occupydemocrats--2020-06-22--U.S Army private indicted for planning with Neo-Nazi group to ambush his own unit

If you listen to Donald Trump — something that it is HIGHLY inadvisable to do — the biggest menace that America faces these days is not the coronavirus that ’ s already killed over 120,000 people in this country , not the faltering economy caused by the president ’ s own horrific mismanagement of the pandemic , but the threat of the violent destruction of the American way of life that Trump claims is being planned by the nefarious forces of Antifa .
The only problem with Trump ’ s accusations against his strawman specter is the fact that no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believes a word of it , particularly since ample evidence that anarchist violence is actually being fomented by right-wing extremist “ Boogaloo ” adherents .
Further proof that the threat from neo-Nazis and other extremist groups on the right is the most pressing security challenge facing our nation came today as the Justice Department announced the indictment of Ethan Melzer , a 22-year-old Army private from Louisville , Kentucky “ for allegedly planning an attack on his U.S. Army unit by sending sensitive details about the unit – including information about its location @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members of an extremist organization named Order of the Nine Angles ( O9A ) , an occult-based neo-Nazi and white supremacist group , ” according to the department ’ s press release .
Once you ’ ve managed to wrap your brain around the concept that such a thing as “ an occult-based neo-Nazi and white supremacist group ” actually exists and clear the visions of witches and vampires dancing around a maypole while wearing swastikas from your mind , the enormity of the charges against Mr. Melzer become apparent .
Assistant Attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explained it thusly : “ As the indictment lays out , Ethan Melzer plotted a deadly ambush on his fellow soldiers in the service of a diabolical cocktail of ideologies laced with hate and violence .
Our women and men in uniform risk their lives for our country , but they should never face such peril at the hands of one of their own .
The National Security Division is proud to support the efforts of those who disrupted this planned attack and to seek justice for these acts.
” The newly appointed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of New York Audrey Strauss got to weight in on the indictment in one the first cases she ’ s led since she assumed her position in the wake of Attorney General Bill Barr ’ s Friday night massacre ousting her predecessor Geoffrey Berman .
“ As alleged , Ethan Melzer , a private in the U.S. Army , was the enemy within .
Melzer allegedly attempted to orchestrate a murderous ambush on his own unit by unlawfully revealing its location , strength , and armaments to a neo-Nazi , anarchist , white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Melzer allegedly provided this potentially deadly information intending that it be conveyed to jihadist terrorists .
As alleged , Melzer was motivated by racism and hatred as he attempted to carry out this ultimate act of betrayal .
Thanks to the efforts of the agents and detectives of the JTTF , our partners in the Departments of Defense and State , and the career prosecutors of this office , a hate-fueled terrorist attack against American soldiers has been thwarted.
” Further information was provided by Assistant Director Jill Sanborn of the FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unsealed indictment against Melzer delves into the details of the case .

If you listen to Donald Trump — something that it is HIGHLY inadvisable to do — the biggest menace that America faces these days is not the coronavirus that’s already killed over 120,000 people in this country, not the faltering economy caused by the president’s own horrific mismanagement of the pandemic, but the threat of the violent destruction of the American way of life that Trump claims is being planned by the nefarious forces of Antifa.
The only problem with Trump’s accusations against his strawman specter is the fact that no one in the intelligence or justice communities believes a word of it, particularly since ample evidence that anarchist violence is actually being fomented by right-wing extremist “Boogaloo” adherents.
Further proof that the threat from neo-Nazis and other extremist groups on the right is the most pressing security challenge facing our nation came today as the Justice Department announced the indictment of Ethan Melzer, a 22-year-old Army private from Louisville, Kentucky “for allegedly planning an attack on his U.S. Army unit by sending sensitive details about the unit – including information about its location, movements, and security – to members of an extremist organization named Order of the Nine Angles (O9A), an occult-based neo-Nazi and white supremacist group,” according to the department’s press release.
“Melzer is charged with conspiring and attempting to murder U.S. nationals, conspiring and attempting to murder military service members, providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists, and conspiring to murder and maim in a foreign country. The FBI and the U.S. Army thwarted Melzer’s plot in late-May 2020, and the FBI arrested Melzer on June 10, 2020. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Gregory Woods,” the press release confirmed.
Once you’ve managed to wrap your brain around the concept that such a thing as “an occult-based neo-Nazi and white supremacist group” actually exists and clear the visions of witches and vampires dancing around a maypole while wearing swastikas from your mind, the enormity of the charges against Mr. Melzer become apparent.
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers explained it thusly:
“As the indictment lays out, Ethan Melzer plotted a deadly ambush on his fellow soldiers in the service of a diabolical cocktail of ideologies laced with hate and violence. Our women and men in uniform risk their lives for our country, but they should never face such peril at the hands of one of their own. The National Security Division is proud to support the efforts of those who disrupted this planned attack and to seek justice for these acts.”
The newly appointed Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss got to weight in on the indictment in one the first cases she’s led since she assumed her position in the wake of Attorney General Bill Barr’s Friday night massacre ousting her predecessor Geoffrey Berman.
“As alleged, Ethan Melzer, a private in the U.S. Army, was the enemy within. Melzer allegedly attempted to orchestrate a murderous ambush on his own unit by unlawfully revealing its location, strength, and armaments to a neo-Nazi, anarchist, white supremacist group,” Strauss said. “Melzer allegedly provided this potentially deadly information intending that it be conveyed to jihadist terrorists. As alleged, Melzer was motivated by racism and hatred as he attempted to carry out this ultimate act of betrayal. Thanks to the efforts of the agents and detectives of the JTTF, our partners in the Departments of Defense and State, and the career prosecutors of this office, a hate-fueled terrorist attack against American soldiers has been thwarted.”
Further information was provided by Assistant Director Jill Sanborn of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division.
“As alleged, Ethan Melzer sought to facilitate a deadly mass attack on his fellow service members by disclosing sensitive information to multiple extremists, including al-Qa’ida. The FBI’s top priority remains protecting Americans from terrorist attacks, at home and abroad, and this case highlights the outstanding work of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces, along with our U.S. military partners, to identify and disrupt threats like this one against our men and women in uniform,” said Sanborn.
The newly unsealed indictment against Melzer delves into the details of the case.
Melzer joined the U.S. Army in approximately 2018, and he joined O9A by approximately 2019. Members and associates of O9A have espoused violent, neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic, and Satanic beliefs, and have expressed admiration for both Nazis, such as Adolf Hitler, and Islamic jihadists, such as Osama Bin Laden, the now-deceased former leader of al Qaeda. Members and associates of O9A have also participated in acts of violence, including murders. In approximately October 2019, Melzer deployed abroad with the Army. Prior to planning the attack, Melzer consumed propaganda from multiple extremist groups, including O9A and the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, which is also known as ISIS. For example, in connection with the investigation, the FBI seized from an iCloud account maintained by Melzer an ISIS-issued document with a title that included the phrase “HARVEST OF THE SOLDIERS” and described attacks and murders of U.S. personnel in approximately April 2020. In approximately April 2020, the Army informed Melzer of plans for a further foreign deployment by his unit. Melzer thereafter sought to facilitate a deadly attack on his fellow service members. After he was notified of the assignment, Melzer used an encrypted application to send messages to members and associates of O9A and a related group known as the “RapeWaffen Division,” including communications regarding Melzer’s commitment to O9A and sensitive information related to his unit’s anticipated deployment such as locations, movements, and security, for purposes of facilitating an attack on Melzer’s unit. Melzer and his co-conspirators planned what they referred to as a “jihadi attack” during the deployment, with the objective of causing a “mass casualty” event victimizing his fellow service members. Melzer acknowledged in electronic communications that he could be killed during the attack, and, describing his willingness to die, wrote “who gives a [expletive] [. . .] it would be another war . . . I would’ve died successfully . . . cause [] another 10 year war in the Middle East would definitely leave a mark.” On or about May 17, 2020, Melzer exchanged electronic communications regarding passing information about the anticipated deployment to a purported member of al Qaeda. Between approximately May 24 and May 25, 2020, Melzer sent additional electronic messages with specific information about his unit’s anticipated deployment, including, among other things, the number of soldiers who would be traveling, the location of the facility to which Melzer expected the unit would be deployed, and information about the facility’s surveillance and defensive capabilities. Melzer promised to leak more information once he arrived at the location of the new deployment in order to try to maximize the likelihood of a successful attack on his unit. During a voluntary interview with military investigators and the FBI, Melzer admitted his role in plotting the attack. Melzer said that he intended the planned attack to result in the deaths of as many of his fellow service members as possible. Melzer also declared himself to be a traitor against the United States, and described his conduct as tantamount to treason.
Melzer now faces life in prison if he is convicted of the charges lodged against him. With this news in hand, it may be helpful to remind the dear reader that people like Melzer and the other members of the satanic O9A cult are exactly the types of people that Antifa, Donald Trump’s bogeymen du jour, are fighting against. If Melzer is a dangerous, treasonous fascist and an enemy of Antifa, and Donald Trump is an enemy of Antifa, and Antifa are dedicated opponents of fascism, then simple mathematical logic tells us that Donald Trump is a dangerous, treasonous fascist and Antifa are American heroes to be celebrated, not condemned by racist traitors like Trump. Glad we’ve gotten that cleared up! Follow Vinnie Longobardo on Twitter. We want to hear what YOU have to say. Scroll down and let us know in our NEW comment section!
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-22--CNN host lands hilarious dunk on Trump after his spokesman tries to bash Biden

