternoon field trip to citiy hall.
“We see poop, we see pee, we see needles, and we see trash,” said teacher Adelita Orellana. “Sometimes they ask what is it, and that’s a conversation that’s a little difficult to have with a 2-year old, but we just let them know that those things are full of germs, that they are dangerous, and they should never be touched.”
In light of the dangerous conditions, part of Orellana’s responsibilities now include teaching young children how to avoid the contamination.
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This local CBS TV station story in this video is 11 months old but shows just what has happened to this once beautiful city.
San Francisco has been declared one of the world’s filthiest slums, with conditions dirtier than slums found in third world nations such as Kenya or India.
According to an NBC investigation, great swathes of the city are covered in feces and needles, as hospitals overflow with patients that have fallen ill due to the contamination.
NBC reports: How dirty is San Francisco? An NBC Bay Area Investigation reveals a dangerous mix of drug needles, garbage, and feces throughout downtown San Francisco. The Investigative Unit surveyed 153 blocks of the city – the more than 20-mile stretch includes popular tourist spots like Union Square and major hotel chains. The area – bordered by Van Ness Avenue, Market Street, Post Street and Grant Avenue – is also home to City Hall, schools, playgrounds, and a police station.
As the Investigative Unit photographed nearly a dozen hypodermic needles scattered across one block, a group of preschool students happened to walk by on their way to an afternoon field trip to citiy hall.
“We see poop, we see pee, we see needles, and we see trash,” said teacher Adelita Orellana. “Sometimes they ask what is it, and that’s a conversation that’s a little difficult to have with a 2-year old, but we just let them know that those things are full of germs, that they are dangerous, and they should never be touched.”
In light of the dangerous conditions, part of Orellana’s responsibilities now include teaching young children how to avoid the contamination.
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This local CBS TV station story in this video is 11 months old but shows just what has happened to this once beautiful city.
CNN To Give ISIS Equal Time To Respond To Trump's State Of The Union
ATLANTA, GA—In the interest of fairness in broadcasting, CNN has announced the cable news channel will give members of ISIS equal time to respond to President Trump's State of the Union address later this evening.
Several ISIS representatives will be allowed to give a full address responding to the president's remarks, criticizing him for his border security stance and debunking his claims on the need for a wall along the southern border of the country.
"Americans deserve to hear from every perspective, whether that's the bad orange man or these brave freedom fighters," said a CNN spokesperson. "We will give them a fair hearing and see what they have to say. We're confident it will be an informed and interesting perspective, unlike whatever drivel we hear from the orange man."
"Did we mention he is bad? He is bad," the spokesperson added.
ISIS has thanked CNN for the opportunity, calling the station "a true friend of democracy."
Tag - Satire
Several ISIS representatives will be allowed to give a full address responding to the president's remarks, criticizing him for his border security stance and debunking his claims on the need for a wall along the southern border of the country.
"Americans deserve to hear from every perspective, whether that's the bad orange man or these brave freedom fighters," said a CNN spokesperson. "We will give them a fair hearing and see what they have to say. We're confident it will be an informed and interesting perspective, unlike whatever drivel we hear from the orange man."
"Did we mention he is bad? He is bad," the spokesperson added.
ISIS has thanked CNN for the opportunity, calling the station "a true friend of democracy."
Tag - Satire
Chicago Police takes the high road. MSM and others the low road.
Chicago Police Chief: Jussie Smollett Faked Attack 'To Promote His Career' - We saw the institution of the Chicago Police Department stand up and provide the clear right and wrong of what had gone on in the Jussie Smollett case. We didn’t see any apologizing. We had a man stand up and call out a person for running a hoax without any fear of backlash from the main stream media.
He came out and told us for many hours they did an investigation and it was at the last they no longer treated him as the victim. During the last hour of the investigation they discovered what they were really looking at.
He called out everyone who jumped to conclusions and labeled Smollett a victim without getting all the facts. He even called out the Presidential candidates who acted without any evidence. He said they "got punked by an actor".
He came out and told us for many hours they did an investigation and it was at the last they no longer treated him as the victim. During the last hour of the investigation they discovered what they were really looking at.
