Authorities have apprehended a 30-year-old New Hampshire man who allegedly sent text messages in which he threatened to kill GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy‚ a multi-millionaire entrepreneur who is the youngest ever candidate to wage a major presidential campaign as a Republican‚ as well as his supporters. After Ramaswamy’s campaign sent a text message to voters informing them of an upcoming campaign event in Portsmouth‚ New Hampshire‚ the suspect‚ Tyler Anderson‚ responded to the text on Friday by saying‚ “Great‚ another opportunity for me to blow his brains out!” Anderson added‚ “I’m going to kill everyone who attends and then f*** their corpses.”  Ramaswamy’s team immediately alerted New Hampshire state police‚ who located Anderson and took him into custody on Monday. Tricia McLaughlin‚ the candidate’s spokesperson‚ noted after the arrest‚ “We are grateful to law enforcement for their swiftness and professionalism in handling this matter and pray for the safety of all Americans.” The suspect has reportedly admitted to sending the text messages as well as similar messages to other presidential campaigns. He is now facing a maximum prison term of five years‚ three years of supervised release‚ and a potential fine of $250‚000.  Ramaswamy was able to run the campaign event Monday morning without incident‚ speaking to and then answering questions from a crowd for about an hour. (READ MORE: Five Quick Things: Thank You‚ Vivek!) The 38-year-old entrepreneur’s presidential bid showed promising signs earlier this year‚ but he has recently lost momentum‚ as he is trailing former president Donald Trump‚ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‚ and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. (READ MORE: Ignore Any Poll Showing Trump Beating Biden) With the start of the GOP nominating calendar only five weeks away‚ Ramaswamy sits at 4.8 percent support‚ while Trump‚ DeSantis‚ and Haley are at 59.3 percent‚ 12.6 percent‚ and 11.6 percent‚ respectively‚ according to FiveThirtyEight’s polling averages as of Monday.  The post Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill Vivek Ramaswamy appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

Harvard President Claudine Gay is facing vigorous condemnation and calls to resign for her equivocation over whether Harvard students are permitted to call for genocide against the Jewish community. She was even criticized by Joe Biden’s White House. Additionally‚ 74 members of Congress — including two Democrats — have issued a public letter demanding that Gay be fired. READ MORE from Ellie Gardey: Harvard President Faces Uproar Over Refusal to Punish Students for ‘Intifada’ Chants Gay’s refusal to deem genocidal calls to be a violation of Harvard’s code of conduct was grounded upon her entrenchment in the ideology of critical race theory‚ which finds its practical implementation in the policies of “diversity‚ equity‚ and inclusion.” Critical race theory divides people into a hierarchical system in which each person is designated either as an oppressor or as someone who is oppressed. In this ideological framework‚ Jewish people are classified as “white” privileged oppressors and Israel is cast as an oppressive “settler colonial” state. The aftermath of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens by Hamas made this perspective evident. As one example‚ the “Critical Race and Ethnic Studies” department at the University of California‚ Santa Cruz‚ released a statement that read‚ “What we are witnessing needs to be understood in the context of 75 years of settler colonial displacement‚ military occupation‚ and enclosure.” In 2022‚ Lori Lowenthal Marcus and Jesse M. Fried of the Wall Street Journal noted that radical ethnic studies has always been anti-Semitic in nature. “[T]he ethnic-studies movement has never been about representation or justice‚” they explained. “A creature of 1960s radical left-wing activism‚ ethnic studies was from the start about attacking the U.S.‚ capitalism and Zionism.” Gay‚ though she repeatedly said during her congressional testimony that this “type of hateful speech is personally abhorrent to me‚” was careful to leave an opening to allow genocidal calls against Jews to take place at Harvard‚ as she knows that a large and powerful contingent at Harvard subscribes to the ideas that Jewish people are privileged “white” oppressors‚ Israel is a “settler colonial” state‚ and Palestinians are an oppressed people who should rise up against their supposed colonial subjugators. Harvard students have in recent years gone all-in on the narrative that Israel is inherently oppressive. Just last year‚ on April 29‚ 2022‚ the editorial board of the Harvard Crimson‚ Harvard’s student newspaper‚ upheld the “boycott‚ divest‚ and sanctions movement” — which has as its aim the international isolation of Israel — and “Palestinian liberation.” The editorial board gave a full-throated endorsement of the