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Victor Davis Hanson blasts Delta’s CEO on ‘wokeness’: ‘If you make $17M’ you’re ‘not committed to equity’

Author and historian Victor Davis Hanson joined “The Ingraham Angle” and called today’s social landscape “the Great Awokening”, and remarked the dozens of corporations that signal their devotion to “equity” are both disingenuous as well as more fearful of the loud, progressive “30 percent” than the more conservative yet more passive “70 percent” — singling out Delta Airlines CEO Edward Bastian who has spoken out against Georgia’s election integrity law.

HANSON: I don’t think they make very good representatives of the woke movement and they shouldn’t lecture people on equity and inclusion and diversity, because that’s what they’re doing.

If you’re a CEO at Delta and you make $17 million a year — and that works out to about $65,000 a day for each working day — I don’t think anybody wants to take you very seriously about how committed you are to equity: Because, you can do a lot in the concrete rather than the abstract. People are getting really tired of being lectured by these groups. They’re going to find out that we’re going to start to ask them exactly what are the percentages of race and gender in your own corporate boardroom and your own children going to prep schools and Ivy League. So far it’s always been the consequences of our theories were going to fault ‘Irene Irredeemable’ or ‘Donnie Deplorable’ — but never us.

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One [‘Great Awokening’ assumption] is that merit never really was important; it was just a construct. So, if you want half of the new pilot-training candidates at United [Airlines] based on race, it won’t matter. If you’re going to arbitrarily restrict half the White population that gets into Harvard or Yale, it didn’t matter. Or if you’re going to lower bar standards, they were too high anyway. That’s an experiment. We’ll see what happens. I’m very dubious.

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Harris comments on Daunte Wright shooting, says family deserves answers

Vice President Kamala Harris took to Twitter late Monday to comment on the Daunte Wright shooting and said his family needs “justice and healing” as the investigation plays out.

“Prayers are not enough,” she tweeted. “Daunte Wright should still be with us. While an investigate is underway, our nation needs justice and healing, and Daunte’s family needs to know why their child is dead—they deserve answers.”

Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting death Sunday of Wright as “an accidental discharge.”

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It happened as police were trying to arrest Wright on an outstanding warrant. The shooting sparked protests and unrest in a metropolitan area already on edge because of the trial of the first of four police officers charged in George Floyd’s death.

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Harris, while a Democrat nominee for vice president, spoke about protests that broke out across the country after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. She told “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in June that nationwide protests against racial injustice were not going to stop after the election.

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“This is a movement, I’m telling you. They’re not going to stop and everyone beware, because they’re not going to stop. They’re not going to stop before Election Day in November and they’re not going to stop after Election Day. Everyone should take note of that on both levels. They’re not going to let up and they should not and we should not.”

Gingrich: ‘Very dangerous time’ with police being vilified, especially for minorities

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., joined “Hannity” on Monday and warned that with the exponential increase in police officers being vilified in the public square, including in the form of anti-police violence and harassment, marks a dangerous time for the United States.

Gingrich told host Sean Hannity that such danger is especially true in minority communities, where statistically there has been the most exponential increase in violent crime rates as police are either prevented from or become hesitant to do their jobs as prescribed.

“I think that the danger we’ve got which we’ve had before. The Black Panther movement in the late ‘60s for example, engaged in fairly large scale rioting. 2,500 bombs that went off from 1969 to ‘70. There were riots in an amazing number of cities in the 1960s. Part of what you have here is that the society can’t decide whether or not it favors law and order in the classic sense,” he said.

“[T]he forces of disorder, the forces of crime, the forces who have contempt for civilization are all now dominant. You have [people] taunting the police, attacking the police. We have made being a policeman dramatically more dangerous. Historically that’s very unhealthy.”

Gingrich said the natural bias in society is one that gives the officer the preferential treatment because he is the one willing to risk his life to protect and serve. That, the ex-speaker said, is no longer the case in many place.

“I think it’s a very dangerous time for the country and one which to some extent reminds me of the 1970s and the whole period of Clint Eastwood and Dirty Harry and ‘Make my day’ in the series of movies where people were so fed up with the crime that they were in effect willing to go and eat their popcorn and applaud somebody, including policemen who were clearly breaking the law to reestablish order,” Gingrich added.

