'You don’t have the right to enter the territory‚ go to your home'

'Promotes access to students'

'April 26‚ 2008 my lifelong dream came true'

'those peaceful‚ student-led protests'

'The Biden-Harris Administration is providing stronger protections'

'In a word: betrayal'

Emerson‚ Lake‚ &; Palmer were one of the first premier super-groups of the Progressive Rock Era. They formed towards the end of the 1960’s and consisted of Greg Lake of King Crimson fame‚ Keith Emerson of The Nice‚ and Carl Palmer of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster. They’re one of the most beloved cult bands of all time and one of the forefathers of progressive rock. Emerson‚ Lake‚ &; Palmer didn’t hesitate to express themselves in every stylistic representation they could. Emerson‚ Lake‚ &; Palmer’s symphonic and neo-classical embellishments were far and wide in a class unrivaled among The post Top 10 Emerson‚ Lake &; Palmer Songs appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

A former lawyer in the Biden Justice Department delivered the prosecution’s opening argument Monday in a Manhattan courthouse as the first criminal trial of former President Donald Trump got underway.  “This case is about a criminal conspiracy and a coverup‚” former acting U.S. Associate Attorney General Matthew Colangelo‚ senior counsel to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg‚ told the jury. Bragg‚ an elected Democrat‚ secured a 34-felony count indictment against Trump alleging that he falsified business records regarding supposed hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels‚ whose real name is Stephanie Gregory Clifford.  Among other things‚ the indictment alleges Trump was seeking to cover up a potential federal campaign finance violation‚ which the U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Election Commission previously reviewed before dismissing the payments as a campaign matter.  “The defendant‚ Donald Trump‚ orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election‚” Colangelo continued in his opening statement‚ Politico reported. “Then‚ he covered up that conspiracy in his business records by lying over and over and over again.” Colangelo became acting associate attorney general under Attorney General Merrick Garland on Jan. 20‚ 2021‚ Joe Biden’s first day as president. Bragg announced Colengelo’s hiring in December 2022.  Bragg secured the grand jury indictment against Trump in April 2023. Colangelo also previously worked for the New York Attorney General’s Office in its investigation of Trump.  Biden‚ a Democrat‚ defeated Trump‚ the incumbent Republican‚ in the 2020 presidential election. Trump has a lock on the GOP nomination to take on Biden again in November. Critics of this prosecution of the former president point to Colangelo’s ties to the Biden administration.  Matthew Colangelo gave the opening statement in this unprecedented criminal trial of a former president‚ who happens to be the leading presidential rival of his former boss.Biden Democrats aren’t even pretending to hide this is Biden’s blatant lawfare and election interference. https://t.co/1hPwIS64WU— &;#63;&;#63; Mike Davis &;#63;&;#63; (@mrddmia) April 22‚ 2024 For his part‚ Trump accused Biden of pushing the so-called hush money case as well as his other court cases.  “I just want to say these are all Biden trials. This is done as election interference. Everybody knows it‚” Trump told reporters outside the courtroom in New York City.  “I’m here instead of being able to be in Pennsylvania and Georgia and lots of other places campaigning‚ and it’s very unfair‚” Trump‚ the presumptive Republican presidential nominee‚ said. “Fortunately‚ the poll numbers are very good. They’ve been going up because people understand what is going on.” “This is a witch hunt. It is a shame and it comes out of Washington‚” the former president said. “It is in coordination with Washington‚ everything‚ including the DA’s office.” President Trump:&;quot;This is a Biden witch hunt&;#33;&;quot; pic.twitter.com/ejTR1BHVTZ— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) April 22‚ 2024 As noted in my book “Abuse of Power‚” which chronicles the beginning of anti-Trump lawfare‚ while Trump was president many congressional Democrats and progressive commentators advocated using the Stormy Daniels case as grounds for impeaching Trump.  David Pecker‚ former publisher of the National Enquirer’s parent company‚ American Media Inc.‚ was the only witness called and reportedly took the stand for just over 20 minutes. Pecker was expected to return to testify again.  “We used checkbook journalism and we paid for stories‚” Pecker said of the National Enquirer in his testimony‚ NBC News reported. “I gave a number to the editors that they could not spend more than $10‚000 to investigate‚ produce‚ or publish a story.”  The National Enquirer was involved in a plan to “catch and kill” pay for the story of a Daniels-Trump tryst to prevent it from coming out before the 2016 election that made Trump president.  During his opening argument‚ Trump lawyer Todd Blanche told jurors: “This sort of thing happens regularly where newspapers make decisions about what to publish‚ when to publish.”  Blanche added‚ “Use your common sense. We’re New Yorkers. It’s why we’re all here.” Late last week‚ the prosecution and defense selected 12 jurors and six alternates.  A New York City jury is likely to find Trump guilty‚ predicted Hans von Spakovsky‚ a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation‚ which founded The Daily Signal in 2014. “This case is just bogus from start to finish‚” von Spakovsky told The Daily Signal earlier this month. “It’s in Manhattan. It’s a Manhattan jury. And I’ll tell you‚ quite frankly‚ I think if the DA charged Donald Trump with eating a ham sandwich‚ the jury would find him guilty.”  Trump has been indicted in three other criminal cases. Special counsel Jack Smith secured an indictment in Washington‚ D.C.‚ against Trump for his challenge of the 2020 election outcome. Smith also secured a federal indictment of Trump in Florida over his handling of classified documents after leaving office in January 2021.  In Georgia‚ Trump was indicted with over 15 campaign associates for allegedly conspiring to overturn the contest for Georgia’s electoral votes in the 2020 election after Biden won the state.  The post Former Biden DOJ Lawyer Makes Opening Argument in Trump Trial on Stormy Daniels Hush Money appeared first on The Daily Signal.

