rightwingwatch--2020-06-16--‘Prophetic’ Frank Amedia Claims God Is Planning September Surprise to Stop Trump Slump

Frank Amedia , a former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump and founder of the pro-Trump POTUS Shield network , claimed in a “ prophetic word ”  video Monday that God is planning to take dramatic action in September to pull Trump ’ s presidency and the soul of the nation out of the swamp into which both are currently sinking .
Amedia described a vision he had of God reaching down his hand to pluck Trump out of the swamp by the top of his head and fling him into the air .
“ But Father , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eagles , even as you shall take this president and raise him up into the airwaves at that appropriate time , and he shall soar , ” Amedia said .
“ And we shall see this election won again , not for political gain but for the gain of God.
” Frank said his 17-minute “ prophetic word ” was “ urgent.
” It was also rambling , repetitive , and vague on details—as many “ prophecies ” tend to be .
This one started with a warning : “ Don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this nation right now during this election cycle.
” Amedia continued : In fact , they shall intensify .
But what we shall see if we stand in the gap , if we are those who make the call and declare under the name of the Lord those things that we are called to do , then the Lord has said that we shall see sometime at the end of the summer , coming into September , maybe just before Sukkot [ the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles ]  , in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What I saw was the hand of the Lord go down .
And I saw that this presidency , and this president , and the soul of this nation was sinking into a swamp , and he was up to his neck .
But then the fingers of the Lord reached down a thumb , which is apostolic , a thumb , which states foundation and the forefinger , which points revelation .
And it snatched this president by the top of his head and flung him up into the air .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t expect it , because it was sudden .
It was as if somebody was tossing a young child to have fun with them and their arms flapped and moved while they giggled and laughed .
But in this instance , delivering him from the swamp that he was sinking into , into low depths , and all of a sudden flinging it , and this will be accompanied by some kind of an action .
I believe that this action will be major .
I believe that this will be unlike the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experienced , the lawlessness which we are experiencing .
This will be clearly God driven .
We shall see it .
I ’ m not certain exactly what that act will be , but we shall see it , and it shall move forth .
And everybody will know , again , including this presidency , including the people of faith , including those who call the people of faith deplorable , who are calling good evil and evil good , and who are lifting up lawlessness in the name of righteousness .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ their eyes and see that something , something extraordinary has intervened .
I want you to pray that way .
We must pray that way .
Amedia said that “ the heart and the soul of this nation , one nation that has been declared under God , indivisible , with liberty and justice for all , is under siege.
” He repeatedly connected Trump ’ s presidency with the “ soul ” of the U.S. and described the “ deep state ” plot against Trump in terms of spiritual warfare .
Amedia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by “ the enemy ” to reverse “ the gains that God has made in this nation ” during Trump ’ s presidency : Beloved , I ’ m calling us to stand strong back in that gap , to declare that not only will we not yield and give back the gains that God has made in this nation , on a Christian-Judeo platform , but that we ’ re going to take back what the enemy has tried to steal and is trying to steal from us .
It is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enemy .
Do not expect it to vanquish and go away .
And there is fire that is being fueled , fueled by the gasoline and by the viciousness and the bitterness of those who are trying to call things that are , that are not good evil , evil good .
The one thing we know that the period of this time is a spirit of lawlessness that has been loosed in this nation and upon the Earth .
Beloved , something else is coming … The Lord has put it deep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t going to come upon us by just the flesh of the hands of men .
This one is going to come [ upon ] us by the Lord himself .
And we ’ re going to see it ’ s not a reaction .
It ’ s an action .
God ’ s heart is in it .
He hears the cries of his people .
The blood of the unborn who are still being massacred and killed still cries out to God .
In the midst of this pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was called essential to continue to kill the unborn .
Yet it was not essential for the born again to go into the churches of God .
Amedia said that fear of the COVID pandemic was “ the tip of the ice of the spirit of delusion ” that is being released on Earthand that public health orders that kept people away from church was a form of brainwashing implanted in public officials ’ minds by “ the deceiver ” and “ the enemy of our souls ” —in other words , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a great siege against the soul of this nation , a great siege against this presidency , a great siege that ’ s against all the things that we have been able to recover , all of the grounds that have been made , albeit with great resistance from before this president even took office .
We now know for a fact that there was a conspiracy—deep , deep conspiracy—even as I had exposed during the election and in December exposed to this president and this presidency that it was going on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Don ’ t believe that it has gone away .
We need to understand that we are called now to lift up the standard over this president as POTUS Shield , over this nation , to be those who are standing in true prophetic word .
Amedia asked God to continue to visit Trump “ in the wee hours of the night ” to give him vision .
And he prayed that God would surround Trump with “ voices of faith and wisdom and understanding.
” Amedia also suggested that military leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s actions in recent days should keep their criticisms to themselves .
“ We ask him to shore up the military , to shore up those who think they ’ re serving something better ,  but at the same time don ’ t realize that they ’ re speaking out and causing fractions and divisions , when the best thing they could be is quiet.
” Amedia recorded his commentary before Monday ’ s surprising and sweeping Supreme Court ruling that federal civil rights protections against sex discrimination in the workplace also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexual orientation and gender identity .
Even before that ruling , Amedia reaffirmed his belief that “ Chief Justice Roberts is not to be trusted , ” referring to the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling against churches that were challenging California ’ s public health restrictions on large gatherings .
“ We need one more Supreme Court justice , ” Amedia said .
“ This President still has assignments to complete.
” While some prophets declared 2020 to be all about the next Great Awakening , Amedia reminded his viewers that the Lord had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year that “ we were moving , the whole world , into a place of next.
”  “ And here we are in that place of next , ” he continued , saying that churches are called to “ prepare the way for the coming of the Lord .
”

Frank Amedia, a former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump and founder of the pro-Trump POTUS Shield network, claimed in a “prophetic word” video Monday that God is planning to take dramatic action in September to pull Trump’s presidency and the soul of the nation out of the swamp into which both are currently sinking.
Amedia described a vision he had of God reaching down his hand to pluck Trump out of the swamp by the top of his head and fling him into the air.
“But Father, we shall gain our strength and rise like eagles, even as you shall take this president and raise him up into the airwaves at that appropriate time, and he shall soar,” Amedia said. “And we shall see this election won again, not for political gain but for the gain of God.”
Frank said his 17-minute “prophetic word” was “urgent.” It was also rambling, repetitive, and vague on details—as many “prophecies” tend to be.
This one started with a warning: “Don’t expect things to get easier and better in this nation right now during this election cycle.” Amedia continued:
In fact, they shall intensify. But what we shall see if we stand in the gap, if we are those who make the call and declare under the name of the Lord those things that we are called to do, then the Lord has said that we shall see sometime at the end of the summer, coming into September, maybe just before Sukkot [the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles], in the middle of September, and thereon. What I saw was the hand of the Lord go down. And I saw that this presidency, and this president, and the soul of this nation was sinking into a swamp, and he was up to his neck. But then the fingers of the Lord reached down a thumb, which is apostolic, a thumb, which states foundation and the forefinger, which points revelation. And it snatched this president by the top of his head and flung him up into the air. And he went flailing because he didn’t expect it, because it was sudden. It was as if somebody was tossing a young child to have fun with them and their arms flapped and moved while they giggled and laughed. But in this instance, delivering him from the swamp that he was sinking into, into low depths, and all of a sudden flinging it, and this will be accompanied by some kind of an action. I believe that this action will be major. I believe that this will be unlike the COVID, which we’ve just experienced, the lawlessness which we are experiencing. This will be clearly God driven. We shall see it. I’m not certain exactly what that act will be, but we shall see it, and it shall move forth. And everybody will know, again, including this presidency, including the people of faith, including those who call the people of faith deplorable, who are calling good evil and evil good, and who are lifting up lawlessness in the name of righteousness. They will not be able to shut their eyes and see that something, something extraordinary has intervened. I want you to pray that way. We must pray that way.
Amedia said that “the heart and the soul of this nation, one nation that has been declared under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all, is under siege.” He repeatedly connected Trump’s presidency with the “soul” of the U.S. and described the “deep state” plot against Trump in terms of spiritual warfare. Amedia described political opposition to Trump as efforts by “the enemy” to reverse “the gains that God has made in this nation” during Trump’s presidency:
Beloved, I’m calling us to stand strong back in that gap, to declare that not only will we not yield and give back the gains that God has made in this nation, on a Christian-Judeo platform, but that we’re going to take back what the enemy has tried to steal and is trying to steal from us. It is a plot, a deep plot of the enemy. Do not expect it to vanquish and go away. And there is fire that is being fueled, fueled by the gasoline and by the viciousness and the bitterness of those who are trying to call things that are, that are not good evil, evil good. The one thing we know that the period of this time is a spirit of lawlessness that has been loosed in this nation and upon the Earth. Beloved, something else is coming … The Lord has put it deep in my spirit, but this one isn’t going to come upon us by just the flesh of the hands of men. This one is going to come [upon] us by the Lord himself. And we’re going to see it’s not a reaction. It’s an action. God’s heart is in it. He hears the cries of his people. The blood of the unborn who are still being massacred and killed still cries out to God. In the midst of this pandemic, in the midst of it, it was called essential to continue to kill the unborn. Yet it was not essential for the born again to go into the churches of God.
Amedia said that fear of the COVID pandemic was “the tip of the ice of the spirit of delusion” that is being released on Earthand that public health orders that kept people away from church was a form of brainwashing implanted in public officials’ minds by “the deceiver” and “the enemy of our souls”—in other words, Satan.
We see a great siege, a great siege against the soul of this nation, a great siege against this presidency, a great siege that’s against all the things that we have been able to recover, all of the grounds that have been made, albeit with great resistance from before this president even took office. We now know for a fact that there was a conspiracy—deep, deep conspiracy—even as I had exposed during the election and in December exposed to this president and this presidency that it was going on. We understand. We see it. Don’t believe that it has gone away. … We need to understand that we are called now to lift up the standard over this president as POTUS Shield, over this nation, to be those who are standing in true prophetic word.
Amedia asked God to continue to visit Trump “in the wee hours of the night” to give him vision. And he prayed that God would surround Trump with “voices of faith and wisdom and understanding.”
Amedia also suggested that military leaders who have been critical of Trump’s actions in recent days should keep their criticisms to themselves. “We ask him to shore up the military, to shore up those who think they’re serving something better, but at the same time don’t realize that they’re speaking out and causing fractions and divisions, when the best thing they could be is quiet.”
Amedia recorded his commentary before Monday’s surprising and sweeping Supreme Court ruling that federal civil rights protections against sex discrimination in the workplace also apply to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Even before that ruling, Amedia reaffirmed his belief that “Chief Justice Roberts is not to be trusted,” referring to the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling against churches that were challenging California’s public health restrictions on large gatherings. “We need one more Supreme Court justice,” Amedia said. “This President still has assignments to complete.”
While some prophets declared 2020 to be all about the next Great Awakening, Amedia reminded his viewers that the Lord had showed him at the beginning of the year that “we were moving, the whole world, into a place of next.”
“And here we are in that place of next,” he continued, saying that churches are called to “prepare the way for the coming of the Lord.”


