Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was escorted off the Hofstra University campus Monday night, in what is becoming a regular tradition for the White House hopeful who was arrested at Hofstra outside a debate in 2012.
Stein was not arrested Monday, but, after first posing with police officers for photographs, was later escorted off campus by security. Steins camp said they were on their way to do an interview when they were stopped by campus police.
Nassau police said that Stein was nicely escorted off the campus for not having the appropriate media credentials amid tight security around the debate, according to ABC News.
Stein, along with Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, was excluded from the debate after missing out on the 15 percent threshold of five recent polls set by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
Stein was arrested in October 2012 outside the second presidential debate at Hofstra while protesting her exclusion from that event.
Shares of Deutsche Bank on Monday slid to a new low, as German President Angela Merkel ruled out the possibility of a state-sponsored bailout for the bank as investors around the world question its financial health.
The German banks struggles are a reminder of similar problems American banks faced in 2008, until they were bailed out by the U.S. government. The topic, though, is not exactly at the forefront of the 2016 presidential race, and its absence has been noted by candidates, including third-party contenders.
The Green Partys presidential nominee, Jill Stein, joined the FOX Business Network and explained how she would, if necessary, bail out banks in the future.
We would ensure that the American people are getting a return on their investment, Stein said. So the bailouts of 2008 were just handouts. They were corporate welfare on steroids, to the tune of $16 trillion when you add up all of it.
Stein, who is in favor of bailout out student debt and providing tuition-free public college education, said there are more options than just bank bailouts.
The bank can be, for example, nationalized and turned into a public bank or broken up into smaller banks, Stein said. We need to correct the problem and not just go back to the same problem of banks that are too big to fail, because thats where we are.
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Commenting on the latest news about the struggling Deutche Bank, the Green Party nominee said:
This failure of Deutche Bank has been in the works for a while. And our own banks are more consolidated than ever; more risky than ever. What a President Stein would do upon taking office is insist that we use what are called minimum capital requirements so that the banks are not taking really dangerous risks with taxpayer money. And if they do fail, we need to ensure that taxpayer interests are insured going forward and in the process of that bailout.
Though Stein will not be on the debate stage Monday night due to missing part of the requirements set forward by the Commission on Presidential Debates, she stated that she would be responding to questions online.
We are virtually opening up the debate through Facebook and through Twitter, Stein said. People can go to social media. They can go to my website and our web media and they can see through Twitter and through a new app. They can basically watch us live, inserted into the debate through this new democratized form of media that is social media, and the open internet.
She added:
The way itll work is that the candidates will each first answer the questions on the stage in the debate arena, and following Trump and Clinton, then I will answer will answer the question. Then well revert to the open discussion, in which I will also take two opportunities to respond to the issues as they come up. So it will be a virtually liberated debate in which the American people can actually hear the real issues in front of us.
Third party candidate Jill Stein responds to Clinton-Trump duel in real time
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Hillary Clinton"s problem with young people is still evident in a recent McClatchy/Marist poll. While 47 percent of voters aged 18 to 29 support her (tying 45- to 59-year-olds for the highest level), a third of them are still planning to vote for a third party.
So, for Clinton partisans out to convince Jill Stein supporters to pull the lever for Hillary (or the ones who live in a swing state and hence are meaningfully enfranchised, at any rate), here is the best argument to do so.
It comes via a pseudonymous attorney who goes by @kept_simple, and can be summarized in two words: court appointments. America has an unusually powerful court system, both for good and for ill, and so the composition of the federal judiciary is hugely important. Here"s the meat of the case:
The ability to appoint federal judges is one of a presidents most important powers. Appointing a judge is comparatively much easier for a president than indirectly shepherding legislation through Congress (notwithstanding Merrick Garlands ongoing entombment in the Capitol crypts), requiring only the consent of the Senate rather than passage by both houses of Congress. Furthermore, a judge with a lifetime appointment allows a presidents influence over policy to continue long after he or she leaves office. [Medium]
What"s more, Democrat-appointed judges are likely to be substantially to the left of the people who appointed them. He compares Bill Clinton"s rather abysmal record on criminal justice and welfare policy to the far more progressive decisions handed down by his Supreme Court appointees, who have no need to triangulate against leftists to win.
The same will certainly be true of most Hillary Clinton appointees. Federal judge nominees are generally taken from the pool of elite lawyers loyal to the Democratic Party. Highly educated people skew liberal in general, and any attorney likely to be appointed as a judge will be on the leftward edge of that spectrum.
