westernjournal--2020-06-01--Trump Lectures ‘Weak’ Governors Via Video Conference Call

President Donald Trump on Monday derided many governors as “ weak ” and demanded tougher crackdowns on burning and stealing among some demonstrations in the aftermath of another night of riots in dozens of American cities .
Trump spoke to governors on a video teleconference that also included law enforcement and national security officials , telling the state leaders they “ have to get much tougher.
” “ Most of you are weak , ” Trump said .
“ You have to arrest people.
” The days of protests were triggered by the death of George Floyd , a black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes .
The demonstrations turned violent in several cities , with looting and mayhem , and fires ignited in historic park Lafayette Park across from the White House .
TRENDING : Black Small Business Owner Breaks Down After Minneapolis Riots Consume His Life 's Work The president urged the governors to deploy the National Guard , which he credited for helping calm the situation Sunday night in Minneapolis .
He demanded that similarly tough measures be taken in cities that also experienced a spasm of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Los Angeles .
“ You ’ ve got to arrest people , you have to track people , you have to put them in jail for 10 years and you ’ ll never see this stuff again , ” said Trump .
“ We ’ re doing it in Washington , D.C. We ’ re going to do something that people haven ’ t seen before.
” The president told the governors they were making themselves “ look like fools ” for not calling up more of the National Guard as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Attorney General Bill Barr , who was also on the call , told governors that a joint terrorist task force would be used to track agitators and urged local officials to “ dominate ” the streets and control , not react to crowds , and urged them to “ go after troublemakers.
” Trump ’ s conversation with the nation ’ s governors came after a night of escalating violence .
Images of fires , looting and clashes with police filling the nation ’ s airwaves and overshadowed the largely peaceful protests .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the Secret Service rushed the president to an underground bunker previously used during terrorist attacks .
Trump ’ s advisers discussed the prospect of an Oval Office address in an attempt to ease tensions .
The notion was quickly scrapped for lack of policy proposals .
Trump did not appear in public on Sunday , and spoke of trying to criminalize flag-burning on Monday .
RELATED : Law Professor Wins Defamation Suit Against Woman Who Falsely Accused Him of Rape The demonstrations in Washington appeared to catch officers by surprise .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House complex since the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001 .
Secret Service protocol would call for all those under the agency ’ s protection to be in the underground shelter .
Trump has told advisers he worries about his safety , while both privately and publicly praising the work of the Secret Service .
Demonstrators returned Sunday afternoon , facing off against police at Lafayette Park into the evening .
Trump retweeted a message from a conservative commentator encouraging authorities to respond with greater force .
“ This isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are willing to use overwhelming force against the bad guys , ” Buck Sexton wrote in a message amplified by the president .
In recent days security at the White House has been reinforced by the National Guard and additional personnel from the Secret Service and the U.S. Park Police .
The Justice Department deployed members of the U.S .
Marshals Service and agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration to supplement National Guard troops outside the White House , according to a senior Justice Department official .
The official could not discuss the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of anonymity .
The Associated Press contributed to this report .
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President Donald Trump on Monday derided many governors as “weak” and demanded tougher crackdowns on burning and stealing among some demonstrations in the aftermath of another night of riots in dozens of American cities.
Trump spoke to governors on a video teleconference that also included law enforcement and national security officials, telling the state leaders they “have to get much tougher.”
“Most of you are weak,” Trump said. “You have to arrest people.”
The days of protests were triggered by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes.
The demonstrations turned violent in several cities, with looting and mayhem, and fires ignited in historic park Lafayette Park across from the White House.
The president urged the governors to deploy the National Guard, which he credited for helping calm the situation Sunday night in Minneapolis.
He demanded that similarly tough measures be taken in cities that also experienced a spasm of violence, including New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
“You’ve got to arrest people, you have to track people, you have to put them in jail for 10 years and you’ll never see this stuff again,” said Trump. “We’re doing it in Washington, D.C. We’re going to do something that people haven’t seen before.”
The president told the governors they were making themselves “look like fools” for not calling up more of the National Guard as a show of force on city streets.
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Attorney General Bill Barr, who was also on the call, told governors that a joint terrorist task force would be used to track agitators and urged local officials to “dominate” the streets and control, not react to crowds, and urged them to “go after troublemakers.”
Trump’s conversation with the nation’s governors came after a night of escalating violence. Images of fires, looting and clashes with police filling the nation’s airwaves and overshadowed the largely peaceful protests.
The demonstrations grew so heated Friday night that the Secret Service rushed the president to an underground bunker previously used during terrorist attacks.
Trump’s advisers discussed the prospect of an Oval Office address in an attempt to ease tensions. The notion was quickly scrapped for lack of policy proposals.
Trump did not appear in public on Sunday, and spoke of trying to criminalize flag-burning on Monday.
The demonstrations in Washington appeared to catch officers by surprise. They sparked one of the highest alerts at the White House complex since the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.
Secret Service protocol would call for all those under the agency’s protection to be in the underground shelter.
Trump has told advisers he worries about his safety, while both privately and publicly praising the work of the Secret Service.
Demonstrators returned Sunday afternoon, facing off against police at Lafayette Park into the evening. Trump retweeted a message from a conservative commentator encouraging authorities to respond with greater force.
“This isn’t going to stop until the good guys are willing to use overwhelming force against the bad guys,” Buck Sexton wrote in a message amplified by the president.
In recent days security at the White House has been reinforced by the National Guard and additional personnel from the Secret Service and the U.S. Park Police.
The Justice Department deployed members of the U.S. Marshals Service and agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration to supplement National Guard troops outside the White House, according to a senior Justice Department official.
The official could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.
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westernjournal--2020-06-01--George Floyd’s Brother Delivers an Important Message to Rioters

George Floyd ’ s brother Sunday told rioters causing destruction in the name of his brother to stop it .
Floyd , 46 , died May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes .
On Tuesday , a protest in Minneapolis over Floyd ’ s death that began as a march against police brutality turned into a riot that led to arson and looting .
Since then , similar riots have taken place across America from Albany , New York , to Eugene , Oregon .
Terrence Floyd said rioters are doing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tear up your town .
All of this is not necessary because if his own family and blood is not doing it , then why are you ?
” he said Sunday night during an interview with ABC News .
TRENDING : Black Small Business Owner Breaks Down After Minneapolis Riots Consume His Life 's Work “ If his own family and blood are trying to deal with it and be positive about it , and go another route to seek justice , then why are you out here tearing up your community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Because when you ’ re finished and then you turn around and want to go buy something , you done tore it up .
So now you messed up your own living arrangements .
“ So just relax .
Justice will be served.
” Terrence Floyd said he is afraid the message he wants to be sent has been lost in the violence .
“ Do something positive .
Stop making excuses , ” he said .
“ And that ’ s what I feel is going on : They ’ re using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Terrence Floyd said he is no stranger to anger over his brother ’ s death .
“ I ’ m outraged too , ” he said .
“ Sometimes I get angry .
I want to bust some heads , too .
I want to just go crazy .
“ My brother wasn ’ t about that .
My brother was about peace .
You ’ ll hear a lot of people saying he was a gentle giant.
” RELATED : Biden Campaign Staff Donate to Fund Dedicated To Bailing MN Rioters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin , who knelt on George Floyd ’ s neck , was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in George Floyd ’ s death .
Terrence Floyd said more charges need to be filed .
“ I want to see all of them get punished to the full extent for what they did to my brother , ” he said .
“ Because when I saw the videos , not only was the dude on his neck … not only that , you got the other three officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the car on him .
So he can ’ t move , ” he said .
In a follow-up interview Monday with “ Good Morning America , ” Terrence Floyd said his brother “ would want us to seek justice ” but that protesters should channel their anger “ another way , ” according to ABC News .
“ It ’ s OK to be angry , but channel your anger to do something positive or make a change another way because we ’ ve been down this road already , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your hometown is not the way he ’ d want.
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George Floyd’s brother Sunday told rioters causing destruction in the name of his brother to stop it.
Floyd, 46, died May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes.
On Tuesday, a protest in Minneapolis over Floyd’s death that began as a march against police brutality turned into a riot that led to arson and looting. Since then, similar riots have taken place across America from Albany, New York, to Eugene, Oregon.
Terrence Floyd said rioters are doing the wrong thing.
“Don’t tear up your town. All of this is not necessary because if his own family and blood is not doing it, then why are you?” he said Sunday night during an interview with ABC News.
