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First Deputy Mayor of New York City Sheena Wright officially resigned Tuesday, the latest high-profile resignation in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ sweeping federal corruption case. 

According to NBC News, “In addition to the presidential contest, Russia, China, Iran, and Cuba are looking to meddle in congressional races,” anonymous intelligence officials said. They added that foreign adversaries are good at using “authentic US voices” to spread misinformation about election results. We mustn’t believe them. If that is true, why won’t an […] The post Foreigners Use “Authentic US Voices” to Lie About Election Results appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

A “CBS Mornings” interview with woke activist Ta-Nehisi Coates has become a fiasco for the news outlet, which is now reportedly hiring a self-described “mental health expert, DEI strategist, and trauma trainer” to facilitate a discussion with employees upset by the interview. The situation began on September 30, when Coates sat down with “CBS Mornings” co-anchor Tony Dokoupil to discuss Coates’ new book about the Israel-Gaza conflict. Coates predictably argues in the book that Israel is at fault for the conflict and compares it to his past work on slavery in America. “For as sure as my ancestors were born into a country where none of them was the equal of any white man, Israel was revealing itself to be a country where no Palestinian is ever the equal of any Jewish person anywhere,” Coates wrote in his book, according to CNN. Dokoupil pressed Coates on this particular framing. “I have to say, when I read the book, I imagine if I took your name out of it, took away the awards, the acclaim, took the cover off the book, publishing house goes away, the content of that section would not be out of place in the backpack of an extremist,” Dokoupil said in the interview, according to CNN. Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! Dokoupil also pushed Coates to answer why he left out so many facts in the book that are beneficial to Israel. “Why leave out that Israel is surrounded by countries that want to eliminate it? Why leave out that Israel deals with terror groups that want to eliminate it?” Dokoupil asked. Coates didn’t get upset or hostile toward Dokoupil’s questioning and responded by saying his book was not supposed to be an exact history of the conflict but about a different perspective, even though the perspective he put forth is the dominating one in academic and media circles. “I am most concerned, always, with those who don’t have a voice,” Coates told Dokoupil. Following the interview, some correspondents and producers at CBS complained that Dokoupil was biased toward Israel and showed that bias during his interview with Coates. On Monday, CBS News and Stations president and CEO Wendy McMahon and her top deputy Adrienne Roark informed staff that the interview did not meet the network’s standards for impartiality, Puck News’ Dylan Byers reported. This morning, on October 7, CBS News leaders Wendy McMahon & Adrienne Roark told staff that the interview did not meet editorial standards for impartiality, though they declined to elaborate on how or why. When they tried to move on, CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan… — Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) October 7, 2024 During that meeting, CBS News’ chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford criticized the determination, according to Byers. “I don’t even understand how Tony’s interview failed to meet our editorial standards,” Crawford said, according to Byers. “I thought our commitment was to truth. When someone comes on our air with a one-sided account of a very complex situation—which Coates himself acknowledges that he has—it’s my understanding that as a journalist we are obligated to challenge that worldview, so that our viewers can have access to the truth and can have a more balanced account…” “… And that is what Tony did,” Crawford continued. “He challenged Coates’ one-sided worldview, Coates got to respond. It was civil… I don’t see how we can say that it failed to meet our editorial standards…. Tony prevented a one-sided account from being broadcast on our network about a deeply complex situation that completely was devoid of history or fact. As journalists, that’s what we have an obligation to do.” Crawford: “… And that is what Tony did. He challenged Coates’ one-sided worldview, Coates got to respond. It was civil… I don’t see how we can say that it failed to meet our editorial standards…. Tony prevented a one-sided account from being broadcast on our network about a… — Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) October 7, 2024 On Monday afternoon, Byers reported that CBS invited Dr. Donald Grant, a self-described “mental health expert, DEI strategist and trauma trainer” to moderate a conversation on the issue during an all-staff meeting set for Tuesday. UPDATE: CBS News has invited self-described “mental health expert, DEI strategist and trauma trainer” Dr. Donald Grant to moderate conversation on this issue in an all-staff meeting tomorrow. https://t.co/joG8ixX9MV — Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) October 7, 2024 Grant came under fire earlier this year for altering the cover of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” to include the face of Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, renaming the book “Uncle Tim’s Cabin,” according to the New York Post. A source close to the situation told the Post that CBS’ hiring of Grant to moderate the discussion was “idiotic” and noted the irony of the network hiring someone who is “insanely racist.”

