Unearthed blog posts reveal ‘Squad’ member Jamaal Bowman spread shocking 9/11 conspiracy theories while serving as NYC principal https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/news/jamaal-bowman-regrets-spreading-9-11-conspiracy-theories/ US Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), who represents the Bronx and Westchester County, espoused conspiracy theories about the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks while serving as a public high school principal, it was revealed this week. Bowman — a member of the liberal House “Squad” that also includes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — kept a blog that claimed World Trade Center building Number 7 was destroyed in a controlled demolition and that hijacked Flight 93 and Flight 77 caused minimal damage and left behind little debris. The posts, which were unearthed by the Daily Beast, were reportedly made before 2014, when Bowman was principal at the Cornerstone Academy for Social Action in the Bronx, and deleted by 2016. Bowman, 47, claimed that Osama bin Laden, a Saudi native, was “blamed” for the attacks as an excuse to wage war in Afghanistan, when in fact the terror leader had openly taken credit for the massacre. Investigators have determined that Building 7 buckled after debris from the Twin Towers started a fire, and hijackers steered Flight 77 into the Pentagon in Virginia, killing all 64 people on the plane and 125 in the building. Flight 93 crashed in rural Pennsylvania after passengers fought back against the hijackers. All 44 people aboard were killed. Bowman, who was elected to the House in 2020, also reportedly promoted the conspiracy theory movies “Loose Change” and “Zeitgeist” on the blog. “Loose Change” asserted that the US carried out the 9/11 attacks and “Zeitgeist” promoted the suggestion that globalist bankers were behind the tragedy to influence the US to go to war and take on more debt. The movies were a favorite of Infowars host Alex Jones — who served as executive director on the final cut of “Loose Change” — and of Arizona mass shooter Jared Loughner, who injured former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) and killed a federal judge and five others during a 2011 supermarket rampage. Bowman has openly commemorated anniversaries of the attacks without promoting conspiracy theories while in office. On Monday, the progressive Democrat issued a statement to the Daily Beast saying he “regrets” his past blog posts, but did not clarify why he wrote them at the time. Well over a decade ago, as I was debating diving into a doctoral degree, I explored a wide range of books, films, and articles across a wide swath of the political spectrum and processed my thoughts in a personal blog that few people ever read,” the statement read. Bowman also disavowed the films in his statement and walked back his endorsements of conspiracy theory authors John Perkins and William Cooper, “Zeitgeist” filmmaker Peter Joseph, and left-wing documentary makers Michael Moore and Adam Curtis. “I don’t believe anything that these cranks have said, and my life’s work has proven that. As a Congressman, I’ve written a Congressional Resolution condemning a dangerous conspiracy theory, I’ve stood up to MAGA extremists, and I’ve called out the endless bulls–t of the far-right,” his statement said. “I regret posting anything about any of these people. Anyone who looks at my work today knows where I stand.” In 2015, Bowman went on an online rant that compared standardized tests to slavery and post-slavery racial segregation policies in the US, The Post reported at the time. “Public school high-stakes standardized testing is a form of modern-day slavery, and it is designed to continue the proliferation of inequality,” wrote the then-principal in his blog. “America was born of horror for black people and that horror continues today for brown and poor people as well. Slavery, Jim Crow, redlining, crack cocaine and now standardized testing were all sanctioned by the American government. All designed to destroy the mind, body and soul of black and brown people,” the post read.
‘Squad’ Rep. Cori Bush under federal investigation over private security spending — after marrying one of her bodyguards: report https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/news/...-member-cori-bush-over-security-funds-report/ Federal investigators are probing far-left Rep. Cori Bush for purportedly misspending money set aside for her personal security. The investigation into Bush (D-Mo.), a vocal advocate of the “Defund the police” movement, was reported Tuesday by Punchbowl News after a subpoena was delivered to the office of the House sergeant at arms and announced on the floor of the chamber by the clerk Monday. Bush, 47, was first elected to Congress in 2020 from a district that includes the entirety of St. Louis. Her spending came under scrutiny after she paid $60,000 in 2022 to her now-husband, Cortney Merritts, to provide “security services” for her. At the same time, FEC records show, Bush’s campaign was paying more than $225,000 to a St. Louis-based firm called PEACE Security and $50,000 to another security guard named Nathaniel Davis. Fox News Digital reported in February 2023 that Merritts was paid despite not holding a private security license as required by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department since 2012. The outlet also reported that Merritts was not licensed as a security official by the District of Columbia. Under FEC rules, campaigns can only make payments to family members for “bona fide” services. In October, the Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics unanimously recommended that Bush be cleared following a complaint by conservative watchdog groups. “The political attacks on my campaign are a clear example of how right-wing extremist groups will stop at nothing to malign those of us unapologetically working in service of our communities,” Bush proclaimed at the time. Over her first two years in office, Bush dropped nearly $500,000 on private security while embracing the “Defund” movement. “I’m going to make sure I have security because I know I have had attempts on my life and I have too much work to do,” Bush told CBS News in August 2021. “So, if I end up spending $200,000, if I spend … 10 more dollars on it, you know what? I get to be here to do the work.” “So, suck it up, and defunding the police has to happen,” she added. “We need to defund the police and put that money into social safety nets because we’re trying to save lives.” Bush is vying for a third term later this year but faces a spirited challenge from St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell. The Justice Department declined to comment Tuesday, while a spokesperson for Bush did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Well Ron, we all know the progressive Squad are idiots but you can't strip them of U.S. citizenship and deport them for being idiots. Only in your fascist world would this happen. It is strange that you once held office in the U.S. House but still don't understand how things work. The proper approach is to refer Rep. Ilhan Omar to the Ethics Committee. That is about all you can demand. DeSantis demands 'Squad' member be expelled, deported over 'Somalians first' remark https://nbcmontana.com/news/nation-...n-omar-somalia-somali-muslim-florida-congress
We Didn't Think The Squad Could Disgrace Themselves Any Further. They Proved Us Wrong. The cadre of left-wing Jew haters are having a banner week https://freebeacon.com/democrats/we...-themselves-any-further-they-proved-us-wrong/
The Squad wants Hamas terrorists in the U.S. -- keep this in mind when progressives run for office. ‘Squad’ members Tlaib and Bush sole votes against bill to bar Oct. 7 attackers from entering US https://gazette.com/news/wex/squad-...cle_a18a22e5-88e2-5a3d-81d5-15262002fc16.html
cons: We need to enforce the laws in the books, not more laws also cons: we need more laws if it's bad optics for the other side in the fine print: This bars PLO members, the West Bank ruling authority and furthers Israel's goal of never having a 2nd state for PL.
Week after week the bullshiat that comes out of the mouths of The Squad keeps getting more absurd. If Tlaib wants to talk about genocidal maniacs then she really should talk about Hamas -- you know the terrorists who raped and murdered hundreds of people on January 7th. Rashida Tlaib Slams Democratic Colleagues Over Aid to Israel, Calls Netanyahu a ‘Genocidal Maniac’ https://www.mediaite.com/politics/r...to-israel-calls-netanyahu-a-genocidal-maniac/