Yes, We Do Need Songs Like Jason Aldean’s

While I have nothing but respect for Lopez as a person, her analysis fundamentally fails to grasp the immediate, tangible threat the left poses to every American.

The Real Reason The Left Hates Jason Aldean’s New Song Has Nothing To Do With ‘Racism’

Jason Aldean’s song is about citizens physically resisting the left’s organized violence and dysfunction.

Wisconsin man who fired the first gunshot as Kenosha rioters chased Kyle Rittenhouse arrested on violent felony charges



The Wisconsin man who allegedly fired the first gunshot as people chased Kyle Rittenhouse during the 2020 Kenosha riots has been arrested this week.

Joshua Ziminski, 37, reportedly admitted to investigators that he fired a "warning shot" into the air on Aug. 25, 2020. Immediately after, the then-17-year-old Rittenhouse was nearby and shot and killed his assailants – Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber.

Ziminski was charged with felony arson and misdemeanors of obstructing an officer and disorderly conduct with a deadly weapon.

WiscNews reported, "Joshua Ziminski was already out on bond and scheduled to appear in court Oct. 14 for crimes allegedly committed in August 2020 during the Downtown turmoil following the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha Police officer."

A judge raised Ziminski's bond from $1,000 to $13,000 earlier this year after he allegedly threatened and intimidated a witness who was set to testify against him.

On Monday, Ziminski was arrested for reportedly attempting to rob a Kenosha man at knifepoint in August. The Kenosha County Eye reported that Ziminski and his wife Kelly, 32, were charged with felony armed robbery, felony armed burglary, felony false imprisonment, felony intimidation of a victim, felony identification theft, and misdemeanor battery. He is also reportedly facing a felony charge of bail-jumping.

While awaiting trial, the couple allegedly attempted to rob a Kenosha man at knifepoint in the early morning hours of Aug. 26.

The victim reportedly told authorities that around 1:20 a.m., a woman who he knew as "Bonnie" came to his apartment. Bonnie – later identified as Kelly Ziminiski – allegedly asked to use the bathroom. When the victim allowed her in his home, he claims that two men forced their way inside. One of the men is allegedly identified as Joshua Ziminski.

WiscNews reported, "The man told officers that Joshua Ziminski told him to 'Give me the money from the house' and that he replied that he had no money at home but some in the bank. He said Joshua Ziminski then grabbed him by the arms and was holding a knife in his hand with the blade closed, according to the complaint. The man said the second man punched him in the face twice and then they pushed him into a truck."

The men purportedly kidnapped the man and drove him to a gas station, where they demanded that he withdraw money from an ATM. The transaction failed at that gas station ATM as well as three others. They drove him back to the first gas station and he allegedly was able to escape and notify the authorities.

Joshua Ziminski allegedly told police that his wife cleans the victim's apartment for $200 a week, and went to the man's home at 1:30 a.m. so she could tidy up. Ziminski said he waited in his car, but Kelly returned to tell her husband that the man had hit and raped her.

The Ziminskis are being held on $100,000 cash bonds. They are scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 23 for preliminary hearings.

In November 2021, Rittenhouse was found not guilty for the murder of attackers Rosenbaum and Huber, or for injuring Gaige Grosskreutz during the Kenosha riots.

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Several citizens have said Kenosha police officers were told to stand down and just observe the destruction because they were so outnumbered.

Jacob Blake drops lawsuit against Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey



Jacob Blake, who was shot in the back during a 2020 domestic incident, has dropped his civil rights lawsuit against the Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who fired on him.

The shooting left Blake partially paralyzed and sparked citywide protests in the days and weeks following the incident.

You can read more about the background of the shooting here.

What are the details?

Blake and his legal team dismissed the action against Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey on Friday after filing the suit against the officer in 2021.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that a one-page stipulation signed by lawyers from both sides indicated that they've agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice. As such, U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller signed an order granting the dismissal. Blake will not be able to refile the claim against Sheskey.

It is unclear at the time of this reporting whether the sides reached a settlement.

During the 2020 incident, Blake — who was armed with a knife — refused to comply with officers' orders and resisted detainment, prompting Sheskey to fire on the suspect. At the time of the incident, Blake had an outstanding warrant for his arrest on charges of third-degree sexual assault, trespassing, and disorderly conduct. The charges were related to a previous incident that took place at the same address.

The shooting prompted Blake to file suit claiming "catastrophic, permanent injuries" that left him partially paralyzed.

Sheskey, who was not disciplined as a result of the shooting, was previously cleared of all criminal wrongdoing. After an investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice said that it would not pursue federal civil rights charges against the officer and determined that the shooting was justified.

