‘Alone’ Season 10, Episode 7 free live stream: How to watch online without cable
“Alone” on History Channel is airing the 7th episode of its 10th season on Thursday, July 20 at 9 p.m. You can watch live as it airs on Philo (free trial).
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Matthew McConaughey and wife fight for children’s safety in American schools
Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila launched an initiative to help make American schools safer for children.
The McConaugheys launched the Greenlights Grant Initiative Thursday to help schools take advantage of legislation aimed at providing schools with money to fund safety measures to protect students against school shootings and other violence.
President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law in June 2022, one month after the school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead May 24, 2022. The legislation included $1 billion in funding specifically for schools.
McConaughey, who grew up in Uvalde, explained during an interview on “Good Morning America” the grant writing process can be “intimidating” to schools that don’t have the resources. To hire a grant writer can cost up to $50,000, which many “high-risk” schools don’t have, according to the “Fool’s Gold” actor.
The Greenlights Grant Initiative has been set up to give schools resources to complete grant applications.
“When Camila and I went to Uvalde, the parents and the family members of the children that were killed asked for one thing: ‘Make their lives matter,’” McConaughey explained in a video shared to Instagram.
“Let’s make sure that the first bill passed in 28 years to help protect all our children in schools matters.”
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Before Biden signed the legislation, McConaughey went to Washington, D.C., to help advocate for the families and school safety.
“There is a difference between control and responsibility,” the actor wrote in an op-ed published in early June 2022. “The first is a mandate that can infringe on our right; the second is a duty that will preserve it. There is no constitutional barrier to gun responsibility.
“Keeping firearms out of the hands of dangerous people is not only the responsible thing to do, it is the best way to protect the Second Amendment. We can do both.”
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McConaughey has also been outspoken about politics and where he stands in his personal beliefs.
In October, he wrote an op-ed that explained how his experience working with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., led him to realize the majority of Americans aren’t on the political fringes. He encouraged lawmakers to work together on issues in the same way they worked on gun legislation following the mass shooting.
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“It seems that each party is so harmfully consumed by despising the opposition that they’ve become little more than counterpunches — so focused on the party and the party defense that they’ve become reactive by default,” McConaughey explained. “They’ve lost sight of their own values and vision, thereby ceding their power to the fringes. That’s a problem.
“Because most Americans, myself included, don’t stand on the political fringes. We are reasonable and responsible, and we share more values than we’re being told we do. And we believe that meeting each other in the middle is in service of the greater good. We have the majority. We have the numbers.”
Friendly Fire: Dan Goldman Accidentally Demolishes Biden Defense In Whistleblower Hearing
Friendly Fire: Dan Goldman Accidentally Demolishes Biden Defense In Whistleblower Hearing
Authored by Jonathan Turley via jonathanturley.org,
One of the most basic lessons that we teach law students is that you should “never ask a question you don’t know the answer to.”
The peril of the poorly crafted question was on display in Wednesday’s hearing with two whistleblowers on political interference in the Hunter Biden investigation.
Most Democrats avoided any questions on the substance of the allegations, focusing instead on everything from systemic racism to the use of the term “two-tiered system of justice” and, of course, Donald Trump.
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) often goes where wiser members fear to tread. On this occasion, Goldman may have delivered one of the most damaging moments for the Democrats.
In the course of just a few minutes, the freshman New York congressman seemed to demolish the defense of President Biden.
Goldman was trying to get the witnesses to say that there is no evidence that President Biden was personally involved in the alleged felonies of his son.
He raised the shocking WhatsApp message that Hunter had allegedly sent to a Chinese official with foreign intelligence contacts. In the message, Hunter wrote:
“I am sitting here with my father and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled. Tell the director that I would like to resolve this now before it gets out of hand, and now means tonight. And, Z, if I get a call or text from anyone involved in this other than you, Zhang, or the chairman, I will make certain that between the man sitting next to me and every person he knows and my ability to forever hold a grudge that you will regret not following my direction. I am sitting here waiting for the call with my father.”
Most Democrats have avoided the message, which is incredibly damaging and seems to contradict the President’s long denial of any knowledge or involvement in his son’s dealings.
Goldman pressed veteran IRS investigator Gary Shapley about his suggestion that Joe Biden discussed the foreign dealing with his son. Shapley eagerly said that he would be happy to explain but Goldman cut him off and said that he did not have time for such explanations.
At this point, most lawyers would have reversed engines out of troubled waters, but Goldman plowed full speed ahead. He said that the references to Joe sitting next to his son does not mean that they actually discussed his business.
Goldman then went even further and raised a “lunch where Joe Biden came to say hello at the Four Season’s hotel to a lunch that he was having with CEFC executives.” He then reads from the record in how Biden associate Rob Walker described the origins of the meeting with the Chinese officials to get his dad to stop by: “Hunter told his Dad that ‘I may be trying to start a company or try to do something with these guys.’ “
Goldman then pounced and said slyly “Now let me ask you something, that doesn’t sound much like Joe Biden was involved in whatever Hunter was doing with the CEFC if Hunter Biden is telling him that he is trying to do business with them, does it?”
