Hassan Nasrallah condemns the U.S. and vows Hezbollah will assist Iran in defending its sovereignty.
Let me remind the good readers of Journal de la Reyna. There is a rise of anti-Semitic attacks on those practicing the Judaism. American Jews are being attacked in New York.
Andrew Cuomo, the controversial Democratic governor of the state is suggesting that any attack on Jewish people is an act of domestic terrorism. He won't condemn the attacks on mosques and Muslim Americans. He didn't see any attack on Muslims as a hate crime or an act of domestic terrorism.
Make this clear, any attacks on Muslims and Jewish people are a hate crime.
Israel is not the Jewish state. Israel should not be compared to the Jewish faith. It's a country with a parliamentary government. It has a president and prime minister. It doesn't have a state imposed religion.
Although, folks here in the United States continue to equate that country with religion. It's a troupe that continues to be the reason why Americans are so fucking stupid.
The U.S. doesn't want a religious theocracy state, yet they want to remind us that Israel is the only Jewish majority country.
The alliance between the U.S. and Israel will drive us into World War III.
The leader of Hezbollah condemns the U.S. strike on Qassem Soleimani. He said the U.S. was led to strike the Iranian general based on Israeli intelligence. He said the U.S. and Israel will pay for their war crimes.
Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah said during a speech that attacks should focus on the U.S. military assets, not U.S. civilians, should be targeted in retaliatory attacks for killing Soleimani.
"It is the U.S. military that killed Haj Qassem, and they must pay the price," said Nasrallah.
In the speech, he said that U.S. lawmakers and Donald J. Trump have set the world on fire with their attacks on Iran and its allies.
On Thursday, Trump ordered a strike on Soleimani. The Iranian general left the Baghdad International Airport on route to a meeting with Iraqi leaders.
A U.S. drone struck the caravan that carried him and ten others.
The attacks have sparked fiery backlash in the Middle East.
Republicans and Israeli's controversial prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Trump for launching the attack. The Democrats questioned why he was targeted in the first place. He wasn't well-known among Americans.
Matter of fact, I never heard of this man. I heard of the leaders of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (Daesh). The Iranian government has been actively trying to fight against the groups as well.
Netanyahu and Trump's friendship will bring us World War III.
Soleimani was a commanding leader in the fight against the Islamic State. He was extremely critical of the Israeli government and called for the country to burn.
Trump's alliance to Israel has sparked unrest. First things first, he formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. That angered the West Bank.
The U.S. has funded Israeli defense. That means they have openly gave millions to Israeli's military.
The Israeli military have been actively bombing the Gaza Strip. They have killed thousands of people in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli government has actively built settlements in the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem despite the U.N. and the International Court of Justice call the building of settlements illegal. The U.S. supported the decision to allow Israel claim the Golan Heights despite Syria warning that war could spark because of this.
The Israeli government have forced Palestinians out of their homes and killed them if they stood in the way of bulldozers. They have killed protesters. They have banned Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from entry to Israel (via. The West Bank and Gaza Strip).
Last year, the U.S. labeled the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, a terrorist group. This unprecedented move was condemned by world leaders. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard is a military defense force that protects Iranian borders. The labeling makes it difficult for Iranians to come to the United States.
Men are required to serve at least two years in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Every man that lives in that country would be banned from entry to the United States. The U.S. Supreme Court also granted Trump a temporary immunity to ban individuals from entering the country on grounds of safety.
Israel praised the decision.
Now it's confirmed that Iran will no longer honor the JCPOA. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was formed when the U.S., Russia, China, Great Britain, France and Germany worked out a compromise for Iran to halt nuclear production. The U.N. and world leaders praised the move as a path to peace. However, Israel didn't like the deal and ran a campaign to derail it.
He had far-white agitators like Sean "Softball" Hannity, Fox News and Breitbart run criticisms of
Iran was willing to compromise with the decision.
When Netanyahu came to Washington, DC in 2015 to deliver his Joint Session to Congress, he condemned the Iranian Nuclear Deal and said Barack Obama made a grave mistake.
This is a new chapter in Trump's disgraced legacy. His legacy will be tarnished not only by impeachment but starting a war because of hurt feelings.
Jameela Jamil cuts Candace Owens out the picture. The actress said the far-Black agitator is too extreme.
Final four episodes of The Good Place will air on NBC this month. The series starring Kristen Bell, William Jackson, Manny Jacinto, D'Arcy Carden, Ted Danson and Jameela Jamil.
Jamil has also a podcast that is called Earwolf.
The Good Place actress was scheduled to invite far-Black bigot Candace Owens on. The invitation was canceled after the agitator was talking trash about a transgender man giving birth to his first child with his non-binary partner.
