Russian President Putin endorsed Kamala Harris, but that was out of fear. He’s afraid of Kamala because she is mixed race, which sends a “powerful message.” He said she brings “hope and inspiration.” He forgot to mention “joy.” Do you feel the hope and inspiration yet? According to military official Steven Anderson, as a mixed-race […] The post We Hear Russian President Putin’s Afraid of Kamala Harris appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The Justice Department has announced the arrest of an Alaska man, Panos Anastasiou, who threatened to torture and kill six Supreme Court justices and their families. The man also threatened Donald Trump. Maybe Democrats should turn down the vicious anti-SCOTUS rhetoric. The DOJ did not announce which justices he wanted to kill. However, he is […] The post Democrat Donor Threatened to Torture & Kill 6 SCOTUS Justices appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Sean Fain is getting a lot of grief for not endorsing Kamala Harris, but what choice did he have? Sixty percent of auto workers will vote for Donald Trump. This auto worker said he believes the figures are 65% to 70%. He is doing rallies every week in different areas. The very existence of their […] The post UAW Workers: Harris Presents an Existential Threat to Automakers appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

An upcoming conference at Georgetown University’s Qatar campus will feature several speakers linked to terrorist groups, and others with terrorist sympathies. The “Reimagining Palestine” conference is set to take place on Sept 20 to 24, part of the university’s Hiwaraat Series of conferences on contemporary political issues. Several of the speakers have ties to Hamas and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), both of which are U.S.-designated terrorist organizations. Many others have a history of making anti-Semitic comments, including praising Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel. The event will be moderated by former MSNBC host Mehdi Hassan, who left the network after his show was canceled, following months of criticism over his anti-Israel coverage. Qatar is the biggest foreign donor to U.S. universities, giving $4.7 billion to academic institutions between 2001 and 2021, according to a 2022 study. Georgetown University alone reportedly received $870 million in gifts and contracts from Qatar since 2005, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Critics have raised concerns that the Qatar funding is directly linked to the unprecedented rise of antisemitism.  “Georgetown has long been under the sway of Arab state influence,” FDD Senior Vice President for Research, Jonathan Schanzer, told The Daily Wire. “The terror-sponsoring government of Qatar is a major funder, but it’s certainly not the only one. The university is reportedly one of top recipients of Arab funding in the country.” Here are some of the speakers slated for the Georgetown event.   Wadah Khanfar Wadah Khanfar, president of the Turkey-based Al Sharq Forum, reportedly has ties to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. Khanfar, previously the Director General of Al Jazeera Media Network, spoke at Georgetown’s “On Palestine” conference in March. Photo: Khaled Safi via Facebook At a May 25 Al Jazeera Forum, Khanfar said Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack “came at the perfect moment for a radical and real shift in the path of struggle and liberation.” He added that the attack “will be recorded as the beginning of the end, leading the Palestinian cause to something different.”  Khanfar has close ties to the late former spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who hosted a Al Jazeera show where he endorsed suicide bombings, reported Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Khanfar eulogized al-Qaradawi in 2022. Khanfar was a close friend and acolyte of Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the longtime spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood who passed away in 2022. So close, in fact, that soon after Qardawi’s death, Khanfar gave a 10-minute eulogy of the villainous man in front of Hamas leaders such… pic.twitter.com/N7n90Qrz97 — Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) September 8, 2024 In 2007, Al Jazeera’s Washington Bureau Chief resigned after accusing the outlet of having an “Islamic drift” adding that “from the first day of the Wadah Khanfar era, there was a dramatic change especially because of him selecting assistants who are hardline Islamists.” The Muslim Brotherhood described Khanfar as “one of the most prominent leaders in the Hamas Office in Sudan.” In 2011, the Palestinian Raya Media Network, said Khanfar held a position in Hamas while living in South Africa. A year later, the outlet described Khanfar as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and active in Hamas. While in South Africa, Khanfar shared an address with Al-Aqsa Foundation, an organization designated by the U.S. Treasury Department as a “critical part of Hamas terrorist support infrastructure,” according  to American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Michael Rubin. In 2017, the U.K.-based Al-Arab website wrote that Khanfar recently appeared in an interview with a Turkey-based outlet speaking as a “leader in Hamas” and said that during his time in South Africa, he represented the link between Qatar and Hamas.   