#Anti Transgender Rally In Florida

[msclaritea]

"Jeanette made the false claim that nearly 50% of "trans kids" will take their own lives without these harmful interventions.

After sterilizing her effeminate son, Jeanette Jennings wants more parents to follow suit, even if it means spreading lies..."

[transfloridaresources]

Today (05/06/24), 4:30pm, Orlando

[Photo ID: Pink to white gradient image with various logos and info boxes. Text reads: 'Save the date: May 6th 4:30pm. Press Conference. 5205 South Orange Avenue - Orlando, FL 32809. Not one step back! Identification for all! Not one step back. Every Floridian. Every Identity. Every ID.' Logos for Orlando for Gender Equality, Free Mom Hugs, Inc., Dream Defenders, Zebra Youth, Come Out with Pride Orlando, HRC Orlando / Central Florida, Spektrum Health, The Center Orlando, GLSEN Central Florida, HOPE CC. /End ID]

[Photo ID: White box with rainbow border. Text reads: 'Statement on DMV Policy Change. LGBTQ+ advocates from around the state organized and mobilized in great numbers this past legislative session. Through actions like protests, letter-writings, die-ins, and more, we defeated 21 out of 22 anti-LGBTQ+ bills attempting to move through the Florida legislature. One of these bills, HB 1639, sponsored by local representative Doug Bankson, was particularly egregious. It sought to redefine "sex" in a way that excludes transgender, non-binary, and intersex people, and to prohibit a person's state identification documents from reflecting their gender identity. As the bill was heading towards its downfall in the legislature, the Deputy Executive Director, Robert Kynoch, of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) released a memo to county tax collectors in late January rescinding previous department policy (IR08 - Gender Requirements), which allowed for Florida residents to change the gender marker on their ID to accurately reflect their gender identity. The memo wrongly excludes gender identity from "sex" in an effort to subvert the democratic process to redefine sex - and prohibit gender marker amendments - absent legislative authority. In a similar way, the legislature continued its attacks on the rights of immigrants and people experiencing homelessness in the form of HB 1451. This bill, which passed and was signed into law by DeSantis, restricts the acceptance of community IDs issued by community organizations to immigrants and individuals experiencing homelessness. Community IDs are essential for demonstrating that a person is a resident and member of a given community. It is already tremendously difficult for these groups to acquire valid identification, and this law imposes yet another barrier to identification.' /End ID]

[Photo ID: White box with rainbow border. Text reads: 'Statement on DMV Policy Change. Accurate identification is a human right; we must demand access to legal authenticity for all. Advocates for transgender individuals, immigrants, and people experiencing homelessness must stand together in the fight for equitable access to accurate identification. We demand that the FLHSMV restore their previous IR08-Gender Requirements policy to ensure that transgender people can obtain accurate IDs. Furthermore, we demand that legislatures take action to protect trans people's ability to obtain accurate identification as well as protect the acceptance of community IDs. Join us for a rally and press conference at SPEKTRUM Health (5205 South Orange Avenue) on May 6th at 4:30pm! WE CANNOT LET THEM TAKE US ONE STEP BACK! Signed, Orlando for Gender Equality, GLSEN Central Florida, HRC Orlando/Central Florida, SPEKTRUM Health, HOPE CC, PRISM, Zebra Youth, Youth Action Fund, Central Floridians for Social Equality, Justice Advocacy Network, Voices of Florida Fund/Women's Voices of Southwest Florida, UCF Students for a Democratic Society, Central Florida Queers for Palestine, LGBT+ Center Orlando, Inc., Come Out with Pride, Free Mom Hugs, Inc., Dream Defenders, Corey Hill, Vance Ahrens, candidate State Senate District 19, Amy Phillips, Beverly Washington, Orlando Drag Queen.' /End ID]

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Christopher Wiggins at The Advocate:

As election season peaks, conservative LGBTQ+ supporters of former President Donald Trump are hosting “Trump UNITY” events across battleground states despite the former president’s lengthy record of anti-LGBTQ+ policies. Organized by the Log Cabin Republicans, the UNITY tour held a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday, where gay conservative attendees emphasized economic issues over LGBTQ+ rights and downplayed the need for further protections, NBC News reports. For attendees, whose attendance numbers were eclipsed by straight counterparts in a half-empty hotel ballroom devoid of rainbow flags, this event was a space to champion Trump as the candidate of choice — even as he pledges to roll back rights for LGBTQ+ Americans. “I’m not voting because of marriage equality or LGBTQ rights,” 23-year-old Gage West told the outlet. “I’m voting because I want more money in my wallet.” His comments reflect a prevailing sentiment among the crowd of conservative gay men who said their focus is on economic and border security issues rather than LGBTQ+ rights.