Harvard College Palestine Solidarity Committee‚ the group that would later publish a letter on Oct. 7‚ 2023‚ accusing the “Israeli regime” of being “entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.” As it stated in April 2022‚ the Harvard Crimson editorial board “is broadly and proudly supportive of PSC’s mission and activism.” In November‚ Harvard sophomore Kojo Acheampong led students in chanting‚ “Long live Palestine; long live the intifada; intifada‚ intifada; globalize the intifada.” Acheampong is the co-founder of the African and African American Resistance Organization‚ or AFRO‚ a group that was formed in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling that affirmative action is illegal racial discrimination. According to Acheampong‚ the students chant because “[w]e need liberation everywhere.” “[T]hat’s what the intifada means‚” he explained. “The intifada means Palestine will be free.” Gay’s entire career is founded upon the “diversity‚ equity‚ and inclusion” movement. Not only is it the lens through which she studies politics in every one of her published works‚ but she also led Harvard’s total entrenchment in the ideology following the death of George Floyd. “This moment offers a profound opportunity for institutional change that should not and cannot be squandered‚” Gay said alongside her 2020 announcement of Harvard’s initiatives to “address racial and ethnic equality.” Bill Ackman‚ a billionaire who has been outspoken about the anti-Semitism on Harvard’s campus‚ explained last week on X that an anonymous person told him that Harvard’s presidential search committee‚ which selected Gay‚ only considered candidates who met the “criteria” of Harvard’s DEI office. The ugly anti-Semitism and racism inherent in “diversity‚ equity‚ and inclusion” was laid bare for all to see through Claudine Gay’s testimony — as well as the similar witness of the University of Pennsylvania’s Elizabeth Magill and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sally Kornbluth. Magill was forced to tender her resignation as a result of the backlash after even Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro described her testimony before Congress as “a failure of leadership.” (RELATED: The Left’s Systemic Anti-Semitism: It Isn’t Just the UPenn President) The left-wing criticism went all the way to a commentator on CNN. On Sunday‚ Fareed Zakaria pinned the blame for Gay’s equivocation on Harvard’s agenda for diversity‚ equity‚ and inclusion. “[T]o understand their performance‚” said Zaharia‚ “we have to understand the broad shift that has taken place at elite universities‚ which have gone from being centers of excellence to institutions pushing political agendas.” Zakaria explained that “American universities have been neglecting a core focus on excellence in order to pursue a variety of agendas — many of them clustered around diversity and inclusion.” He asserted that this began with “the best of intentions‚” but that those intentions have “morphed into a dogmatic ideology.” As a result of the total adoption of this ideology‚ “university administrators found themselves squirming‚ unable to explain why certain groups (Jews‚ Asians) don’t seem to count in these conversations.” David French likewise argued in the New York Times that reform at Harvard to solve the problem of anti-Semitism “means disempowering a diversity‚ equity and inclusion apparatus that is itself all too often an engine of censorship and extreme political bias.” Harvard faculty members sense that backlash against Gay is an indictment against critical race theory‚ and‚ for this reason‚ they have rushed to defend her. Hundreds — many of whose work rests entirely on the ideological framework of critical race theory — have signed letters affirming their support for Gay. One of these letters‚ from black faculty members‚ explicitly pushed back against efforts to connect Gay with the ideology of diversity‚ equity‚ and inclusion. “[A]ny suggestion that her selection as president was the result of a process that elevated an unqualified person based on considerations of race and gender are specious and politically motivated‚” the letter said. The New York Times reported that backlash against Gay for her testimony was sparse on campus‚ stating‚ “The congressional exchange appears to have generated far more intense reactions among donors and alumni than among current faculty and students.” As Gay contends with all of this backlash‚ she also faces a new scandal: She is accused of committing plagiarism. She has denied the claims. READ MORE: An Academic Reckoning on Anti-Semitism and Speech Goodbye Liz Magill‚ and Good Riddance‚ You Bastard The post Backlash Against Harvard’s Claudine Gay Is Indictment of ‘Diversity‚ Equity‚ and Inclusion’ appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

Some people would be perfectly content with squirting ketchup on their hot dogs‚ but in the South‚ some folks obey the law of the slaw.

