Leftist militants attack conservative students and use terror tactics to shut down Turning Point USA event ​at UC Davis



A Turning Point USA event was shut down Tuesday evening after multiple attacks by leftist militants on attendees were answered, not by the UC Davis police, who were kept from intervening, but by a handful of counter-protesters ready for a fight.

A night with 'MAGA Hulk'

The UC Davis student chapter of Turning Point USA organized an event for Oct. 25, set to feature conservative speaker Stephen Davis, the host of the podcast "SMASH with MAGA Hulk."

The chapter vice president of UC Davis TPUSA, Luke Shalz, noted that Stephen Davis is "an African-American gentleman who does not believe in systemic racism."

In advance of the event featuring a black conservative speaker, flyers were distributed on campus accusing TPUSA of being "racist, homophobic, transphobic, and anti-immigrant" and of celebrating violence. The flyers also defamed Kyle Rittenhouse, who spoke at a TPUSA event, as a "racist murder [sic]."

The flyers called on "anyone who opposes racism and bigotry to stand together and make it known that TPUSA is not welcome on our campus."

\u201cSPOTTED at UC DAVIS. All of our flyers for our Stephen Davis event next week have been ripped down and replaced with these @charliekirk11 @TPUSA\u201d
— Amber (@Amber) 1666202205

Similar posts were circulated online accusing Stephen Davis of being a fascist for "denying systemic racism."

\u201cCOMMUNITY ALERT! Turning Point USA is bringing Stephen Davis (aka "Maga Hulk") to UCD on Oct. 25th for an event denying systemic racism. Show up and make it clear that these fascists aren't welcome on our campus. Tues 10/25 @ 6pm on Vanderhoef Quad (near the Mondavi Center).\u201d
— UC Davis #CopsOffCampus (@UC Davis #CopsOffCampus) 1666292406

Notwithstanding calls for censorship ahead of the event, the university claimed that it was "committed to the First Amendment, and ... required to uphold it. We affirm the right of our students — in this instance, Turning Point USA at UC Davis — to invite speakers to our campus, just as we affirm the right of others to protest speakers whose views they find upsetting or offensive."

The university also reportedly informed the TPUSA campus chapter that UC Davis police would be present at the event and that they would intervene if protests turned violent.

However, when leftist protesters began using barriers as battering rams and pepper-spraying young women, the campus police — said to have been on site — did not take action or deploy into the crowd.

The university told KCRA3 that officers had been on standby when the fighting broke out, but did not act because "the situation de-escalated on its own, eliminating the need for the police to engage."

The brawl

The brawl that ensued allegedly involved 100 people and began, according to TPUSA's field team, when Antifa began provoking people trying to enter the venue.

In a statement, UC Davis noted there had been reports of Antifa supporters involved in the fighting and pepper-spraying and that members of the pugnacious men's group Proud Boys may have also been on the scene.

One young female conservative was pepper-sprayed by leftist agitators.

Young college girl attacked and maced at #TurningPointUSA event @UC Davis #Magahulk #StephenDavis youtu.be

UC Davis also indicated that some "in the crowd used barricades to beat on the glass of the UC Davis Conference Center, where about 30 people were inside waiting for the event to begin."

Student Affairs staff reportedly determined that the chaos outside presented sufficient danger to warrant shutting down the event.

The UC Davis TPUSA chapter ultimately agreed, later stating, "Rather than risk any further escalation of violence, our TPUSA chapter leadership decided to cancel the event when it became apparent campus PD was unable to disperse the violent agitators outside while also keeping our students safe inside."

\u201cRather than risk any further escalation of violence, our TPUSA chapter leadership decided to cancel the event when it became apparent campus PD was unable to disperse the violent agitators outside while also keeping our students safe inside.\u201d
— Turning Point USA (@Turning Point USA) 1666802697

"This is a great loss for free speech, our speaker Stephen Davis, and for the students at UC Davis. TPUSA condemns all violence and refuses to be cowed by those who use threats and intimidation to stop conservatives on campus," TPUSA tweeted.

On Thursday, former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell called out UC Davis chancellor Gary May, suggesting he had failed up to stand up for true diversity on campus after Davis, a black speaker, had been shut down by "radical lefties."

