With only one week to go until the first anniversary of Hamas’s attack on Israel, Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart thought it would be a good idea to welcome far-left author Ta-Nehisi Coates to Monday’s taping of The Daily Show to promote his new book and compare the besieged nation to slave owners and traders. Stewart set the table, “There's a certain aspect of your career that has really tried to reconcile, not with things in the present, but their vestiges, the structures, racial politics, slavery, economic injustices, where it may not be the active virus, but it is these vestiges of it that still, you know, leach into the groundwater and make it toxic and polluted. This book felt a little different in that you were also going into the present. And bringing those lessons with you. And I thought that was a really moving part of the book.”     Coates then claimed the part of today’s world where one can see the horrors of the past is Israel, “Yeah, that’s true, and I guess I'm going to be they want to broach this, but it was obviously most active when I was in Jerusalem, when I was in Haifa, when I was on the West Bank. I mean, it was the history, but the history was active and that was tough, that was tough.  I'm used to, you know, going to some, you know, slave plantation and saying, ‘Yeah, this did happen 150 years ago, but here's how you feel the impact,” and you’re like ‘no, it is right now, it is right now.’” Instead of pushing back, Stewart recalled how Coates also traveled to Senegal, where there is a memorial to victims of the slave trade, “And it comes on the heels—so, in the book you’re also, you take a trip to Senegal. Is that in relation to your trip to Israel and the West Bank, in that same time frame or was that split up?” After recalling the timeline of his trips, Coates doubled down on his comparison, “They are in conversation with each other. I can't say I intended that.” Stewart agreed, “Right. That’s why I was curious, because there is a music there between the two.” Coates tripled down: Yeah, yeah. No, there is. I mean, Senegal is very much about me, frankly, investigating the very stories that gave me my name, you know, and gave me my identity. And trying to work through that and frankly, not completely working through it by the time I got over there, and then, you know, I take this trip with this wonderful organization, the Palestine Festival of Literature, and I get over there, you know, for five days, and I spent another five days with these ex-IDF guys, you know, who, I mean, had their own political evolution.  And this is very weird to say, but as much sympathy as I had for the Palestinians, watching Zionism in the world, even feeling like, this is wrong, what I'm saying is wrong, I was like, ‘My god, I know how you get here. I know how it happens’ and I don't mean I approve of it. But I see, I see how it happens. I totally see how it happens. Zionism is simply the belief Israel should exist, so if Coates feels that “is wrong,” then he has much more to answer for. When Hamas attacked Israel nearly one year ago, they disproportionately murdered and kidnapped peace activists on the left side of the political spectrum because for Israel’s enemies there is no distinction. None of this or any of the other relevant historical events were discussed in this segment except to say that Israel is trying to compensate for feeling humiliated by the Holocaust. Here is a transcript for the September 30 show: Comedy Central The Daily Show 9/30/2024 11:27 PM ET JON STEWART: I want to ask you, there's a certain aspect of your career that has really tried to reconcile, not with things in the present, but their vestiges, the structures, racial politics, slavery, economic injustices, where it may not be the active virus, but it is these vestiges of it that still, you know, leach into the groundwater and make it toxic and polluted. This book felt a little different in that you were also going into the present.  TA-NEHISI COATES: Yeah. Yeah. STEWART: And bringing those lessons with you. And I thought that was a really moving part of the book. COATES: Yeah, that’s true, and I guess I'm going to be they want to broach this, but it was obviously most active when I was in Jerusalem, when I was in Haifa, when I was on the West Bank. STEWART: Right. COATES: I mean, it was the history, but the history was active— STEWART: Right. COATES: -- and that was tough, that was tough.  I'm used to, you know, going to some, you know, slave plantation and saying, “Yeah, this did happen 150 years ago, but here's how you feel the impact,” and you’re like “no, it is right now, it is right now.” STEWART: Right. COATES: It’s right now. STEWART: And it comes on the heels—so, in the book you’re also, you take a trip to Senegal. COATES: I do, yes. STEWART: Is that in relation to your trip to Israel and the West Bank, in that same time frame or was that split up? COATES: It was about, so, I think I went in, this would have been September of 2022 to Senegal, then, May of '23 to the West Bank and to Israel and weirdly enough, they are in conversation with each other. I can't say I intended that. STEWART: Right. That’s why I was curious, because there is a music there between the two. COATES: Yeah, yeah. No, there is. I mean, Senegal is very much about me, frankly, investigating the very stories that gave me my name, you know, and gave me my identity. And trying to work through that and frankly, not completely working through it by the time I got over there, and then, you know, I take this trip with this wonderful organization, the Palestine Festival of Literature, and I get over there, you know, for five days, and I spent another five days with these ex-IDF guys, you know, who, I mean, had their own political evolution.  And this is very weird to say, but as much sympathy as I had for the Palestinians, watching Zionism in the world, even feeling like, this is wrong, what I'm saying is wrong, I was like, "My god, I know how you get here. I know how it happens" and I don't mean I approve of it. But I see, I see how it happens. I totally see how it happens.