“If his own family and blood are trying to deal with it and be positive about it, and go another route to seek justice, then why are you out here tearing up your community?” Terrence Floyd said.
“Because when you’re finished and then you turn around and want to go buy something, you done tore it up. So now you messed up your own living arrangements.
“So just relax. Justice will be served.”
Terrence Floyd said he is afraid the message he wants to be sent has been lost in the violence.
“Do something positive. Stop making excuses,” he said. “And that’s what I feel is going on: They’re using this as an excuse to be stupid.”
Terrence Floyd said he is no stranger to anger over his brother’s death.
“I’m outraged too,” he said. “Sometimes I get angry. I want to bust some heads, too. I want to just go crazy.
“My brother wasn’t about that. My brother was about peace. You’ll hear a lot of people saying he was a gentle giant.”
On Friday, fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on George Floyd’s neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in George Floyd’s death.
Terrence Floyd said more charges need to be filed.
“I want to see all of them get punished to the full extent for what they did to my brother,” he said.
“Because when I saw the videos, not only was the dude on his neck … not only that, you got the other three officers that were behind the camera, behind the car on him. So he can’t move,” he said.
In a follow-up interview Monday with “Good Morning America,” Terrence Floyd said his brother “would want us to seek justice” but that protesters should channel their anger “another way,” according to ABC News.
“It’s OK to be angry, but channel your anger to do something positive or make a change another way because we’ve been down this road already,” he said. “The anger, damaging your hometown is not the way he’d want.”
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westernjournal--2020-06-01--NYC Mayor’s Daughter Arrested Amid Rioting

As New York City devolved into violence Saturday night , Mayor Bill de Blasio ’ s daughter was among the more than 300 people arrested .
Chiara de Blasio , 25 , was arrested after police said she was blocking traffic on Broadway , according to the New York Post .
She was given an appearance ticket to face the charge at a later date .
The Post cited police sources as saying the mayor ’ s daughter was part of what was declared an unlawful assembly at 12th Street and Broadway in Manhattan and that she refused to move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That was a real hotspot , police cars were getting burned there , people were throwing and yelling , fighting with cops .
There were thousands of people in that area at that time , ” a source told the Post .
TRENDING : Black Small Business Owner Breaks Down After Minneapolis Riots Consume His Life 's Work His daughter ’ s arrest came roughly around the time the mayor was telling the media , “ We appreciate and respect all peaceful protests , but now it is time for people to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ formal statement about the arrest of the mayor ’ s daughter .
During Saturday ’ s violence , police reported that 345 people were arrested and 33 police officers were injured , according to WNBC-TV .
De Blasio said he understood the root cause for protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
However , the Democratic mayor has blamed anarchist outsiders for causing the violence .
“ It is a small number of people .
It is well organized , even though many of the people are associated with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday .
RELATED : Videos : Police Cruisers Drive into Crowd During Protests in New York “ Some come from outside of the cities .
Some are from inside the city .
Some are from the neighborhoods where the protests take place .
Some are not , ” he said .
Looting raged throughout Manhattan , with Apple stores , a Verizon store and clothing stores among the targets , according to WABC-TV .
Graffiti left behind targeted the police .
“ Honestly I think the looting is completely justified , these people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for their entire lives , ” Antoripa Dey said .
“ If people aren ’ t going to listen when it ’ s peaceful , maybe they ’ ll listen when something like this happens , ” WABC quoted an unidentified protester as saying .
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As New York City devolved into violence Saturday night, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter was among the more than 300 people arrested.
Chiara de Blasio, 25, was arrested after police said she was blocking traffic on Broadway, according to the New York Post. She was given an appearance ticket to face the charge at a later date.
The Post cited police sources as saying the mayor’s daughter was part of what was declared an unlawful assembly at 12th Street and Broadway in Manhattan and that she refused to move when ordered to do so.
“That was a real hotspot, police cars were getting burned there, people were throwing and yelling, fighting with cops. There were thousands of people in that area at that time,” a source told the Post.
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter, Chiara, arrested at Manhattan protest https://t.co/glkdQpuEf1 pic.twitter.com/Zv2zcYbHFv — New York Post (@nypost) June 1, 2020
His daughter’s arrest came roughly around the time the mayor was telling the media, “We appreciate and respect all peaceful protests, but now it is time for people to go home.”
City Hall had made no formal statement about the arrest of the mayor’s daughter.
During Saturday’s violence, police reported that 345 people were arrested and 33 police officers were injured, according to WNBC-TV.
De Blasio said he understood the root cause for protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Structural racism haunts the lives of people of color. What we’re seeing is an overflow due to decades of injustices. I see my own privilege and can only understand so much. I know enough to say that for the Black community every day is pervaded by racism. We will do better. pic.twitter.com/XAK7S0HxoO — Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) May 30, 2020
However, the Democratic mayor has blamed anarchist outsiders for causing the violence.
“It is a small number of people. It is well organized, even though many of the people are associated with the anarchist movement,” de Blasio said Sunday.
“Some come from outside of the cities. Some are from inside the city. Some are from the neighborhoods where the protests take place. Some are not,” he said.
Sohos luxury brands have been gutted. Gucci, Channel, Coach are all empty. pic.twitter.com/I8uteT31V1 — Jake Offenhartz (@jangelooff) June 1, 2020
Looting raged throughout Manhattan, with Apple stores, a Verizon store and clothing stores among the targets, according to WABC-TV. Graffiti left behind targeted the police.
“Honestly I think the looting is completely justified, these people have been looted from by their country for their entire lives,” Antoripa Dey said.
“If people aren’t going to listen when it’s peaceful, maybe they’ll listen when something like this happens,” WABC quoted an unidentified protester as saying.
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westernjournal--2020-06-01--While Left Excoriates Trump for Warning of Voter Fraud, Here’s Nadler Doing the Same in 2004

It ’ s absolutely shocking , a major politician talking about how paper ballots can engender voter fraud .
I know , right ?
Finally .
I ’ m glad to see a conservative calling this out for what it is .
Well , I have to .
It ’ s an explosive thing to say .
Casting those kinds of aspersions on our electoral system is just , well , wow — and particularly during the first presidential election following a national tragedy of generational proportions .
Exactly .
Thank you .
And to do it in such a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m surprised to find out Jerrold Nadler did this — TRENDING : Black Small Business Owner Breaks Down After Minneapolis Riots Consume His Life 's Work Excuse me , wait — I think you mean Donald Trump .
No , I ’ m not mistaken .
Jerrold Nadler , the Democratic representative from New York .
We ’ re … not talking about the same person , clearly .
I think we are .
You remember him — the current House Judiciary Committee chairman who resembles a human version of Droopy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the president so that it could be fast-tracked before the Christmas holiday ?
I wouldn ’ t … quite refer to him in those terms , but yes , that ’ s him .
That ’ s definitely not who we ’ re talking about here .
Oh , you ’ re talking about Trump ’ s tweets about the mail-in ballots , right ?
Yeah , I guess we could have a debate about that .
Certainly , this would be the first time we would have a mass election in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — every voter in every state would have the option to send their vote in via mail .
Only a few states do this now .
Even with absentee ballots , we ’ ve seen serious questions arise around ballot harvesting — including one instance where an entire congressional election had to be vacated because of almost certain malfeasance .
For this to work in November , we ’ d have to construct a system to ensure there isn ’ t voting fraud in a mail-in election in a matter of five months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problematic .
This says nothing about the fact that voter rolls are almost always outdated and , even assuming they could be updated entirely , the process would fall somewhere between Herculean and Sisyphean .
This is a moot point anyway since they won ’ t be entirely updated — which means a not-insignificant percentage of ballots will be in the hands of people who don ’ t legally have the right to cast that vote .
But no , I ’ m talking about Jerrold Nadler .
Sixteen years ago , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe they lost the presidential election to George W. Bush — again .
But then as always , if a Republican wins a close election , there ’ s always a conspiracy theory about how they didn ’ t really win it .
In 2000 , it was butterfly ballots , hanging chads and the Supreme Court being in the tank for Dubya .
In 2004 , the first presidential election after the 9/11 attacks , the theory had to do with supposed voting irregularities in Ohio , a state that could have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Kerry .
For reasons that don ’ t deserve going into because they were as inane then as they are now , Dems were convinced that the numbers didn ’ t quite add up in the swing state and , because voting machine manufacturer Diebold had tenuous links with the Bushes or something ( emphasis on the “ or something ” ) , the election was stolen .
