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While the first hour of CNN’s Friday morning coverage on Fulton County‚ Georgia Judge Scott McAfee’s ruling allowing District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the 2020 election case against Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants was fairly restrained‚ the same couldn’t be said about the second hour as Fake News Jim Acosta arrived for his hour of CNN Newsroom. Between Acosta and his not-so-merry band of fellow leftist analysts and journalists‚ CNN viewers were treated to a meltdown about how Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade’s romantic relationship was proof of Donald Trump “sow[ing] distrust in the criminal justice system” and “played the system like a fiddle” and that even discussion of their affair was “sickening.”     Chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid had that first zinger‚ claiming this case was Trump “sow[ing] distrust in the criminal justice system” via...McAfee? Wait‚ so Wade and Willis having an inappropriate relationship is somehow Trump’s fault? Shortly after Reid seemed to suggest Willis needed to keep the case because “trust in the judicial system” is “at stake”‚ chief legal analyst Laura Coates kvetched that McAfee handed Team Trump “ammunition to try to attack her credibility and taint...the jury pool”. However‚ as she repeatedly tried to do‚ she sought to cheer viewers up by reminding them Trump could still be prosecuted. Acosta then lambasted McAfee ripping Wade and Willis’s lack of ethics as having “having to do with” the Trump case because he’s the one who’s supposed to be “on trial”.  Legal analyst Elliot Williams backed up him‚ arguing McAfee was out of line and “taking a pot shot” at the former lovers in a ruling that didn’t pan out as Trump and his co-defendants had hoped. In other words‚ Williams was comparing McAfee to former Biden Special Counsel Robert Hur. Acosta and Trump 2024 correspondent Kristen Holmes proceeded to bellyache about how Trump will “take advantage of” and “run wild with this” and his supporters will “eat this up”. Instead of keeping the focus on Wade and Willis’s lack of common decency not to mix work and pleasure (and luxury vacations)‚ they whined this would be another instance of Trump “tak[ing] this nugget of truth” and “blow it up” so it helps him November (click “expand”): ACOSTA: Yeah‚ and this is happening in the middle of a political campaign‚ obviously‚ Kristen‚ and Trump is going to run wild with this. He’s already been doing it out on the campaign trail at these rallies‚ talking about Fani Willis and Nathan Wade. HOLMES: Yeah‚ he’s obsessed with Fani Willis. ACOSTA: It almost sounds like Strzok and Lisa Page. It’s the same thing. HOLMES: Right‚ it’s very‚ very similar. (....) HOLMES: So‚ when I look through this‚ I see how Donald Trump’s team is going to take advantage of it...[W]hen you actually look at how they’re going to use this‚ Donald Trump is going to repeat some of these lines in rallies. ACOSTA: Oh yeah. HOLMES: And...Donald Trump is going to use this and his supporters are going to eat this up...[T]his is what I’ve seen for the last several years. Donald Trump takes this nugget of truth. (....) HOLMES: So‚ Donald Trump takes a nugget of truth from this report and then he will blow it up and his people will believe him. And not just his people‚ he will be able to reach other people by using this because that is the tactic he has used since 2016. Following a commercial break‚ Acosta went full-speed ahead into complete idiocy‚ first whining to CNN legal analyst Michael Moore (no‚ not that Michael Moore) that he feels “sicken[ed] to the stomach” the personal lives of Wade and Willis “got thrown into all of this” and‚ as a result‚ done “damage” to nabbing Trump. Here again‚ no condemnation for Wade and Willis with all the scorn saved for anyone who thought potential conflicts of interest were more than a gadly-sized issue.  Acosta then huffed to senior legal analyst Elie Honig he could “hear some of our viewers at home saying‚ ‘why do I know more about the personal life of Fani Willis and Nathan Wade than I do about the details of this case of Donald Trump and these alleged co-conspirators trying to overturn election results in Georgia?’ I mean‚ is there some unfairness there[?]” Following more happy talk from Coates for her fellow hardcore leftists that implied Atlanta residents will remember they were “impacted by the alleged actions of Donald Trump and the co-defendants”‚ Holmes played Debbie Downer by citing texts from Trumpworld sources who believe McAfee’s ruling was “a win for us”. To this‚ Acosta joked like the petty fool he is: “They said they won before when they didn’t win‚ but anyway — yeah. If anyone remembers that.” This prompted Williams to reemphasize the restlessness on the left that‚ time again‚ Trump could once again “tak[e] a fact — there’s a kernel of legal truth to it”‚ spin it‚ then toss “it like chum in the water and confus[e] the public.” “[T]his has been my observation throughout this entire process that he has been able to play the legal system of this country like a fiddle‚” Acosta replied. After a comical aside between Acosta and Coates insisting this decision demanding Wade step down if Willis wants to continue was proof there’s no two-tiered justice system as some claim‚ Reid and Williams concluded the discussion by fretting “Trump...getting help” from the legal system will allow him to fill “people’s heads with misinformation‚ disinformation‚ facts that simply are not true” (click “expand”): REID: I mean‚ Trump is getting help. It’s not just that there is a criminal mastermind sort of delaying everything. They’re getting help with judges‚ justices‚ and apparently prosecutors or whatever the heck happened last night. In New York with this evidence that just came out of nowhere. So the Justices of the Supreme Court‚ they‚ they could have resolved this issue of immunity months ago. They opted not to. They’re going to hear arguments. It’s not expect he’s going to win on the merits‚ but that’s helping him with delay. Again‚ even Judge Mcafee‚ the things that he said today‚ helping this strategy of undermining trust‚ but also delay. It took them awhile‚ right? He had time to do interviews. Probably could have done this a few days ago. ACOSTA: Well‚ and the Justice Department — REID: And also the prosecutors in New York. It’s not just them. They have a lot of help delaying this. ACOSTA: — I mean‚ it’s not me saying it. A lot of legal experts have said the Justice Department took way too long — WILLIAMS: Yeah. ACOSTA: — to appoint a special prosecutor in Jack Smith‚ do the documents case to go after the January 6 case. Elliot‚ any final thoughts? WILLIAMS: No‚ just my final thought is‚ I think — I — and I’m just going to sort of repeat the point. I think the great tragedy in all of this is that whenever any of these matters go to trial‚ you’re going to have to find 12 people who can sit fairly in judgment and the process of tainting a jury pool‚ getting in people’s heads with misinformation‚ disinformation‚ facts that simply are not true about cases can be a many years long process and like your point‚ Jim‚ the former President has played the system like a fiddle and gotten in people’s heads. And will in this case too‚ making it very hard to find 12 or 14‚ with alternates‚ Americans who can sit in judgment of his actual conduct and not have all this nonsense and lies and untruth — ACOSTA: Yeah. WILLIAMS: — kicking around in their heads. You know‚ as he saw‚ frankly from the text messages‚ Kirsten got‚ it’s already starting and they’re doing it again. To see the relevant CNN transcript from March 15‚ click here.

For my sins‚ over the years I've suffered through countless Joe Scarborough rants. In recent times‚ Donald Trump has‚ of course‚ been Scarborough's favorite target. But for sheer anger and vitriol‚ it would be hard to match Scarborough's tirade against Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening of today's Morning Joe. Scarborough attacked Netanyahu for purposes of defending Chuck Schumer's shocking speech on the Senate floor yesterday‚ calling for regime change in Israel and the ejection of Netanyahu as Israeli Prime Minister. Scarborough had the chutzpah to depict himself as the virtual True Defender of Israel‚ a veritable modern-day Judah Maccabee. He bragged about being "somebody who supported Israel my entire life. A guy who's spoken before AIPAC my entire life. My God." After the massacres of October 7‚ Scarborough claimed "Benjamin Netanyahu should have resigned the day after...There's no doubt. Netanyahu has damaged Israel in a way no prime minister has damaged Israel since 1948!" He decried a "sad dynamic‚ because there's some people in America on the far right who are more interested in helping Benjamin Netanyahu than Israel....this is a disastrous path that Netanyahu's on. And they know! The far-right extremists who are defending Netanyahu right now know. He's doing everything he can do to stay in office." So‚ while Joe was bravely chowing down on Glatt kosher chicken at AIPAC dinners‚ what has Netanyahu ever done to put himself on the line for Israel? What has his family ever sacrificed? Well‚ as an 18-year-old living in a comfortable Philly suburb‚ Netanyahu chose to return to Israel to enlist in the IDF. He became a combat soldier‚ and served for five years in the Sayeret Matkal‚ the famed