bonginoreport--2020-09-11--Remembering Rick Rescorla, Who Saved Thousands on 9/11

As Susan Greer was walking her golden retriever one morning near her home , in Morristown , New Jersey , she heard footsteps behind her .
It was just after six , on a warm Saturday in late July of 1998 ; she liked the quiet and the early-morning light .
The footsteps came closer , and then a jogger passed her .
He was tall and somewhat heavy , and appeared to be about her age—she was fifty-six .
What really caught her attention was his feet .
He had no shoes on .
It wasn ’ t like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but curiosity overcame her , and she asked , “ What are you doing jogging in your bare feet ?
” The jogger didn ’ t stop , or even turn around .
“ I need to know what it feels like to run without shoes , ” he shouted , and explained that he was writing a play , and it was set in Africa .
Then he was out of earshot .
Even though Susan hadn ’ t glimpsed his face , something about his voice made an impression .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be said about her .
She hadn ’ t bothered with any makeup that morning and was wearing old shorts and a T-shirt .
The next morning , she and the dog , Buddy , were again on their walk when a dark-green Lincoln Mark VIII pulled up , and a man inside said hello .
She recognized the voice from the previous day .
“ Why not come to breakfast ?
” he asked .
Susan saw that the man had an open , friendly face and a direct gaze .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” she said .
He seemed genuinely disappointed , so Susan proposed an alternative .
“ Why don ’ t you come have coffee on the patio , ” she said .
She gave him the address of her town house , just around the corner .
Within the hour , she was pouring him coffee .
He said that his name was Rick Rescorla , and he seemed eager to talk—so eager that Susan doubted he was paying much attention to her end of the conversation .
( She was later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she ’ d said . )
Rescorla told her that he was divorced , with two children , and was living in the area to be near them .
He had been married for many years , but he and his wife had grown apart , and when he felt his children were old enough they ’ d divorced .
His name wasn ’ t really Rick , he explained , but hardly anyone called him by his given names , Cyril Richard .
He had grown up in Hayle , a tiny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s southwest coast , with his grandparents and his mother , who worked as a housekeeper and companion to the elderly .
He ’ d left Hayle in 1956 , when he was sixteen , to join the British military .
He ’ d fought against Communist-backed insurgencies in Cyprus from 1957 to 1960 , and in Rhodesia from 1960 to 1963 .
These experiences had made him a fierce anti-Communist .
The reason he had come to America , he said , was to enlist in the Army , so that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the opportunity to join the American cause in Southeast Asia and , for a long time , had never questioned the wisdom or morality of the war .
After fighting in Vietnam , he returned to the United States , using his military benefits to study creative writing at the University of Oklahoma , and eventually earning a bachelor ’ s , a master ’ s in literature , and a law degree .
He had met his former wife there .
Now he was spending his free time trying to write , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he had mentioned the previous morning , “ M ’ kubwa Junction , ” was set in Rhodesia , he said , and was based on his time there .
Few of the native Rhodesians had worn shoes , which was why he had to feel what it was like to run barefoot .
And all his life , he said , he had worked out and kept himself in good shape .
He seemed self-conscious about his weight , and explained that his body had swollen because of medical treatments .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had spread to his bone marrow .
He said that he didn ’ t know how much time he had to live , but , whatever was left , he intended to make the most of it .
As Rescorla was rising to leave , he turned to Susan and said , “ I know we are going to be friends forever.
” After saying goodbye , she cleared the cups and led Buddy into the house .
When she glanced at the kitchen clock , she was surprised to see that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours had passed .
Susan made a point of reminding herself that a woman in her fifties with three grown daughters and two failed marriages behind her should have few illusions about romantic prospects .
After nursing her mother through a long struggle with Alzheimer ’ s disease , she had resigned herself to merely going out to dinner occasionally with women friends in similar circumstances .
In her mother ’ s final years , Susan ’ s town house had been transformed into a virtual nursing home .
She also worked full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Fairleigh Dickinson University , in Madison , New Jersey , and had managed to get her three daughters through college .
She had had practically no free time .
Still , she had once asked her mother , “ Will anyone ever love me again ?
” Like many women her age , Susan had been brought up to be a wife and mother , and had never aspired to anything else .
An only child , she lived with her parents and grandparents in Glen Ridge in an elegant Colonial house @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s headquarters .
Her father , a physician , came home after his hospital rounds every day for a formal lunch .
The family summered on the Chesapeake Bay , and when she was seventeen her parents took her on a two-month tour of Europe .
After graduating from Endicott College , in Massachusetts—at that time a two-year women ’ s college that was essentially a finishing school—she studied art history in Madrid .
She thought of getting a job in Manhattan , but instead married a high-school boyfriend from a similarly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tour of Europe that lasted from June to September , and looked forward to leading a conventional upper-middle-class life .
Soon she was pregnant with her first child .
Over the next seventeen years , Susan took care of her daughters , decorated and maintained a large house , and travelled abroad frequently with her husband and children .
Then , when her youngest daughter was four , her husband announced that he was leaving her .
Because of his financial problems , the house had to be sold at a sheriff ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Susan had no marketable skills .
She went to the travel agency that had once arranged her visits to luxury resorts and European capitals and offered to work without pay to learn the business .
Her second marriage , to a forensic pathologist , who initially showered her with attention and promised to care for her and her children , also ended badly .
She didn ’ t have much confidence in herself , and was wary of another involvement .
Nevertheless , when she took Buddy for his walk the next day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unusual man she ’ d invited for coffee .
There was no sign of Rick Rescorla or his car .
She realized that she didn ’ t know where he worked , or even if he had a regular job , or whether he wrote plays full time .
Three days later , driving home from work—she was now an administrative assistant at a nearby bank—she saw his car coming from the other direction .
He noticed her , too , and rolled down his window .
“ Where were you ?
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he regularly caught the six-ten train to Manhattan , and he had looked for her each morning on the way to the station .
“ I ’ d like to take you out , ” he said .
“ Wherever you ’ d like.
” He scribbled his phone number on a piece of paper and asked her to call .

