A new report out of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minnesota" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minnesota</a> shows yet again that when <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/critical-race-theory" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Critical Race Theory</a> is put into practice, it is nothing more than overt anti-white <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/racism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">racism</a>.
Supposedly to correct past wrongs, the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers union has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/teachers-union-requires-white-teachers-be-fired-before-educators-of-color-to-remedy-past-discrimination">conjured up a collective bargaining agreemen</a>t that stipulates that white teachers be fired before their non-white colleagues. The Minneapolis Public School District not only agreed to that firing practice but is now defending it.
Under the contract, non-white teachers are considered a “population underrepresented among licensed teachers.&#8221; That racial category means that for some reason they should be prevented from being laid off first — regardless of their educational qualifications.
The recent contract agreement between the union and Minneapolis public schools states, “Starting with the Spring 2023 Budget Tie-Out Cycle, if excessing a teacher who is a member of a population underrepresented among licensed teachers in the site, the District shall excess the next least senior teacher, who is not a member of an underrepresented population.”
“Excessing” refers to the reduction of staff.
The justification for such blatant racial discrimination is purportedly to rectify “past discrimination.”
In a statement given to the Washington Times, the Minneapolis school district actually defended its racist policies.
“To remedy the continuing effects of past discrimination, Minneapolis Public Schools and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) mutually agreed to contract language that aims to support the recruitment and retention of teachers from underrepresented groups as compared to the labor market and to the community served by the school district,” the district <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/16/minneapolis-school-district-defends-deal-lay-white/">told</a> the D.C.-based paper.
If that sounds familiar, it is because it is nearly identical to the advice from one of America’s most “preeminent” Critical Race Theory hucksters, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi.
“The only remedy to racist discrimination is antiracist discrimination,” Kendi <a href="https://highlights.sawyerh.com/highlights/Wc3cIP436n60JRoYYTVe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in his seminal book, “How To Be An Anti-Racist.”
&#8220;The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination,&#8221; he added. &#8220;The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination.”
Those principles once laid out and foisted upon college kids across America are now being played out in the real world.
What’s worse is that the educators behind the anti-white discrimination want it to be a nationwide model of success.
“It can be a national model, and schools in other states are looking to emulate what we did,” Edward Barlow, a band teacher at Anwatin Middle School and a member of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers executive board, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/teachers-union-requires-white-teachers-be-fired-before-educators-of-color-to-remedy-past-discrimination">told</a> the Star Tribune.
“Even though it doesn’t do everything that we wanted it to do, it’s still a huge move forward for the retention of teachers of color,&#8221; he claimed.
Absent of any qualification is the idea of merit; what reigns supreme in this agreement is the skin color of the teacher. In other words, it is a monumental step backward in the name of &#8220;progress.&#8221;
In the name of social justice, the students — as well as white educators whose only sin is being white — are put last.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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Minneapolis Public Schools Defend Anti-White Firing Practices That Put Critical Race Theory Into Practice

Critical Race Theory

Ibram X. Kendi

Minnesota

A Minneapolis teachers union is stipulating that white teachers be laid off or reassigned before &#8220;educators of color,&#8221; allegedly &#8220;to remedy the continuing effects of past discrimination by the District.&#8221;
Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) have seen a massive <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2022/06/06/minnesota-public-school-enrollment-pandemic">drop-off</a> in student enrollment, leading to layoffs of teachers with little seniority — something that is typical within the teaching profession. But the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) is opting for racial standards before seniority to guarantee “educators of color protections,&#8221; Alpha News <a href="https://alphanews.org/minneapolis-teachers-union-contract-calls-for-layoffs-of-white-teachers-first/">reported</a> Sunday.
“Starting with the Spring 2023 Budget Tie-Out Cycle, if excessing a teacher who is a member of a population underrepresented among licensed teachers in the site, the District shall excess the next least senior teacher, who is not a member of an underrepresented population,” the agreement says. &#8220;Excessing&#8221; refers to the reduction of staff.
Teachers of color “may be exempted from district-wide layoff[s] outside seniority order,&#8221; the agreement says, adding that the reinstatement of teachers from “underrepresented populations” will be prioritized over white teachers, according to Alpha News.
The racial stipulation was added, in part, in the name of social justice; or “to remedy the continuing effects of past discrimination by the District.”
“Past discrimination by the District disproportionately impacted the hiring of underrepresented teachers in the District, as compared to the relevant labor market and the community, and resulted in a lack of diversity of teachers,” the agreement reads.
<a href="https://www.startribune.com/new-minneapolis-teacher-contract-language-disrupts-seniority-to-protect-educators-of-color/600179265/?refresh=true">Speaking</a> to the Star Tribune in June, Edward Barlow, a black teacher from MPS, praised the pending stipulation as a rule that could be used as a national model.
&#8220;It can be a national model, and schools in other states are looking to emulate what we did,&#8221; said Barlow, a band teacher at Anwatin Middle School and a member of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers executive board, according to the Tribune. &#8220;Even though it doesn&#8217;t do everything that we wanted it to do, it&#8217;s still a huge move forward for the retention of teachers of color.&#8221;
&#8220;There&#8217;s so much more than seniority at stake here,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;This is a bigger conversation about working conditions, compensation, and microagressions in the workplace. Those are the pieces that this district also needs to reflect on and make some motions to improve.&#8221;
Researcher Katie Pekel, principal in residence at the University of Minnesota&#8217;s College of Education and Human Development, boosted the racial standard, too.
&#8220;This is a small piece of a larger puzzle,&#8221; she said of the contract language. &#8220;We would argue that the recruitment and retention of teachers of color is actually predicated on, &#8216;Do you have a culturally responsive leader and an environment that is humanizing and affirming to those educators?'&#8221;

