There were still more than 10 months to go‚ but John Avlon had the early lead in the race for The Year's Most Inapt Analogy. Predictably‚ on Wednesday‚ CNN This Morning raked the House Republicans over the coals for their failure to get the necessary votes to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas‚ or pass a stand-alone Israel aid bill. Speaking of rakes‚ co-anchor Phil Mattingly kicked things off with this mocking depiction of Republicans: "This was clearly another day of a full-on pursuit of the Republican agenda of sequentially finding rakes and then stepping on them." Commenting on the situation‚ Avlon dropped a World War II analogy that was contextually dubious at best: So much losing. House Republicans have shown themselves to be unwilling and unable to govern in the national interest . . . So many levels of failure . . . So they are playing politics with the border. And they are putting lives at risk in Ukraine . . . In the fullness of history‚ this is going to look like a Neville Chamberlain moment.     Whuh? Chamberlain was the British Prime Minister who met with Hitler in 1938. After agreeing to cede portions of Czechoslovakia in return for Hitler's empty promise not to make any further territorial demands‚ Chamberlain infamously claimed that he had achieved "peace for our time." Chamberlain had gone down in history as the embodiment of the failure of appeasement. How Avlon analogized that to events in the House yesterday is beyond comprehension. As you'll see in the clip‚ there was something of a stunned silence on the set before Mattingly eventually moved on. Here's the transcript. Click "expand" to read: CNN This Morning 2/7/23 6:06 am ET PHIL MATTINGLY: Let's bring in CNN political commentator S.E. Cupp‚ CNN senior political analyst and anchor John Avlon.  Look‚ this was clearly another day of a full-on pursuit of the Republican agenda of sequentially finding rakes and then stepping on them. I think what I'm trying to figure out longer-term here is‚ there are real-world consequences to what's happening right now with legislative inaction. And you look at the scale of the national security package generally. Also‚ what's going on at the border. Is there a near-term resolution for this? S.E. CUPP: Oh‚ I don't have much optimism. This Congress isn't‚ isn't solving most problems‚ and Republicans are playing politics with policy. They've decided that politics‚ i.e.‚ trying to impeach Mayorkas -- that's a political project -- is more important than a policy win which they asked for and got! And then are now refusing.  So there‚ there‚ there's now an effort on the left to say‚ okay‚ maybe we had a hand in breaking this‚ but you're refusing to fix it. And so now you own it. We'll see if voters buy that‚ but it's a good messaging trick.   POPPY HARLOW: John‚ you want to look at the big picture‚ as sort of the big story here of House Speaker Mike Johnson so far. JOHN AVLON: So much losing. House Republicans have shown themselves to be unwilling and unable to govern in the national interest. CUPP: Uninterested in it! AVLON: They are. This is‚ this is so many levels of failure.  Yesterday in particular‚ right? Couldn't get a stand-alone Israel bill. Couldn't get the Mayorkas vote. Have gutted provisions that were bipartisan‚ that Republicans requested‚ to strengthen the border. The Wall Street Journal and others saying this is the best border bill -- Donald Trump couldn't get this. And‚ and now they're holding -- what's really revealing -- they're holding Ukraine hostage. That was always the objection. Because if you put Ukraine supplemental funds up for a vote‚ it would pass. It would pass. So they are playing politics with the border. And they are putting lives at risk in Ukraine. And‚ and in the fullness of history‚ this is going to look like a Neville Chamberlain moment.