The daily display of Trump surrogates who go onto cable news programs to defend the president ’ s indefensible behavior and policies is a constant source of amusement to many who marvel at the spokespeople ’ s attempts to spin Trump ’ s copious B.S .
into something resembling political gold .
Sometimes , however , the president ’ s acolytes make Trump look worse than if they had simply stayed home and kept their mouths shut rather than proselytizing for presidential purposes .
That was the case today when Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh hit the airwaves of CNN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re-election campaign efforts after the unmitigated disaster that was his sparsely-attended post-coronavirus lockdown campaign kickoff event in Tulsa , Oklahoma this weekend .
Murtaugh praised the president for the enthusiastic support he has garnered from his followers , despite the noted evidence to the contrary that the Tulsa rally debacle demonstrated .
The re-election mouth-piece also contrasted Trump ’ s enthusiasm for hitting the campaign trail — in the midst of a pandemic in which his own CDC is still recommending that people limit their social contacts as much as possible in order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus — with that of his Democratic opponent Joe Biden who has limited his public appearances during the pandemic to a few select venues as prudence and intelligence would warrant .
While Biden ’ s relatively lower public profile during the heights of the COVID-19 outbreak may be a deliberate political strategy to allow Trump to sink his own ship through his unbroken record of missteps and incompetence , CNN ’ s Brianna Keilar had a ready comeback to Murtaugh as he tried to denigrate Biden as a coward , claiming that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than engaging with the public as the president has done .
Keilar ’ s litany of Joe Biden ’ s public appearances — little covered by a media that knows that they can get better ratings by covering Donald Trump ’ s latest daily outrage than focusing on the compassionate and empathetic former vice president — proves that Murtaugh ’ s accusations against Biden are pure campaign fluffery of no actual substance .
Her zinger about Trump ’ s panicked rush to the White House ’ s basement bunker , however , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his weak spot as his faux masculinity and macho posturing are belied by his actual — if vigorously denied — feeble behavior .
Any of Murtaugh ’ s efforts afterward to portray Joe Biden as a comparatively less manly and resolute opponent to the president are fully thwarted by the images of the “ bunker baby ” cowering in the White House basement in fear as unarmed protestors surround the gates of his state residence .
Touché , Ms. Keilar , you found the perfect retort to bring a serious Trumpian gaslighter back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would acknowledge that reality exists outside their world of magical thinking .
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The daily display of Trump surrogates who go onto cable news programs to defend the president’s indefensible behavior and policies is a constant source of amusement to many who marvel at the spokespeople’s attempts to spin Trump’s copious B.S. into something resembling political gold.
Sometimes, however, the president’s acolytes make Trump look worse than if they had simply stayed home and kept their mouths shut rather than proselytizing for presidential purposes.
That was the case today when Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh hit the airwaves of CNN to hype up his boss’s re-election campaign efforts after the unmitigated disaster that was his sparsely-attended post-coronavirus lockdown campaign kickoff event in Tulsa, Oklahoma this weekend.
Murtaugh praised the president for the enthusiastic support he has garnered from his followers, despite the noted evidence to the contrary that the Tulsa rally debacle demonstrated.
The re-election mouth-piece also contrasted Trump’s enthusiasm for hitting the campaign trail — in the midst of a pandemic in which his own CDC is still recommending that people limit their social contacts as much as possible in order to stem the spread of the deadly virus — with that of his Democratic opponent Joe Biden who has limited his public appearances during the pandemic to a few select venues as prudence and intelligence would warrant.
While Biden’s relatively lower public profile during the heights of the COVID-19 outbreak may be a deliberate political strategy to allow Trump to sink his own ship through his unbroken record of missteps and incompetence, CNN’s Brianna Keilar had a ready comeback to Murtaugh as he tried to denigrate Biden as a coward, claiming that he was spending the pandemic in his basement rather than engaging with the public as the president has done.
Trump campaign spox Tim Murtaugh: Trump's hitting the campaign trail while Dems are telling Biden to stay in the basement. CNN anchor Brianna Keilar: "I’m surprised you bring it up. Because there’s only one person who sought refuge in a basement recently." pic.twitter.com/pYrmKdMioN — Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) June 22, 2020
Keilar’s litany of Joe Biden’s public appearances — little covered by a media that knows that they can get better ratings by covering Donald Trump’s latest daily outrage than focusing on the compassionate and empathetic former vice president — proves that Murtaugh’s accusations against Biden are pure campaign fluffery of no actual substance.
Her zinger about Trump’s panicked rush to the White House’s basement bunker, however, is likely to hit Trump right in his weak spot as his faux masculinity and macho posturing are belied by his actual — if vigorously denied — feeble behavior.
Any of Murtaugh’s efforts afterward to portray Joe Biden as a comparatively less manly and resolute opponent to the president are fully thwarted by the images of the “bunker baby” cowering in the White House basement in fear as unarmed protestors surround the gates of his state residence.
Touché, Ms. Keilar, you found the perfect retort to bring a serious Trumpian gaslighter back to reality.
If only this administration would acknowledge that reality exists outside their world of magical thinking.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-22--Reporter recounts gross incident in which Trump ogled an ambassador’s wife and daughter

There are a lot of labels that fit Donald Trump as a man but one that must enter any honest conversation about him is “ sexual predator.
” Even if he hadn ’ t proven to be a cruel and utterly incompetent president he still would be a monster and the numerous credible allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against him really tell you everything you need to know about his shriveled soul .
This is a man who belongs in prison , not the Oval Office .
As it turns out , getting elected president did little to curb Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New Yorker profile of Fiona Hill , a former Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs on Trump ’ s National Security Council , offers some new insights into Trump ’ s behavior behind closed doors .
True to his well-demonstrated misogynist nature , he refers to female White House staffers as “ honey , ” “ sweetie , ” and “ darling.
” He also apparently doesn ’ t hesitate to sexualize women whenever the urge strikes him .
Apparently , during foreign policy meetings , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Huntsman , U.S .
Ambassador to Russia , had to say but often grew fixated on his daughter Abby , who worked at Fox News .
“ Let ’ s call Abby !
Get her on the phone !
” said the president during one such meeting .
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This incident by itself wouldn ’ t be particularly noteworthy beyond serving as yet another reminder that Trump often ignores his own experts and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personalities , but The Daily Beast ’ s Lachlan Markay put it into a more disturbing context by comparing the New Yorker passage to one from a book written by him and Asawin Suebsaeng .
Markay and Suebsang describe an occasion during which Trump ogled Huntsman ’ s wife , looking her up and down before remarking : “ Now I know how Abby lost all her baby weight so fast !
” The Huntsmans weren ’ t sure how to respond to Trump ’ s “ passive lechery ” but they soon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In one short sentence , the president had managed to ogle both the daughter and the wife of one of his most important diplomats , ” write Markay and Suebsang .
The incredibly creepy behavior isn ’ t exactly surprising given what we know of Trump , but it does show that his predatory behavior isn ’ t just despicable on a personal level , it can actively get in the way of good governance .
Alienating an important ambassador for no reason beyond the sick thrill he presumably got from his remark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man should be nowhere near the reins of power .
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There are a lot of labels that fit Donald Trump as a man but one that must enter any honest conversation about him is “sexual predator.” Even if he hadn’t proven to be a cruel and utterly incompetent president he still would be a monster and the numerous credible allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against him really tell you everything you need to know about his shriveled soul. This is a man who belongs in prison, not the Oval Office.
As it turns out, getting elected president did little to curb Trump’s predatory habits. A new New Yorker profile of Fiona Hill, a former Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs on Trump’s National Security Council, offers some new insights into Trump’s behavior behind closed doors. True to his well-demonstrated misogynist nature, he refers to female White House staffers as “honey,” “sweetie,” and “darling.” He also apparently doesn’t hesitate to sexualize women whenever the urge strikes him.
Apparently, during foreign policy meetings, Trump showed little interest in what Jon Huntsman, U.S. Ambassador to Russia, had to say but often grew fixated on his daughter Abby, who worked at Fox News. “Let’s call Abby! Get her on the phone!” said the president during one such meeting.
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This incident by itself wouldn’t be particularly noteworthy beyond serving as yet another reminder that Trump often ignores his own experts and puts far too much stock in television personalities, but The Daily Beast’s Lachlan Markay put it into a more disturbing context by comparing the New Yorker passage to one from a book written by him and Asawin Suebsaeng.
Markay and Suebsang describe an occasion during which Trump ogled Huntsman’s wife, looking her up and down before remarking: “Now I know how Abby lost all her baby weight so fast!” The Huntsmans weren’t sure how to respond to Trump’s “passive lechery” but they soon figured out what had happened. “In one short sentence, the president had managed to ogle both the daughter and the wife of one of his most important diplomats,” write Markay and Suebsang.
The incredibly creepy behavior isn’t exactly surprising given what we know of Trump, but it does show that his predatory behavior isn’t just despicable on a personal level, it can actively get in the way of good governance. Alienating an important ambassador for no reason beyond the sick thrill he presumably got from his remark is inexcusable and further proof that this man should be nowhere near the reins of power.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-22--Reporters discover the NYPD officers never fell sick and made up “poisoned Shake Shack milkshake” st