People might assume that Donald Trump would steer clear of Butler, Pennsylvania, after narrowly surviving an attempt on his life — but then they would be wrong. The former president plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, for another rally on October 5 — and Glenn Beck of “The Glenn Beck Program” believes it’s an incredible show of strength. But Trump isn’t the only one who has refused to go into hiding after a brush with his own mortality. Steve Scalise survived an assassin’s bullet himself. The House majority leader ended up in the hospital for three and a half months after the shooting. “I was fighting for my life,” he tells Glenn. “I made an early decision, because I really needed to put all my focus into getting better. I had to learn how to walk again.” “Once I got that mindset, I said, ‘You know what? I’m not looking back. Like literally, rip off the rearview mirror. I’m not going to worry about what got me here.' God spared me,” he continues, adding, “I knew I was given a second chance.” Trump visited Scalise on the day of the shooting in the hospital, which happened to be the former president’s birthday. “He and Melania came, really consoled my family at that lowest moment. But I just made a decision, I’m not going to be a victim; I’m not gonna focus on why he did it, why I got here,” he explains. After Trump survived his first attack, he told Scalise it was “divine intervention.” “Here’s a man, Donald Trump, who’s put himself up for persecution by so many different people who have gone after him,” Scalise says. “And yet, he still moves forward. He still knows I have to do this for the country, and he believes that, and believe me, the country believes that too.” Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis, and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Pastor Ray Ortlund of Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee, caught hell over the weekend for endorsing Kamala Harris. After trying to defend the statement, the Renewal Ministries president ultimately took down the social media post with the endorsement, claiming it had been "misinterpreted." "Never Trump. This time Harris. Always Jesus," Ortlund wrote on Threads. Self-identified conservative David French of the New York Times — who recently did his best to characterize a vote for Harris as the way to "save conservatism" — responded to Ortlund, "This is the way." Other Christians were less understanding and quickly piled on. William Wolfe, founder and executive director for the Center for Baptist Leadership, wrote that Ortlund, Russell Moore's pastor, is the "quintessential 'Big Eva' pastor [a]nd now he's using the name of Christ to endorse a pro-abortion, pro-trans communist." Extra to supporting taxpayer-funded sex changes for illegal aliens, Harris has committed to codifying abortion as a federal right and has personally targeted a pro-life activist for exposing the trafficking of butchered babies' remains. 'The Democratic platform and the Bible cannot co-exist without one subverting the other.' Oklahoma state Sen. Dusty Deevers (R) noted that Ortlund endorsed a ticket that supports "kidnapping the children of parents who oppose child genital mutilation[;] Tampons in boys' bathrooms[;] Child murder up to birth and beyond[;] Covid snitch lines[;] Communism[;] And much more." Some critics shared a video of Harris' running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, announcing protections for those who would subject minors to sex-change mutilations — something President Donald Trump has vowed to criminalize. "If you claim to be an evangelical but plan to back the most liberal Senator and the most progressive platform in U.S. history — both of which blatantly contradict fundamental biblical principles of creation order and justice — then you have no right to lecture others about sticking to principles and voting with integrity," wrote Andrew T. Walker, associate professor of Christian ethics and public theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. "The Democratic platform and the Bible cannot co-exist without one subverting the other." 'My fault.' Megan Basham, author of "Shepherds for Sale," noted that "it's understandable that some Christians feel they cannot back Trump. It is not understandable to back Harris. Don't confuse Ortlund with principled third party voters or abstainers. This is indefensible." When asked how he could vote for Harris and Walz, especially in light of their pro-abortion agenda, Ortlund responded, "Abortion is a horrible evil. But the evils on the other side have risen to levels that jeopardize the foundational rule of law in our country. I am thinking long-term and voting for us to have a chance at national renewal in the future." The pastor's defense prompted more criticism. "If Pastor Ortlund is truly concerned about not jeopardizing the rule