CBS broke the ice Monday (after a footnote last week then silence) on the rampant anti-Semitism and terrorist sympathizing at Columbia University by pro-Hamas elements of the student body and like-minded fiends‚ but they went full-blown ‘fiery but mostly peaceful’ as CBS Mornings co-host and Democratic donor Gayle King fretted the “apparently anti-Semitic incidents” overshadowed “peaceful protests”. CBS only spent 49 seconds in an extended news brief delivered by King‚ which began innocently enough: “Back here in New York‚ Columbia University has moved all classes on line today as pro-Palestinian demonstrations continue on and near the campus.”     King then did her best impression of CNN’s Omar Jimenez and MSNBC’s Ali Velshi: “Although there have been peaceful protests‚ a series of apparently anti-Semitic incidents near campus prompted one rabbi at the school to call for all Jewish students to leave. However‚ Jewish groups on campus pushed back on that saying students should stay.” After reading an excerpt of a statement from White House social media troll Andrew Bates‚ King acknowledged Monday night marks the start of Passover and noted the heat Columbia’s president received from “both sides of the aisle...last week about anti-Semitism on college campuses”. Even the chyron was harsher as it stated without a qualifer that “Anti-Semitic Incidents Occur[red] Amid Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations”. In the “Eye Opener”‚ co-host Nate Burleson also downplayed the anti-Semitism: “Protests lead to charges of anti-Semitism on the campus of Columbia University as a crackdown fails to stop the demonstrations.” In both cases‚ Burleson and King certainly wouldn’t have been as muted if those calling for harming Jews were uttered by middle-aged or elderly white males like in Charlottesville. ABC continued its coverage with a 67-second segment on Good Morning America‚ starting with vague allusions by co-host Robin Roberts of “security concerns...at Columbia University amid the Israel/Hamas war.” World News Now/America This Morning co-host Rhiannon Ally spoke of “growing concern about safety at the school‚ as protests stemming from that Israel/Hamas war intensify” and the remote learning day following “a fifth day yesterday of Columbia pro-Palestine students protesting.” The so-called protests‚ she explained‚ have merely been aimed at having Columbia “divest its stocks‚ funds‚ and endowments from companies that they say profit from Israel’s violation of international law and Palestinian human rights.” Ally never explained what the threats were to Jewish students‚ omitting shouts wanting an “intifada”‚ praising Hamas fighters Al-Qassam‚ calling for the restoration of Palestine (i.e. an ethnic cleansing of Jews)‚ demanding Tel Aviv be burned to the ground‚ telling Jewish students to “go back to Poland”‚ or praising the “martyrs” who died slaughtering Jews on October 7. NBC’s Today had the most time with a two-minute-and-49 second segment. After warning in a tease of “crisis on campus”‚ co-host Hoda Kotb downplayed the scene with more esoteric descriptions of “[p]ro-Palestinian protesters have been demonstrating on campus for days”. Correspondent Erin McLaughin provided a little bit more detail (click “expand”): MCLAUGHLIN: Last week‚ more than 100 protesters were arrested on campus and now a rabbi is urging Jewish students to return home as soon as possible citing concerns over their safety and classes today are happening virtually. All of this ahead of Passover‚ the Jewish holiday‚ which begins at sundown tonight. PRO-HAMAS PROTESTERS: We will free Palestine&;#33; MCLAUGHLIN: This morning‚ as demonstrations continue on university campuses‚ New York’s Columbia University announcing all classes will be held virtually today. University president Minouche Shafik issuing a statement saying “we need a reset...to deescalate the rancor” and the university announcing it is adding more security on campus‚ including 111 additional safety personnel. The move comes as a rabbi at Columbia is urging students to “return home as soon as possible.” Rabbi Eli Buechler. in a letter to Jewish students this weekend‚ going on to say‚ “no one should have to endure this level of hatred‚ let alone at school.” PRO-HAMAS PROTESTERS: In-ti-fada&;#33; MCLAUGHLIN: The campus tense amid demonstrations denouncing the Israel-Hamas war. New York Mayor Adams condemning video such as this‚ which he says shows a young woman with a sign pointing to Jewish students saying‚ Al Qassem’s next targets. Adams also pointing to one incident last week: a demonstrator chanting‚ “we are Hamas”. Shafik saying in her statement‚ “tensions have been exploited and amplified by individuals who are not affiliated with Columbia”. BAUM: As a Jew‚ I no longer feel welcome‚ I no longer feel safe on campus‚ and I no longer feel like I belong. SONYA POZNANSKY: To be honest‚ no‚ I think my safety has definitely been compromised in a lot of ways over the last few days. McLaughlin concluded her report with press releases from the Columbia president and the White House‚ but proceeded them with some serious belly-aching from Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine: Last night in a press release‚ Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine expressed frustration over‚ “inflammatory individuals who do not represent us”‚ adding the group rejects “any form of hate or bigotry.” To see the relevant transcripts from April 22‚ click here (for ABC)‚ here (for CBS)‚ and here (for NBC).

