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On Tuesday's CNN This Morning‚ while right-leaning contributor Jonah Goldberg was condemning the anti-Semitic‚ pro-Hamas rhetoric used by far-left protesters on college campuses‚ New York Times reporter Lulu Garcia-Navarro got snippy as she jumped in to cut him off and argue against the use of police against anti-Israel protesters harassing Jewish students. After host Kasie Hunt had just interviewed Congressman Josh Gottheimer -- a Jewish moderate Democrat from New Jersey -- about his visit to Columbia University and his calls for the university administration to protect Jewish students‚ she then went to Goldberg to begin a panel discussion. The right-leaning CNN contributor and Fox News alum complained: Look‚ I think the anti-Semitism stuff‚ particularly at Passover‚ is a big issue. It's a legitimate issue to talk about. It's a serious issue‚ and I think there's a lot of anti-Semitic stuff going on out there. But when you're saying you're Hamas‚ when you're praising Hamas‚ when you're praising Hezbollah‚ when you're saying you're going to globalize the intifada --     Garcia-Navarro took exception to his commentary and jumped in to interrupt: GARCIA-NAVARRO: Excuse me‚ I'm so sorry. GOLDBERG: Yeah&;#63; GARCIA-NAVARRO: I'm sorry‚ but everyone is -- GOLDBERG: I'm going to finish my point. It means you're pro-terrorist. If you are celebrating Hamas‚ you are pro-terrorist. After declaring that she was &;quot;not disputing&;quot; that part of his analysis‚ she then spun for left-wing student organizers who did not act to stop anti-Semitic rhetoric at their demonstration by recalling that left-wing Jews had also protested against Israel: &;quot;Yeah‚ but what I'm saying is there are selective quotes that are being taken not from students themselves -- in the encampments in Columbia‚ they have said this -- there are Jewish students who are actually part of this.&;quot; As Goldberg reacted with a befuddled facial expression‚ the Times journalist added: &;quot;And I just would say more broadly‚ when people are calling for action -- like Representative Gottheimer -- what are they actually calling for&;#63; You already had police go on --&;quot; Hunt jumped in to inject: &;quot;Well‚ hold on. If there are -- if the people in those encampments -- whether they're Columbia students or not -- if the university can clear them from that encampment‚ that is something the university can do.&;quot; Garcia-Navarro continued: But they've already put -- let me just say how we got here. Columbia chose to bring police to clear the encampment that inflamed the situation to where you're now seeing these protests spread to Yale‚ to New York University‚ and beyond. I am -- many people have said that the action of bringing police into a group of people who are already feeling that they are sort of representative of the oppressed -- who are inspired by what happened with George Floyd in 2020 and seeing what is happening in Gaza‚ that that has really only acted as a catalyst here. And so I wonder at the wisdom of bringing in the armed police into what is essentially a university campus. Goldberg was visibly taken aback as the two went back and forth again: GOLDBERG: I question the wisdom of having a double standard that says it's okay to shout hateful pro-terrorist things at Jews‚ but you can't --you have to have total -- GARCIA-NAVARRO: No one is endorsing that. GOLDBERG (after looking shocked): A lot of people are endorsing that. A lot of people aren't -- GARCIA-NAVARRO: Not here. GOLDBERG: -- condemning it. Yeah. A lot of people aren't condemning it‚ and I -- look‚ I agree with you. Universities and the Democratic party and the left have a huge problem trying to figure out how to cut this Gordian knot that they've created for themselves. The transcript is below. Click &;quot;expand&;quot; to read: CNN This Morning April 23‚ 2024 6:55 a.m. Eastern (after interview with Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) (a moderate Democrat) about anti-Semitic protests on college campuses) KASIE HUNT: Just how troubling is this&;#63; And how did we get to this point&;#63; JONAH GOLDBERG‚ CNN CONTRIBUTOR: Gosh‚ you got an hour&;#63; HUNT: We have six minutes. GOLDBERG: I think there's a long tradition of campus protests in this country that goes back to before the founding. It has gotten much more intense whereas schools -- they consider part of your academic college experience to be protesters. And I think that sort of encouragement gives a lot of administrators a blind eye to when these things go off the rails. Look‚ I think the anti-Semitism stuff‚ particularly at Passover‚ is a big issue. It's a legitimate issue to talk about. It's a serious issue‚ and I think there's a lot of anti-Semitic stuff going on out there. But when you're saying you're Hamas‚ when you're praising Hamas‚ when you're praising Hezbollah‚ when you're saying you're going to globalize the intifada -- LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO‚  NEW YORK TIMES JOURNALIST/CNN CONTRIBUTOR: Excuse me‚ I'm so sorry. GOLDBERG: Yeah&;#63; GARCIA-NAVARRO: I'm sorry‚ but everyone is -- GOLDBERG: I'm going to finish my point. It means you're pro-terrorist. If you are celebrating Hamas‚ you are pro-terrorist. GARCIA-NAVARRO: I'm not disputing that. GOLDBERG: Okay‚ that's my point. GARCIA-NAVARRO: Yeah‚ but what I'm saying is there are selective quotes that are being taken not from students themselves -- in the encampments in Columbia‚ they have said this -- there are Jewish students who are actually part of this. And they are being used -- (Jonah Goldberg displays a confused facial expression) -- wait‚ let me -- let me -- GOLDBERG: You didn't let me finish my point -- GARCIA-NAVARRO: That's true. GOLDBERG: -- but go ahead. GARCIA-NAVARRO: And I just would say more broadly‚ when people are calling for action -- like Representative Gottheimer -- what are they actually calling for&;#63; You already had police go on -- KASIE HUNT: Well‚ hold on. If there are -- if the people in those encampments -- whether they're Columbia students or not -- if the university can clear them from that encampment‚ that is something the university can do. GARCIA-NAVARRO: But they've already put -- let me just say how we got here. Columbia chose to bring police to clear the encampment that inflamed the situation to where you're now seeing these protests spread to Yale‚ to New York University‚ and beyond. I am -- many people have said that the action of bringing police into a group of people who are already feeling that they are sort of representative of the oppressed -- who are inspired by what happened with George Floyd in 2020 and seeing what is happening in Gaza‚ that that has really only acted as a catalyst here. And so I wonder at the wisdom of bringing in the armed police into what is essentially a university campus. There have‚ you know‚ to try to be (inaudible) GOLDBERG: I question the wisdom of having a double standard that says it's okay to shout hateful pro-terrorist things at Jews‚ but you can't --you have to have total -- GARCIA-NAVARRO: No one is endorsing that. GOLDBERG: A lot of people are endorsing that. A lot of people aren't -- GARCIA-NAVARRO: Not here. GOLDBERG: -- condemning it. Yeah. A lot of people aren't condemning it‚ and I -- look‚ I agree with you. Universities and the Democratic party and the left have a huge problem trying to figure out how to cut this Gordian knot that they've created for themselves. But that doesn't mean I have to sort of condone or not call out. I spent -- I got a lot of scars from calling out horrible statements on the right over the last 10 years. I call out anti-Semitism and bigotry all the time on the right. GARCIA-NAVARRO: Of course. GOLDBERG: I don't hear a lot of that from the sort of Squad adjacent type people calling out this stuff on the left. HUNT: So John Fetterman had put out a tweet yesterday saying‚ like‚ &;quot;We are very close to Charlottesville for some of this stuff.&;quot; Do you agree with that&;#63; GOLDBERG: I think the comparison can go too far‚ but I think Joe Biden's statement yesterday where he basically -- basically did &;quot;there are good people on both sides&;quot; kind of thing‚ was not the kind of moral clarity. The written statement was pretty good‚ but‚ look‚ Democrats have a huge problem here because there's a big chunk of Biden's coalition that does not like to hear criticism of any of this‚ you know‚ anti-Israel stuff‚ and they don't know how to get out of it.

