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National Conference on Campus Rape and Due Process, August 1 in Charlotte, N.C.

Posted on | July 15, 2016 | 11 Comments

Along with Ashe Schow, Wendy McElroy, attorney Eric Rosenberg and others, I have been invited to speak at this upcoming event:

The National Coalition For Men Carolinas, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-partisan human rights advocacy organization, is pleased to announce the “Forum on Campus Sexual Assault, Consent and Due Process” to be held August 1, 2016 at Central Piedmont Community College Central Campus in Charlotte, NC. The Forum will consist of prominent experts who will share insight into how universities are handling the complex and often confusing issues of Title IX related sexual misconduct cases, consent and due process.
With mounting political pressure applied by the federal government to get tough on campus sexual assault and fearful of losing federal funding, universities are removing male students from campus in record numbers with the highest risk associated with male students of color, fraternity members and male athletes.
Buoyed by the Administration’s dramatic expansion of the scope of Title IX and the issuance of the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Dear Colleague letters on harassment (issued October 23, 2010) and sexual violence (issued April 4, 2011), allegations of sexual misconduct are becoming commonplace on college campuses resulting in what many describe as kangaroo court processes that presume guilt and deny adequate due process for accused students.
This forum is designed to take a critical look into the impact that the Dear Colleague letters are having on college campuses, students and the problematic issues surrounding the handling of sexual misconduct allegations by institutions of higher education.

You can learn more by clicking here, and I hope all my friends in North Carolina will attend this important event.

 

Category: Education, Sex Trouble

COUP IN TURKEY: MILITARY CLAIMS TAKEOVER OF GOVERNMENT

Posted on | July 15, 2016 | 20 Comments

Headlines via Memeorandum:

Turkish Coup Effort Under Way
as Government Vows to Retain Power
— Bloomberg

Turkey Coup Attempt: Military
Says It Has Taken Over Government
— Haaretz

Turkey coup attempt: military
claims government takeover
— Guardian

What does this mean? Perhaps after last month’s deadly terrorist attack at the Istanbul airport, the Turkish military decided that President Erdogan’s government was not doing enough to counter the radical Islamic threat of ISIS, which has been looming in Syria and Iraq for five years. Erdogan himself has blamed the so-called “Gulenist” movement, but that may just be propaganda.

Right now, however, the situation is confused. Turkey is a NATO ally, and the United States therefore has a deep interest in stability in Ankara.

UPDATE: Robert Spencer at Jihad Watch:

Since the advent of Kemalist secularism in the 1920s, the military has been its guardian. If the military now is trying to forestall Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman plans to restore Islamic rule in Turkey, then this coup could be an extremely positive development. If it succeeds, that is. And yes, that is two big if’s.

In other words, the Turkish military is a modernizing force — trade, peace, and secular law — whereas Erdogan was allying himself with Islamic fundamentalism. So the coup is probably a good thing.

Allahpundit has lots of background at Hot Air.

 

Category: Turkey

TERROR IN FRANCE – Sixty Dead In Bastille Day Truck Attack

Posted on | July 14, 2016 | 48 Comments

— by Wombat-socho


Per the UK’s Daily Express, at least 76 people are dead after a terrorist rammed his box truck into a crowd out celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France. Police apparently found guns, grenades, and other explosives in the truck, which was abandoned by the terrorist; he fled to a nearby restaurant where he was shot by police.

Ace’s LauraW has a link to Fox and the NYDN; Ed Driscoll at Instapundit has more links, including one to Legal Insurrection with live updates. Oh, yes – ISIS has claimed responsibility, and no doubt POTUS will be lecturing us that we can’t jump to conclusions about the [OMITTED] causes for this act of [OMITTED] terror.

Stacy will no doubt be updating this post as events develop.