And since there is a decent chance that Democrats will take back the Senate in November, Clinton will have a golden opportunity to fill the many vacancies left by two years of Republicans bottling up all Obama"s nominees, including a seat on the Supreme Court.
It"s no panacea, of course. Judges, including those appointed by Democrats, can make wretched decisions like anyone else.
But witness Barack Obama"s appointments to the federal judiciary, which have quietly transformed that institution over his presidency. When he first became president, only one of the 13 federal courts of appeal had a Democratic majority but now nine of them do. As a result, many Republican political and legal initiatives have run into legal roadblocks. Most notably, efforts by Republican state governments to prevent blacks and other Democratic-leaning constituencies from voting have been repeatedly overturned by Obama-appointed federal judges, sometimes with blistering attacks on their racist intent.
This leads me to the second-best reason to vote Clinton. Since she will probably not lead Democrats to take the House of Representatives, executive actions are the only realistic prospect for action on all manner of critical problems. Most importantly, President Obama"s Clean Power Plan the only climate policy currently imaginable, which Clinton has pledged to protect and extend is under legal challenge in front of the D.C. Circuit Court.
Having Clinton in place to keep pushing that initiative, and to stack the federal judiciary with liberals who will protect it, is critical to making any forward progress whatsoever on the most urgent problem facing human society today. Conversely, if Trump wins, you can kiss all that goodbye particularly the Supreme Court, which would no doubt be stuffed full of reactionary 30-year-old phrenologists from Taki Mag.
So, for young swing state Clinton skeptics, think of the EPA before you vote for Gary Johnson or Jill Stein.
America never has, and never will, face a shortage of attractive people looking under-fed and willing to pose for photos or stroll down a runway. The modeling profession will never require bending immigration rules so that our country doesnt get out-modeled by foreign competitors.
The only reason this needs clarification is because Melania Trump, who could become Americas next first lady, somehow finagled a coveted H1B visa in 2000 (the same year she began appearing in public with Donald Trump) under the guise of being a model. Not just any model but one of extraordinary ability, according to her application.
How a Slovenian fashion model pulled this off is still unclear, but its highly likely that someone of significant influence in very high places assisted. Someone like Donald Trump.
Only 65,000 H1B visas are awarded each year, which is an extremely small number compared with the high demand. The H1B visa program was created to ensure that American employers have access to top-level talent when American workers are unable to fill the void.
Employers in science, engineering and high-tech fields have been pleading with Congress for years to raise the cap on these visas because American companies are losing their competitive edge for lack of qualified talent. When key employees must exit the country because their work permits have expired and they cannot obtain an H1B visa, the employer is forced to scramble to find someone else of equal talent. Meanwhile, his former employee typically goes to work for competing companies in more immigration-friendly countries overseas.
That gives the overseas companies a competitive recruiting advantage. Because Congress has so radically restricted H1B access, top-notch scientists and computer engineers from China and India, among other countries, are opting to forgo the hassle of U.S. immigration laws altogether. This is one reason U.S. employers reduce their operations here and, instead, move to countries where fewer restrictions apply.
The United States has never faced a shortage of fashion models. The H1B program was never designed to help maintain Americas edge on the fashion runway. The visa that Melania Trump obtained came at the expense of some other employer who needed it for a more critical sort of worker.
Donald Trump, of course, denies having intervened on Melanias behalf. He also claims to be the standard-bearer of the movement to halt immigration abuses. If this doesnt qualify as an abuse of the system, what does?
The fact is, Trump lives and breathes by a double standard on immigration in which its perfectly fine to bend the rules when it suits his needs. When its other peoples lives, families and staffs on the verge of being split up, he shrugs his shoulders and pronounces, Get em outta here.
Santa Cruz - Streets On Fire (FULL) Holy Cross School observes 9/11
SANTA CRUZ None of the students at Holy Cross School in Santa Cruz were born when a group of men seized control of three airplanes and flew them into targets around Washington, D.C.
All of them, however, band together every year to honor and thank the firefighters, police officers and other first responders who lost their lives that day, and those who work every day.
At Holy Cross, the thank yous come in the form of plates heaped with cookies.
Cookies for Courage has been a tradition at the school since the 9/11 attacks, when a fifth-grade student decided to ease her sadness during one 9/11 anniversary by making cookies for local first responders.
Its really important we honor everyone who helps out, said eighth-grader Maggie ORourke. They save the community from tragedy and protect the city.
Maggie said the day is also a time to teach the younger students about the importance of the remembrance.