special forces unit. He was wounded in combat on multiple occasions‚ and participated in many missions‚ including the rescue of hijacked Sabena flight 571. Oh‚ and Netanyahu's brother Yonatan was killed leading Sayeret Matkal during the 1976 Entebbe Raid‚ the rescue of hostages in Idi Amin's Uganda. So‚ what explains Scarborough's unusually venomous attack on Netanyahu‚ and his defense of Schumer's despicable speech? Take it is a sign of the desperation of the Biden campaign‚ and lackeys like Scarborough. They see the 2024 election slipping away‚ as key elements of the Biden base -- Muslim/Arab-Americans and young voters -- move away in reaction to what they see as Biden's excessive support of Israel in its war with Hamas. Biden is in a bind. He knows he must do something to cater to those groups' anti-Israel animus. But cutting off military aid to Israel would be a disaster. Since deserting Israel is off the table‚ Biden has settled for second choice: attacking Netanyahu. He's a convenient punching bag‚ offering Biden the opportunity to make a symbolic attack on Israel that he is prevented from making directly.  Biden's message to Muslim and Arab-Americans and to young voters is clear: "See? The real problem here isn't Israel. It's Netanyahu. And I detest him! Want him gone! Just like you do!" And Scarborough utterly failed to address the trenchant point that Mitch McConnell made in response to Schumer's speech: “It is grotesque and hypocritical for Americans who hyperventilate about foreign interference in our own democracy to call for the removal of a democratically elected leader of Israel.” Grotesque and hypocritical. If the shoe fits‚ wear it‚ Scarborough! As for Schumer‚ why did he agree to act as Biden's dupe? He has made a reputation as Israel's strongest defender in the Senate. At this stage of his career‚ what does the 73-year-old Schumer have to gain by debasing himself in this way? He's already Senate Majority Leader.  And as Commentary editor John Podhoretz has pointed out‚ in a column entitled‚ "The Shame of Chuck Schumer‚" Netanyahu's defenestration wouldn't change war policy: "Israel’s populace and its politicians are in alignment. Its government is a unity government in which the prime minister’s most formidable rival is sitting alongside the majority coalition. defene "The current Israeli government‚ the one Schumer says he wants to see replaced‚ unquestionably represents a consensus view of the Israeli electorate on the most important issues‚ and that view is shared by something like 75 percent of Israeli voters. "Moreover‚ when it comes to the war in Gaza‚ Netanyahu is not the decision-maker; he is one of three. Bibi‚ opposition leader Benny Gantz‚ and defense minister Yoav Gallant make up a “war cabinet” troika‚ and all policy moves are the result of a majority vote among them." Schumer and Scarborough surely know this. All of which demonstrates that their impassioned condemnation of Netanyahu and call for his removal have nothing to do with changing the course of Israel's war with Hamas. Schumer and Scarborough are simply Biden flunkeys‚ hoping to help Ol' Joe feed a sop to some key voter blocs. Here's the transcript. MSNBC Morning Joe 3/15/24 6:01 am ET MIKA BRZEZINSKI: And the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the United States is calling for changes in Israel‚ now five months into its war with hamas. We'll play for you what Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It's something. JOE SCARBOROUGH: And‚ my gosh‚ if you heard the reaction from the far right‚ from the Trump right‚ you would have forgotten for a second that Benjamin Netanyahu was the guy that let Israel's defenses down‚ was the guy that knew in 2018 where all of the illicit funding was for the Hamas terror organization‚ was the guy who gave Hamas money through Qatar with a couple of weeks left to go‚ and had the attack plans a year before‚ from Hamas‚ did absolutely nothing. Actually had evidence that morning -- MIKA: Yeah. SCARBOROUGH:  -- what was happening. Again‚ did absolutely nothing. But‚ my God. Benjamin Netanyahu‚ you'd think he was‚ think he was George Washington. The attacks just absolutely unbelievable. Benjamin Netanyahu should have resigned the day after‚ when it took five‚ six‚ seven‚ ten hours to bring aid to children who had seen their parents shot to death in front of their eyes‚ or babies shot -- I could go on and on‚ but seriously‚ the‚ the outrage‚ the faux outrage is such garbage. It's why Americans hate politics. It really is. There's no doubt. Netanyahu has damaged Israel in a way no prime minister has damaged Israel since 1948! And they know it! So -- Willie‚ really‚ I mean‚ God‚ reading some of the editorials‚ reading some of the tweets‚ some of the garbage from the far right really is nauseating‚ as somebody who supported Israel my entire life. A guy who's spoken before AIPAC my entire life. My God.  