For Rescorla personally, a company move to New Jersey would shorten his commute, which, he told Hill, was exhausting him. For a while, he considered moving to a place in New Jersey just across the Hudson from the Trade Center—a Portuguese neighborhood in Newark. Rescorla loved Portuguese food and the warm ambience of the Portuguese community, and was even learning Portuguese. He told Hill that he had his eye on a former firehouse that was for sale. His idea was to turn the upstairs into an apartment and use the ground floor as a garage and gym. But then he stopped talking about the firehouse.
Over their long friendship, Hill and Rescorla had often discussed exploits with women. Hill had been Rescorla’s best man when he married his first wife, in Dallas in 1972, and he counselled Rescorla through his divorce. Although Hill respected women, and had been married to his own wife, Patricia, for forty-one years, he otherwise preferred the company of men. What he was interested in, as he put it, was “hunting, fishing, shooting people, good stories, and drinking beer.” His wife wouldn’t go along with the extreme subservience of women practiced in Islam, and had refused to convert, which was fine with Hill, but the Islamic separation of the sexes appealed to him. Most of his conversations about women focussed on sex, so he was surprised when Rescorla mentioned, in one of their afternoon phone calls, that he’d met an “interesting” woman. “Someone I met while jogging.”
“What kind of breast line does she have?” Hill asked.
“This is a nice lady.”
“You better be careful of nice ladies.”
But Susan Greer kept cropping up in their talks. “Christ,” Hill finally acknowledged, “this looks serious. This isn’t just some roll in the hay.”
“I think I met the woman of my life,” Rescorla replied.
“Get off my ass,” Hill said. “You sound like a sophomore in high school.”
Over the next months, Hill hardly recognized his best friend, so giddy was Rescorla on the subject of Susan. Finally, Hill decided to see for himself. On the way to Rhode Island for a shotgun competition, he and his wife stopped off in Morristown, and Susan made dinner. It was obvious to Hill that Susan was from a higher social class, which made him a little self-conscious. Still, he could see that she was smitten with Rescorla, and he with her. They couldn’t keep their hands off each other. Hill had trouble understanding this behavior in a fifty-nine-year-old man, but there was no denying it.
A month or so later, Rescorla told Hill that he and Susan wanted him to be the best man at their wedding, and they wanted to be married in St. Augustine. He asked Hill to look for a large oak tree where the ceremony could be held. Like much of the population of Cornwall, Rescorla’s family was of Celtic descent, and the oak figures prominently in Celtic lore. Rescorla kept an old Celtic shield and thought of himself as a Celtic warrior. Hill knew just the place: an oak that stood outside the Castillo de San Marcos, built in the seventeenth century, which would appeal to Rescorla’s love of history and Celtic myth. And it was right next to the ocean.
Rick Rescorla and Susan Greer were married on February 20, 1999. The bride wore a Versace suit that the groom had chosen for her, and carried a single calla lily. He wore a pin-striped suit. Hill asked a friend, a local judge and retired brigadier general, to preside at the ceremony. Rescorla’s friend Fred McBee came from his home, in South Florida. Afterward, Hill and his wife hosted a reception at a nearby restaurant.
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Once Rick and Susan were back in New Jersey, their life settled into a comfortable routine. Every weekday morning, Rescorla drove to Convent Station and caught the six-ten train. He was at his desk in the World Trade Center by 7:30 A.M., and invariably spoke to Susan at eight-fifteen, after he had checked to make sure all of his security staff were at their posts. Sometimes he was so jubilant after their calls that he broke into song. When he arrived home, a little after 6 P.M., Susan and Buddy would be standing at the door. Rick and Susan kept a nature log of life on the pond, recording the births of geese and ducks. On weekends, they continued their explorations of historic sights, art galleries, and antique shops. Susan wasn’t deeply religious, but she had always prayed, asking for the strength to get through her marriages, to care for her mother, to educate her children. Now she thanked God every day that she had met Rescorla.
The word “cancer” was never mentioned between them, but Susan was convinced that, in return for everything Rick had given her, she could restore his health by giving him the peace of mind he sought. He was undergoing treatment at a cancer clinic, which required painful injections directly into his stomach every month. He never complained about them, but Susan knew they were an ordeal. He had to lie quietly for hours afterward. He also took an array of pills, which made him constantly thirsty and caused his body to swell. Susan herself had had to quit her job at the bank, because she was suffering from extreme lower-back pain, but she had benefitted from visits to a holistic practitioner. Now she persuaded Rick to accompany her. With Susan’s prompting, Rick adhered strictly to the healer’s regimen of Chinese herbal liquids, while continuing to get the injections and take the pills.
Hill was skeptical about Rescorla’s holistic approach, but he had his own medical problems, and had suffered two heart attacks in two years. Both men, having once been at the peak of fitness and stamina, now chafed at their physical limitations. Rescorla was incensed after the massacre at Columbine High School, in Colorado, in April, 1999, when police surrounded the school but a SWAT team failed to storm the building until the two killers had shot themselves. “Can you believe it?” Rescorla said to Hill. “The police were sitting outside while kids were getting killed. They should have put themselves between the perpetrators and the victims. That was abject cowardice.” Hill emphatically agreed. If they were younger, Rescorla said, “we could have flown to Colorado, gone in that building, and ended that shit before the law did.”
In May, Rick and Susan took a delayed honeymoon to his boyhood home of Hayle, a harbor community that once bustled with ships exporting tin from Cornish mines, now defunct. He’d been telling her about Hayle since the day they met, and she was eager to see it and meet his friends and relatives, who turned out to be virtually the entire population of the village. Rescorla had played rugby for the town, and was such an outstanding player that many had expected him to make a career of it. Instead, he’d gone off to America, disappearing from their lives. But for the past fifteen years he’d returned every spring, renewing old friendships and visiting his mother, who still lived in a modest stone cottage near the center of town. His best friend was Mervyn Sullivan, who had attended the same grammar school, taking the train with him every day to Penzance. Rescorla’s cousin John Daniels owned the local pub, the Cornish Arms. As a boy, Rescorla had been bigger, stronger, more coördinated than anyone else, and he was a natural leader. He’d set a school record in the shot put, which still stands, and he was an avid boxing fan. Once, a professional match was scheduled between a British boxer and an American heavyweight contender named Tami Mauriello. When his friends backed the Englishman, Rescorla proclaimed, “I’m for Tammy.” Mauriello won the fight, and the nickname stuck. Everyone in Hayle knew him as Tammy, long after the boxing match had been forgotten.
A visit from Rescorla was an occasion in the small town. The villagers had a vague idea that he had been decorated for heroism in Vietnam, but he never talked about it. He cherished his Cornish heritage, even though he’d gone off and become a success in America, earning a law degree and working for a wealthy investment bank. In some ways, Rescorla seemed more Cornish than his friends who had stayed in Hayle. He knew all the old Cornish songs and the local history. He’d invite people to the pub, throw open the bar, and have them all singing. Rescorla never seemed to forget anyone in the village. One year, he asked John Couch, a former schoolmate, if there was anything he could do for him. Couch thought about it, and said that one thing he’d always wanted was an American silver dollar. A year later, Rescorla brought him one. Rescorla also made a point of visiting his mother’s friends, many of them now confined to nursing homes. One of them, Stanley Sullivan, a man in his late eighties who had lost his sight, loved the old British military songs and Cornish folk songs as much as Rescorla—songs like “The White Rose” and “Men of Harlech” (a song featured in one of Rescorla’s favorite movies, the 1964 “Zulu”). As he did each year, Rescorla sat on Stanley’s bed with his arm around him, and they sang together. Rescorla waited until the announcement that visiting hours were over to sing “The White Rose,” which was Stanley’s favorite. Stanley tried to sing along but faltered as tears ran down his face.
Throughout the visit, Rescorla seemed eager to show Susan off. When Mervyn Sullivan told him how much he liked her, Rescorla replied, “This is the best thing that ever happened to me.” Despite his cancer, he said, he was feeling better than he had in years. “No one’s got me yet,” he said, referring to his many brushes with death, “and this cancer is not going to get me.”
Last April, Rescorla was chosen for induction into the Infantry Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame, and was invited to participate in ceremonies at Fort Benning. After meeting Susan, he had avoided most such occasions, attending few reunions of veterans of the battles in the Ia Drang Valley. He had given some interviews to his Vietnam commander, Lieutenant General Harold Moore, who was working on a book about the campaign, called “We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young.” But when Rescorla received a copy of the finished work, which featured a combat photograph of him on the cover, he put it aside without reading it. When he learned that the book was being made into a movie starring Mel Gibson, he told Susan that he had no intention of seeing it. As he frequently said to her, he felt uncomfortable with anything that portrayed him or other survivors as war heroes. “The real heroes are dead,” he said.
Rescorla made an exception for the Hall of Fame, because it was an opportunity to see Hill, who was having more heart trouble. And Susan was looking forward to the trip, because she was curious to know more about his war experiences and to meet some of the people she’d heard about. But as the trip approached Rick told her he wanted to go alone, so that he could devote his time to Hill. The night before the induction ceremony, Rescorla, Hill, and Patrick Kelly, an engineer who was close to Rescorla in Vietnam, retreated to their room. After a few drinks and some reminiscing, Rescorla said, according to Hill, “Look at us. Hill with a heart attack. Me with cancer. Kelly—he’s tall, dumb, and ugly. We’re old men and we’re going to die with people spoon-feeding us and changing our diapers.” They nodded. “Men like us shouldn’t go out like this,” he said.
“Hear, hear,” Kelly said, and they downed their drinks.
Later that month, Rick and Susan took a vacation to New Mexico. Though they had separately travelled all over the world, neither had seen much of the United States. Rick remained fascinated with the West, and they were eager to experience the spiritual aspects of Indian culture. They visited the art galleries and shops in Santa Fe, and drove to Taos, where Rick bought Susan a blouse with hand-painted eagle feathers on it. Rescorla revered the eagle, as a symbol of both American freedom and Native American mysticism. But the trip was cut short. Morgan Stanley was about to lay off fifteen hundred people, and it was the job of security personnel to escort employees out of the building the day they got the news that they had been fired. Rescorla felt it was important that every employee be allowed to leave with dignity, and he escorted some longtime employees himself. But he was shaken by the experience. Some of the people let go had been with the firm for twenty-five years or more. They were expected to pack their belongings and leave by the end of the day. Some broke down and cried in Rescorla’s presence.
He’d always enjoyed his work on Wall Street, and took pride in it. But he and Susan began talking more about retirement. In addition to his play about Africa, and other projects, he’d been thinking of writing some kind of memoir. They had begun taking yoga classes together, and had signed up for a more advanced ballroom-dance class. They visited a spa, and Rick made Susan promise to tell no one that he had both a manicure and a pedicure. They wanted more time together, but Rescorla worried about their financial security. The sinking stock market was eroding the savings in his 401(k) retirement plan, and he was still making support payments to his first wife. Maybe he could manage retirement at the end of the year, if the stock market improved and Morgan Stanley’s stock went up. Maybe the firm would offer him a buyout.