“I think this is a very dangerous time for the country and we need to understand that the more we weaken the police, the greater the likelihood of really serious crime and the greater the likelihood that innocent people are going to be killed or hurt.”

In response to a video played by Hannity showing a young man taunting a marked NYPD cruiser on the streets of one of New York City’s outerboroughs, Gingrich further asked why people like that weren’t being arrested to retain peace and order.

DAUNTE WRIGHT SHOOTING: BROOKLYN CENTER CITY MANAGER FIRED AFTER CALL FOR DUE PROCESS FOR POLICE OFFICER

Gingrich said that is potentially a symptom of the overarching negative view of policing and one in a place like the Big Apple where Democratic politicians have weakened the police force by partially defunding and removing qualified immunity protections from officers of the law.

“If we are going to back off and we are going to apologize and we’re going to allow the forces of crime and the forces of hostility to dominate the streets, then we’re going to get what we are now getting which is in every major city … a dramatic rise in crime,” he said.

“Who does that hurt? It hurts the innocent. It hurts minorities. Who are the largest number of victims of these kind of criminals? They are African-Americans.”

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He pointed to other Democrat-run cities like Chicago and Baltimore, both with large minority populations, who have seen an uptick in both crime and a negative collective view of law enforcement.

“This is madness and at some point society has to get a grip on itself and decide that we are in favor of the law. We are in favor of the police. We are in favor, yes, they’ve got to be trained. Yes when something goes wrong it has to be investigated. But on balance a strong, effective, trained police force is better for the poorest people and better for the minority groups than any other situation,” he said.

“We need to get back to that and realize this fantasy liberalism is putting everybody’s life at risk.”

Ilhan Omar says violence is ‘basic part of police interactions’ with minorities

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., took to Twitter Monday to criticize policing in the U.S. after the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a Black man, during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb.

“We are sick and heartbroken,” she tweeted. “In the closing days of Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, Brooklyn Center police killed 20 year old Daunte Wright, another Black man, during a traffic stop. This violence is a basic part of police interactions with communities of color. It must stop.”

Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting death Sunday of Wright as “an accidental discharge.” It happened as police were trying to arrest Wright on an outstanding warrant. The shooting sparked protests and unrest in a metropolitan area already on edge because of the trial of the first of four police officers charged in George Floyd’s death.

MINNESOTA OFFICER MEANT TO FIRE TASER, NOT HANDGUN, IN DEADLY DAUNTE WRIGHT SHOOTING, POLICE CHIEF SAYS

Omar has been one of the most outspoken members of Congress criticizing law enforcement and, last summer, called for the dismantling economic and political systems that serve as a “system of oppression.”

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“We can’t stop at criminal justice reform or policing reform,” she said during an outdoor press conference. “We are not merely fighting to tear down the systems of oppression in the criminal justice system. We are fighting to tear down systems of oppression that exist in housing, in education, in health care, in employment, [and] in the air we breathe.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report

Candace Owens: Mansion buy proves BLM founder Cullors a true ‘Marxist’: ‘They steal and enrich themselves’

Conservative author and commentator Candace Owens said Monday on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” that in purchasing a Topanga Canyon, Calif., mansion, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors proves she is the “trained Marxist” she claims to be, because Marxists by definition steal from others to enrich themselves.

CANDACE OWENS: She has my respect because she’s unapologetic in her approach. She is telling you what she is — she’s a Marxist. Marxists steal money from other people and they enrich themselves… She has stolen money from other people on the pretext of a lie that is black lives matter and she has enriched herself and she has bought four homes. You have to appreciate the honesty. She is not hiding by any means. She is a Communist through and through and she has been unbelievably unapologetic in her approach.

TUCKER CARLSON: Al Sharpton must be looking at this and saying I’ve been doing this for 40 years. Where did I go wrong? I don’t have a house in Topanga Canyon?

OWENS: Exactly right. It’s completely ridiculous. The corporations are standing behind her, which is incredibly interesting. She is fearful of white people. Well, why doesn’t she want to live amongst Black people? Why is she choosing to move herself into an all-white neighborhood? Those are important questions.

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Compagno: If city manager fired for advocating for due process ‘where does that leave the rest of us’?

“Outnumbered” host Emily Compagno, a former attorney, reacted to the news that the city manager of the Twin Cities suburb where a police officer is accused of accidentally shooting a man instead of tazing him during a confrontation was fired late Monday on “Fox News Primetime” hosted by Lawrence Jones.