Category: Ace of Spades, France, Instapundit, Legal Insurrection, Terrorism

In The Mailbox: 07.14.16

Posted on | July 14, 2016 | 1 Comment

— compiled by Wombat-socho


OVER THE TRANSOM
Proof Positive: The “Epidemic” Of Blacks Murdered By Cops In America
EBL: Why Does An All-Female Ghostbusters Suck?
Twitchy: “They Lied To Me” – Eric Garner’s Daughter Rips Obama’s Race Relations Town Hall Sham


RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
American Power: Theresa May Taps Boris Johnson As UK Foreign Minister
American Thinker: 2010-2016, The Era Of Political Repression In America
Da Tech Guy: The Unexpectedly Chronicles – Cause And Effect, Obama #BlueLivesMatter Edition
Don Surber: Flynn – Jihadists Love Their Porn
Jammie Wearing Fools: Bodycam Video Shows Police Gunning Down Unarmed White Teen; Obama Unavailable For Comment
Joe For America: BREAKING ALERT – Day Of Rage, July 15 – #BlackLivesMatter Protesters Set To Attack 37 Cities
JustOneMinute: Poll Shockers
Pamela Geller: GRAPHIC Raw Footage Of Nice Terror Attack, Up To 60 Dead
Shark Tank: Rubio Leads Democrats By Double Digits In Senate Race
Shot In The Dark: My Challenge To The Reverend Bence
The Jawa Report: War Porn – Just Another Day In Fallujah Edition
The Lonely Conservative: Trump Is Cool With Losing The Senate To The Democrats
The Political Hat: Butch Lesbians And The Queering Of Pregnancy
The Quinton Report: Paper Ignores DOJ Criticism Of Bob Ehrlich
This Ain’t Hell: Chicago Ordered To Pay NRA’s Court Costs
Weasel Zippers: Poll Says 67% Of Americans Think Clinton Is “Not Honest And Tustworthy”, All-Time High
Megan McArdle: Sexual Harassment Is Invisible To 50% Of The Population


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Category: Linkagery

MIKE PENCE IS TRUMP’S VP PICK

Posted on | July 14, 2016 | 21 Comments

 

CBS News is among the outlets reporting that Donald Trump has picked Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his vice-presidential running mate, just five days before the Republican National Convention begins in Cleveland.

Via Memeorandum, more reports from WXIN-TV, Reuters, The Hill, The New York Times, Roll Call, The American Spectator and Hot Air. Meanwhile, William Jacobson is asking his readers at Legal Insurrection to respond to a poll: Is Pence as VP a good or bad idea?

I’ve always liked Mike Pence, personally. I remember talking to him briefly backstage at the big September 2009 Tea Party rally at the Capitol. Some of his staffers when he was in Congress were friends of mine, and Pence is a solid conservative who, however, is a bit “soft” on immigration to my taste, but of course, everybody’s too soft on immigration to my taste. It could be argued that, in choosing Pence as his running mate, Trump got someone who could help him ease the fears of the Chamber of Commerce crowd and big money donors to the RNC. Also, if you’ve ever seen Pence in TV interviews, you know he comes across as a smart guy who can talk policy, so that he will be an asset to the Trump campaign in that capacity. Meanwhile, the Left is going berserk.

Mike Pence Has Led a Crusade Against
Abortion Access and LGBT Rights
— Hannah Levintova, Mother Jones

This would have been the spin on almost any Republican picked as Trump’s running mate: “Evil right-wing sexist racist homophobe!”

But what if the voters are in a mood to give hate a chance?

 

Category: Donald Trump, Election, Republicans

How to Meet Atheist Social Justice Queers (Because Online Dating Is for Losers)

Posted on | July 14, 2016 | 29 Comments

OKCupid confirms every stereotype:

OkCupid used data from nearly 200,000 profiles for its Words and Politics analysis, which also found that liberals looking for love are vegetarians and conservatives like steak. . . .
“Like the outdoors or going to the shooting range? So do a majority of conservatives interested in love,” OkCupid said. “Liberals looking for love prefer museums, yoga, and crying.”
The analysis also found liberals tend to list “The Daily Show, Broad City, NPR, podcasts, and weed” on their profiles, while conservatives mention “Jesus, faith, guns, and Marines.”
Other terms commonly listed on liberal profiles included “Atheist,” “Social Justice,” “Feminist,” and “Queer.” Common conservative terms included “Country,” “Fishing,” “Old fashioned,” and “C.S. Lewis.”
OkCupid said the majority of its users are liberal, and 50 percent of its total users report that they could not date someone with opposing political views.

