90 Miles From Tyranny

Monday, November 19, 2018

ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ FLUBS BASIC GOVERNMENT 101 FACTS

Progressive darling and Democratic Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York didn’t accurately name the three branches of government on Sunday despite her upcoming role as a congresswoman.

“If we work our butts off to make sure that we take back all three chambers of Congress, uh, rather, all three chambers of government — the presidency, the Senate and the House — in 2020,” said. “We can’t start working in 2020.”
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Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: "If we work our butts off to make sure that we take back all three chambers of Congress — Uh, rather, all three chambers of government: the presidency, the Senate, and the House."

The 3 branches of government: executive, legislative, judicial. pic.twitter.com/8rPSpzottE
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) November 19, 2018

Ocasio- self-proclaimed Democratic socialist seemed to be confusing the two chambers of Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate, with the three branches of American government, the Executive, Legislative and Judicial.

Ocasio-Cortez graduated cum laude from Boston University in 2011 with a bachelors degree in economics and...

Democrat Eric Swalwell Threatens Americans With Nukes For Wanting To Preserve Their Second Amendment Constitutional Rights

Selfie saves Texas man from serving up to 99 years in prison

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but a selfie turned out to be priceless for one Texas man.

Cristopher "CJ" Precopia faced 99 years in prison for a violent crime he said he didn't commit -- and only a photo he took of himself was able to clear his name.

Precopia, 21, of Williamson County, said he was confused when police arrested him on Sept. 22, 2017. Officials said his ex-girlfriend, who was not named, claimed Precopia broke into her home, assaulted her and then slashed an “X” into her chest with a box cutter during a brutal Sept. 20 attack, KVUE reported.

Precopia said he couldn’t recall the last time he spoke to the woman, whom he dated in high school.

Selfie clears man facing 99 years in prison for crime he didn’t commit https://t.co/kjRDKpytWS pic.twitter.com/7pMtiLKXP3
— FOX4 News (@fox4kc) November 16, 2018

But he was placed behind bars at the Williamson County Jail and charged with burglary of a habitation with the intent to commit other crimes -- a felony that could have landed him life in prison, the Washington Postreported.

His parents posted the $150,000 bond and then set out on a mission to prove his innocence.

Cristopher's mother, Erin Precopia, remembered the evening of the alleged attack she was with her son at the Renaissance Austin Hotel. She also had proof – a selfie taken at 7:02 p.m. CST. The accuser told authorities she was attacked at 7:20 p.m. at her Bell County residence -- about 70 miles from the hotel where Precopia was with his mother.

How a selfie saved a Williamson County man from 99 years in prison https://t.co/5NLeEY1hEh pic.twitter.com/l0WcHFAFk7
— KVUE News (@KVUE) November 13, 2018

Precopia’s lawyer, Rick Flores, told the Washington Post his client was lucky he had a “rock-solid alibi.”

“He was very fortunate that she chose a date and time that he just happened to have a rock-solid alibi for,” Flores said. “He and I have talked many times about how lucky he is, whether you believe in a higher power or good old-fashioned luck.”

On June 21, the charge was dropped after Flores provided the evidence to the district attorney’s office.

"We are always willing to listen and examine new information, and that's exactly what we did in this case,” Bell County District Attorney Henry Garza said.

Precopia's accuser has not been charged with a crime, KVUE reported.

Precopia told KVUE he is ready to move on and has applied to...

The vast majority of Republican voters and more than 53 percent of swing voters in the recent midterm elections support President Donald Trump’s most central promise: The construction of a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Exit polling conducted by Zogby Analytics for the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) reveals the vast majority of Republican voters — more than 80 percent — support the construction of a border wall along the southern border. Less than five percent of Republicans oppose a border wall.

Meanwhile, a majority of about 53.3 percent of swing voters in the midterm elections support Trump’s proposed border wall to stop illegal immigration into the country. A plurality of more than 47 percent of all midterm election voters said they support the construction of a border wall.

Despite running on a promise to stem the inflow of illegal aliens into the U.S., illegal immigration at the border has steadily continued, with nearly 51,000 border crossers being apprehended in the last month alone.

Nearly 90 percent of all midterm election voters called illegal immigration either a “problem” or a “serious problem” facing the nation. This includes nearly 83 percent of Democratic voters and more than 85 percent of swing voters.

Though a border wall was the central tenant of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, the construction of the barrier has yet to be funded — much less built. Months ago, before the midterms, the Republican-controlled House approved nine spending bills — none of them included...

Things got heated in Portland on Saturday as leftist Antifa groups clashed with police and #HimToo rally participants.

The #HimToo rally, organized by Portland resident Haley Adams as a way to highlight false accusations against men in light of the #MeToo movement, was reportedly attended by around 40 people, including some affiliated with the right-wing Patriot Prayer group.

“Men too can be abused, Men too can be lied about, Men too have the right to a fair trial,” the group wrote on its Facebook event page.

#HimToo has nothing to do with Politics but to stand up for MenToo. The left is making this political but it isn’t. Men & their families are starting to become very nervous about today’s blame projecting & it’s time to stand up for them together as we do women. Giving them a day to speak about how they feel, what they have gone through & believe it or not they are excited that we are not forgetting them. Instead of putting one or the other on a pedestal men and women should be working together, maybe this is a start.
We will be having a huge event in Portland Oregon on November 17th. Message us if you have any questions. Everyone is welcomed to join.

Leftist groups counter-demonstrating included the Democratic Socialists of America and Portland’s Rose City Antifa.

Bottles and flares were reportedly thrown at police officers during the demonstrations, and six people were arrested.

Journalist, photographer, and Quillette editor Andy Ngo attended the event and recorded several engagements between the counter-demonstrating groups. Ngo stated that he himself was “assaulted” by a “mob” of black-clad masked demonstrators who also insulted him and “targeted” his equipment.