This never got quite the traction the 2016 election conspiracy theories did , presumably because Bush wasn ’ t Trump and/or no one bothered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
More ’ s the pity .
However , even though Democrats controlled neither house of Congress in 2004 and the vast majority of Americans who weren ’ t Air America Radio listeners ( which is to say the vast majority of Americans ) didn ’ t care , the Democrats put together what C-SPAN described as “ an ad hoc committee on voting irregularities.
” The full three-hour video of this meaningless event remains up on C-SPAN ’ s website to this day — proof that for a network whose studio sets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turned a desk fan up just a little bit higher , they certainly have enough server space to archive the most fatuous moments you ’ ll ever see on Capitol Hill .
I don ’ t recommend watching the entire three-hour hearing because I thought “ The Irishman ” was overlong at that level and that was directed by Scorcese .
You have better things to do with your life .
However , some of Nadler ’ s comments during the December 2004 hearing are worth noting given they ’ re coming back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Paper ballots are extremely susceptible to fraud , ” Nadler said when one individual brought up using them instead of those perfidious voting machines .
“ And at least with the old clunky voting machines that we have in New York , the deliberate fraud is way down compared to paper .
“ When the machines break down , they vote on paper — they ’ ve had real problems.
” The speaker then noted a Massachusetts Institute of Technology study that said “ paper ballots are among the most reliable.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I want paper somewhere , ” Nadler responded .
“ But pure paper with no machines ?
I can show you experience which would make your head spin.
” Come on .
This is 2004 , you MAGAbot .
Show me the relevance to mail-in ballots in the 2020 election assuming the coronavirus pandemic continues unabated .
Sure .
First , Nadler acknowledges voter fraud exists — which is interesting , because in the 16 intervening years since this hearing took place , Democrats have begun insisting that it doesn ’ t exist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does could be racist .
But apparently , back then voter fraud could be bad enough that Nadler could “ show you experience [ s ] which would make your head spin.
” Second , this kind of voter fraud is more prevalent in elections with paper ballots .
What , pray tell , are voters going to be mailing in to their local Board of Elections this November ?
Are we going to FedEx every one of them Diebold voting machines ?
Is that how this works ?
But I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are kinks in the process , this is is something that could be worked out .
He wouldn ’ t be so ideologically inconsistent as to attack the president and pretend he never had an issue with — So no , that doesn ’ t fly .
And how is that surprising ?
Trump could come out in favor of “ Medicare for all ” and Bernie Sanders would probably claim he never supported it .
The left loves Jerrold Nadler — and yet , even though he made this argument not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forgotten it even exists .
Fine .
I hope you realize you ’ re sentencing people to death by making them wait in lines to cast their presidential ballots , making it impossible to socially distance and keep themselves from getting COVID-19 .
You ’ ll have blood on your hands , the same as the rest of the Republicans .
You happy about that , you monster ?
Just out of curiosity , how do you feel about the George Floyd riots ?
[ The rest of this fictional exchange could not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” — such as it was — consisted of mostly incoherent screeching and a fusillade of expletives , including several this writer didn ’ t even know existed .
The author is still confident that a ) national mail-in voting is nearly impossible to implement in a space of less than five months without risking mass voter fraud and b ) Rep. Jerrold Nadler was , is and will remain an opportunist hypocrite . ]
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It’s absolutely shocking, a major politician talking about how paper ballots can engender voter fraud.
I know, right? Finally. I’m glad to see a conservative calling this out for what it is.
Well, I have to. It’s an explosive thing to say. Casting those kinds of aspersions on our electoral system is just, well, wow — and particularly during the first presidential election following a national tragedy of generational proportions.
Exactly. Thank you.
And to do it in such a public forum, too. Really, I’m surprised to find out Jerrold Nadler did this —
Excuse me, wait — I think you mean Donald Trump.
No, I’m not mistaken. Jerrold Nadler, the Democratic representative from New York.
We’re … not talking about the same person, clearly.
I think we are. You remember him — the current House Judiciary Committee chairman who resembles a human version of Droopy Dog and who vulgarized the impeachment process against the president so that it could be fast-tracked before the Christmas holiday?
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I wouldn’t … quite refer to him in those terms, but yes, that’s him. That’s definitely not who we’re talking about here.
Oh, you’re talking about Trump’s tweets about the mail-in ballots, right? Yeah, I guess we could have a debate about that. Certainly, this would be the first time we would have a mass election in which — if Democrats had their way — every voter in every state would have the option to send their vote in via mail. Only a few states do this now. Even with absentee ballots, we’ve seen serious questions arise around ballot harvesting — including one instance where an entire congressional election had to be vacated because of almost certain malfeasance.
For this to work in November, we’d have to construct a system to ensure there isn’t voting fraud in a mail-in election in a matter of five months, something which is, um, problematic.
This says nothing about the fact that voter rolls are almost always outdated and, even assuming they could be updated entirely, the process would fall somewhere between Herculean and Sisyphean.
This is a moot point anyway since they won’t be entirely updated — which means a not-insignificant percentage of ballots will be in the hands of people who don’t legally have the right to cast that vote.
But no, I’m talking about Jerrold Nadler.
Sixteen years ago, you may recall, Democrats couldn’t believe they lost the presidential election to George W. Bush — again. But then as always, if a Republican wins a close election, there’s always a conspiracy theory about how they didn’t really win it.
In 2000, it was butterfly ballots, hanging chads and the Supreme Court being in the tank for Dubya. In 2004, the first presidential election after the 9/11 attacks, the theory had to do with supposed voting irregularities in Ohio, a state that could have swung the election for (ugh) John Kerry.
For reasons that don’t deserve going into because they were as inane then as they are now, Dems were convinced that the numbers didn’t quite add up in the swing state and, because voting machine manufacturer Diebold had tenuous links with the Bushes or something (emphasis on the “or something”), the election was stolen.
This never got quite the traction the 2016 election conspiracy theories did, presumably because Bush wasn’t Trump and/or no one bothered to invoke the specter of the Kremlin. More’s the pity.
However, even though Democrats controlled neither house of Congress in 2004 and the vast majority of Americans who weren’t Air America Radio listeners (which is to say the vast majority of Americans) didn’t care, the Democrats put together what C-SPAN described as “an ad hoc committee on voting irregularities.”
The full three-hour video of this meaningless event remains up on C-SPAN’s website to this day — proof that for a network whose studio sets look like they would collapse if you turned a desk fan up just a little bit higher, they certainly have enough server space to archive the most fatuous moments you’ll ever see on Capitol Hill.
I don’t recommend watching the entire three-hour hearing because I thought “The Irishman” was overlong at that level and that was directed by Scorcese. You have better things to do with your life. However, some of Nadler’s comments during the December 2004 hearing are worth noting given they’re coming back to bite him in the posterior.
For instance:
“Paper ballots are extremely susceptible to fraud,” Nadler said when one individual brought up using them instead of those perfidious voting machines. “And at least with the old clunky voting machines that we have in New York, the deliberate fraud is way down compared to paper.
“When the machines break down, they vote on paper — they’ve had real problems.”
Even Jerry Nadler knows, how easily corrupted mail-in paper ballots are✔pic.twitter.com/sRZDUEJxko — Marla Hohner (@marlahohner) May 26, 2020
The speaker then noted a Massachusetts Institute of Technology study that said “paper ballots are among the most reliable.”
“I want a paper trail, I want paper somewhere,” Nadler responded. “But pure paper with no machines? I can show you experience which would make your head spin.”
Come on. This is 2004, you MAGAbot. Show me the relevance to mail-in ballots in the 2020 election assuming the coronavirus pandemic continues unabated.
Sure. First, Nadler acknowledges voter fraud exists — which is interesting, because in the 16 intervening years since this hearing took place, Democrats have begun insisting that it doesn’t exist, period, and that claiming it does could be racist. But apparently, back then voter fraud could be bad enough that Nadler could “show you experience[s] which would make your head spin.”
Second, this kind of voter fraud is more prevalent in elections with paper ballots. What, pray tell, are voters going to be mailing in to their local Board of Elections this November? Are we going to FedEx every one of them Diebold voting machines? Is that how this works?