Owens who is the creator of Blexit, a conservative organization devoted to convincing Black Americans to ditch the Democratic Party for the Republican Party. She operates her own podcast on the campus of Prager University.
Owens is a notorious huckster and agitator.
Jamil's support for the LGBTQ+ community has been very known. She canceled the invitation because Owens was doing her usual trolling.
Jamil's employees feel "unsafe" after Owens made comments about transgender people.
Candace Owens has a podcast called Looney Coons.
Owens was taking a shot at British transman who gave birth to his first child.
Owens commented: "Woman gives birth to partner's baby with male sperm donor. There. I fixed it for you."
Jamil sent a note to Owens' representatives to rescind her invite.
"Sorry. We have trans people working with us. I can't have Candace on the podcast anymore. You are both free to say whatever you like about this publicly. I'm sure you will have an entertaining spin. But nothing is worth my friends and coworkers feeling unsafe. J (Jameela Jamil)."
Candace Owens went to social media to react in the usual trolling fashion.
SAD TO ANNOUNCE that @jameelajamil has revoked my invitation to her podcast bc I tweeted “only women can give birth”. Apparently the statement made her trans co-workers feel “unsafe”.
My refusal to untether myself from biological realities has cost me, yet again.
Kanye West has distanced himself from Blexit. It affected his fan base and album sales. Many people have tuned out West because of his high profile support of Donald J. Trump.
"I introduced Candace Owens to the person who made the log and they didn't want their name on it so she used mine. I never wanted any association with Blexit."
Sure, Ye!
Even a controversial figure like Owens had a moment of support. Killer Mike came to her defense when Clifford "T.I." Harris slammed her remarks on "America being better for Blacks under Trump."
Russell Brand at least gave Owens an opportunity to spew noise pollution
Black woman was fired out the cannon after she went to work wearing her hijab.
A young woman is planning on suing a restaurant after her former manager fired her out the cannon because she wore a hijab to her job.
The woman, Stephanae Coleman converted to a Muslim in August and started working at Chicken Express in October. She started wearing the hijab in October and the manager took offense to it.
This happening in Saginaw, Texas.
"Once I clocked in, the manager said, 'Take off anything that doesn't involves Chicken Express,' which I knew he was talking about my hijab."
Coleman recorded the encounter. She had recorded the 22-second encounter with the manager.
"Your job is your job. Your job has nothing to do with religion," the manager says in one video.
"The job requires a specific uniform. [The hijab] is not part of the uniform; you as a paid employee cannot wear it," he added in a second clip which the woman said was from when he called her into the office after speaking on the phone with area coach.
I converted to Islam not too long ago and I started wearing my hijab, I went to work today and was kicked out because my hijab was not apart the “ dress code” apparently and I wasn’t allowed to wear it. Don’t come to the chicken express in Fort Worth!! pic.twitter.com/xiulAEJS8y
Coleman goes by the name Folake Adebola. She said that her religion is a form of spiritual healing.
"I converted to Islam not too long ago and I started wearing my hijab, I went to work today and was kicked out because my hijab was not apart the 'dress code' apparently and I wasn't allowed to wear it," she posted on Twitter. "Don't come to the Chicken Express in Fort Worth!!"
Manager told young woman to leave the store after she wore a hijab to work.
She added in another tweet: "This is discrimination at its finest! I will not tolerate this at all."
In an interview with the local junk food media and CNN, the young woman said that the conversation was totally out of line.
"So I didn't react, I just went to the back and took off my jacket and my purse. Five minutes later, he called me into the office telling me that I have to take it off because it's not a part of the work uniform."
She said that the manager of Chicken Express said "If it isn't branded by Chicken Express you can't wear it, we don't care about your religion because it has nothing to do with the store."
According to the lawyer representing the company says the manager was "reprimanded."
The company said that they sent her home because she had lack of training and it had nothing to do with her religion.
The company's handbook states that "only Chicken Express hats or visors many be worn" but does not include guidelines on execptions.
"I pay no mind to it because I know what I'm doing is right and can help other women like me," Coleman said.
She added that she hopes this serves as a lesson "for employees [to] be strong and fight for your rights and for employers [to] study the hijab and what it means to Muslim women."
Courtney Friel said Trump tried to kiss her without permission.
Former Fox News reporter Courtney Friel says that Donald J. Trump was trying to force himself on her. He was asking for her for a kiss.
Friel details the inappropriate encounter in her book "Tonight At 10: Kicking Booze and Breaking News," an excerpt of which was obtained by the New York Daily News.