The Media Research Center wants the Federal Communications Commission to know: “The Communications Act does not contain a special Soros shortcut.” Today‚ the Media Research Center (MRC) and its president‚ Brent Bozell‚ filed a formal petition to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) requesting that the agency not fast-track George Soros’ scheme to take over radio behemoth Audacy‚ which owns the second largest number of broadcast radio stations in the country. Leftist activist billionaire George Soros and his company Soros Fund Management have pushed for the FCC to approve their assignment applications to become the largest shareholder in Audacy. The Communications Act‚ however‚ requires the FCC first perform a “public interest” analysis before approving such an acquisition‚ particularly in a case like this one‚ where foreign ownership interests are involved. However‚ Soros has asked the FCC to disregard this congressionally-mandated procedure‚ saying the commission should use its byzantine “special warrant” process to sidestep proper review. Soros Fund Management‚ made a move to spend $400 million to acquire 40 percent of Audacy’s shares‚ insisting that the “special warrant” process is necessary as Audacy has recently filed for bankruptcy. However‚ as Bozell stated succinctly on behalf of the MRC in the FCC petition‚ “The Soros filings fail to demonstrate that in this case any interest in the reasonably efficient emergence from bankruptcy cannot be accommodated while also assessing the foreign ownership interests at the same time.”   Bozell pointed out that rather than being motivated by necessity‚ Soros groups are simply pushing to disregard the congressionally-mandated rules. Bozell explained: “[I]t appears that the Soros groups are simply trying to create an entirely new process or rule [to] … get special treatment when it comes to the [Communications Act] process.” The New York Post previously reported that Soros’ attempted takeover of Audacy may mean the left-wing billionaire “was buying the stake to exert influence on public opinion in the months leading up to the 2024 presidential election.” Between 2016 and 2020‚ Soros gave over $130 million to other media organizations in order to push his left-wing agenda. He has also given extensively to the International Fact-Checking Network‚ which coordinates censorship efforts between various left-wing outlets such as The Washington Post and Meta platforms (Facebook‚ Instagram‚ Threads and WhatsApp). MRC Vice President for Free Speech America Dan Schneider cautioned that FCC commissioners sympathetic to Soros’ agenda might try to disregard the law to fast-track the Audacy acquisition.  Schneider warned: “Right now‚ the Democrats on the Commission are trying to grease the skids to allow George Soros and his son Alex to buy skads of radio stations all across America…right before the election. I don’t think that’s coincidental.”  Conservatives are under attack. Contact your representatives and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency‚ clarity on so-called “hate speech” and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored‚ contact us using CensorTrack’s contact form‚ and help us hold Big Tech accountable