Why are the majority of OKCupid users liberal? Because they’re losers. Who wants to date an atheist social justice feminist queer?

This is what I keep trying to explain about online dating: If somebody is trying to score a hookup via the Internet, this is an admission of failure to find a relationship among people they actually know in real life. Every online dating site is a toxic pool of weirdos and rejects.

Are there any sane, normal people on OKCupid? If so, why? So you can browse through the profiles and laugh at what pathetic losers they are?

 

Category: Sex Trouble

In The Mailbox: 07.13.16

Posted on | July 13, 2016 | 2 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


OVER THE TRANSOM
Louder With Crowder: #BlackLivesMatter Memes Debunked
EBL: The Golden Age Of Travel On United Airlines
Michelle Malkin: Congressional Black Corruption
Twitchy: Ben Shapiro Unleashes Epic Takedown Of Viral Sensation “White Boy Privilege”


RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
American Power: Tomi Lahren Blames Obama, “Two Black Attorneys General”, For Inciting Dallas Shooting
American Thinker: Chicago’s Collapse Has Begun
Da Tech Guy: Fausta – Senate Democrats Against Free Speech
Don Surber: Gun Control Failed Police Officer Mike Flamion
Jammie Wearing Fools: Obama’s America – Ex-Con In #BlackLivesMatter Shirt Opens Fire On Police Officer’s Home
Joe For America: Trump Surging, Leading In Key States
JustOneMinute: Donald Trump, Bringing People Together
Pamela Geller: Pam Geller, Milo Yiannopoulos, Geert Wilders Headline Historic “Wake Up” LGBT RNC Event
Shark Tank: Politifact Finds Ritch Workman’s Common Core Claims Are Mostly False
Shot In The Dark: Vacuous Hipster Lives Matter
STUMP: Happy News For Vacation Time!
The Jawa Report: Fatwa This! Flying Donkey Edition
The Lonely Conservative: Obama Can’t Even Speak At A Memorial Without Getting Political
The Political Hat: The Presumed Crime Of Not Money Laundering
The Quinton Report: Wanted Teen Taunts Police On Facebook Live
This Ain’t Hell: Pokemon Go And Arlington National Cemetery
Weasel Zippers: Purdue Threatens To Expel Students For Criticizing #blacklivesmatter
Megan McArdle: The Democrats Have Unified. The Republicans Won’t.


Don Surber’s Trump The Press
Amazon Devices- All New Dash Buttons in June. Just Press

Category: Linkagery

Mir Islam, Who SWATted Me in 2013, Has Been Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

Posted on | July 13, 2016 | 35 Comments

 

The FBI contacted me earlier this month to tell me that the guy responsible for targeting me in a March 2013 SWATting incident was scheduled for sentencing in federal court, but I couldn’t report anything about it until after the hearing. Because of last week’s Dallas attack, the hearing date Monday slipped my mind, but here’s the official statement:

New York Man Sentenced To 24 Months in Prison
For Internet Offenses, Including “Doxing,” “Swatting,”
Making a False Bomb Threat, and Cyber-Stalking
WASHINGTON — Mir Islam, 22, of New York, N.Y., was sentenced today to 24 months in prison on three federal charges stemming from a conspiracy to commit various crimes related to the “swatting” and “doxing” of dozens of victims, and from a false bomb threat made against a university in Arizona and a pattern of online harassment constituting cyber-stalking against a university student, all occurring between February and September 2013.
The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips of the District of Columbia, U.S. Attorney John S. Leonardo of the District of Arizona, and Paul M. Abbate, Assistant Director of the FBI’s Washington Field Office.
Islam pleaded guilty on July 6, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, to a total of three charges. They included one count of conspiracy to commit a range of federal offenses, including identity theft; access device fraud; social security number misuse; computer fraud; wire fraud; assaulting federal officials; and interstate transmission of threats. The other charges included one count of threatening and conveying false information concerning the use of explosives and one count of cyber-stalking.
In his guilty plea, Islam admitted to “swatting” and “doxing” numerous individuals, to communicating a false shooting and bomb threat on a university campus in Arizona, and to committing a pattern of online harassment against a university student. “Swatting” is the act of placing emergency 9-1-1 type calls to police departments, usually through Internet-based telecommunication relay services, to make false claims of homicides or other assaultive or criminal conduct by, or against, other targeted individuals at the locations of those individuals. These false 9-1-1 communications are intended to result in, and usually did result in, a tactical police response, including SWAT teams, to the targeted, unsuspecting victims’ residences. “Doxing” is the act of gathering, by licit and illicit means, and posting on the Internet personal identifying information (“PII”) and other sensitive information about an individual, including, for example, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, credit information, employers, and details regarding the individual’s children and other family members.
“The crimes committed by this defendant violated the privacy of dozens of people, fostered identity theft, and endangered the safety of many others,” said U.S. Attorney Phillips. “Mir Islam put people at risk on the Internet and in their own homes, placed responding police officers at risk, created a dangerous situation on a college campus, caused substantial emotional distress to numerous victims, and diverted law enforcement from work they could be doing to protect the public. Today’s sentence reflects the seriousness of his crimes and hopefully will deter others from similar actions.” . . .