rightwingwatch--2020-06-16--The Federalist Mourns SCOTUS Ruling Barring Workplace Discrimination Against LGBTQ People

Right-wing media outlet The Federalist mourned the Supreme Court ’ s 6-3 decision yesterday that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to and protects LGBTQ people from discrimination in the workplace .
Justice Neil Gorsuch , who was President Donald Trump ’ s first nominee to the country ’ s highest court , authored the majority opinion .
The Federalist has existed for years as a clearinghouse of anti-LGBTQ screeds and columns .
As Media Matters Editor-at-large Parker Malloy explained after the publication cut ties to freelance contributor Denise McAllister in 2017 , The Federalist is “ regularly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after its 2013 launch , Media Matters reported that The Federalist “ count [ ed ] some of the most notorious anti-LGBT groups among its most ardent fans.
” The site often uses misleading article illustrations for articles attacking transgender people and causes , some of which have attempted to directly link transgender identity and child sex abuse .
Sean Davis , co-founder of the publication , tweeted in reaction to the ruling : “ The Supreme Court is not a court of law .
It is a super-legislature run by nine politicians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop picking justices based on promises from nominees about how they ’ ll analyze cases and start picking individuals who will vote correctly.
” The Federalist reported the news with the headline , “ SCOTUS Upends Civil Rights Act Ruling On Sex Discrimination.
” Jordan Davidson , an intern at The Federalist , wrote the article , which stated the ruling was “ controversial ” and followed 15 years of failed attempts in Congress “ to rewrite the definition of the word ‘ sex ’ into law.
” Davidson includes quotes from Heritage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Judicial Crisis Network President Carrie Severino , who expressed their disappointment with the ruling .
Joy Pullmann , executive editor at The Federalist , wrote that the ruling would result in the “ further degradation of Americans ’ natural rights to free speech , to free association , and to worshipping God as their consciences require.
” The headline on Pullmann ’ s article claims that Monday ’ s ruling “ Firebombs ” the U.S. Constitution .
She writes : This decision is a disgrace to these bedrocks of Western civilization , our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who vote for them , and to these men ’ s honor .
President Trump ran promising judges who wouldn ’ t murder America , and Gorsuch just gave him and everyone who voted for him a giant middle finger .
The court ’ s newfound weakness will also be exploited and explored by leftist legal agitators whose goal is the destruction of the American system .
Given all that has happened after Obergefell v. Hodges , which we were vociferously told was ridiculous to forecast — transgenderism immediately going mainstream , pushing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vacating , limiting people ’ s ability to freely express their faith and ideas , forcing education institutions to promote LGBT politics and behavior — it ’ s naive to think such scenarios will not quickly become reality as a result of this court decision .
Pullmann goes on to encourage conservatives outraged by the decision to “ get on the email lists ” of longtime anti-LGBTQ organizations and hate groups .
Chad Felix Greene , a senior contributor to The Federalist who is himself openly gay , argued that the Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ may negatively affect LGBT advocacy about transgender rights and social acceptance ” in the long term .
Green downplays the threat of employment discrimination that LGBTQ people face and attempts to liken the Supreme Court ruling to remarks made by author J.K. Rowling that critics accused of being transphobic .
Greene is aggressively transphobic and has taken recently to trolling the LGBTQ community online by repeatedly claiming that he is both transgender and a person of color .
Greene writes : By linking the rights of gay and transgender people to sex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to whatever definition “ sex ” takes on .
The more fluid and subjective it becomes , the less firm and predictable rights for gay and transgender people will become .
For now , this does not seem to be a concern or even a consideration , as all they can see is victory .
But they rarely think these things through to their logical conclusions .

Right-wing media outlet The Federalist mourned the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision yesterday that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to and protects LGBTQ people from discrimination in the workplace. Justice Neil Gorsuch, who was President Donald Trump’s first nominee to the country’s highest court, authored the majority opinion.
The Federalist has existed for years as a clearinghouse of anti-LGBTQ screeds and columns. As Media Matters Editor-at-large Parker Malloy explained after the publication cut ties to freelance contributor Denise McAllister in 2017, The Federalist is “regularly, virulently transphobic.” Less than a year after its 2013 launch, Media Matters reported that The Federalist “count[ed] some of the most notorious anti-LGBT groups among its most ardent fans.” The site often uses misleading article illustrations for articles attacking transgender people and causes, some of which have attempted to directly link transgender identity and child sex abuse.
I want to highlight something about right-wing media and how they portray trans people: In the left photo is Aimee Stephens, a trans woman and the plaintiff in one of today’s SCOTUS decisions. On the right is how The Federalist depicted her when first writing about her in 2017. pic.twitter.com/hjFmPPQBnc — Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) June 15, 2020
Sean Davis, co-founder of the publication, tweeted in reaction to the ruling: “The Supreme Court is not a court of law. It is a super-legislature run by nine politicians with lifetime tenure. Conservatives need to stop picking justices based on promises from nominees about how they’ll analyze cases and start picking individuals who will vote correctly.”
The Federalist reported the news with the headline, “SCOTUS Upends Civil Rights Act Ruling On Sex Discrimination.” Jordan Davidson, an intern at The Federalist, wrote the article, which stated the ruling was “controversial” and followed 15 years of failed attempts in Congress “to rewrite the definition of the word ‘sex’ into law.” Davidson includes quotes from Heritage Foundation’s Ryan T. Anderson and Judicial Crisis Network President Carrie Severino, who expressed their disappointment with the ruling.
Joy Pullmann, executive editor at The Federalist, wrote that the ruling would result in the “further degradation of Americans’ natural rights to free speech, to free association, and to worshipping God as their consciences require.” The headline on Pullmann’s article claims that Monday’s ruling “Firebombs” the U.S. Constitution. She writes:
This decision is a disgrace to these bedrocks of Western civilization, our nation built upon them, the voters who vote for them, and to these men’s honor. President Trump ran promising judges who wouldn’t murder America, and Gorsuch just gave him and everyone who voted for him a giant middle finger. The court’s newfound weakness will also be exploited and explored by leftist legal agitators whose goal is the destruction of the American system. […] Given all that has happened after Obergefell v. Hodges, which we were vociferously told was ridiculous to forecast — transgenderism immediately going mainstream, pushing religion inside the closet LGBT people were vacating, limiting people’s ability to freely express their faith and ideas, forcing education institutions to promote LGBT politics and behavior — it’s naive to think such scenarios will not quickly become reality as a result of this court decision.
Pullmann goes on to encourage conservatives outraged by the decision to “get on the email lists” of longtime anti-LGBTQ organizations and hate groups.
Chad Felix Greene, a senior contributor to The Federalist who is himself openly gay, argued that the Supreme Court ruling barring employment discrimination against LGBTQ people “may negatively affect LGBT advocacy about transgender rights and social acceptance” in the long term. Green downplays the threat of employment discrimination that LGBTQ people face and attempts to liken the Supreme Court ruling to remarks made by author J.K. Rowling that critics accused of being transphobic. Greene is aggressively transphobic and has taken recently to trolling the LGBTQ community online by repeatedly claiming that he is both transgender and a person of color. Greene writes:


rightwingwatch--2020-06-16--Dave Hayes Claims Q Foiled the Deep State’s Plan to Use Protests as Cover to Remove Trump From Offic