The 39-year old reporter didn't specify where the incident occurred but she said that the incident happened between 2007 and 2013, the years during the times she was working at the far-white cable network.
She said that Roger Ailes, the former CEO and chairman of Fox News, once told her she was "the hottest one" at the network.
Friel said that she expressed an interest in being a judge for the Miss USA beauty pageant, which was then own by Trump from 1996 until 2015 and used to air on NBC.
The former reality television star called her office line with a proposition.
'Though he said I couldn't be a judge since I worked at a different network, he did ask me about my career girls and complimented my work at FNC," Friel wrote in her memoir.
"Then out of nowhere, he said: 'You should come up to my office sometime, so we can kiss.'"
Friel was appalled by the request.
Trump says the conversation never happened.
"Donald," Friel responded."I believe we're both married."
"The proposition made it difficult for me to report with a straight face on Trump running for president. It infuriated me that he would call all the women who shared stories of his bold advances liars. I totally believe them," she states in the book.
She cheekily added: "At least now I can joke that I could have banged the president - but I passed."
Friel was married to CBS News reporter Carter Evans whom she shares with two children. The two had divorced in 2016.
There are 25 women who accuse Trump of inappropriate conduct.
A terrorist stabbed two people in Austin before he took a leap off a roof.
Just think what the far-white would say if there was a "good guy with a gun?"
An act of terrorism in the city of Austin, Texas. One person is dead and another is hurt from a stabbing in the downtown entertainment district.
The terrorist was first involved in an altercation at a local coffee shop in around 8pm, said Sgt. David Daniels of the Austin Police.
Customers intervened and tried to hold the terrorist down. But the terrorist broke free and took off running towards a local burrito shop. Once he got into Freebirds World Burrito restaurant, he began stabbing two innocent people.
The terrorist stabbed one man to death and injured another victim.
Once he finished the job, the cops cornered him. He would soon climb up on top of the roof and took a leap onto the concrete. He would end up breaking a neck. The terrorist would be taken to the local hospital and is in critical.
The city of 1.4 million residents had its first homicide of the year. It was an unprovoked attack on the "Weird-nation." I mean, Austin, Texas is one of the most safest cities in the United States.
It's just a tragic situation," said Daniels.
If the terrorist survives his injuries, he will be charged with capital murder. In the state of Texas, that's five to LIFE or DEATH. He also will face criminal mischief charges as well. The terrorist is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Abbott once again responds with the usual "thoughts and prayers" and "hearts going out to...." bullshit. He would end up blaming city leaders for allowing this to happen.
When all facts are revealed I bet you’ll learn that the killer was a homeless man with prior arrests.
If so Austin’s reckless homeless policy puts lives in danger to murders like this.
The dumb ass governor needs to take the squeak out that wheelchair. His dumb ass is responsible for all the residents of Texas and that includes Austin.
Texas governor blames Austin city officials for the acts of a terrorist.
If the terrorist was a homeless guy with mental issues, maybe Abbott's dumb ass could place the weak and vulunable into mental institution so they could be treated.
Maybe he could enact laws that make Texans feel welcomed. Instead he is ass backwards. He wants to make religious institutions, schools and public venues, a gun range. Giving folks the opportunity to carry into facilities is a dumb idea.
The "good guy with a gun" could kill the innocent victim. Matter of fact, a handgun can't stop a mass shooter armed with a semi-automatic firearm?
Besides Abbott, Donald J. Trump, Mike Pence, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and the 36 U.S. Representatives were notified of the situation. Given that we're facing a potential war in Iran and also the U.S. Senate trial of the 45th President of the United States, 2020 is going to be very interesting.
Again, the "status quo" of gun politics. Let's not talk about it.
It's too early to talk about gun control.
Why do [the left] want to confiscate my firearms? I have a right to own firearms.
The good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun.
We need to have more security guards, more metal detectors, retired police officers in our schools, churches, malls and government buildings.
Thoughts and prayers.
My heart goes out to the victims.
Now is not the time to talk about gun violence!
This is the usual word vomit that constantly comes whenever there's a mass shooting inside a school, church or a mall. Never gonna move the needle when it comes to gun violence.
GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE THREAT IN THE UNITED STATES.
Uncle Murda laces 2019 and warns America that Trump is gonna win.
Uncle Murda once again gives you a wrap-up of the latest issues. The American rapper who signed to the Unit is freestyling the controversies in the junk food media.
Lenny Grant has a lot to talk about on the record and uses the over nine minutes of running time to get everything off his chest, name-dropping people and events that highlighted the past year including 6ix9ine, Nipsey Hussle, Lil Nas X, DaBaby, K. Michelle, Cardi B, Kodak Black, Suge Knight and more.
