Ocala, Florida — The College of Central Florida and Appleton Museum of Art has launched new websites with a fresh design and improved functionality that focuses on the user experience.
“Now more than ever, it’s vital that information about college and museum programs and services be easily accessible and inviting,” said Dr. Jim Henningsen, CF president. “We have reimagined the college site to better showcase the experience of being a CF student and the museum site to highlight artwork and programming. Both sites reflect the quality of what we offer at the College of Central Florida.”
A complete redesign, CF.edu features drop-down menus to assist with finding information on admissions, academic programs, student life, and more. The site also offers a new search tool that makes it easy to explore programs, degrees, and certificates available at CF. Website visitors can filter results by area of study, degree type, and online vs. on-campus availability. The website was a collaborative effort based on input from students, staff, faculty, and community members and is fully mobile-responsive.
The Appleton Museum’s site, AppletonMuseum.org, features more imagery to better highlight the special exhibitions and permanent collection. With the new events and education calendars, website visitors can see what’s happening at the Appleton in an easily digestible format, filterable by event types such as films, themed tours, and more. “The new Appleton website reinforces the museum’s mission to activate the collections and to enhance our ability to serve our community,” said Museum Director Jason Steuber.
Marion County — The Department of Health in Marion County is moving its COVID-19 vaccination operations to the Paddock Mall, located at 3100 SW College Road, beginning Tuesday, January 19, 2021. The site, a joint venture with AdventHealth Ocala, Marion County Emergency Management, and Paddock Mall, will be available for vaccinations by appointment only.
Process for vaccine recipients
The Paddock Mall vaccination site will be a walk-up operation, rather than a drive-through operation that other vaccination sites have used. People with vaccination appointments will park at the Paddock Mall entrance nearest the Belk department store entrance on Southwest College Road.
Residents with appointments will begin the vaccination process at the mall entrance appointment check-in table. They will then walk inside the mall to the registration area, where staff members will verify their information.
Once registration is complete, residents will walk to the vaccination area where medical personnel will provide information about the vaccine they are about to receive and administer the vaccine. After receiving their vaccination, residents will walk to a seated waiting area where medical personnel will monitor them for approximately 15 to 30 minutes for possible adverse reactions. After the monitoring window is complete, individuals will be permitted to depart the mall and return to their vehicles.
Vaccination site staff will have transportation available to help transport residents between their vehicles and the mall entrance. Residents who require wheelchairs, walkers, or other mobility devices are asked to bring their own devices, as they will need to be able to wait in line for their vaccination appointment.
The Paddock Mall vaccination site is currently scheduled to be open for appointments each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. The site is projected to schedule several hundred vaccination appointments each day. The department will be unable to support walk-in requests for vaccinations.
Health department staff continuing to schedule vaccination appointments
The department is continuing to schedule appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations for individuals who are age 65 and older. Demand for the vaccine has been high. DOH-Marion received more than 50,000 registrations in its week of signups.
“We are continuing to schedule the first 10,000 who registered with us for vaccination appointments. Based on our registration data, this first registration group is almost all individuals who registered on Mon., Dec. 28,” said DOH-Marion Administrator Mark Lander. “We are currently able to distribute about 3,000 vaccines each week in combination with our partners.”
Meanwhile, opportunities for people who are 65 and older to receive a COVID-19 vaccination continue to expand in Marion and surrounding counties. People who are interested in receiving a COVID-19 vaccination are encouraged to sign up for the shot with locations in the community as they become available.
“Ultimately, we want individuals to be able to get vaccinated as quickly as possible,” Lander said. “Being signed up with the health department doesn’t disqualify you from checking elsewhere for other available COVID-19 vaccination opportunities, and we encourage you to check all opportunities available to you.”
More than 170 vaccination sites have been opened statewide in partnership with local communities and hospitals. To find a list of vaccine locations in Florida, please visit floridahealthcovid19.gov/vaccines/vaccine-locator.
Ocala, Florida — A Department of Children and Families Investigator notified law enforcement after a young girl was diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease.