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Teachers Union Requires White Teachers Be Fired Before ‘Educators Of Color’ ‘To Remedy … Past Discrimination’

Teachers Union Requires White Teachers Be Fired Before ‘Educators Of Color’ 

Minneapolis

Two congressional Democrats have voiced opposition in recent weeks to President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> running for a second term amid polling showing that most Americans think Biden should not run again.
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Rep. Angie Craig&#8217;s (D-MN) public calls for a replacement of the president make them the most high profile federally-elected Democrats to voice opposition to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/many-americans-think-neither-trump-nor-biden-should-run-in-2024-polls-find">another Biden term</a>, Axios reported Tuesday evening.
&#8220;I think the country would be well served by a new generation of compelling, well-prepared, dynamic Democrats who step up,&#8221; Phillips said on a <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/28591372.133357/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIyLzA3LzI5L3BvbGl0aWNzL2RlYW4tcGhpbGxpcHMtam9lLWJpZGVuLTIwMjQvaW5kZXguaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc3NuZWFrcGVlayZzdHJlYW09dG9w/622b96e069cfab30635fe873Bc657e501/email" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://link.axios.com/click/28591372.133357/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIyLzA3LzI5L3BvbGl0aWNzL2RlYW4tcGhpbGxpcHMtam9lLWJpZGVuLTIwMjQvaW5kZXguaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc3NuZWFrcGVlayZzdHJlYW09dG9w/622b96e069cfab30635fe873Bc657e501/email&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1659571918536000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0s2LbiDXDitYye7pcQ27sT">local radio show</a> last week.
Asked if he would support Biden in 2024, he responded, &#8220;No.&#8221;
&#8220;I think Dean Phillips and I are in lockstep and alignment with that, and I’m going to do everything in my power as a member of Congress to make sure that we have a new generation of leadership,&#8221; Craig <a href="https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2022/08/asked-about-biden-in-2024-craig-says-new-leaders-needed-in-d-c/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiossneakpeek&amp;stream=top">told MinnPost</a> on Tuesday.
<div id="attachment_418841" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-418841" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-418841 size-large" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />WASHINGTON, DC August 1, 2022: US President Joe Biden on screen delivering remarks on the successful counterterrorism operation of the killing of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri on the Blue Room Balcony of the White House on August 1, 2022. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)</div>
Politico/Morning Consult <a href="https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000181-f09a-d902-ada7-fbff8ec80000&amp;nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=5fc96f2d-ddbc-46bb-868e-e4fc602efba3&amp;nlid=630318">polling released July 12 found</a> that 61% of Americans think former President Donald Trump should not run in the 2024 election, while 64% of Americans think Biden should not run again.
Similarly, a New York Times/Siena College poll <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/us/politics/trump-approval-polling-2024.html?smid=tw-share">released</a> around the same time found that almost half of Republican voters are looking beyond Trump for a presidential candidate in 2024, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is the most favorable alternative.
And in June, a <a href="https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/2e7fbuwkn8/20220610_yahoo_tabs.pdf">Yahoo/YouGov poll</a> found that 64% of respondents do not think Biden should run for re-election, and 55% of respondents did not believe Trump should run again (when the November 2024 elections arrive, Biden will be almost 82 years old, while Trump will be 78).

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Two Congressional Democrats Call For Biden Replacement

Minnesota Congressmen Become Most Prominent Dems Yet Say They Don't Want Another Biden Term