He called out everyone who jumped to conclusions and labeled Smollett a victim without getting all the facts. He even called out the Presidential candidates who acted without any evidence. He said they "got punked by an actor".
Impulsive and Spread-himself-too thin superiors..
Being an employee, we could experienced different superiors..which we need to adjust and learn how to deal with them. But an impulsive superior is a kind I considered a" doesn't knew what he is doing. Same as true with the spread-himself-too-thin. That's what I considered my supervisor. Which in my Eleven years working in my present job, I experienced much stress when this superior came. The first was last year, and I promised myself it will never happen again. He may get stressed on me, not me on him. Just that situations happened. Just yesterday, I need to be appraised for recontracting. He mainntained my appraisal grade. In my previous supervisors, I used to asked and discussed about the evaluation. And got the same answer, "you deserve more, but this is I need to put as per policy". For some it might not be important, but for me, I wanted to know which area I need to focus, for some improvement. Yesterday, I asked him" do I deserved this, or did I not improved for the whole year?" His replied" I decreased the grades of, almost of the staffs. Ohhh...he evaluated me based on other staff's performances. I replied, "the field of work might be the same , but we are different persons". What is different" he replied. Huhhh...anyhow I told him, ok I will sign that evaluation but am sorry, I need to write some comments. Before the end of the day, the chief of staff called me, as he said my superior gave him my evaluation telling him, am not contented with my grades. Hahhhh...
Good enough, at least I was given a chance to speak out. So we had a long conversation. I told him, there is no issue here, I just wanted to know if I deserved or did not improved as the next question, what to do to have some improvement. As job is not just all about money, enjoying the job matters most, otherwise one will face much stress. Stress is one cause of death..lol Bottomline he wanted me to sign the evaluation. Yes, I will sign, but as was said, I need to put some comments..
This is what am going to write....
Supervisors, deserves respect and perform task assigned by him. I did asked permission to put some comments and he agreed. I want to say thanks for the evaluation, but I think, he doesn't know what exactly to do.
1. He doesn't know that evaluation is not about increment, it's about performance..
2. He doesn't know that evaluation is based on the staff performance and not based on the previous evaluation he did to other staff.
3. He doesn't know that the appraised grade is applicable for the present year and not for the next year.
Last year I asked him, why he decreased the staff's grade..he answered , it doesn't matter as the company stopped the increment. I explained to him that evaluation is not about increment, it's about performance..for long long years the staff work hard and earned the grade this supervisor came after 10 years and he decreased. He don't realize the consequence. I asked simple question he made it complicated ohhh..I should be thankful he did not decreased mine???he told me, I will increase next year ..tsk tsk...he really doesn't know what he is doing...
Good enough, at least I was given a chance to speak out. So we had a long conversation. I told him, there is no issue here, I just wanted to know if I deserved or did not improved as the next question, what to do to have some improvement. As job is not just all about money, enjoying the job matters most, otherwise one will face much stress. Stress is one cause of death..lol Bottomline he wanted me to sign the evaluation. Yes, I will sign, but as was said, I need to put some comments..
This is what am going to write....
Supervisors, deserves respect and perform task assigned by him. I did asked permission to put some comments and he agreed. I want to say thanks for the evaluation, but I think, he doesn't know what exactly to do.
1. He doesn't know that evaluation is not about increment, it's about performance..
2. He doesn't know that evaluation is based on the staff performance and not based on the previous evaluation he did to other staff.
3. He doesn't know that the appraised grade is applicable for the present year and not for the next year.
Last year I asked him, why he decreased the staff's grade..he answered , it doesn't matter as the company stopped the increment. I explained to him that evaluation is not about increment, it's about performance..for long long years the staff work hard and earned the grade this supervisor came after 10 years and he decreased. He don't realize the consequence. I asked simple question he made it complicated ohhh..I should be thankful he did not decreased mine???he told me, I will increase next year ..tsk tsk...he really doesn't know what he is doing...
CAUGHT! MUELLER Lied To Grand Jury When He Indicted A Company THAT DIDN’T EXIST
If you needed any more proof that Robert Mueller and his team of NeverTrumpers are corrupt, you are about to get it.