Reporters discover the NYPD officers never fell sick and made up “poisoned Shake Shack milkshake” story

Last week , right-wing social media and pro-cop outlets howled with wounded rage at the allegations that three NYPD cops had been “ poisoned ” by their Shake Shack milkshakes , but new reporting indicates that the officers in question didn ’ t even fall sick and the “ we ’ re under attack because we were cops ” story was made up .
“ The three cops at the center of the NYPD milkshake “ poisoning ” scandal never even got sick , and there wasn ’ t the slightest whiff of criminality from the get-go — but that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rolling out the crime scene tape and unions from dishing out empty conspiracy theories , ” reports the New York Post .
It turns out the cops ordered their shakes online , meaning the workers had no idea that they were cops at all and thus could not have specifically targeted them , as was breathlessly alleged by the New York Patrolmen ’ s Benevolent Association , who wailed that cops can not “ even take a meal without coming UNDER ATTACK ” in a hyperbolic press release .
The cops realized their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right , so they threw them away and talked to a manager , who gave them vouchers for free food .
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It turns out that the entire “ poisoning ” charade was orchestrated by their Sergeant , who then “ called in the Emergency Service Unit to set up a crime scene at the fast-food joint for an evidence search around 9:20 p.m. — nearly two hours after they first got the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Bellevue Hospital , where they were examined and released without ever showing symptoms , ” reports the Post .
It ’ s obvious that the Sergeant saw the opportunity to feed the NYPD ’ s victim complex and toss some red meat to the right-wing copaganda machine , which immediately went overboard reporting how antifa leftist baristas were poisoning cops because they hate authority and want our entire nation to be at the mercy of criminals and so on and so forth .
But it was all a lie .
If the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s that the police can not be trusted to report anything accurately .
If they are out here inventing wildly petty crimes just to make themselves look like victims , think of what they would say or do to protect themselves from accountability after killing an innocent person .
Original reporting by Craig McCarthy at the New York Post .

Last week, right-wing social media and pro-cop outlets howled with wounded rage at the allegations that three NYPD cops had been “poisoned” by their Shake Shack milkshakes, but new reporting indicates that the officers in question didn’t even fall sick and the “we’re under attack because we were cops” story was made up.
“The three cops at the center of the NYPD milkshake “poisoning” scandal never even got sick, and there wasn’t the slightest whiff of criminality from the get-go — but that didn’t stop gung-ho brass from rolling out the crime scene tape and unions from dishing out empty conspiracy theories,” reports the New York Post.
It turns out the cops ordered their shakes online, meaning the workers had no idea that they were cops at all and thus could not have specifically targeted them, as was breathlessly alleged by the New York Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, who wailed that cops cannot “even take a meal without coming UNDER ATTACK” in a hyperbolic press release.
BREAKING: Three police officers fell ill as they were drinking milkshakes from Shake Shack in Lower Manhattan. The Detective’s Union says the officers were “intentionally poisoned” The NYC PBA in a statement said a “toxic substance” was placed in their beverages@PIX11News pic.twitter.com/xkOrnqmTYJ — Cristian Benavides (@cbenavidesTV) June 16, 2020
The cops realized their drinks didn’t smell or taste right, so they threw them away and talked to a manager, who gave them vouchers for free food.
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It turns out that the entire “poisoning” charade was orchestrated by their Sergeant, who then “called in the Emergency Service Unit to set up a crime scene at the fast-food joint for an evidence search around 9:20 p.m. — nearly two hours after they first got the sour shakes. The three were rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where they were examined and released without ever showing symptoms,” reports the Post.
It’s obvious that the Sergeant saw the opportunity to feed the NYPD’s victim complex and toss some red meat to the right-wing copaganda machine, which immediately went overboard reporting how antifa leftist baristas were poisoning cops because they hate authority and want our entire nation to be at the mercy of criminals and so on and so forth.
Overrated Shake Shack sucks up to leftists, tolerates poisoning cops, cane can count on you to keep giving it money. Count me out. — Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) June 16, 2020
Antifa losers threw milk shakes at people like @MrAndyNgo awhile back and were cheered on by blue check “journalists.” Now they’re poisoning police offers with milk shakes. Expect more of this. There are no adults on the Left anymore. pic.twitter.com/Xx5FMcx9Qj — Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) June 16, 2020
But it was all a lie.
If the past few weeks has taught us anything, it’s that the police cannot be trusted to report anything accurately. If they are out here inventing wildly petty crimes just to make themselves look like victims, think of what they would say or do to protect themselves from accountability after killing an innocent person.
Original reporting by Craig McCarthy at the New York Post.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-22--Trump hat-wearing white woman shouts out the KKK in wild tirade at BLM protesters