I mean how much do they want to politicize this? Some of us‚ I know this is radical. Some of us actually want what's best for Israel‚ and not what's best for Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump. Some of us actually give a damn about the safety and security of Israel‚ not just now‚ but fiv eyears from now‚ 50 years from now. WILLIE GEIST: Yeah. All of that is true‚ but no less an extraordinary moment to hear Chuck Schumer‚ Democrat‚ who represents the largest Jewish population in the world outside of Israel‚ in the state of New York‚ to say explicitly it's time for a change of leadership. Something a lot of people have been thinking‚ as you said‚ but something we're not accustomed to hearing from a leader‚ such a high-ranking leader in American politics‚ that it's time for a change. Leader Schumer did put out a statement later‚ saying this is up to the people of Israel‚ this is how I view this. The people of Israel need t odecide that. But you're right. There was a huge reaction from the right. A huge reaction from inside Israel‚ from the Netanyahu government as well.  Just a fascinating dynamic here as we see our own president‚ President Biden‚ not just Chuck Schumer‚ stepping up his criticism of Netanyahu and the way he's conducted this war as well. SCARBOROUGH: Well you know‚ it's a sad dynamic. A sad dynamic‚ because there's some people in America on the far right who are more interested in helping Benjamin Netanyahu than Israel. I mean‚ I guess that's just the sad reality. I mean‚ there are a lot of us that are a lot more concerned about the Israeli people‚ and Israel's security‚ and Israel's -- MIKA: The hostages. SCARBOROUGH: The hostages. Israel's long-term support. MIKA: 135 days. SCARBOROUGH: The support‚ which just continues to erode in the United States‚ and across the globe. So some of us that have always supported Israel‚ but yeah. We're concerned about what's going on. More than a little concerned about what's going on in Israel. What went on October 7th. What's been going on on college campuses across this country. The antisemitism that's been sweeping the world now for --oh‚ I don't know‚ 2000 years or so. So‚ but again‚ this is a disastrous path that Netanyahu's on. And they know! The far-right extremists who are defending Netanyahu right now know. He's doing everything he can do to stay in office. It's not for the best interests of -- MIKA: For him. SCARBOROUGH: -- the Israeli people. It's in the best interests of Benjamin Netanyahu. They. Know. That. And yet they spew lies.

She shouldn’t have been allowed to in the first place! “Driver License” singer/songwriter Olivia Rodrigo will no longer be allowed to pass out Plan B contraceptives at her concerts during her GUTS tour. This move comes after tons of pro-life individuals and groups condemned Rodrigo’s (whether she facilitated it or she simply didn't stop it from happening) distribution of something that has the potential to abort a child.  An image captured by a fan and shared online showed the goodybag attendees received. Concertgoers were given two boxes of “emergency contraceptives” as well as numerous little cards advocating abortion and asking for donations. One note was a little heart that said “We can help you find abortion care.” They were assembled in part by the National Network of Abortion Funds who put up booths at every stop of Rodrigo’s North American tour. The image gained more than 12.7 million views on X alone. free planb at @oliviarodrigo in st. louis tonight 💓 thank you @MOAbortionFund ✨ pic.twitter.com/41sc65XxLx — kin ⸆⸉ (@cowboylikekin) March 12‚ 2024 Individuals were disgusted by Rodrigo allowing something like this to be passed out at her concerts‚ especially when her target demographic is teenagers. No wonder! Emergency contraceptives work by either preventing a pregnancy from occuring or by ending a new pregnancy. Essentially the drug gives a woman a bunch of hormonal birth control (often referred to as “the pill”) at one time to suppress ovulation.  “Killing babies doesn’t pass the vibe check‚” an avid pro-lifer wrote. “Putting poison into your body to kill your child and celebrating it is pretty wild‚” another said while others called the move “evil.”  March for Life tweeted about what Rodrigo permitted on Wednesday: Olivia Rodrigo handed out Plan B pills at her concert in Saint Louis. Plan B is an abortifacient. Young fans‚ especially young women‚ deserve support during a pregnancy‚ not a drug that will violently end it. Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk said‚ “Liberalism is a creepy anti-child death cult‚” and Students for Lifepointed out that Rodrigo was “too dedicated to abortion to notice that she’s killing off her future fan base.”  This isn’t the first time this year that Rodrigo shared her undeniable support for abortion. In February she shared that a portion of the GUTS World Tour proceeds would go towards killing babies. Specifically‚ Rodrigo allocated the money for groups who pay for travel and lodging expenses for women who seek illegal abortions across state lines. Luckily‚ pro-life backlash halted Rodrigo’s distribution of the “morning-after” pills. Pro-abort organizers told Variety that “after widespread media attention‚ local abortion funds were told Thursday afternoon that they were no longer allowed to hand out free emergency birth control pills and other reproductive health resources at the concerts.” Abortion isn’t a “health resource.” It isn’t something for your “health” at all actually. Supposedly Rodrigo and her team are no longer allowed to pass out “lubrication‚ condoms and Plan B because ‘children are present at the concerts‚’” Variety reported.  Organizers disagreed and were not pleased with the announcement.  Jade Hurley from the DC Abortion Fund insisted “The reality is that youth have sex‚ and youth need access to birth control and emergency contraception. What we’re doing is completely legal in all 50 states.” Prairie Abortion Fund’s Destini Spaeth “strongly disagrees with the decision.”  “There is something really positive about a 16- or 15-year-old having a Plan B and a few condoms in her dresser to use as she needs it‚” Spaeth told Variety before calling abortion pills like Plan B a “sexual health tool.” Unfortunately‚ it seems that pro-aborts are ruthless about getting these drugs to young concert goers. Hurley even admitted that if she can’t pass them out inside the concert venue‚ she’ll stand on the sidewalk and hand them out to fans as they go in. If you don’t think this is a blatant and targeted attack to not only brainwash young girls into thinking abortion is normal and casual but also to continue killing babies‚ your eyes must be shut.

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party held a hearing in late February on the Chinese cybersecurity threat against the United States‚ and the takeaway was alarming. Not because of the obvious Chinese capabilities and long-running hacking operations against the United States‚ which are bad enough. Rather‚ it was the spectacle of five top-level U.S. government officials‚ stove-piped by their respective organizations‚ demonstrating their hopelessly myopic understanding of the Chinese threat. They haven’t a clue about the reality of 21st-century warfare with a peer competitor bent on achieving victory through strategic paralysis. The strategic paralysis that would result from coordinated attacks on America’s centers of gravity would leave us unable to retaliate in any meaningful way. Apparently‚ none of the five officials ever bothered to read “Unrestricted Warfare‚” the seminal work on China’s long-term strategic goals and methods. Written in 1999 by two Peoples Liberation Army Air Force colonels‚ Qiao Liang and Wang Xiang Sui‚ the book laid out a decades-long plan of creeping‚ slow-motion warfare against U.S. diplomatic‚ informational‚ military‚ and economic strengths until China would be strong enough to take on the United States in a peer-to-peer conflict. In retrospect‚ “Unrestricted Warfare” is exactly what China has been waging over the last quarter century. Thus‚ the gist of the House committee hearing was a kind of monotone of bureaucratic bloviation: cyber‚ cyber‚ cyber‚ cyber. Funding‚ funding‚ funding‚ funding. In reality‚ a war with China would be much more complex and lethal. And the only person who is laying out the vast range of Chinese capabilities against the United States is one lone Air Force colonel‚ long retired. He is no ordinary retiree‚ however. If the U.S. Air Force had a pantheon of airpower saints‚ Col. John A. Warden III would stand alongside Billy Mitchell‚ John Boyd‚ Robin Olds‚ and Curtis LeMay. Warden was the brain behind “Instant Thunder‚” the war plan of Operation Desert Storm in 1990 that would defeat Iraq by simultaneously attacking its centers of gravity. Warden now has reworked his Instant Thunder theories of strategic paralysis in mirror image: What if the Chinese were to use an Instant Thunder-style campaign against the United States? He expounds upon the idea at the Winning Peer Wars website. Warden’s video of a notional Chinese attack details in nine minutes what FBI Director Christopher Wray‚ NSA General Paul Nakasone‚ and the three Biden cyber-bureaucrats’ two-and-a-half-hours of maundering completely