Mueller indicted three companies and 13 individuals for election tampering. One of the companies that Mueller indicted is Concord Management and Consulting. Mueller never expected them to show up in court. He went into panic mode and tried to postpone the trial, which will be an embarrassment to him because he either lacks sufficient evidence or any evidence at all. The judge asked Concord\’s lawyers if they were also representing Concord catering. The lawyer told him no because the company didn\’t exist until after the time period Mueller claimed they were active.
The way a grand jury operates is simple… A prosecutor lays out evidence against an individual or a group and the grand jury votes on whether they think the evidence is sufficient. In this case, the prosecution had to have lied because the company didn’t exist. The explanation could be because of the lawyer Mueller selected.
A week ago Friday at a hearing on this same case, Mueller’s team asked for the case to be delayed. The judge politely declined and the initial hearing on the case was held on Wednesday. Mueller’s team is represented by former Clinton Foundation attorney, Jeannie Rhee. CNN applauded Rhee for being on the Mueller team while ignoring her and the entire team’s conflicts of interest –
Rhee represented Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in a lawsuit about her private emails, and she also represented the Clinton Foundation in a civil racketeering case that was later dismissed.
Rhee also represented President Barack Obama’s deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes during the House Benghazi Committee’s investigation into the deadly 2012 terrorist attack in Libya.
Is there a level that Mueller will not stoop to? Apparently not.
Mueller indicted three companies and 13 individuals for election tampering. One of the companies that Mueller indicted is Concord Management and Consulting. Mueller never expected them to show up in court. He went into panic mode and tried to postpone the trial, which will be an embarrassment to him because he either lacks sufficient evidence or any evidence at all. The judge asked Concord\’s lawyers if they were also representing Concord catering. The lawyer told him no because the company didn\’t exist until after the time period Mueller claimed they were active.
The way a grand jury operates is simple… A prosecutor lays out evidence against an individual or a group and the grand jury votes on whether they think the evidence is sufficient. In this case, the prosecution had to have lied because the company didn’t exist. The explanation could be because of the lawyer Mueller selected.
A week ago Friday at a hearing on this same case, Mueller’s team asked for the case to be delayed. The judge politely declined and the initial hearing on the case was held on Wednesday. Mueller’s team is represented by former Clinton Foundation attorney, Jeannie Rhee. CNN applauded Rhee for being on the Mueller team while ignoring her and the entire team’s conflicts of interest –
Rhee represented Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in a lawsuit about her private emails, and she also represented the Clinton Foundation in a civil racketeering case that was later dismissed.
Rhee also represented President Barack Obama’s deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes during the House Benghazi Committee’s investigation into the deadly 2012 terrorist attack in Libya.
Is there a level that Mueller will not stoop to? Apparently not.
QUESTION OF THE DAY:
Is it a "Hate Crime" when you FAKE a Hate Crime to make it appear as if someone from another race committed a Hate Crime?
Stay tuned....
Stay tuned....
How Black History Month 2019 Has Been a Total Disaster
There’s an inherent power in celebrating yourself while the world around you works to diminish who you are. In essence, that’s what it has always meant to be black in America: shining through the shit even as it swirls, daring to be boldly yourself against individual and structural contempt. Black History Month is always an interesting study in that reality—a chance to most proudly display all that we are, and a reminder that we remain who we are in spite of it all. With the current presidential administration and cultural climate, it’s been especially significant to see black folks loving on themselves. And lately, it feels like there’s a lot pushing back against that joy.
This Black History Month began with a flurry of blackface scandals: one involving Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, who was reported to be photographed in his 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook in blackface—and Northam responded by denying it was him in the photo while admitting that on a separate occasion, he’d put on black shoe polish to look like Michael Jackson. The news was met with a flurry of calls for Northam to resign. “There is no place for racism in America,” former Vice President Joe Biden tweeted. “Governor Northam has lost all moral authority and should resign immediately, Justin Fairfax is the leader Virginia needs now.”