Compagno said that it is unsettling if it turns out Boganey was fired simply because he voiced recognition for the importance of due process in the American system.

“If due process is protected by the Constitution and if that is the reason that this gentleman was fired, where does that leave the rest of us?” she asked. “Where does that leave [Boganey’s] due process? So, I think we should stay tuned: It remains to be seen certainly within his contract and why exactly it was terminated — But if it was simply for calling for due process or pointing out that it was necessary before jumping to conclusions…”

“Everyone agrees this is a tragedy. But to reserve judgment to me should be constitutional,” she said.

Jones reiterated that it is not known whether Boganey was indeed fired for that comment.

Regarding the shooting incident that left Wright dead, Compagno said there will be parallel investigations: one by an outside agency to determine whether criminal charges should be fired against the officer, and another internal investigation to see whether police department policies were violated.

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“In Minnesota, it’s the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigating the police officer shooting which happens in that state. In the last 10 years, there have been 17 accidental shootings that resulted in criminal charges being filed — and about 28 that resulted in civil lawsuits that then had settlements from $200,000 to up to several million,” she said.

“And of course, we are in the same state, Minnesota, where former Office, Derek Chauvin is on trial. One of his charges is ‘unintentional manslaughter’, that second degree manslaughter that requires a certain degree of negligence here — So the answer to your question is that there is a whole range of both up to criminal, civil charges and also the right and reservation to not press any charges at all.”

Squad member calls for end of US policing, which she says is ‘intentionally racist’

Squad member and progressive Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib alleged in a Twitter post on Monday night that the death of Daunte Wright “wasn’t an accident” as she appeared to call for an end of policing.

In the post, Tlaib indicated that the police system should be ended because it could not be reformed as it is “inherently [and] intentionally racist.”

The progressive lawmaker also appeared to equate policing with “government funded murder.”

Tlaib has in the past called for dismantling the police force in its current form.

DAUNTE WRIGHT SHOOTING: BROOKLYN CENTER CITY MANAGER FIRED AFTER CALL FOR DUE PROCESS FOR POLICE OFFICER

Her comments were posted in the aftermath of the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year old Black man, at the hands of police at a routine traffic stop in Minnesota over the weekend.

The officer who shot Wright was described as a senior member of the force.

Released body camera footage appears to show the officer yelling “Taser,” which has led the officials to characterize the shooting as an “accidental discharge” after it was believed the officer meant to grab a Taser but instead fired her gun.

Wright drove off, crashed and died. He had been stopped for having expired tags on his car and he is also said to have had an outstanding warrant.

The officer has been put on administrative leave.

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Officials have acknowledged that emotions are heightened given that Wright’s death comes as the trial for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer responsible for the death of George Floyd last year, enters its third week.

Local officials, and President Biden, have requested protesters remain peaceful.

A state of emergency has been declared and a curfew implemented across several counties.

Pelosi blasts AOC, Squad members in new book, ‘you’re not a one-person show’: Report

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has some humbling words for New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and other members of the so-called “Squad,” according to details from a forthcoming book about the California lawmaker.

According to excerpts of the book written by award winning journalist Susan Page, Pelosi adopted a “child-like tone” when discussing Ocasio-Cortez and gave the following advice to members of the Squad:

“You’re not a one-person show. This is the Congress of the United States,” Axios reported.

An excerpt from the book published by USA Today – where Page serves as chief of the Washington bureau – recounts an interview Page conducted with Pelosi in July 2019, after her dispute with the Squad had “exploded.”

“Her anger at the four new progressive congresswomen was palpable,” Page wrote.

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As previously reported by Fox News, during a July 2019 press conference, Pelosi pushed back on questions about President Donald Trump’s efforts to characterize the progressive Squad members as the face of the Democratic Party, saying “let’s not waste our time on that.”

At the time, members of the Squad were upset with Pelosi, whom they alleged was singling them out because they were women of color. Pelosi had made comments about the group’s prowess on social media amid their protest of an emergency border aid bill.

Spokespeople for Pelosi and Ocasio-Cortez did not return Fox News’ request for comment about the released details from the book.

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The excerpt published by USA Today also details Pelosi’s disappointment that Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election to Donald Trump, allegedly calling his election “stunningly scary.”

The book, called “Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power,” is scheduled for release later this month.