The loyalty of white southerners to the flag of the lost cause of the Confederacy over 150 years after that flag was trampled in defeat by Union armies remains one of the more puzzling cultural artifacts of America ’ s Civil War .
The fact that the rebel battle flag remains in a portion of the Mississippi state flag and can create such uproar when it is banned by NASCAR at its races that the one black driver on the circuit who instigated the ban finds a noose placed in his garage proves that some people have a greater loyalty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racial hatred and support of the slavery-infused history of the Confederacy than to the Stars and Stripes of the flag of the states that are considerably less than United since the election of Donald Trump .
The kind of dedication to the Confederate flag that defies logic , morality , and intelligence was on full display in Branson , Missouri , one of the northernmost of the former slaveholding states , this weekend when a flag brandishing Trump supporter used the banner to demonstrate her contempt for BLM protestors marching for an end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a Confederate-themed souvenir shop .
In a perfect example of how the legacy of racial hatred is passed down through the generations among some southern families , the woman in the online video declared to the protestors that “ I will teach my grandkids to hate you all !
” before using a rebel banner to dance around in the back of her pickup truck in an act of standing defiance to the concepts of equal rights and racial justice .
You can watch her shameful display of ignorant animosity in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Given the consequences that open displays of racism have had on numerous counter-protestors who have lost their livelihoods after public outcry over their open public displays of ethnic animosity , one can only assume that the woman in the video is either self-employed or unemployed , so little thought she appears to give to any repercussions of her hateful actions .
Otherwise , online doxxers are already likely searching for her identity to heap the appropriate scorn upon her shameful behavior and ensure that her racist actions face the fitting consequences .
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way , one must pity any of her offspring who will be absorbing her lessons of divisiveness and discrimination and seeding them for future generations .
This is a legacy that must be put to an end once and for all right now .
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The loyalty of white southerners to the flag of the lost cause of the Confederacy over 150 years after that flag was trampled in defeat by Union armies remains one of the more puzzling cultural artifacts of America’s Civil War.
The fact that the rebel battle flag remains in a portion of the Mississippi state flag and can create such uproar when it is banned by NASCAR at its races that the one black driver on the circuit who instigated the ban finds a noose placed in his garage proves that some people have a greater loyalty to the Stars and Bars symbolic of racial hatred and support of the slavery-infused history of the Confederacy than to the Stars and Stripes of the flag of the states that are considerably less than United since the election of Donald Trump.
The kind of dedication to the Confederate flag that defies logic, morality, and intelligence was on full display in Branson, Missouri, one of the northernmost of the former slaveholding states, this weekend when a flag brandishing Trump supporter used the banner to demonstrate her contempt for BLM protestors marching for an end to police brutality outside of Dixie Outfitters, a Confederate-themed souvenir shop.
In a perfect example of how the legacy of racial hatred is passed down through the generations among some southern families, the woman in the online video declared to the protestors that “I will teach my grandkids to hate you all!” before using a rebel banner to dance around in the back of her pickup truck in an act of standing defiance to the concepts of equal rights and racial justice.
You can watch her shameful display of ignorant animosity in the video attached to the tweet below.
Sometimes the racists just come out and show themselves. This woman was part of a counter-protest to a #BlackLivesMatter rally in Branson, Missouri today. pic.twitter.com/aq3slWXoh7 — Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) June 22, 2020
Given the consequences that open displays of racism have had on numerous counter-protestors who have lost their livelihoods after public outcry over their open public displays of ethnic animosity, one can only assume that the woman in the video is either self-employed or unemployed, so little thought she appears to give to any repercussions of her hateful actions.
Otherwise, online doxxers are already likely searching for her identity to heap the appropriate scorn upon her shameful behavior and ensure that her racist actions face the fitting consequences.
While the woman deserves any scorn thrown her way, one must pity any of her offspring who will be absorbing her lessons of divisiveness and discrimination and seeding them for future generations.
This is a legacy that must be put to an end once and for all right now.
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Original reporting by Brad Reed at RawStory.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-22--Speaker Pelosi tears into Trump for his “appalling” support for China’s Uighur concentration camps

One of the worst and perhaps longest lasting effects of electing a vile man like Donald Trump to the presidency is the profound damage to the United States ’ international standing and moral authority .
America has , for all of its myriad faults and mistakes , long stood as the world ’ s strongest voice against authoritarianism and anti-Democratic sentiment .
Trump not only has no interest in such things , his revealed preferences are often the exact opposite of what this country is supposed to stand for .
He fetishizes political violence and fawns over foreign dictators .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Security Advisor John Bolton revealed in his new book that the president tried to convince brutal Chinese dictator Xi Jinping to help him win the 2020 election .
Trump wanted Xi to exploit his country ’ s economic muscle to boost American agricultural profits and in doing so convince American farmers to vote for Trump .
The stunning revelation shows that all of Trump ’ s tough talk about China is just hollow rhetoric and that behind closed doors his own self-interest will always take precedence over our country ’ s best interests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the news that Trump told reporter Jonathan Swan that he held back on sanctioning Chinese officials over that country ’ s genocidal internment camps in Xinjiang because he was worried taking action could jeopardize the trade deal he was trying to hammer out with China .
These so-called “ reeducation camps ” are being used to destroy the Muslim Uighur population and eradicate their culture , religion , and even their lives .
There are reports of gang rape and medical experiments being conducted on the innocent prisoners and they ’ re forced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ horrific treatment of perhaps two million people is one of the world ’ s most dire ongoing atrocities and the kind of thing a moral president would strongly oppose and work overtime to end .
Trump ’ s betrayal of these victims is a legacy-defining evil .
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According to John Bolton , Trump went so far as to actually endorse the camps during a conversation with Xi .
“ Trump said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ camps , which Trump thought was exactly the right thing to do , ” claims the former National Security Advisor in his book .
Thankfully , America is not completely without leadership even if our president is failing in almost unimaginable ways .
CNN ’ s Manu Raju reports that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) has issued a blistering condemnation of Trump ’ s cowardice .
“ President Trump ’ s admission that he is looking the other way and enabling one of the worst human rights atrocities in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trade deal is appalling , ” said the Speaker .
She is , of course , completely correct .
At this point , it could not be more clear how dangerous Donald Trump is .
The world can not afford another four years of his craven , morally bankrupt leadership and electing Joe Biden in November is the only way to get this country back on track and once again standing up against human rights violations around the world .
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One of the worst and perhaps longest lasting effects of electing a vile man like Donald Trump to the presidency is the profound damage to the United States’ international standing and moral authority. America has, for all of its myriad faults and mistakes, long stood as the world’s strongest voice against authoritarianism and anti-Democratic sentiment. Trump not only has no interest in such things, his revealed preferences are often the exact opposite of what this country is supposed to stand for. He fetishizes political violence and fawns over foreign dictators.
Recently, Trump’s former National Security Advisor John Bolton revealed in his new book that the president tried to convince brutal Chinese dictator Xi Jinping to help him win the 2020 election. Trump wanted Xi to exploit his country’s economic muscle to boost American agricultural profits and in doing so convince American farmers to vote for Trump.
The stunning revelation shows that all of Trump’s tough talk about China is just hollow rhetoric and that behind closed doors his own self-interest will always take precedence over our country’s best interests. That reality was reinforced further with the news that Trump told reporter Jonathan Swan that he held back on sanctioning Chinese officials over that country’s genocidal internment camps in Xinjiang because he was worried taking action could jeopardize the trade deal he was trying to hammer out with China.
These so-called “reeducation camps” are being used to destroy the Muslim Uighur population and eradicate their culture, religion, and even their lives. There are reports of gang rape and medical experiments being conducted on the innocent prisoners and they’re forced to live in appalling conditions. The horrific treatment of perhaps two million people is one of the world’s most dire ongoing atrocities and the kind of thing a moral president would strongly oppose and work overtime to end. Trump’s betrayal of these victims is a legacy-defining evil.
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According to John Bolton, Trump went so far as to actually endorse the camps during a conversation with Xi. “Trump said that Xi should go ahead with building the camps, which Trump thought was exactly the right thing to do,” claims the former National Security Advisor in his book.
Thankfully, America is not completely without leadership even if our president is failing in almost unimaginable ways. CNN’s Manu Raju reports that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has issued a blistering condemnation of Trump’s cowardice.
“President Trump’s admission that he is looking the other way and enabling one of the worst human rights atrocities in our time in order to ink a trade deal is appalling,” said the Speaker. She is, of course, completely correct.
At this point, it could not be more clear how dangerous Donald Trump is. The world cannot afford another four years of his craven, morally bankrupt leadership and electing Joe Biden in November is the only way to get this country back on track and once again standing up against human rights violations around the world.
Pelosi responds to Trump: “President Trump’s admission that he is looking the other way and enabling one of the worst human rights atrocities of our time in order to ink a trade deal is appalling.” https://t.co/vVqocw2BBL — Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 22, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-22--Witnessess accuse Colombus Police of macing double amputee, stealing their prosthetic legs

The viral Twitter thread containing video and images of police brutality against Black Lives Matter protesters over the past two weeks has reached nearly 600 entries , but America ’ s distributors of state violence still appear to reach new lows in cruelty and vindictiveness with each passing week .
Witnesses from Colombus , Ohio , are alleging that the CPD maced a double amputee and then stole his prosthetic legs , forcing protesters to seize them back while the protester was forced to crawl on his hands and knees for medical attention .
While there is no footage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a professor at the Columbus College of Art & Design , said her husband saw the police commit the acts .
Other videos from the protests in Colombus show the police double-wielding pepper spray five days after Mayor Ginter declared that “ no longer would pepper-spray be used to break up peaceful protests.
” One particularly graphic clip shows a street medic being dragged and thrown to the ground by police .
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If these allegations are true , they are just more evidence that the police are as unreformable and unwilling to change as the protesters allege they are .