Shawan Jabarin The Georgetown University conference will also feature Shawan Jabarin, a former senior member of the PFLP who was convicted of recruiting and training members for the group in 1985. Jabarin was actively involved in the group while running a non-governmental organization called Al Haq, according to The Jerusalem Post. In 2021, Israel designated Al Haq a terrorist organization for its ties to the PFLP. (Photo: Shawan Jabarin via X) On October 8, 2023, Al-Haq called for sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel without mentioning the 1,200 Israelis killed during Hamas’s attack, or the hostages taken by the terror group. The Head of Al-Haq’s Center for Applied International Law, Wesam Ahmad, will also be featured at the Georgetown conference. In 2017, Ahmad called Israel “a colonial project from the very beginning,” according to NGO Monitor.   Isaam Younis Another troubling speaker is Isaam Younis, who employs PFLP and Hamas members at his Al Mezan Center for Human Rights. In 2017, Younis spoke on a panel with Hamas leader and October 7 mastermind, Yaya Sinwar, who is currently hiding among hostages in tunnels under Gaza and dressing as a woman to avoid detection.   Khalid Al-Hroub Georgetown’s campus is located in Doha’s “Education City,” also home to Northwestern University’s satellite campus, where another panelist, Khalid Al-Hroub, teaches. About a week after October 7, Al-Hroub cast doubt on the fact that children and women had been murdered and raped during the attack during an interview with WBUR. There has been extensive reporting on women being raped during the attack. The outlet later admitted the segment did not meet its editorial standards. Al Hroub told The Daily Wire that he only expressed doubts on the specific figures publicized by Israel.  “The figures were 1400 including 1200 civilians,” Al Hroub told The Daily Wire. “Israel later on changed and reduced these figures.” (Photo: Khalid Al-Hroub via Birzeit University) On October 7 Al Hroub took to Facebook to call the attack “resistance” and a show of “immense and latent power of a people who do not surrender.” On October 10, Al Hroub called for a third intifada, referring to the two violent Palestinian uprisings that used suicide bombings and other attacks, leading to the murder of more than 1,000 Israelis. In 2019, Al Hroub appeared on a panel with PFLP member Khalida Jarrar and spoke at the same event as terrorist and hijacker Leila Khaled in 2019.  “For me and all sane and human-concerned people the priority is the stopping the ongoing genocide war that Israel commits against the Palestinians in Gaza killing more than 42,000 civilians and destroying all aspects of life in Gaza,” Al Hroub told The Daily Wire. “Oct. 7 was covered fully and extensively in American media all the way through. A credible media should give at least 1/10 of that coverage to the ongoing crimes now.” A spokeswoman for Northwestern University said the school “firmly supports academic freedom and freedom of expression” but condemns “any attempt to minimize or misrepresent the horrific killing of Israeli civilians by Hamas on Oct. 7.”   Other October 7 Defenders Plastic surgeon Ghassan Abu Sittah, who praised a Hamas terrorist for killing father of six Rabbi Raziel Shevach in a 2018 drive-by shooting, will also speak at the conference, according to the Jewish Chronicle. At the time, his lawyers said he was unaware that the terrorist had killed someone. The following year, he was pictured next to Leila Khaled at a memorial for PFLP leader Maher Al-Yemani, whom he eulogized at his graveside in 2020. Another conference speaker, Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti, called October 7 a “glorious day of historic proportion,” reported MEMRI. “The resistance paid with interest for the attacks of the terrorist settlers and the attacks against the al-Aqsa mosque,” he said. “It paid with interest for those who normalize [their relations] with the occupation.” Jehad Abusalim of the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Palestine Studies, is yet another speaker who defended Hamas. As the October 7 attack was ongoing, Abusalim posted a tweet that blamed Israel and said that it was “not surprising” but “what’s surprising is that it took this long.” ARAB PEACE ACTIVISTS REACT TO RESTRICTED HAMAS MASSACRE VIDEO COMPILATION Georgetown’s Abdullah Al-Arian, whose father pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to contribute services to or for the benefit of the U.S.-designated terror organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), will also be a speaker. Al-Arian himself faced criticism in 2014 for comparing Israel to the Islamic State on X. Tareq Baconi, who spoke at Georgetown University in March and is slated to speak this week, called October 7 “a bloody display of anti-colonial violence,” and said “the operation cannot but be seen as a response to Israel’s relentless and interminable provocation,” according to the Washington Report on Middle Easy Affairs. Other conference speakers include Diana Buttu, who penned an October 23 op-ed stating tat “Israel does not have the right to self-defense following the 7 October,” and Rutgers University professor Noura Erakat, who appeared on a panel with a senior Hamas leader and on October 7 tweeted “Any condemnation of [Hamas] violence is vapid if it does not begin & end with a condemnation of Israeli apartheid, settler colonialism, and occupation.” University of Massachusetts Boston professor Leila Farsakh, who penned an op-ed two weeks after October 7 praising Hamas’s attack, will also be a speaker, according to Georgetown. Former Birzeit University President Beshara Doumani will also be a conference speaker. The Daily Wire has extensively documented Birzeit’s ties to terrorists and terrorist sympathizers.  More than a dozen other planned speakers have made similar anti-Israel comments. Georgetown, Northwestern, Khanfar, Jabarin, Ahmad, Younis, Abu Sittah, and Barghouti did not respond to requests for comment.