Catherine Brinkley, a UC Davis professor, celebrated the silencing of a black conservative and the leftist attacks on unarmed students, stating she was "really proud of our students, faculty, staff and community who showed up to counter-rally a planned speaking event at UC Davis. Thank you for putting your bodies on the line."

\u201cI am really proud of our students, faculty, staff and community who showed up to counter-rally a planned speaking event at UC Davis. \n\nThank you for putting your bodies on the line.\u201d
— Catherine Brinkley, VMD-PhD (@Catherine Brinkley, VMD-PhD) 1666812802

It is unclear whether the event will be rescheduled.

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Conservative journalist says she was fired by DC talk radio station over 'racist' joke about Kamala Harris' SOTU outfit



A D.C.-based conservative journalist says she was a victim of censorship after she was fired by the talk radio station WMAL-FM for a joke she made about Vice President Kamala Harris.

Amber Athey, the Washington editor for The Spectator magazine, wrote on Monday that the conservative-leaning radio station, which is owned by Cumulus Media, fired her from the "O’Connor & Company" morning radio program for violating the company's social media policy with a "racist" tweet.

"About a month ago today, I posted a tweet during the State of the Union address poking fun at Vice President Kamala Harris’s outfit," Athey recounts in her article. "Harris wore a chocolate brown business suit that was panned on social media — some users compared her to a Hershey’s chocolate bar, while others wondered why she wore the same color as her chair. I went for a UPS joke, featuring the company’s now retired slogan."

The joke was, "Kamala looks like a UPS employee — what can brown do for you? Nothing good, apparently.”

Kamala looks like a UPS employee \u2014 what can brown do for you? Nothing good, apparently.
— Amber Athey (@Amber Athey) 1646188823

The line "what can brown do for you" is a reference to an old UPS slogan. In 2010, the company replaced that slogan in favor of, "We (heart) Logistics."

But left wing agitators on Twitter mischaracterized her joke as a racist attack on Harris, who is of black and Indian descent.

"No one had a problem with the tweet until a few days later, when I spoke critically of protests in favor of 'trans kids' at the University of North Texas," Athey writes. "A group of maniacal left-wing activists who want to chemically castrate children in the name of 'gender affirmation' came after me. All of a sudden, the Kamala tweet was being re-framed as racist and dozens of Twitter accounts were bragging about contacting my employers about my 'bigotry.'"

Oh my well now we're just telling on ourselves now aren't we Amberpic.twitter.com/BrxV6KIqRT
— steven monacelli (@steven monacelli) 1646456052

She says that members of the online outrage mob tried to cancel her by contacting her employers at The Spectator. While the magazine "laughed at and promptly deleted the angry emails about my Kamala Tweet," the top brass at Cumulus Media took issue with her tweet.

This guy asking my publication to fire me claims he is a subscriber but neither his name nor email show up in our subscriber database. Try harder, KHIVE. \n\nBtw, if you want your emails to my employer to carry more weight, you can subscribe first with the promo code AMBER pic.twitter.com/inkbXCkg3W
— Amber Athey (@Amber Athey) 1646510890

Athey had been hired as one of three female co-hosts of "O'Connor & Company" in the fall. On the afternoon of Wednesday, March 9, she says she was contacted by Jeff Boden, the vice president of Cumulus Washington, D.C, and Kriston Fancellas, the vice president of Human Resources about her social media post.

"They told me that the tweet I sent about Kamala was 'racist' and that subsequent follow-ups defending myself and making fun of the efforts to cancel me were unacceptable. I had violated the company’s social media policy, they said, and I was terminated effective immediately," Athey writes.

"They did not have the courtesy to offer me an opportunity to defend myself, nor did they speak to anyone at the program before handing down their decision," she added.

Athey says that during multiple attempts to appeal her employer's decision, "company officials admitted that the perception of racism was more important than whether or not my tweet was actually racist." Her appeals were unsuccessful.

She also accused WMAL of continuing to use her image and bio on its website and social media channels to promote their paid programming, even though she was fired.

"I am racist enough not to be paid, but not so racist that my likeness cannot be affiliated with the station, apparently," she writes.

She says that she wanted her job back, but now feels "obligated" to speak out about how she was censored.