A bill filed by a Democratic state senator from Oklahoma would include firearm safety devices in a law that exempts them from state taxes.State Senator Jo Anna Dossett (D) introduced SB 1476‚ which is described in official documents as "exempting sales tax on purchase of gun safes and guns safety devices."The purpose is reportedly to encourage more Oklahoma residents to take advantage of gun safety equipment‚ KJRH reported. The outlet claimed that Dossett cited a study on the issue that was conducted in autumn 2023 and that the legislation has received support from the Oklahoma Rifle Association as well as the organization Everytown."Most Oklahomans are responsible gun owners and many already use such devices‚" Dossett claimed. "This tax exemption will encourage even more responsible gun owners to use them."Under the proposed amendment‚ firearm safety devices would be exempted from Oklahoma's state sales tax of 4.5%. This reportedly includes gun safes‚ gun cases (presumably with a lock of some kind)‚ lockboxes‚ and trigger locks.Trigger locks can be defined as a "small plastic or metal device that fits over and through a gun’s trigger guard‚ impeding one’s ability to shoot‚" according to Slate‚ which wrote about the topic in a blog critical of those opposed the devices."The cost to the state will be $166‚000‚ but when you compare that to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing gun deaths and injuries cost Oklahoma taxpayers more than $200 million a year‚ it’s clear this is a common-sense bill that promotes both public safety and sound fiscal policy‚" the Democrat stated. "I’m grateful to the members of the Finance Committee for their support and look forward to advancing this important legislation‚" she added. Senator @dossett4ok advanced SB 1476 out of the finance committee yesterday! This bill removes sales tax for the purchase of gun safes. This is a bi-partisan solution that puts people over politics. Next step: Senate Floor! — (@) Everytown‚ a nonprofit supporting the legislation‚ was started by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The organization claims to be "non-partisan"; however it lists being "intersectional" as one of its core values. The word is typically associated with left-wing racial identity politics and is defined by Syracuse University as "the study of overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression‚ domination‚ or discrimination."Everytown also has a lengthy diversity statement‚ which notes that it applies "a racial equity lens to assess proposed policies‚ practices‚ and programs."Bloomberg's ideological alignments have varied greatly throughout his political career. Before 2001 he was a Democrat‚ but he served as New York's mayor as a Republican from 2002 to 2007.Then the mayor became independent from 2007 to 2018. He left office in New York in 2013. From 2018 through the time of this publication‚ Bloomberg has been a Democrat‚ including during his 2020 presidential campaign.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Joe Rogan and Aaron Rodgers are no strangers to controversy. The fact that these two have dared to share thoughts contrary to those promoted by the radical left have resulted in both men being crucified by the liberal-owned media. But that hasn’t stopped either of them from fighting the woke mind virus. Dave Rubin is encouraged by Rogan and Rodgers’ willingness to share their red-pilling experiences because it’s people like them who are encouraging others to “wake up.” A couple of days ago‚ Rodgers‚ who the media has painted as a “conspiracy theorist” and a “racist‚” was invited on “The Joe Rogan Experience” again to discuss Big Pharma’s iron grip on the narrative. “They are f***ing controlling the message‚” Rodgers said‚ adding that “the alphabet companies‚” such as the CDC and the NIH‚ “have been lying and misleading the public for so long.” Rodgers explained that the reason people‚ including himself and Rogan‚ get “slaughtered by the media” for speaking out or even questioning the narrative is because it’s Big Pharma “who’s paying [the media].” “It’s corporate controlled‚” agreed Rogan‚ and “it's not beneficial to the greater good of society.” Dave remembers how‚ during the height of the pandemic‚ “they'd be covering COVID on NBC News‚ CNN‚ ABC‚ etc. and then they'd cut to commercial – ‘Brought to you by Pfizer.” “Oh really? So you're taking money from the very people who you are supposed to be objectively talking about and criticizing where criticism is due?” he scoffs. CNN specifically went to great lengths to villainize Rogan for his position on COVID. Dave plays an old clip from CNN of Rogan explaining how he used “ivermectin” and other tried-and-true medications to treat COVID next to the original clip Rogan posted himself. In CNN’s version‚ Rogan’s face is a sickly shade of greenish-gray‚ whereas in the original clip‚ his coloring is completely normal. “At the exact same time as all of this was unfolding‚ suddenly for two weeks the entire mainstream media was calling Joe Rogan racist because they unearthed videos of him saying the n-word even though he was not saying it in a racist way; he was saying it to mock the people who actually are racist‚” Dave recounts‚ clearly showing the media’s obvious motivation to de-platform and defame Rogan for being a nonconformist. On the subject of motivation‚ Rodgers had