But I’m sure Nadler has acknowledged that, while there are kinks in the process, this is is something that could be worked out. He wouldn’t be so ideologically inconsistent as to attack the president and pretend he never had an issue with —
.@realDonaldTrump, you’re wrong in so many ways. Michigan didn’t send voters absentee ballots: they sent them applications for absentee ballots. And there’s nothing rogue about encouraging Americans to participate in elections—you’re just worried that they won’t vote for you. https://t.co/1OTEqp3CpW — (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) May 20, 2020
So no, that doesn’t fly. And how is that surprising? Trump could come out in favor of “Medicare for all” and Bernie Sanders would probably claim he never supported it. The left loves Jerrold Nadler — and yet, even though he made this argument not too long ago, they’ve forgotten it even exists.
Fine. I hope you realize you’re sentencing people to death by making them wait in lines to cast their presidential ballots, making it impossible to socially distance and keep themselves from getting COVID-19. You’ll have blood on your hands, the same as the rest of the Republicans. You happy about that, you monster?
Just out of curiosity, how do you feel about the George Floyd riots?
[The rest of this fictional exchange could not be printed because the resulting “answer” — such as it was — consisted of mostly incoherent screeching and a fusillade of expletives, including several this writer didn’t even know existed. The author is still confident that a) national mail-in voting is nearly impossible to implement in a space of less than five months without risking mass voter fraud and b) Rep. Jerrold Nadler was, is and will remain an opportunist hypocrite.]
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westernjournal--2020-06-01--Security Guard Disarmed Punk with Looted Police AR-15, Then the Mob Began To Close In

One clear thread has emerged from the unrest unleashed by the death of George Floyd : There are protesters , rioters and domestic terrorists .
One needn ’ t identify which of these are the most concerning .
Whether it ’ s members of the diffuse , so-called “ anti-fascist ” groups known as antifa that have taken to the streets en masse , or carbon-wasting neo-Nazi agents provocateur , the true danger lies in those who aim to inflict permanent destruction on the fabric of our country by using urban upheavals as cover for nothing short of street warfare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these individuals as less dangerous than they ’ re being made out to be ( “ What part of anti-fascist do you not understand ?
” ) , I give you a Seattle rioter of unknown ideological provenance who looted a police rifle during a protest on Saturday and was reportedly firing bullets from it into random cars .
That is , until a security guard swooped in and disarmed the punk .
According to Brandi Kruse of KCPQ-TV , the rioter took the gun from a Seattle Police Department SUV .
TRENDING @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After Minneapolis Riots Consume His Life 's Work The incident , KIRO-TV reported , took place in downtown Seattle .
Footage from KOMO-TV showed the rioter — wearing a Rolling Stones hoodie and a blue bandana — holding the AR-15 , albeit in a downward position .
The armed security guard , who was with KCPQ-TV , swooped in , pointed a handgun at the rioter and took the rifle away from him .
The rioter raised his hands and was led away by another man , who appeared to be a fellow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened from there .
This wasn ’ t the only instance of heroism by this security guard .
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According to Seattle police , a second rifle was also stolen from a Seattle Police Department vehicle — and it was recovered by the same guard .
The police Twitter post also noted that while the department had originally received no reports that the looted weapons had been fired , Kruse ’ s report opened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweeted their “ thanks to [ Kruse ’ s ] security guard for safely recovering both rifles and potentially saving lives .
We ’ ll follow up if we get additional info.
” In a Twitter thread posted Sunday morning , Kruse included what she said was video of the rifle being fired .
She also identified the security guard as a former Marine who is “ mortified to be all over social media … He really thinks what he did was no big deal.
” According to NBC News , no arrests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ KIRO-TV reported that the protests in downtown Seattle had been mostly peaceful until about 4 p.m. “ KIRO 7 video shows people going into a downtown Starbucks and other retails [ sic ] spots and stealing merchandise .
Others entered Nordstrom through a broken window and threw perfume and designer handbags to a cheering crowd , leaving shelves empty , ” the station reported .
“ Shards of glass litter the ground along with huge piles clothing and debris outside the Old Navy store .
Windows are shattered at the Cheesecake Factory and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” And then came the torched police vehicles and appropriated firearms .
It ’ s here we can see the progression from protest to looting to domestic terrorism .
This incident could have turned out exponentially worse .
And yet , what was the response of the crowd ?
The mob moved in and accused the news crew involved of working for the authorities .
This security guard protected the crowd from a potential mass shooter and their response was that he — and the people he was with — were police .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ guard … protected them ?
It isn ’ t something to be overthought , I suppose .
The only thing we can do , in this chaotic dark night of America ’ s soul , is give thanks to those who , through their sense of duty and humanity , are saving lives and saving property .
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One clear thread has emerged from the unrest unleashed by the death of George Floyd: There are protesters, rioters and domestic terrorists.
One needn’t identify which of these are the most concerning. Whether it’s members of the diffuse, so-called “anti-fascist” groups known as antifa that have taken to the streets en masse, or carbon-wasting neo-Nazi agents provocateur, the true danger lies in those who aim to inflict permanent destruction on the fabric of our country by using urban upheavals as cover for nothing short of street warfare.
Lest you be inclined to excuse these individuals as less dangerous than they’re being made out to be (“What part of anti-fascist do you not understand?”), I give you a Seattle rioter of unknown ideological provenance who looted a police rifle during a protest on Saturday and was reportedly firing bullets from it into random cars.
That is, until a security guard swooped in and disarmed the punk.
According to Brandi Kruse of KCPQ-TV, the rioter took the gun from a Seattle Police Department SUV.
Rioter took A-15 out of @SeattlePD SUV and started firing it into vehicles. No one hurt that we know of. #Q13FOX — Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) May 30, 2020
The incident, KIRO-TV reported, took place in downtown Seattle.
Footage from KOMO-TV showed the rioter — wearing a Rolling Stones hoodie and a blue bandana — holding the AR-15, albeit in a downward position.
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The armed security guard, who was with KCPQ-TV, swooped in, pointed a handgun at the rioter and took the rifle away from him.
The rioter raised his hands and was led away by another man, who appeared to be a fellow rioter. It’s unclear what happened from there.
A scary moment from earlier on @komonews, a man pulled out a large weapon (AR-15?) and another person pulled it out of his hands. Smartly, KOMO pulled away from coverage as no one knew what was going to happen next but no shots were fired. pic.twitter.com/ToQ7jipM4N — John Colucci ? (@johncolucci) May 31, 2020
This wasn’t the only instance of heroism by this security guard.
According to Seattle police, a second rifle was also stolen from a Seattle Police Department vehicle — and it was recovered by the same guard.
The police Twitter post also noted that while the department had originally received no reports that the looted weapons had been fired, Kruse’s report opened up the possibility.
Correction: Thanks to video from @BrandiKruse we are now unable to say if the rifles had been fired. Also thanks to her security guard for safely recovering both rifles and potentially saving lives. We’ll follow up if we get additional info. — Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 31, 2020
The Seattle police tweeted their “thanks to [Kruse’s] security guard for safely recovering both rifles and potentially saving lives. We’ll follow up if we get additional info.”
In a Twitter thread posted Sunday morning, Kruse included what she said was video of the rifle being fired. She also identified the security guard as a former Marine who is “mortified to be all over social media … He really thinks what he did was no big deal.”
And for the record, our guard is mortified he’s all over social media. Does not want any attention or kudos whatsoever! He really thinks what he did was no big deal. I’m like ???. — Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) May 31, 2020
According to NBC News, no arrests have been made in the case.
KIRO-TV reported that the protests in downtown Seattle had been mostly peaceful until about 4 p.m.
Then the looting started.
“KIRO 7 video shows people going into a downtown Starbucks and other retails [sic] spots and stealing merchandise. Others entered Nordstrom through a broken window and threw perfume and designer handbags to a cheering crowd, leaving shelves empty,” the station reported.
“Shards of glass litter the ground along with huge piles clothing and debris outside the Old Navy store. Windows are shattered at the Cheesecake Factory and people were seen grabbing bottles of liquor.”
And then came the torched police vehicles and appropriated firearms.
It’s here we can see the progression from protest to looting to domestic terrorism. This incident could have turned out exponentially worse. And yet, what was the response of the crowd?
The mob moved in and accused the news crew involved of working for the authorities.
As I explained on air, our security guard felt that the public was in danger. He took the AR 15 from the rioter and disabled it. We called 911 and waited to hand it over and continue our reporting. Protesters surrounded us, calling us police. (1/2) https://t.co/q9jypdxfco — Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) May 31, 2020
This security guard protected the crowd from a potential mass shooter and their response was that he — and the people he was with — were police. They drew this conclusion because the security guard … protected them?
It isn’t something to be overthought, I suppose. The only thing we can do, in this chaotic dark night of America’s soul, is give thanks to those who, through their sense of duty and humanity, are saving lives and saving property.