The viral Twitter thread containing video and images of police brutality against Black Lives Matter protesters over the past two weeks has reached nearly 600 entries, but America’s distributors of state violence still appear to reach new lows in cruelty and vindictiveness with each passing week.
Witnesses from Colombus, Ohio, are alleging that the CPD maced a double amputee and then stole his prosthetic legs, forcing protesters to seize them back while the protester was forced to crawl on his hands and knees for medical attention. While there is no footage of the leg theft itself, Lauren McCubbin, a professor at the Columbus College of Art & Design, said her husband saw the police commit the acts.
For everyone asking: the protesters begged the cops for the legs back, cops refused. Then a group rushed the cops (getting maced) and were able to grab the legs back & get them back to the kid. — Laurenn McCubbin (@laurennmcc) June 22, 2020
from the reddit post "CPD just hit and maced a double amputee. Bravo, you heroes. Unarmed, no legged, they dgaf" pic.twitter.com/knTrJH6coO — fdisc0 (@sunlote) June 22, 2020
Other videos from the protests in Colombus show the police double-wielding pepper spray five days after Mayor Ginter declared that “no longer would pepper-spray be used to break up peaceful protests.” One particularly graphic clip shows a street medic being dragged and thrown to the ground by police.
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Such brutality is unfortunately a common sight these days, as police respond to public demands for accountability with an intensification of their personal persecution complexes and with begrudging violence against the people they ostensibly swore to protect.
If these allegations are true, they are just more evidence that the police are as unreformable and unwilling to change as the protesters allege they are.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-22--Andrew Cuomo joins in chorus of mockery after Trump scaremongers about mail-in voter fraud

Donald Trump is losing his re-election bid and he knows it .
If his thinly attended campaign rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma on Saturday didn ’ t make that explicitly clear , the steadily dropping numbers from multiple pollsters brand Trump right on the forehead with a big capital “ L ” for “ loser.
” The stench of an impending landslide loss is likely behind the president ’ s desperation-filled tweets attacking the prospect of massive numbers of Americans exercising their rights to vote by using mail-in ballots — a move many feel is necessary with the danger of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people in a confined space like a polling place .
This morning , Trump sent out three separate tweets railing against the use of mail-in ballots as a procedure rife with fraud — an accusation ungrounded in any actual evidence and seen by his critics as an admission that the president fears that the more people who are allowed to vote , the bigger his margin of defeat will be .
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While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election is held before petulantly declaring that they lost because the voting was rigged , Trump seems so convinced that he is going to lose the popular vote for the second time that he is declaring that the election will be invalid before even a single vote is cast .
This is the mark of both a budding fascist authoritarian and a deceptive and desperate loser .
New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo called out the president ’ s strategy as a “ setup ” for an eventual effort to discredit the results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knows that he can ’ t win by legitimate means after the miasma of missteps his administration has chosen to take in confronting the coronavirus pandemic and its resulting economic meltdown .
He gave his assessment of the mail-in voting controversy being hyped by Trump in a video posted to Twitter by The Hill .
Governor Cuomo rightly points out that the technological infrastructure exists in this nation to ensure that mail-in balloting is as secure as the ability to use a credit card over the internet , while Trump — despite his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” — seems to lack confidence in the ability of our nation to accomplish the fairly pedestrian task of managing an election fairly .
The president also seems to doubt the basic honesty of the American people , not surprisingly given that his view of human nature is filtered through his own felonious impulses .
Cuomo is likely correct in analyzing the president ’ s banshee wail warning of the supposed inherently fraudulent nature of the mail-in voting process as laying the groundwork for a refusal to accept the impending reality of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an overwhelming landslide victory for the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden will suffice in November .
The voters must deliver a massive repudiation to Trump and the Republican party that will make the president ’ s sore loser laments seem like the pitiful bleating of a thoroughly defeated and discredited pathetic vanquished opponent .
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Donald Trump is losing his re-election bid and he knows it.
If his thinly attended campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday didn’t make that explicitly clear, the steadily dropping numbers from multiple pollsters brand Trump right on the forehead with a big capital “L” for “loser.”
The stench of an impending landslide loss is likely behind the president’s desperation-filled tweets attacking the prospect of massive numbers of Americans exercising their rights to vote by using mail-in ballots — a move many feel is necessary with the danger of contracting COVID-19 lurking around any gathering of people in a confined space like a polling place.
This morning, Trump sent out three separate tweets railing against the use of mail-in ballots as a procedure rife with fraud — an accusation ungrounded in any actual evidence and seen by his critics as an admission that the president fears that the more people who are allowed to vote, the bigger his margin of defeat will be.
Barr: Mail-in Ballots ‘Absolutely Opens the Floodgates to Fraud‘ https://t.co/vd4AD3EPb0 via @BreitbartNews. This will be the Election disaster of our time. Mail-In Ballots will lead to a RIGGED ELECTION! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2020
RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2020
Because of MAIL-IN BALLOTS, 2020 will be the most RIGGED Election in our nations history – unless this stupidity is ended. We voted during World War One & World War Two with no problem, but now they are using Covid in order to cheat by using Mail-Ins! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2020
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While most candidates at least wait until the election is held before petulantly declaring that they lost because the voting was rigged, Trump seems so convinced that he is going to lose the popular vote for the second time that he is declaring that the election will be invalid before even a single vote is cast.
This is the mark of both a budding fascist authoritarian and a deceptive and desperate loser.
New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo called out the president’s strategy as a “setup” for an eventual effort to discredit the results of an election that the president now knows that he can’t win by legitimate means after the miasma of missteps his administration has chosen to take in confronting the coronavirus pandemic and its resulting economic meltdown.
He gave his assessment of the mail-in voting controversy being hyped by Trump in a video posted to Twitter by The Hill.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo: "You can buy something with a credit card over the internet — of course you can do mail-in voting." pic.twitter.com/6nrkjtY4BS — The Hill (@thehill) June 22, 2020
Governor Cuomo rightly points out that the technological infrastructure exists in this nation to ensure that mail-in balloting is as secure as the ability to use a credit card over the internet, while Trump — despite his calls to “make America great again” — seems to lack confidence in the ability of our nation to accomplish the fairly pedestrian task of managing an election fairly.
The president also seems to doubt the basic honesty of the American people, not surprisingly given that his view of human nature is filtered through his own felonious impulses.
Cuomo is likely correct in analyzing the president’s banshee wail warning of the supposed inherently fraudulent nature of the mail-in voting process as laying the groundwork for a refusal to accept the impending reality of his defeat.
That is why nothing but an overwhelming landslide victory for the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden will suffice in November. The voters must deliver a massive repudiation to Trump and the Republican party that will make the president’s sore loser laments seem like the pitiful bleating of a thoroughly defeated and discredited pathetic vanquished opponent.
Make it happen people!
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-23--Video shows restaurant host refusing to seat Black family for violating dress code while seating whi

Video shows restaurant host refusing to seat Black family for violating dress code while seating white kid dressed the same

The deep-rooted racism that pervades every aspect of American society can manifest itself at every level and in every situation , even for something as simple as a Black family trying to dine out .
A Black mother was forced to give a righteous scolding to a Baltimore restaurant host who refused to seat her and her son because his basketball shorts and sneakers violated the “ dress code ” — despite there clearly being a white kid dressed in the exact same fashion already dining at the restaurant .
“ You ’ re telling me the little boy on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an athletic shirt so why does he get to wear athletic clothes and my son can ’ t ?
” demands the mother , Marcia Grant .
The condescending manager repeats that he ’ d “ love ” for the family to be able to eat there , but in order to do so , the Black family must adhere to the white man ’ s dress code , even though another white kid is clearly violating it in the same room .
The parent company of the restaurant , the Atlas Restaurant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on and suspended the manager “ indefinitely.
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The fact that the manager had evidence of his racist hypocrisy literally right in front of his face but still continued to press the issue shows just how deeply racial bias is ingrained in some people , and how much work we have to do to challenge the white supremacist superstructure that holds up our entire nation as we know it today .
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The deep-rooted racism that pervades every aspect of American society can manifest itself at every level and in every situation, even for something as simple as a Black family trying to dine out. A Black mother was forced to give a righteous scolding to a Baltimore restaurant host who refused to seat her and her son because his basketball shorts and sneakers violated the “dress code” — despite there clearly being a white kid dressed in the exact same fashion already dining at the restaurant.
“You’re telling me the little boy on out there has athletic tennis shoes and an athletic shirt so why does he get to wear athletic clothes and my son can’t?” demands the mother, Marcia Grant. The condescending manager repeats that he’d “love” for the family to be able to eat there, but in order to do so, the Black family must adhere to the white man’s dress code, even though another white kid is clearly violating it in the same room.
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1275447817952129025?s=20
The parent company of the restaurant, the Atlas Restaurant Group, issued an apology statement later on and suspended the manager “indefinitely.”
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Today, we learned of an incredibly disturbing incident that occurred at one of our restaurants in Baltimore, Ouzo Bay. We sincerely apologize to Marcia Grant, her son & everyone impacted by this painful incident. This situation does not represent who or what Atlas stands for. pic.twitter.com/jsofGRLVw1 — Atlas Restaurant Group (@AtlasBaltimore) June 23, 2020
The fact that the manager had evidence of his racist hypocrisy literally right in front of his face but still continued to press the issue shows just how deeply racial bias is ingrained in some people, and how much work we have to do to challenge the white supremacist superstructure that holds up our entire nation as we know it today.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-23--Furious white man lashes out after being confronted over his use of N-word: “So what!?”