When the girl was interviewed, she denied that anyone had touched her. However, medical personnel, after examining the little girl, said the disease is only sexually transmitted.
In a later interview, the girl admitted that a man, identified as Martin Edward Marszalek, 38, had inappropriate contact with her.
When questioned, Marszalek said that he “could have an STD.” He denied having sex with the girl. However, he told authorities that he has a drinking problem and that, something might have happened but he does not remember.
Marszalek was arrested and charged with Capital Sexual Battery on a Child Under 12.
He is being held without bond. His next court date is slated for February 16.
The shutdown due to COVID-19 was not bad news for everyone.
Philip Hurst, of Ocala, spent most of his work career in sales and restaurant management.
In March, when the pandemic hit, he was left with no income and he had no idea what he and his family were going to do.
Instead of feeling sorry for himself and relying on unemployment, Philip began brainstorming, and with the help of his son who attends Trinity Catholic, came up with an idea.
Stepping outside his comfort zone, the father and son duo began using the family pickup truck to haul away unwanted items for people in the area. However, Philip had no idea what was in store for his family.
What was supposed to be a temporary side job, quickly snowballed into a small business now known as Southern Boys Haul-Away.
In less than eight months, the small business quickly grew from using one small pickup truck and having a few customers, to needing to purchase a used trailer and having a steady clientele.
“The love and referrals that we are getting from the community make every drop of sweat, every tear, every cut, bruise, bump, all worth it,” Philip said. He went on to say, “We might not have the fanciest equipment, but we have a genuine love for making customers happy.”
Philip said the new business venture has allowed him to meet new people. Additionally, since his company does haul-aways outside Marion County, he has also been able to travel to places he has never seen.
Philip said he knows that a lot of people are not as fortunate as he has been. He said he and his family are grateful and extremely humbled that people in the community have given his business a chance and hopes his business will continue to grow.
“We love our customers and know they are the reason we are where we are,” Philip said.
Dunnellon, Florida — A Romeo Elementary para-professional was arrested Thursday after a young student said he had touched her.
The investigation began on November 20, 2020, after a female student came forward and told school officials that Juvenal Gomez, 58, had sat down beside her at a table and put his hand up her skirt.
According to the victim, Gomez gave her a “peso,” which is given to students for good behavior. He had written the word “kitten” and his personal phone number on it.
School officials said that Gomez was fired the same day they were notified of the allegations.
Gomez is charged with Lewd and Lascivious Behavior on a Child by an Adult Over 18.
His bail has been set at $25,000 with a court date slated for February 6.
Marion County, Florida — An argument between a husband and wife ended with a 911 call and the tip of the man’s thumb in a plastic baggie.
When a deputy and medics arrived at the residence, they were greeted by a man holding a plastic baggie and the tip of his thumb was inside.
The man asked, “Can that be put back on?”
While being questioned at the hospital, the victim said he had gone to dinner with Michelle DeLuca, 54, but decided he wanted to leave the restaurant because she was intoxicated and in a bad mood.
The pair had driven separate vehicles to the restaurant and DeLuca wanted a ride home because she was intoxicated. However, the man told authorities that he had been in another incident where DeLuca was drunk and almost caused an accident when she grabbed the steering wheel of his vehicle while he was driving. Therefore, the man said he left DeLuca at the restaurant and drove home.
A short time later, DeLuca knocked on his door and he let her in.
The victim stated that they began to argue and DeLecua was screaming vulgarities in his face. The victim said he walked away, but she continued to pursue him and get up in his face while screaming at him.
At one point during the argument, DeLuca ran into her bedroom and toward a closet where the victim believes she was hiding two guns that she had stolen from him.
According to reports, the victim told deputies DeLuca had once stated that if she shot him it would be justified.
The victim said he tried to open the closet door to see if she had the weapons because he feared for his life. He said it was at that time DeLuca ran toward the closet “like a football player,” and while his hand was in the doorjamb, she slammed it shut.
The tip of the man’s thumb then fell on the floor.