That is when Shapley stated the obvious: “No, but it does show that he told his father that he was trying to do business and . . . ”
Goldman finally hears the train whistle and tries to get off the track: “OK, well that is true that Hunter Biden does try to do business, that is correct.”
Democrat Rep. Dan Goldman accidentally confirms Joe Biden did, in fact, discuss Hunter’s foreign business deals with him pic.twitter.com/rTtKHl7EBN
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Too late. Goldman was citing the testimony of Walker that Joe Biden not only came to a lunch on Hunter’s foreign dealings, but did so after being told that Hunter wanted to lay the foundation for such a deal.
This is the same Joe Biden who has repeatedly told the American people that he never discussed any of Hunter’s deals and had no knowledge of such deals. He has maintained that denial as evidence has mounted contradicting him. Even when he flew his son to China where Hunter cut lucrative deals, he insists that they never mentioned that deal.
There are also repeated references to President Biden as the “Big Guy” in emails who was to receive a 10 percent cut on a deal with the Chinese as well as other benefits. There are other references to Hunter Biden paying portions of his father’s expenses and taxes.
People apparently were told to avoid directly referring to President Biden. In one email, Hunter’s business associate Tony Bobulinski was instructed by Biden associate James Gilliar not to speak of the former veep’s connection to any transactions: “Don’t mention Joe being involved, it’s only when u [sic] are face to face, I know u [sic] know that but they are paranoid.” Bobulinski gave testimony that he met with Joe Biden and discussed these deals with him.
There are also the disclosures that Biden met with at least 14 of Hunter’s business associates from the US, Mexico, Ukraine, China and Kazakhstan over the course of his vice presidency.
Then there is the audiotape message from President Biden for Hunter that specifically discussed coverage of those dealings.
Finally, there is another audiotape of his uncle, Jim Biden, telling Hunter that he and his father had discussed his collapsing financial position and could arrange a “safe harbor.”
The culmination of this evidence was Goldman matter-of-factly eliciting testimony on how Joe Biden came to a lunch with Chinese businessmen after being expressly told it was meant to cut new business deals with them. His son was even thinking of creating a corporation with the Chinese despite a glaring lack of expertise for such a venture.
The meeting was previously described by witnesses and discussed by these whistleblowers, but Goldman brought it all together at the end of the hearing.
Unfortunately, that is when Goldman’s time ran out.
A few more minutes and we might have had an open-and-shut case for the appointment of a special counsel.
Tyler Durden
Thu, 07/20/2023 – 15:45
Israeli ex-security czar backs reservist protest against Netanyahu judicial reform plan
The former head of Israel’s internal security agency voiced support on Thursday for military reservists refusing to serve in protest of the government’s planned judicial overhaul, drawing fierce criticism from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ultranationalist allies days before parliament was set to vote on a key piece of legislation.
A parliamentary committee approved late Wednesday a bill that would curtail the Supreme Court’s oversight powers by removing its ability to strike down decisions it deems “unreasonable.” The standard is meant as a safeguard to protect against corruption and improper appointments of unqualified people.
The bill, which is scheduled for a final vote in parliament next week, is one of several keystone pieces of the Netanyahu government’s judicial overhaul plan.
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With pressure mounting on him to freeze the plan, Netanyahu scheduled a prime-time news conference late Thursday.
He and his allies say the plan is needed to curb what they consider excessive powers of unelected judges. Critics of the plan say the legislation will concentrate power in the hands of Netanyahu and his allies and undermine the country’s system of checks and balance. They also say Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption charges, has a conflict of interest.
The proposal has bitterly divided the Israeli public and attracted appeals from U.S. President Joe Biden for Netanyahu to slow down and wait for a broad national consensus before passing any legislation.
Tens of thousands of Israelis have joined mass protests against the overhaul since it was proposed in January. Business leaders have said the plan will drive international investors away, and scores of reservists in key military units, including fighter pilots, commandos and cyberwar officers, have threatened to stop reporting for duty.
Israeli leaders and military commanders have expressed growing concern, saying the refusals to serve could hurt the country’s security. Reservists, whose service is voluntary, make up the backbone of Israel’s military.
Speaking to Army Radio on Thursday, Nadav Argaman, a former head of the Shin Bet internal security agency, leveled withering criticism at Netanyahu, saying he appears committed to preserving his ruling coalition of ultranationalist and ultra-Orthodox parties, not the state itself, and said he was “very worried that we’re on the verge of a civil war.”
“We need to stop this legislation by any means,” he said, voicing support for reservists who “are very concerned and fearful for the security of the state of Israel.”
For reservists, he said, “until now defending Israel was done on the battlefield. From their perspective, as of today, defending Israel means preserving Israeli democracy.”
Argaman was appointed head of the Shin Bet by Netanyahu in 2016 and stepped down in 2021.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a key Netanyahu ally and ultranationalist settler, tweeted that Argaman had “given himself over to idiotic brainwashing.”
