NOTE: Poway City Council did not state an opinion.

As predicted, a politician, activists, and gun grabbers are going to use the incident to preach for gun control. Event is scheduled for this upcoming Friday (5/3)

Clearer image:

https://www.priyabhatpatel.com

Perfect opportunity for a politician (Patel) from another city (not from Poway even) to be in the spotlight to advance her career, surrounded by her political allies to push a political agenda (gun control) that would have done nothing to stop the shooting. Funny, as the Women’s March has been under fire for anti-semitism recently (not a classy move after a shooting at a Jewish house of worship). Wake up people, all these people want is press and nothing more (not referring to the city council members of Poway) :

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna955816

Claims of anti-Semitism against the leaders of Women’s March Inc. have rocked the movement, with some local organizers looking to distance themselves from the group. Two of the leaders were accused of saying at a private organizing meeting that Jews bore a particular responsibility for the oppression of people of color, The New York Times and Tablet magazine reported — claims both leaders have denied.

https://www.jta.org/2019/01/17/united-states/a-timeline-of-the-womens-march-anti-semitism-controversies

NEW YORK (JTA) — With the Women’s March only days away, local chapters and major progressive groups are continuing to distance themselves from the national leadership, which is scrambling to hold on to its big tent.

Though the national organization was once seen as a beacon of hope for progressives following Donald Trump’s election, it is now mired in allegations that its leaders have not only been too soft on but in some cases fostered anti-Semitism in the movement. The fact that the march was created as a protest not only against sexism but other forms of bigotry makes the allegations even more disturbing.

Special note: This is a must see. Want to know how the Chabad of Poway congregates feel?

More here. Don’t let these vultures use this shooting to advance an agenda that isn’t supported by the victims. Remember.

https://ilwd4cr.home.blog/2019/04/29/poway-ca-synagogue-shooting-and-the-truth-from-someone-who-knows-the-people-involved/

Update: Rabbi Goldstein with President Trump today (5/2/19)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFkxtRFXMJo&feature=youtu.be

Update 5/3:

Moms Demand Action and their pals had their rally/press conference and got the camera time they wanted

There are times when first hand accounts of witnesses/friends of people involved are much more credible than what the MSM states is the truth. A thread on AR15.com popped up as the reports of a shooting at Chabad of Poway synagogue in California by someone who was a congregate there. These are his posts (first post was updated with pics after everything was wrapped up):

Let Drsalee’s words tell the story about those involved, as he knows them and their beliefs. Now, as all political opportunists do, they jump at a tragedy to benefit themselves and their agenda (gun control, which does not reflect the victims’ beliefs) :

This one should really stand out:

Anti-Trump, Anti-gun organization

Alex is George Soros’s son. Open Society Foundations is George Soros’s organization.

So what did we learn? We see that the people directly involved in the tragedy are pro-Trump, pro-2A and conservative. There was a firearm on site at the synagogue in case of an emergency. An emergency happened and because of the quick actions of people and the presence of a firearm in a place of worship (something gun control advocates are strongly against), a mass shooting was prevented and lives were saved. Lori (and her husband for keeping a firearm on site), Oscar, the Border Patrol agent, and Rabbi Goldstein are heroes instead of victims, yet political hacks and activists are attempting to spin the events that happened to fit THEIR agenda. They will never admit the truth, and this is why this brief reticle is being written.

Hate comes in many forms, and the shooter who wanted to harm/kill as many people as possible will face justice, but he failed because of the heroes at Chabad and their choice to be armed.

UPDATE: Shannon Watts is trying to discredit what happened:

The gun in question (as a friend of the people involved described) was kept at the synagogue just in case of an emergency such as the event that occurred. It was retrieved in the midst of the shooting and used. The gun also belonged to the husband of the only person to be killed, Lori Gilbert Kaye. Rabbi Goldstein even confirms it in this video beginning at 2:26 into it (BP agent got access to the firearm and it helped end the tragedy).

https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=2230134593747207&_rdr

And there you have it. The queen of anti-2nd amendment propaganda is using the victims, who do not agree with her, as a means to advance HER agenda of disarmament and political warfare.