It is based on more than 150 exclusive interviews, as well as in-depth interviews with the Speaker herself, according to a description of the book on Amazon.

Daunte Wright shooting: Brooklyn Center city manager fired after call for due process for police officer

Brooklyn Center City Manager Curt Boganey was fired on Monday evening, hours after he publicly disagreed with Mayor Mike Elliott’s assertion that the police officer who fatally shot a Black man in the Minneapolis suburb should be immediately fired in response to the incident.

“Effective immediately our city manager has been relieved of his duties, and the deputy city manager will be assuming his duties moving forward,” Elliott wrote on Twitter. “I will continue to work my hardest to ensure good leadership at all levels of our city government.”

BIDEN URGES CALM AFTER DAUNTE WRIGHT SHOOTING, SAYS ‘NO JUSTIFICATION’ FOR VIOLENCE, LOOTING

Daunte Wright, 20, was fatally shot during a traffic stop. Bodycam footage showed three officers gathered near a stopped car that police said was pulled over for an expired registration. Police attempted to arrest the man, later identified as Wright, for an outstanding warrant. A struggle ensued, followed by the fatal shooting.

Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said the officer who shot and killed Wright had intended to fire a Taser, not their service weapon. Authorities have not released the name of the female officer involved in the shooting.

Boganey was fired shortly after the Brooklyn Center city council voted to give the mayor command authority over the city’s police department.

Both Elliott and Boganey addressed potential disciplinary action toward the officer during a press conference earlier in the day. At the time, Elliott called for the officer to be fired.

“Let me be very clear – my position is that we cannot afford to make mistakes that lead to the loss of life of other people in our profession,” Elliott said. “I do fully support releasing the officer of her duties.”

Before leaving the podium, Elliott noted that Boganey, as city manager, had the authority to determine whether the officer would be fired. Boganey noted that he would not take immediate action to remove the officer.

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“All employees working for the city of Brooklyn Center are entitled to due process with respect to discipline,” Boganey said. “This employee will receive due process and that’s really all that I can say today.”

When pressed on whether he personally felt the officer should be fired, Boganey again called for due process.

“If I were to answer that question, I’d be contradicting what I said a moment ago — which is to say that all employees are entitled to due process and after that due process, discipline will be determined,” Boganey said. “If I were to say anything else, I would actually be contradicting the idea of due process.”

Arizona AG sues Biden administration over immigration policies that harm the environment

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is suing the Biden administration over its immigration policies, citing questions over whether recent decisions comply with environmental regulations.

Brnovich alleged that the administration has not complied with its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which generally requires federal agencies to weigh the potential environmental consequences of policies prior to their implementation.

During an interview with Fox & Friends on Monday, Brnovich, a Republican, said NEPA is habitually used by Democrats to stop projects like highway projects and airport reconstruction.

“It is estimated that every person, every migrant that crosses our desert is bringing six to eight pounds – plastic bags, drug paraphernalia, backpacks – that’s left in our desert ,” Brnovich said. “That’s about a million pounds of trash in one month … [but] because it’s Biden doing it, somehow everyone’s getting a pass. And it’s not right.”

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Brnovich argued that an uptick in the population in Arizona resulting from the administration’s actions has “significant environmental impacts, including displacement of undeveloped lands and additional air emissions.”

“It’s the pinnacle of hypocrisy for the Biden Administration to claim it wants to protect our environment, while not enforcing federal statutes that are specifically designed for that purpose,” Brnovich said in a statement. “We’re not going to sit idly by as the Biden Administration ignores real harms to our state resulting from its heavy-handed executive orders.”

According to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, single-adult border encounters in two Arizona cities – Yuma and Tuscon – were up 584% and 223%, respectively, in March when compared with the year prior.

The suit asks the U.S. District Court in Arizona to call off the White House’s decisions to stop both construction of the border wall and the “Remain in Mexico” policy until it is decided whether the decisions would have any negative environmental consequences.

A White House spokesperson did not return Fox News’ request for comment on the lawsuit.

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Biden halted construction of the border wall in January, as one of his first actions in office.

The “Remain in Mexico” policy, which prevented asylum seekers from staying in the U.S. while their immigration cases were considered in court, was ended in February.

Brnovich told Fox News he invited Vice President Kamala Harris to come see the immigration situation in Arizona, but had not heard back from her, which he called “very disappointing.”

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