They have to be able to know what were talking about, she said.
Leilani Valdez, also an eighth-grader, has been participating in the event since she started at the school nine years ago.
Its our way of saying thank you for all the help during 9/11, she said. Im proud of them.
Santa Cruz Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark called the day a joy.
Its a huge honor, he said. Its by far one of our favorite days of the year.
Santa Cruz Fire Captain Pat Gallagher said attending the event gives him a rare opportunity to interact with the public in a relaxed atmosphere.
Its a really nice opportunity for us to reflect on what happened on 9/11 and how it affected us as a community, he said.
The event was attended by personnel from Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Watsonville, Capitola and UC Santa Cruz police departments, in addition to CalFire, Santa Cruz Fire Department and American Medical Response.
Green Party"s Jill Stein: Politicians do not own our vote
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was escorted off the premises of Hofstra University on Monday afternoon, hours before the start of the first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Stein, who"s ineligible to participate in the event because she did not meet the Commission on Presidential Debates" 15 percent polling threshold, boarded a shuttle bus meant for news media as it headed to the New York venue.
A reporter for USA Today spotted Stein and her press secretary and reported her presence on Twitter. Apparently, Hofstra University security and Nassau Country police saw the tweet and removed Stein and the aide because they were not credentialed media or invited members of the audience.
Stein spokeswoman Melezia Figueroa said the candidate was headed to the venue to participate in media interviews, which she was doing when law enforcement and campus security located her and told her to leave. Figueroa said Stein complied with police orders and left the area.
"We were there under legitimate pretenses," Figueroa told USA Today.
Figueroa said the campaign planned to bus in supporters to stage a protest to grant her admission into Monday night"s debate, though she acknowledged it was unlikely to work.
Stein said she plans to join her supporters at the protest and live stream her response to the debate on social media.
Monday"s trip to Hofstra wasn"t Stein"s first. In 2012, again the Green Party nominee, she was arrested after entering the debate venue -- which was also at Hofstra -- and handcuffing herself to a chair in protest.
Records Show Vehicle Registered to Nathan DeSai Described as normally "sweet" and "friendly," Nathan DeSai"s neighbors noticed a dramatic change in recent months.
On August 4, roofers were working above his West University condo.
DeSai apparently believed someone was trying to break in -- and confronted the workers with a gun, according to the condo"s property manager.
"It was a several-months long roofing project and we got a call from the roofer saying that one of the residents had come out waving an assault rifle at them," said Jason Delgado with Rise Association Management Group said in a phone interview. "We immediately called the police."
In the aftermath of DeSai"s apparent shooting rampage which injured nine Monday, Houston"s police chief did not seem aware.
"We cannot find a nexus to that individual or that apartment," Interim Chief Martha Montalvo said during a press conference after the shooting and after DeSai"s was shot and killed by officers.
No charges were pressed, but in a letter to DeSai, property managers warned him threatening behavior would not be tolerated.
"We have received reports that you are causing a nuisance to some of the residents," the August 5 letter obtained by abc13 read. "Please take steps to correct this issue. Displaying a firearm for any purpose other than transporting it to your unit is prohibited."
It was just one of the erratic behaviors noted recently.
As officers were searching DeSai"s car, a notebook emblazoned with a swastika was found in his bag. There was apparently more n**i gear in his apartment.
"We did find some old n**i emblem and also some other paraphernalia where he lived," Houston police homicide detective Dwane Ready said.
Some who saw the notebook on abc13 said it may be a Hindu symbol, rather than a n**i emblem
A former client who had been in his apartment said desai collected old weapons but never saw any n**i material.
There were also reports of heavy pot use in DeSai"s apartment.
"The information we would hear from other owners is that there was a marijuana odor that was pretty strong coming from his unit," Delgado said "We had numerous complaints about that."
In addition, court records show that DeSai"s business was dropping off.
DeSai was a lawyer, but with few -- if any -- current clients.
He had no active criminal cases and only two new criminal cases since 2013. This year he had no new civil work either.
That"s in stark contrast to more robust years like 2008 when he was working 26 criminal and civil cases and 2009 when he had 17 such cases, records show.
DeSai did not pay his property taxes on time in 2014 and 2015 and was fined because of it. His property tax bill is now current, records show.
Everyone interviewed Monday seems flabbergasted by the news and many are looking for a motive.
Neighbor Deborah Boily described DeSai as "sweet and friendly" and is also mystified.
"I"m sad, very sad," she said. "He must have been plunging into some very dark places."