Now, I’m not going to accuse anyone of anything, but this is something that should be looked at. Local and federal crimes were committed in that whole ordeal.

As we all know, the incident was setup to make Trump and his supporters look bad. Through some VERY brief research, an interesting connection to Smollett was made: Michael Skolnik. Let’s start with the event that gave the lead:

This event was on May 9th, 2018. Now, two names stick out: Senator Kamala Harris and also Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. Skolnik’s agency, SOZE, even promoted it:

There’s Kamala speaking. So let’s move to Kim Foxx:

Ok, so Kamala is connected to Smollett:

Foxx is connected to Harris:

And Skolnik knows Jussie as well:

Matter of fact, that above picture (or one just like it), he sent it out and deleted it (link is dead, but still shows up on Google). He admits to taking the above photo:

This tweet was sent out (not sure of delete date) the same day as the attack allegedly took place:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/timeline-alleged-jussie-smollett-attack/story?id=61124090

The reply from Little Miss Flint is still up, however:

https://mobile.twitter.com/littlemissflint/status/1090418859612557312

Very interesting about the deleted tweet. Now, why does this all paint a picture? Skolnik is one of the main agitators in the Trump resistance movement (note, this was published on 1/10/17, before Trump even was sworn in):

http://anewdomain.net/the-movement-to-oppose-trump-12-things-to-do/

And…..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwW7ydYoWeM&app=desktop

Not to mention that Skolnik was also the political director for Russell Simmons

https://theybf.com/2016/02/01/snoop-dogg-jussie-smollett-russell-simmons-jet-to-flint-to-help-water-crisis-timbaland

If I were an investigator (I’m not professional), I’d be very curious to see how much more involved this individual and his agency are in all of this (in terms of knowing everyone involved in the case).

NOTE: I am not accusing any individual of anything. This is merely evidence of connections.

UPDATE: and the connections deepen

http://www.drugpolicy.org/sites/default/files/2016drugpolicyallianceform990_0.pdf

Skolnik and Soros connected

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/down-the-ballot-liberal-reformers-take-over-the-criminal-justice/article_7b6906bc-93ae-586a-b1fb-c81d839bf382.html

Soros and Foxx connected

Harris also has ties to billionaire Democratic Party donor George Soros, who was one of the two owners of OneWest Bank at the time. Coincidentally, before Harris passed on the opportunity to file action against OneWest Bank, Soros was pouring money into California criminal policy initiatives that Harris was pushing.

In 2011, Harris’ former aide Lenore Anderson was hired as campaign manager for Californians for Safety and Justice, which was financed by Soros’ Open Society Foundations. In 2014, The Los Angeles Times reported, “The organization operates under the umbrella of a San Francisco-based nonprofit clearinghouse, which effectively shields its donor list and financial operations from public view.” The report cited that since 2012 Soros had led a four-year, $16 million campaign to change California criminal policy, which Harris was deeply involved in as California attorney general. Lenore Anderson also led Vote Safe, another Soros’ funded organization.

https://observer.com/2017/07/donors-george-soros-steve-mnuchin-kamala-harris/

Harris and Soros connected.

George Soros is connected to all 3 directly.

oh, and this

https://justiceroundtable.org/vote-for-justice/

And lastly, we have a another direct to to Skolnik and Jussie Smollett:

https://about.me/michaelskolnik

https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2016/465/518/2016-465518442-0f11ad09-9.pdf

UPDATE 4/24: We have now linked Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to Michael Skolnik and his organizations (also the DNC):

https://www.wearesoze.com/#our-clients

https://garynycstudio.com/xii

Paging investigators!!!! This was an international story. It is clear that Kim Foxx recused herself due to a conflict of interest/ties/insider knowledge of something.

Yet another update:

Cook County judges are now lashing out at Kim Foxx:

http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/judge-accuses-kim-foxx-s-office-of-double-standard-after-jussie-smollett-case

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (FOX 32) — 21-year-old Candace Clark of Hoffman Estates says she’s the victim of a Kim Foxx double standard, and a Cook County Judge agrees.

On April 11, Clark appeared in the Rolling Meadows courtroom of Cook County Judge Marc Martin, facing a single felony count of making a false police report.