Dave Hayes Claims Q Foiled the Deep State’s Plan to Use Protests as Cover to Remove Trump From Office

Dave Hayes , a self-declared prophet , Christian author , and online QAnon conspiracy theorist who is better known by his online moniker the “ Praying Medic , ” joined fellow QAnon conspiracy theorist Sean Morgan for a discussion last Saturday .
During the interview , Hayes claimed that Q had exposed a “ deep state ” plan to use the George Floyd protests as cover to storm the White House and physically remove President Donald Trump from office , and that by exposing the plan , Q had forced the operation to be called off .
Citing a typically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this month , Hayes claimed that Q had supposedly revealed the deep state ’ s plan and that the reason it never happened was not because Q was wrong , but because Q had foiled the plan by revealing it .
“ The other thing that Q is doing was exposing the plans of the deep state : Take down Trump ’ s Twitter account , take down communications in North America , and then try to possibly storm the White House and physically remove Trump from office with these protests , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ telling hundreds of millions of people around the world what the deep state was going to do .
Once you have a covert plan that has been made public , you can ’ t use that plan.
” “ The deep state works in secret , ” he continued .
“ The riots in the protests , that is meant to look organic , but it was actually orchestrated and carefully planned … You can ’ t risk having the public know that you had planned this whole thing all along .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , effectively exposed the deep state ’ s plan and forced them to call it off .
”

Dave Hayes, a self-declared prophet, Christian author, and online QAnon conspiracy theorist who is better known by his online moniker the “Praying Medic,” joined fellow QAnon conspiracy theorist Sean Morgan for a discussion last Saturday. During the interview, Hayes claimed that Q had exposed a “deep state” plan to use the George Floyd protests as cover to storm the White House and physically remove President Donald Trump from office, and that by exposing the plan, Q had forced the operation to be called off.
Citing a typically incoherent “Q drop” from earlier this month, Hayes claimed that Q had supposedly revealed the deep state’s plan and that the reason it never happened was not because Q was wrong, but because Q had foiled the plan by revealing it.
“The other thing that Q is doing was exposing the plans of the deep state: Take down Trump’s Twitter account, take down communications in North America, and then try to possibly storm the White House and physically remove Trump from office with these protests,” Hayes said. “So Q was telling hundreds of millions of people around the world what the deep state was going to do. Once you have a covert plan that has been made public, you can’t use that plan.”
“The deep state works in secret,” he continued. “The riots in the protests, that is meant to look organic, but it was actually orchestrated and carefully planned … You can’t risk having the public know that you had planned this whole thing all along. So Q, by putting out that message, effectively exposed the deep state’s plan and forced them to call it off.”


rightwingwatch--2020-06-17--Right Wing Round-Up: Bolton’s Book

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rightwingwatch--2020-06-17--Charlie Kirk and Rob McCoy Denounce Black Lives Matter and Pastors Participating in Anti-Racism Prot

Charlie Kirk and Rob McCoy Denounce Black Lives Matter and Pastors Participating in Anti-Racism Protests

Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk and California pastor-politician Rob McCoy shared each other ’ s platforms this week , with Kirk speaking at McCoy ’ s church Sunday June 14 and McCoy appearing on Kirk ’ s podcast that same day .
Kirk and McCoy denounced the Black Lives Matter movement and criticized pastors who have participated in protests that spread across the country in response to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police .
Kirk and McCoy lavished praise on each other for what they described as standing for truth in the public arena when few others have the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks , Kirk has used his vast reach on social media to dispute the idea that there is systemic racism in the U.S. and to rail against the leftist “ mob ” and its efforts to “ divide us and destroy our country from within.
” On Tuesday , the author of “ The MAGA Doctrine ” tweeted , “ We are losing our country.
” In his podcast conversation with McCoy , Kirk called the Black Lives Matter organization , leadership , and goals “ malevolent ” and said that people posting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knowing about the movement ’ s agenda is “ surrendering to something that is not true ” —that there is a structural problem with racism in policing .
McCoy said that for pastors “ to be ignorant of what Black Lives Matter stands for , and to ask your congregations to support that—that is unconscionable.
” Kirk called racism sinful , but he said that the U.S. a “ systematically unracist country , ” citing the number of immigrants it welcomes each year .
On the podcast and at McCoy ’ s church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a Birmingham , Alabama , church who was criticized publicly for liking some of Kirk ’ s social media posts , and responded not by defending Kirk but by apologizing and , according to Kirk , by throwing Kirk “ completely under the bus.
” When the local school board and housing agency canceled contracts with the church , Kirk said it was evidence that leaders should never “ cave to the leftist , activist mob.
” At McCoy ’ s church , Kirk said it is dangerous for people to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on immutable characteristics rather than as individuals , citing ancestors he said fought for the Union in the Civil War , promoted women ’ s suffrage , and called for equality for black people .
“ Now , people who know nothing about me are telling me to stop talking because of the color of my skin , ” he said .
“ That is anti-American .
That is anti-Christian .
And that will guarantee to lead us to a very , very , let ’ s just say , conflicted place as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question about Confederate monuments , Kirk said that the question of statues ranks far down on his list of concerns .
“ However , I stand firm against the removal of all these statues , every single one of them , every single one , ” he said .
“ And the reason is this .
I ’ m not defending what they did or any of that , but I understand exactly why they ’ re doing it .
This is a cultural revolution tactic to remove our history , to insult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and culturally .
And the history is much more complex than how they describe it.
” The two also discussed what they saw as the failure of most religious leaders to stand for truth .
McCoy complained about preachers who talk about white privilege and social justice from the pulpit , saying that by trying to “ appease ” the left , “ all you ’ re going to end up doing is compromising the truth for a lie.
” He said that “ God gave us the law , ” but that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ abdicated our responsibility in the public square.
” Kirk said he tells pastors that psychology-professor-turned-right-wing-commentator Jordan B .
Peterson “ has brought more people to Christ than any evangelist in the modern era , ” calling him “ the modern-day Billy Graham.
” At McCoy ’ s church , Kirk said many people are coming to Christ or reaffirming their faith through his work and podcast because people are looking for clarity about how the Gospel intersects with the real world and “ that ’ s where discipleship really comes into play.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ shy away from that or give questionable answers , but those like McCoy say , “ I ’ m going to tell you exactly how the Bible instructs every way of life , how to marry , how to speak , how to form a government , how to potentially vote , I mean , that that ’ s what the Gospel is.It ’ s supposed to transcend into every portion of human action and human existence , not just the very specific part of human conversion of a specific person ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secular conservatives to go to church and tells churchgoers to “ go do conservative stuff.
” He urged people to run for the school board and other local offices .
Kirk , who has been publicly praised by President Donald Trump , is most well known as the founder and president of Turning Point USA , which organizes conservative college students .
Last year , Kirk co-founded Liberty University ’ s Falkirk Center with Jerry Falwell Jr. Kirk has also partnered with Christian nationalist political operative David Lane and pastors like McCoy and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s network .
 McCoy is Lane ’ s pastor and has been described by Lane as the inspiration for his efforts to boost conservative evangelical voter turnout by getting 1,000 pastors to run for public office .
His congregation , Godspeak Calvary Chapel , worships in a building bought and renovated for them by fracking billionaire and right-wing funder Dan Wilks .
After losing a bid for the state legislature in 2014 , McCoy was elected to the city council of Thousand Oaks California and served as its mayor in 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members from among themselves .
McCoy resigned from the city council in April so that he could hold a Palm Sunday communion service in defiance of California public health restrictions without violating his oath to uphold the laws of the state. On Kirk ’ s podcast , McCoy repeatedly described the COVID-19 pandemic as a “ scamdemic ” and said there had been no outbreak at his church , even though they have been gathering for worship without requiring social distancing , with masks optional .
At the Sunday service featuring Kirk , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hug each other .
McCoy joked that they call the Sunday service a “ justice rally ” so that public officials won ’ t object .
McCoy compared Kirk to the disciples Peter and John who the Bible says defied orders from government officials to stop preaching in the name of Jesus .
“ You ’ re not just a Christian , Charlie , ” McCoy said .
 ” You ’ re standing boldly upon truth at great expense to yourself .
And this is a time where God is testing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s fire .
We won ’ t be able to continue when truth is being challenged and we are being asked to compromise in appeasement .
Where the world is in desperate need of truth , when there ’ s deceit out there , there ’ s censorship , there ’ s the cancel culture , and you ’ re going to be attacked when you stand upon truth .
And you do that.
” Kirk ’ s “ truth ” includes a belief that the United States needs Trump at its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Trump being re-elected , ” he tweeted in May.
” Kirk has brought his student organization in line as well , announcing that Trump will address a Turning Point Students for Trump rally in Phoenix , Arizona , on June 23 .

Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk and California pastor-politician Rob McCoy shared each other’s platforms this week, with Kirk speaking at McCoy’s church Sunday June 14 and McCoy appearing on Kirk’s podcast that same day. Kirk and McCoy denounced the Black Lives Matter movement and criticized pastors who have participated in protests that spread across the country in response to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Kirk and McCoy lavished praise on each other for what they described as standing for truth in the public arena when few others have the courage to do so.
In recent weeks, Kirk has used his vast reach on social media to dispute the idea that there is systemic racism in the U.S. and to rail against the leftist “mob” and its efforts to “divide us and destroy our country from within.” On Tuesday, the author of “The MAGA Doctrine” tweeted, “We are losing our country.”
In his podcast conversation with McCoy, Kirk called the Black Lives Matter organization, leadership, and goals “malevolent” and said that people posting a black square on social media without knowing about the movement’s agenda is “surrendering to something that is not true”—that there is a structural problem with racism in policing.
McCoy said that for pastors “to be ignorant of what Black Lives Matter stands for, and to ask your congregations to support that—that is unconscionable.” Kirk called racism sinful, but he said that the U.S. a “systematically unracist country,” citing the number of immigrants it welcomes each year.
On the podcast and at McCoy’s church, Kirk complained—without naming names—about the pastor of a Birmingham, Alabama, church who was criticized publicly for liking some of Kirk’s social media posts, and responded not by defending Kirk but by apologizing and, according to Kirk, by throwing Kirk “completely under the bus.” When the local school board and housing agency canceled contracts with the church, Kirk said it was evidence that leaders should never “cave to the leftist, activist mob.”
At McCoy’s church, Kirk said it is dangerous for people to be judged as part of a group based on immutable characteristics rather than as individuals, citing ancestors he said fought for the Union in the Civil War, promoted women’s suffrage, and called for equality for black people. “Now, people who know nothing about me are telling me to stop talking because of the color of my skin,” he said. “That is anti-American. That is anti-Christian. And that will guarantee to lead us to a very, very, let’s just say, conflicted place as a country.”
In response to a question about Confederate monuments, Kirk said that the question of statues ranks far down on his list of concerns. “However, I stand firm against the removal of all these statues, every single one of them, every single one,” he said. “And the reason is this. I’m not defending what they did or any of that, but I understand exactly why they’re doing it. This is a cultural revolution tactic to remove our history, to insult an entire portion of American society geographically and culturally. And the history is much more complex than how they describe it.”
The two also discussed what they saw as the failure of most religious leaders to stand for truth. McCoy complained about preachers who talk about white privilege and social justice from the pulpit, saying that by trying to “appease” the left, “all you’re going to end up doing is compromising the truth for a lie.” He said that “God gave us the law,” but that for the last 50 years preachers had “abdicated our responsibility in the public square.” Kirk said he tells pastors that psychology-professor-turned-right-wing-commentator Jordan B. Peterson “has brought more people to Christ than any evangelist in the modern era,” calling him “the modern-day Billy Graham.”
At McCoy’s church, Kirk said many people are coming to Christ or reaffirming their faith through his work and podcast because people are looking for clarity about how the Gospel intersects with the real world and “that’s where discipleship really comes into play.”
Most pastors, Kirk said, shy away from that or give questionable answers, but those like McCoy say, “I’m going to tell you exactly how the Bible instructs every way of life, how to marry, how to speak, how to form a government, how to potentially vote, I mean, that that’s what the Gospel is.It’s supposed to transcend into every portion of human action and human existence, not just the very specific part of human conversion of a specific person’s conversion.”
Kirk joked that he urges secular conservatives to go to church and tells churchgoers to “go do conservative stuff.” He urged people to run for the school board and other local offices.
Kirk, who has been publicly praised by President Donald Trump, is most well known as the founder and president of Turning Point USA, which organizes conservative college students. Last year, Kirk co-founded Liberty University’s Falkirk Center with Jerry Falwell Jr. Kirk has also partnered with Christian nationalist political operative David Lane and pastors like McCoy and Jack Hibbs who are part of Lane’s network.
McCoy is Lane’s pastor and has been described by Lane as the inspiration for his efforts to boost conservative evangelical voter turnout by getting 1,000 pastors to run for public office. His congregation, Godspeak Calvary Chapel, worships in a building bought and renovated for them by fracking billionaire and right-wing funder Dan Wilks. After losing a bid for the state legislature in 2014, McCoy was elected to the city council of Thousand Oaks California and served as its mayor in 2018 and 2019—a position elected annually by council members from among themselves. McCoy resigned from the city council in April so that he could hold a Palm Sunday communion service in defiance of California public health restrictions without violating his oath to uphold the laws of the state.
On Kirk’s podcast, McCoy repeatedly described the COVID-19 pandemic as a “scamdemic” and said there had been no outbreak at his church, even though they have been gathering for worship without requiring social distancing, with masks optional. At the Sunday service featuring Kirk, McCoy encouraged congregants to shake hands and hug each other. McCoy joked that they call the Sunday service a “justice rally” so that public officials won’t object.
McCoy compared Kirk to the disciples Peter and John who the Bible says defied orders from government officials to stop preaching in the name of Jesus.
“You’re not just a Christian, Charlie,” McCoy said. ”You’re standing boldly upon truth at great expense to yourself. And this is a time where God is testing the church, it’s a refiner’s fire. We won’t be able to continue when truth is being challenged and we are being asked to compromise in appeasement. Where the world is in desperate need of truth, when there’s deceit out there, there’s censorship, there’s the cancel culture, and you’re going to be attacked when you stand upon truth. And you do that.”
Kirk’s “truth” includes a belief that the United States needs Trump at its helm. “The future of America depends on Trump being re-elected,” he tweeted in May.” Kirk has brought his student organization in line as well, announcing that Trump will address a Turning Point Students for Trump rally in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 23.


rightwingwatch--2020-06-17--John Guandolo Calls on Trump to Take ‘Direct Military Action’ Against Minneapolis to Prevent Formati

John Guandolo Calls on Trump to Take ‘Direct Military Action’ Against Minneapolis to Prevent Formation of ‘Sharia-Adherent Police Department’

Understanding The Threat ’ s John Guandolo participated in a conference call earlier this month hosted by the religious-right organization Raleigh Aglow , during which he called on President Donald Trump to take “ direct military action ” against the city of Minneapolis to prevent it from being taken over by a “ Sharia-adherent police department ” with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison serving as the “ Islamic leader of Minnesota.
” A radical right-wing commentator and conspiracy theorist , Guandolo is a disgraced former FBI agent and anti-Islam activist who now trains law enforcement agencies around the country to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a beard as an Islamic terrorist .
Guandolo has called for Muslims to be banned from serving in Congress or working in government , called for the United States to bomb Mecca , repeatedly called for members of the Obama administration to be executed for treason , and urged Trump to round up and execute the leaders of Black Lives Matter and anti-fascist groups .
“ The Minneapolis police department is probably going to be disbanded , ” Guandolo said on the June 6 call .
“ What do you think they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minneapolis ?
It ’ s going to be a Sharia-adherent police department … The people running it will be jihadis and that will be the enforcement arm.
” “ Do you understand Keith Ellison is going to be the Islamic leader of Minnesota ?
” he continued .
“ That ’ s what we ’ re talking about .
And if you think that ’ s not where this is going , then you don ’ t understand what ’ s going on .
That ’ s real .
It ’ s happening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it won ’ t surprise me that they disband a municipal police department in a major metropolitan area and replace it with a Sharia- [ adherent one ] .
That is your sign.
” “ They called me a lunatic for talking about the state of Minneapolis and what ’ s going on there , ” Guandolo said .
“ It was gone five years ago into enemy held territory , and the only way it ’ s going come back is with direct military action , American troops going into Minneapolis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communist and jihadi movement and restoring order .
”