"This incident has destroyed the integrity and reputation of WMAL and Cumulus as hosts of conservative content. We spoke frequently about the dangers of censorship and cancel culture on our program, and yet here they are bowing to the mob. If I can be fired for making fun of the vice president’s outfit, every single host on a Cumulus station is in danger of losing their job at a moment’s notice. Political commentary is worthless if it can’t be used to speak truth to those in power without fear of professional consequences."

Since publishing her article, Athey tweeted that WMAL and Cumulus are "doing damage control" and have removed her image from their social media pages and websites.

.@wmaldc @CumulusMedia are doing damage control & have removed my image from their social media and show website. Doesn\u2019t change that what they did to me was wrong and unjust. \n\nAnyway, excited to be on @Timcast tonight. \n\nThanks to everyone for your support. It\u2019s been amazing.
— Amber Athey (@Amber Athey) 1649096887

Larry O'Connor, Athey's former co-host, said Monday that he has "been fighting all month" to get her back on the air and that he "will continue to do whatever I can."

"I still hope that [Cumulus Media] will do the right thing," he said.

I have been fighting all month to get @amber_athey back on O'Connor and Company and I will continue to do whatever I can. We assembled a great broadcast team.\n\nI still have hope that @CumulusMedia will do the right thing.pic.twitter.com/X8POy2hswD
— Larry O'Connor (@Larry O'Connor) 1649094390

Cumulus Media did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

College posts video of student blasting Rittenhouse verdict, accusing him of 'murdering ... two beautiful black lives' — except Rosenbaum and Huber were white



James Madison University on its official Instagram account shared a video featuring a student not only decrying the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case but also accusing Rittenhouse of "murdering ... two beautiful black lives."

Which is quite a feat considering the pair he fatally shot in self defense amid rioting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year — Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber — were as white as Rittenhouse.

What are the details?

Tina Ramirez — founder of religious freedom nonprofit Hardwired Global and a Republican congressional candidate in Virginia, Fox News said — shared the video from James Madison's Instagram page on Twitter.

The video as seen on Ramirez's Twitter page begins with what appears to be an introduction of a student documentary about a "day in the life of Deaquan Nichols." Nichols, a student, narrates the video.

The clip cuts to Nichols decrying last week's Rittenhouse verdict — not guilty on all five counts against him.

"All the protesting, everything we went through in 2020, we really think would make a change, but clearly it doesn't," Nichols said. "We scream 'Black Lives Matter,' but it doesn't matter enough for these people who are in power — the jury, the judge, anybody — to charge this man with murdering and taking away two beautiful black lives at the ripe ages of 26 and 36. It's disgusting."

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TinaRamirezVA

Nichols doesn't mention the names of Huber and Rosenbaum, but they were the only two people Rittenhouse fatally shot, and they were 26 and 36, respectively. Rittenhouse also shot and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, who testified he pointed a gun at Rittenhouse's head before Rittenhouse shot him in the right bicep. Grosskreutz also is white.

Here's the clip:

JMU is a publicly funded university that is now pushing political propaganda and misinformation from their social media accounts. \n\nJMU\u2019s actions are unethical, as Kyle Rittenhouse was found innocent, and dangerous, as the post pushes false info that could lead to violence. 2/2
— Tina Ramirez (@Tina Ramirez) 1637360228

Ramirez wrote in her Twitter posts that she received the clip from a JMU alum and that the clip is "now deleted." She added that JMU "is a publicly funded university that is now pushing political propaganda and misinformation from their social media accounts" and that the school's "actions are unethical, as Kyle Rittenhouse was found innocent, and dangerous, as the post pushes false info that could lead to violence."

Ramirez added to Fox News that it was "egregious" of JMU to allow the video which broadcasted "blatant misinformation" on the school's Instagram platform.

What did James Madison U. have to say?

A JMU spokeswoman told Fox News that the video in question was part of its "student takeovers" on social media platforms that are "an opportunity for our audiences to learn about student activities and research."

College spokeswoman Mary-Hope Vass added to the cable network that "one of yesterday's takeovers went into the personal opinion and viewpoints of a student, which are not necessarily reflective of the university. The video expressing this opinion was removed from the university's social media account."