The victim told deputies that DeLuca knew his hand was in the way and that, she slammed the door shut on purpose. He said she was smug about it and did not show any remorse.
He said DeLuca often gets belligerent and violent when she drinks.
When questioned, DeLuca said there was an argument but denied screaming at the victim.
She claimed it was the bedroom door she slammed shut because she did not want the victim to see her naked. She said she did not know his hand was in the doorjamb and did not mean to hurt him.
When asked why she ran toward the closet, she stated, “It was to get pajamas.”
Evidence collected at the scene corroborated the victim’s story. There was also blood on the floor near the closet doorjamb.
DeLuca was arrested and charged with Aggravated Battery on a Person 65 or Older.
She was released on her own recognizance.
A domestic violence injunction has been filed against DeLuca. She is also in the middle of an ongoing auto negligence case.
PatrioticMe, a company founded by wife and mother, LeeAnn Miller, has been ban by Facebook from advertising patriotic merchandise.
Millers said she began having issues with her advertising the day after Joe Biden was elected president.
The merchandise sold by the company is patriotic in nature — red, white, blue, and the terms “America” and “USA.” All of their products are made and printed in the U.S.
Miller feels that she was ban from advertising simply because the products are based on patriotism.
PatroticME has a partnership with Quantify, a business development firm, which advertises Miller’s products on Facebook. Quantify has hundreds of clients.
The advertisement that Facebook said violated its advertising policy reads as follows:
“Loving your country shouldn’t be hidden.
Check out our new line of long sleeve shirts!
We have an attractive range of patriotic clothes to show that love off! 10% off on your order for a limited time!
The ad featured a model wearing an American flag t-shirt similar to the one shown below.
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In the “about” section of the companies Facebook page, it states, “Patriotic Me was founded because there this is no better place on Earth than the United States. Our ancestors came to America seeking opportunity so Patriotic Me’s products are our family’s way of giving back to the country that’s given us so much.”
Miller said, “It took about a year to get things exactly the way I wanted them… the products and the website. I believe in my product, I have a great product, I love the shirts, they’re comfortable. We get great reviews on them from the people who have bought them. And I really felt like I was doing something good for the country, to promote patriotism”
Facebook stated, “Our policies and standards help keep Facebook ‘safe and welcoming’ for everyone. We use either technology or a review team to remove anything that doesn’t comply with our policies or standards as quickly as possible.”
In other words, Facebook does not consider the American flag, the term “USA” or the term “America” welcoming. The company plans to remove the advertising of other companies as well.
Miller appealed Facebook’s decision to remove her ad three times. Following the third appeal, Facebook permanently disabled her ability to advertise anything pertaining to being a patriot.
In the eyes of Mark Zuckerberg, it is apparently unwelcoming to be a proud American.
Detective Grady with the Ocala Police department has obtained three felony warrants for John Clayton Thomas.
Thomas is wanted for the theft of catalytic converters.
Multiple catalytic converter thefts have been reported inside and outside the city limits.
According to several recycling facilities, as scrap, catalytic converters are valued between $100 and $600 (just an estimate) depending on what vehicle the catalytic converter was removed from.
Thomas is known to drive a dark blue 2007 Chevy pickup with a white horseshoe sticker on the rear window. The tag assigned is to the truck is Z199XA, but may be written on a handmade paper tag in the rear window.
If you have any information to assist in identifying and/or locating this suspect, please contact Detective Grady at 352-629-8237. To remain anonymous, you can submit a tip to Crime Stoppers of Marion County at 352-368-STOP (7867). Tips can also be submitted at www.ocalacrimestoppers.com. You may be eligible for a cash reward.
An Utah BLM activist who faces criminal charges in connection with a Provo “protest” he organized in June and encouraged supporters to burn down the city was inside the Capitol building on January 6.
John Earle Sullivan was also front a center when an unarmed Air Force veteran, Ashli Babbitt, was shot and killed by a Capitol police officer. That officer has since been placed on administrative leave. Chief of Police Steven Sund confirmed this information with The Daily Lash. Sund had since resigned.