bonginoreport--2020-09-11--Top Prosecutor on Durham Team Resigns

Top Prosecutor on Durham Team Resigns

A prosecutor working with U.S. Attorney John Durham on the criminal inquiry into the Russia investigation has resigned .
`` We can confirm that Nora Dannehy has resigned from the Department of Justice and have no further comment , '' Thomas Carson , a spokesman for Durham , told the Washington Examiner on Friday .
The Justice Department declined to comment .
Dannehy 's departure was first reported by the Hartford Courier , which said she informed colleagues at the U.S. attorney 's office in New Haven about her resignation in an email Thursday evening .
Unnamed colleagues of Dannehy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based in part on concern about political pressure to produce a report before the November election , although her farewell email did not mention it .
Associates of Durhams , described as `` Durham allies '' are said to have the belief that the Russia investigation group will be disbanded if President Trump loses the contest .
The duration of the investigation might also have been a factor in Dannehy 's exit .
When Dannehy joined Durham 's team in Washington for the review of the Russia investigation in the spring of 2019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assignment that would last between six months and a year .
The inquiry has now been going on for a year and a half , and Democrats and national security veterans have been raising concerns about it disrupting the 2020 election , which is less than two months away .
Dannehy worked with Durham at the U.S. attorney 's office for decades but left a decade ago to join the private sector in the defense industry .
She came back to the fold and joined the so-called investigation of the investigators at Durham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has said the two main goals of Durham ’ s investigation are sussing out the truth and exploring possible criminal charges .
Only one person , Kevin Clinesmith , has been indicted in Durham ’ s inquiry so far .
The former FBI lawyer , who played a role in both the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 's improper private email server and the Russia investigation , pleaded guilty to a false statements charge for fraudulently altering a CIA email to state that former Trump campaign associate Carter Page was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he had , in fact , been an operational contact for the agency .
Last week , Barr denied that he is being pressured by Trump in his handling of Durham ’ s inquiry and claimed that any actions taken wo n't affect the 2020 election .
Barr has stressed that the Durham review will abide by Justice Department guidelines and has repeatedly said that despite urging from Trump , former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden , who is now the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee , are not under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dubbed the `` Obamagate '' controversy , Trump 's supporters believe top officials in the Obama administration sought to sabotage Trump 's candidacy in 2016 and later his presidency , and many of them have called for indictments .
Democrats have raised concerns about the public release of Durham 's findings or indictments during an election and have warned of a possible politicized “ October surprise . ''
Dannehy has the distinction of being the first female U.S. attorney for Connecticut , holding the top spot from 2008 to 2010 .
During her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she helped send a state treasurer and a governor to prison for political corruption .
And she has worked on sensitive investigations before , being tapped by then-Attorney General Michael Mukasey in 2006 to investigate whether there was improper political motivation behind the dismissal of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006 .
Durham ’ s team also includes the former chief of the Violent Crimes and Narcotics Trafficking Section for the U.S. attorney ’ s office in Washington , D.C. , Anthony Scarpelli , who joined Durham earlier this year .
Another longtime assistant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was also tapped to assist Durham .
Andrew DeFilippis , an assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan , was also roped into Durham ’ s effort .
Durham , whose official current title is special attorney to the attorney general , is widely regarded as a fair and dogged prosecutor , famously leading the prosecution of mobsters , including a series of high-profile convictions of the notorious New England Mafia .
His corruption investigation of former Connecticut Gov .
John Rowland resulted in the Republican finding himself behind bars following a guilty plea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Connecticut , was appointed by then-Attorney General Janet Reno in 1999 to investigate the corrupt connections between law enforcement officers in Boston with James “ Whitey ” Bulger and other associates of the Irish mob ’ s Winter Hill Gang .
Durham also took on a sensitive and controversial investigation into the actions taken by members of the U.S. government when Mukasey appointed him special prosecutor in 2008 to look into the CIA ’ s destruction of tapes of detainee interrogations .
Durham was then selected by Attorney General Eric Holder to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s so-called enhanced interrogation techniques .
Barr has made it clear that Durham is investigating how the FBI 's inquiry , code-named Crossfire Hurricane , was opened .
The FBI 's counterintelligence investigation into ties between Trump 's 2016 campaign and Russia was wrapped into special counsel Robert Mueller 's investigation , which concluded in April 2019 that Russia interfered in 2016 in a “ sweeping and systematic fashion '' but “ did not establish ” any criminal conspiracy between Russia and Trump 's campaign .
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation had “ sufficient factual predication , '' but Barr and Durham both stated that they disagreed .
“ Based on the evidence collected to date , and while our investigation is ongoing , last month we advised the inspector general that we do not agree with some of the report ’ s conclusions as to predication and how the FBI case was opened , '' Durham said in a rare statement .
Horowitz ’ s report criticized the Justice Department and the FBI for at least 17 “ significant errors and omissions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Act warrants against Page and for the bureau 's reliance on the Democratic-funded discredited dossier compiled by British ex-spy Christopher Steele .

A prosecutor working with U.S. Attorney John Durham on the criminal inquiry into the Russia investigation has resigned.
"We can confirm that Nora Dannehy has resigned from the Department of Justice and have no further comment," Thomas Carson, a spokesman for Durham, told the Washington Examiner on Friday. The Justice Department declined to comment.
Dannehy's departure was first reported by the Hartford Courier, which said she informed colleagues at the U.S. attorney's office in New Haven about her resignation in an email Thursday evening. Unnamed colleagues of Dannehy told the outlet that her decision was based in part on concern about political pressure to produce a report before the November election, although her farewell email did not mention it. Associates of Durhams, described as "Durham allies," are said to have the belief that the Russia investigation group will be disbanded if President Trump loses the contest.
The duration of the investigation might also have been a factor in Dannehy's exit. When Dannehy joined Durham's team in Washington for the review of the Russia investigation in the spring of 2019, she was told to expect an assignment that would last between six months and a year. The inquiry has now been going on for a year and a half, and Democrats and national security veterans have been raising concerns about it disrupting the 2020 election, which is less than two months away.
Nora Dannehy. (AP Photo/Bob Child) (AP Photo/Bob Child)
Dannehy worked with Durham at the U.S. attorney's office for decades but left a decade ago to join the private sector in the defense industry. She came back to the fold and joined the so-called investigation of the investigators at Durham's behest.
Attorney General William Barr has said the two main goals of Durham’s investigation are sussing out the truth and exploring possible criminal charges. Only one person, Kevin Clinesmith, has been indicted in Durham’s inquiry so far. The former FBI lawyer, who played a role in both the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's improper private email server and the Russia investigation, pleaded guilty to a false statements charge for fraudulently altering a CIA email to state that former Trump campaign associate Carter Page was “not a source,” when he had, in fact, been an operational contact for the agency.
Last week, Barr denied that he is being pressured by Trump in his handling of Durham’s inquiry and claimed that any actions taken won't affect the 2020 election. Barr has stressed that the Durham review will abide by Justice Department guidelines and has repeatedly said that despite urging from Trump, former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden, who is now the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, are not under criminal investigation.
In what has been dubbed the "Obamagate" controversy, Trump's supporters believe top officials in the Obama administration sought to sabotage Trump's candidacy in 2016 and later his presidency, and many of them have called for indictments. Democrats have raised concerns about the public release of Durham's findings or indictments during an election and have warned of a possible politicized “October surprise."
Dannehy has the distinction of being the first female U.S. attorney for Connecticut, holding the top spot from 2008 to 2010. During her time as a prosecutor in Connecticut, she helped send a state treasurer and a governor to prison for political corruption. And she has worked on sensitive investigations before, being tapped by then-Attorney General Michael Mukasey in 2006 to investigate whether there was improper political motivation behind the dismissal of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006.
Durham’s team also includes the former chief of the Violent Crimes and Narcotics Trafficking Section for the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, D.C., Anthony Scarpelli, who joined Durham earlier this year. Another longtime assistant U.S. attorney in Connecticut, Neeraj Patel, was also tapped to assist Durham. Andrew DeFilippis, an assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan, was also roped into Durham’s effort.
Durham, whose official current title is special attorney to the attorney general, is widely regarded as a fair and dogged prosecutor, famously leading the prosecution of mobsters, including a series of high-profile convictions of the notorious New England Mafia. His corruption investigation of former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland resulted in the Republican finding himself behind bars following a guilty plea.
Durham, the top federal prosecutor from Connecticut, was appointed by then-Attorney General Janet Reno in 1999 to investigate the corrupt connections between law enforcement officers in Boston with James “Whitey” Bulger and other associates of the Irish mob’s Winter Hill Gang.
Durham also took on a sensitive and controversial investigation into the actions taken by members of the U.S. government when Mukasey appointed him special prosecutor in 2008 to look into the CIA’s destruction of tapes of detainee interrogations. Durham was then selected by Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a broader investigation into the CIA’s so-called enhanced interrogation techniques.
Barr has made it clear that Durham is investigating how the FBI's inquiry, code-named Crossfire Hurricane, was opened. The FBI's counterintelligence investigation into ties between Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia was wrapped into special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, which concluded in April 2019 that Russia interfered in 2016 in a “sweeping and systematic fashion" but “did not establish” any criminal conspiracy between Russia and Trump's campaign.
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz concluded in December that the FBI's investigation had “sufficient factual predication," but Barr and Durham both stated that they disagreed.
“Based on the evidence collected to date, and while our investigation is ongoing, last month we advised the inspector general that we do not agree with some of the report’s conclusions as to predication and how the FBI case was opened," Durham said in a rare statement.
Horowitz’s report criticized the Justice Department and the FBI for at least 17 “significant errors and omissions” related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants against Page and for the bureau's reliance on the Democratic-funded discredited dossier compiled by British ex-spy Christopher Steele.


bonginoreport--2020-09-11--Washington Post Repeats Antifa Talking Points

A recent article by the Washington Post took aim at the attempt by police to arrest cold-blooded killer Michael Forest Reinoehl , which ended with Reinoehl drawing a weapon and subsequently being fatally shot by law enforcement officers .
The headline of the story was `` Police shot Portland slaying suspect without warning or trying to arrest him first , witness says . ''
The article takes issue with the officers on the scene , saying that a lone witness has come forward to contradict everybody else 's version of the story .
Reinoehl identified himself as a member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the killing of Aaron `` Jay '' Danielson , on Aug. 29 , with the intention of furthering Antifa goals .
Danielson , who had been wearing a Patriot Prayer hat , was ideologically on the side of law and order , and not Antifa .
`` In fact , according to Nate Dinguss , Reinoehl was clutching a cellphone and eating a gummy worm as he walked to his car outside an apartment complex in Lacey , Wash. That 's when officers opened fire without first announcing themselves or trying to arrest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who lives in the apartment complex , said in a statement shared with The Washington Post .
Dinguss ' account of the Sept. 3 fatal shooting , first reported by The Oregonian , contradicts details offered by federal authorities , who said Reinoehl , 48 , pulled a gun as members of a fugitive task force tried to arrest him .
Two other witnesses also told The Olympian they had seen Reinoehl fire a weapon at police .
That is to say , the Washington Post itself states in its own article that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plus two other witnesses have the exact same story regarding the death of Michael Forest Reinoehl—that he drew a weapon , and officers then fired .
But lone witness Dinguss has a unique and questionable version of the story .
The much more credible version of the story , which everyone else who was at the scene corroborates , is that Reinoehl was fleeing law enforcement and leaving his hideout , saw the police arrive and drew his weapon first before being shot .
Reinoehl confessed in an interview with Vice magazine that @ @ @ @