Clark is accused of giving an acquaintance access to her bank account and then telling police money had been stolen, something she denies.

According to a transcript obtained by FOX 32, Judge Martin hammered prosecutors, asking, “I’d like to know why Ms. Clark is being treated differently than Jussie Smollett. It’s a disorderly conduct case. A lot less egregious than Mr. Smollett’s case. I have a problem with it.”

Prosecutors were demanding that Clark make full restitution of $2,800 and serve deferred prosecution, something not required of Smollett. 

“Ms. Clark is not a movie star, she doesn’t have a high-priced lawyer,” said Judge Martin. “And this smells big time. Your office created this mess. There’s no publicity on this case. Press gets ahold of this; it’ll be the newspaper.”

A spokesperson for Kim Foxx says because the case is ongoing, they have no comment. 

“I’m not Jussie Smollett,” said Clark. “I wish I was, but it’s OK. I’ll get my justice.”

And Skolnik?

As you can see, the justice system in Cook County is unable to operate due to this entire mess. Well done…….

Whenever an individual is looking for a new job, it’s always best to research your potential employer and previous employee feedback. Sure, there will be disgruntled former employees that leave negative reviews, but when enough negative reviews mirror one another, it starts to paint a larger picture of what happens behind the scenes. Just for fun, let’s look at Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown For Gun Safety.

On the surface, it pays extremely well! I want to know more, because if I believed in their cause, I would be extremely interested:

Not bad. Not bad at all. Seems to be enough to support living on for many of the positions (especially if a partner or spouse is also working). Ok. I’m interested! Let’s see what some current employees have to say about working for this organization:

“Racism and discrimination are things here. Pay inequality, promotions, and hiring people of color in real management positions, diversity and inclusion are only buzz words.”

From a current employee, that’s not a good comment to leave. I wonder if any other current people there have anything to say?

“Toxic people in management, difficulty with staff turnover, startup culture feel.”

Yeah. Toxic people make a place miserable to spend the workday. I wonder if anyone else there thinks it’s “toxic”?

“Hemorrhage employees. Internal politics turns even the smallest tasks into moving mountains. Too many consultants just here to get paid and move on to the next job”

We’ll, those are all red flags. Even as a registered Republican though, I still feel that I can contribute to this cause, as I don’t toe-the-line on party politics. I’m still MAYBE considering an interview:

“If you are a Republican, stay clear away from this organization.”

Hmm. They’re probably just mad they didn’t get hired, as Everytown claims to be “bi-partisan”. I’m now actually curious to see what former employees had to say about working at Michael Bloomberg’s, Shannon Watts’, and John Feinblatt’s Everytown For Gun Safety:

Ok, that’s a bunch of bold claims to make. I bet it’s someone who was fired that didn’t believe in the mission. Let’s view some more:

More on money and mention of infighting. Very bad sign. I really wish money wasn’t driving people here, as the mission is so important.

Well, delicious snacks are a definite plus, but working with people who have “crazy personalities with no accountability” is not fun, but most workplaces have a wacko or two.

“Dysfunctional environment”? Not where I want to be at all.

“Overall, an unhealthy work environment for many people, especially people of color”

Seems to be a pattern of this, even mentioned in the “current” employee review.

There’s that “toxic workplace” statement again, and also a mention of “racism”, and in this case, “rampant” (from 2 sources). Also concerning that one former employee mentions “no valid reporting mechanism for harassment”.

Ok, I’ve seen enough here. I’m going to check with a different source instead.

More issues with race.

Well, I’ve seen enough. This organization clearly has many issues regarding management, racism, and turnover. While there are some positive reviews, it’s a wash compared to the negative reviews

I guess my search for a non-racist, well run, low turnover “gun safety” organization continues, as Everytown appears to be not even close to what I’m looking for. It should also be noted that discrimination based on race (as implied) infringes on people’s constitutional rights as American citizens. Now, the irony off all of this? Everytown has their own campaign called “disarm hate”.

https://everytownresearch.org/disarm-hate/

The vast majority of hate crimes are directed against communities of color, religious minorities, and LGBTQ people.Hate crimes are driven by prejudice against race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, gender or gender identity, or other core parts of a person’s identity. In 2016, the most recent year for which data are available, over half of hate crimes reported to the FBI were motivated by racism, and approximately a quarter of all hate crimes were motivated by bias against black people.