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Sullivan recording the moment Air Force veteran, Ashli Babbitt, was shot
The video showing the woman being shot was uploaded to the internet not even an hour after it happened.
Sullivan alleges he attended the free speech demonstration at the Capitol “just to watch” and “support the black community.”
Video footage that he himself posted to his social media sites contradicts his assertion that he was “only watching” or “only filming.” After being questioned, Sullivan took down the videos.
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In one of his videos, before the barricades were crossed, he can clearly be heard in the video encouraging people to join him and other members of his movement as they push their way through police barricades.
Sullivan is a radical left-wing activist and founder of Insurgence USA, a social justice group that touts itself as anti-fascist and protests police brutality.
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Sullivan inside the capitol building
Shortly after a window to the Capitol building was broken, Sullivan — wearing a gas mask and wielding an iPhone on a stabilizing stick — and a woman who said Wednesday that she was making a documentary on Sullivan, is on the first porch area outside the entrance looking back over the people around the Capitol. Again, they can be heard on video shouting “climb the wall,” saying, “Come on. Let’s go!”
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Photo on the left shows Sullivan at a previous march on the capitol.
My question is;
What was John Sullivan, 26, “BLM Activist”, “Insurgence USA Founder” and “Anti TRUMP” doing among the Capitol Raiders yesterday as a “Donald Trump sympathizer”? 🤔⬇️
Politifact was also provided all of the video evidence and photos, however, they still labeled the story as “mostly false” and a “conspiracy theory.” Anyone who disagrees with the left has also been labeled as a racist for pointing out the fact that Sullivan was involved.
Sullivan is also responsible for dozens of photos that distort the facts of January 6 that have been distributed and used by CNN, ABC, and other mainstream media outlets, but also uploaded to the internet via other activists on Twitter and Facebook.
So far, despite video evidence of inciting violence, the FBI says that have not filed any charges against Sullivan.
Three days before free speech protesters showed up at the U. S. Capitol, the Pentagon asked U.S Capitol Police if they needed help from the National Guard. Then, when demonstrators showed on on January 6, President Trump tweeted he would send help.
New facts have now surfaced, and have been confirmed by Ocala Post, that U.S. Capitol police turned down the help — not once, but twice.
“Capitol Police had planned for a free speech demonstration and didn’t need more help,” they said in a statement.
The urgency to arrest people following the demonstration on January 6, has also raised questions as to why such urgency was not shown to rioters who burned down more than a dozen businesses and a police station over the summer. Fingers are pointing at a double standard on behalf of Democrats who often try and silence conservative Republicans, or conservatives in general.
Republican leaders, while not condoning the Capitol breach, say that democrats “barely lifted a finger” to stop the extreme violence and destruction of government property over the summer.
In fact, Kamala Harris fully supported the riots.
“But [protesters] are not going to stop. They’re not going to stop. They’re not. This is a movement. I’m telling you. They’re not going to stop, and everyone, beware. Because they’re not going to stop. They’re not going to stop before election day in November, and they are not going to stop after election day. And everyone should take note of that on both levels. That they’re not going to let up. And they should not, and we should not,” Kamala said in a video.
Several Capitol officials, including U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, Sergeant at Arms of the Senate Michael Stenger, and Sergeant at Arms of the House Paul Irving have all tendered their resignation.
It is now abundantly clear that Freedom of Speech is under attack as big tech further moves to censor anyone who does not conform to their ideologies.
Self-proclaimed socialist and Google CEO, Pichai Sundararajan, has removed the social media platform Parler from its Play Store and the company was smug about the announcement.
The move comes after President Donald Trump announced that he would be joining the Parler social network.
Google says it removed the APP because it felt Parler’s members were posting articles that could be considered violent in nature. Google says they believe that some of the posts could incite violence.
Consequently, Parler is owned and operated by conservatives who support freedom of speech and not censorship. The company is in no way affiliated with Google, yet, Google is attempting to dictate how the company should operate its moderation process.