Hardly a day goes by now without a video emerging of some horrendously racist white person accosting a Black person .
Part of the trend is clearly the proliferation of smartphones since few public things occur now without being recorded but another key contributing factor is the man in the White House .
When Donald Trump showed that an out-and-out bigot could win a presidential election it emboldened many of those Americans who had been conditioned to obscure their racism in recent years .
They saw the most powerful man in the world was racist and decided their own racism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sharing these videos and condemning the behavior we can prove them wrong .
Today a video has gone viral showing a Black man named Harold Brown , the manager of a store , being harassed with racist language by a white customer who refused to don a mask amidst the COVID-19 pandemic .
The white man in the clip , who has yet to be identified , allegedly called Brown the N-word and said “ So what ?
” when confronted over this fact .
He went on to order Brown to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called him “ boy.
” The encounter occurred after the white man came into Brown ’ s store hoping to return an item for cash .
The store had no cash on hand at the time and Brown asked the man to put on a mask as required by store policy and state orders .
“ He had come in to the store and was told to put on a mask and that just triggered him , and it just went down hill from there .
He immediately started being aggressive and cursing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t going to get his way , that ’ s when the racial slurs started coming , ” said Brown .
The fact that the man had such a vitriolic response to the mask request serves as a reminder that racism and stupidity almost always go hand in hand .
There is a nonnegligible portion of this country , most of the Trump supporters , who have convinced themselves that the coronavirus is a hoax and masks are unnecessary .
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The Tribune spoke to Brown about the disturbing incident .
“ I ’ m not surprised by it .
I ’ m honestly not even affected by it anymore , but , especially in the time that we ’ re in right now , it ’ s just shocking to me that people still go out of their way to implicate themselves when the nation is falling apart for that very reason , ” said Brown .
The white man in the clip drove off in a business van from Pro-Cleaners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports has led to the business ’ s Yelp page being inundated with angry feedback .
Hopefully , this man is identified soon and held accountable for his actions .
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Hardly a day goes by now without a video emerging of some horrendously racist white person accosting a Black person. Part of the trend is clearly the proliferation of smartphones since few public things occur now without being recorded but another key contributing factor is the man in the White House.
When Donald Trump showed that an out-and-out bigot could win a presidential election it emboldened many of those Americans who had been conditioned to obscure their racism in recent years. They saw the most powerful man in the world was racist and decided their own racism was once again socially acceptable. By sharing these videos and condemning the behavior we can prove them wrong.
Today a video has gone viral showing a Black man named Harold Brown, the manager of a store, being harassed with racist language by a white customer who refused to don a mask amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The white man in the clip, who has yet to be identified, allegedly called Brown the N-word and said “So what?” when confronted over this fact. He went on to order Brown to “fetch” him some water and repeatedly called him “boy.”
The encounter occurred after the white man came into Brown’s store hoping to return an item for cash. The store had no cash on hand at the time and Brown asked the man to put on a mask as required by store policy and state orders.
“He had come in to the store and was told to put on a mask and that just triggered him, and it just went down hill from there. He immediately started being aggressive and cursing, and as he realized he wasn’t going to get his way, that’s when the racial slurs started coming,” said Brown.
The fact that the man had such a vitriolic response to the mask request serves as a reminder that racism and stupidity almost always go hand in hand. There is a nonnegligible portion of this country, most of the Trump supporters, who have convinced themselves that the coronavirus is a hoax and masks are unnecessary.
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The Tribune spoke to Brown about the disturbing incident.
“I’m not surprised by it. I’m honestly not even affected by it anymore, but, especially in the time that we’re in right now, it’s just shocking to me that people still go out of their way to implicate themselves when the nation is falling apart for that very reason,” said Brown.
The white man in the clip drove off in a business van from Pro-Cleaners Chimeny and Carpet cleaning which The Tribune reports has led to the business’s Yelp page being inundated with angry feedback. Hopefully, this man is identified soon and held accountable for his actions.
Watch the incident below.
Man yells racial slurs at SLO County store manager after he was asked to wear a mask https://t.co/NUxr56OZyU — The Tribune (@SLOTribune) June 23, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-23--Trump rages that Fauci has better “ratings” while complaining he gets no credit for virus response

As the president took to Twitter to complain that he doesn ’ t understand why the “ Fake News ” media doesn ’ t give him credit for the “ great job on CoronaVirus , ” Trump projected his envy and befuddlement towards Dr. Anthony Fauci — the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a prominent member of the White House Cornoavirus Task Force — whose popularity remains extraordinarily high while Trump ’ s circles the toilet headed to the sewer .
The clearly delusional president blames the media while ignoring the fact that rather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic under control , coronavirus cases around the country continue to rise , with the U.S. now having more than twice the number of cases of any other country in the world , hardly the definition of “ a great job.
” Trump goes on to gaslight his Twitter followers by citing his ban on travel from China , “ Ventilator production , and Testing ” — all of which was too late , too little , incomplete , and insufficient — as evidence of his effectiveness in fighting the pandemic , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America were not the perfect example of is ineffectiveness .
The president apparently failed to realize that while Dr. Fauci has consistently advocated science-based protective measures and solutions to prevent the spread of the disease to earn his 72 % approval rating , he himself has been continually spreading misinformation about coronavirus from his early downplaying of its seriousness to his promotion of miracle cures that are later proven ineffective by scientists to his refusal to set a meaningful example of virus protection measures as evidenced by his refusal to wear a mask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a scapegoat in the media for the disparity in his own popularity versus that of Dr. Fauci , but all he really needs to do to discover the origins of that disparity is look in the mirror , as painful a process as that may be .
If Trump were the least bit smart — delving into the realm of fantasy for a moment — he would realize that he has no chance of winning re-election and emulate the move President Lyndon Johnson made at the height of the unrest over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the presidential race , and then follow Richard Nixon ’ s lead and resign from office .
He could then hand the reigns over to Mike Pence who would inevitably pardon Trump for all of his federal crimes .
Of course , Trump would still be vulnerable to prosecution at the state level , so he could quickly hop on a plane to Moscow , Beijing , Pyongyang , or one of the other countries with which the United States does not have an extradition treaty to live out the rest of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of fantasy .
Until Trump realizes that the anger and disapproval directed his way is entirely personal and based on his venality , incompetence , and selfish narcissism , we ’ ll keep seeing tweets like the one above , likely on a daily basis .
Just ignore him until November , then vote his lard-assed butt out of office .
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It’s personal, Donald.
As the president took to Twitter to complain that he doesn’t understand why the “Fake News” media doesn’t give him credit for the “great job on CoronaVirus,” Trump projected his envy and befuddlement towards Dr. Anthony Fauci — the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a prominent member of the White House Cornoavirus Task Force — whose popularity remains extraordinarily high while Trump’s circles the toilet headed to the sewer.
….Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is with us in all ways, a very high 72% Approval Rating. So, if he is in charge along with V.P. etc., and with us doing all of these really good things, why doesn’t the Lamestream Media treat us as they should? Answer: Because they are Fake News! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 23, 2020
The clearly delusional president blames the media while ignoring the fact that rather than even beginning to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control, coronavirus cases around the country continue to rise, with the U.S. now having more than twice the number of cases of any other country in the world, hardly the definition of “a great job.”
Trump goes on to gaslight his Twitter followers by citing his ban on travel from China, “Ventilator production, and Testing” — all of which was too late, too little, incomplete, and insufficient — as evidence of his effectiveness in fighting the pandemic, as if the over 120 thousand deaths in America were not the perfect example of is ineffectiveness.
The president apparently failed to realize that while Dr. Fauci has consistently advocated science-based protective measures and solutions to prevent the spread of the disease to earn his 72% approval rating, he himself has been continually spreading misinformation about coronavirus from his early downplaying of its seriousness to his promotion of miracle cures that are later proven ineffective by scientists to his refusal to set a meaningful example of virus protection measures as evidenced by his refusal to wear a mask in public.
The president may look for a scapegoat in the media for the disparity in his own popularity versus that of Dr. Fauci, but all he really needs to do to discover the origins of that disparity is look in the mirror, as painful a process as that may be.
If Trump were the least bit smart — delving into the realm of fantasy for a moment — he would realize that he has no chance of winning re-election and emulate the move President Lyndon Johnson made at the height of the unrest over the Vietnam War.
He could withdraw from the presidential race, and then follow Richard Nixon’s lead and resign from office. He could then hand the reigns over to Mike Pence who would inevitably pardon Trump for all of his federal crimes. Of course, Trump would still be vulnerable to prosecution at the state level, so he could quickly hop on a plane to Moscow, Beijing, Pyongyang, or one of the other countries with which the United States does not have an extradition treaty to live out the rest of his life in comfortable shame.
But enough of fantasy.
Until Trump realizes that the anger and disapproval directed his way is entirely personal and based on his venality, incompetence, and selfish narcissism, we’ll keep seeing tweets like the one above, likely on a daily basis.
Just ignore him until November, then vote his lard-assed butt out of office.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-23--Pelosi’s Republican challenger blames BLM after her family doesn’t invite her to reunion