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Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) gave a surprisingly honest answer when asked whether he wants President Joe Biden to run for re-election in 2024.
Speaking on &#8220;<a href="https://www.audacy.com/wccoradio/podcasts/chad-hartman-145/dean-phillips-prefers-to-see-an-younger-democrat-run-for-president-in-2024-over-joe-biden-1516674394">The Chad Hartman Show</a>&#8221; on Minneapolis radio station WCCO, Phillips said that he does not want Biden to run again. Phillips said he would much prefer that a &#8220;new generation&#8221; of Democrats stand up to take Biden&#8217;s place in 2024.
&#8220;Do you want Joe Biden to run in 2024?&#8221; host Chad Hartman asked. &#8220;Because the number of Democrats who don&#8217;t is staggeringly high.&#8221;
“I have respect for Joe Biden,&#8221; Phillips replied. &#8220;I think he has, despite some mistakes and some missteps, despite his age, I think he’s a man of decency, of good principle, of compassion, of empathy, and of strength. But to answer your question directly, which I know is quite rare, Chad, no, I don’t. I think the country would be well-served by a new generation of compelling, well-prepared, dynamic Democrats to step up.&#8221;
&#8220;Joe Biden has served our country admirably, with principal and with decency at a time when we surely needed it,&#8221; Phillips continued. &#8220;But, I’m part of a caucus here in Congress where our three top leaders are over 80 years old, where the president will be over 80 in the next election. And I think it’s time for a generational change. I’m not shy to say that. I do believe that most of my colleagues feel the same way.”
Phillips also blasted his members of his own party during the interview for helping to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/incredibly-cynical-and-hypocritical-cnn-torches-democrats-for-strategically-funding-far-right-candidates">push out centrist Republicans</a> from Congress, and called for a resurgence of &#8220;principle&#8221; and &#8220;competition&#8221; in politics.
&#8220;I hope we see a resurgence of the principled center-right Republican Party re-form,&#8221; Phillips said. &#8220;And that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m so upset about Democrats actually taking out the very types of Republicans that could help do so: the Anthony Gonzalez&#8217;s of the world, the Peter Meijer&#8217;s of the world, the Fred Upton&#8217;s of the world; good Republicans who either retired because the writing was on the wall, or who will, unfortunately, be facing primaries that are unwinnable. We need to have more principle in our politics, we need common sense, and I&#8217;m afraid that both parties are part of a significant problem that Americans should take heed of. And I do believe political competition would be healthy.&#8221;
Prominent Democrats have shied away from answering questions from media outlets about whether they want Biden to run for re-election. In June, New York Congresswoman and far-Left &#8220;Squad&#8221; member <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-dodges-laughs-off-question-about-whether-shell-back-biden-in-2024">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> (D-NY) evaded a question from CNN&#8217;s Dana Bash about whether she would support Biden running for a second term in office. Earlier this week, one of AOC&#8217;s fellow &#8220;Squad&#8221; members, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-dont-want-to-answer-that-cori-bush-ends-interview-after-being-asked-if-biden-should-run-again">Rep. Cori Bush</a> (D-MO), cut an interview with a local news outlet short when an interviewer asked her whether she would back Biden in 2024.
In a Thursday interview with Chris Cuomo, moderate Senator <a href="https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/manchin-declines-to-endorse-biden-in-2024-presidential-race/">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) seemed to dodge the question, instead saying that Americans should want to see the next president succeed regardless of party.

Rep. Dean Phillips

Dem Congressman Gives Surprisingly Honest Answer About Whether He Thinks Biden Should Run Again In 2024

Dem Congressman Dean Phillips Gives Surprisingly Honest Answer About Whether He Thinks Biden Should Run In 2024

Republican Party

Comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dave-chappelle">Dave Chappelle</a> took his protesters head-on after a sudden cancelation last week, reportedly cussing into bullhorns and calling his critics &#8220;transgender lunatics.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minnesota">Minnesota</a>&#8216;s First Avenue theater on Wednesday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/theater-caves-cancels-dave-chappelle-hours-before-show-we-know-there-are-some-who-will-not-agree-with-this-decision">caved</a> to protesters and canceled Chappelle&#8217;s set just hours before the show was slated to start. It was quickly relocated to the Varsity Theater that night.
<a href="https://www.startribune.com/review-dave-chappelles-superstar-status-doesnt-justify-superhigh-prices/600191892/">According</a> to the Star Tribune, Chappelle addressed protesters lined up outside the show, &#8220;swearing through bullhorns and picking fights with fans.&#8221; The comic reportedly referred to the protesters as &#8220;a small group of transgender lunatics.&#8221; He also joked that he “can see a transgender hit squad coming from a mile away.&#8221;
First Avenue reportedly canned Chappelle last week over protesters claiming the comic is transphobic. The comedian leans left but has refused to play the politically correct game with his material, specifically when it comes to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman?hsa_ver=3&amp;hsa_ad=601397183885&amp;hsa_acc=6411461344&amp;hsa_grp=138191773918&amp;hsa_cam=16696131986&amp;utm_campaign=wiaw&amp;utm_campaign=dw_conversions_subscriptions_wiaw_na&amp;utm_medium=paid&amp;utm_medium=ppc&amp;cid=wiaw&amp;hsa_src=g&amp;mid=g&amp;utm_term=matt%20walsh%20what%20is%20a%20woman&amp;hsa_mt=p&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwz96WBhC8ARIsAATR252fdyu9PmLo_GDvE4qJvLELQCStE9AP-5ubHgSZ3kHMehlGEm1BanEaAjdKEALw_wcB&amp;utm_content=na_subscriptions&amp;hsa_tgt=kwd-1643521486533&amp;utm_source=googlesearch&amp;utm_source=adwords&amp;hsa_net=adwords&amp;hsa_kw=matt%20walsh%20what%20is%20a%20woman&amp;xid=0">radical gender theory</a>.
“We hear you,” First Avenue posted via social media on Wednesday evening. “The Dave Chappelle show tonight at First Avenue has been canceled and is moving to the Varsity Theater,” the statement said, adding apologies to staffers.
“We know we must hold ourselves to the highest standards, and we know we let you down,” the venue continued. “We are not just a black box with people in it, and we understand that First Ave is not just a room, but meaningful beyond our walls.”
“The First Avenue team and you have worked hard to make our venues the safest spaces in the country, and we will continue with that mission,” the statement said.
“We believe in diverse voices and the freedom of artistic expression, but in honoring that, we lost sight of the impact this would have,” the theater added. “We know there are some who will not agree with this decision; you are welcome to send feedback.”
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/epic-night-just-days-after-one-venue-cancels-dave-chappelle-he-surprises-delighted-audience-in-nyc">The Daily Wire</a> reported that Chappelle surprised a New York City audience over the weekend, appearing as the unannounced opening act for fellow comedians Chris Rock and Kevin Hart on an “Only Headliners Allowed” tour stop.
“Had to sneak my way in here,” Chappelle joked with the thrilled audience, walking out to Radiohead’s “Karma Police.”
“Despite what you may have read about in the news, I’m okay, and I appreciate the support,” the comedian assured fans.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/theater-caves-cancels-dave-chappelle-hours-before-show-we-know-there-are-some-who-will-not-agree-with-this-decision">Theater Caves, Cancels Dave Chappelle Hours Before Show: ‘We Know There Are Some Who Will Not Agree With This Decision’</a>