Next May‚ Lacuna Coil will embark on their “Ignite The Fire” U.S. tour. See below for dates and venues. The Goth Metal band has been touring in support of last year’s “Comalies XX‚” a “deconstructed and transported” version of original songs from their ’02 release‚ “Comalies.” New Years Day will perform at all shows except the ones in St. Lous and Milwaukee. The Ash Costello fronted band is expected to have their fifth album‚ “Half Back Heart‚” out March 1st. The set features the tracks “Vampyre” and “Secrets.” Tour Dates: May 02 – The Queen – Wilmington‚ DEMay 03 – Stone Pony – Asbury Park‚ NJMay 04 – Reverb – Reading‚ PAMay 06 – The NorVA – Norfolk‚ VAMay 07 – The Underground at The Fillmore – Charlotte‚ NCMay 09 – Welcome To Rockville – Daytona Beach‚ FLMay 11 – Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville‚ TNMay 13 – TempleLive – Fort Smith‚ ARMay 14 – TempleLive – Wichita‚ KSMay 15 – Delmar Hall – St Louis‚ MOMay 17 – Sonic Temple Festival – Columbus‚ OHMay 19 – Milwaukee Metal Fest – Milwaukee‚ WI Ticket Information The post Lacuna Coil “Ignite The Fire” With New Years Day appeared first on RockinTown.

Following the “Keepin’ It Real” U.S. trek this winter‚ the “Tesla: The Las Vegas Takeover” be held on April 5th‚ 6th‚ 10th‚ 12th and 13th at the House Of Blues inside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. The band plans to visit all sides of their discography which includes eleven albums starting with the ’86 release of “Mechanical Resonance‚” which went platinum (one million units moved) on the strength of the singles “Modern Day Cowboy” and “Little Suzi“. Three years later‚ “The Great Radio Controversy‚” featuring “Love Song‚” arrived. It went double platinum. For “MTV Unplugged” the band recorded “Five Man Acoustical Jam” containing a cover of “Signs.” The Five Man Electrical Band’s original‚ released in ’70‚ went to #3 on the Billboard 200. Tesla’s version‚ which arrived in ’90‚ peaked at #8. Third studio effort‚ “Psychotic Supper‚” also went platinum. Though the band broke up in ’96 they returned in ’00 and have sold 14 million albums in the U.S. Ticket Information The post “Vegas Take Over” Slated For April appeared first on RockinTown.

"The United States recognizes that this is an extraordinary request. This is an extraordinary case‚" special counsel's team argues. Jack Smith overstepped the appellate court and went straight to the US Supreme Court on Monday to rule on Donald Trump’s claim that he was immune from prosecution as former president. Trump’s request comes from an appeal on a ruling by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan‚ who rejected his arguments that he was immune from criminal prosecution. The trial over whether Trump tried to “overturn” the 2020 election is set to begin on March 4. Trump’s appeal could delay the process and push back the trial date. “The United States recognizes that this is an extraordinary request. This is an extraordinary case‚” Smith’s team wrote in the filing.URGENT! Keep Alex Jones in the fight against the NWO! Please pray &; contribute at DefendJones.com today! “This case presents a fundamental question at the heart of our democracy: whether a former President is absolutely immune from federal prosecution for crimes committed while in office.” “A cornerstone of our constitutional order is that no person is above the law‚” Smith’s office continued. “The force of that principle is at its zenith where‚ as here‚ a grand jury has accused a former President of committing federal crimes to subvert the peaceful transfer of power to his lawfully elected successor. Nothing could be more vital to our democracy than that a President who abuses the electoral system to remain in office is held accountable for criminal conduct.” Trump’s spokesperson issued a statement excoriating “deranged” Smith for interfering in the 2024 election by bringing the “politically motivated” 2020 trial against him. “Crooked Joe Biden’s henchman‚ Deranged Jack Smith is so obsessed with interfering in the 2024 Presidential Election with the goal of preventing President Trump from retaking the Oval Office‚ as the President is poised to do‚ that Smith is willing to try for a Hail Mary by racing to the Supreme Court and attempting to bypass the appellate process‚” Trump said. “Crooked Joe Biden’s henchman‚ Deranged Jack Smith is so obsessed with interfering in the 2024 Presidential Election with the goal of preventing President Trump from retaking the Oval Office‚ as the President is poised to do‚ that Smith is willing to try for a Hail Mary by…” pic.twitter.com/hTkzKFZIPU— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) December 