The idea of “ cancel culture ” has quickly become a favorite trope of conservatives who are struggling to come to terms with the idea that actions have consequences .
Not only does it provide a convenient vehicle to excuse whatever reprehensible display of bigotry or credible sexual harassment accusation got them in trouble in the first place , but it also feeds into the right-wing ’ s martyrdom complex by placing them as the victims of witch-burning by militant SJW and snowflake liberals who can ’ t handle hearing slurs that don ’ t agree with their beliefs .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ term by Trump fans to absolve themselves of all wrongdoing , and there is no situation too ridiculous for it to be deployed .
Just look at DeAnna Lorraine , a Republican who racked up 1.8 % of the vote in a disastrous bid for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ’ s 12th district seat , who took to Twitter on Monday and complained that now BLM ( Black Lives Matter ) is “ canceling families.
” It appears that Lorraine , a diehard Trumper who is the author of Making Love Great Again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Winning at Relationships , will not stop taunting her relatives with “ All Lives Matter ” and dropping “ facts ” ( which we can safely assume are just racist myths from Tucker Carlson ) about Black Lives Matter .
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In response , her family has simply decided to stop inviting her to things .
But rather than look inward and wonder if it was anything that she could have said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s liberal political correctness and “ cancel culture ” that is to blame for her family thinking she ’ s an obnoxious bigot who they don ’ t want to hang out with .
One of the most important and proactive things that we as individuals — especially us white individuals — can do in this moment of social change and awareness is to call out racist speech , thinking , and beliefs in our family members and try to make them see the errors of their ways .
These kinds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and our tolerance ; if they insist on continuing to trumpet their bigotry , they need to know that there will be consequences for continuing to deny the humanity of their fellow humans .
Lorraine is now learning that the hard way .
Needless to say , social media was not too sympathetic to her plight :

The idea of “cancel culture” has quickly become a favorite trope of conservatives who are struggling to come to terms with the idea that actions have consequences. Not only does it provide a convenient vehicle to excuse whatever reprehensible display of bigotry or credible sexual harassment accusation got them in trouble in the first place, but it also feeds into the right-wing’s martyrdom complex by placing them as the victims of witch-burning by militant SJW and snowflake liberals who can’t handle hearing slurs that don’t agree with their beliefs.
It’s quickly become a catch-all term by Trump fans to absolve themselves of all wrongdoing, and there is no situation too ridiculous for it to be deployed.
Just look at DeAnna Lorraine, a Republican who racked up 1.8% of the vote in a disastrous bid for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s 12th district seat, who took to Twitter on Monday and complained that now BLM (Black Lives Matter) is “canceling families.”
It appears that Lorraine, a diehard Trumper who is the author of Making Love Great Again: The New Road to Reviving Romance and Winning at Relationships, will not stop taunting her relatives with “All Lives Matter” and dropping “facts” (which we can safely assume are just racist myths from Tucker Carlson) about Black Lives Matter.
Add your name to tell states and police to reject Trump’s calls to use violence against peaceful protestors!
In response, her family has simply decided to stop inviting her to things. But rather than look inward and wonder if it was anything that she could have said or done, Lorraine has decided that it’s liberal political correctness and “cancel culture” that is to blame for her family thinking she’s an obnoxious bigot who they don’t want to hang out with.
https://twitter.com/DeAnna4Congress/status/1274903862176964608?s=20
One of the most important and proactive things that we as individuals — especially us white individuals — can do in this moment of social change and awareness is to call out racist speech, thinking, and beliefs in our family members and try to make them see the errors of their ways. These kinds of heinous bigotries persist with our silence and our tolerance; if they insist on continuing to trumpet their bigotry, they need to know that there will be consequences for continuing to deny the humanity of their fellow humans.
Lorraine is now learning that the hard way.
Needless to say, social media was not too sympathetic to her plight:
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-23--Trump Jr. gloatingly shares video of an attempted assault on an NBC reporter

Donald Trump Jr. , the almost impressively ignorant son of our equally ignorant president , found a way to combine the Republican Party ’ s deeply unhealthy fetishization of the police with their pathological hatred of the mainstream media when he shared a video today of NBC ’ s Andrea Mitchell being charged and seemingly almost assaulted by a scantily clad individual .
The clip shows the aggressor rushing Mitchell and her camera team before a man grabs the possible attacker and pulls them away .
The incident occurred in a protest-heavy region of Washington D.C. that is being referred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House Autonomous Zone.
” The encounter went viral when Caleb Hull , a reliably unreliable right-wing media operative , shared the video on Twitter .
In his tweet , he claims that Mitchell ’ s first response was to “ ask where the police were , ” perhaps implying that simply because she has been covering the protests she must hate and want to get rid of all police forces .
It ’ s a standard technique for Republicans to conflate all of their imagined political enemies into one monolithic Frankenstein target and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hatred of the media with their disingenuous talking point that Democrats want to abolish all forms of law enforcement .
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Unfortunately for Hull , close viewing of the video appears to show that it was Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton—a Democratic delegate for D.C. to the House of Representatives—who asked for the police , not Mitchell .
The First Son , ever-credulous and ever-eager to stir up inane culture war conflicts , retweeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not called to defund the police—will now rethink her call to defund the police ( which again , she never called for in the first place ) .
In addition to being deeply dishonest , Trump Jr. ’ s tweet implicitly misrepresents what activists who are pushing the # DefundThePolice movement actually want .
The idea is not to abolish police forces , the idea is to take some of their massive budgets and reallocate the funds to mental health initiatives and other community improvement programs that would in turn decrease crime and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police regiments .
At this point , it should be apparent to most voters that we can not expect the Republican Party to have an honest , rational conversation about the problems this country is facing .
They insist on engaging in bad faith arguments and deranged smears .
The only way to stop them is at the ballot box come November .
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Donald Trump Jr., the almost impressively ignorant son of our equally ignorant president, found a way to combine the Republican Party’s deeply unhealthy fetishization of the police with their pathological hatred of the mainstream media when he shared a video today of NBC’s Andrea Mitchell being charged and seemingly almost assaulted by a scantily clad individual.
The clip shows the aggressor rushing Mitchell and her camera team before a man grabs the possible attacker and pulls them away. The incident occurred in a protest-heavy region of Washington D.C. that is being referred to by some as the “Black House Autonomous Zone.”
The encounter went viral when Caleb Hull, a reliably unreliable right-wing media operative, shared the video on Twitter. In his tweet, he claims that Mitchell’s first response was to “ask where the police were,” perhaps implying that simply because she has been covering the protests she must hate and want to get rid of all police forces.
It’s a standard technique for Republicans to conflate all of their imagined political enemies into one monolithic Frankenstein target and here Hull seems to be fusing conservative hatred of the media with their disingenuous talking point that Democrats want to abolish all forms of law enforcement.
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Unfortunately for Hull, close viewing of the video appears to show that it was Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton—a Democratic delegate for D.C. to the House of Representatives—who asked for the police, not Mitchell.
While standing in the “Black House Autonomous Zone” NBC reporter @mitchellreports was almost just attacked. Her first reaction was to ask where the police were. pic.twitter.com/eWRI0cop8z — Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) June 23, 2020
The First Son, ever-credulous and ever-eager to stir up inane culture war conflicts, retweeted the video and implied that Mitchell—who has not called to defund the police—will now rethink her call to defund the police (which again, she never called for in the first place).
In addition to being deeply dishonest, Trump Jr.’s tweet implicitly misrepresents what activists who are pushing the #DefundThePolice movement actually want. The idea is not to abolish police forces, the idea is to take some of their massive budgets and reallocate the funds to mental health initiatives and other community improvement programs that would in turn decrease crime and lessen the need for massive, militarized police regiments.
At this point, it should be apparent to most voters that we cannot expect the Republican Party to have an honest, rational conversation about the problems this country is facing. They insist on engaging in bad faith arguments and deranged smears. The only way to stop them is at the ballot box come November.
Nothing like the fear of an attempted assault to change your position on defunding the police. https://t.co/ywDWMuDabg — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 23, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-23--Philly cops mock reporter while arresting her then drag her down 2 flights of stairs