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westernjournal--2020-06-01--Secret Service Whisked Trump to White House Bunker as Tensions Grew

Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters and rioters gathered outside the executive mansion , throwing rocks , setting fires and attacking police barricades .
Trump spent nearly an hour in the bunker , according to a Republican close to the White House who was not authorized to publicly discuss private matters and spoke on the condition of anonymity .
The account was confirmed by an administration official who also spoke on the condition of anonymity .
Friday ’ s protests were triggered by the death of George @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after he was pinned at the neck by a white Minneapolis police officer .
As in many other cities across the nation , the demonstrations in Washington turned violent , sparking one of the highest alerts on the White House complex since the 9/11 terrorist attacks .
“ The White House does not comment on security protocols and decisions , ” White House spokesman Judd Deere said .
TRENDING : Black Small Business Owner Breaks Down After Minneapolis Riots Consume His Life 's Work The Secret Service said it does not discuss the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It was not immediately clear if first lady Melania Trump and the couple ’ s 14-year-old son , Barron , joined the president in the bunker .
Secret Service protocol would have called for all those under the agency ’ s protection to be in the underground shelter .
Trump has told advisers he worries about his safety , while both privately and publicly praising the work of the Secret Service .
The Secret Service said dozens of its agents were injured in the weekend ’ s rioting .
“ Between Friday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 60 Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers and Special Agents sustained multiple injuries from projectiles such as bricks , rocks , bottles , fireworks and other items , ” it said in a statement on its website .
Trump traveled to Florida on Saturday to view the first manned space launch from the U.S. in nearly a decade .
In a speech at Kennedy Space Center , the president spoke about Floyd ’ s death and urged protests to be peaceful .
“ The death of George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ It should never have happened .
It has filled Americans all over the country with horror , anger and grief.
” “ I understand the pain that people are feeling , ” Trump said .
“ We support the right of peaceful protesters , and we hear their pleas .
But what we are now seeing on the streets of our cities has nothing to do with justice or with peace .
RELATED : Dozens of Secret Service Officers Injured as Situation at White House Escalates “ The memory of George @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looters and anarchists .
The violence and vandalism is being led by antifa and other radical left-wing groups who are terrorizing the innocent , destroying jobs , hurting businesses and burning down buildings .
“ The main victims of these horrible , horrible situations are the citizens who live in these once lovely communities .
The mobs are devastating the life ’ s work of good people and destroying their dreams .
Right now , America needs creation , not destruction ; cooperation , not contempt ; security , not anarchy .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must be cherished , defended and protected.
” He returned to a White House under virtual siege , with protesters and rioters gathered just a few hundred yards away through much of the night .
Demonstrators returned Sunday afternoon , facing off against police at Lafayette Park into the evening .
In recent days , security at the White House has been reinforced by the National Guard and additional personnel from the Secret Service and the U.S. Park Police .
On Sunday , the Justice Department deployed members of the U.S .
Marshals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Administration to supplement National Guard troops outside the White House , according to a senior Justice Department official .
The official could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity .
The Associated Press contributed to this report .
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Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters and rioters gathered outside the executive mansion, throwing rocks, setting fires and attacking police barricades.
Trump spent nearly an hour in the bunker, according to a Republican close to the White House who was not authorized to publicly discuss private matters and spoke on the condition of anonymity. The account was confirmed by an administration official who also spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Friday’s protests were triggered by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after he was pinned at the neck by a white Minneapolis police officer.
As in many other cities across the nation, the demonstrations in Washington turned violent, sparking one of the highest alerts on the White House complex since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
“The White House does not comment on security protocols and decisions,” White House spokesman Judd Deere said.
The Secret Service said it does not discuss the means and methods of its protective operations.
It was not immediately clear if first lady Melania Trump and the couple’s 14-year-old son, Barron, joined the president in the bunker. Secret Service protocol would have called for all those under the agency’s protection to be in the underground shelter.
Trump has told advisers he worries about his safety, while both privately and publicly praising the work of the Secret Service.
The Secret Service said dozens of its agents were injured in the weekend’s rioting.
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“Between Friday night and Sunday morning, more than 60 Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers and Special Agents sustained multiple injuries from projectiles such as bricks, rocks, bottles, fireworks and other items,” it said in a statement on its website.
Trump traveled to Florida on Saturday to view the first manned space launch from the U.S. in nearly a decade.
In a speech at Kennedy Space Center, the president spoke about Floyd’s death and urged protests to be peaceful.
“The death of George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis was a grave tragedy,” he said. “It should never have happened. It has filled Americans all over the country with horror, anger and grief.”
“I understand the pain that people are feeling,” Trump said. “We support the right of peaceful protesters, and we hear their pleas. But what we are now seeing on the streets of our cities has nothing to do with justice or with peace.
“The memory of George Floyd is being dishonored by rioters, looters and anarchists. The violence and vandalism is being led by antifa and other radical left-wing groups who are terrorizing the innocent, destroying jobs, hurting businesses and burning down buildings.
“The main victims of these horrible, horrible situations are the citizens who live in these once lovely communities. The mobs are devastating the life’s work of good people and destroying their dreams. Right now, America needs creation, not destruction; cooperation, not contempt; security, not anarchy. And there will be no anarchy. Civilization must be cherished, defended and protected.”
He returned to a White House under virtual siege, with protesters and rioters gathered just a few hundred yards away through much of the night.
.@AP photographers are capturing the scene as protesters start fires near the White House and tensions with police mount during a third straight night of demonstrations. Live updates: https://t.co/Z1pnxgltFy pic.twitter.com/YHvZuBnNs5 — The Associated Press (@AP) June 1, 2020
Demonstrators returned Sunday afternoon, facing off against police at Lafayette Park into the evening.
In recent days, security at the White House has been reinforced by the National Guard and additional personnel from the Secret Service and the U.S. Park Police.
On Sunday, the Justice Department deployed members of the U.S. Marshals Service and agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration to supplement National Guard troops outside the White House, according to a senior Justice Department official. The official could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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westernjournal--2020-06-01--Riots Give Extremists Opportunity To Tear Country Apart

U.S. officials are seeking to determine whether extremist groups had infiltrated police brutality protests across the country and deliberately tipped largely peaceful demonstrations toward violence — and if foreign adversaries were behind a burgeoning disinformation campaign on social media .
As riots spread from Minneapolis to the White House , New York City and overseas Sunday , federal law enforcement officials insisted far-left groups were stoking violence .
Investigators were also tracking online interference and looking into whether foreign agents were behind the violence .
Officials have seen a surge of social media accounts with fewer than 200 followers created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sign of a disinformation effort .
The accounts have posted graphic images of the protests as well as material on police brutality and the COVID-19 pandemic that appeared designed to inflame tensions across the political divide , according to three administration officials .
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity .
The investigations are an attempt to identify the network of forces behind some of the most widespread outbreaks of civil unrest in the U.S. in decades .
Riots erupted in dozens of cities in recent days , triggered by the death of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was pinned at the neck by a Minneapolis police officer ’ s knee .
TRENDING : Black Small Business Owner Breaks Down After Minneapolis Riots Consume His Life 's Work Pandemic-weary Americans were already angry about COVID-19 deaths , lockdown orders and tens of millions of people out of work .
But there are signs of people with other motives — anarchist graffiti , arrests of some out-of-state protesters and images circulating in extremist groups that suggest the involvement of outside groups .
Minnesota Gov .
Tim Walz said Sunday that state authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforcement prepared to diffuse protests in Minneapolis and St. Paul , the epicenter of the unrest .
He described it as a “ very sophisticated denial of service attack on all computers.
” President Donald Trump , Attorney General William Bar and others have said the left-wing extremist group antifa is to blame .
Short for anti-fascists , antifa is an umbrella term for far-left militant groups .
Barr on Sunday said the FBI would use its regional joint terrorism task forces to “ identify criminal organizers , ” and Trump threatened again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Justice Department is also deploying members of the U.S .
Marshals Service and agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration to supplement National Guard troops outside the White House , a senior department official said .
The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity .
The addition of the federal agents , who will have armored vehicles , came as Barr warned that prosecutors could seek to use terrorism statutes against “ violent radical agitators ” who attempt to hijack protests to cause destruction .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a Telegram channel on Saturday that encouraged people to consider Minnesota National Guard troops “ easy targets , ” two Defense Department officials said .