According to Google executives, Parler lacks moderation policies that would prohibit “violence-inciting content.”
However, the company said [that] is a completely false narrative being spearheaded by Google.
Parler has a strict set of community guidelines that read in part:
“We do not curate your feed; we do not pretend to be qualified to do so. We believe only you are qualified to curate your feed, and so we give you the tools you need to do it yourself. To that end, Parler offers a number of features—including the ability to mute or block other members, or to mute or block all comments containing terms of the member’s choice—and we encourage you to use these tools whenever the content you would rather not encounter here, is not otherwise addressed by what follows. At Parler, we’re committed to continuous improvement toward fulfilling our mission. Accordingly, these Guidelines are subject to modification, unilaterally by Parler, at any time.
Principle #1:
Parler will not knowingly allow itself to be used as a tool for crime, civil torts, or other unlawful acts. We will remove reported member content that areasonable and objective observer would believe constitutes or shows evidence of such activity. We may also remove the accounts of members who use our platform in this way.”
Unlike Facebook and Twitter, Parler does not pretend to operate as a publisher, instead, it operates within the guidelines of section 230.
President Trump, Senator Ted Cruz, and other senators were seeking to file proceedings that would remove the section 230 protections from both Facebook and Twitter, which is most likely why the tech giants are retaliating.
In addition to Google, Apple said they plan to remove the Parler APP within the next 24 hours.
Attorneys say it is clear that google removed the APP for malicious reasons because Parler is the biggest enemy to Facebook and Twitter…Parler is their competition.
Ironically, Goggle and Apple both allow the Chinese-owned company, NewsBreak, or NewsBreakApp, on their APP stores. NewsBreak has also deleted the accounts of multiple conservative news sites and deleted hundreds of articles.
Attorneys said that the Chinese-owned company has been assisting in controlling the narrative in the United States as they do in China. The media in China is state-run media. This is just as dangerous as law enforcement run media.
It is not clear if Parler plans to move forward with legal action.
This is something that every red-blooded American should be concerned with.
Ocala, Florida — Multiple criminals kicked in the front door to a home in West Ocala and ransacked it.
According to Ocala Police Department Public Information Officer Corie Byrd, it was a targeted attack. The attack was not aimed at the homeowner, but rather the homeowner’s daughter.
The burglary occurred in West Ocala behind Sam’s Big Apple.
The suspects are now facing felony charges.
If you know these criminals, contact Detective Ridge or Sergeant Uptagraft at 352-369-7000. You can submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers of Marion County at 352-368-STOP (7867). Tips can also be submitted at www.ocalacrimestoppers.com. You might be eligible for a cash reward.
Washington — A man says he recorded the moment that police opened barricades and encouraged the crowd to storm the Capitol. Some police officers, which has been verified, even took selfies with protesters. The video, however, is short and is difficult to tell if it is actually in the context in which it appears to be.
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For months, America watched as rioters, or “protesters” as CNN, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Jamaal Bowman, and Cori Bush, refer to them, burned down businesses, police stations, and destroyed millions of dollars in property.
The aforementioned socialists are also known as the Squad.
The Squad
The rioters maimed, killed, and demanded to be heard. BLM and ANTIFA were accepted by AOC and Ilhan Omar, who openly hates America while embracing Islam.
During this time, those on the left, including Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, stated that the “protesters must endure…or stay strong.” The rioters and anarchists were not condemned or referred to as terrorists even as they ran off police officers and burned a police station and other businesses to the ground.
Facebook, Google, and Twitter did not block videos, or ban the accounts of any CNN reporters or politicians who referred to the rioters as “protesters.” No, instead, the tech giants glorified the mayhem and supported it. They even allowed videos to be promoted and advertised whilst preventing any political video portraying Biden or his family in a bad light from being sponsored or promoted.
On Wednesday, Trump supporters turned up in droves at the Capitol to show their support for President Donald Trump hoping for the Senate to keep socialism out of the Whitehouse.
Emotions were high and many protesters stormed the Capitol building in hopes of swaying the political agenda of the corrupt establishment.