11‚ 2023 “As President Trump has said over and over again‚ this prosecution is simply politically motivated. There is absolutely no reason to rush this sham to trial except to injure President Trump and tens of millions of his supporters. President Trump will continue to fight for Justice and oppose these authoritarian tactics.” George Washington law professor Jonathan Turley likewise questioned Smith’s legal argument asking for a Supreme Court ruling without first going through the appellate court. “Special Counsel Jack Smith is now seeking to leapfrog the appellate court and ask for a ruling from the Supreme Court on Trump’s immunity claims‚” Turley observed. “The only reason for this petition is to seek to guarantee a trial of Trump (and possible conviction) before the election.” Special Counsel Jack Smith is now seeking to leapfrog the appellate court and ask for a ruling from the Supreme Court on Trump's immunity claims. The only reason for this petition is to seek to guarantee a trial of Trump (and possible conviction) before the election…— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) December 11‚ 2023 “This is a novel legal argument that the Court would ordinarily prefer to hear the views from the appellate judges‚” he added. …The Supreme Court may not view a trial of Trump during the campaign to be as motivating or urgent as does Smith. This is a novel legal argument that the Court would ordinarily prefer to hear the views from the appellate judges.— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) December 11‚ 2023 Journalist Julie Kelly believes Smith turned to the Supreme Court as a scapegoat for his efforts to hold Trump’s trial the day before Super Tuesday. “Jack Smith knows the March 4 trial date that he pushed for is not tenable‚” she wrote on X. Jack Smith knows the March 4 trial date that he pushed for is not tenable. My guess now is he wants to blame SCOTUS for forcing a trial delay if they refuse to grant his rare cert petition to bypass appellate court on Chutkan’s order denying Trump’s immunity argument.— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) December 11‚ 2023 “My guess now is he wants to blame SCOTUS for forcing a trial delay if they refuse to grant his rare cert petition to bypass appellate court on Chutkan’s order denying Trump’s immunity argument.” On Sunday‚ Smith asked Judge Tanya Chutkan to expedite Trump’s trial in light of “strong” public interest. “In light of the public’s strong interest in a prompt trial‚ the Government will seek to ensure that the trial proceeds as scheduled‚” Smith’s prosecutors wrote in a 3-page court filing on Sunday. Read Smith’s legal filing: Follow Jamie White on X | Truth | Gab | Gettr | Minds

Free speech is back on the menu and information gatekeepers are triggered! Popular YouTuber Count Dankula‚ also known as Mark Meechan‚ made an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored this week to talk about free speech and the return of Alex Jones to Elon Musk’s X platform. "He has the right to say it."YouTuber Mark Meechan AKA Count Dankula tells Piers Morgan why he thinks Elon Musk was right to reinstate Alex Jones' X account.@CountDankulaTV | @piersmorgan | @RealAlexJones | #PMU pic.twitter.com/hZCoscJTRr— Piers Morgan Uncensored (@PiersUncensored) December 11‚ 2023 Count Dankula first appeared in the news back in 2018 when he was a leftist who felt the wrath of the cancel culture mob over a viral video of his adorable pug mocking Adolf Hitler. Now‚ after Jones defended his free speech among the left-wing attacks‚ Count Dankula is supporting Jones’ reinstatement to the social media platform. Speaking to Morgan‚ Dankula explained Musk owns the private company X and can therefore platform whoever he likes‚ and noted he even left the idea of allowing Jones back to a poll.VasoBeet is now 40% OFF! This beetroot-based supplement was created to provide you with all the benefits of this nutrient-dense vegetable in one easy dose! When Morgan asked if there should be “a line on free speech‚” the YouTuber said‚ “No‚” and the talk show host immediately brought up the Sandy Hook shooting. Morgan noted Jones had been hit with one of the largest defamation lawsuits in American history over his comments about Sandy Hook and asked Count Dankula if Jones “was entitled to” make the remarks. Count Dankula stayed firm and confirmed‚ “I think he had a right to say it‚” infuriating the British journalist. YouTuber and comedian Mark Dice accurately pointed out the hypocrisy of Morgan’s stance against Jones’ right to free speech‚ writing‚ “The irony is just too thick. Piers’ show is called ‘Uncensored’ but he’s lobbying for Alex Jones to be censored. What a loser.” The irony is just too thick. Piers' show is called "Uncensored" but he's lobbying for Alex Jones to be censored. What a loser.— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) December 11‚ 2023 Piers Morgan also aired a monologue focusing on Jones returning to X‚ laughably claiming he’s a “passionate defender of free speech.” In the six-minute-long diatribe‚ Morgan made false and unverifiable claims about Jones and criticized Elon Musk for bringing him back on X. For example‚ Morgan told his audience Jones “repeatedly and deliberately lied about the mass shooting of children at school to enrich himself.” Morgan then falsely claimed Jones only apologized about his comments “under legal duress” when he had actually done so several times years ahead of any lawsuits being filed. Piers Morgan gives his view on Alex Jones returning to X.Do you agree or disagree with Piers?@piersmorgan | @elonmusk | @RealAlexJones pic.twitter.com/6Uwrqq6QHR— Censored Men (@CensoredMen) December 11‚ 2023 It’s worth noting the Sandy Hook trial had nothing to do with Jones’ removal from Twitter‚ as he was unjustly taken off the platform for publicly scrutinizing CNN reporter Oliver Darcy in the halls of Congress in 2018. Many people online pointed out Morgan likely has a personal feud with Jones after the Infowars founder made him look like a fool in a legendary 2013 interview. NEW: Piers Morgan is fuming at Elon Musk over Alex Jones' reinstatement on X‚ saying Jones is a "hate-speech monster" while calling people who voted in Elon's X poll "fringe extremists."This is how you know letting Jones back on X was the right decision."The truth about Alex… pic.twitter.com/QfVyZGevg3— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 11‚ 2023 Alex Jones Destroyed Globalist Piers Morgan in a Debate Over Gun Control back in 2013 😆Perhaps that’s why he is upset that Alex is being reinstated? Or maybe Piers just loves Soviet style censorship of ideas he doesn’t like. pic.twitter.com/hm1pUPa6uV— Melissa Tate (@TheRightMelissa) December 9‚ 2023 Each of the videos below highlights why the establishment is so afraid of Jones’ return: Related: Vaccinated Piers Morgan Catches Covid — Blames Anti-Vaxxers! Don’t forget‚ Infowars relies on YOUR SUPPORT! To continue funding this independent operation‚ we urge you to visit the Infowars Store where you can fund the battle against globalism by purchasing great products such as dietary supplements‚ air and water filters‚ books‚ t-shirts‚ survival gear and much more.

CNN laments Infowars firebrand's return to the X platform. CNN struggled to come to grips with Alex Jones’ return to the X platform. In a CNN segment over the weekend‚ the fake news mainstream media outlet lamented X owner Elon Musk’s restoration of Jones’ account. “I’m having a bit of a tough time keeping it…Go ahead‚ Donnie‚” a CNN anchor admitted‚ before turning it over to correspondent Donnie O’Sullivan. CNN is not happy about Elon Musk reinstating Alex Jones’ account pic.twitter.com/ThlG63733t— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) December 11‚ 2023 The panel went on to take issue with Musk’s “unscientific” poll‚ in which over 70 percent (over 1‚378‚254 users) voted in favor of Jones’ return‚ and feared the reinstatement would have lasting effects that could impact the 2024 presidential election.VasoBeet is now 40% OFF! This beetroot-based supplement was created to provide you with all the benefits of this nutrient-dense vegetable in one easy dose! “You know‚ after the January 6th attack‚ a lot of these big conspiracy theorists‚ including Donald Trump‚ got kicked off the platform. And that drove a lot of people to these kind of alternative platforms‚ some places where extremism and hate can really fester‚” O’Sullivan said. “Now X‚ one of the biggest platforms in the world‚ that is the platform. That is the alternative platform‚ but it’s mainstream. And I think‚ you know‚ we also have to stop thinking about this stuff‚ like somebody like Jones now‚ as a fringe character. I mean‚ he’s not. You saw how big a role he played in the Stop the Steal movement. [He] has an ear to the former president‚ essentially.” CNN’s criticisms come as correspondent Oliver Darcy‚ who was instrumental in getting Jones booted‚ also complained about Jones’ return to X‚ and called on sponsors to retaliate by abandoning the platform. The globalists are increasing their attacks on Infowars and the stakes have never been higher! Please consider donating and visit InfowarsStore.com for merch‚ nutraceuticals and survival gear. Follow the author on X‚ Facebook‚ Gab‚ Minds‚ Truth Social and Gettr.