A Florida man is being hailed as a hero after using his truck to run over an alligator that was dragging his neighbor into a pond in Collier County. Walter Rudder said he was driving his truck when he saw his friend and neighbor‚ Rick Fingeret‚ being attacked by an alligator in his neighborhood in Naples. “Driving‚ and we saw a man laying on the ground‚ waving his arms. We pulled over‚ and I got out of the car and saw that an alligator had him by the leg‚” Rudder said. “It was dragging him into the pond.” Rudder says his friend‚ who is 67 years old‚ begged him to run over the alligator in hopes that it would release his leg. The plan worked. The alligator released the man and went back into the pond. The recording of the call to 911 was obtained by the Naples Daily News. Fingeret can be heard on the recording say that there's &;quot;two big bites&;quot; in his thigh. A woman at the scene wrapped a shirt his thigh and then turned on her hazard lights to wait for emergency personnel to arrive. It took them about six minutes to get to Fingeret. Fingeret was airlifted to Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers to be treated for his injuries. He said that he had been walking his two Labrador dogs when he was attacked and that they never left his side throughout the entire ordeal. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission had trappers relocate the alligator after capturing it. They measured it at 11 feet long. Fingeret later told WINK-TV that he had hit the alligator on the head several times‚ but the animal only bit down harder.“Alarming is what I would say‚” Rudder said simply. The commission used the incident to remind residents in Florida that alligator mating season runs from May until June and attacks are more likely during that time. They cautioned residents to stay away from bodies of water‚ keep their pets on leashes‚ and never approach alligators. On average‚ there are about seven unprovoked alligator attacks on humans every year in Florida. Very few attacks lead to fatalities‚ and most victims are male. Here's more about the alarming incident: Like Blaze News&;#63; Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here&;#33;

The D.C. swamp is so irredeemably bad that sometimes you just need to laugh at it. And that’s exactly what Pat Gray did when Peter Doocy asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about Biden’s strangest claim to date: that his uncle was eaten by cannibals in Papua New Guinea when his plane was shot down during WWII. “Why is President Biden saying that his Uncle Bosie was eaten by cannibals&;#63;” Doocy asked with a countenance and tone of voice that can only be described as hilariously cynical. Pat bursts out laughing at the journalist’s unapologetic incredulity. “I don’t have much to say‚” was KJP’s predictable response. “The president had an emotional and‚ I think‚ symbolic moment. He had an opportunity as president to honor his uncle’s service in uniform.” She then proceeded to deliver a droning lecture about Biden “[speaking] to the bravery of his uncle” and “[making] the case for honoring our sacred commitment to equip those we send to war‚” before she ended with a lie about Donald Trump calling American veterans “suckers and losers.” Although the entire ordeal is humorous on some level‚ Pat’s laughter ceases with “the lie about Donald Trump.” “Despicable doesn’t even begin to sum up what these people are‚” he says. To see the footage of the press conference‚ watch the clip below. Want more from Pat Gray&;#63;To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

It's only been a few years since Vampire Survivors came out‚ but in the time since it's had a massive impact on PC games. Over the last few months alone‚ we've seen the launch or announcement of everything from TemTem Swarm and a League of Legends take on the 'bullet heaven' genre to Artifact Seeker: Legend of Aurorium‚ Trinity Survivors‚ Nimrods: Guncraft Survivor‚ and Death Must Die. This trend doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon‚ especially with today's announcement of the upcoming‚ Vampire Survivors style indie‚ Necromantic. Continue reading Vampire Survivors gets new rival with Steam horror action game

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If teachers and professors don’t think showing up to class matters‚ why should students&;#63;