Journalists are typically allowed to ply their trade from the sidelines , observing things in order to be able to accurately report on them for their readers later when they file their stories .
Traditionally , reporters are given the same type of deference from law enforcement that emergency medical personnel receive , with their press passes functioning as an indicator that they are neutral observers of whatever even they are covering , in the same manner that a red cross or red crescent symbol protects EMTs from being confused with combatants during wartime .
When the story a reporter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ misconduct and brutality , however , it seems that a press pass offers little protection from law enforcement fed a steady diet of right-wing “ Fake News ” propaganda , including Donald Trump himself demonizing the media as “ enemies of the people.
” While many have already seen footage of journalists caught up in protestor confrontations with the police in the streets as BLM marches are attacked by militarized law enforcement contingents wielding batons , tasers , and pepper spray indiscriminately , regardless of one ’ s job description , the latest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Philadephia Inquirer who was covering a protest at that city ’ s Municipal Services Building demonstrates that press credentials mean little to those given the power to detain and harras citizens based solely on their own judgment and sense of decency .
Samantha Melamed , the reporter in question , live-tweeted her own arrest today as a group of protestors entered the lobby of the Philadelphia Municipal Services Building and demanded to meet with the city ’ s mayor and managing director to discuss the demilitarization of law enforcement in the city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other social services .
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So far , Melamed seems to be conducting herself as one would expect a journalist to behave , witnessing the events at hand , interviewing the participants , and reporting what she sees .
it wasn ’ t long before she became the subject of the story herself .
Maybe it was the line of questioning in full “ Karen ” mode that triggered her arrest , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think that this particular reporter was a menace to public security or the victim of a police force again overreaching and overreacting to a situation using strongarm tactics and force by watching the video of her arrest that she later posted to Twitter .
It seems as if the police simply ignore her audible declarations of her status as a journalist as they zip those plastic ties around her wrists .
One observation also gleaned from the video is that Philadelphia police apparently attach their “ Counter Terrorism ” labels to their uniforms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a more innocuous “ Traffic Control ” or “ Coffee and Doughnut Patrol ” as the occasion warrants .
Perhaps the suggested new police budget can include funds for a sturdier attachment system for future uniform redesigns .
Luckily for Melamed , her tweets alerted readers to her plight and the news of her detainment reached police brass quickly .
She was soon freed from custody to return to relating her story on social media .
Before long , the intrepid reporter was back in the streets relaying her accounts of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they took place .
Even an unwarranted arrest couldn ’ t stay this journalist from the swift completion of her appointed rounds .
She deserves a hearty bravo from our readers to counteract the negative libel and slander tossed towards journalists from the likes of our president , whose contempt for the 1st Amendment is only exceeded by his contempt for the rule of law in its entirety .
The truth shall set us free , but when police start locking up reporters , we have no access to truth and we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hear what YOU have to say .
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Journalists are typically allowed to ply their trade from the sidelines, observing things in order to be able to accurately report on them for their readers later when they file their stories.
Traditionally, reporters are given the same type of deference from law enforcement that emergency medical personnel receive, with their press passes functioning as an indicator that they are neutral observers of whatever even they are covering, in the same manner that a red cross or red crescent symbol protects EMTs from being confused with combatants during wartime.
When the story a reporter covers is about the protests against police misconduct and brutality, however, it seems that a press pass offers little protection from law enforcement fed a steady diet of right-wing “Fake News” propaganda, including Donald Trump himself demonizing the media as “enemies of the people.”
While many have already seen footage of journalists caught up in protestor confrontations with the police in the streets as BLM marches are attacked by militarized law enforcement contingents wielding batons, tasers, and pepper spray indiscriminately, regardless of one’s job description, the latest story emerging from a staff writer at the Philadephia Inquirer who was covering a protest at that city’s Municipal Services Building demonstrates that press credentials mean little to those given the power to detain and harras citizens based solely on their own judgment and sense of decency.
Samantha Melamed, the reporter in question, live-tweeted her own arrest today as a group of protestors entered the lobby of the Philadelphia Municipal Services Building and demanded to meet with the city’s mayor and managing director to discuss the demilitarization of law enforcement in the city and the reallocation of police resources to other social services.
Chants of “no justice, no peace” in the MSB. Protesters are blocking at least some of the elevators pic.twitter.com/kFVtfjlqAh — Samantha Melamed (@samanthamelamed) June 23, 2020
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Protesters planned to be here at MSB until Thursday’s final city council vote on the budget. They say they have just been told they can’t access the bathroom for “security” reasons. “Philadelphia is used to denying citizens basic services,” protester Samantha Rise said. — Samantha Melamed (@samanthamelamed) June 23, 2020
So far, Melamed seems to be conducting herself as one would expect a journalist to behave, witnessing the events at hand, interviewing the participants, and reporting what she sees.
it wasn’t long before she became the subject of the story herself.
So I just told a police officer wielding a baton that im a reporter. He told me to “put this on Twitter”. Then he tightly handcuffed me with zip ties and he and another one mocked me while dragging me backward down two flights of stairs along with few dozen others arrested in MSB — Samantha Melamed (@samanthamelamed) June 23, 2020
Maybe it was the line of questioning in full “Karen” mode that triggered her arrest, but you can judge for yourself whether you think that this particular reporter was a menace to public security or the victim of a police force again overreaching and overreacting to a situation using strongarm tactics and force by watching the video of her arrest that she later posted to Twitter.
So here is the video before I got detained… pic.twitter.com/2U6NEsvBTa — Samantha Melamed (@samanthamelamed) June 23, 2020
It seems as if the police simply ignore her audible declarations of her status as a journalist as they zip those plastic ties around her wrists.
One observation also gleaned from the video is that Philadelphia police apparently attach their “Counter Terrorism” labels to their uniforms with velcro, presumably to be replaced with a more innocuous “Traffic Control” or “Coffee and Doughnut Patrol” as the occasion warrants. Perhaps the suggested new police budget can include funds for a sturdier attachment system for future uniform redesigns.
Luckily for Melamed, her tweets alerted readers to her plight and the news of her detainment reached police brass quickly. She was soon freed from custody to return to relating her story on social media.
What service! The cops that ripped my notebook out of my hand left it in my bag. From my notes: now-arrested organizer A’Brianna Morgan, 26, was at the MSB because she found city leaders claims they support Black Lives Matter hollow…. — Samantha Melamed (@samanthamelamed) June 23, 2020
“it’s hard for me to believe they had a change of heart so soon after they used tear gas canisters and rubber bullets against myself and other protesters on 676,” she said. She planned to stay at least til Mayor or Managing Director accepted a letter but was arrested w/in an hour — Samantha Melamed (@samanthamelamed) June 23, 2020
Before long, the intrepid reporter was back in the streets relaying her accounts of the protests and their interactions with law enforcement as they took place.
Even an unwarranted arrest couldn’t stay this journalist from the swift completion of her appointed rounds.
She deserves a hearty bravo from our readers to counteract the negative libel and slander tossed towards journalists from the likes of our president, whose contempt for the 1st Amendment is only exceeded by his contempt for the rule of law in its entirety.
The truth shall set us free, but when police start locking up reporters, we have no access to truth and we have no freedom.
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