Pronouns were mocked by attendees, and calls for equality were dismissed as “victim mentality,” echoing comments from conservative social media influencer Rob Smith, who argued that “the problems that this country are facing are far greater than any small affinity group.”

Some attendees believe the LGBTQ+ community has already achieved full equality. Fifty-seven-year-old Don Webber remarked, “We’re past that. We’ve reached that level of equality. My focus is more on my kids and the grandkids, the economy, the safety of our borders.” This rhetoric has drawn backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates who point out Trump’s record as one of the most anti-LGBTQ+ administrations in recent history. 

[...] The UNITY tour has also drawn attention for the inclusion of high-profile far-right figures who promote harmful anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, including Scott Pressler, who has pushed baseless “groomer” narratives against the LGBTQ+ community, and former Republican Illinois U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, who once voted against marriage equality and the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” but came out as gay years after leaving office. In early October, the Trump UNITY tour held a fundraiser in Pennsylvania. The event featured figures like Florida U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz. Gaetz has publicly pushed false narratives about transgender youth and endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ tropes.

The Trump UNITY events organized by quisling LGBTQ+ group Log Cabin Republicans have featured MAGA hacks who falsely assert that LGBTQ+ people have full equality. In reality, LGBTQ+ equality isn’t anywhere close to full completion and has backslidden in several states.

[beardedmrbean]

A U.S. House representative's transgender daughter was arrested in Boston on Saturday, when an anti-abortion demonstration drew counter-protesters.

Riley Dowell, a 24-year-old who police identified by her birth name, was arraigned at Boston Municipal Court on Monday on charges of disorderly conduct and interfering with lawful assembly. She is the daughter of congresswoman Katherine Clark, the Democrat from Massachusetts, who has served as minority whip since 2023.

All 17 people arrested were believed to be counter-protesters, Boston Police Department told Newsweek.

Dowell and 15 others were offered a deal that will see all charges dropped if they perform 40 hours of community service, Boston.com reported. The other person, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer, was not offered the deal, it added.

Newsweek contacted the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office and Representative Clark for comment on Tuesday by email outside of regular office hours.

Rep. Clark told The Boston Herald of her daughter's arrest: "Every American has the right to protest and stand up for their beliefs, but they must do so responsibly and peacefully."

Abortion rights debates have reignited since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, allowing states to create a patchwork of legislation across the country. Massachusetts generally restricts abortion at 24 weeks post-fertilization.

On Saturday, clashes began after several hundred people attended a National Men's March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood demonstration, which began outside a Planned Parenthood facility on Commonwealth Avenue, local media reported.

'Extremely Hazardous'

A similar sized group of counter-protesters opposed the demonstration, some of whom attempted to block its progress towards Boston Common.

Boston police said the counter-protest created an "extremely hazardous and offensive condition." As officers cleared the march route, those arrested "refused to peacefully disperse, they were extremely riotous and tumultuously assembled," police added.

Dowell was previously arrested in January 2023 after allegedly being part of a group that defaced a Boston Common monument with anti-police graffiti.

Dowell received a pre-trial probation term of one year, with the case dismissed if she fulfilled a number of conditions, including 30 hours of community service, a letter of apology to the injured officers and restitution for expenses incurred removing the paint.

Rep. Clark was herself arrested in July 2022 during a demonstration after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. In a statement at the time, she said: "I am furious and heartbroken, and I will proudly fight for our right to abortion. They can arrest me, but we won't allow them to arrest freedom."

Earlier this month, voters in seven states passed ballot measures that would protect abortion rights: Maryland, Missouri, Arizona, Colorado, New York, Montana and Nevada. Similar legislation in South Dakota and Florida did not pass, while Nebraska voted to prohibit abortion past the first trimester.

On Monday a judge in Wyoming struck down two laws restricting abortion access which she claimed impeded the "fundamental right to make health care decisions for an entire class of people, pregnant women."

The legislation banned abortion in all cases except where the mother's life was at risk, or in cases of rape or incest that had been reported to the police.

[memingursa]

Also Here’s that thread with 10 sources, rather than misunderstanding fascism from it’s dictionary definition. These people are liars.