Seems to me they should look inside at their own racism as well, as the big wig (Bloomberg) has a history of racist comments………

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/8/sughed-michael-bloomberg-suggests-disarming-minori/

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg reportedly argued Friday that guns need to be kept out of the hands of minorities in order to keep them alive.

While speaking at the Aspen Institute, Mr. Bloomberg, 72, said 95 percent of murders fall into a specific category: a male minority between the ages of 15 and 25, The Aspen Times reported.

Cities need to get guns out of this group’s hands and keep them alive, the former three-term mayor said, according to The Times.

“These kids think they’re going to get killed anyway because all their friends are getting killed,” said Mr. Bloomberg, who funds the gun-control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety. “They just don’t have any long-term focus or anything. It’s a joke to have a gun. It’s a joke to pull a trigger.”

Audio of this event and him saying it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=5L0Zq0MusGA&app=desktop&persist_app=1

Any questions?

Sources of employee reviews:

https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Everytown-for-Gun-Safety-Reviews-E948924.htm

https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Everytown-For-Gun-Safety/reviews

Note: Gun Control is racist

This article was published last week (4/17/19) and has been making the rounds with anti-NRA (and also anti-2nd amendment) groups and organizations:

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/secrecy-self-dealing-and-greed-at-the-nra

Without even looking at the article, it can be broken down to what it is and where it’s from. Reading it, you’ll notice this piece in it:

“In partnership with The Trace“. Great, let’s look at who they are:

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_7581446

Wait…..WHAT?!?!?!?!? Bloomberg funding yet another anti-gun outlet? No, it can’t be!!!! Let’s look at their funding/tax documents. This can’t be right:

https://www.thetrace.org/donor-financial-transparency/

Nope. Still not buying it. We need more evidence. This can all be explained by……oh……

Well shoot. Looks like John Feinblatt is President of Everytown AND Trace Media. That’s interesting. But what about the author of the article? Surely he……DAMNIT!!!!

Ok ok ok. It’s just this one guy who worked his way into the New Yorker and got his article published by them. It’s not happening anywhere else, there’s no……..AHHHHHHHH!!!!

And of course the Bloomberg funded/founded groups run with it:

In conclusion, a Bloomberg funded media outlet (who’s president is also the president of Everytown For Gun Safety, Bloomberg’s gun control organization) publishes a hit piece on their enemy (the NRA) and people eat it all up without looking at the money/groups/people behind it. So why write this article? See below:

Everytown used the New Yorker article as a source to file a complaint against the NRA to the IRS ONE DAY after its publication. Coordinate media/big money (Everytown) attack.

https://everytown.org/press/everytown-files-complaint-about-nras-tax-exempt-status-with-irs-calls-for-federal-and-state-investigations-into-the-nra/

NEW YORK – Today, in response to an article published by The New Yorker, in conjunction with The Trace, detailing how “a small group of N.R.A. executives, contractors, and vendors has extracted hundreds of millions of dollars from the nonprofit’s budget,” Everytown for Gun Safety has filed a complaint about the NRA’s tax-exempt status with the IRS, and is calling for federal and state investigations into the NRA’s operation as a charity.

“We’ve seen a lot of smoke — now there is fire,” said Nick Suplina, managing director for law and policy for Everytown. “It’s time for regulators to investigate the NRA and whether it has violated its tax-exempt charity status.”

From the complaint to the IRS:

Recent reporting by the New Yorker (hereinafter “NRA Expose”) and other news organizations indicates the leadership of the National Rifle Association (“NRA”) has engaged in a pattern of related party transactions, financial mismanagement, and an utter lack of transparency. See Mike Spies, “Secrecy, Self-Dealing, and Greed at the NRA, The New Yorker, Apr. 17, 2019, available at https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/secrecy-self-dealing-and-greed-at-the-nra.

Draw your own conclusions on this one......

UPDATE 4/22/19 6:13PM!!!!!

I just received this E-mail from Everytown. Can anyone say this whole stunt was a FUNDRAISING SCAM?!??!?!?!?!?