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‘Transgender Hit Squad’: Dave Chappelle Mocks Protesters During Politically Incorrect Show After Cancelation

‘Transgender Lunatics’: Dave Chappelle Mocks His Critics During Show 

Dave Chappelle

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Transgender

Fellow comedians have come to Dave Chappelle&#8217;s defense after a Minneapolis theater caved to pressure and canceled his show right before he was to take the stage.
From the people who run the comedy clubs to the ones who entertain, the people <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/comedians-defend-dave-chappelle-wake-canceled-minnesota-show-nobody-censored">Fox News</a> spoke to were all in agreement that what happened to the &#8220;Chappelle&#8217;s Show&#8221; star was wrong, the outlet reported in a piece published Friday.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dave-chappelle-says-alma-mater-theater-wont-be-named-after-him-explains-what-it-will-be-named-instead">48-year-old</a> comedian was about to do a show at the iconic First Avenue concert venue on Wednesday night in Minnesota, but the venue canceled it at the last minute, causing the show to move to another location, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/theater-caves-cancels-dave-chappelle-hours-before-show-we-know-there-are-some-who-will-not-agree-with-this-decision">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
At the time, the concert venue released a statement regarding the backlash about the comedian performing there and said it &#8220;worked hard to make our venues the safest spaces in the country, and we will continue with that mission.&#8221; The statement also said &#8220;we believe in diverse voices and the freedom of artistic expression&#8221; but &#8220;lost sight of the impact this would have.&#8221;
After the show moved, the legendary comedian called the venue&#8217;s actions  &#8220;devastating&#8221; and encouraged his fans to continue supporting the nightclub Prince put on the map, the <a href="https://www.startribune.com/first-avenue-cancels-dave-chappelle-show/600191776/">Star Tribune</a> reported.
&#8220;It&#8217;s an important place for our culture,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dave-chappelle-to-be-honored-by-high-school-alma-mater-after-supporters-outnumber-critics-in-fundraising-challenge-report">Chappelle</a> shared.
Comedian Natalie Cuomo told Fox News, &#8220;nobody should be censored&#8221; and people should be able to speak freely, especially once they have already been booked to perform.
&#8220;The venue already knew,&#8221; she added. &#8220;It&#8217;s not like he released something new after they booked them. This was already on Netflix. This was already accessible to the public. And canceling a show last minute like that is pretty unacceptable to me.&#8221;
&#8220;I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s okay to limit what people say. I think there needs to always be a space for whatever your beliefs are,&#8221; Cuomo continued. &#8220;Nobody should be censored. I don&#8217;t think Dave Chappelle was ever encouraging violence in any capacity, and for anyone to say that is a gross exaggeration.&#8221;
Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada told the outlet that the &#8220;comic stage is their sanctuary. We have to protect the First Amendment. We can&#8217;t dilute it. We have to be able to laugh at ourselves.&#8221;
The owner of Stand Up New York, Dani Zoldan, called the canceling of Dave&#8217;s show a &#8220;dangerous precedent.&#8221;
&#8220;I don&#8217;t feel like it&#8217;s right that people can tell other people what they can and cannot say,&#8221; the owner shared. &#8220;If people don&#8217;t want to support him … if people are offended by some of his transgender jokes, they don&#8217;t have to support him. They don&#8217;t have to watch the Netflix special. They don&#8217;t have to buy tickets to their show.&#8221;
&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to be censored as a comedian. I say some ridiculous things on stage, that&#8217;s hilarious, that may make you think, but what it also does is teaches you that I&#8217;m a human being,&#8221; transgender comedian Flame Monroe told the outlet.
&#8220;It&#8217;s not about race, or color or size or gender, it&#8217;s about money. You don&#8217;t want to make money,&#8221; Monroe shared, adding that comedians &#8220;don&#8217;t want to spew anger and hate and bitterness. You want people to laugh.&#8221;

‘Nobody Should Be Censored’: Comedians Defend Chappelle After Theater Caves, Cancels His Show

'Nobody Should Be Censored': Comedians Defend Chappelle After Theater Caves, Cancels His Show