Another 5 sources! 15. These people refuse to learn or make shit up.

People/Steamers crying about getting shit over buying and playing hogwarts legacy vs trans people dealing with politicians and pundits calling for their genocide and being kind of understandably furious at streamers for enabling JK Rowling’s anti semitism and transphobia in the midst of fascists using any means to get legitimacy to kill people.

[the-cash-cache]

Florida is trying to suppress the League of Women Voters

https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-roadblocks-league-of-women-voters

For those unfamiliar with the LWC, they’re a well-known non-partisan organization dedicated to voting rights, registering voters, and informing the public about candidates with voter guides and hosting unfiltered and unscripted forums for all candidates.

Now normally, there should be nothing wrong with this! Who could possibly take issue with everyone getting a voice to encourage a fair and open election process? I think you see where I’m going with this. The Republican party is so far right now that promoting voting rights and registration is seen as “hyperpartisan” by them.

“The League of Women Voters, while that sounds like a nice organization, they don’t do a lot of nice work,” Catalina Lauf, a Republican candidate for Congress in Illinois, said in a video posted in May [2022] on Instagram, explaining her reasoning for refusing to participate in a league-sponsored debate.

The league, she claimed, “peddles Marxist ideology” and is “anti-American.” In an interview with ProPublica, Lauf cited the league’s support for the rights of transgender student athletes as one reason she is suspicious of the group. She also claimed the league has endorsed the defunding of police departments, though that is inaccurate. The league has, however, taken stands in favor of sweeping police reforms that would address brutality and racial profiling.

“They need to switch their brand fast,” Lauf said. “Because their hyperpartisanship is turning off a lot of women who just want common sense.”

Now Florida is trying to stop them from organizing by telling them that they need to be sponsored by a state agency, which is less than ideal if you have to wade through red tape to get the government to allow you to say the government should do things differently.

“We were told the rally space was already taken up, [said LWC Florida president, attorney Cecile Scoon.] And then we asked for any other space and we were told that we had to get an agency to sponsor the paperwork and basically authenticate whatever we were trying to do, and our statement needed to be in accord with that agency’s policies. And that didn’t make any sense because sometimes you want to complain about the government itself, you want to say, ‘Hey you can do better here, please consider this and that.’”

‘You can say whatever you like, as long as the state already agrees with it’ sure sounds like freedom of speech to me!

[arcticdementor]

Larry the Cable Guy made the phrase “Git-R-Done” his signature. A new breed of young Republicans and populists has its own message for their establishment elders: Get it right.

This new strategic alliance refuses to clap like trained GOP seals at any shiny vehicle masquerading as a free speech rescue because their very lives and livelihoods are on the line. This is not a drill.

In Florida, conservative GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis has earned lavish praise and attention for backing anti-censorship legislation that he claims will reign in Big Tech’s power to exercise “clear viewpoint discrimination.” Among the DeSantis-backed statehouse bill’s key features: fines of between $25,000 and $250,000 per day for social media platforms that “censor, shadow ban, deplatform, or apply post-prioritization algorithms” to Florida candidates, users or residents; a ban on public contracts with social media entities found guilty or civilly liable for antitrust violation; and requirements to disclose standards and definitions used by the tech overlords to censor and stifle dissidents.

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That’s exactly the right message and every red-state governor should be sounding it. But if you are going to take on the Silicon Valley overlords and protect free speech, you’ve got to make them pay. You’ve got to close gaping loopholes. And you’ve got to leave no deplatformed victims behind.

Citing Facebook and Twitter’s bans of former president Donald Trump, DeSantis has rightly blasted the immense control of “monopoly communications platforms” who now act as “enforcers of preferred narratives.” But the bill would not retroactively protect Trump or former Florida GOP congressional candidate and free-speech warrior Laura Loomer. As Loomer (who is running again for Congress in Florida’s 21st district) has warned for weeks, the bill only covers future state-level candidates, not federal candidates like her or the former president. A mechanism for review and restoration of already-canceled accounts is key. “The future of all of our future elections in Florida is dependent on this tech bill passing with the strengthening amendments,” Loomer told me. “In order to restore integrity to our elections in America, we must first hold Big Tech accountable for their discriminatory and anti-competitive behavior, as well as their illegal election interference in the form of deplatforming candidates.”