A recent article by the Washington Post took aim at the attempt by police to arrest cold-blooded killer Michael Forest Reinoehl, which ended with Reinoehl drawing a weapon and subsequently being fatally shot by law enforcement officers.
The headline of the story was "Police shot Portland slaying suspect without warning or trying to arrest him first, witness says." The article takes issue with the officers on the scene, saying that a lone witness has come forward to contradict everybody else's version of the story.
Reinoehl identified himself as a member of Antifa, and appears to have undertook the killing of Aaron "Jay" Danielson, on Aug. 29, with the intention of furthering Antifa goals. Danielson, who had been wearing a Patriot Prayer hat, was ideologically on the side of law and order, and not Antifa.
"In fact, according to Nate Dinguss, Reinoehl was clutching a cellphone and eating a gummy worm as he walked to his car outside an apartment complex in Lacey, Wash. That's when officers opened fire without first announcing themselves or trying to arrest him," Dinguss, a 39-year-old who lives in the apartment complex, said in a statement shared with The Washington Post.
Dinguss' account of the Sept. 3 fatal shooting, first reported by The Oregonian, contradicts details offered by federal authorities, who said Reinoehl, 48, pulled a gun as members of a fugitive task force tried to arrest him. Two other witnesses also told The Olympian they had seen Reinoehl fire a weapon at police.
That is to say, the Washington Post itself states in its own article that all of the law enforcement officials present plus two other witnesses have the exact same story regarding the death of Michael Forest Reinoehl—that he drew a weapon, and officers then fired. But lone witness Dinguss has a unique and questionable version of the story.
The much more credible version of the story, which everyone else who was at the scene corroborates, is that Reinoehl was fleeing law enforcement and leaving his hideout, saw the police arrive and drew his weapon first before being shot. Reinoehl confessed in an interview with Vice magazine that he shot Danielson.


bonginoreport--2020-09-11--Sgt. Maj. Who Helped Save 75 ISIS Captives Awarded Medal of Honor

President Trump on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Sgt .
Maj. Thomas Payne for his role in freeing 75 hostages from dozens of ISIS terrorists in Iraq .
The October 2015 operation near Kirkuk killed Payne ’ s Army Ranger colleague Joshua Wheeler , whose widow attended the ceremony at the White House .
“ It was one of the largest and most daring rescue missions in American history , ” Trump said in honoring Payne , who deployed 17 times for post-9/11 wars .
Trump regaled his Sept. 11 audience with an account of Payne ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Islamic State group had intended to slaughter the captives and bury them in freshly dug graves .
“ After midnight on Oct. 22 , Pat boarded a helicopter and departed on a mission to free the hostages from two buildings guarded by dozens of ruthless and bloodthirsty ISIS terrorists , ” Trump said .
“ As soon as the ramp to his helicopter went down , Pat rushed into a blistering hail of gunfire .
Pat and his team swiftly overpowered the enemy , secured the building and freed 38 of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the rest of the assault team was facing harsh resistance.
” After freeing the first group , Payne and his men fought their way into a second building to free 37 other captives .
“ He and his team climbed up ladders to the roof and opened up fire on the enemy .
Multiple ISIS fighters detonated suicide vests , ripping a portion of the building into pieces , ” Trump said .
Payne cut two locks on the second building and freed people as the building burned .
Payne “ grabbed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through smoldering flame and smoke .
As bullets impacted all around him , Pat succeeded in cutting one of the locks before scorching sweltering heat forced him to leave the building for some air .
Pat caught his breath in a few seconds and was back .
He ran right back into that raging blaze and sliced the final lock and released the rest of the hostages.
” Trump said Payne defied orders to leave without freeing all of the captives .
“ As the building began to collapse , he received orders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so .
He didn ’ t want to leave anyone behind .
Pat ran back into the burning building that was collapsing two more times .
He saved multiple hostages and he was the last man to leave , ” Trump said .
Twenty ISIS fighters were killed in the operation .
The medal was awarded days after Trump announced the US would lower the number of US troops in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000 by the end of September .
The US still has some troops in Syria remaining from anti-ISIS operations @

President Trump on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Sgt. Maj. Thomas Payne for his role in freeing 75 hostages from dozens of ISIS terrorists in Iraq.
The October 2015 operation near Kirkuk killed Payne’s Army Ranger colleague Joshua Wheeler, whose widow attended the ceremony at the White House.
“It was one of the largest and most daring rescue missions in American history,” Trump said in honoring Payne, who deployed 17 times for post-9/11 wars.
Trump regaled his Sept. 11 audience with an account of Payne’s heroism in freeing the Kurdish hostages. The Islamic State group had intended to slaughter the captives and bury them in freshly dug graves.
“After midnight on Oct. 22, Pat boarded a helicopter and departed on a mission to free the hostages from two buildings guarded by dozens of ruthless and bloodthirsty ISIS terrorists,” Trump said.
“As soon as the ramp to his helicopter went down, Pat rushed into a blistering hail of gunfire. Pat and his team swiftly overpowered the enemy, secured the building and freed 38 of the hostages, Then Pat received word that the rest of the assault team was facing harsh resistance.”
After freeing the first group, Payne and his men fought their way into a second building to free 37 other captives.
“He and his team climbed up ladders to the roof and opened up fire on the enemy. Multiple ISIS fighters detonated suicide vests, ripping a portion of the building into pieces,” Trump said.
Payne cut two locks on the second building and freed people as the building burned.
Payne “grabbed a pair of bolt cutters and ran through smoldering flame and smoke. As bullets impacted all around him, Pat succeeded in cutting one of the locks before scorching sweltering heat forced him to leave the building for some air. Pat caught his breath in a few seconds and was back. He ran right back into that raging blaze and sliced the final lock and released the rest of the hostages.”
Trump said Payne defied orders to leave without freeing all of the captives.
“As the building began to collapse, he received orders to evacuate but he refused to do so. He didn’t want to leave anyone behind. Pat ran back into the burning building that was collapsing two more times. He saved multiple hostages and he was the last man to leave,” Trump said.
Twenty ISIS fighters were killed in the operation.
The medal was awarded days after Trump announced the US would lower the number of US troops in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000 by the end of September. The US still has some troops in Syria remaining from anti-ISIS operations.


bonginoreport--2020-09-11--President Trump Nominated a Second Time for Nobel Peace Prize – This Time for Serbia-Kosovo Deal

President Trump on Friday hosted the leaders of Serbia and ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for a second time this week — this time for brokering a historic peace deal between Serbia and breakaway republic Kosovo.
In a Friday morning tweet, Magnus Jacobsson, a member of the Swedish Parliament, announced he was nominating the Trump administration and the two European nations for their “joint work for peace and economic development, through the cooperation agreement signed in the White House.”
“Trade and communications are important building blocks for peace,” Jacobsson wrote, sharing his letter to the Nobel Committee.
On Wednesday, the president was nominated for the prestigious award by a member of the Norwegian Parliament for helping broker a peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
“For his merit, I think he has done more trying to create peace between nations than most other Peace Prize nominees,” Christian Tybring-Gjedde told Fox News.
According to the official Nobel website, there were 318 candidates for the 2020 Peace Prize. The winner of the prize for 2021 will not be announced until October of next year.
Trump last Friday hosted the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo to sign a landmark economic normalization agreement.
Kosovo split from Serbia in 2008, declaring independence with US assistance following a genocidal war waged by then-Serbian strongman Slobodan Milošević which killed 10,000 Muslim ethnic Albanians.
“It took decades because you didn’t have anybody trying to get it done,” Trump said in the Oval Office, flanked by Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti and Serbia President Aleksandar Vučić.
“There was a lot of fighting and now there’s a lot of love,” he continued.
Serbia still does not recognize Kosovo’s independence but it allows economic cooperation, rail and transit links, and the free movement of people and goods between the two countries.
The Serbian president praised Trump and said he had done a “great job,” while Kosovo’s leader hailed Trump’s “commitment to peace.”
The deal came on the heels of another agreement brokered a peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates — the first normalization of relations between Israel and an Arab nation in decades.
The agreement, known as the Abraham Accords, will be officially signed at the White House next Tuesday with delegations from Israel and the UAE.
The diplomatic breakthrough will see increased tourism and investment between the two nations in a move that angered Iran.
On Friday afternoon, the White House announced that the tiny kingdom of Bahrain would follow the UAE in normalizing relations with Israel as the Trump administration pushes for peace in the Middle East.
“When I took office, the Middle East was in a state of absolute chaos,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
“As more countries normalize relations with Israel, which will happen quite quickly, we believe, the region will become more and more stable, secure and prosperous,” he said.
Barack Obama was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, his first year in office, for his work in easing tensions with the Muslim world after 9/11 and helping rid of the world of nuclear weapons.
The committee’s decision shocked many, including Obama himself.
The committee’s ex-secretary in a 2015 interview said that it had been a mistake and revealed the award did not bolster Obama as they had hoped.
“Even many of Obama’s supporters believed that the prize was a mistake,” Geir Lundestad said. “In that sense the committee didn’t achieve what it had hoped for.”


bonginoreport--2020-09-11--President Trump Announces Normalization Agreement Between Israel and Bahrain