Neither an attorney for Blake nor an attorney for Sheskey has spoken out about the filing at the time of this report.

New York Times shelved article detailing pain and suffering of Kenosha riots until after 2020 election, says former reporter



A former New York Times reporter wrote an article detailing the suffering that the Kenosha riots inflicted on the local community. However, the writer claims that the New York Times shelved her piece until after the 2020 presidential election.

Former New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles revealed the buried story in an article published in the Common Sense Substack – which was created by former NYT Opinion editor Bari Weiss. Bowles traveled to Wisconsin to cover the aftermath of the Kenosha riots that happened in August 2020. She explains that some liberals argue that looting and "burning down businesses for racial justice was both good and healthy." However, she found the exact opposite after she spoke to the real victims of the riots – small business owners who lost everything.

"The part of Kenosha that people burned in the riots was the poor, multi-racial commercial district, full of small, under-insured cell phone shops and car lots. It was very sad to see and to hear from people who had suffered," Bowles writes. "Beyond the financial loss, small storefronts are quite meaningful to their owners and communities, which continuously baffles the Zoom-class."

Bowles sent the story to her editor, but nothing happened.

"Now it could be that the piece was just bad. I've sent in bad ones before, and I'll do it again," Bowles acknowledges. "A few weeks after I filed, an editor told me: The Times wouldn't be able to run my Kenosha insurance debacle piece until after the 2020 election, so sorry."

She then reveals that her article titled "Businesses Trying to Rebound After Unrest Face a Challenge: Not Enough Insurance" was published on Nov. 9, 2020 – two days after Joe Biden was officially named the president-elect.

"Eventually the election passed. Biden was in the White House," she writes. "And my Kenosha story ran. Whatever the reason for holding the piece, covering the suffering after the riots was not a priority."

"The reality that brought Kyle Rittenhouse into the streets was one we reporters were meant to ignore," she explains. "The old man who tried to put out a blaze at a Kenosha store had his jaw broken. The top editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer had to resign in June 2020 amid staff outcry for publishing a piece with the headline, 'Buildings Matter, Too.'"

"If you lived in those neighborhoods on fire, you were not supposed to get an extinguisher," she continues. "The proper response — the only acceptable response — was to see the brick and mortar torn down, to watch the fires burn and to say: thank you."

In the New York Times article, Bowles details how many of the rioters burning down Kenosha "seemed to be well-off young people, with little sense" of how important local businesses are to their owners and communities. She adds, "Some activists have downplayed the damage to businesses from looting and arson in racial justice protests around the country."

Bowles notes that "more than 35 small businesses were destroyed, and around 80 were damaged."

After four years at the New York Times, Bowles happily announced she was leaving the Old Gray Lady earlier this month, "So I quit. And the secret I've discovered is: It's actually more fun outside, out here in the hinterlands. The old newspapers and mainstream TV networks have made themselves docile and—worst of all—predictable."

Whitlock: Despite what RaceAnon says, Kyle Rittenhouse is not Jefferson Davis and his victims were not Abraham Lincoln



On Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed two white people and injured a third.

The shootings occurred during the mostly peaceful arson, looting, rioting, and violence staged to protest the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed-but-knife-wielding black sexual assaulter who peacefully fought with police officers as they tried to arrest him.

In the days following the shooting of Blake, Antifa and other white liberal agitators descended on Kenosha to assist in the mostly peaceful destruction of the city. Rittenhouse, then 17, joined other law-and-order conservative volunteers in descending on Kenosha to thwart plans to burn the city.

In the streets of Kenosha, Black Lives Matter hosted a fight between white outside agitators and do-gooders. BLM played the role of legendary boxing promoter Don King, pitting Tyson Fury against Rocky Marciano.

Rittenhouse won the fight via the three-knockdown rule. His first opponent tried to wrestle his gun away. Rittenhouse shot him four times and killed him. His second opponent clubbed him with a skateboard and tried to wrestle his gun away. Rittenhouse shot him once and killed him. His third and final opponent approached him with a gun and pointed it at him. Rittenhouse shot him once and severed a bicep.

A prosecutor in Wisconsin has charged Rittenhouse with a laundry list of crimes, including murder. Rittenhouse and his attorneys have claimed self-defense. The trial is in its second week. By all objective accounts, it's not going well for the prosecution. Rittenhouse's third and surviving victim admitted on the witness stand that he pointed his gun at Rittenhouse before he was shot. Based on images from inside the courtroom, the admission visibly devastated the prosecution team.