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Iconic music venue First Avenue caved to <a href="https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/first-avenue-cancels-chappelle-show-after-backlash-issues-apology/">backlash</a> on Thursday, canceling comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dave-chappelle">Dave Chappelle</a>&#8216;s show hours before his performance was slated to start.
The venue, located in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minnesota">Minnesota</a>, has reportedly been receiving backlash for planning to host Chappelle. The comedian leans Left, but has refused to play the politically correct game with his material, specifically when it comes to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman?hsa_ver=3&amp;hsa_ad=601397183885&amp;hsa_acc=6411461344&amp;hsa_grp=138191773918&amp;hsa_cam=16696131986&amp;utm_campaign=wiaw&amp;utm_campaign=dw_conversions_subscriptions_wiaw_na&amp;utm_medium=paid&amp;utm_medium=ppc&amp;cid=wiaw&amp;hsa_src=g&amp;mid=g&amp;utm_term=matt%20walsh%20what%20is%20a%20woman&amp;hsa_mt=p&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwz96WBhC8ARIsAATR252fdyu9PmLo_GDvE4qJvLELQCStE9AP-5ubHgSZ3kHMehlGEm1BanEaAjdKEALw_wcB&amp;utm_content=na_subscriptions&amp;hsa_tgt=kwd-1643521486533&amp;utm_source=googlesearch&amp;utm_source=adwords&amp;hsa_net=adwords&amp;hsa_kw=matt%20walsh%20what%20is%20a%20woman&amp;xid=0">radical gender theory</a>.
&#8220;We hear you,&#8221; First Avenue posted via social media on Thursday evening. &#8220;The Dave Chappelle show tonight at First Avenue has been canceled and is moving to the Varsity Theater,&#8221; the statement said, adding apologies to staffers.
“We know we must hold ourselves to the highest standards, and we know we let you down,&#8221; the venue continued. &#8220;We are not just a black box with people in it, and we understand that First Ave is not just a room, but meaningful beyond our walls.”
&#8220;The First Avenue team and you have worked hard to make our venues the safest spaces in the country, and we will continue with that mission,&#8221; the statement said.
“We believe in diverse voices and the freedom of artistic expression, but in honoring that, we lost sight of the impact this would have,” the theater added. “We know there are some who will not agree with this decision; you are welcome to send feedback.”
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We hear you. Tonight’s show has been cancelled at First Avenue and is moving to the Varsity Theater. See our full statement for more. <a href="https://t.co/tkf7rz0cc7">pic.twitter.com/tkf7rz0cc7</a>
&mdash; First Avenue (@FirstAvenue) <a href="https://twitter.com/FirstAvenue/status/1549866287572160512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/they-were-instruments-of-oppression-netflix-releases-dave-chappelles-speech-discussing-critics-who-claimed-his-jokes-were-transphobic">‘They Were Instruments Of Oppression’: Netflix Releases Dave Chappelle’s Speech Discussing Critics Who Claimed His Jokes Were Transphobic</a>

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Theater Caves, Cancels Dave Chappelle Hours Before Show: ‘We Know There Are Some Who Will Not Agree With This Decision’