Understanding The Threat’s John Guandolo participated in a conference call earlier this month hosted by the religious-right organization Raleigh Aglow, during which he called on President Donald Trump to take “direct military action” against the city of Minneapolis to prevent it from being taken over by a “Sharia-adherent police department” with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison serving as the “Islamic leader of Minnesota.”
A radical right-wing commentator and conspiracy theorist, Guandolo is a disgraced former FBI agent and anti-Islam activist who now trains law enforcement agencies around the country to identify seemingly anyone with dark skin and a beard as an Islamic terrorist. Guandolo has called for Muslims to be banned from serving in Congress or working in government, called for the United States to bomb Mecca, repeatedly called for members of the Obama administration to be executed for treason, and urged Trump to round up and execute the leaders of Black Lives Matter and anti-fascist groups.
“The Minneapolis police department is probably going to be disbanded,” Guandolo said on the June 6 call. “What do you think they’re going to replace it with in Minneapolis? It’s going to be a Sharia-adherent police department … The people running it will be jihadis and that will be the enforcement arm.”
“Do you understand Keith Ellison is going to be the Islamic leader of Minnesota?” he continued. “That’s what we’re talking about. And if you think that’s not where this is going, then you don’t understand what’s going on. That’s real. It’s happening there. If it happens this week, it won’t surprise me that they disband a municipal police department in a major metropolitan area and replace it with a Sharia-[adherent one]. That is your sign.”
“They called me a lunatic for talking about the state of Minneapolis and what’s going on there,” Guandolo said. “It was gone five years ago into enemy held territory, and the only way it’s going come back is with direct military action, American troops going into Minneapolis and yanking out the leaders of the communist and jihadi movement and restoring order.”


rightwingwatch--2020-06-17--Cassandra Fairbanks Claims Antifa Attacked Her. Police Reports and Neighbors Say Otherwise

