Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) attempted to run defense for the anti-Israel protesters — a group that includes her daughter‚ Barnard student Isra Hirsi — and got hit with an immediate wave of backlash. Omar‚ whose daughter was among the students who were suspended and detained for their participation in anti-semitic protests on Columbia University’s campus‚ defended the protests in an X post‚ claiming that the protests had been “co-opted” and that was the real reason they looked bad. “Throughout history‚ protests were co-opted and made to look bad so police and public leaders would shut them down. That’s what we are seeing now at Columbia University‚” Omar said. “The Columbia protesters have made clear their demands and want their school not to be complacent in the ongoing Genocide in Gaza. Public officials and media making this about anything else are inflaming the situation and need to bring calmness and sanity back.” Throughout history‚ protests were co-opted and made to look bad so police and public leaders would shut them down. That’s what we are seeing now at Columbia University. The Columbia protesters have made clear their demands and want their school not to be complacent in the ongoing… — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 22‚ 2024 Omar’s efforts to spin the anti-semitic protests were quickly met with rebuttals from critics‚ many of whom pointed out the fact that protesters were on camera shouting and chanting slogans that called for the genocide of the Jews and the destruction of Israel. “Inventing a conspiracy to blame the antisemitism and terror support of the protestors on police and others doesn’t work when everyone can see the truth …” AG (@aghamilton29) posted‚ adding‚ “It’s almost hilarious the extent to which the defenders of the antisemitic mobs at Columbia are completely reliant on pretending the numerous videos and the witness testimony from Jewish students simply don’t exist to preserve their narratives.” You realize there is video‚ right&;#63; Inventing a conspiracy to blame the antisemitism and terror support of the protestors on police and others doesn’t work when everyone can see the truth… https://t.co/0F3KxVUWKc — AG (@AGHamilton29) April 22‚ 2024 Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY) added‚ “Ilhan‚ there’s video. Lots of it. These antisemites don’t need police &; public leaders to make them look bad. They’re doing that all by themselves. Only demands should be: Hamas‚ surrender; Release the hostages.” Ilhan‚ there’s video. Lots of it. These antisemites don’t need police &; public leaders to make them look bad. They’re doing that all by themselves. Only demands should be:-Hamas‚ surrender. -Release the hostages. https://t.co/o6QUnNpFPZ — Anthony P. D'Esposito (@ANTHONYDESPO) April 22‚ 2024 Referencing Columbia’s move to remote learning on Monday due to the increased tensions on campus‚ Erielle Azerrad pointed out: “Jews are studying remotely because of Omar’s daughter.” Jews are studying remotely because of Omar’s daughter. https://t.co/Z1wgdsOT4t — Erielle Azerrad (@politicalelle) April 22‚ 2024 “Nothing was co-opted here‚” Pradheep Shankar said. “These idiots were always fascists and antisemites (including her daughter). Nothing has changed since the evening of 10/7. The Columbia protester demands are irrelevant‚ because they are nonsense‚ and they should ignored. Kick them out.” Nothing was co-opted here. These idiots were always fascists and antisemites (including her daughter). Nothing has changed since the evening of 10/7. The Columbia protester demands are irrelevant‚ because they are nonsense‚ and they should ignored. Kick them out. https://t.co/j1cBe7DCM8 — Pradheep J. Shanker‚ M.D. (@neoavatara) April 22‚ 2024