Dave Chappelle Canceled By First Avenue Theater Hours Before Show

A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gofundme">GoFundMe</a> account for a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minnesota">Minnesota</a> man who allegedly shot into the apartment of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-mom-shot-at-by-man-killed-by-police-crashes-protest-is-he-not-a-bad-guy">woman and her two children</a> last week outpaced the money initially raised for the man&#8217;s victims.
By Saturday, more than $15,000 was <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/Funeralfundsforthefamily">raised</a> for 20-year-old Andrew &#8220;Tekle&#8221; Sundberg, who was killed on Thursday by police after an hours-long standoff, which included the 20-year-old reportedly shooting at police, too. Sundberg, according to his family, was experiencing a &#8220;mental health crisis&#8221; when he shot into the apartment of 24-year-old woman Arabella Foss-Yarbrough and her two children. Her <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-single-mother-and-gun-violence-survivor?utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook">GoFundMe</a> page only raised $2,200 on Saturday, outpaced by Sundberg at the time.
&#8220;The GoFundMe for shooter Andrew Tekle Sundberg now has over $15K &#8211; out raising his victim, a single mother who hid with her two sons in her bedroom as he shot bullets through the walls of her apartment,&#8221; independent photojournalist <a href="https://twitter.com/RebsBrannon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1548489321417621504%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.dailywire.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D410547action%3Dedit">Rebecca Brannon</a> announced on Saturday. &#8220;Two Minneapolis police snipers shot Sundberg after a multi-hour standoff.&#8221;
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The GoFundMe for shooter Andrew Tekle Sundberg now has over $15K &#8211; out raising his victim, a single mother who hid with her two sons in her bedroom as he shot bullets through the walls of her apartment.
Two Minneapolis police snipers shot Sundberg after a multi-hour standoff. <a href="https://t.co/VrGDE5YPc0">pic.twitter.com/VrGDE5YPc0</a>
&mdash; Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) <a href="https://twitter.com/RebsBrannon/status/1548489321417621504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;There have been vigils and rallies for Tekle Sundberg since he was killed by police early Thursday morning. Tonight another rally and march was held to &#8216;commemorate&#8217; his death,&#8221; Brannon <a href="https://twitter.com/RebsBrannon/status/1548489326341656578">continued</a>.
&#8220;Yarbrough was cooking in her kitchen when bullets started flying through her walls, destroying her apartment,&#8221; she <a href="https://twitter.com/RebsBrannon/status/1548489326341656578">said</a>. &#8220;Residents were evacuated and officers had to rescue the mother and her children during the active shooter situation.&#8221;
Brannon then linked to a tweet from journalist Mary McGuire, showing the damage inside Yarbrough&#8217;s apartment.
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She shared these photos of her apartment with us. <a href="https://t.co/hbIwTolUwv">https://t.co/hbIwTolUwv</a> <a href="https://t.co/NqSXbroxd2">pic.twitter.com/NqSXbroxd2</a>
&mdash; Mary McGuire (@mcguirereports) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcguirereports/status/1548410810711494662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The photojournalist posted additional photos reportedly of Sundberg, noting that the shooter&#8217;s family has retained controversial attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/from-michael-brown-to-makhia-bryant-meet-the-lawyer-whose-false-claims-fueled-a-generation-of-black-lives-matter-violence">Ben Crump</a>, along with Jeff Storms. &#8220;The BCA says they&#8217;re reviewing police body camera video, but the videos have not been released,&#8221; she said.
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Some other photos of Andrew Tekle Sundberg &#8211; his parents have retained attorneys Ben Crump and Jeff Storms.
The BCA says they&#39;re reviewing police body camera video, but the videos have not been released. <a href="https://t.co/JpyqbtWgX8">pic.twitter.com/JpyqbtWgX8</a>
&mdash; Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) <a href="https://twitter.com/RebsBrannon/status/1548489331924291587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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By Sunday afternoon, following Brannon&#8217;s viral thread, Yarbrough&#8217;s GoFundMe finally started to outpace her alleged attacker&#8217;s account.
&#8220;After posting this thread late last night, donations came flooding through to help and now double the amount what those were asking for in order to help single mother Yarbrough,&#8221; Brannon announced. &#8220;Great to see. Glad word spread on this.&#8221;
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update: after posting this thread late last night, donations came flooding through to help and now double the amount what those were asking for in order to help single mother Yarbrough. Great to see. Glad word spread on this.
&mdash; Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) <a href="https://twitter.com/RebsBrannon/status/1548738625831161858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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By Monday afternoon, the <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-single-mother-and-gun-violence-survivor?utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook">GoFundMe</a> account for Yarbrough totals more than $50,000.
Yarbrough made waves at a rally for Sundberg on Saturday, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-mom-shot-at-by-man-killed-by-police-crashes-protest-is-he-not-a-bad-guy">The Daily Wire</a> reported Sunday.
“I have black children,” she shouted over a protest leader. “I’m a woman of color. If I would’ve lost my life, would you guys do this for me?”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-mom-shot-at-by-man-killed-by-police-crashes-protest-is-he-not-a-bad-guy">WATCH: Mom Shot At By Man Killed By Police Crashes Protest: ‘Is He Not A Bad Guy?’</a>

Andrew Tekle Sundberg vigil, July 2022, Star Tribune photo

Nearly $20,000 Raised On GoFundMe For Man Who Shot At Woman, Two Kids, Initially Outpacing Victims

Nearly $20,000 Raised On GoFundMe For Man Who Shot At Woman, Two Kids, Initially Outpacing Victim