President Trump on Friday announced that Bahrain has agreed to normalize relations with Israel , another diplomatic win for the president coming after a similar agreement with the United Arab Emirates just last month .
“ This is really something special , very , very special , '' Trump said in the Oval Office , predicting that the region `` will become more secure and prosperous '' as a result of the diplomatic moves .
ISRAEL , UAE TO SIGN HISTORIC PEACE DEAL IN WHITE HOUSE CEREMONY NEXT WEEK '' The sand was loaded up with blood , and now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that sand will be loaded up with peace , '' he said .
According to a formal statement issued by the three countries , they agreed to `` the establishment of full diplomatic relations between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain . ''
“ This is a historic breakthrough to further peace in the Middle East .
Opening direct dialogue and ties between these two dynamic societies and advanced economies will continue the positive transformation of the Middle East and increase stability , security , and prosperity in the region , '' the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Israel had also affirmed that all Muslims may visit and pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque , and Jerusalem ’ s other holy sites will remain open for peaceful worshippers of all faiths .
The leaders of Israel and Bahrain also praised Trump for `` his dedication to peace in the region , his focus on shared challenges , and the pragmatic and unique approach he has taken to bringing their nations together.
” In the White House , Trump noted the timing of the deal , coming on the 19th anniversary of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s no more powerful response to the hatred that spawned 9/11 than this agreement . ''
It comes after a similar deal between the UAE and Israel , also brokered by the U.S. , last month .
Friday 's statement said that Bahrain had also accepted Trump ’ s invitation to join Israel and the UAE at a signing ceremony on Tuesday at the White House , where they will be signing a “ historic Declaration of Peace.
” The agreement makes Bahrain the fourth Arab country , after Egypt , Jordan and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ties with Israel .
Other Arab nations believed to be in the running for also recognizing Israel include Oman and Sudan .
In a call with reporters , White House adviser Jared Kushner said that it took Israel 72 years to form its first two peace agreement , and there have been two more in the last 29 days -- describing it as a sign that the region is changing .
`` We ’ re seeing the beginning of a new Middle East and the president has really secured alliances and partners in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
He went on to argue that Trump `` operates from a position of strength , '' noting the enforcement of a red line in Syria after a chemical weapons attack , the `` maximum pressure '' campaign against Iran , and the moving of the U.S. embassy to Jersualem CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The latest diplomatic victory for the White House also came a week after Trump oversaw the signing of an agreement between Serbia and Kosovo that normalized economic relations between those two countries .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Serbia agreeing to move its embassy to Jerusalem -- as the U.S. had done with its embassy in 2017 .
Fox News ' Brooke Singman and The Associated Press contributed to this report .

President Trump on Friday announced that Bahrain has agreed to normalize relations with Israel, another diplomatic win for the president coming after a similar agreement with the United Arab Emirates just last month.
“This is really something special, very, very special," Trump said in the Oval Office, predicting that the region "will become more secure and prosperous" as a result of the diplomatic moves.
ISRAEL, UAE TO SIGN HISTORIC PEACE DEAL IN WHITE HOUSE CEREMONY NEXT WEEK
"The sand was loaded up with blood, and now you’ll see a lot of that sand will be loaded up with peace," he said.
According to a formal statement issued by the three countries, they agreed to "the establishment of full diplomatic relations between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain."
“This is a historic breakthrough to further peace in the Middle East. Opening direct dialogue and ties between these two dynamic societies and advanced economies will continue the positive transformation of the Middle East and increase stability, security, and prosperity in the region," the statement said.
The statement said that Israel had also affirmed that all Muslims may visit and pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque, and Jerusalem’s other holy sites will remain open for peaceful worshippers of all faiths.
The leaders of Israel and Bahrain also praised Trump for "his dedication to peace in the region, his focus on shared challenges, and the pragmatic and unique approach he has taken to bringing their nations together.”
TRUMP OVERSEES ECONOMIC DEAL THAT INCLUDES KOSOVO RECOGNIZING ISRAEL, SERBIA MOVING EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM
In the White House, Trump noted the timing of the deal, coming on the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks: “There’s no more powerful response to the hatred that spawned 9/11 than this agreement."
It comes after a similar deal between the UAE and Israel, also brokered by the U.S., last month. Friday's statement said that Bahrain had also accepted Trump’s invitation to join Israel and the UAE at a signing ceremony on Tuesday at the White House, where they will be signing a “historic Declaration of Peace.”
The agreement makes Bahrain the fourth Arab country, after Egypt, Jordan and the UAE, to have full diplomatic ties with Israel. Other Arab nations believed to be in the running for also recognizing Israel include Oman and Sudan.
In a call with reporters, White House adviser Jared Kushner said that it took Israel 72 years to form its first two peace agreement, and there have been two more in the last 29 days -- describing it as a sign that the region is changing.
"We’re seeing the beginning of a new Middle East and the president has really secured alliances and partners in trying to pursue that," he said.
He went on to argue that Trump "operates from a position of strength," noting the enforcement of a red line in Syria after a chemical weapons attack, the "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran, and the moving of the U.S. embassy to Jersualem
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The latest diplomatic victory for the White House also came a week after Trump oversaw the signing of an agreement between Serbia and Kosovo that normalized economic relations between those two countries.
That arrangement also included Kosovo recognizing Israel, and Serbia agreeing to move its embassy to Jerusalem -- as the U.S. had done with its embassy in 2017.
Fox News' Brooke Singman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.


bonginoreport--2020-09-11--Activists Protest Outside McConnell’s Home for Not Advancing Bill Democrats Blocked

Black Lives Matter protesters showed up to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ’ s home on Thursday night demanding money from coronavirus relief funds after Democrats killed a $ 500 billion coronavirus relief package .
“ If we don ’ t get $ 600 !
[ Crowd : No peace ! ]
I said if we don ’ t get $ 600 !
[ No peace ! ]
, ” one of the activists with a bullhorn screamed .
” I said if we don ’ t get $ 600 !
[ No peace ! ]
I said if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ No peace ! ]
” “ No $ 600 !
[ Crowd : No peace ! ]
No $ 600 !
[ No peace ! ]
No $ 600 !
[ No peace ! ]
No $ 600 !
[ No peace ! ]
, ” the activist continued to scream .
“ No healthcare !
[ No peace ! ]
No healthcare !
[ No peace ! ]
No healthcare !
[ No peace ! ]
No healthcare !
[ No peace ! ]
” “ I need that money , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m going to be right here on C Street everyday until I get it , ” the man continued .
“ No justice !
[ Crowd : No peace ! ]
No justice !
[ No peace ! ]
No healthcare !
[ No peace ! ]
No healthcare !
[ No peace ! ]
” Other footage from the incident showed the leftist activists demanding to know where their money was .
Far-left activists have showed up to harass McConnell at his home in Kentucky before , which Twitter attempted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on August 7 , 2019 : On Monday night , dozens of left-wing activists converged on the Louisville home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to protest for gun control .
Video of one of the protesters , Black Lives Matter activist Chanelle Helm , calling for violence against McConnell — initially posted on Facebook and then tweeted out by congressional staffer Ben Goldey — quickly went viral , retweeted by the McConnell re-election campaign and Daily Wire reporter Ryan Saavedra .
By Tuesday , Twitter had locked all three accounts until they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In the since-pulled video , which was first live-streamed on Facebook , one of the protesters says about McConnell ’ s recent shoulder injury that maybe someone is using a “ voodoo doll ” against the senator .
Helm responds , “ Just stab the motherf***er in the heart , please.
” She went on to say she hopes he suffers “ one of those heart attacks where they can ’ t breath , and they ’ re holding their chest and they fall backwards.
” Instead of nursing a “ broken arm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ he should have broken his raggedy , wrinkled-ass neck.
” McConnell has repeatedly ripped Democrats for playing games with the coronavirus spending while American families and businesses have suffered .
On Thursday afternoon , McConnell appeared on Fox News where he addressed Democrats ’ latest decision to kill stimulus spending to help Americans , which he said was part of their goal of providing “ no help for American families before the election.
” “ What part of this bill are they opposed to ?
” McConnell asked .
“ What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was to craft a package that underscored the things that we supposedly agree on — kids in school , replenishing the popular small business loan program , which is out of money , more money for hospitals and covering unemployment insurance for another six months .
What ’ s to not like about that ?
” “ What they ’ re saying is , we won ’ t pass things that we are even in favor of , unless you give us trillions more .
The national debt is already the size of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ World War II , ” McConnell continued .
“ We ’ re not going to squander funds here .
We want to narrowly target the needs of the American people .
That ’ s what this vote is about.
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Black Lives Matter protesters showed up to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home on Thursday night demanding money from coronavirus relief funds after Democrats killed a $500 billion coronavirus relief package.
“If we don’t get $600! [Crowd: No peace!] I said if we don’t get $600! [No peace!],” one of the activists with a bullhorn screamed. ” I said if we don’t get $600! [No peace!] I said if we don’t get $600! [No peace!]”
“No $600! [Crowd: No peace!] No $600! [No peace!] No $600! [No peace!] No $600! [No peace!],” the activist continued to scream. “No healthcare! [No peace!] No healthcare! [No peace!] No healthcare! [No peace!] No healthcare! [No peace!]”
WATCH:
Protesters outside of Mitch McConnell’s house pic.twitter.com/KhtxBwgZ5U — special agent viti (@selfdeclaredref) September 11, 2020
“I can’t breathe!” the activist screamed. ” I can’t breathe! Black Lives Matter! Black Lives Matter! Black Lives Matter! Black Lives Matter! Black Lives Matter!”
“I need that money, and until I get that money, I’m going to be right here on C Street everyday until I get it,” the man continued. “No justice! [Crowd: No peace!] No justice! [No peace!] No healthcare! [No peace!] No healthcare! [No peace!]”
WATCH:
Protesters outside of Mitch McConnell’s house demanding their $600.00 pic.twitter.com/CTJD1cwnBr — special agent viti (@selfdeclaredref) September 11, 2020
Other footage from the incident showed the leftist activists demanding to know where their money was.
WATCH:
Looks like Sen. Mitch McConnell has some guests over for dinner cc @unemployaction pic.twitter.com/SxyQYoHGSP — The Hill is Home (@theHillisHome) September 10, 2020
Far-left activists have shown up to harass McConnell at his home in Kentucky before, which Twitter attempted to censor. The Daily Wire reported on August 7, 2019:
On Monday night, dozens of left-wing activists converged on the Louisville home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to protest for gun control. Video of one of the protesters, Black Lives Matter activist Chanelle Helm, calling for violence against McConnell — initially posted on Facebook and then tweeted out by congressional staffer Ben Goldey — quickly went viral, retweeted by the McConnell re-election campaign and Daily Wire reporter Ryan Saavedra. By Tuesday, Twitter had locked all three accounts until they pulled their posts featuring the video. In the since-pulled video, which was first live-streamed on Facebook, one of the protesters says about McConnell’s recent shoulder injury that maybe someone is using a “voodoo doll” against the senator. Helm responds, “Just stab the motherf***er in the heart, please.” She went on to say she hopes he suffers “one of those heart attacks where they can’t breath, and they’re holding their chest and they fall backwards.” Instead of nursing a “broken arm” after his fall, she said, “he should have broken his raggedy, wrinkled-ass neck.”
McConnell has repeatedly ripped Democrats for playing games with the coronavirus spending while American families and businesses have suffered.
On Thursday afternoon, McConnell appeared on Fox News where he addressed Democrats’ latest decision to kill stimulus spending to help Americans, which he said was part of their goal of providing “no help for American families before the election.”
“What part of this bill are they opposed to?” McConnell asked. “What we tried to do, Dana, was to craft a package that underscored the things that we supposedly agree on — kids in school, replenishing the popular small business loan program, which is out of money, more money for hospitals and covering unemployment insurance for another six months. What’s to not like about that?”
“What they’re saying is, we won’t pass things that we are even in favor of, unless you give us trillions more. The national debt is already the size of our economy for the first time since World War II,” McConnell continued. “We’re not going to squander funds here. We want to narrowly target the needs of the American people. That’s what this vote is about.”