The message encouraged activists to steal “ kit , ” meaning the weapons and body armor used by the soldiers .
The officials were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity .
As a result , soldiers with the Minnesota National Guard were armed during their mission at protests across the state Sunday , the officials said .
The soldiers are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they moved into parts of the state that had been besieged by riots in the last few days .
The troops do not have the authority to make arrests and are there to act mostly as extra security for police .
RELATED : Professor Gives Detailed Instructions to Rioters on How To Successfully Destroy Monuments Trump was expected in the coming days to draw distinctions between the legitimate anger of peaceful protesters and the unacceptable actions of violent agitators , an anonymous White House official said .
America ’ s racial fault lines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looking to sow discord and portray the U.S. in a negative light , according to James Ludes , director of the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy at Salve Regina University in Rhode Island .
“ This is a real issue and Americans are legitimately upset about it , ” Ludes , who studies foreign disinformation tactics , said .
“ That ’ s one of the hallmarks of these campaigns .
You don ’ t create new issues , you exploit existing issues.
” There ’ s a history of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black man , Philando Castile , was killed by police in a Minneapolis suburb , Russians used a fake Black Lives Matter page to confuse and stoke anger among the protesters .
The page had nearly 700,000 followers , but it ’ s not clear how many were real .
Floyd was accused of trying to pass a bad bill at a grocery store .
Video showed him prone on the street while a white police officer pressed his knee into Floyd ’ s neck .
He later died .
The officers have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer who pinned Floyd in the video , was charged with murder .
At first there were peaceful demonstrations , but violence soon erupted .
A Minneapolis police station was torched and protests took off around the country , growing increasingly tense .
Before protests began in New York City , organizers of anarchist groups began raising money for bail , recruited medical teams to deploy for violent interactions with police and planned how to target high-end stores , according to John Miller , the NYPD ’ s deputy commissioner of intelligence and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move ahead of the groups to report where the police would be and then direct small breakaway groups to areas where they could torch police cars or throw Molotov cocktails , Miller said .
The NYPD has arrested 786 protesters since May 28 , and 1 in 7 of them was not from New York City , he said .
In Washington , where protests raged outside the White House , most of the 17 people arrested were from the area .
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the groups seemed , at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Associated Press contributed to this report .
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U.S. officials are seeking to determine whether extremist groups had infiltrated police brutality protests across the country and deliberately tipped largely peaceful demonstrations toward violence — and if foreign adversaries were behind a burgeoning disinformation campaign on social media.
As riots spread from Minneapolis to the White House, New York City and overseas Sunday, federal law enforcement officials insisted far-left groups were stoking violence.
Investigators were also tracking online interference and looking into whether foreign agents were behind the violence. Officials have seen a surge of social media accounts with fewer than 200 followers created in the last month, a textbook sign of a disinformation effort.
The accounts have posted graphic images of the protests as well as material on police brutality and the COVID-19 pandemic that appeared designed to inflame tensions across the political divide, according to three administration officials. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity.
The investigations are an attempt to identify the network of forces behind some of the most widespread outbreaks of civil unrest in the U.S. in decades. Riots erupted in dozens of cities in recent days, triggered by the death of George Floyd, who died after he was pinned at the neck by a Minneapolis police officer’s knee.
Pandemic-weary Americans were already angry about COVID-19 deaths, lockdown orders and tens of millions of people out of work.
But there are signs of people with other motives — anarchist graffiti, arrests of some out-of-state protesters and images circulating in extremist groups that suggest the involvement of outside groups.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Sunday that state authorities were hit with a cyberattack as law enforcement prepared to diffuse protests in Minneapolis and St. Paul, the epicenter of the unrest. He described it as a “very sophisticated denial of service attack on all computers.”
President Donald Trump, Attorney General William Bar and others have said the left-wing extremist group antifa is to blame. Short for anti-fascists, antifa is an umbrella term for far-left militant groups.
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Barr on Sunday said the FBI would use its regional joint terrorism task forces to “identify criminal organizers,” and Trump threatened again to name antifa a terrorist group.
The Justice Department is also deploying members of the U.S. Marshals Service and agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration to supplement National Guard troops outside the White House, a senior department official said. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The addition of the federal agents, who will have armored vehicles, came as Barr warned that prosecutors could seek to use terrorism statutes against “violent radical agitators” who attempt to hijack protests to cause destruction.
An antifa activist group disseminated a message in a Telegram channel on Saturday that encouraged people to consider Minnesota National Guard troops “easy targets,” two Defense Department officials said. The message encouraged activists to steal “kit,” meaning the weapons and body armor used by the soldiers. The officials were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
As a result, soldiers with the Minnesota National Guard were armed during their mission at protests across the state Sunday, the officials said. The soldiers are sometimes armed but had not been since they moved into parts of the state that had been besieged by riots in the last few days. The troops do not have the authority to make arrests and are there to act mostly as extra security for police.
Trump was expected in the coming days to draw distinctions between the legitimate anger of peaceful protesters and the unacceptable actions of violent agitators, an anonymous White House official said.
America’s racial fault lines are a perfect opportunity for foreign adversaries looking to sow discord and portray the U.S. in a negative light, according to James Ludes, director of the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy at Salve Regina University in Rhode Island.
“This is a real issue and Americans are legitimately upset about it,” Ludes, who studies foreign disinformation tactics, said. “That’s one of the hallmarks of these campaigns. You don’t create new issues, you exploit existing issues.”
There’s a history of this. In 2016, when another black man, Philando Castile, was killed by police in a Minneapolis suburb, Russians used a fake Black Lives Matter page to confuse and stoke anger among the protesters. The page had nearly 700,000 followers, but it’s not clear how many were real.
Floyd was accused of trying to pass a bad bill at a grocery store. Video showed him prone on the street while a white police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck. He later died. The officers have been fired; Derek Chauvin, the officer who pinned Floyd in the video, was charged with murder.
At first there were peaceful demonstrations, but violence soon erupted. A Minneapolis police station was torched and protests took off around the country, growing increasingly tense.
Before protests began in New York City, organizers of anarchist groups began raising money for bail, recruited medical teams to deploy for violent interactions with police and planned how to target high-end stores, according to John Miller, the NYPD’s deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism.
Scouts on bicycles would also move ahead of the groups to report where the police would be and then direct small breakaway groups to areas where they could torch police cars or throw Molotov cocktails, Miller said.
The NYPD has arrested 786 protesters since May 28, and 1 in 7 of them was not from New York City, he said.
In Washington, where protests raged outside the White House, most of the 17 people arrested were from the area. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the groups seemed, at the least, organized to destroy.
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westernjournal--2020-06-02--Op-Ed: The Left Is Using Injustice as a Weapon

The Obamas had eight years to model racial reconciliation and promote healing .
Instead , they encouraged suspicion , division , anger and violence .
They talked about equality and fairness .
They gave lip service to a unified front against injustice .
Yet any time an opportunity arose , they blamed racist America , indicating most Americans are racists .
The Obamas were not alone .
Joining them in the never-ending and largely untrue characterization was an army of comrades more than willing to castigate the nation that ended slavery , doing more than most to improve civil rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden , Nancy Pelosi , Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders and the rest joined the Obamas , spewing venom the mob was happy to lap up .
They turned the clock back 60 years , advocating hatred and every kind of anti-American activism .
Throwing gas on the fire at every turn while starting new fires with each dry season , they grew the mob , a mob goaded by the likes of Al Sharpton and the usual suspects , including antifa and related evildoers .
When was the perfect time to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully goaded ?
In the middle of a pandemic of course !
The tragic and unjust killing of George Floyd is being exploited through violence to forward the agenda of “ fundamental transformation , ” which now requires a “ new normal , ” according to Obama .
The police officer accused of murdering Floyd has been arrested and charged and he will be prosecuted along with other officers at the scene of the crime .
But this is not enough .
The entire nation must suffer and be humiliated with more false @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scream “ injustice.
” RELATED : Op-Ed : Why Socialists are Threatened by Individuality Injustice characterizes movements that have no head and no heart , political and cultural movements that find their sole purpose in lashing out to sever all good binding ties .
Injustice comes from powers insisting forever on violence and division , hatred and strife .
Injustice is found in the unending race-baiting that pits people against one another , victimizing everyone .
Injustice is the primary weapon of leftists , people who will never stop until they stand on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Injustice is also found when criminals hijack legitimate protests to forward evil agendas hiding behind a presumed moral superiority which is evil compounded .
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The Obamas had eight years to model racial reconciliation and promote healing.