He took shots at many in the industry, Donald J. Trump, the junk food media, George Zimmerman and warned fans that voting matters.
Peep the lyrics.
[Intro]
It's that time of year again
Y'all gon' be like, "Why this nigga startin' off like that?"
Disrespectful
Rap Up 2019
(Great John on the beat, by the way)
[Chorus]
Y'all heard what happened, y'all know what happened, y'all seen what happened (Uh huh)
Y'all just like when I talk about it 'cause I don't be cappin' (Ha!)
This that time of year where certain people gon' hate me (Whoa!)
Like, "Fuck that nigga Murda, he tried to violate me" (Fuck you, too)
Crazy, crazy, shit crazy (Crazy)
Crazy, crazy, shit crazy
Y'all couldn't wait 'til I dropped this shit
Can't remember everything, I know I forgot some shit (Whoa!)
[Verse 2]
We was all stressed thinkin' shorty got kidnapped
Couldn't believe her mother was there and niggas still did that (They did what?)
That's the Bronx for you, not to be on no funny shit
I was thinkin', "Why would they kidnap that lil' ugly bitch?" (Why her?)
Naw, you ain't ugly baby girl, you beautiful
But for doin' stupid shit, you see what you made me do to you? (Haha)
We was feelin' bad for you, you little fuckin' liar
Just like that lightskin gay nigga from Empire
They kicked you off the show, now what career you got?
Had the nerve to be on stage sayin' you the gay 2Pac
Paid niggas to beat you up to get some publicity
You even had Trump showin' some fake sympathy (Goteem!)
You almost went to jail, Jussie, was it worth it?
For you, it probably was, you would've dropped the soap on purpose (You like that)
Kaepernick still ain't got a job, shit crazy
And now the NFL doin' business with JAY-Z (Hov!)
When that story came out, people was mad as shit
Like JAY doin' what with who? I'm with Kaepernick (Huh?)
He in it for the money, JAY ain't in it to help out
Let's see what the plan is before we call him a sellout (Hol' up, y'all)
First Oprah came at Michael Jackson, now Russell Simmons
What about what Harvey Weinstein did to them women?
Why you ain't comin' after white people, Oprah? (Why?)
It's like your new hustle fuckin' your own people over
You know exacly what you doin', don't act dumb, bitch (Don't)
You out here movin' like you voted for Trump, bitch (I saw that picture)
I hope Oprah listen to this so she don't hate again
Trump gettin' impeached made America great again
If the senate don't approve it, the impeachment irrelevant (Damn)
And Trump racist ass still gon' be the President
All the white racist people really fuck with him
Trump wife be lookin' like she don't like fuckin' him (She don't) Don't deport 21 Savage, let him stay Even though he lied to us about bein' from the A (Where he from?) Glad he home, hate to see a good nigga stay down But don't that nigga look like he from the UK now? (Haha) Travis Scott fucked up with that Kylie Jenner chick They broke up, now she back suckin' on Tyga dick (A week later)
Her best friend Jordyn Woods became famous for fuckin' Chloe baby father, now we know what her name is (Jordyn Woods)
But before that, she wasn't poppin'
That lil' country nigga Nas X came out the closet (God damn)
I wasn't surprised, though, that nigga look feminine
His record was lit, but me and Dave East wasn't feelin' it (We wasn't)
P from QC gettin' sued by his BM
The coke had to have five abortions worth 15 Ms (Who that?)
Talkin' 'bout Lira Galore, can't front, she bad
But she need to get her tubes tied then go to rehab
She wasn't in the gym, way them bitch tried to do him dirty
NBA YoungBoy still walkin' around with herpes (Aw!)
YBN Almighty got his chain snatched
J. Prince had to come out here to get his chain back Lil Reese got shot in the neck, I'm happy he okay He lost his voice, we ain't wanna hear his new shit anyway (We didn't)
Tee Grizzley aunt got killed, hold your head, nigga
Wish it was George Zimmerman mother instead, nigga (God damn)
[Chorus]
Y'all heard what happened, y'all know what happened, y'all seen what happened (Uh huh)
Y'all just like when I talk about it 'cause I don't be cappin' (Ha!)
This that time of year where certain people gon' hate me (Whoa!)
Like, "Fuck that nigga Murda, he tried to violate me" (Fuck you, too)
Crazy, crazy, shit crazy (Crazy)
Crazy, crazy, shit crazy
Y'all couldn't wait 'til I dropped this shit
Can't remember everything, I know I forgot some shit (Whoa!)