Cassandra Fairbanks and her right-wing media colleagues solicited nearly $ 25,000 in a fundraiser benefiting Fairbanks after she claimed she was targeted by anti-fascists who , she said , shot fireworks and guns at her home in Washington , D.C. A Right Wing Watch investigation found little evidence to support Fairbanks ’ telling of events .
Fairbanks is a writer and activist who has been employed by the Russian government-funded media outlet Sputnik , as well as far-right outlets like Big League Politics and The Gateway Pundit , where she is currently a contributor .
A leftist libertarian turned pro-Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ties to Wikileaks and its founder Julian Assange. Over the last year , Fairbanks has positioned herself as a vocal supporter of the extremist right , appearing on podcasts with such far-right media figures as VDARE ’ s Peter Brimelow and attending a gathering hosted by white nationalists during this year ’ s Conservative Political Action Conference in the Washington , D.C. area .
Fairbanks , who has more than 220,000 Twitter followers , has defended white supremacists and shared racist sentiments on Twitter and was retweeted by President Donald Trump in May. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ antifa , ” a loose coalition of anti-fascist activists who have been known to clash with right-wing groups and police .
Early in the morning on June 1 ,  amid the first week of anti-racism protests following the police killing of George Floyd , Fairbanks called 911 ; in a recording of the call that Fairbanks obtained from police and released publicly , her voice trembles as she claims someone is attacking her home with guns and fireworks while she and her daughter cower inside .
Within days , right-wing media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of dollars , believing that Fairbanks needed to pack up and flee her Washington home to keep her family safe. While it is true that fireworks were set off within earshot of Fairbanks ’ home and that she called 911 ,  that ’ s about as much as RWW was able to independently verify in Fairbanks ’ story .
RWW did not find evidence supporting Fairbanks ’ claims that fireworks were directed at her home , that guns were fired , or that anti-fascists were responsible for the incident .
District of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the scene reported surveying the area only to find used fireworks packaging down the block , more than 100 feet away from Fairbanks ’ home .
Police checked the city ’ s gunshot detection system which uses acoustic sensors to alert law enforcement to potential gunfire , and found negative results .
Officers did not report any evidence that ammunition had been fired or claims from Fairbanks ’ neighbors that any home or person had been so targeted. Neighbors of Fairbanks interviewed by RWW questioned Fairbanks ’ assertions that the fireworks were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fireworks reported by Fairbanks occurred , a nearly identical incident happened about a mile away ,  suggesting that the fireworks were a part of a series of events that did not target Fairbanks .
Fairbanks declined RWW ’ s requests for additional corroborating evidence and names of people who could validate her claims , publicly accused this reporter of harassment for seeking comment , and claimed she was instead giving “ all the actual details ” to “ another reporter ” who would refute RWW ’ s investigation .
( RWW @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be produced . )
 While it is possible that Fairbanks believed she was being attacked at the time , the evidence indicates that , at best , she misinterpreted what was happening the night she called police .
But with her substantial following , Fairbanks ’ accusation against anti-fascists not only raised tens of thousands of dollars but spread fear among right-wing audiences , adding fuel to the right-wing paranoia surrounding protests following the police killing of George Floyd—fear stoked by Attorney General William Barr ’ s ludicrous naming of “ antifa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after she called 911 at 4:07 a.m. , Fairbanks opened the Twitter app on her iPhone .
She drafted and posted a tweet to her hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers that stated people had shown up at her house to attack her .
She included 11 seconds of video in which faint crackling sounds are heard and the image is unclear .
Prior to her claims that she had been targeted and shot at , Fairbanks posted messages on Twitter calling for protesters to be harmed and possibly killed by the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorize lethal force against demonstrators .
She pleaded to Trump , “ Please for fucks sake end this shit by any means necessary using any force necessary.
” The story , as told by Fairbanks on Twitter , went like this : After days of making “ hundreds ” of death threats against her , anti-fascist activists angered by her tweets sent people to her home in Washington , where they banged on her windows and “ fired gunshots and fireworks ” at her home .
Fairbanks says she yelled for her daughter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the door , and lay down on the floor .
She called 911 but , according to Fairbanks , the dispatcher told her it was unclear when police would be able to get to her home due to logistics involving the protests. Fairbanks says that after her 911 call , she called “ someone with guns ” to come to her house in the meantime .
The rest of Fairbanks ’ recounting reads like a movie script : Car tires squealed as the perpetrators made a getaway .
With her knuckles wrapped around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looked out her window but saw nothing .
Those out-of-eye shot people could count themselves lucky , Fairbanks tweeted ; if she had spotted them , she swore she was ready to shoot them dead .
Fairbanks added that her armed friend reached her home 15 or 20 minutes before police get to the scene .
When officers finally arrived , she claimed , they found used fireworks and spoke to her neighbors , who she says “ saw it all.
” Fairbanks vowed that she ’ s “ getting the fuck away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government came down harder on “ rioting terrorist scum , ” she mused , then perhaps “ this would be over by now.
” Fairbanks wrote that she grabbed her daughter , her pets , and fled her home. It ’ s an epic scene suitable for a blockbuster film , but Right Wing Watch found very little evidence suggesting that events occurred as she described or for the reasons she attributed .
Police records , conversations with eight of Fairbanks ’ nearby neighbors , and nonexistent coverage in local press all suggest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what happened that night and has solicited funds on false premises—whether she did so wittingly or unwittingly .
Right-wing media outlets and social media personalities promoted Fairbanks ’ claims as proof that anti-fascists were threatening conservatives ; a short burst of articles with her retelling of events appeared on right-wing news sites including Breitbart News , Russia Today , The Gateway Pundit , and Infowars .
Even Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona joined the mix , condemning Twitter for not taking action against users who sent Fairbanks menacing messages .
RWW emailed representatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Today , and Breitbart News to inquire how they determined that Fairbanks ’ claims were legitimate before publishing articles containing them on their respective websites .
None of the outlets responded .
With Fairbanks ’ permission , Ezra Levant , founder of the far-right Canadian outlet Rebel Media , launched a GoFundMe page to raise money he said would be used to relocate Fairbanks and her daughter to a new , safe home .
Levant did not respond to an emailed request for an interview .
The page on the fundraising portal repeats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It states : Donations were encouraged by right-wing media figures including far-right operative Jack Posobiec , Trump-beloved meme maker Logan “ Carpe Donktum ” Cook , Lifezette TV host Rob Maness , and The Gateway Pundit founder Jim Hoft , who employs Fairbanks as a contributor to his outlet. At the time of publication , the fundraiser had received $ 24,300 in donations .
Less than a week after the alleged incident occurred , Fairbanks announced she “ got a new place in a red red state ” and told RWW she planned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ house has a badass security system and I ’ m building an arsenal of guns .
It ’ s not a liberal land of mushy feelings .
You can defend your home .
Don ’ t even try me , ” she tweeted .
On Monday , she announced she had moved .
Takoma , the historically diverse neighborhood where Fairbanks lived , hugs the Washington-Maryland border and is home to a vibrant multiracial and multiethnic community .
On the street reside several older residents and a young couple who have a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their window .
People living there describe their neighbors as mostly liberal and progressive , Fairbanks being an exception .
Fairbanks reacted publicly to RWW ’ s investigation after becoming aware of it via an ex-boyfriend .
She posted on Twitter : “ Some antifa reporters are nosing around trying to prove my house wasn ’ t attacked .
Too bad literally all of my neighbors also spoke to the police and saw it/heard it all and the car screeching away .
Sorry , this happened .
It ’ s on you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fairbanks ’ neighborhood that RWW spoke with on June 9 , none could recall details that would support Fairbanks ’ version of events .
RWW contacted representatives from three police departments in the Washington metro area seeking information related to the incident Fairbanks describes .
A Metropolitan Police Department public information officer provided us with a copy of a police incident report matching the time , date , and location of Fairbanks ’ story .
The report mentions fireworks , but that ’ s where the similarities end .
Just four sentences long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contains nothing to support Fairbanks ’ claims that she was targeted by anti-fascists or that gunshots were fired .
What the report states is that officers arrived and “ canvased the surrounding areas ” for gunshots “ with negative results ” and located used fireworks down the block from Fairbanks ’ home .
The report does not mention Fairbanks or describe any kind of attack .
An MPD public information officer told RWW that no other reports were publicly available for the incident .
Despite Fairbanks ’ claims that the fireworks had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neighbors told RWW that the fireworks had been launched from a bend in the street that is more than 100 feet away from the house Fairbanks was in .
One neighbor , who asked not to be named , walked this reporter to a spot near the sidewalk where a piece of fireworks packaging was still present .
From that spot , Fairbanks ’ former home is barely visible .
Fairbanks has posted photos of identical fireworks packaging , suggesting she had walked down the street and was therefore aware where they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they assumed the fireworks were set by protesters in defiance of curfews imposed in Washington and that they did not believe gunshots were fired .
When told that Fairbanks claimed the fireworks were meant to target her at her home down the street , they said they thought her story sounded “ fucking ridiculous , completely.
” “ This person is stealing money from people , basically , to get the fuck out of their house , ” the neighbor said .
Jeffrey Proctor lives down the street from Fairbanks ’ former home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ middle of the night to use the bathroom and was still awake in bed when fireworks started going off outside .
He said he looked out his front window to see a multi-shot aerial fireworks display blasting colors into the air and sending loud bangs through the neighborhood .
Proctor told RWW that Fairbanks ’ description of events sounded ridiculous to him , especially given the fact the fireworks were going off so far away from her home .
“ There ’ s no antifa around here or anything like that , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t no fucking way that was targeted at [ Fairbanks ] and her daughter.
” Across the street from Proctor , Deborah Williams said when she heard explosions that night , she initially mistook the sounds for gunshots and proceeded to roll out of her bed and crawl into her hallway .
She says her boyfriend went outside on their deck and saw fireworks , people , and a vehicle .
“ I ’ m pretty sure everyone thought they were being shot at , ” Williams said .
She told RWW @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the sounds she heard were fireworks , she assumed they were set by “ some kids ” as a prank .
Williams said she hadn ’ t seen or heard anything that lead her to believe the fireworks were part of a targeted attack against one of her neighbors .
Up the street and across from Fairbanks ’ old home , a couple who answered the door but did not provide their names for this story told RWW they woke up to the sounds of fireworks that night , and the woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cars peel away from the scene and turn at an intersection in front of their house .
Neither said they had heard anything about gunfire or a targeted attack .
Of the eight neighbors RWW spoke with , none recalled gunshots being fired or said they had seen or heard anything that would support Fairbanks ’ belief that the fireworks detonated in their neighborhood were meant to target her and her daughter .
Nearby police departments were unable to produce additional information. Capt .
C. Thomas Jordan , the director of Montgomery County @ @ @ @ @ @ @ division reviewed information provided by RWW and reported his department received no calls for service “ that even come close to what she is describing.
” Takoma Park Police Department ’ s Chief of Police Antonio DeVaul said that his department received one call that night reporting fireworks in an area about a mile from where Fairbanks lives just two minutes after Fairbanks had dialed 911 , but recorded no reports of targeted harassment or banging on windows .
After becoming aware of RWW ’ s investigation , Fairbanks shared cell phone screenshots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been telling the truth .
The photos show messages she said she received on Twitter in response to her posts against the protests over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
Many messages displayed in the screenshots contain menacing messages , some wishing Fairbanks death .
According to one screenshot , a Twitter user who has since deleted their account sent Fairbanks a message stating they would be at her house “ soon ” and that they had her address .
Fairbanks claims that the messages she showed were in her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegedly attacked in the middle of the night , but the only message mentioning her home has a clearly visible 9:15 a.m. timestamp .
The date the message was sent is unknown and nothing in the screenshot indicates the person who sent the message is affiliated with any anti-fascist activism .
An archive is unavailable for the account in question .
It remains unclear where exactly Fairbanks ’ address was allegedly posted online and how many threats she actually received .
Fairbanks has publicly claimed that Twitter removed all the accounts that posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After she became aware of this investigation , Fairbanks released a recording of the 911 call she placed , offering convincing proof that she was genuinely terrified .
Even if it is assumed that everything Fairbanks has shared in reaction to RWW ’ s investigation is factual and accurately presented , it still does not prove her foundational claims of gunfire , targeting , or anti-fascist involvement .
RWW reached Jason Charter , an organizer and activist with an anti-fascist collective , All Out DC .
When reached via phone on June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hear what Fairbanks alleged .
Charter denied that any members of All Out DC were responsible for what Fairbanks alleged .
“ All Out DC did not set off fireworks at Cassandra ’ s house , ” Charter told RWW .
“ It is our belief that Cassandra is lying about the entire incident as she does with many of her so-called claims of anti-fascist violence.
” It is possible that Fairbanks genuinely believed that the fireworks detonated near her home were meant to target her for her inflammatory posts on Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ step further , using her belief of what happened that night to solicit thousands of dollars from her supporters and move to a new home .
Legal precedents show that deceptive fundraising on GoFundMe has resulted in criminal charges for perpetrators ; Fairbanks and Levant , who started the fundraising page , could face similar consequences if either intentionally misled funders .
Right-Wing Audiences Are Primed to Believe Lies About ‘ Antifa ’ Conservative audiences have been exposed to years of alarmist propaganda vilifying anti-fascism causes and claiming that major Democratic politicians support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it harms President Trump and his supporters .
Fairbanks is a creator of such alarmist propaganda herself , but it remains unclear whether her latest accusation against antifa was wittingly created or if she has fallen for the same faulty assumptions enabling dangerous disinformation to spread in communities across the United States .
Fairbanks ’ allegations arrived as President Donald Trump and his allies attempted to lay baseless blame for nationwide civil unrest in response to the police killing of Floyd at the feet of a tried-and-true boogeyman : anti-fascist activists .
Right-wing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claims that anti-fascists organized violence and destruction at protests in major cities , perpetuating internet hoaxes in multiple instances. Right-wing activists and politicians have also used the term to refer to not just anti-fascist activists , but reporters , politicians , and groups that are viewed as enemies of Trump .
Federal law enforcement agencies have been unable to produce evidence that anti-fascists are responsible for plotting violence and destruction at protests after the police killing of Floyd .
As of last week , none of the people arrested and charged with federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unrest have been linked to antifa .
Rather , law enforcement has scooped up right-wing extremists who were allegedly plotting to harm and kill demonstrators and police .
Since demonstrations began after police killed Floyd , Fairbanks has published article after article to her site , District Herald , amplifying , attacking and mocking people who were filmed at protests destroying property or fighting .
In one article posted , she described a Dallas man who was beaten after he threatened and charged protesters with a machete as the “ victim of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Fairbanks stated white nationalist and anti-Semitic podcast Nicholas Fuentes was brave for interrupting a local news reporter covering protests by chanting “ America First ” —a slogan used by the white nationalist youth movement “ groypers.
” The Gateway Pundit , which publishes Fairbanks ’ s posts as a contributor , is a prominent source of hysterical claims about antifa .
Two years ago , The Gateway Pundit faced national scrutiny after it reported as straight news a joke tweet that stated “ millions of antifa supersoldiers will behead all white parents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The Gateway Pundit baselessly claimed the author of the tweet was “ one of the leaders of the domestic terrorist group ANTIFA ” and claimed that the tweet was proof of “ anti-white racism.
” After reporters pointed out that the tweet in question was obviously satirical , The Gateway Pundit doubled down , refusing to admit it had botched its reporting and instead continuing to argue how seriously the tweet should be taken in an update attached to its story .
Despite the lack of evidence that anti-fascists planned violence and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , conservative audiences have proven themselves eager to believe anything that supports what their political and media favorites are claiming about antifa .
The Associated Press reported that at least five counties in the United States have experienced false antifa scares ; NBC News reported that right-wing extremist groups have actively contributed to the hoaxes .
Fox News continues to host network personality Laura Logan as an expert on anti-fascism , despite the fact she has repeatedly fallen for hoaxes related to antifa and reported them as fact. And armed white vigilantes have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against baseless antifa threats .
Fairbanks has been tweeting happily about packing up for her move to a new home with money she received for her accusations against antifa , and on Monday , tweeted that she no longer lives in D.C. Whether her initial fear of someone attacking her and her paranoia of antifa was genuine or not , Fairbanks ’ claim that fireworks down the street were a targeted attack had her neighbors scratching their heads .
Fairbanks ’ neighbor who lived across the road from her old Washington home gazed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about her claims and her fundraiser .
He sighed .