Instead, they encouraged suspicion, division, anger and violence.
They talked about equality and fairness. They gave lip service to a unified front against injustice.
Yet any time an opportunity arose, they blamed racist America, indicating most Americans are racists.
The Obamas were not alone.
Joining them in the never-ending and largely untrue characterization was an army of comrades more than willing to castigate the nation that ended slavery, doing more than most to improve civil rights and equal protection.
The Clintons, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders and the rest joined the Obamas, spewing venom the mob was happy to lap up.
They turned the clock back 60 years, advocating hatred and every kind of anti-American activism.
Throwing gas on the fire at every turn while starting new fires with each dry season, they grew the mob, a mob goaded by the likes of Al Sharpton and the usual suspects, including antifa and related evildoers.
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When was the perfect time to unleash the mob, fully grown and fully goaded? In the middle of a pandemic of course!
The tragic and unjust killing of George Floyd is being exploited through violence to forward the agenda of “fundamental transformation,” which now requires a “new normal,” according to Obama.
The police officer accused of murdering Floyd has been arrested and charged and he will be prosecuted along with other officers at the scene of the crime.
But this is not enough.
The entire nation must suffer and be humiliated with more false accusations, and still the mob will scream “injustice.”
Injustice characterizes movements that have no head and no heart, political and cultural movements that find their sole purpose in lashing out to sever all good binding ties. Injustice comes from powers insisting forever on violence and division, hatred and strife.
Injustice is found in the unending race-baiting that pits people against one another, victimizing everyone. Injustice is the primary weapon of leftists, people who will never stop until they stand on top of a pile of rubble.
Injustice is also found when criminals hijack legitimate protests to forward evil agendas hiding behind a presumed moral superiority which is evil compounded.
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westernjournal--2020-06-02--Thousands Encouraged by Photo of Police Officer and Protester Praying Together

Since the death of George Floyd on May 25 , riots , protests and heated rhetoric have continued to divide the nation .
On Saturday , however , one photo gave a brief glimpse of hope for those praying that America can find some sort of reconciliation amid all of the tragedy and chaos .
In the photo , Officer Garren Hoskins of the Metro Nashville Police Department in Nashville , Tennessee , is seen embracing a masked protester as they pray together .
Hoskins had approached the protester , which eventually led to the two men speaking about their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked the protester to pray with him , which led to the amazing photo that is now offering a little ray of sunshine during the doom and gloom of the ongoing riots and protests .
Following the prayer , fires were set in the Nashville historic courthouse and City Hall , various buildings were vandalized and police cars were smashed , leading to the arrests of 28 people , according to WZTV .
While the death of Floyd and the resulting destruction , looting and various killings have shown the worst of humanity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ photo , have shown the power of love and compassion during even the worst of times .
In Jamestown , New York , on Sunday , prayer once again brought people together .
Nearly 100 people gathered at the city ’ s Dow Park , according to the local Observer .
Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist , Jamestown Police Chief Harry Snellings and Chautauqua County Sheriff Jim Quattrone came to engage in a dialogue with the protesters .
After some talk , the whole event ended with a powerful moment of prayer .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where we ’ re able to gather together in unity , as a community , to demand change , ” one of the protesters prayed .
RELATED : Caught on Video : Amazon Delivery Driver Stops To Pray for Boy with Heart Defect “ Holy Spirit , come and bring truth , come and bring life , come and bring love , come and bring unity.
” Another story of hope came from the center of the riots , Minneapolis , where , on Wednesday , small business owner and former firefighter K.B @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poured his entire life savings into thanks to violent rioters .
As of Monday , over 33,000 people have donated to the owner ’ s GoFundMe page , resulting in $ 1,011,850 in donations to rebuild all he had lost .
“ This has been such an eye opening experience .
The world has pourd into me and my family to support our business .
At the same time being a resident of Minnesota and member of the community we have to do our part , ” Balla wrote on the GoFundMe page @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even through our greif we have found ways to comfort and support each other.
” In a time as divisive and heated as the present , reaching out to others with love and support is exactly what the culture needs .
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Since the death of George Floyd on May 25, riots, protests and heated rhetoric have continued to divide the nation.
On Saturday, however, one photo gave a brief glimpse of hope for those praying that America can find some sort of reconciliation amid all of the tragedy and chaos.
In the photo, Officer Garren Hoskins of the Metro Nashville Police Department in Nashville, Tennessee, is seen embracing a masked protester as they pray together.
In the midst of Sat’s confrontation between protestors & officers at the Central Precinct, Officer Garren Hoskins and the protestor in front of him began talking about their shared Christian faith. Hoskins asked the man to join him in prayer. He put his sign down. They prayed. pic.twitter.com/c1KasU9dNQ — Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) June 1, 2020
Hoskins had approached the protester, which eventually led to the two men speaking about their shared Christian faith.
The officer then asked the protester to pray with him, which led to the amazing photo that is now offering a little ray of sunshine during the doom and gloom of the ongoing riots and protests.
Following the prayer, fires were set in the Nashville historic courthouse and City Hall, various buildings were vandalized and police cars were smashed, leading to the arrests of 28 people, according to WZTV.
While the death of Floyd and the resulting destruction, looting and various killings have shown the worst of humanity, other moments, such as this photo, have shown the power of love and compassion during even the worst of times.
In Jamestown, New York, on Sunday, prayer once again brought people together.
Nearly 100 people gathered at the city’s Dow Park, according to the local Observer. Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist, Jamestown Police Chief Harry Snellings and Chautauqua County Sheriff Jim Quattrone came to engage in a dialogue with the protesters.
After some talk, the whole event ended with a powerful moment of prayer.
“Lord we thank you for this time where we’re able to gather together in unity, as a community, to demand change,” one of the protesters prayed.
“Holy Spirit, come and bring truth, come and bring life, come and bring love, come and bring unity.”
Another story of hope came from the center of the riots, Minneapolis, where, on Wednesday, small business owner and former firefighter K.B. Balla lost the business he had poured his entire life savings into thanks to violent rioters.
The ease that so many politicians and commentators have at encouraging this anarchy signals a pathology and wickedness, in my opinion. People’s lives are not yours to play with. If you support “burning it down,” volunteer your home. Don’t volunteer on behalf of others. pic.twitter.com/FhEAJNw6PH — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) May 29, 2020
As of Monday, over 33,000 people have donated to the owner’s GoFundMe page, resulting in $1,011,850 in donations to rebuild all he had lost.
“This has been such an eye opening experience. The world has pourd into me and my family to support our business. At the same time being a resident of Minnesota and member of the community we have to do our part,” Balla wrote on the GoFundMe page.
“It has been remarkable that even through our greif we have found ways to comfort and support each other.”
In a time as divisive and heated as the present, reaching out to others with love and support is exactly what the culture needs.
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westernjournal--2020-06-03--Trump Signs Religious Freedom Executive Order

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to promote religious freedom for oppressed religious minorities around the world .
“ Religious freedom , America ’ s first freedom , is a moral and national security imperative , ” the order read , according to a text posted on the White House website .
“ Religious freedom for all people worldwide is a foreign policy priority of the United States , and the United States will respect and vigorously promote this freedom.
” Trump signed the order privately , without any media present .
The president ’ s action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first lady Melania Trump visited the Saint John Paul II National Shrine , where they laid a wreath at the statue of the former pope , according to Fox News .
TRENDING : Maxine Waters Scorched After Claiming the Real 'Looting ' Is 'Predatory Lending' Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory lashed out at the visit , which came a day after Trump visited St. John ’ s Episcopal Church across from the White House , which had been damaged Sunday by rioters .
“ I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates our religious principles , which call us to defend the rights of all people even those with whom we might disagree , ” Gregory said in a statement .
“ Saint Pope John Paul II was an ardent defender of the rights and dignity of human beings .
His legacy bears vivid witness to that truth .
He certainly would not condone the use of tear gas and other deterrents to silence , scatter or intimidate them for a photo opportunity in front of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Gregory said , repeating an apparently false report that protesters were tear-gassed after scuffling with police so that the president could have a photo opportunity .
In his order , Trump said religious freedom is essential .
“ [ O ] ur Founders understood religious freedom not as a creation of the state , but as a gift of God to every person and a right that is fundamental for the flourishing of our society , ” the order read .
“ Religious communities and organizations , and other institutions of civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States Government efforts to advance religious freedom around the world .