bonginoreport--2020-09-11--Over 21,000 People Sign Petition Urging City Leaders to Prosecute Pelosi for Violating Coronavirus R

Over 21,000 People Sign Petition Urging City Leaders to Prosecute Pelosi for Violating Coronavirus Rules When Visiting Salon

Over 21,000 people have signed a petition urging leaders to prosecute House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) for violating local coronavirus rules after getting salon services in San Francisco last week .
The petition , which aims to garner 25,000 signatures , is addressed to San Francisco Police Chief William Scott and urges city leaders to prosecute the 81-year-old Speaker for breaking coronavirus rules and restrictions — which have barred indoor salon services — during her August 31 visit to eSalon .
“ Laws aren ’ t just for the ‘ little people , ' ” the letter reads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knowingly violate health ordinances , but just destroyed a business because she couldn ’ t take a [ sic ] ounce of responsibility.
” “ The salon owner gets death threats , while Pelosi has paid ZERO price for her hypocrisy , ” the letter continues .
“ At a very minimum , Nancy Pelosi must be prosecuted by San Francisco for her flaunting of COVID regulations .
Now !
” The petition had over 21,400 signatures as of Thursday evening .
Pelosi has refused to apologize for breaking local rules , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Instead , the maskless Speaker vilified the salon owner and claimed to be the victim of a setup .
“ I take responsibility for trusting the word of the neighborhood salon that I ’ ve been to over the years many times and that when they said , what , we ’ re able to accommodate people one person at a time , and that we can set up that time , I trusted that , ” Pelosi said .
As Breitbart News detailed , salons were only permitted to begin to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 — one day after Pelosi ’ s visit .
Erica Kious , owner of the salon , said she is closing her business due to the fallout from exposing the Speaker ’ s visit .
“ I am actually done in San Francisco and closing my doors , unfortunately , ” the single mom told Fox News ’ s Tucker Carlson this week .
“ I started to just get a ton of phone calls , text messages , emails , all my Yelp reviews … saying that they hope I go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just a lot of negativity towards my business , ” she added .
A GoFundMe for Kious raised over $ 336,000 , which she will use for “ business purposes .
”

Over 21,000 people have signed a petition urging leaders to prosecute House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for violating local coronavirus rules after getting salon services in San Francisco last week.
The petition, which aims to garner 25,000 signatures, is addressed to San Francisco Police Chief William Scott and urges city leaders to prosecute the 81-year-old Speaker for breaking coronavirus rules and restrictions — which have barred indoor salon services — during her August 31 visit to eSalon.
“Laws aren’t just for the ‘little people,'” the letter reads. “Not only did Nancy Pelosi knowingly violate health ordinances, but just destroyed a business because she couldn’t take a [sic] ounce of responsibility.”
“The salon owner gets death threats, while Pelosi has paid ZERO price for her hypocrisy,” the letter continues. “At a very minimum, Nancy Pelosi must be prosecuted by San Francisco for her flaunting of COVID regulations. Now!”
The petition had over 21,400 signatures as of Thursday evening.
Pelosi has refused to apologize for breaking local rules, which have kept businesses locked down for months. Instead, the maskless Speaker vilified the salon owner and claimed to be the victim of a setup.
“I take responsibility for trusting the word of the neighborhood salon that I’ve been to over the years many times and that when they said, what, we’re able to accommodate people one person at a time, and that we can set up that time, I trusted that,” Pelosi said.
“As it turns out, it was a setup,” she added. “So I take responsibility for falling for a setup.”
As Breitbart News detailed, salons were only permitted to begin to offer outdoor services beginning Tuesday, September 1 — one day after Pelosi’s visit.
Erica Kious, owner of the salon, said she is closing her business due to the fallout from exposing the Speaker’s visit.
“I am actually done in San Francisco and closing my doors, unfortunately,” the single mom told Fox News’s Tucker Carlson this week.
“I started to just get a ton of phone calls, text messages, emails, all my Yelp reviews … saying that they hope I go under and that I fail. So just a lot of negativity towards my business,” she added.
A GoFundMe for Kious raised over $336,000, which she will use for “business purposes.”


bonginoreport--2020-09-11--9/11 Was Our Last Gasp of National Unity

As we remember the 2,977 innocent people murdered by terrorists on this day in 2001 , we also are struck by something else that the nation has lost in the 19 years that have passed since that seminal event .
In hindsight , it appears that 9/11 may have been our last moment of national unity .
In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks , people rallied behind their love of country and were united in their resolve to get through the moment together .
They were , for a short time , too , proud of their culture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of multicultural political correctness .
But in the time since , there has never been a moment that has come close .
Our toxic political culture permeates every aspect of American society and ensures that any national tragedy is turned instantly into the latest flashpoint .
We are under no illusions that politics was somehow all about unity back in those days .
The 2000 election was one of the most contentious in history , dragging on for weeks after voting ended as the result was embroiled in recounts and lawsuits .
President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats as an impostor illegitimately in command .
The idea that the Supreme Court handed the election to Bush was accepted on the Left no matter how many times it was debunked .
The subsequent battle over passage of his tax cuts was a bitter one , and when a party switch by Jim Jeffords flipped power of the Senate to Democrats , the new majority leader , Tom Daschle , had obstruction on his mind .
Yet after the planes slammed into the Twin Towers , and days later Bush stood on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ The people who knocked these buildings down will hear from all of us soon , ” he had the nation behind him .
The same man who needed a few hundred voters in Florida to put him in office less than a year earlier was sitting on a 90 % approval rating by the end of September 2001 .
He threw out the first pitch before Game 3 of the World Series and received a standing ovation — in the South Bronx !
Meanwhile , Rudy Giuliani , who was entering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a polarizing figure , became “ America ’ s Mayor ” for his strong leadership after the attacks .
He was named Time magazine ’ s Person of the Year .
Beyond the bipartisan rallying around political leaders , there was a sense of shared national purpose .
At its peak in the years after 9/11 , to Gallup , 70 % of those polled described themselves as “ extremely ” proud to be American .
In its most recent survey taken last year , just 45 % said the same ( the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
It is beyond the scope of this editorial to recount the political history of the past 19 years — the Iraq War , Obamacare , the anti-Obama Tea Party , President Trump ’ s election , the anti-Trump resistance , and relentless efforts by the Left to indict the nation ’ s founding .
But what is clear is that there has been a breakdown of national unity in the face of tragedy .
While the gun rights issue has long been contentious , there was typically at least some separation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the gun debate .
Instead , with the help of corrosive social media , people start debating guns within seconds of news breaking of a shooting , or even when the gunman is still wreaking havoc .
Hollywood stars have always worn their activism on their designer sleeves , but politics now dominates every aspect of American culture , leaving people with no way to avoid political fights .
Sports was once the ultimate escape , and now it ’ s become at the center of the culture wars .
Professional sports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which one can look more “ woke.
” Under Trump , the lighthearted tradition of championship teams visiting the White House has become controversial .
The coronavirus crisis , despite the slogan “ we ’ re all in this together , ” has only deepened the national divide , with pitched battles over shutdowns , treatments , and personal behavior becoming a significant source of tension from the national level to every neighborhood .
It is difficult , then , to conceive of any sort of event akin to Sept. 11 that would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We must hope that we are wrong .
And today of all days , everyone should think about what they can do to ensure that , when we face real crisis again , we will pull together .