The bill would also only protect journalists working for large corporate entities and leave independent citizen media in the cold. Moreover, the Florida anti-social media censorship law fails to cover a wider universe of internet-based companies and financial institutions beyond Facebook, Twitter, Google and Instagram that are punishing conservative users for their political views. These include multinational banks, rideshare companies, payment processors and telecom companies. Loomer knows of which she speaks, having been banned by Paypal, GoFundMe, Patreon, Lyft, TeeSpring, Uber and even Uber Eats, among dozens of other companies, for her no-holds-barred journalism and anti-jihad activism.

Similarly, “America First” host Nick Fuentes has been banned by all the usual Big Tech suspects, along with livestream service DLive, Coinbase, “and every payment processor” for his forceful advocacy of populism, an end to mass migration and protection of the nuclear family. He was scheduled to join Loomer, former Delaware GOP Senate candidate Lauren Witzke (banned from Twitter for calling a pedophilia-flirting transgender activist “demonic”), and me in Palm Beach Tuesday at a rally to push for loophole-free legislation holding Silicon Valley accountable for discriminatory deplatforming.

But Fuentes never got off the ground, because two airlines and Joe Biden’s TSA informed him that he didn’t have “clearance” to fly. He has been charged with no crimes and was blocked from exercising his First Amendment rights to free speech and peaceable assembly.

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I’ve fought the deplatforming tyrants for 15 years as an internet entrepreneur and will do all I can to protect and support this new generation of free speech warriors from the globalist speech-squelchers and thought crime police. If you care about the future of this crumbling sovereign nation, you should, too.

First, send this message to DeSantis and every Republican governor and state legislator purporting to oppose Big Tech: Get it done, GOP. Get it right.

[96thdayofrage]

The clashes in Charlottesville catalyzed the American public’s reckoning with the budding white nationalist movement, which had accelerated after Donald Trump’s election. Afterward, the wave of public shaming of the violence in Charlottesville led at least one “Unite the Right” marcher to insist his participation in the rally was misinterpreted as racist. Others who attended quickly lost their jobs after online campaigns exposed them.

But the eventual identification of the man in the white tank top and red hat shook many: He was revealed to be a 33-year-old Puerto Rican resident of Georgia, originally from the Bronx. “I’m the only brown Klans member I ever met,” Alex Michael Ramos joked in a Facebook Live video before he turned himself into police Aug. 28. The Facebook post has since been taken down.

But Ramos wasn’t the only “Unite the Right” marcher with a Hispanic background.

Christopher Rey Monzon, a 22-year-old Cuban-American, is associated with the League of the South, which the Southern Poverty Law Center classifies as a neo-Confederate hate group. Monzon was arrested weeks after Charlottesville for charging at protesters in a separate Florida demonstration. And Nick Fuentes, a 19-year-old student who hosts an alt-right podcast called America First, said he had to leave Boston University in the aftermath of the Charlottesville protests after receiving death threats over his participation.

The presence of these Latino men at the largest white nationalist event in recent memory underscores the complicated racial position of Latinos in the United States. Latino white supremacy, it turns out, might not be a contradiction in terms.

Increasingly, Latinos are identifying racially as white. In fact, more than half did so in the 2010 U.S. Census. A March 2016 report from Pew Research Center found that 39% of Afro-Latinos also identified “as white alone or white in combination with another race.” With a current population of around 58 million, Latinos make up the second-largest ethnic group in the U.S., just behind whites.

Another Pew Research Center study from December found that 59% of U.S. adults with Latino heritage who identify as white believe others see them as white, too. Over time, the study found, descendants of Latino immigrants stop identifying with their countries of origin and consider themselves more and more American.

Fuentes — who says he’s about 25% Mexican — identifies as white, not Latino. In an interview with Mic, Fuentes also said he believes multiculturalism threatens white national identity. Monzon, meanwhile, has called for South Florida to secede from the U.S. His ties to the League of the South are generational, as his parents have also protested with the white supremacist fringe group, according to the SPLC. In a Facebook profile the SPLC has attributed to him, Monzon goes by “Ambrosio Gonzalez,” the name of a Cuban general who fought as a Confederate colonel in the Civil War.

Ramos, however, rejects any notion that he’s racist, insisting he went to Charlottesville in defense of free speech and as a show of force against left-wing groups like Black Lives Matter and Antifa.

During the nearly hourlong video Ramos posted to Facebook, he became agitated at users who challenged him for marching with the KKK and jumping a black man.