something to say about what fuels companies like CNN and people like Jimmy Kimmel‚ who also blasted Rogan on his show for taking “horse goo” instead of getting vaccinated. “I lost friends‚ allies in the media [and] millions of dollars in sponsorship because I talked about what worked for me‚ my own beliefs‚ and my own health reasons [behind] why I didn't get vaccinated‚” Rodgers explained. “They vilified all early treatments‚” including widely used ivermectin — a Nobel Prize-winning drug — because if they hadn’t‚ they wouldn’t have gotten “the [user acquisition].” “The point of all this‚” says Dave‚ “is that when you stand up‚ there is going to be a cost.” Luckily‚ “the truth does work over time.” Want more from Dave Rubin?To enjoy more honest conversations‚ free speech‚ and big ideas with Dave Rubin‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Surveillance video caught the moment when a female worker resorted to swinging a hammer at a masked thief at a pizza shop in Oakland where crime just seems to grow worse by the day.Indeed‚ video also showed Cybelle's Pizza employees using a recycling bin to fight off the crooks who entered the shop around 10:30 p.m. Friday‚ KGO-TV reported."They tried to steal the register. ... My employees were very‚ very brave. ...I told them don't do that ... but they had to defend themselves‚" owner Elizabeth Sanchez told the station. Image source: YouTube screenshotSanchez told KGO that Friday's incident was the latest of four similar crimes that have already taken place in her Oakland shop this year.She added to the station that crime in the area is so bad that it's difficult to retain workers — and that she and her husband work seven days a week and are considering closing their Oakland location. KGO said they also have a San Francisco shop. "Sales are down because nobody wants to come out; they're scared for their safety‚" Sanchez told the station. "We've seen a drop in sales‚ and we're worse than during the pandemic." A representative from Mayor Sheng Thao's office noted to KGO that they've been working with Sanchez and other small business owners on better security‚ and Sanchez added to the station that a budget seems to be in the works for such a purpose."All of the business owners need help‚" she noted to KGO. "In-and-Out [Burger]‚ Denny's‚ those are big chains — but what about us‚ [a] small business? Where are we at? For me‚ as an immigrant‚ this was the American dream. But now where is it?"California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom said earlier this week he's sending additional state officers to Oakland to curb the “alarming and unacceptable” crime wave there. EXCLUSIVE: Bay Area pizza restaurant employees fight back after 4 robberies in the last month 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 former Virginia middle school teacher faces up to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 14-year-old. On Tuesday‚ Megan Pauline Jordan pleaded guilty to four felony counts of carnal knowledge of a minor and one felony count of indecent liberties with a minor‚ according to the Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. The 25-year-old woman faces up to 50 years in prison if convicted on all five of the felonies. Jordan was arrested in June 2023 on suspicion of committing "multiple crimes involving a minor‚" the Henrico County Police Department said in a press release. She has been held at the Henrico County Jail since her June arrest without bond‚ inmate records say. At the time of her arrest‚ the Henrico County Police Department said it "was made aware of potentially inappropriate acts involving an adult acting in a custodial manner with a Henrico County student."“From this case‚ enough information was gathered permitting Henrico County police to seek indictments related to potential sexual acts between an adult and a teen minor‚" the department stated. At the time‚ Jordan was a teacher at Hungary Creek Middle School. Prosecutors say she would sneak into the boy's house‚ and sexually abuse a 14-year-old student.The Henrico County Public School District described the teacher sex scandal allegations as "an extremely serious and upsetting situation.""We have communicated with families at the school and will continue to support our school community in any way needed‚" the district said. Investigators said they had recovered Jordan's DNA from the student's bed sheets. Henrico County Commonwealth Attorney Shannon Taylor said‚ "During the 2022-23 school year‚ Ms. Jordan was having sexual relations with her 14-year-old student. On several occasions‚ Ms. Jordan would go to the victim’s house and have sexual intercourse with the student. Her DNA was recovered from his bed linens.""I must recognize the brave action of those who brought this matter to the attention of Henrico Police Division‚" Taylor added. "We are always asking people if they see something unusual‚ or not quite right‚ to say something. Because of their efforts‚ this predator is off the streets‚ out of our schools‚ and will be held accountable for her actions."Minors under the age of 17 are not legally able to consent to sexual activity under Virginia law.Jordan had gotten married in 2021‚ according to public records.Her sentencing is scheduled for May 20.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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