There is a cadre of students at Columbia University who decided to occupy the center of the campus and harass Jewish students. They yelled “Stop killing children” and “Go back to Poland” as the Jewish students were simply trying to get from campus back to their dorm rooms. They chanted for Hamas to hit Tel Aviv. They tried to form a human chain to keep Jewish students out. One anti-Semitic student decided to stand right in front of several pro-Israel protesters suggesting they be killed with rockets. The Columbia University Orthodox rabbi issued a message to all the Jewish students strongly recommending they return home as soon as possible and remain home “until the reality in and around the campus is dramatically improved. It is not our job as Jews to ensure our own safety on campus. No one should have to endure this level of hatred‚ let alone at school.” These protests are designed to harass and intimidate students in violation of all codes of ethics and conduct at the private university. Over at Yale‚ similar levels of anti-Semitic activity occurred. Additionally‚ Yale students were cheering as the American flag came down. At Northwestern University‚ the dean of students attended an anti-Israel protest targeting Hillel‚ the nonpartisan Jewish Student Community Center. Protest organizers were demanding the university end its relationship with Hillel‚ which is just a Jewish community organization existing on campus. WATCH: The Ben Shapiro Show  The revolutionary class is generally not a bunch of impoverished people who simply are trying to work a job and feed their families. Typically‚ it’s upper crust elites who have nothing better to do with their time and no sense of purpose so they decide to join in. Now‚ the White House has put out a statement on anti-Semitism at Columbia. Andrew Bates commented on the situation‚ saying‚ “While every American has the right to peaceful protest‚ calls for violence and physical intimidation‚ targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly AntiSemitic‚ unconscionable‚ and dangerous — they have absolutely no place on any college campus‚ or anywhere in the United States of America. And echoing the rhetoric of terrorist organizations‚ especially in the wake of the worst massacre committed against the Jewish people since the Holocaust‚ is despicable. We condemn these statements in the strongest terms.” Perhaps Biden’s administration should stop trying to please Hamas spokespeople in the United States. The most amusing tweet came courtesy of Marc Caputo‚ who’s a national political reporter for The Bulwark. He wrote‚ “With its top journalism school and journalism review‚ Columbia holds an esteemed place in media. So how did @CJR‚ Columbia profs &; the reporters it produces miss the formation of so much anti-Israel or ant-Semitic bias fostered at &; around the school&;#63; How did NY media miss it&;#63;” How did the New York media miss it&;#63; The answer: They didn’t miss it. They fostered it. For years‚ the New York Times has refused to cover attacks on Jews in New York City so long as those attacks were being committed by minority criminals. Intersectionality is a hell of a drug‚ and this entire world view has promoted anti-Semitism‚ particularly at elite institutions. Open anti-Semitism has been on the rise for legitimately decades on campus. It was rife on campus when I was there 20 years ago. It’s particularly rife from the radical Muslim community‚ and it’s been fostered by a Left-wing college administration across campuses for two generations that believes in the intersectional hierarchy of victimhood‚ in which Muslims outrank Jews. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP Leftists have a cheap and easy way of signaling their anti-Westernism and anti-Americanism without actually having to say they’re anti-Western and anti-American. They just put it all on Israel. All the reasons they use to hate Israel are reasons that also apply to the United States. They understand there might be consequences if they talk about how America is an evil colonial power and how American soldiers are human rights violators. So instead‚ they say it about Israel because it’s a cheap and easy way to virtue signal. This then transmutes into anti-Semitism because the conspiracy theory by the far-Left has always been that there is a cadre of powerful people who have all the systems to their benefit. Jews are a minority group that is disproportionately successful in American society‚ and since the leftists believe the system must be rigged by those who are successful‚ anti-Semitism rises. What’s even worse is that on college campuses‚ this went from a generalized worldview to an article of faith. A lot of people were puzzled why after October 7‚ the worst atrocity against Jews since the Holocaust‚ all of this anti-Semitism sprang up. Normally‚ you would expect to see the reverse after a giant atrocity by an open‚ evil terrorist group against Jews of all sorts‚ including predominantly Left-wing Jews living in the Gaza envelope. Why did you see this massive outpouring of support for Hamas&;#63;  The answer is that it’s an article of faith for members of the Left‚ proverbial skin in the game‚ to show fealty to the intersectional ideal by suggesting that even the worst human beings on planet Earth‚ like Hamas‚ are actually just victims of some sort of intersectional hierarchy. The more you pay fealty to the worst people in the world‚ the more you have shown your fealty to the cause. And that’s how you end up with people who are doing the vicious work at Columbia University. The most highly-educated people on planet Earth often have the least amount of wisdom. And there’s nothing new about that because smart people can talk themselves into — and out of — virtually anything.

A 13-year-old girl spoke at a school board meeting and tearfully described watching a student use a Stanley cup to brutally beat up a female student. The teen girl‚ who attends Pennbrook Middle School north of Philadelphia accused school officials of failing to step in despite being warned hours ahead of time that the attack was coming. Reduxx reported that the attacker is a trans-identifying male student who identifies as “Melanie.” “All of a sudden I just hear all this screaming and everybody running. … All of sudden you just hear these terrible loud bangs of the Stanley bouncing off her head. And then you see Mel grabbing her hair and hitting her against the table … There was blood going everywhere‚” the young student recalled. “We had to sit in there and watch them clean up her blood off those tables and ground‚ and we had to watch them take her out with blood dripping down her face and I will never forget that‚” the girl said‚ her voice breaking. The attacker also yelled “I’m going to murder you” repeatedly to students‚ she said. The violent incident played over in her head as she lay in bed that night‚ the girl told board members. The girl said she was “second on [the attacker’s] hit list” and begged school administrators for help five hours before the attack. The guidance counselor promised her the attack would not happen‚ the teen said. 🚨BREAKING🚨 A male who identifies as transgender brutally assaulted a female student at Pennbrook Middle School in PA. One girl who said she was &;quot;second on [his] hit list&;quot; told the school board that she had begged for help HOURS before the attack‚ but teachers did nothing. pic.twitter.com/sRRZlnuwZU — REDUXX (@ReduxxMag) April 20‚ 2024 The incident occurred at about 1:20 pm on Wednesday in the school cafeteria. Police and first responders were called to the scene. Surveillance video shows a 7th grader walking along a lunch table when the student accused of attacking her runs up and begins hitting her in the head with a Stanley cup‚ according to Upper Gwynedd police. The female student who was attacked needed staples in her head and is on concussion protocol‚ police said. The incident is still under investigation‚ school officials said. Incensed parents showed up at the school board meeting to voice their concerns. “The fear in these kids’ voices. This had to be a brutal attack because so many kids were screaming and crying‚” one mother said. “This was avoidable and the district truly failed to protect the students at Pennbrook‚” one parent told school board members. “What are we supposed to say to our children after this&;#63; How do I send him back to school&;#63;” The attacking student had only been at the school for three days when the attack occurred‚ parents said. In a statement‚ Pennbrook Middle School Superintendent Todd Bauer confirmed that an incident had occurred resulting in “serious injuries” to a student. However‚ he said rumors are “false” that the attacker was expelled from another school for violent behavior. Bauer said the school is working with law enforcement and the families of the students involved. The school is working with the “district-wide traumatic event response team” to support the students who witnessed the attack‚ he said.