But there is a somewhat surprising twist to this court case. The Rittenhouse murder trial is somehow a referendum on racial justice. It appears that white liberals who die in a dispute with a white conservative are posthumously granted black status. Rittenhouse killed two white people and injured a third, and he's being portrayed as a white supremacist. Some of the black population who live on Facebook and other social media apps are treating the Rittenhouse trial as an extension of the George Floyd-Derek Chauvin trial. The conviction of Rittenhouse seems to be as important as the acquittal of O.J. Simpson.

A black man purporting to be George Floyd's nephew posted a video to Facebook claiming that there are people inside the Kenosha courthouse identifying and photographing members of the jury.

"I ain't even gonna name the people that I know that's up in the Kenosha trial," said Cortez Rice, who claims to be Floyd's nephew. "But it's cameras in there. It's definitely cameras up in there. There's definitely people taking pictures of the jurors and everything like that. We know what's going on."

Rice's video feels like a threat. Jurors will be doxxed and harassed if they don't convict Rittenhouse of murder.

We've reached a level of absurdity where black Twitter cares more about white-on-white crime than black-on-black crime. With the death of his alleged uncle, Cortez Rice launched a career as a Black Lives Matter activist. Rice was so moved by the death of his "uncle" that he abandoned his plans of medical school, bought gold fronts, started a GoFundMe page, and reimagined himself as Al Sharpton $2.0.

Black Lives Matter claims to be about protecting the sanctity of black lives. In reality, the movement is really White Perpetrators Matter. There apparently is such a shortage of white perpetrators committing violence against black people that BLM has adopted cases that have nothing to do with black victims.

Kyle Rittenhouse shot three white people who attempted to disarm and attack him. I can't for the life of me understand why any black person would have his emotions tied up in this case.

There's only one possible explanation. If you see the three white victims as your saviors, then I understand your passion for retribution. I used the word "retribution" intentionally. The Rittenhouse case isn't about justice. Black boys and men are gunned down daily without a concerted effort to demand justice and/or conviction for the perpetrators. We have no problem overlooking unsolved murders or unjust acquittals when the perpetrators are black. We cheered O.J. Simpson's acquittal.

Are we going to cry and riot when/if Rittenhouse is acquitted?

If so, we will further frame ourselves as racially insane. We've allowed cable news, social media apps, and leftist politicians to use race-bait narratives to wrap us in a constant state of racial delusion.

We think race explains every human interaction. Our actions, values, culture, self-esteem, and faith are all irrelevant. RaceAnon explains America. We've joined a conspiracy theory cult that has convinced us a gun battle between white men in 2020 is really a Civil War re-enactment.

Prosecutors want to change Kyle Rittenhouse's bail conditions after he was reportedly seen legally drinking with 'Proud Boys,' flashing 'white power' sign



Kenosha County prosecutors are seeking a modification to Kyle Rittenhouse's bail conditions after he was reportedly spotted out and about with members of the Proud Boys.

During the outing, the 18-year-old also reportedly flashed the "OK" hand sign, known as the "white power" gesture in certain circles.

Though prosecutors have admitted that none of these things are bail violations, they are moving to modify the bail to ensure he's not able to engage in such behaviors or fraternize with certain people again.

Rittenhouse posted a $2 million bail in November after facing charges of killing two people during an August riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

What are the details?

Kenosha County prosecutors filed a Wednesday motion seeking to modify the 18-year-old's bail conditions.

The move comes on the heels of witnesses reportedly seeing Rittenhouse drinking at a bar with his mother. It is legal to drink in the company of one's parents in Wisconsin.

Witnesses, however, are now saying that Rittenhouse wasn't just in the company of his mother — but with members of the Proud Boys, according to WTMJ-TV.

Business Insider reported, "Footage taken from security cameras at Pudgy's Bar also appears to show Rittenhouse flashing the 'OK' hand sign favored by white supremacists."

Rittenhouse — who was sporting a T-shirt that read "Free as f***" — reportedly flashed the sign while posing for pictures with other patrons at the bar. You can view one of the photos in question here.

WTMJ reported that he "drank several beers and was 'loudly serenaded' with the Proud Boys' official song at a Mount Pleasant bar."

Prosecutors are now arguing that while these things are not violations of Rittenhouse's bail conditions, they should be.

"In a motion to modify Rittenhouse's bond Wednesday, the Kenosha County District Attorney's Office details Rittenhouse's Jan. 5 visit to Pudgy's Pub with his mother," the station reported. "Rittenhouse stopped at the Mount Pleasant tavern shortly after pleading not guilty to homicide charges in connection to the Kenosha shooting. Rittenhouse's attorneys argue he fired his rifle in self-defense."