The president of the University of Maryland will face an internal probe after The Daily Wire exposed extensive plagiarism in his published writing. On Wednesday evening, Darryll Pines sent an email to all university faculty under the subject “A forthcoming impartial review.” “Just yesterday, a blogger contended that I co-authored papers in 2002 and 2006 on the topic of structural health monitoring that used language from an online tutorial without citation,” Pines wrote. “While I am steadfast that our results, data and findings are sound, I acknowledge recurrent language in the introductory sections.” “While I do not believe there is merit to these claims, an impartial review is in the best interest of the university. Consistent with existing policies related to research conduct, I have asked the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) to begin an independent review. The findings of the ORI review will be shared with the University System of Maryland Chancellor Jay Perman through our Office of Faculty Affairs in the Provost’s Office,” the email continued. The email is somewhat contradictory, as Pines acknowledges “recurrent language,” but denies that he plagiarized outright. On Tuesday, The Daily Wire identified a 1,500-word section of a 5,000-word paper published in 2002 which Pines had lifted from a tutorial website created by an Australian student in 1996. Pines only changed the British-style spellings. Pines and his co-author published another paper using the exact same stolen language in a 2006 paper. Prior to the publication of The Daily Wire’s story, a spokeswoman for Pines seemed to defend the duplicated text, also calling it “recurrent language” and saying “the use of customary or common language in introductory material does not speak to the integrity of the data or the veracity of the findings.” That drew shock and outrage from several academics, who said that no academic would consider 1,500 straight words pasted from an un-cited, little-unknown author to be “customary or common language,” or acceptable to use in a paper. Online, some students speculated that if Pines was not punished, students punished for academic dishonesty would have grounds to contest their punishments. Reporting on the fallout, The Baltimore Banner quoted SPIE, an engineering society that published the 2002 paper, saying it “considers plagiarism by authors and contributors in any form, to any degree, to be unethical, unacceptable, and a serious breach of professional conduct.” It also quoted Jonathan Bailey, a “plagiarism expert,” who seemed to both acknowledge that the plagiarism was real and major, but dismiss it because the media outlet flagging it was not liberal.  The evidence against Pines “appears to be one of the stronger” cases, he said, saying “we have whole sections of a paper that are near verbatim or verbatim.” Yet “the uptick in plagiarism accusations over the last year has targeted people of color, in particular,” the Banner claimed, paraphrasing Bailey. (The Daily Wire did not look into Pines because he is black, but because of an incident this month in which he falsely passed off ChatGPT output as original Maryland “faculty scholarship.”) “Bailey said as someone who ‘cares deeply about plagiarism,’ he finds the accusations frustrating for both himself and universities that have to investigate serious allegations even when they come from, as Bailey views it, a place of bad faith,” the Banner continued. The paper did not say why reporting on academic misconduct was “bad faith,” except that “The Daily Wire is a conservative publication who often rail against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives,” seemingly suggesting that standards should not apply to scholars like Pines, a rocket scientist who this year co-authored  papers titled “Stereotypes and implicit biases in engineering: Will students need to ‘Whistle Vivaldi’?” and “Understanding the ‘Us All’ in Engineering 4 Us All through the Experiences of High School Teachers.” A side-by-side of the student’s 1996 website and Pines’ paper is below. The Daily Wire’s original story is here.

Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego voted for a mass amnesty bill and initially voted against legislation to prevent illegal immigrants from voting in the District of Columbia before reversing course during his Senate run. Gallego joined his fellow House Democrats in voting for the American Dream and Promise Act, which would grant amnesty to an estimated 2.3 million illegal aliens who qualified for the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals program or were granted temporary protected status. In addition to voting for a mass illegal alien amnesty, Gallego also fought against an effort that would’ve prevented illegal immigrants and other non-citizens from voting. In February 2023, Gallego voted against House Joint Resolution 24, which sought to prevent illegal immigrants from voting in local elections in Washington, D.C. There were an estimated 49,000 noncitizens residing in Washington DC as of 2022, data from the Migration Policy Institute indicates. The congressman flipped on the issue in May 2024 as he prepared to challenge Republican Kari Lake for Arizona’s open Senate seat. Immigration is bound to be a major issue in the border state, which has felt the effects of the border crisis under the Biden-Harris administration. In a bid to appeal to moderate voters, Gallego attempted to reverse course on immigration, voting with Republicans in May when another House Joint Resolution was put forth to prevent illegal immigrants and non-citizens from voting in Washington, D.C., elections. Gallego’s voting record on immigration earned him an F score from NumbersUSA, a think tank that advocates for immigration policy that safeguards Americans and their economic interests. Gallego’s congressional office did not respond to a media inquiry from The Daily Wire. The candidate also has a history of downplaying the crisis of illegal immigration. Gallego called the border wall “stupid” and “useless” in 2018, and denied in 2019 that mass illegal immigration constituted a national emergency. The Democrat’s race against Lake comes against a backdrop of a surge in illegal immigration under the Biden-Harris administration. Over 10 million people have crossed the border under the Biden-Harris administration, with an estimated 1.7 million illegal immigrant gotaways recorded since Biden was inaugurated in 2021. There were a total of 415,000 reported gotaways for 2018, 2019, and 2020 during the Trump administration. The media have attempted to distance Harris from the administration’s record on the border, denying that she was the “border czar” despite Biden tasking her with “stemming the migration to our southern border” in early 2021. Multiple polls have found that immigration is among the most important issues for voters as we near the November election.

Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied a second bail request Wednesday and remains in a Brooklyn federal jail while awaiting trial on charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution. The Grammy-winning rap artist was previously denied bail during his arraignment on Tuesday.  Combs’ attorneys appealed the judge’s decision in a letter, citing “horrific” conditions at the Metropolitan Detention Center were “not fit for pre-trial detention,” per People. The rapper’s defense team on Wednesday proposed that Combs remain home alone at his Florida residence with a 24/7 security team, only admitting visitors from a pre-approved guest list.  Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. denied the appeal, saying “there is no condition or combination of conditions to ensure he will not obstruct justice or tamper with witnesses.” Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! Combs was arrested Monday in Manhattan and pleaded not guilty to all charges. The federal prosecutors unsealed a 14-page indictment against the 54-year-old rapper on Tuesday morning that alleged he “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct.” Prosecutors said Combs relied “on the employees, resources, and influence of the multi-faceted business empire that he led and controlled—creating a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.” The documents include allegations of the rapper forcing women to participate in “freak offs,” or “highly orchestrated performances,” which Combs allegedly “arranged, directed, masturbated during, and often electronically recorded.” Investigators reported having found more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant used during these “freak offs.” Recordings were then allegedly used as “collateral to ensure the continued obedience and silence of the victims,” threatening their “careers and livelihoods, including if they resisted participating in Freak Offs,” the indictment said. There are also allegations of physical abuse, which include instances when Combs allegedly “hit, kicked, threw objects at, and dragged victims, at times, by their hair.”  Assistant United States Attorney Emily A. Johnson said Combs “has the propensity to become violent at the slightest provocation” and described him as a “serial abuser.” If convicted on all three counts, Combs faces a sentence of 15 years up to life in prison.