missed: a simultaneous‚ multi-domain Chinese attack upon America’s centers of gravity‚ without the use of nuclear weapons. The strategic paralysis that would result from coordinated attacks on America’s centers of gravity would leave us unable to retaliate in any meaningful way. The video describes an assault upon the U.S. homeland‚ which has not been seen since the War of 1812‚ when the British ravaged targets on the East Coast and burned down the White House and the Capitol building. Warden describes a Chinese attack that would take advantage of America’s complete lack of preparation — a total inability to defend against a biological strike upon the general population (COVID comes to mind)‚ as well as the lack of U.S. air defense against a saturation assault by stealthy radar-evading‚ precision-guided cruise missiles. At the same time‚ remote cyber-strikes would dump the U.S. power grid‚ while electromagnetic pulse detonations mixed with cyberattacks against the internet and telecommunications networks would render U.S. emergency response systems useless. In quick order‚ attacks by Chinese fifth-column units long-since infiltrated across the southern border would demolish continental U.S. military command centers such as U.S. Strategic Command headquarters in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ and U.S. Northern Command headquarters in Colorado Springs‚ Colorado. All at once. In a follow-up video‚ Warden re-emphasizes the threat posed in the first video and presents an outline of the arduous work the United States must undertake to deter and defeat any future Chinese attack. Perhaps someone in the executive branch might take a few minutes to watch the videos and get a clue as to the enormity of the threat that China now poses. They can’t say they weren’t warned.

Staying levelheaded despite overwhelming pressure to be perfect as a Hollywood starlet is no easy feat — but Candace Cameron Bure has done so with grace. The former "Full House" star has been very transparent about the eating disorder she’s suffered from as she’s tried to keep up with Hollywood standards. “The pressure is so ingrained‚” Bure tells Allie Beth Stuckey. “I’ve been very public and open about having an eating disorder‚ which has been really good for the last‚ probably‚ you know‚ 20 years.” However‚ she’s noticed that with certain crazes‚ like the recent trend of celebrities using Ozempic to drop weight fast‚ she still feels that pressure. “These are‚ like‚ the crazy thoughts that still go through my head‚ and they’re so dumb and they’re so unrealistic and I hate that I have them‚ but the fact is I do‚” Bure says. One of the ways she battles the thoughts is sharing them with others as well as maintaining a fitness regimen. “The more I just share it and am open about it‚ it frees me from it because I can hear myself say it out loud and realize‚ like‚ this is not what life is all about‚” she tells Stuckey‚ adding‚ “I do love fitness for the reasons that obviously I want my body to feel strong and healthy‚ but it frees my mind.” While sharing and exercise have been huge in overcoming her eating disorder‚ one of the other ways Bure stays grounded is through her relationship with God. “My prayer life is pretty strong‚ my conversations with him are very strong‚” Bure says. “Really‚ it’s a battle of the mind‚ a lot of disordered eating is‚ and so if I pull the Holy Spirit into my mind‚ and I’m constantly praying and asking God to renew my mind‚ it helps.” Stuckey is no stranger to eating disorders herself‚ telling Bure that she suffered from one in college. “I was enslaved to that‚ and that’s what I think about‚” Stuckey says‚ adding‚ “I’m like‚ ‘Do you want to be enslaved to that again? Do you want to be controlled by that again?’” Want more from Allie Beth Stuckey?To enjoy more of Allie’s upbeat and in-depth coverage of culture‚ news‚ and theology from a Christian‚ conservative perspective‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Toronto Police told residents to leave their car keys at their front doors for thieves to take in order to lessen the risk of getting physically attacked in their homes for them‚ City News Toronto reported — and the backlash to the jaw-dropping suggestion has been brutal.What are the details?The outlet said Cst. Marco Ricciardi advised residents at an Etobicoke safety meeting last month to leave their key fobs in faraday pouches in convenient places for thieves to take in order to lessen the risk of physical violence over the fobs.