WTMJ obtained a copy of the Kenosha County District Attorney's Office, which requested the Rittenhouse be prohibited from consuming alcohol or being present in any establishment where alcohol is served, prohibited from displaying "white power" signs, and prohibited from having any contact whatsoever with members of violent or extremist groups.

You can read more on the filing here.

Rittenhouse is due back in court on March 10.

Far-left San Francisco DA blasts Kyle Rittenhouse posting bail: 'White shooter motivated by racial bias'



San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, the far-left progressive who became the San Fran's top prosecutor this year, argued against Kyle Rittenhouse's cash bail by citing "strong evidence" of "racial bias."

What's the background?

As TheBlaze reported, Rittenhouse — the 17-year-old who made national headlines during the Kenosha riots for shooting and killing two people in what he claims was self-defense — posted $2 million bail on Friday.

Rittenhouse has been charged with two counts of murder. But even the criminal complaint against Rittenhouse reads like Rittenhouse acted in self-defense. There is, indeed, evidence, such as videos of the alleged crimes, that suggests Rittenhouse's self-defense claims are valid.

If Rittenhouse is convicted of the charges against him, he faces a mandatory life sentence in prison.

What did Boudin say?

Boudin said Friday that Rittenhouse's bail is yet more evidence of the "failings of money bail." Boudin both injected race into his reaction, and spoke about Rittenhouse as if the teenager is guilty of the crimes alleged against him, despite the presumption of innocence.

"Anyone want to understand the failings of money bail?" Boudin said. "Look no further: strong evidence of a white shooter motivated by racial bias committing a double murder with an assault rifle. But wealth sets him free."

It should be noted that both of the men whom Rittenhouse shot and killed were white.

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Boudin, who once worked for the late Venezuelan socialist dictator Hugo Chavez, was elected as San Fransisco's top prosecutor last year. His election was celebrated by progressive politicians and social justice activists. Even Sen. Kamala Harris, the media-declared vice president-elect, welcomed Boudin's election.

Boudin — who is self-described socialist, according to Vice — has implemented numerous far-left reforms to San Francisco's criminal justice system, including ending cash bail.

According to Boudin, cash bail is a "discriminatory and unsafe approach to pretrial detention." Now, pretrial release in San Francisco is determined by "public safety, not on wealth," Boudin said in January, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Boudin argued cash bail is essentially racist. From his office:

Money bail has disproportionately impacted our poorest communities as well as communities of color. In San Francisco, African-Americans pay over $120 per capita per year in non-refundable bail fees compared to $10 per capita per year for white individuals. Additionally, since 99% of people who post bail in San Francisco use private bail bond companies, there is an instant and dramatic transfer of wealth from low-income neighborhoods and communities of color to private industry; roughly $10-$15 million in non-refundable fees are paid annually to bail bond agencies.

The San Fransisco police union has not been fond of Boudin.

Reacting to his policy ending cash bail, union president Tony Montoya said, "Mr. Boudin is in the process of building the largest criminal justice revolving door imaginable, and San Franciscans will pay a heavy price for it."

Illinois judge orders Kyle Rittenhouse to be extradited to Wisconsin to face murder charges



An Illinois judge denied the petition from Kyle Rittenhouse's attorney and approved his extradition to Wisconsin to face charges, including first-degree homicide.

The 17-year-old Rittenhouse is accused of shooting and killing three people, two of which died, during a Kenosha, Wisconsin, riot on Aug. 25, two days after police officers shot Jacob Blake, a black man, seven times in the back. Blake survived and is paralyzed from the waist down.

Rittenhouse's lawyer argued that the extradition order was written incorrectly but the judge disagreed with him and signed the extradition order. He also dismissed the argument that extraditing Rittenhouse would be dangerous to his well-being.

Rittenhouse was quickly driven to the border and handed over to the custody of law enforcement in Wisconsin.

Outside the courthouse, protesters on both sides of the issue expressed passionate differences of opinion. One side called Rittenhouse a white supremacist murderer, while the other side said that the charges against him should be dropped in consideration of his right to self-defense.

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"The bottom line is, is the petition has been denied, the governor's warrant is proper and Mr. Rittenhouse will be extradited to Wisconsin to face the charges that he is facing up there," said Lake County State's Attorney Mike Nerheim.

"We were confident from the beginning that this would turn out this way, and we're glad that it has, so we can move on, and Mr. Rittenhouse can move on as well," he added.

Rittenhouse's attorney said he would immediately appeal the ruling.

The teen faces one charge of first-degree intentional homicide in Kenosha County, and if convicted, he could receive a life sentence. He also faces one charge of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and two charges of first-degree reckless endangerment.

Here's a local news report about the judgment:

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