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A rally for a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minnesota">Minnesota</a> man killed by police took a dramatic turn Saturday when the mom he had shot at hours before he was fatally shot crashed the protest to call Andrew &#8216;Tekle&#8217; Sundberg “a bad guy.”
In a dramatic scene caught on video outside the apartment complex where Sundberg, 20, was killed, an anguished woman identified as Arabella Yarbrough, 24, demanded to know why Sundberg was deemed a “good guy” all of the sudden. She accused Sundberg, who lived in the same complex, of nearly killing her and her children in the incident last week.
“I have black children,” she shouted over a protest leader who was using a megaphone to rally a small crowd gathered outside some apartments. &#8220;I’m a woman of color. If I would’ve lost my life, would you guys do this for me?”
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“Yes ma’am,” the leader replies in the eight-minute clip.
“If I would have died, would he be a bad guy then?” she continues. “Why is he not a bad guy now?”
Yarbrough explained that she had been cooking dinner for her children when bullets came through their apartment door, adding that there were shell casings all over the hallway outside after the incident.
Sundberg was killed early Thursday after a standoff that began late Wednesday. He allegedly shot into the apartment where Yarbrough lived with her two children, then fired again at cops who rushed the family to safety.
Sundberg’s father, Mike, had tried to help negotiate the surrender of his son, who was barricaded in his apartment, but the six-hour standoff ended at 4:30 a.m. when two police snipers on a rooftop across the street fatally shot him. On Saturday, the elder Sundberg, who was at the protest, was seen trying to comfort Yarbrough as she railed against the demonstrators.
Sundberg’s mother, Cindy Sundberg, said her son, who they adopted from Ethiopia, was experiencing a “mental health crisis” when police responded to a report of shots fired in his apartment building, according to video <a href="https://twitter.com/AttorneyCrump/status/1548323063745245184?s=20&amp;t=I2w3fmTwWDxDsZ7h9eTy7w" data-ylk="slk:released by Crump on Twitter" data-rapid_p="8" data-v9y="1">released by family attorney Ben Crump on Twitter</a>.
The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) <a href="https://www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2022/july/july-14-officer-involved-shooting/">reported</a> that a mother with two young children called claiming that someone had shot into her apartment and that officers witnessed additional shots when they arrived on the third floor of the building.
“MPD Crisis Team Negotiators and MPD SWAT responded and attempted negotiations throughout the night and early morning hours. These attempts included identifying and calling the man’s cell phone as well as bringing the man’s parents to the scene to help,” wrote the MPD in its report.
The shooting of Sundberg, a black man, has further inflamed race relations in Minneapolis, where two years ago, George Floyd was killed by a police officer in an incident that touched off a summer of rioting around the nation. The police officer who killed Floyd was prosecuted and found guilty of murder.
The Sundbergs <a href="https://mndaily.com/273060/news/family-waiting-for-answers-after-police-fatally-shoot-20-year-old/">told reporters</a> they don&#8217;t believe police would have shot one of their white biological children in the same situation.
“Everyone knows had it been a white person in that building they would have talked him out, they would have waited,” said Cindy Sundberg, who has nine children total with her husband, Mark.
Protesters on Saturday demanded that the police release video from the incident. The Minneapolis City Attorney&#8217;s Office is <a href="https://facebook.com/MinneapolisPoliceDepartment/posts/pfbid0ZMeXeh6YHoDmkyYsZ6MusftALcdktS6KExBrQU6DGuk39zETs4v5d4CL45TpnAafl">reviewing the body camera footage</a> of the shooting. It will be shown to the family first before it is released to the public.

WATCH: Mom Shot At By Man Killed By Police Crashes Protest: ‘Is He Not A Bad Guy?’

WATCH: Mom Shot At By Man Killed By Police Crashes Protest: 'Is He Not A Bad Guy?'

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As many as five babies who survived attempted <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/roe-v-wade">abortions</a> in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minnesota">Minnesota</a> appear to have been left to die, a report from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minnesota">state</a> Health Department found.
According to the state&#8217;s Born Alive Infants Protection Act, a born-alive infant resulting from an induced abortion is recognized as a living human. The law <a href="https://www.health.state.mn.us/data/mchs/pubs/abrpt/docs/2021abrpt.pdf">requires</a> that “reasonable measures consistent with good medical practice shall be taken by the responsible medical personnel to preserve the life and health of the born alive infant.&#8221;
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&#8220;For the calendar year of January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021, 5 abortion procedures resulting in a born-alive infant were reported,&#8221; the health department report detailed.
In one instance, a baby with fetal &#8220;anomalies&#8221; died &#8220;shortly after delivery.&#8221; The report adds that &#8220;no measures taken to preserve life were reported and the infant did not survive.&#8221;
Two other born-alive babies received &#8220;comfort care measures&#8221; but &#8220;did not survive.&#8221; The &#8220;comfort and care measures&#8221; are not defined in the account, first reported by <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2022/07/12/live-babies-die-botched-abortions-minnesota/">The Daily Caller</a>.
Two more born-alive babies, described in the report as &#8220;previable,&#8221; also had no reports that they received any care in an effort to save their lives. The gestation of the babies is not reported.
Scott Smith, a communications specialist for the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), directed The Daily Wire to the department&#8217;s Abortion Reporting System <a href="https://www.health.state.mn.us/data/mchs/pubs/abrpt/reporting.html">page</a> when asked for comment on the matter. Smith said he could not further comment on the specific cases, per Minnesota law.
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&#8220;As part of that system, MDH is required by law to maintain the confidentiality of the underlying case data and does not provide any comment about cases beyond what is in the report,&#8221; Smith said, citing <a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/145.4134">Minn. Stat. sec. 145.4134</a>.
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Congressional Democrats have largely refused to pass legislation that protects born-alive babies from botched abortions.
In recent years, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) has attempted to push the &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-stop-republicans-saving-infants-born-amanda-prestigiacomo">Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act</a>&#8221; through Congress.
The legislation would mandate doctors attempt to save born-alive infants instead of allowing them to die and criminalizes anyone who “intentionally performs or attempts to perform an overt act that kills a child born alive.&#8221;
“If an abortion results in the live birth of an infant, the infant is a legal person for all purposes under the laws of the United States, and entitled to all the protections of such laws,” the legislation said, adding, “Any infant born alive after an abortion or within a hospital, clinic, or other facility has the same claim to the protection of the law that would arise for any newborn, or for any person who comes to a hospital, clinic, or other facility for screening and treatment or otherwise becomes a patient within its care.”
During a vote in 2019, only three Democrats voted for the bill: Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA), Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL).
The legislation failed to pass the Senate with a vote of 53-44.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-sasse-blister-dems-about-born-alive-survivors-protection-act">WATCH: Sasse Blister Dems About Born Alive Survivors Protection Act</a>