[Verse 3]
That movie 'bout The Central Park Five when they see was a real good inside look on how they treatin' us
That prosecutor bitch had to resign 'cause of that shit she did, she should've got charged with a crime (Bitch!)
George Zimmerman suin' Trayvon family, disrespect
Niggas gotta get it together, how we ain't kill him yet?
He need to get killed expeditiously
That's how T.I. would've said it if he was me (Haha)
I know bigger words than him, he ain't the smartest (He ain't)
El Chapo got found guilty on all charges (Free Chapo)
And his son had got locked up in Mexico, but the cartel forced the government to let him go
Shot it out with police, people ain't feel safe
Only way to stop the violence was to let him escape (Gangsta) They let Carmelo back in the NBA He averagin' about 20, I knew he still could play
Lakers got AD to join LeBron James
Brooklyn got Durant and Kyrie, oh, we in the game (Let's go)
Knicks got, umm, who?
The Knicks got, umm, man, I don't know them niggas' names
Clippers got Kawhi Leonard, Paul George
Westbrook in Houston, James Harden got rid of Chris Paul (He a dub)
He in Oklahoma City sick now
The Golden State Warriors look like the Knicks now (Damn)
Keyshia Cole ain't feelin' OT Genasis
For remixin' for record, flippin' it on some crippin' shit
It was on YouTube, she got the shit removed, and he put it on Pornhub, now it ain't shit she could do (Haha)
She should embrace it and make people remember her (Word)
She was irrelevant, when the last time we mentioned her?
Lil' Kim and Cease cool again, she no longer mad at him Biggie got a street in Brooklyn named after him (Biggie!) Cardi B won a Grammy, New York proud of her She the new queen of this shit, we crownin' her (Yeah) Nicki got married, I'm happy she found love Them gang-gang niggas winnin', she married to a blood (Suwoo)
Remy got snitched on, but found not guilty
For puttin' her paws on that lil' bitch Brittney (Aw) Lizzo puttin' on for them BBWs Like, "Watch out for the big girls," but what's really up with you? (Haha) At the Lakers game, what was you sippin'? It was kids there, what made your big ass start strippin'? (Eww!) T.I. be with his daughter when she see her GYN
Steve Harvey should've been checkin' Lori Harvey hymen (He should've)
Cassie had a baby, oh, you thought I forgot, bitch?
With that trainer Diddy hooked you up with, that's thot shit (Crazy)
I ain't even know JAY and Puff was the same age It was dope seein' JAY and Cam'ron on the same stage
I was on tour in Australia with Janet Jackson
Courtesy of 50 Cent, my nigga made that happen
Felt like Michael Jackson was about to walk in the room
Rest in peace to John Singleton and John Witherspoon (Damn)
I'm about to be off of this shit
Miss America, Miss USA, Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Teen USA
Them black girls won all of that shit (Whoa!)
Hold up, y'all, let me see what else fuckin' happened
Griselda got they shit poppin' without mumble rappin' (Shoutout to Buffalo)
It's some young niggas in New York I follow
Pop Smoke, Tjay, Sheff G, Sleepy Hallow
Fivio had the city lit with Big Drip
Now these bitches wanna suck on a crip dick (Bow, bow, bow)
This year was a hot girl summer
Bitches was really out here suckin' on cucumbers (Deep throatin')
This sex traffickin' shit insane
They caught that nigga that tried to take the girl off the train
Shorty look homeless, that nigga ain't give a fuck
I'm happy that they caught that nigga and beat the nigga up
And guess where that nigga from
The Bronx, nigga
First that little girl Karol, now this Bronx nigga (Crazy)
I'm off this, I gave y'all too many bars, nigga
Gunna was on Crime Stoppers snitchin' too hard, nigga (He ratted)
[Chorus]
Y'all heard what happened, y'all know what happened, y'all seen what happened (Uh huh)
Y'all just like when I talk about it 'cause I don't be cappin' (Ha!)
This that time of year where certain people gon' hate me (Whoa!)
Like, "Fuck that nigga Murda, he tried to violate me" (Fuck you, too)
Crazy, crazy, shit crazy (Crazy)
Crazy, crazy, shit crazy
Y'all couldn't wait 'til I dropped this shit
Can't remember everything, I know I forgot some shit (Whoa!)
[Outro]
I know y'all niggas gonna say I forgot somethin', nigga
So what?
That's why I put it in the hook
Don't Come Outside, Vol. 2
January 10th, nigga
You know the vibes
Check me out on that Gyro Magazine, too
Not GQ, Gyro Magazine, nigga
Biggest magazine in the [?], let's get it
MMB, you know the vibes
GMG, ATM
It's the Unit
Winner's Circle, Empire
Whoa!