On 3/22/19, one of our members submitted a Freedom Of Information Act for the following:

Well, as you can see, they granted the request (sort of).

Takeaways:

-Two days after the shooting, gun laws were already on the table (keep in mind this man was a convicted felon who was denied a Concealed & Carry license, but the process wasn’t followed in order to revoke his FOID card. He was also carrying a gun illegally in a gun free zone)

-The Governor’s office doesn’t know that an order of protection automatically means a revocation of FOID card (I’ll even use Gifford’s as a source)

https://lawcenter.giffords.org/domestic-violence-and-firearms-in-illinois/

Illinois law provides that a person who is subject to an existing order of protection, interim order of protection, emergency order of protection, or plenary order of protection issued under the Code of Criminal Procedure may not lawfully possess weapons under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.¹⁴

In  addition, a court may issue a civil order under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act prohibiting a person from possessing firearms if that person is subject to a protection order meeting the following criteria:

• the order was issued after a hearing of which such person received actual notice, and at which such person had an opportunity to participate;

• the order restrains such person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of such person or child of such intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child; and

• the order (i) includes a finding that such person represents a credible threat to the physical safety of such intimate partner or child; or (ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against such intimate partner or child that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury.

-Rep. Kathleen Willis was discussed, which in the aftermath she was behind (and supportive of) many of the gun control laws in the current session of the Illinois General Assembly

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/guns-fingerprint-background-checks-foid-cards-illinois-aurora-shooting/

Three bills filed in the Illinois General Assembly would require authorities to collect fingerprints from people applying for state gun licenses or, alternatively, allow people seeking a state Firearms Owner’s Identification card to provide their fingerprints to the Illinois State Police as part of their background checks.

The latest was introduced this week by state Rep. Kathleen Willis, D-Northlake. It’s part of a package that would go beyond fingerprinting to also require background checks for private sales between individuals, reduce the time a FOID card is valid from the current 10 years to five before requiring a new application and require the state police to take steps to seize weapons from people whose gun licenses have been revoked. The bill also would give the state police greater discretion to deny permits to carry concealed firearms.

The state police acknowledged their error:

The state police later acknowledged it had erroneously given Martin a FOID card in 2014 after a background check based on his name and birthdate didn’t turn up anything that would disqualify him from owning a gun.

And because of The ISP’s failure, the law abiding residents of IL have to “pay” the price (make sure you you read this article VERY carefully:

It’s just a fact of life that handguns are now permanent legal fixtures in the American landscape. We have to live with that.

But the freedom to own a firearm doesn’t mean it has to be free of charge. It doesn’t mean that owners can’t be a tiny bit inconvenienced. And someone’s right to own a gun certainly does not trump the safety rights of the rest of us.

This is what the pro-gun people don’t seem to understand.

Gun rights advocates in Illinois are in an uproar over legislation that is being debated in the General Assembly. The bill simply would make it harder for people who aren’t supposed to have guns to legally obtain them.

The amendment to House Bill 96, sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Willis, is one of several bills introduced in the aftermath of a multiple shooting at a manufacturing warehouse in Aurora in February.

The ISRA is livid that everyone who applies for a new FOID card or renews one would have to be fingerprinted. The cost of this would be “astronomical, up to $250.” In addition, the ISRA says, applicants would have to pay for their own background check, costing another $100 or more.

But who says that the people who choose to own firearms shouldn’t have to go into their pocketbooks every now and then? Gun owners have no problem shelling out $600 for the latest Smith & Wesson. But if you ask them to pay $10 — the current cost of a FOID card — they go ballistic. They are perfectly satisfied allowing taxpayers who would never own a gun to supplement the administrative costs for their freedom.

There’s nothing wrong with forcing the people who like guns to kick in the extra costs for law enforcement officials to run the program properly, including following up on people like Martin who have had their FOID cards revoked.

You all read that correctly. Because of the ISP’s failure, the cost of Rep. Willis’s proposed bill will be put on law abiding IL gun owners. It would no longer be a “right”, it would be a financial privilege for those that can afford it at the time of renewal/application.

Lots of redactions as you can see, I wonder if some of this was discussed, as we all know the state loves to tax everyone until they leave the state………