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Babies Who Survived Abortions Left To Die, State Health Department Report Suggests

Born-Alive Babies From Botched Abortions Left To Die, Minnesota State Health Department Report Suggests

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A disturbing video purportedly taken in St. Paul, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minnesota">Minnesota</a>, last week shows diaper-clad black toddlers cursing and attacking <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/police">police officers</a>.
AlphaNews.org posted the video online and said it was shot as the officers attempted to execute a search warrant for a murder suspect. Two toddlers can be seen punching, kicking, cursing, and throwing rocks at them.
“F—off,” one child who looks to be no older than 3 or 4 says to an officer. “Bitch!” another one repeats while flailing at an officer’s leg.
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As the pint-sized police haters rain harmless blows with their tiny fists, a voice can be heard in the background exhorting the children and calling a black officer on the scene a “deep-fried Oreo head.”
The police can be seen trying to calm the children, reaching out to them only to have the kids lunge at and hit them.
<a href="https://alphanews.org/sheila-qualls-grooming-children-for-a-life-of-crime/">Alpha News</a> is a Minnesota-based independent journalism site that claims to report the news that “mainstream media all too often refuses to report and routinely disregards.”
The video went viral on Twitter, where users expressed horror at the children’s aggression and disgust at the way they are being raised.
&#8220;These are not parents, this child has so much violence and hate that I don’t think he has ever had a person read to him, cook him a meal that he can rely on daily,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/KristianaC11/status/1546488329591525376?s=20&amp;t=HI9rquO6yNFNg_hzK3oVCw">tweeted Kristiana C</a>. &#8220;Give him a hug daily. He has only seen ugliness &amp; can’t imagine how he is Spoken to &amp; beaten daily this he knows.&#8221;
“So much rage. That’s not normal for a child. Also not normal-out on the street, unsupervised, in their underwear,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/rochellewentz/status/1546482312203980803?s=20&amp;t=HI9rquO6yNFNg_hzK3oVCw">tweeted </a>Rochelle Wentz. &#8220;Neglected, abused, and totally bereft of hope. Why are we, as a culture, accepting this? And how do we turn it around? NO child should live like this.&#8221;
“This is just really sad,” <a href="https://twitter.com/TrueScience6/status/1546610484039794694?s=20&amp;t=HI9rquO6yNFNg_hzK3oVCw">tweeted True Science</a>.

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The president of a “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/animals">rabbit rescue</a>” charity was arrested after police found her barn full of dead bunnies and reeking of “death, feces, and urine,” authorities said.
Stephanie Hope Smith, 51, of Bloomington, Minnesota, president of the Peacebunny Foundation, was charged with felony animal cruelty and torture after police found 47 dead rabbits in the barn in nearby Savage on June 27, according to the <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rabbit-rescue-president-charged-after-authorities-find-47-dead-bunnies-in-minnesota-barn/ar-AAZe5Ir">Minneapolis Star Tribune</a>.
&#8220;This is the first time we&#8217;ve ever seen this type of abuse case, where you have a rescue operation that is now doing the opposite,&#8221; said Scott County Attorney Ron Hocevar. &#8220;We&#8217;re deeply troubled by the actions of the defendant in this case.&#8221;
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🐇🐰Prosecute and Shut Down. Bunny killing and neglect. Suffering, dying. 👉Peacebunny Cottage/Island &#8211; Sign the Petition! <a href="https://t.co/IU51cBL9Ta">https://t.co/IU51cBL9Ta</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/UKChange?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UKChange</a>
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Police went to the barn, dubbed “Peacebunny Cottage,” after receiving a report of dead rabbits. Once there, they saw &#8220;rabbits running loose in the barn and the smell of death, feces and urine was overwhelming,&#8221; according to the criminal complaint.
Smith, who was on vacation when police initially arrived, told police later that the rabbits were due to be picked up by another group, according to the criminal complaint.
In addition to the 47 rabbits found dead, two were immediately euthanized and more than 100 that were starving and dehydrated were treated, the complaint said. The Humane Society is now tending to the surviving rabbits.
&#8220;These animals were left to fend for themselves with &#8230; dirty food, dirty water, not being taken care of,&#8221; Hocevar told the newspaper. &#8220;There was just no way that they could survive in that environment.&#8221;
Smith said the bunnies belonged to her son, Caleb Smith, 18, who has written a book about rabbit rescue. He owns Peacebunny Island, an island on the Mississippi River where he takes rabbits to &#8220;educate, comfort and earn income,&#8221; according to a 2019 article in the Star Tribune.
Peacebunny is &#8220;voluntarily ceasing all public programs &#8230; until the legal process is completed,&#8221; Stephanie Smith wrote in a July 2 post on the charity&#8217;s blog.
Caleb Smith apologized in a separate post.
&#8220;I also apologize to those who have followed our journey &#8230; and are feeling deceived or at the very least disappointed and heartbroken that they supported our mission,&#8221; Caleb Smith wrote in a blogpost dated July 2, 2022. &#8220;Thank you for providing me a way to share my story and I&#8217;m sorry that the last chapter seems so ugly right now.&#8221;

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