Many, wrote on Facebook, “The people should not fear their government. The Government should fear their people.”
Amanda Collins wrote, “This is as American as it gets. Storming the Capitol to shutdown tyranny.”
Democrats immediately moved to label anyone at the protest as a terrorist or right-wing extremists. AOC referred to them as white supremacists.
During the incident, an unarmed Air Force veteran, Ashli Babbitt, was shot and killed by a Capitol police officer. That officer has since been placed on administrative leave. Chief of Police Steven Sund confirmed this information with Ocala Post.
The shooting was captured on video and it was confirmed that Babbitt was not armed and had not threatened any officers. She was shot through a window.
Those on the left, and those who have been bought and paid for, immediately moved to blame President Donald Trump, calling for Congress to invoke Amendment 25. Including, Kamala Harris…the same woman who, over the summer, told rioters “protests will not and should not stop.” She continually referred to the burning of a police station as a peaceful protest and not a riot. She refused to recognize the rioters as so.
In a video, Kamala said, “But [protesters] are not going to stop. They’re not going to stop. They’re not. This is a movement. I’m telling you. They’re not going to stop, and everyone, beware. Because they’re not going to stop. They’re not going to stop before election day in November, and they are not going to stop after election day. And everyone should take note of that on both levels. That they’re not going to let up. And they should not, and we should not.”
Kamala was never condemned by the left, AOC, CNN, ABC, CBS, USA Today, Huff Post, or any other news outlet or socialist for her remarks. She was never accused of inciting a riot that devasted more than one city. She was never accused of being a part of the creation of police free zones.
During the George Floyd riots, President Trump Tweeted out against the violence and threatened to send the National Gaurd. The rioters then doubled down on their agenda. In response to President Trump’s Facebook posts and tweets, the two tech giants interfered and, even though President Trump was against the violence, they removed his posts. Later, they allowed them to be visible but attached a “warning label” to his posts in an attempt to keep the riot momentum going. President Trump was damned if he did and damned if he didn’t.
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During the January 6, 2021, protests at the Capitol, President Trump tweeted out several messages to his supporters denouncing violence.
Additionally, President Trump posted a video that was deleted by Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Following the deletion, President Trump was blocked from being able to post to his social media accounts.
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The tech giants openly admitted Thursday to shadow banning Trump. In a statement, Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook deleted the video because he felt the video message was violent in nature and would incite further violence.
Shadowbanning, also called stealth banning, ghost banning, or comment ghosting, is when tech giants block or partially block a user or their content from an online community so that it will not be readily apparent to the user that they have been banned.
Ocala Post was able to obtain a copy of the video.
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The video was deleted, but rioters burning down a police station and allowing the videos to be monetized is acceptable by Facebook and Twitter standards.
Anna O., wrote, “According to the new Democrats and woke snowflakes, rioting, looting, burning, and killing cops is a good thing. They have supported it all year up until now without a word. So I guess he is safe!”
Samantha Volpe, wrote, “I think we do need an uprising or revolution. These people wanted to defund police and condoned heavy rioting and burning down a town. Now they will be in power? No, no, no.”
There were other tweets sent out condemning Wednesday’s violence as well.
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Essentially, despite video surveillance evidence and eyewitness testimony presented during multiple election fraud hearings, the electoral votes were given in favor of Biden.
The overwhelming evidence was completely ignored.
Facebook and Twitter said they have blocked President Trump from posting indefinitely, once again, violating free speech rights and acting as a publisher.
For years, President Trump was accused of, with zero evidence, of winning a “rigged election” by way of Russian influence and collusion. This was the headline in every other liberal media outlet paper across the county for the last four years. This was all followed by a bogus impeachment attempt. Which is, again, being spearheaded by Ilhan Omar.
A person could not even show support in public without being beaten. In one of the dozens of cases, a man was beaten and a CNN commentator publicly mockedhim.
Now, during the 2020 election, when there was actually hard, physical evidence, evidence tampering, and illegal, last-minute changes to Pennsylvania voting laws in order to assist and benefit Biden during the election, socialist communists such as AOC, Nancy Pelosi, and Ilhan Omar turned their heads and still put the blame on President Trump.