of law in America, one has to wonder where he has been during the past nearly four years," wrote John G. West, vice president of the Discovery Institute. After alluding to Democratic lawfare, the Biden-Harris administration's encouragement of censorship on social media, prosecutions of peaceful pro-life protesters, and the "refusal to enforce laws already on the books," West noted, "This [is] only a short list of what has been happening. But Ortlund assures us that in order to protect the rule of law we must vote for the same people responsible for these things." Sunday evening, Ortlund deleted his endorsement, writing, "I have deleted a post from earlier today because it was being misinterpreted. I should have foreseen it. My fault." When pressed on how it was being interpreted, the pastor suggested that answering that question "could risk reversing [his] decision to delete." Amidst the backlash, Ortlund was met with numerous comments on Threads thanking him for his Harris endorsement, several of which he signaled appreciation for. French and Ortlund — both of whom are involved in Redeeming Babel's "After Party" course for churches — are not alone in thinking that voting for Trump is un-Christian. Blaze News previously reported that Texas state Rep. James Talarico — a pro-abortion Democrat with a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood Texas Votes who regards the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms as "deeply un-Christian" — told MSNBC's Katie Phang Saturday that "too many Christians have forgotten all about Jesus and now worship at the feet of Donald Trump — a business cheat, a pathological liar, a serial adulterer, a twice-impeached insurrectionist, a convicted felon, an adjudicated rapist." "I guess it's hate the sin, elect the sinner. That seems to be the new motto of too many Christians in this country," added Talarico. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here! H/T: The Christian Post

Defense attorney Colin Astarita told reporters he believes his client, 43-year-old Jeremy Allen, is a longtime acquaintance of 43-year-old Christopher Hahn. Astarita said the pair had been back in touch with each other only recently, according to Newsday.On Friday night, the two allegedly went drinking together at a bar after first planning to attend a 12-step meeting together.'The video is brutal and heinous to watch.'"The two of them became very intoxicated," Astarita said. "At some point, there was an altercation that grew more violent."On Saturday morning, Allen reportedly texted his handyman and asked him to help clean up his house on Long Island.While the handyman was on the property, Allen's dog pulled at a tarp on the back patio revealing the feet of a lifeless body. When the handyman saw the body, Allen allegedly told the handyman, "Now you can’t leave. Now you have to help clean up the house."Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney Elena Tomaro told Southampton Town Justice Adam Grossman during the hearing, "The handyman left the house in the quiet Oakville Estates neighborhood south of Sunrise Highway, saying he needed to get bleach."Instead of getting bleach, the handyman called the police.Beginning at midnight, Tomaro said Allen beat Hahn with a baseball bat for as long as six hours before he pulled out “a large knife” and stabbed his friend “in the head and neck.” Prosecutors said Allen dragged Hahn's "defenseless and helpless body" onto the patio. Allen's own home surveillance system reportedly caught Hahn's beating and stabbing death that Allen allegedly carried out."The video is brutal and heinous to watch," Tomaro said.Southampton Town police responded to Allen’s house at 9:52 a.m. Saturday after receiving a 911 call from the handyman. Hahn was pronounced dead at the crime scene.Allen reportedly was arrested about an hour after Hahn's body was found.Allen pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence in connection with Hahn's death.In addition, Allen was arrested in May when he tried to buy a shotgun; he was unable to do so because of prior criminal convictions."That [effort] was thwarted by the employees of Dick’s Sporting Goods," Tomaro stated. What's more, Allen has a pending rape case in Southampton Court involving a child under 15 years old, Tomaro said according to Newsday. Allen reportedly had DWI offenses in 2007 and is currently on probation for a 2022 drunken-driving conviction in Ulster County, according to the prosecutor. Astarita said he believes Hahn "injected himself into" the life of Allen, hinting that Allen may have a self-defense claim."He was in his own home," Astarita said, although admitting that he isn't sure of what caused the altercation between the two men. Like Blaze News? Circumvent the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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