It is the policy of the United States to engage robustly and continually with civil society organizations — including those in foreign countries — to inform United States Government policies , programs , and activities related to international religious freedom.
” The order requires the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to “ prioritize international religious freedom in the planning and implementation of United States foreign policy and in the foreign assistance programs of the Department of State and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requires than $ 50 million per year be spent on programs “ intended to anticipate , prevent , and respond to attacks against individuals and groups on the basis of their religion , including programs designed to help ensure that such groups can persevere as distinct communities ; to promote accountability for the perpetrators of such attacks ; to ensure equal rights and legal protections for individuals and groups regardless of belief ; to improve the safety and security of houses of worship and public spaces for all faiths ; and to protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communities.
” RELATED : Leftists Erupt on Wendy 's After Learning Major Franchisee Is Pro-Trump “ Yet again , President Trump is taking a decisive action to keep his promise to people of faith around the world , ” White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said of the order , according to Fox .
“ This executive order fully integrates the president ’ s vision – a vigorous defense of international religious freedom rights for all – into key aspects of United States foreign policy.
” The order calls for the State Department to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Commission on International Religious Freedom as those where religious freedom is either absent or under siege .
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to promote religious freedom for oppressed religious minorities around the world.
“Religious freedom, America’s first freedom, is a moral and national security imperative,” the order read, according to a text posted on the White House website. “Religious freedom for all people worldwide is a foreign policy priority of the United States, and the United States will respect and vigorously promote this freedom.”
Trump signed the order privately, without any media present.
The president’s action came on the same day he and first lady Melania Trump visited the Saint John Paul II National Shrine, where they laid a wreath at the statue of the former pope, according to Fox News.
President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to promote international religious freedom and stop religious persecution overseas after visiting @JP2Shrine. One of the items in the EO calls for spending millions of dollars to assist programs that advance religious freedom. pic.twitter.com/G1AaJVJjHS — EWTN News Nightly (@EWTNNewsNightly) June 2, 2020
Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory lashed out at the visit, which came a day after Trump visited St. John’s Episcopal Church across from the White House, which had been damaged Sunday by rioters.
“I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates our religious principles, which call us to defend the rights of all people even those with whom we might disagree,” Gregory said in a statement.
“Saint Pope John Paul II was an ardent defender of the rights and dignity of human beings. His legacy bears vivid witness to that truth. He certainly would not condone the use of tear gas and other deterrents to silence, scatter or intimidate them for a photo opportunity in front of a place of worship and peace,” Gregory said, repeating an apparently false report that protesters were tear-gassed after scuffling with police so that the president could have a photo opportunity.
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In his order, Trump said religious freedom is essential.
“[O]ur Founders understood religious freedom not as a creation of the state, but as a gift of God to every person and a right that is fundamental for the flourishing of our society,” the order read.
“Religious communities and organizations, and other institutions of civil society, are vital partners in United States Government efforts to advance religious freedom around the world. It is the policy of the United States to engage robustly and continually with civil society organizations — including those in foreign countries — to inform United States Government policies, programs, and activities related to international religious freedom.”
The order requires the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to “prioritize international religious freedom in the planning and implementation of United States foreign policy and in the foreign assistance programs of the Department of State and USAID.”
In addition, the order requires than $50 million per year be spent on programs “intended to anticipate, prevent, and respond to attacks against individuals and groups on the basis of their religion, including programs designed to help ensure that such groups can persevere as distinct communities; to promote accountability for the perpetrators of such attacks; to ensure equal rights and legal protections for individuals and groups regardless of belief; to improve the safety and security of houses of worship and public spaces for all faiths; and to protect and preserve the cultural heritages of religious communities.”
“Yet again, President Trump is taking a decisive action to keep his promise to people of faith around the world,” White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said of the order, according to Fox.
“This executive order fully integrates the president’s vision – a vigorous defense of international religious freedom rights for all – into key aspects of United States foreign policy.”
Trump’s order was praised on Twitter.
“People are attacked for their faith, not just me, but Christian men and women across this country. It’s unfortunate, but I think we found a real voice in President Trump who stood for religious freedom and pro-life and [has] given us this boldness.” https://t.co/dMyoluhCFO — CBN News (@CBNNews) May 28, 2020
We welcome President Trump’s executive order promoting global religious freedom. The United States role in supporting religious freedom is critical to fight injustice practiced today against religious minorities worldwide. https://t.co/M4uiGnP3OA — Murad Ismael (@murad_ismael) June 2, 2020
The order calls for the State Department to work with nations that have been identified by the Commission on International Religious Freedom as those where religious freedom is either absent or under siege.
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westernjournal--2020-06-03--Uplifting: Man Filmed Giving Shoes and Socks off His Feet to Homeless Man

Some of us are blessed to know people who give until it hurts .
They give of themselves , their time , their gifts and their possessions constantly and without complaining .
Those individuals are excellent role models , embodying charity and thoughtfulness — they ’ re the people who would gladly give others the shirts off their backs .
But it ’ s not always a shirt that ’ s needed .
Sometimes it ’ s a pair of shoes .
That ’ s what Ray Magee from Magnolia , Mississippi , discovered one day while operating a tractor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the way and saw that he was in desperate need of a new set of footwear .
TRENDING : Maxine Waters Scorched After Claiming the Real 'Looting ' Is 'Predatory Lending' Ray ’ s daughter , Sierra Patterson , caught her dad “ red-handed ” in the middle of blessing the man with the shoes off his own feet .
“ Rolled up on my daddy giving this man the socks and shoes off his feet , ” Patterson posted on Facebook on Friday .
“ He noticed his shoes flopping while he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s why he ’ s so blessed .
What a great man.
” She was able to capture video of the kind encounter as well , and the clip shows Ray removing his socks and shoes and handing them over .
“ I just saw the guy walking downtown with the biggest smile on his face , ” one of his other daughters , LaTorria Green Robinson , posted along with a share of Patterson ’ s post .
“ Pops that was a great deed !
” Robinson told WLBT this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s known for being a generous soul .
Many commented to commend Ray ’ s selflessness and recognize the need for more people like Ray in this world .
RELATED : Grandmother in Tears When She Receives 100 Roses for 100th Birthday “ This brought tears to my eyes , ” one person wrote .
“ Awesome Uncle Bo .
God gets the Glory out of this.
” “ This is a Godly man there is still good and passionate people in the world , ” another added .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a third wrote .
“ I have NO WORDS except THE WORLD NEEDS MORE OF THIS‼ Such a great man !
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” While operating heavy machinery without the proper footwear might have posed an issue for Ray , it was obviously worth the nuisance based on his actions .
May we be so ready to help those in need when we see them .
Isn ’ t a minor inconvenience worth making someone ’ s day ?
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Some of us are blessed to know people who give until it hurts. They give of themselves, their time, their gifts and their possessions constantly and without complaining.
Those individuals are excellent role models, embodying charity and thoughtfulness — they’re the people who would gladly give others the shirts off their backs.
But it’s not always a shirt that’s needed. Sometimes it’s a pair of shoes.
That’s what Ray Magee from Magnolia, Mississippi, discovered one day while operating a tractor. He spotted a homeless man across the way and saw that he was in desperate need of a new set of footwear.
Ray’s daughter, Sierra Patterson, caught her dad “red-handed” in the middle of blessing the man with the shoes off his own feet.
“Rolled up on my daddy giving this man the socks and shoes off his feet,” Patterson posted on Facebook on Friday. “He noticed his shoes flopping while he was on the tractor.”
“That’s why he’s so blessed. What a great man.”
She was able to capture video of the kind encounter as well, and the clip shows Ray removing his socks and shoes and handing them over.
“I just saw the guy walking downtown with the biggest smile on his face,” one of his other daughters, LaTorria Green Robinson, posted along with a share of Patterson’s post. “Pops that was a great deed!”
Robinson told WLBT this is nothing new for her dad — he’s known for being a generous soul.
Many commented to commend Ray’s selflessness and recognize the need for more people like Ray in this world.
“This brought tears to my eyes,” one person wrote. “Awesome Uncle Bo. God gets the Glory out of this.”
“This is a Godly man there is still good and passionate people in the world,” another added.
“I am in tears watching this,” a third wrote. “I have NO WORDS except THE WORLD NEEDS MORE OF THIS‼ Such a great man!!!”
While operating heavy machinery without the proper footwear might have posed an issue for Ray, it was obviously worth the nuisance based on his actions.
May we be so ready to help those in need when we see them. Isn’t a minor inconvenience worth making someone’s day?
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