Fashion giant Gucci was also blasted for a wool balaclava jumper on its website that mimics blackface. The piece is a black turtleneck, worn up over the nose, with a red-outlined cutout for the mouth. The outcry against Gucci came on the heels of a similar criticism of Prada products that resembled blackface; and soon after, athletic brand Adidas pulled back an ill-advised all-white Harlem Renaissance-themed sneaker, as did singer Katy Perry with her minstrel-esque shoes.
Hollywood superstar Liam Neeson inexplicably revealed his own racist inclinations during a now-infamous interview with The Independent. While promoting his latest action film Cold Pursuit, a movie in which his character exacts bloody revenge after his son’s murder, Neeson delved into his own history with bloodlust—and racism. He recounted a story about how he reacted to the news of a friend’s rape at the hands of a black perpetrator. The interview read:
“I went up and down areas with a cosh, hoping I’d be approached by somebody—I’m ashamed to say that—and I did it for maybe a week, hoping some [Neeson gestures air quotes with his fingers] ‘black bastard’ would come out of a pub and have a go at me about something, you know? So that I could,” another pause, “kill him.”
And there’s the incident involving Jussie Smollett, the embattled star of Empire who was reported as having been attacked in a vicious hate crime in Chicago on January 29. On Jan. 22, Smollett, a gay black man, reported to police that he’d received a threatening letter at the Fox studio where his show is filmed; seven days later, he told police two masked assailants attacked him, pouring “an unknown chemical substance” on him (possibly bleach), wrapping a rope around his neck, and yelling, “This is MAGA country!” Two persons of interest were arrested, but this weekend it was reported that the police have shifted their focus to Smollett, who has been suspected of orchestrating the attack. “We can confirm that the information received from the individuals questioned by police earlier in the Empire case has in fact shifted the trajectory of the investigation. We’ve reached out to the Empire cast member’s attorney to request a follow-up interview,” said Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
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This Black History Month began with a flurry of blackface scandals: one involving Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, who was reported to be photographed in his 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook in blackface—and Northam responded by denying it was him in the photo while admitting that on a separate occasion, he’d put on black shoe polish to look like Michael Jackson. The news was met with a flurry of calls for Northam to resign. “There is no place for racism in America,” former Vice President Joe Biden tweeted. “Governor Northam has lost all moral authority and should resign immediately, Justin Fairfax is the leader Virginia needs now.”
Fashion giant Gucci was also blasted for a wool balaclava jumper on its website that mimics blackface. The piece is a black turtleneck, worn up over the nose, with a red-outlined cutout for the mouth. The outcry against Gucci came on the heels of a similar criticism of Prada products that resembled blackface; and soon after, athletic brand Adidas pulled back an ill-advised all-white Harlem Renaissance-themed sneaker, as did singer Katy Perry with her minstrel-esque shoes.
Hollywood superstar Liam Neeson inexplicably revealed his own racist inclinations during a now-infamous interview with The Independent. While promoting his latest action film Cold Pursuit, a movie in which his character exacts bloody revenge after his son’s murder, Neeson delved into his own history with bloodlust—and racism. He recounted a story about how he reacted to the news of a friend’s rape at the hands of a black perpetrator. The interview read:
“I went up and down areas with a cosh, hoping I’d be approached by somebody—I’m ashamed to say that—and I did it for maybe a week, hoping some [Neeson gestures air quotes with his fingers] ‘black bastard’ would come out of a pub and have a go at me about something, you know? So that I could,” another pause, “kill him.”
And there’s the incident involving Jussie Smollett, the embattled star of Empire who was reported as having been attacked in a vicious hate crime in Chicago on January 29. On Jan. 22, Smollett, a gay black man, reported to police that he’d received a threatening letter at the Fox studio where his show is filmed; seven days later, he told police two masked assailants attacked him, pouring “an unknown chemical substance” on him (possibly bleach), wrapping a rope around his neck, and yelling, “This is MAGA country!” Two persons of interest were arrested, but this weekend it was reported that the police have shifted their focus to Smollett, who has been suspected of orchestrating the attack. “We can confirm that the information received from the individuals questioned by police earlier in the Empire case has in fact shifted the trajectory of the investigation. We’ve reached out to the Empire cast member’s attorney to request a follow-up interview,” said Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
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