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The judicial overhaul plan, which was announced shortly after Netanyahu took office as prime minister following November’s parliamentary elections — Israel’s fifth in under four years — has divided an already highly polarized country.
Netanyahu froze the legislation in March following weeks of demonstrations and mounting labor strikes, but rebooted the judicial overhaul in recent weeks after talks seeking compromise with opposition lawmakers failed.
Recent days have seen growing calls by military reservists to refuse to serve if the legislation passes.
Critics say removing the reasonability standard would allow the government to appoint unqualified cronies to important positions without oversight. They also say that it could clear the way for Netanyahu to fire the current attorney general — seen by supporters as a bulwark against the overhaul plan — or appoint legal officials who could ease his way out of the corruption charges he is facing in an ongoing trial.
Netanyahu now heads the country’s most ultranationalist and religiously conservative government in Israel’s 75-year history.
Portland serial killer fears: Victims’ parents speak out after ‘career criminal’ named as person of interest
The parents of three Portland women found dead this year are speaking out after police named a “career criminal” as a person of interest in their apparently linked murders.
Jesse Lee Calhoun, 38, has been named a person of interest in connection with the murders of four women: Kristin Smith, 22; Charity Lynn Perry, 24; Bridget Leann (Ramsay) Webster, 31; and Ashley Real, 22. Oregon authorities located their remains between February and May.
“I know she was murdered, and I have faith that the police department is going to piece this together, get that proof, and we’re able to get that justice for her and the other girls – if they are linked,” Melissa Smith, Kristin Smith’s mother, said in a video posted to Facebook on Wednesday, adding that police have not told her directly that the four cases are linked.
Melissa Smith said she is “very confident” in the homicide detective assigned to her daughter’s case.
“I will never give up,” she said.
The four victims’ bodies were found in wooded areas within a 100-mile radius around Portland.
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Jose Real, Ashley Real’s father, told local news outlet KATU that something in his heart “is missing” since his daughter was found dead near Eagle Creek on May 7.
“It’s very hard to live without her,” he told the outlet through tears. “I cannot protect her. I [could] not be with her that day.”
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Perry’s mother, Diana Allen, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that she is in communication with a detective on the case.
“I’m in the dark about a lot,” Allen told AP. “But the detective and I understand why this is required. We don’t need anything messing up this investigation.”
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office previously described Calhoun as a “a prolific thief and career criminal” after he was sentenced in 2019 to four years in prison for burglaries in East Multnomah County.
He was charged with three counts of unauthorized use of a vehicle, one count of assaulting a public safety officer and one count of first-degree burglary.
Prior to Calhoun’s arrest for the series of thefts, he was charged with illegal firearms possession, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, and possession of a controlled substance following a 2018 traffic stop. The traffic stop led to the recovery of a stolen car, modified firearms, more than 500 rounds of ammunition and 6 grams of methamphetamine, according to police.
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In 2021 then-Gov. Kate Brown commuted his sentence, along with those of 40 other prisoners. As prisoners, they had helped fight wildfires, and Brown released them after determining they did not present unacceptable safety risks to the public.
Upon hearing news that Calhoun was released early under Brown’s leadership, Melissa Smith said she has “a lot of questions” and “a lot of concerns” regarding the former governor’s decision.
“I really hope that going forward we can get more help here in Portland… with the police department in searching for missing persons, taking it more seriously in the beginning when they’re reported missing,” Smith said.
“And the homelessness – we need help. We need help with this. And getting drugs off the street,” Smith said, adding that “it’s never going to go away if we don’t make a change.”
Fox News’ Michael Lee and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
San Francisco police make 4 arrests in mass shooting outside strip club
Four people have been arrested three months after a mass shooting outside a San Francisco strip club left one man dead and three others injured, police said Friday.
The suspects taken into custody were identified as Jeremiah Thomas, 21; Marilyn Sahagun-Lopez, 20; and 22-year-old Nikeosi Jackson.
A fourth suspect, Malachi Lefiti, 22, was arrested a day after the April 23 shooting at The Condor, Fox San Francisco reported. He was charged with homicide and three counts of attempted murder, attempted robbery, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, conspiracy and a gang enhancement, a police statement said.
Thomas, Sahagun-Lopez and Jackson were taken into custody on Tuesday on suspicion of homicide, attempted homicide, and attempted robbery, along with other crimes that include gang activity.
Investigators said the suspects were trying to rob their victims at gunpoint. During the incident, an altercation ensued and one man, 23-year-old Isaiah Thomas, was killed and three others were shot.
The shooting victims who survived were only described as two 24-year-old men from Sacramento County and a 20-year-old woman from Contra Costa County.
Jackson was also arrested for an outstanding warrant out of Contra Costa County for carrying a loaded firearm in a public place or vehicle and for another warrant out of San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office for carrying a loaded firearm and not being the registered owner, police said.
The Condor Club’s managers said the strip club was not connected to the shooting, the news outlet said.