Cassandra Fairbanks and her right-wing media colleagues solicited nearly $25,000 in a fundraiser benefiting Fairbanks after she claimed she was targeted by anti-fascists who, she said, shot fireworks and guns at her home in Washington, D.C. A Right Wing Watch investigation found little evidence to support Fairbanks’ telling of events.
Fairbanks is a writer and activist who has been employed by the Russian government-funded media outlet Sputnik, as well as far-right outlets like Big League Politics and The Gateway Pundit, where she is currently a contributor. A leftist libertarian turned pro-Trump social media star, Fairbanks has deep ties to Wikileaks and its founder Julian Assange. Over the last year, Fairbanks has positioned herself as a vocal supporter of the extremist right, appearing on podcasts with such far-right media figures as VDARE’s Peter Brimelow and attending a gathering hosted by white nationalists during this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference in the Washington, D.C. area. Fairbanks, who has more than 220,000 Twitter followers, has defended white supremacists and shared racist sentiments on Twitter and was retweeted by President Donald Trump in May. She has also made dubious claims against “antifa,” a loose coalition of anti-fascist activists who have been known to clash with right-wing groups and police.
Early in the morning on June 1, amid the first week of anti-racism protests following the police killing of George Floyd, Fairbanks called 911; in a recording of the call that Fairbanks obtained from police and released publicly, her voice trembles as she claims someone is attacking her home with guns and fireworks while she and her daughter cower inside. Within days, right-wing media fans had given her tens of thousands of dollars, believing that Fairbanks needed to pack up and flee her Washington home to keep her family safe.
While it is true that fireworks were set off within earshot of Fairbanks’ home and that she called 911, that’s about as much as RWW was able to independently verify in Fairbanks’ story.
RWW did not find evidence supporting Fairbanks’ claims that fireworks were directed at her home, that guns were fired, or that anti-fascists were responsible for the incident. District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department officers who arrived at the scene reported surveying the area only to find used fireworks packaging down the block, more than 100 feet away from Fairbanks’ home. Police checked the city’s gunshot detection system , which uses acoustic sensors to alert law enforcement to potential gunfire, and found negative results. Officers did not report any evidence that ammunition had been fired or claims from Fairbanks’ neighbors that any home or person had been so targeted. Neighbors of Fairbanks interviewed by RWW questioned Fairbanks’ assertions that the fireworks were a targeted attack. Two minutes after the fireworks reported by Fairbanks occurred, a nearly identical incident happened about a mile away, suggesting that the fireworks were a part of a series of events that did not target Fairbanks.
Fairbanks declined RWW’s requests for additional corroborating evidence and names of people who could validate her claims, publicly accused this reporter of harassment for seeking comment, and claimed she was instead giving “all the actual details” to “another reporter” who would refute RWW’s investigation. (RWW gladly welcomes such evidence if it can be produced.)
While it is possible that Fairbanks believed she was being attacked at the time, the evidence indicates that, at best, she misinterpreted what was happening the night she called police. But with her substantial following, Fairbanks’ accusation against anti-fascists not only raised tens of thousands of dollars but spread fear among right-wing audiences, adding fuel to the right-wing paranoia surrounding protests following the police killing of George Floyd—fear stoked by Attorney General William Barr’s ludicrous naming of “antifa” as a terrorist organization.
Explosions, Gunfire, and Nearly $25,000
Minutes after she called 911 at 4:07 a.m., Fairbanks opened the Twitter app on her iPhone. She drafted and posted a tweet to her hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers that stated people had shown up at her house to attack her. She included 11 seconds of video in which faint crackling sounds are heard and the image is unclear.
Prior to her claims that she had been targeted and shot at, Fairbanks posted messages on Twitter calling for protesters to be harmed and possibly killed by the government, expressing her desire for Trump to authorize lethal force against demonstrators. She pleaded to Trump, “Please for fucks sake end this shit by any means necessary using any force necessary.”
The story, as told by Fairbanks on Twitter, went like this: After days of making “hundreds” of death threats against her, anti-fascist activists angered by her tweets sent people to her home in Washington, where they banged on her windows and “fired gunshots and fireworks” at her home. Fairbanks says she yelled for her daughter to get in her room, lock the door, and lay down on the floor. She called 911 but, according to Fairbanks, the dispatcher told her it was unclear when police would be able to get to her home due to logistics involving the protests. Fairbanks says that after her 911 call, she called “someone with guns” to come to her house in the meantime. The rest of Fairbanks’ recounting reads like a movie script: Car tires squealed as the perpetrators made a getaway. With her knuckles wrapped around the grip of a firearm, she looked out her window but saw nothing. Those out-of-eye shot people could count themselves lucky, Fairbanks tweeted; if she had spotted them, she swore she was ready to shoot them dead.
Fairbanks added that her armed friend reached her home 15 or 20 minutes before police get to the scene. When officers finally arrived, she claimed, they found used fireworks and spoke to her neighbors, who she says “saw it all.” Fairbanks vowed that she’s “getting the fuck away from cities forever.” If only the government came down harder on “rioting terrorist scum,” she mused, then perhaps “this would be over by now.” Fairbanks wrote that she grabbed her daughter, her pets, and fled her home.
It’s an epic scene suitable for a blockbuster film, but Right Wing Watch found very little evidence suggesting that events occurred as she described or for the reasons she attributed. Police records, conversations with eight of Fairbanks’ nearby neighbors, and nonexistent coverage in local press all suggest that Fairbanks has a false impression of what happened that night and has solicited funds on false premises—whether she did so wittingly or unwittingly.
Right-wing media outlets and social media personalities promoted Fairbanks’ claims as proof that anti-fascists were threatening conservatives; a short burst of articles with her retelling of events appeared on right-wing news sites including Breitbart News, Russia Today, The Gateway Pundit, and Infowars. Even Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona joined the mix, condemning Twitter for not taking action against users who sent Fairbanks menacing messages.
These are terroristic threats. Criminals are using twitter, and as a now confirmed publisher, Twitter is aiding criminals through its editing and publishing. It’s time for @TheJusticeDept to protect citizens from interstate criminals, racketeering and criminal enterprise. https://t.co/XBCWdgcGm3 — Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) June 4, 2020
RWW emailed representatives from Infowars, Gateway Pundit, Russia Today, and Breitbart News to inquire how they determined that Fairbanks’ claims were legitimate before publishing articles containing them on their respective websites. None of the outlets responded.
With Fairbanks’ permission, Ezra Levant, founder of the far-right Canadian outlet Rebel Media, launched a GoFundMe page to raise money he said would be used to relocate Fairbanks and her daughter to a new, safe home. Levant did not respond to an emailed request for an interview.
The page on the fundraising portal repeats many of Fairbanks’ dramatic claims. It states:
Cassandra Fairbanks is a mom and a journalist in Washington, D.C. After she criticized the riots, she was deluged by death threats and her home address was published by Antifa. Rioters showed up at her house, pounding on the windows and firing guns and fireworks at her home. She fled her house with her daughter and pets, and is now looking for a new, safe place to live. All funds will be sent to her for relocating to a safe place. She has approved this fundraiser.
Donations were encouraged by right-wing media figures including far-right operative Jack Posobiec, Trump-beloved meme maker Logan “Carpe Donktum” Cook, Lifezette TV host Rob Maness, and The Gateway Pundit founder Jim Hoft, who employs Fairbanks as a contributor to his outlet.
At the time of publication, the fundraiser had received $24,300 in donations. Less than a week after the alleged incident occurred, Fairbanks announced she “got a new place in a red red state” and told RWW she planned to move mid-June. “My new house has a badass security system and I’m building an arsenal of guns. It’s not a liberal land of mushy feelings. You can defend your home. Don’t even try me,” she tweeted.
On Monday, she announced she had moved.
No Evidence to Support Fairbanks’ Key Claims
Takoma, the historically diverse neighborhood where Fairbanks lived, hugs the Washington-Maryland border and is home to a vibrant multiracial and multiethnic community. On the street reside several older residents and a young couple who have a “Black Lives Matter” sign proudly displayed in their window. People living there describe their neighbors as mostly liberal and progressive, Fairbanks being an exception.
Fairbanks reacted publicly to RWW’s investigation after becoming aware of it via an ex-boyfriend. She posted on Twitter: “Some antifa reporters are nosing around trying to prove my house wasn’t attacked. Too bad literally all of my neighbors also spoke to the police and saw it/heard it all and the car screeching away. Sorry, this happened. It’s on you guys.” Of the eight people in Fairbanks’ neighborhood that RWW spoke with on June 9, none could recall details that would support Fairbanks’ version of events.
RWW contacted representatives from three police departments in the Washington metro area seeking information related to the incident Fairbanks describes. A Metropolitan Police Department public information officer provided us with a copy of a police incident report matching the time, date, and location of Fairbanks’ story.
The report mentions fireworks, but that’s where the similarities end. Just four sentences long, the incident report provided to RWW contains nothing to support Fairbanks’ claims that she was targeted by anti-fascists or that gunshots were fired. What the report states is that officers arrived and “canvased the surrounding areas” for gunshots “with negative results” and located used fireworks down the block from Fairbanks’ home. The report does not mention Fairbanks or describe any kind of attack. An MPD public information officer told RWW that no other reports were publicly available for the incident.