Anything else?

The Rittenhouse verdict led to other controversial pronouncements from James Madison University.

The school's department of chemistry and biochemistry said in a pair of Saturday tweets that "it is hard to focus on science if you are worried you might be legally shot or run over at a protest. It is hard to focus on science if you are worried your loved ones might be killed getting Skittles, or selling cigarettes, or playing with a toy gun, or sitting in their apartment, or jogging, or wearing a hoodie," referencing the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Martin once more.

"It's hard to focus on science if you're worried you might get deported or if your human rights depend on the outcome of an election. The fight for justice *is* a fight for science," the department added.

sitting in their apartment, or jogging, or wearing a hoodie. It's hard to focus on science if you're worried you might get deported or if your human rights depend on the outcome of an election. The fight for justice *is* a fight for science. /fin
— JMU Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry (@JMU Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry) 1637418136

"Yes, we are exhausted, but some people do not have the privilege of bowing out," the department added in another tweet. "So, we must be relentless in our pursuit of a just and equitable society."

The department also shared a video from Peacock channel host Amber Ruffin in which she claimed the Rittenhouse not guilty verdict shows that "the judicial system [is] blatantly and obviously stacked against people of color," Fox News added.

In case you needed to be reminded of this after today's verdict.pic.twitter.com/CufF7l3vtw
— amber ruffin (@amber ruffin) 1637371967

Ramirez fired back against the tweets, telling the cable network that "to see that the school's chemistry department would then double down with more politicized rhetoric is beyond the pale. In their posts they say 'it's hard to focus on chemistry,' but that is literally their job and what parents are paying thousands of dollars in tuition fees expect them to do. This is why I've been so adamant that we need to make school about education again. We should be teaching students how to think critically, not what to think politically."

Dr. Deborah Birx announces she will retire, cites backlash against her family following hypocritical Thanksgiving trip



Dr. Deborah Birx, one of the nation's leading public health experts and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, has announced her intent to retire.

What are the details?

Birx — who came under fire this week after it was revealed she flouted her own health guidance by traveling to Delaware over Thanksgiving weekend with three generations of her family from two separate households — said that the subsequent treatment of her family was a contributing factor in her decision.

In an interview with Newsy's Amber Strong on Tuesday, the 64-year-old Birx said she would assist the incoming Biden administration if they requested, but then after that she would retire.

"I want the Biden administration to be successful," she said. "I've worked since 1980 in the federal government, first through the military, then through [the Department of Health and Human Services], and then detailed to the State Department and detailed here, where I hope I was helpful. I will be helpful in any role people think I can be helpful in, and then I will retire."

According to the Washington Examiner, Birx then commented on her infamous Thanksgiving trip, insisting that the purpose of the gathering was not to celebrate the holiday though acknowledging that the family members did enjoy a meal together.

"I have to say this experience has been a bit overwhelming," Birx said. "It's been very difficult on my family. I think what was done in the last week to my family, you know, they didn't choose this for me.

"You know, they've tried to be supportive, but to drag my family into this, when my daughter hasn't left that house in 10 months, my parents have been isolated for 10 months, they've become deeply depressed, as I'm sure many elderly have as they've not been able to see sons, their granddaughters. My parents haven't seen their surviving son for over a year," she added. "These are all very difficult things."

EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Deborah Birx tells @newsy that she is willing to help with the #Biden transition but ultimately plan… https://t.co/dOXzDApZgS
— Amber Strong TV (@Amber Strong TV)1608654943.0

What else?

The backlash over Birx's gathering would not have been so strong if it weren't for the fact that she publicly urged Americans not to do the very thing she would go on to do. Hypocrisy from political leaders regarding coronavirus restrictions has been a major cause of the overall frustration.

On Nov. 20, in an interview with CNN, where she warned Americans to "be vigilant" ahead of the holiday and limit gatherings to "your immediate household."

Then after the holiday passed, Birx insisted that those who ignored advice and gathered during Thanksgiving should assume they are infected and avoid elderly friends and family.

"We know people may have made mistakes over the Thanksgiving time period," Birx said. "If you're young and you gathered, you need to be tested about five to 10 days later. But you need to assume that you're infected and not go near your grandparents and aunts and others without a mask."