On Monday, October 7, on the first anniversary of the barbaric Hamas massacre of more than 1200 Israelis, 85 retired U.S. generals and admirals published an open letter calling for unequivocal support for the Jewish state against the Iranian terror axis that includes Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis. The letter began by acknowledging “Hamas’s barbaric attack on Israel,” and urged the United States “to learn a fundamental lesson from the past year: the critical imperative to support Israel fully in not only defending itself but also defeating our common adversaries.” “The war that the Iranian axis launched a year ago is not just a war against Israel, nor is it being fought only in the Middle East. Iran’s reign of terror transcends boundaries,” the military leaders wrote, adding, “Iran and its terror proxies do not distinguish between Israel and the United States. They not only regularly call for the destruction of both our countries, but they have attacked, kidnapped and killed Israelis and Americans alike in the last year, as well as in years before. Its assassins plot murder against U.S. citizens in the American homeland. And its coffers are filled with Chinese funds. October 7 is not an isolated incident, but one front in a much larger global civilizational struggle.” Turning to Israel’s current war against the terror group Hezbollah in Lebanon, they continued, “There should be no ceasefire until Israel’s operations have succeeded in creating the conditions necessary for its citizens to return to their homes to live in peace and security. So, too, should the United States arm and assist Israel as it responds to Iran’s latest attack against it.” Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! “There should be no daylight between our two countries,” they declared. “The United States should fully stand by Israel, including supplying it expeditiously with the critical weaponry it needs to fight this common battle against the Iranian axis in accordance with international law, at this historic time in the region. America’s own credibility, security interests and values are at stake.” “A year after the savagery of October 7, we reaffirm our friendship and bond with the State of Israel – and urge all Americans to stand with Israel against Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and enemies of civilization. Israel may be on the frontlines of this civilizational fight, but it is America’s fight as well,” they concluded. Full text below: Today, a year after Hamas’s barbaric attack on Israel, we remember and mourn alongside Israel. However, as retired American military leaders witnessing the threats that Israel still faces from Iran’s terror network – from Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Iran itself – we also urge the United States to learn a fundamental lesson from the past year: the critical imperative to support Israel fully in not only defending itself but also defeating our common adversaries. The war that the Iranian axis launched a year ago is not just a war against Israel, nor is it being fought only in the Middle East. Iran’s reign of terror transcends boundaries. Its drones rain down in Israel and Ukraine. Its proxies sink ships headed to Israel and Europe. Iran and its terror proxies do not distinguish between Israel and the United States. They not only regularly call for the destruction of both our countries, but they have attacked, kidnapped and killed Israelis and American alike in the last year, as well as in years before. Its assassins plot murder against U.S. citizens in the American homeland. And its coffers are filled with Chinese funds. October 7 is not an isolated incident, but one front in a much larger global civilizational struggle. Following Israel’s dismantling of Hamas’ organized military, Lebanon has become the next front in the struggle against Iran’s access. Iran-backed Hezbollah, with the blood of hundreds of U.S. servicemembers and citizens on its hands, has driven tens of thousands of Israelis from their homes with their unceasing barrage of rockets over the past year. Now, Israel has taken the fight to Hezbollah. With American weapons and support, it is systematically degrading Hezbollah’s terror army, restoring deterrence, and dealing Iran’s strongest proxy a major blow. There should be no ceasefire until Israel’s operations have succeeded in creating the conditions necessary for its citizens to return to their homes to live in peace and security. So, too, should the United States arm and assist Israel as it responds to Iran’s latest attack against it. Indeed, we have also learned another more hopeful lesson in the last year: when the United States and Israel stand together, these enemies can be deterred and defeated. We saw this on April 13 when Iran launched over 300 missiles and drones at Israel, in August when Tehran threatened another massive attack, and again on October 1 when Iran attacked Israel with hundreds of missiles. None of those threats or brazen attacks succeeded. When the United States strongly and clearly declares that it has Israel’s back, its adversaries back down. There should be no daylight between our two countries. The United States should fully stand by Israel, including supplying it expeditiously with the critical weaponry it needs to fight this common battle against the Iranian axis in accordance with international law, at this historic time in the region. America’s own credibility, security interests and values are at stake. A year after the savagery of October 7, we reaffirm our friendship and bond with the State of Israel – and urge all Americans to stand with Israel against Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and enemies of civilization. Israel may be on the frontlines of this civilizational fight, but it is America’s fight as well.