As we remember the 2,977 innocent people murdered by terrorists on this day in 2001, we also are struck by something else that the nation has lost in the 19 years that have passed since that seminal event. In hindsight, it appears that 9/11 may have been our last moment of national unity.
In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, people rallied behind their love of country and were united in their resolve to get through the moment together. They were, for a short time, too, proud of their culture and unwilling to cringe before the forces of multicultural political correctness. But in the time since, there has never been a moment that has come close. Our toxic political culture permeates every aspect of American society and ensures that any national tragedy is turned instantly into the latest flashpoint.
We are under no illusions that politics was somehow all about unity back in those days. The 2000 election was one of the most contentious in history, dragging on for weeks after voting ended as the result was embroiled in recounts and lawsuits.
President George W. Bush took office treated by Democrats as an impostor illegitimately in command. The idea that the Supreme Court handed the election to Bush was accepted on the Left no matter how many times it was debunked. The subsequent battle over passage of his tax cuts was a bitter one, and when a party switch by Jim Jeffords flipped power of the Senate to Democrats, the new majority leader, Tom Daschle, had obstruction on his mind.
Yet after the planes slammed into the Twin Towers, and days later Bush stood on the rubble to declare on a bullhorn, “The people who knocked these buildings down will hear from all of us soon,” he had the nation behind him. The same man who needed a few hundred voters in Florida to put him in office less than a year earlier was sitting on a 90% approval rating by the end of September 2001. He threw out the first pitch before Game 3 of the World Series and received a standing ovation — in the South Bronx!
Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani, who was entering the final few months in office as a polarizing figure, became “America’s Mayor” for his strong leadership after the attacks. He was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year.
Beyond the bipartisan rallying around political leaders, there was a sense of shared national purpose. At its peak in the years after 9/11, according to Gallup, 70% of those polled described themselves as “extremely” proud to be American. In its most recent survey taken last year, just 45% said the same (the number was just 22% among Democrats).
It is beyond the scope of this editorial to recount the political history of the past 19 years — the Iraq War, Obamacare, the anti-Obama Tea Party, President Trump’s election, the anti-Trump resistance, and relentless efforts by the Left to indict the nation’s founding.
But what is clear is that there has been a breakdown of national unity in the face of tragedy. While the gun rights issue has long been contentious, there was typically at least some separation between mourning a horrific shooting and resumption of the gun debate. Instead, with the help of corrosive social media, people start debating guns within seconds of news breaking of a shooting, or even when the gunman is still wreaking havoc.
Hollywood stars have always worn their activism on their designer sleeves, but politics now dominates every aspect of American culture, leaving people with no way to avoid political fights. Sports was once the ultimate escape, and now it’s become at the center of the culture wars. Professional sports leagues are in a race to see which one can look more “woke.” Under Trump, the lighthearted tradition of championship teams visiting the White House has become controversial.
The coronavirus crisis, despite the slogan “we’re all in this together,” has only deepened the national divide, with pitched battles over shutdowns, treatments, and personal behavior becoming a significant source of tension from the national level to every neighborhood.
It is difficult, then, to conceive of any sort of event akin to Sept. 11 that would produce a similar level of national unity. We must hope that we are wrong. And today of all days, everyone should think about what they can do to ensure that, when we face real crisis again, we will pull together.


bonginoreport--2020-09-11--Poll: Everyone Knows the Media Is Biased

The vast majority of Americans think that there is political bias in news coverage , a new Gallup/Knight Foundation poll found .
86 % of Americans said that the media is biased , with 49 % of respondents saying that there is “ a great deal ” of political bias in news coverage and 37 % saying there is “ a fair amount ” of bias , according to the poll .
People are more concerned with other people ’ s news sources than they are with their own ; when given a choice , 69 % of Americans were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other people were viewing , while 29 % were concerned about the bias in their own news sources .
56 % of respondents agreed that there was political bias in the news source that they relied on the most , the poll found .
( RELATED : CNN Reacts After Trump Shares A Video Mocking Network For Spreading ‘ Fake News ’ ) The poll found that Americans are divided along party lines when it comes to trusting the media .
Republicans distrust the media more than Democrats – 71 % of Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or “ somewhat ” unfavorably , while 22 % of Democrats and 52 % of independents said the same .
President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized “ fake news ” and media bias , and Democrats and Republicans differ in their views of such attacks .
They agree that the media is under attack , but 70 % of Democrats who agree that the media is being attacked say that it is not warranted , while 61 % of Republicans who think the media is under attack say that it is justified .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ political bias in news as a “ major problem ” and that they perceive inaccuracies in news as purposeful and intended to push a specific agenda .
73 % of respondents said that bias is a “ major problem , ” compared to 65 % who said it was a major problem in 2017 .
A majority of Americans – 54 % – said that inaccuracies were intentional because reporters were misrepresenting facts , and 28 % believed reporters made up facts entirely , the poll found .
When asked about news organizations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans said that those organizations are trying to push a certain agenda .
Only 12 % said that the organizations they distrust were failing to report the facts accurately despite an honest attempt to do so .
The spread of misinformation online was the issue that most people – 78 % – agreed was a “ major problem.
” 73 % of respondents wanted to see internet companies do something to curb the spread of misinformation online .

The vast majority of Americans think that there is political bias in news coverage, a new Gallup/Knight Foundation poll found.
86% of Americans said that the media is biased, with 49% of respondents saying that there is “a great deal” of political bias in news coverage and 37% saying there is “a fair amount” of bias, according to the poll.
People are more concerned with other people’s news sources than they are with their own; when given a choice, 69% of Americans were concerned about bias in the news that other people were viewing, while 29% were concerned about the bias in their own news sources. 56% of respondents agreed that there was political bias in the news source that they relied on the most, the poll found. (RELATED: CNN Reacts After Trump Shares A Video Mocking Network For Spreading ‘Fake News’)
The poll found that Americans are divided along party lines when it comes to trusting the media. Republicans distrust the media more than Democrats – 71% of Republicans reported viewing the media “very” or “somewhat” unfavorably, while 22% of Democrats and 52% of independents said the same.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized “fake news” and media bias, and Democrats and Republicans differ in their views of such attacks. They agree that the media is under attack, but 70% of Democrats who agree that the media is being attacked say that it is not warranted, while 61% of Republicans who think the media is under attack say that it is justified.
Fake News is at it again! They will take any statement from me, no matter how proper or well delivered, & systematically, in complete conjunction with all of their allies, dismantle it. With Biden, they only give him softballs, and let him read the answers from a teleprompter! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 10, 2020
The poll also found that Americans viewed political bias in news as a “major problem” and that they perceive inaccuracies in news as purposeful and intended to push a specific agenda.
73% of respondents said that bias is a “major problem,” compared to 65% who said it was a major problem in 2017. A majority of Americans – 54% – said that inaccuracies were intentional because reporters were misrepresenting facts, and 28% believed reporters made up facts entirely, the poll found.
When asked about news organizations that they distrust, 89% of Americans said that those organizations are trying to push a certain agenda. Only 12% said that the organizations they distrust were failing to report the facts accurately despite an honest attempt to do so.
The spread of misinformation online was the issue that most people – 78% – agreed was a “major problem.” 73% of respondents wanted to see internet companies do something to curb the spread of misinformation online.


bonginoreport--2020-09-12--Goldman Sachs Upgrades Q3 GDP Forecast to 35%

• Goldman Sachs is predicting US Q3 GDP to be 35 % due to a better than expected August jobs report .
• The bank said in a note on Thursday : `` We upgraded our near-term growth forecasts based on the much stronger-than-expected August jobs report and the solid summer data more generally . ''
• The US added 1.37 million jobs in August , higher than an expected addition of 1.35 million jobs .
• The bank said data is pointing to higher real spending in August , another factor prompting its GDP upgrade .
• Bloomberg economists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % in Q3 .
Goldman Sachs has upgraded its forecasts for the US economy and now expects GDP to reach 35 % in the third quarter of the year , making it by far the most bullish bank on Wall Street .
Goldman said in a note on Thursday it made the revision based on the August employment report , which came in above expectations , and based on the strength of consumer spending .
A Bloomberg survey of economists predicts an expansion of 21 % between July and September .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the much stronger-than-expected August jobs report and the solid summer data more generally , and our forecast of 35 % is now nearly 14 percentage points above consensus , '' Goldman said .
The Bureau of Labour Statistics said last Friday the economy added 1.37 million jobs in August , exceeding the 1.35 million increase in non-farm payrolls forecast in a Bloomberg survey .
Read more : A major fund manager explains the rationale behind Berkshire Hathaway 's $ 570 million investment in Snowflake 's IPO — and outlines why it 's a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fourth straight month of job additions , as the economy tries to bounce back from a coronavirus-induced recession .
The consumer accounts for 12 of the 14-percentage point difference with the consensus forecast , Goldman said , adding that a second spike in COVID-19 cases and `` surprise fiscal tightening '' initially threatened a reversal in spending .
`` Spending instead rose strongly in July , and four high-frequency measures indicate a further 1-2 % increase in real spending in August , '' Goldman said .
`` We have therefore penciled in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month-on-month seasonally adjusted ) in our GDP tracking , in contrast to the Atlanta Fed GDP Now model 's statistical forecast of an outright decline . ''
The bank said this `` conceals a decline '' among unemployment benefits .
On August 1 the additional $ 600 a week federal unemployment boost expired , leaving around 28 million Americans struggling to make ends meet .
The US economy shrank by a record annualized rate of 33 % in Q2 , its largest drop since the 1940s as coronavirus ravaged the economy .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upbeat on growth .
Market participants appear to have expected a higher economic price from the virus resurgence and the fiscal fizzle , and the sequential strength in the data in Q3 also bodes well for Q4 and beyond , '' Goldman Sachs said .
Read more : Buy these 16 tech stocks that are beaten down from the pandemic and now primed for explosive growth in the months ahead , Stifel says '' We also continue to expect a vaccine early next year , and much of the remaining output gap is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ view , the combination of a still-very-high personal saving rate and a likely vaccine should lead to reaccelerating demand in those sectors , '' the bank concluded .