President Joe Biden faced criticism on Monday for his weak response to the anti-Semitic protests over the weekend at Columbia University. The far-left protesters yelled “Stop killing children” and “Go back to Poland” as the Jewish students were simply trying to get from campus back to their dorm rooms. They chanted for Hamas to hit Tel Aviv. They tried to form a human chain to keep Jewish students out. One anti-Semitic student decided to stand right in front of several pro-Israel protesters suggesting they be killed with rockets. Biden was asked about the incidents while briefly answering questions from reporters following a Virginia event marking Earth Day. “Do you condemn the anti-Semitic protests on college campuses&;#63;” a reporter asked. “I condemn the anti-Semitic protests. That’s why I’ve set up a program to deal with that‚” Biden claimed‚ without specifying what program he has set up to deal with anti-Semitism. Biden‚ who says that he ran for president because of the anti-Semitic marches in Charlottesville in 2017‚ then pulled what many online said was his own version of former President Donald Trump’s “very fine people on both sides” remark. “I also condemn those who don’t understand what’s going on with the Palestinians and their — how they’re being —” Biden continued. The political Left has repeatedly falsely claimed that Trump called called the neo-Nazis and white supremacists who attended the rally “very fine people. In fact‚ Trump condemned the neo-Nazis and white supremacists‚ saying: “And you had people‚ and I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists‚ because they should be condemned totally.” A reporter then asked Biden if the president of Columbia University should resign. “I didn’t know that‚” Biden responded. “I’ll — I’ll have to find out more about it.” WATCH: Reporter: “Do you condemn the anti-Semitic protests on college campuses&;#63;” Biden: “I condemn the antisemitic protests. That’s why I have set up a program to deal with that. I also condemn those who don’t understand what’s going on with the Palestinians.” Reporter: “Should the… pic.twitter.com/bW5j9Nde0v — Greg Price (@greg_price11) April 22‚ 2024

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) pushed back on former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki during a Sunday interview‚ effectively warning her to stop giving so much airtime and attention to former President Donald Trump. Newsom’s interview took up the majority if Psaki’s MSNBC show — “Inside With Jen Psaki” — and while they spent a fair amount of that time complaining about Alabama and other states where Republicans have implemented restrictions and bans on abortions‚ Psaki made sure to take a few minutes to attack Trump. But when she prodded Newsom to join her in the attack‚ he quickly applied the brakes. WATCH: .@GavinNewsom: “When we're focusing on him‚ I do worry‚ electorally‚ that he has a slight advantage. I'm a little concerned about the overindulgence… The consequential nature of a criminal trial is profound and outsized in some respects‚ but not more outsized than democracy.&;quot; pic.twitter.com/wH5z41qetA — Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) April 21‚ 2024 Psaki laughed as she brought up the former president’s hush-money trial that was scheduled to start Monday morning‚ asking Newsom to allay her fears that the case might actually work in Trump’s favor. “There was a criminal trial that got underway in this week in New York City‚ the full jury has been seated‚ we’re expecting opening statements on Monday‚” she began. “There’s been this kind of chorus out there that’s been driving me a little crazy‚ to be honest‚ suggesting that this case only helps Trump politically. And I’m curious. You’ve seen the first week‚ you’re talking to an undecided voter about why this case should matter to them — what do you tell them&;#63;” Newsom addressed the question briefly‚ saying that of course he believed it should matter that one party’s presidential candidate was facing criminal charges. “That said‚ may I give you a personal point of view&;#63;” Newsom asked‚ and pointed out that the constant media coverage of everything he did — whether the coverage was positive or negative — only worked to give Trump more attention. “This is a guy who doesn’t care if he’s the hero or the heel‚ he just wants to be the star — and in so many ways he gets what he wants‚ and that’s the bright spotlight and focus.” “And when we’re focusing on him‚ I do worry‚ electorally‚ that he has a slight advantage. I’m a little concerned about the overindulgence around the day to day … The consequential nature of a criminal trial is profound and outsized in some respects‚ but not more outsized than democracy‚” Newsom said.