Do you love how he covers what we've covered throughout the years in lyrics?
Uncle Murda, you're slaying them bars. He's jacked Skillz of his wrap-ups.
Dayton metro area will have an overlay area code. The 937 area code will continue but anyone who makes phone calls on new phones will get the 326 area code.
You may have to dial the 10-digits when you want to call a friend. Starting in March 2020 folks living in west central Ohio will have two area codes. The current area code 937 is running out of numbers. So now, the state was issued another area code to compensate for the overwhelming number usage.
An overlay is the addition of another area code to the same geographic area as an existing area code. In Ohio, the 326 area code is being added to the area served by the 937 area code to ensure a continuing supply of phone numbers.
Places like Dayton, Springfield, Marysville, Bellefontaine, Hillsboro, Troy, Eaton, Xenia, Wilmington, Ripley, West Union, Washington Courthouse and Wapakonata will now have two area codes.
I reside in Dayton, Ohio. I am not proud of this though.
Our community suffered through a lot last year and will continue to do so under Republicans like Gov. Mike DeWine, Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH), Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), Mike Pence and Donald J. Trump.
The Republican Party has forgotten about us. They play identity and gotcha politics.
They relish on the ignorant and misinformed. They shun educated adults and children.
They don't support human decency, dignity and compassion. They often think war is a sign of strength and peace a a sign of weakness.
They want celebrities, people in the news and anyone critical of Trump to shut the fuck up.
They praise celebrities, people in the news and anyone supportive of Trump with open arms and appearances on Fox News or Newsmax TV.
They line up Black, Hispanic, LGBTQ and non-white agitators to denounce civil rights and human rights.
They continue be the party of stupid. Yet, they're the best in marketing and promotions. They have a cable network devoted to promoting propaganda devoted to helping Republican get elected.
Dayton, Ohio will likely vote for Trump despite the community still reeling over a tornado, a Dayton police officer being killed and a mass shooting in the Oregon District.
The sexual predator who held Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight in his Cleveland home for over a decade committed suicide in an Ohio iron college. The three women were rescued from the home after Berry broke free with her daughter and confronted a neighbor.
The women have since been showered with love and support of the Cleveland area. They still live in the community and have gave their blessings to dramatize the events of their ordeal.
So let's begin with the story of Michelle Knight. The 39-year old woman has gotten married and still trying to mend fences with her estranged son and family. Knight was the first victim of that sexual predator. She has written two books based on captivity and has been the most vocal member in the junk food media.
She has told the junk food media that she was afraid of that predator. She and the two women were often raped, tortured and forced into locked room whenever his family was around.
Knight said that he tried to impregnate her numerous times. She had miscarriages and trauma on her body. She stands at 4'9" and was often forced to clean the home whenever he was gone. She stated that he placed her and DeJesus in a room together. In one moment, he knocked her out. She woke up to missing teeth and a broken nose. She had to have reconstructive surgery to replace her nose and teeth. She has hearing lost in one ear.
"You can overcome all obstacles that stand in your way," said Knight. She legally changed her name to Lily Rose.
The predator was a former school bus driver. He held the three women in his Cleveland home for over 10 years.
The predator had children of his own. And yes, fathered the daughter of Berry.
Berry finally acknowledges the trauma that her daughter suffered. Her daughter, Jocelyn is 13 years old now. She is aware of her father being a "terrible person." Berry is trying to get her daughter adjusted to a normal life. For the first six years of her life, she was a captive in that home.
Berry was 17 when she was kidnapped. She left her job at Burger King when she was getting a ride.
The ride was that predator who often visited her at the job.
The FBI initially considered her a runaway until a week after her disappearance, when an unidentified male used her cell phone to call her mother. He said, "I have Amanda. She's fine and will be coming home in a couple of days."
Turns out to be nearly a decade. Berry's heartstruck mother plead to the community to bring her daughter home.
Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus devoted their lives to finding missing and exploited children.
Fox's America's Most Wanted did extensive coverage of Berry and held vigils for her.
Phony psychic Sylvia Browne told her mother that Berry was presumed dead. It broke her mother's heart. Her mother, Louwana Miller had passed away in 2006. That would be approximately about the time Berry gave birth to Jocelyn.
Knight recalled that event. She said that Berry was going into labor and that predator told her and DeJesus to make sure that she delivered a healthy baby or face death.
A man claimed that he found a woman's body in Tremont, a neighborhood in the Cleveland's west end. The police conducted a search and turned up nothing. He was charged with making a false report and sent to the iron college for nearly 5 years.