Facebook and Twitter conspired and deleted videos showing the fraud, only to later put them back up and backpedal.
Facebook, Twitter, and Google also conspired and blocked stories about the crime and large scale corruption inside the Biden family. A damning story that was first published in the New York Times was immediately deleted and blocked from the tech giants. A story which outlined that Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, and his son Hunter Biden all have profited immensely from China and the Ukraine.
Many, many people have turned to Facebook and demanded a Revolution. Now, that parts of the Government have seen that the people are fed up, many of those elected officials are scared and are demanding those who came into the Capitol be arrested. Not just because they stormed the Capitol, but because the crooked politicians, both Republican and Democratic, now know the strength of the people in numbers.
A government should never be able to control its people or have any kind of power over them. No more than the government should have control of the internet, which, is exactly what Shiou-Ming Wu wants the U.S to do…control the internet and its people.
While some laws were broken when storming the Capitol, and property damage is not acceptable, neither is the loss of life, Americans are certainly tired of the tyranny. However, any time an American expresses that sentiment, they are referred to as a right-wing extremist, white supremest, conspiracy theorist, or sovereign citizens…even by some law enforcement officials.
In contrast, what would have happened if the Boston Tea Party had not taken place?
Quick history lesson: In 1773, American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. The event was the first major act of defiance to British rule over the colonists. It showed Great Britain that Americans wouldn’t take taxation and tyranny sitting down, and rallied American patriots across the 13 colonies to fight for independence.
The Boston Tea Party was not an election, but the ideology may be the same.
Now, in 2021, America faces a much larger, more unscrupulous government. Americans face coercive big tech and left-wing media who manipulate the truth and the new president is not likely to bypass the media and post the truth as President Trump did.
President Trump was not a career politician, which is why he was so well-liked and admired.
When interviewed, Attorney Mark Levin said it best.
January Opening Artists’ Reception
“Nature’s Beauty: Seeing & Feeling”
5-6 pm
A c
Collective Art Exhibit Featuring
Paintings by Dr. Jillian Ramsammy
& Photography by Dr. Saul Reyes
Brick City Center for the Arts
23 SW Broadway Street
Ocala, Florida 34471
352.369.1500
mcaocala.org
The Exhibit will be on display until January 30, 2021
Dunnellon, Florida — A Winn-Dixie loss prevention employee discovered that a meat department employee had been discounting his meat and then checking himself out at a self-checkout register.
The employee, identified as 27-year-old Roice Dean Brenay, worked for the Dunnellon Winn-Dixie, located at 10051 S. U.S Highway 41.
According to the arrest affidavit, to beat the meat prices, Brenay would place items that did not weigh as much — such as a box of rubber gloves — on a scale and then print out a UPC barcode with the lesser price and place it on packages of meat.
After a short investigation, the asset manager confronted Brenay, who confessed to his crimes.
Brenay stated that he had been discounting meats for himself and a female employee for approximately a year.
Brenay was arrested and charged with Fraud/Swindle/Obtain Property Under $20,000.
He was later released on a $2,000 bail.
The female employee has not yet been charged with a crime.
Ocala, Florida — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who they say became enraged during a traffic incident and took matters too far.
According to authorities, following the incident, the man went home, changed vehicles, then followed the victim to a gas station.
The man got out of his car and yelled obscenities at the victim with a baseball bat in hand. He then proceeded to smash the windows of the victim’s vehicle.
It was not made clear by authorities as to what the incident was that led to the attack.
If you have any information on his identity, please call 352-732-9111. Tipsters can submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers of Marion County at 352-368-STOP(7867) or submit it online at www.ocalacrimestoppers.com.
For Crime Stoppers, please reference 21-01 in your tip. You could be eligible for a cash reward.
Multiple catalytic converter thefts have been reported in Ocala.