Despite Fairbanks’ claims that the fireworks had been targeted at her home, six nearby neighbors told RWW that the fireworks had been launched from a bend in the street that is more than 100 feet away from the house Fairbanks was in. One neighbor, who asked not to be named, walked this reporter to a spot near the sidewalk where a piece of fireworks packaging was still present. From that spot, Fairbanks’ former home is barely visible. Fairbanks has posted photos of identical fireworks packaging, suggesting she had walked down the street and was therefore aware where they were fired from.
That neighbor told RWW they assumed the fireworks were set by protesters in defiance of curfews imposed in Washington and that they did not believe gunshots were fired. When told that Fairbanks claimed the fireworks were meant to target her at her home down the street, they said they thought her story sounded “fucking ridiculous, completely.”
“This person is stealing money from people, basically, to get the fuck out of their house,” the neighbor said.
Jeffrey Proctor lives down the street from Fairbanks’ former home and says he woke up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and was still awake in bed when fireworks started going off outside. He said he looked out his front window to see a multi-shot aerial fireworks display blasting colors into the air and sending loud bangs through the neighborhood. Proctor told RWW that Fairbanks’ description of events sounded ridiculous to him, especially given the fact the fireworks were going off so far away from her home.
“There’s no antifa around here or anything like that,” Proctor told RWW. “There ain’t no fucking way that was targeted at [Fairbanks] and her daughter.”
Across the street from Proctor, Deborah Williams said when she heard explosions that night, she initially mistook the sounds for gunshots and proceeded to roll out of her bed and crawl into her hallway. She says her boyfriend went outside on their deck and saw fireworks, people, and a vehicle.
“I’m pretty sure everyone thought they were being shot at,” Williams said. She told RWW that after she learned from her boyfriend that the sounds she heard were fireworks, she assumed they were set by “some kids” as a prank. Williams said she hadn’t seen or heard anything that lead her to believe the fireworks were part of a targeted attack against one of her neighbors.
Up the street and across from Fairbanks’ old home, a couple who answered the door but did not provide their names for this story told RWW they woke up to the sounds of fireworks that night, and the woman at the home said she saw two cars peel away from the scene and turn at an intersection in front of their house. Neither said they had heard anything about gunfire or a targeted attack.
Of the eight neighbors RWW spoke with, none recalled gunshots being fired or said they had seen or heard anything that would support Fairbanks’ belief that the fireworks detonated in their neighborhood were meant to target her and her daughter.
Nearby police departments were unable to produce additional information. Capt. C. Thomas Jordan, the director of Montgomery County Department of Police’s public information division reviewed information provided by RWW and reported his department received no calls for service “that even come close to what she is describing.” Takoma Park Police Department’s Chief of Police Antonio DeVaul said that his department received one call that night reporting fireworks in an area about a mile from where Fairbanks lives just two minutes after Fairbanks had dialed 911, but recorded no reports of targeted harassment or banging on windows.
After becoming aware of RWW’s investigation, Fairbanks shared cell phone screenshots on Twitter she said proved she had been telling the truth. The photos show messages she said she received on Twitter in response to her posts against the protests over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Many messages displayed in the screenshots contain menacing messages, some wishing Fairbanks death.
According to one screenshot, a Twitter user who has since deleted their account sent Fairbanks a message stating they would be at her house “soon” and that they had her address. Fairbanks claims that the messages she showed were in her inbox “right before” she was allegedly attacked in the middle of the night, but the only message mentioning her home has a clearly visible 9:15 a.m. timestamp. The date the message was sent is unknown and nothing in the screenshot indicates the person who sent the message is affiliated with any anti-fascist activism. An archive is unavailable for the account in question.
It remains unclear where exactly Fairbanks’ address was allegedly posted online and how many threats she actually received. Fairbanks has publicly claimed that Twitter removed all the accounts that posted her address and sent her death threats. After she became aware of this investigation, Fairbanks released a recording of the 911 call she placed, offering convincing proof that she was genuinely terrified. Even if it is assumed that everything Fairbanks has shared in reaction to RWW’s investigation is factual and accurately presented, it still does not prove her foundational claims of gunfire, targeting, or anti-fascist involvement.
RWW reached Jason Charter, an organizer and activist with an anti-fascist collective, All Out DC. When reached via phone on June 4, Charter said he was surprised to hear what Fairbanks alleged. Charter denied that any members of All Out DC were responsible for what Fairbanks alleged.
“All Out DC did not set off fireworks at Cassandra’s house,” Charter told RWW. “It is our belief that Cassandra is lying about the entire incident as she does with many of her so-called claims of anti-fascist violence.”
It is possible that Fairbanks genuinely believed that the fireworks detonated near her home were meant to target her for her inflammatory posts on Twitter. But Fairbanks took her claims a step further, using her belief of what happened that night to solicit thousands of dollars from her supporters and move to a new home.
Legal precedents show that deceptive fundraising on GoFundMe has resulted in criminal charges for perpetrators; Fairbanks and Levant, who started the fundraising page, could face similar consequences if either intentionally misled funders.
Right-Wing Audiences Are Primed to Believe Lies About ‘Antifa’
Conservative audiences have been exposed to years of alarmist propaganda vilifying anti-fascism causes and claiming that major Democratic politicians support violence and the destruction of property if it harms President Trump and his supporters. Fairbanks is a creator of such alarmist propaganda herself, but it remains unclear whether her latest accusation against antifa was wittingly created or if she has fallen for the same faulty assumptions enabling dangerous disinformation to spread in communities across the United States.
Fairbanks’ allegations arrived as President Donald Trump and his allies attempted to lay baseless blame for nationwide civil unrest in response to the police killing of Floyd at the feet of a tried-and-true boogeyman: anti-fascist activists. Right-wing media have tried and failed to substantiate claims that anti-fascists organized violence and destruction at protests in major cities, perpetuating internet hoaxes in multiple instances. Right-wing activists and politicians have also used the term to refer to not just anti-fascist activists, but reporters, politicians, and groups that are viewed as enemies of Trump.
Federal law enforcement agencies have been unable to produce evidence that anti-fascists are responsible for plotting violence and destruction at protests after the police killing of Floyd. As of last week, none of the people arrested and charged with federal crimes during the latest period of civil unrest have been linked to antifa. Rather, law enforcement has scooped up right-wing extremists who were allegedly plotting to harm and kill demonstrators and police.
Since demonstrations began after police killed Floyd, Fairbanks has published article after article to her site, District Herald, amplifying, attacking and mocking people who were filmed at protests destroying property or fighting. In one article posted, she described a Dallas man who was beaten after he threatened and charged protesters with a machete as the “victim of a heinous gang of rioters.” In another, Fairbanks stated white nationalist and anti-Semitic podcast Nicholas Fuentes was brave for interrupting a local news reporter covering protests by chanting “America First”—a slogan used by the white nationalist youth movement “groypers.”
The Gateway Pundit, which publishes Fairbanks’s posts as a contributor, is a prominent source of hysterical claims about antifa. Two years ago, The Gateway Pundit faced national scrutiny after it reported as straight news a joke tweet that stated “millions of antifa supersoldiers will behead all white parents and business owners in the town square.” The Gateway Pundit baselessly claimed the author of the tweet was “one of the leaders of the domestic terrorist group ANTIFA” and claimed that the tweet was proof of “anti-white racism.” After reporters pointed out that the tweet in question was obviously satirical, The Gateway Pundit doubled down, refusing to admit it had botched its reporting and instead continuing to argue how seriously the tweet should be taken in an update attached to its story.
Despite the lack of evidence that anti-fascists planned violence and property destruction at protests for George Floyd, conservative audiences have proven themselves eager to believe anything that supports what their political and media favorites are claiming about antifa. The Associated Press reported that at least five counties in the United States have experienced false antifa scares; NBC News reported that right-wing extremist groups have actively contributed to the hoaxes. Fox News continues to host network personality Laura Logan as an expert on anti-fascism, despite the fact she has repeatedly fallen for hoaxes related to antifa and reported them as fact. And armed white vigilantes have patrolled towns and cities across the country against baseless antifa threats.
Fairbanks has been tweeting happily about packing up for her move to a new home with money she received for her accusations against antifa, and on Monday, tweeted that she no longer lives in D.C.
Whether her initial fear of someone attacking her and her paranoia of antifa was genuine or not, Fairbanks’ claim that fireworks down the street were a targeted attack had her neighbors scratching their heads.
Fairbanks’ neighbor who lived across the road from her old Washington home gazed across the street after RWW told him about her claims and her fundraiser. He sighed.
“She’s full of shit, man.”