The first official pictures of Amanda Berry and her daughter at Hersheyland in Pennsylvania.
Berry is 34-years old and lives in Cleveland with her daughter and sister.
The final victim was DeJesus. The 30-year old woman was the youngest victim kidnapped by that predator. Her disappearance was something of noting. Black men and women go missing without media coverage. Black journalists were getting worked up over missing white women getting more coverage.
Some believed that she was a victim of that sexual predator who killed women in Cleveland. That predator has killed women who were "working girls" and homeless. He had no remorse for his actions. He knew Cleveland Police were inept. After all they allowed Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell to die in a hail fire of bullets. They shot Tamir Rice seconds after they exited their police cruiser. They have profiled Black men traveling through neighborhoods they called on social media, "the jungle." The predator knew how to work his way around women.
The predator who kidnapped these three women knew the routine as well.
The predator's own daughter knew DeJesus. The two often played in the neighborhood.
Michelle Knight would marry in 2018.
No issued an AMBER alert and nothing happened for two weeks. DeJesus father was angry over the ineptness of the Cleveland Police.
There was a witness who described the predator as 5'10" Latino man who was about nearly 200 lbs.
The predator was 5'7" about nearly 200 lbs and sported the very same features.
The predator couldn't impregnate DeJesus so he would beat her and force her to feed Knight and Berry (with her child).
The predator tired to cover his tracks. He built a large fence, kept his lawn clear of items related to women. He would buy them food from the store. He would lock them inside their rooms and make sure the windows were closed from the inside. He often tried to see if they could squeeze through the locks and try to escape. If they escape, he would chase them in the yard and drag them back inside.
One day, Berry would make contact with neighbors. She saw that there was a broken panel in the home. She would find a way to escape that enclosure and run over to Angel Cordero and Charles Ramsey's homes.
Cordero couldn't speak English but he did know Ramsey. So they ran to Ramsey and of course, the neighbor was shocked to see a little white woman running across the street with a child. He thought that was one weirdest things to see in the community.
Berry would make the 9-1-1 call and triggered a major law enforcement presence. The Cleveland Police, the Cuyahoga County Boys and FBI came in tow. They rescued the women.
Hailed as a local hero, Charles Ramsey calls the three women the real heroes.
They initially arrested the predator and his brothers. The brothers were cleared of the acts and turned on the predator. The brothers said that they would hear noises in the home, but the predator dismissed it as rats.
The predator's daughter believed Jocelyn was the daughter of a former girlfriend. She was seen with the predator often times and did call him daddy and knew his family.
Upon capture, the predator admitted that he had held the women against their will. He said he "loved" them and wanted the best for them. He felt that the neighbors got it wrong about him.
He said that he had sexual fetishes and couldn't contain them.
At trial, the predator pled guilty to kidnapping, aggravated murder, attempted murder, assault and rape. He was spared the DEATH card but was handed a LIFE with no graduation plus a 1,000 added years.
Barack Obama and Joe Biden greets Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus at the White House.
He was forced to give up his possessions. His home was seized by the federal government and demolished. He was told to have no contact with any victims, his family and couldn't profit off the story. He said that the Cleveland Police and FBI were idiots because they allowed him to get away with it for so long. He said that he couldn't imagine being in the iron college. He knew that interns hate predators.
After pleading guilty, the predator was sent to the iron college outside of Columbus. The community rallied to help the women get back to a normal life. Then governor John Kasich honored them, they got their honorary degrees from local schools and universities. They have meet celebrities and obtained a hefty sum of victim's assistance.
Berry and DeJesus continue to keep contact with one another. The two have meet Barack Obama and other members of Washington. They devoted their lives to finding the missing and exploited. They wrote a book about the experience.
Knight has no longer spoke to them and continues to be a public speaker and activist.
The home of that predator was demolished.
Months after being held in the iron college, the predator committed suicide. A handful of guards and their supervisor were fired out the cannon after failing to check on high profile interns.
The memories of May 6, 2013 still linger. There's still many unanswered questions. Especially for the fact that the Cleveland Police failed to notice the obvious. They allowed sexual predators to linger in their community and didn't care whether they lived or died.
These young women have a long road ahead. Thankfully, there's no bumps in that road.
There's a sign a movie is in the works. The last movie that came out was the 2015 Lifetime movie that dramatized the experience.
Another geezer Republican steps down. Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN) is bowing out.
Another House Republican is leaving. The Tennessee lawmaker David Phillip Roe is retiring from the U.S. House of Representatives. He would make the 22nd lawmaker to announce retirement.
The Johnson City lawmaker is a former doctor turned congressman.
Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN) represents the 1st Congressional District. It's one of the many gerrymandered districts that covers Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol, TN, Pigeon Forge and suburban Knoxville.
After xix terms of opposing Barack Obama and supporting Donald J. Trump, Roe has decided to put the breaks on a longtime career as hypocritical politician.
Roe announced that he's no longer seeking another term.
Roe was first elected to Congress in 2008 after beating Republican incumbent David Davis in the primary.
With friends like these....
The Congressman said leading up to the announcement he was making this decision based on personal matters. He said that the impeachment didn't have a factor. He supported the Republicans decision not to impeach Trump.
He said that the family and the travels to Washington, DC are stressful.
He is currently the minority ranking member on the House Veteran Affairs Committee.
Roe is a retired physician who worked more than 30 years as an OB/GYN in Johnson City. He served as a city commissioner and mayor of Johnson City before running for Congress.
He set a term limit which he didn't keep his word on. He said five terms and that's all. Well it looks like he's in his sixth term.
The Republicans held the congressional district since the Civil War.
The strike on Iran's top military commander Qassem Soleimani is an act of war. His passing will force Iran's military to strike at U.S. forces.
Tensions are rising in the Middle East.
The far-white agitators are often on this "Let's blame Iran for everything in the Middle East" bandwagon. Let's help an embattled president and prime minister achieve victory by getting on board with another endless war with a potential nuclear power.
Donald J. Trump ordered a strike on the Iranian top military leaders wasn't a smart move. The United States may have committed a war crime.
Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's Quds Force and an elite of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard has been killed in Iraq. He was killed while en route to Baghdad International Airport.
The Department of Defense released a statement from the Pentagon.
At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard-Quds Force, a U.S. designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region. General Soleimani and his Quds Force were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more. He has orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in Iraq over the last several months - including the attack on December 27th - culminating in the death and wounding of additional American and Iraqi personnel. General Soleimani also approved the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad that took place this week. This strike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans. The United States will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interest wherever they are around the world.
U.S. Tomahawk missiles obliterated vehicles carrying Soleimani and his entourage of the Iraqi Shiite forces.
Iran's president Hassan Rouhani and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warn the U.S. that retaliation is coming.
Iran's PMF deputy commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis was also among those killed in the strike.
This is the potential for a global war within the Middle East. Here in the United States, most Americans couldn't find the Islamic Republic of Iran on a map.
Trump conducted this strike while at his Mar-a-Largo resort in Florida. He then posted on social media the American flag like it's supposed to be a victory lap.
Iran called the strike an act of "international terrorism."
The spiritual leader and head of state Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that "the United States will experience harsh revenge." He added "criminals" will pay the price for the death of Soleimani.
A senior official of the country said a foreign politician said during the recent riots he had heard the stupid U.S. officials in Washington say happily, “Iran is done this time!” He said when the events had finished, the Americans were very upset that it hadn’t worked again.
Iran ambassador Javad Zarif condemned the United States for this action. He said that this was an act of terrorism. He said that killing Soleimani thwarts efforts to stop the Islamic State, Al Nusrah and al-Qaeda.
The US' act of international terrorism, targeting & assassinating General Soleimani—THE most effective force fighting Daesh (ISIS), Al Nusrah, Al Qaeda et al—is extremely dangerous & a foolish escalation.
The US bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism.
The US' act of international terrorism, targeting & assassinating General Soleimani—THE most effective force fighting Daesh (ISIS), Al Nusrah, Al Qaeda et al—is extremely dangerous & a foolish escalation.
The US bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism.
Iran has called these groups foreign terrorists and have vowed to stop them as well.
Zarif said this was a foolish decision by the U.S. and may force Iran to leave the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
In 2015, Barack Obama made a call to Iran's President Hassan Rouhani to work out a deal to halt the Iranian government from developing nuclear energy that could make weapons. In return the U.N would release sanctioned money to the Iranian government if they would cease any attempts of developing nuclear weapons.
Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate with Melania.
In 2017, Trump had decided to pull out of the JCPOA. He also pushed for more sanctions against Iran.
Congress was notified of the attack at the time of 8:40pm. The strikes were done in the broad daylight.
Soleiman was leaving a flight from Damascus, Syria to meet with Iraqi leaders when his vehicle was struck by American missiles.
The Iraqi government hasn't issued a statement on the actions done by the U.S. but it will certainly condemn this and order Americans out of the country.
Barham Salih hasn't come out against the strike but he's stressed that U.S. presence has waned.
This strike also means that Iran's elite espionage will target Americans and may try targeting political leaders and military officials. They will also plot an attack on Israeli officials as well.