Calista Flockhart found lasting love when she met Harrison Ford‚ but the suave actor didn’t give her the best first impression. The Ally McBeal star and Harrison are one of Hollywood’s most beloved couples today. The two have been together for 22 years and married for nearly 14. They also share an adopted son‚ Liam Flockhart. But their initial meeting wasn’t full of butterlies. Calista told The Sunday Times‚ that she met Harrison during the 2002 Golden Globe Awards. He introduced himself to her and her Ally McBeal co-start Vonda Shepherd‚ and she thought he was just some flirty “old man” up to no good. “I was aware of who Harrison Ford was&;#33; But I didn’t think‚ ‘Oh this is Indiana Jones.’ It was more along the lines of‚ ‘This is some lascivious old man and what is he doing at our table&;#63;’ I was being a smarta–.” While many people would have been beside themselves if they had a chance to shake hands with the legendary Oscar nominee‚ Calista was unimpressed. In fact‚ she had never even watched his most iconic films. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Smooth Radio (@smoothradio) “I had never seen Star Wars‚ which I know sounds really crazy‚” she admitted. “But I grew up in a small town without a movie theatre.” Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford’s Age Gap “Doesn’t Factor” Into Their Relationship It didn’t take long for Harrison Ford to get into Calista Flockhart’s good graces‚ though. The two began chatting and Harrison invited her back to his house. The two danced and spent more time together before Harrison took her home. “It was very proper‚” she shared. The actress said that they’re still very much in love today‚ and much of their success comes from having both joint and separate hobbies. Harrison is an avid pilot and enjoys flying around their ranch in Jackson Hole‚ Wyoming‚ while she prefers hiking. In the evenings‚ Calista likes to cook and Harrison “likes to eat.” Then they often sit down for a game of scrabble. Earlier in their relationship‚ critics told them they wouldn’t last because of their 22-year age gap‚ but Calista said that has never been an issue for them. “It doesn’t faze me‚” she said. “Sometimes I even say‚ ‘Wow‚ I keep forgetting that he’s 22 years older than me.’ It doesn’t factor into our relationship at all.” This story’s featured image is by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images. The post Calista Flockhart Shares Hilarious Story Of Being Unimpressed When She First Met Husband Harrison Ford appeared first on InspireMore.

M. Night Shyamalan is confident that Bruce Willis’ family is the actor’s rock and safe place while he battles frontotemporal dementia. The Oscar-nominated director recently attended a PR event for his upcoming film‚ Trap‚ which premieres on August 9. While talking to People‚ he shared kind words for his close friend and former collaborator‚ Bruce Willis. “He has a very loving family‚” M. Night said. Bruce Willis retired from acting in 2022‚ following his diagnosis with aphasia. Ten months later‚ his wife‚ Emma Hemming Willis‚ and ex-wife‚ Demi Moore‚ announced that Bruce was also suffering from frontotemporal degeneration. Since his symptoms began‚ Bruce’s blended family has been caring for him‚ advocating for him‚ and protecting him from excessive media attention. Bruce not only has Emma and Demi by his side‚ but he also has his adult daughters‚  Rumer‚ Tallulah‚ and Scout‚ and his young daughters‚ Mabel and Evelyn. “They’re doing the best they can.” M. Night Shyamalan continued. Bruce Willis Was M. Night Shyamalan’s Childhood “Hero” Bruce and M. Night became close during the filming of M. Night’s breakout movie The Sixth Sense. Having Bruce star in the film was a dream come true for the director who once admitted that Bruce was his childhood hero. “When I was a kid‚ I had his posters up on my wall‚ and only he could play that character in Pulp Fiction or Die Hard‚” he told the Hollywood Reporter in 2023. Over the years‚ Bruce Willis has starred in several of M. Night Shyamalan’s movies‚ and their families became “very close.” When Bruce’s family announced his exit from Hollywood‚ M. Night posted an emotional message on Twitter that perfectly summed up his feelings for the legendary actor. “All my love and respect to my big brother Bruce Willis‚” he wrote. “I know his wonderful family is surrounding him with support and strength. He will always be that hero on that poster on my wall as a kid.” This story’s featured image is by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images. The post M. Night Shyamalan Says His “Hero” Bruce Willis Has A “Very Loving Family” Standing Beside Him During Dementia Battle appeared first on InspireMore.

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