In a viral post on X, Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris falsely blamed her opponent, former President Donald Trump, and pro-life legislation for the tragic death of a young woman in Georgia named Amber Thurman. “A young mother from Georgia should be alive today, raising her son and pursuing her dream of attending nursing school,” the Veep wrote. “This is exactly what we feared when Roe v. Wade was struck down. In more than 20 states, Trump Abortion Bans prevent doctors from providing basic medical care.” A young mother from Georgia should be alive today, raising her son and pursuing her dream of attending nursing school. This is exactly what we feared when Roe v. Wade was struck down. In more than 20 states, Trump Abortion Bans prevent doctors from providing basic medical care. — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 18, 2024 Thurman’s death, however, followed complications from a legal abortion, contrary to Harris’ glaringly false post. Also, notably, there is no such thing as a “Trump Abortion Ban” since these pro-life restrictions are state-level. The Daily Wire’s Ashe Schow thoroughly debunks the narrative parroted by Harris and her allies in the media, here. Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! Politicos on social media sharply criticized Harris for the blatant misinformation. “This is some sick stuff,” Red State’s Bonchie reacted. “The woman died because she took multiple prescribed abortion pills and became septic. Abortion literally killed her.” This is some sick stuff. The woman died because she took multiple prescribed abortion pills and became septic. Abortion literally killed her. https://t.co/L1vgH03chy — Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) September 19, 2024 “The woman was killed because she took an abortion pill,” Daily Wire podcast host Michael Knowles wrote. “Can we get [X Community Notes] on this whopper?” The woman was killed because she took an abortion pill. Can we get @CommunityNotes on this whopper? https://t.co/YJ3vCaWnHs — Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) September 19, 2024 “Kamala Harris is lying,” pro-life advocate Lila Rose stated bluntly. “Abortion pills killed Amber Thurman, as well as her twin babies. It is reprehensible to use a mother’s tragic and preventable death due to abortion to advance more abortions. Like suggesting putting out a forest fire with gasoline.” Kamala Harris is lying. Abortion pills killed Amber Thurman, as well as her twin babies. It is reprehensible to use a mother’s tragic and preventable death due to abortion to advance more abortions. Like suggesting putting out a forest fire with gasoline. https://t.co/ABOKhAg8Uz — Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) September 18, 2024 “This is wicked disinformation,” author Megan Basham reacted. “It is spreading lies in the service of keeping the murder of babies legal. Think Christianity Today’s editor in chief will go on MSNBC to condemn those spreading these false claims?” This is wicked disinformation. It is spreading lies in the service of keeping the murder of babies legal. Think Christianity Today’s editor in chief will go on MSNBC to condemn those spreading these false claims? https://t.co/wN5EHo87N6 — Megan Basham (@megbasham) September 18, 2024 “Malicious disinformation,” host Allie Beth Stuckey said. “This woman died from her abortion. She tragically tried to abort her twins via a medication abortion. As is too often the case, parts of the baby were left inside her, which caused her to suffer from fatal sepsis. Yes, she should have received a D&C and antibiotics. But that is not the fault of any Georgia law, which fully permits a D&C when the baby has already passed. She died because of the abortion pills and because of the negligence of doctors. She did not die because of any pro-life law.” Malicious disinformation. This woman died from her abortion. She tragically tried to abort her twins via a medication abortion. As is too often the case, parts of the baby were left inside her, which caused her to suffer from fatal sepsis. Yes, she should have received a D&C and… https://t.co/bH9JYTELOt — Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) September 18, 2024 Harris was not the only one to promote the false narrative. Here are some headlines from the media: The New York Times (Opinion): “It Was Only A Matter of Time Before Abortion Bans Killed Someone”  MSNBC (Opinion): “Georgia’s ‘pro-life’ abortion ban literally killed a woman – and she won’t be the last”  Slate: “The Supreme Court Cost Amber Thurman Her Life” The Atlantic: “The Women Killed By the Dobbs Decision“ Democrats Rep. Nancy Pelosi (CA) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA) also posted the false narrative.  Related: Media Claims A Georgia Woman Died Due To Laws Banning Abortion. Here’s The Truth.