“To prevent the possibility of being attacked in your home‚ leave your fobs at the front door because they are breaking into your home to steal your car; they don’t want anything else‚" Ricciardi said‚ according to City News Toronto. "A lot of them that they’re arresting have guns on them‚ and they are not toy guns. They are real guns. They’re loaded.”The outlet said Toronto Police were trending Thursday on X with "thousands of tweets on the topic‚ most of them expressing anger."“This is bizarre‚” one commenter wrote‚ according to the outlet. “Toronto Police advising the public to leave your fobs near the door. They suggest this because invaders are primarily entering homes to steal your cars. Why not hang your keys outside the door? Or better yet‚ just leave them in the car.”City News Toronto said another user added‚ “This is failed state-level insanity. Hey guys do you mind making it easier for people to steal your cars so that they won’t break into your house instead? Thanks.”Here are some other reactions:"Canada is gone‚" one commenter said."The entire planet has gone bats**t WOKE crazy‚" another user declared."The Ottawa Police are useless The [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] are compromised. The Toronto Police are corrupted. The Supreme Court are woke. Canada is in real trouble‚" another commenter said.Rebel News founder Ezra Levant pulled no punches‚ either: — (@) The outlet noted that Toronto-area car thefts increased by nearly 25% in 2023 over the previous year‚ while auto theft-motivated home invasions and break-and-enters rose 400% in 2023.What's the latest from Toronto Police?Toronto Police on Wednesday addressed last month's "well meaning" suggestion and offered more advice‚ City News Toronto reported."Police are concerned about an escalation in violence where all sorts of weapons and firearms are being used to steal vehicles‚ and that includes during home invasions‚" police said‚ according to the outlet‚ adding that they offered the following suggestions:Park vehicles in a garage if possibleEnsure your driveway is well-lit and keep exterior lights on all nightSecurity cameras are an assetIf possible‚ install a home-security system — activate alarm on STAY when home and AWAY when outConsider connecting a motion-detection alarm to your cell phonePut security film on glass windows and doorsPlace multipoint locks on your doorsKeep backyard gates locked and ground windows securedDo not post on social media when you will be away on holidayReport to police suspicious vehicles/persons in the neighborhood Toronto Police spark controversy with new advice for car owners youtu.be Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A Haitian migrant residing in Massachusetts has been legally accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.At about 7 p.m. on Wednesday‚ police received a report of a sexual assault at the Comfort Inn in Rockland‚ Massachusetts‚ about 20 miles south of Boston. The hotel is currently being used as a migrant shelter.When they arrived‚ they learned that Cory Alvarez‚ a 26-year-old Haitian national‚ had allegedly attacked a 15-year-old girl. Both are migrants who have been staying at the shelter‚ but whether the two know each other is unclear."The victim reviewed the photos‚ pointed at the defendant’s photo‚ and said that’s the man who raped me‚" said a prosecutor.The girl was then taken to an area hospital for treatment.Alvarez was arrested and charged with one count of aggravated rape of a child with a more than 10-year age gap. He pled not guilty to the charge on Thursday morning. He was denied bond and forced to surrender his passport pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled for next week. ICE has also reportedly lodged a detainer request for Alvarez‚ though Massachusetts courts have ignored such requests in the recent past. Last fall‚ a court in Dorchester released from custody Pierre Lucard Emile‚ an illegal immigrant from Haiti‚ even though he had been accused of raping a disabled person. He was arrested by ICE eight weeks later.Alvarez emigrated from Haiti to the United States last June as part of the Biden administration's "parole" program. Begun in October 2022 and then expanded three months later‚ the program allows a total of 30‚000 migrants from Cuba‚ Haiti‚ Nicaragua‚ and Venezuela to come to the United States legally each month so long as they have a sponsor and can pass "certain checks‚" Fox News reported. Once here‚ migrants can remain for two years and even gain work permits.The Department of Homeland Security claimed that the program provides a "safe and orderly way" for migrants from these countries "to reach the United States" as part of a larger plan to control migration to America from other countries in the Western Hemisphere.According to reports‚ Alvarez secured a sponsor in New Jersey and had no prior criminal record before arriving in the U.S.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!