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July 28th, 2020 - 11:34 am § in Racism

Police identify “umbrella man” breaking windows in Minneapolis rioting

They haven’t released his name to the public yet, pending filing of charges, but believe the 32-year-old suspect is a member of Hell’s Angels and Aryan Cowboys, a white supremacist prison gang, and was “seeking to incite racial tension,” the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.[...]

July 27th, 2020 - 3:33 pm § in Donald Trump, Racism

Trump refuses to pay respects to Rep. John Lewis at rotunda

The casket of Rep. John Lewis is in the Capitol rotunda, where he is lying in state, in tribute to the civil rights icon. Many are paying their respects. But one is not. “No, I won’t be going, no,” Trump told reporters when asked if he planned to attend. Read story here. Lewis became a [&helli[...]

July 26th, 2020 - 3:20 pm § in Misc.

Jeep drives through protesters at high speed

You don’t have a right to kill people just because they’re blocking a street or highway.[...]

July 26th, 2020 - 2:47 pm § in Racism

About that Austin protest shooting

There was another night of raucous and sometimes-violent protests on Saturday, July 25, 2020; and in Austin, Texas, a motorist shot an armed protester to death. NBC News reports, “A protester who apparently was armed with a rifle at a demonstration against police violence in the Texas capital[...]

July 25th, 2020 - 12:31 pm § in America, Racism

When ‘gun rights’ lead to private armies

Armed racists faced off against armed black militants in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Shots were fired and three people were wounded. Read story here. Well, the Second Amendment does contemplate “well regulated militias,” although I’m not sure how well-regulate[...]

July 23rd, 2020 - 12:43 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics

Trump’s DHS secretary accuses Portland mayor of “legitimizing” violence

“Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler was tear-gassed by federal agents,” Wednesday night, July 22, 2020, “as he spoke to a group of protesters next to a federal courthouse,” CBS News reported. Wheeler is a Democrat. The following morning, appearing on “CBS This Morning,” C[...]

July 20th, 2020 - 12:00 pm § in Politics, Racism

BLM mural vandals injured cop

Two attention-seeking black women splashed paint on the infamous “Black Lives Matter” mural painted on the street in front of Trump Tower in New York City on July 18, 2020. They were arrested for criminal mischief. According to the New York Daily News, “A cop responding to their va[...]

June 14th, 2020 - 7:33 pm § in Racism

He was shot in the back

Rayshard Brooks was shot twice in the back Friday night, and on Sunday the Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney said the police officer who shot him, who was fired Saturday, likely will be charged with murder. Read story here. The killing of Brooks drew an angry crowd to the Wendy’s resta[...]

June 11th, 2020 - 4:49 pm § in America, Racism

Antifa captures Seattle!!

Thousands taken prisoner! “Armed militant activists with the group Antifa have seized a sizable section of Seattle and are plotting to expand their territory” while “the local police surrender,” rightwing media have reported. Fox host Sean Hannity told viewers,”You have[...]