You can read the rest of that statement, and you can also read the account by Internet security specialist Brian Krebs, who reports that among the targets of Mir Islam’s online terrorism were Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association and a University of Arizona cheerleader that this criminal hacker spent months cyberstalking.

What the reader should ask themselves is this question: “Why would the NRA president, a conservative blogger like Stacy McCain, and a tech security guy like Brian Krebs all be targeted by Mir Islam (and his yet-to-be-identified co-conspirators) in 2013?”

While the reader is speculating on that, let me add a very curious fact: I wasn’t living at the address that was SWATted in March 2013.

In May 2012, after I started reporting on the Brett Kimberlin case, concern for my family’s safety caused me to move to “an undisclosed location” outside Maryland. However, certain people who were allied with Brett Kimberlin — among them, deranged cyberstalker Bill Schmalfeldt — went to extraordinary lengths to defame me, and one of their character-assassination tactics was to claim that I had lied about moving out of state. Over and over, these allies of Brett Kimberlin falsely claimed online that I was still living at my former address in Maryland.

And guess which address was SWATted in March 2013?

Yep. A young couple with an infant daughter was living at my family’s former address, and the terrifying ordeal of being confronted in the middle of the night by a heavily armed police tactical unit was a trauma that they will never forget. Who is ultimately to blame for that incident?

Well, Mir Islam has been sentenced to federal prison now, and it would be unwise to speculate about the identities of his co-conspirators, but carefully read this paragraph of the official FBI statement:

According to the government’s evidence, Islam and his co-conspirators swatted at least 20 celebrities and state and federal officials. For example, a former member of Congress from Michigan was swatted because of federal legislation he sponsored; a former State Representative, who is now a member of Congress, was swatted because of anti-swatting state legislation he sought to enact, and an Assistant United States Attorney was swatted in retaliation for a particular prosecution he participated in.

Hmmm. Who was that “former member of Congress from Michigan” and what “federal legislation” caused him to be targeted? Which federal prosecution caused Mir Islam’s crew to target an assistant U.S. attorney?

As I say, it would be unwise to speculate about who else might have been involved in Mir Islam’s SWATting conspiracy, and the FBI made a point of stating: “The investigation is continuing.” When I was notified a year ago that a then-unnamed person had copped a plea with the feds, I said: “Let justice be done. Let the guilty fear punishment for their crimes, so that the innocent need never fear.”

Mir Islam is now in federal prison, but there are still guilty people who have yet to face justice, and they should be afraid — very afraid.

Thanks to all the readers who have supported me during the relentless harassment I’ve endured over the past four years. Most of the evil that has been done to me, I’ve never even mentioned publicly, because I don’t want to give these wicked monsters the satisfaction of acknowledging how much damage they have inflicted, and also because if I described their tactics, other monsters might imitate such criminal evil.

“Never Doubt That God Answers Prayer,” and thanks to all the readers who know the Five Most Important Words in the English Language:

HIT THE FREAKING TIP JAR!




 

UPDATE: Linked by John Hoge at Hogewash — thanks!

 


Category: Crime, Terrorism
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