Goldman Sachs is predicting US Q3 GDP to be 35% due to a better than expected August jobs report.
The bank said in a note on Thursday: "We upgraded our near-term growth forecasts based on the much stronger-than-expected August jobs report and the solid summer data more generally."
The US added 1.37 million jobs in August, higher than an expected addition of 1.35 million jobs.
The bank said data is pointing to higher real spending in August, another factor prompting its GDP upgrade.
Bloomberg economists are expecting US GDP to be 21% in Q3.
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Goldman Sachs has upgraded its forecasts for the US economy and now expects GDP to reach 35% in the third quarter of the year, making it by far the most bullish bank on Wall Street.
Goldman said in a note on Thursday it made the revision based on the August employment report, which came in above expectations, and based on the strength of consumer spending. A Bloomberg survey of economists predicts an expansion of 21% between July and September.
"We upgraded our near-term growth forecasts based on the much stronger-than-expected August jobs report and the solid summer data more generally, and our forecast of 35% is now nearly 14 percentage points above consensus," Goldman said.
The Bureau of Labour Statistics said last Friday the economy added 1.37 million jobs in August, exceeding the 1.35 million increase in non-farm payrolls forecast in a Bloomberg survey.
Read more: A major fund manager explains the rationale behind Berkshire Hathaway's $570 million investment in Snowflake's IPO — and outlines why it's a good sign for shareholders
August marked the fourth straight month of job additions, as the economy tries to bounce back from a coronavirus-induced recession.
The consumer accounts for 12 of the 14-percentage point difference with the consensus forecast, Goldman said, adding that a second spike in COVID-19 cases and "surprise fiscal tightening" initially threatened a reversal in spending.
"Spending instead rose strongly in July, and four high-frequency measures indicate a further 1-2% increase in real spending in August," Goldman said. "We have therefore penciled in a +1.25% August increase in consumption (month-on-month seasonally adjusted) in our GDP tracking, in contrast to the Atlanta Fed GDP Now model's statistical forecast of an outright decline."
The bank said this "conceals a decline" among unemployment benefits. On August 1 the additional $600 a week federal unemployment boost expired, leaving around 28 million Americans struggling to make ends meet.
The US economy shrank by a record annualized rate of 33% in Q2, its largest drop since the 1940s as coronavirus ravaged the economy.
"Looking beyond this quarter, we remain upbeat on growth. Market participants appear to have expected a higher economic price from the virus resurgence and the fiscal fizzle, and the sequential strength in the data in Q3 also bodes well for Q4 and beyond," Goldman Sachs said.
Read more: Buy these 16 tech stocks that are beaten down from the pandemic and now primed for explosive growth in the months ahead, Stifel says
"We also continue to expect a vaccine early next year, and much of the remaining output gap is concentrated in virus-sensitive sectors. In our view, the combination of a still-very-high personal saving rate and a likely vaccine should lead to reaccelerating demand in those sectors," the bank concluded.


bonginoreport--2020-09-12--Why Not: BLM Now Protesting “Lack of Access to Grocery Stores”

Black Lives Matter activists occupied a Trader Joe 's in Seattle this week , claiming to be protesting `` lack of access to grocery stores '' and explaining to patrons `` how capitalism exploits the working class . ''
Morning March Seattle , which advocates to abolish the police and invest in black communities , organised the gathering at the local grocery store to educate customers on the barriers black residents face such as gentrification .
This comes as leftists conflate Trader Joe 's and gentrification , according to The Atlantic in a 2019 article on the `` conflicts between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over `` widening bicycle lanes '' and `` the construction of a new Trader Joe ’ s . ''
For the first time , H-E-B dethroned Trader Joe as the top five grocery retailers in dunnhumby ’ s second annual Retailer Preference Index ( RPI ) this year , which the latter had consecutively clinched the No .
1 spot on the index in 2019 .
`` If Ballard residents wo n't come to the protest , we 'll bring the protest to them ! ''
Morning March wrote on Instagram .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if the trespassing disturbance refused to leave .
He then supposedly `` locked out his own customers while we were there , even while claiming to support our cause , '' the account asserted .
`` Remember y'all : if Black lives matter , you have to do what ?
PROVE IT ! ''
the BLM group rebutted on social media .
Morning March has taken to Seattle streets nearly every day this summer , branded by its screen name , `` EVERY ( week ) DAY . ''
On Sept. 4 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I-5 with their cars after occupying the Ballard Bridge and State Route Highway 99 .
Washington State Patrol impounded all identified vehicles and arrested nine drivers who impeded traffic flow on the interstate , charged on suspicion of disorderly conduct for congesting Seattle streets that backed up to Bellevue .
As the protesters demonstrated , a three-car injury collision occurred , Trooper Rick Johnson stated in an email to The Stranger : `` The information I have is the distraction of the freeway being shut down in the [ southbound ] lanes was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' The organisation demands for Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan 's resignation , the county juvenile justice center 's closure , and defunding the Seattle Police Department by 50 percent .
Morning March launched a GoFundMe last month in an `` immediate call to action . ''
Admins argue that members march for `` Equitable Justice , '' which the group defines as `` basic human rights . ''
Funds are requested for resources such as food for the `` underprivileged , '' criminal defense lawyers and First Amendment attorneys , car fuel , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administrative tools .
Morning March has raised almost $ 3,000 of its $ 100,00 goal .
`` We would be greatly moved by any and all of your contributions .
Show up for your city and get on the right side of the future by contributing to The Revolution , '' the BLM arm wrote .

Black Lives Matter activists occupied a Trader Joe's in Seattle this week, claiming to be protesting "lack of access to grocery stores" and explaining to patrons "how capitalism exploits the working class."
Black Lives Matter protestors have occupied a Trader Joe's in Seattle.
Liberal white women throughout the city are now stockpiling frozen burritos and wondering: "has this all gone too far"? pic.twitter.com/GAkOfj55YN — Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) September 11, 2020
Morning March Seattle, which advocates to abolish the police and invest in black communities, organised the gathering at the local grocery store to educate customers on the barriers black residents face such as gentrification.
This comes as leftists conflate Trader Joe's and gentrification, according to The Atlantic in a 2019 article on the "conflicts between white Portlanders and long-time black residents" over "widening bicycle lanes" and "the construction of a new Trader Joe’s."
For the first time, H-E-B dethroned Trader Joe as the top five grocery retailers in dunnhumby’s second annual Retailer Preference Index (RPI) this year, which the latter had consecutively clinched the No. 1 spot on the index in 2019.
"If Ballard residents won't come to the protest, we'll bring the protest to them!" Morning March wrote on Instagram.
The manager allegedly threatened to call the cops if the trespassing disturbance refused to leave. He then supposedly "locked out his own customers while we were there, even while claiming to support our cause," the account asserted.
"Remember y'all: if Black lives matter, you have to do what? PROVE IT!" the BLM group rebutted on social media.
Morning March has taken to Seattle streets nearly every day this summer, branded by its screen name, "EVERY(week)DAY." On Sept. 4, the group blocked the southbound lanes of I-5 with their cars after occupying the Ballard Bridge and State Route Highway 99.
The Seattle morning march just shut down the southbound I-5 pic.twitter.com/9xEgT99S6u — nathalie graham (@gramsofgnats) September 4, 2020
Washington State Patrol impounded all identified vehicles and arrested nine drivers who impeded traffic flow on the interstate, charged on suspicion of disorderly conduct for congesting Seattle streets that backed up to Bellevue.
#Update. @wastatepatrol troopers have arrested 9 drivers for blocking the freeway and are in the process of impounding 9 cars. The freeway will be opening in approximately 15 minutes. — Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) September 4, 2020
As the protesters demonstrated, a three-car injury collision occurred, Trooper Rick Johnson stated in an email to The Stranger: "The information I have is the distraction of the freeway being shut down in the [southbound] lanes was a contributing factor in this collision."
The organisation demands for Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's resignation, the county juvenile justice center's closure, and defunding the Seattle Police Department by 50 percent.
Morning March launched a GoFundMe last month in an "immediate call to action." Admins argue that members march for "Equitable Justice," which the group defines as "basic human rights."
Funds are requested for resources such as food for the "underprivileged," criminal defense lawyers and First Amendment attorneys, car fuel, medical supplies, media equipment, and administrative tools.
Morning March has raised almost $3,000 of its $100,00 goal.
"We would be greatly moved by any and all of your contributions. Show up for your city and get on the right side of the future by contributing to The Revolution," the BLM arm wrote.