According to several recycling facilities, as scrap, catalytic converters are valued between $100 and $600 (just an estimate) depending on what vehicle the catalytic converter was removed from.
The Ocala Police Department is asking for the public’s help with locating a person of interest and has provided several photos. The images shown are of a vehicle and suspect involved in the theft cases.
According to officials, the thefts have taken place both inside and outside the city.
If you have any information to assist in identifying and/or locating this suspect, please contact Detective Grady at 352-629-8237. To remain anonymous you can submit a tip to Crime Stoppers of Marion County at 352-368-STOP (7867). Tips can also be submitted at www.ocalacrimestoppers.com. You may be eligible for a cash reward.
Florida — A felon who was being held in a Georgia prison has been transferred back to Marion County to face a plethora of felony charges.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2020, Anthony Sean Howard, 25, was transferred to the Marion County Jail from the Georgia Department of Corrections.
He had several warrants in Marion County from 2019 for Burglary to an Occupied Dwelling, Burglary of a Dwelling with Battery, Lewd and Lascivious Exhibition, Video Voyeurism of a Victim under 16-years-old, three counts of Indecent Exposure of Sexual Organs, and two Failure to Appear warrants for Burglary and Grand Theft.
According to detectives, they were first made aware of Howard’s crimes on July 5, 2019, after a victim found Howard on her back porch masturbating at 2 a.m.
When the victim asked Howard what he was doing she realized he was masturbating, at which time Howard shushed the victim and continued to masturbate.
When the victim ran inside to call for help, Howard fled the residence.
On July 15, 2019, deputies responded to a call in which a 17-year-old victim stated that she had woken up to a noise in her bedroom and saw a silhouette enter her closet.
At first, the victim thought it was her sister. However, when she approached the closet she found Howard standing inside. The victim screamed and Howard fled the residence through the front door, pushing the 17-year-old victim’s mother out of his way.
Additionally, on July 22, 2019, Howard was at the Marion Oaks Community Center when a 13-year-old female noticed he was starring at her.
The victim stated that she later went to use the restroom and while in a stall, she saw someone reaching underneath the stall with a cell phone in hand.
The victim was unclothed at the time, so she kicked Howard’s hand, who was later identified by surveillance video, in an attempt to prevent him from taking photos or videos of her.
Howard was seen fleeing the women’s restroom and the Community Center on surveillance footage with his cellphone still in his hand.
Detectives were able to place Howard at the scene of other crimes where he also touched himself.
Prosecutors say this will stand up in court and he is not likely to beat it.
He is being held at the Marion County Jail without bail.
A man was hit and killed late Wednesday in the 3200 block of Southeast Maricamp Road.
According to police, the accident happened at approximately 10:50 p.m. in a dark area near the traffic light at 36th Avenue. The man was wearing all dark clothing and there are no street lights in that vicinity.
The 30-year-old driver who hit the man was driving a minivan and traveling westbound in the inside lane.
The pedestrian, later identified as Donald Gordon, 49, is also believed to have been walking in the left inside lane.
Following the accident, the driver of the minivan, who has not been identified, called 911 and said she had hit something.
Police arrived and found the man on the side of the road. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Marion County — Marion County residents ages 65 and older will soon be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination. The Department of Health in Marion County is slated to receive its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine for residents ages 65 and older this week and is starting the signup process for people who would like to be vaccinated.
To request vaccination by the health department, go to https://tinyurl.com/y98cxp6s and complete and submit the requested information form. If you do not have computer access, you can call the Marion County COVID-19 hotline at 352-644-2590 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and staff will submit the form online for you. (Note: DOH-Marion offices will be closed on December 31 and January 1 in observance of the New Year holiday. Registration will only be available online on those days.)
COVID-19 vaccinations will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Once eligible residents submit their information on DOH-Marion’s website, they will be placed in line for a call-back by staff to set an appointment. Staff will call to schedule a vaccination appointment as the vaccine becomes available.
Residents who sign up to receive the vaccination at the health department will receive the Moderna vaccine. The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is a 2-shot series, with the second shot being provided 28 days after the first shot.