“Yeah, I stood side-by-side with racist people, but they weren’t racist to me,” Ramos said. “They did not call me a ‘spic,’ they did not call me a ‘fucking wetback,’ they didn’t say nothing as such. We stood for the same common goal.”

Alex Michael Ramos has been charged in connection with the beating of a black man during violent clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, during the “Unite the Right” rally Aug. 12.

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Despite his stated goals, the brutal violence in the video from that day was enough for judges in Charlottesville to twice deny Ramos bond.

“The victim was defenseless,” Judge Richard Moore of the Charlottesville General District Court said at Ramos’ bail hearing in November. “Mr. Ramos rushes into something where people are pummeling Mr. Harris. He is an unreasonable risk to others.”

Ramos is facing a malicious wounding charge and could spend up to 20 years in prison if convicted, according to local station WVIR-TV. Through his attorney, Ramos declined to be interviewed.

Other alleged perpetrators include Daniel Patrick Borden of Ohio, who was identified online and arrested in connection to Harris’ attack. Like Ramos, he was also denied bond. Authorities arrested another suspect, Arkansas man Jacob Scott Goodwin, in October and extradited him to Charlottesville the following month.

Harris himself was later forced to turn himself in when Harold Ray Crews, an attorney and resident of Walkertown, North Carolina — and the state’s chairman for League of the South — claimed Harris injured him in the same scuffle. Though Harris’ felony charge for unlawful wounding was dropped in December, “there are still misdemeanor charges pending,” according to the Root.

Fuentes is, in many ways, representative of the ideas of the so-called alt-right, which the Anti-Defamation League defines as a “loose network of racists and anti-Semites.” His Twitter feed shows equal disdain for conservative commentator Ben Shapiro and the South Side of Chicago, which has seen a sharp increase in gang-related murders in recent years. Though he decried Heyer’s murder at the “Unite the Right” rally during his interview with Mic, he also equated it with antifa violence.

Fuentes did acknowledge there isn’t much reconciliation between his stance on multiculturalism — simply put, it’s bad and should be avoided — and his own cultural background: His Mexican ancestors immigrated to the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century. Intermarriage has created a “beige, rootless mass,” he said, and he rejects any notion that Latino immigrants can assimilate.

“I don’t buy the idea that if you come to a country and your kids learned the language, you’re from that country,” Fuentes said. “You have to understand that America is an exceptional nation; it’s the proposition nation. That’s why the identity question is so big here. America was obviously settled only very recently. If I moved to China and I filled out the paperwork, would that make me Chinese? Of course not. I would maybe be a part of the People’s Republic.”

“They demonize the ‘other,’ but the irony is that they were once the ‘other.’”

Fuentes’s own standard — that learning English and settling in the U.S. does not make you American — disenfranchises himself and his parents, a fact he acknowledged. From the perspective of someone who sees the U.S. as a foundationally European nation, as Fuentes does, being anything less than white is the same as being a nonentity.

“You rob children of something very fundamental when you take away a common and coherent identity,” he said. “I look at my Eastern European people from high school and they have their food and their special clothing from their home country. But when you have race mixing, you rob them. I do pause at that. This is not an experience I wish to replicate. I don’t know if I wish I could turn back the clock and change things, but ideally there wouldn’t be mixing.”

Joanna Mendelson, senior investigative researcher and director of special projects for the ADL, sees growing anti-immigrant views from the descendants of Latino immigrants as a unique conundrum.

“It’s this idea that, ‘we did it right, we did it legally,’” Mendelson said in an interview with Mic. “They’re not just addressing illegal immigration — which would be one thing — but they’re against refugees and Muslims and legal immigration. They demonize the ‘other,’ but the irony is that they were once the ‘other.’”

On Aug. 20, days after the Charlottesville protests, Juan Cadavid, a Colombian-born Californian who now goes by the name Johnny Benitez, led an “America First!” rally in Southern California he described as a vigil for victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. Dozens of supporters were drowned out by nearly 2,500 counterprotesters, the Los Angeles Times reported.

In an interview with NPR in December, Benitez shared how he went from Occupy Wall Street protester and Bernie Sanders supporter to alt-right nationalist, claiming he was exiled from Occupy and called a bigot after he questioned the need for the group to support transgender people. He insisted he was not a white supremacist, but an advocate for what he called “white identity politics” — which includes embracing the 14 Words slogan used by white supremacists: “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children.”

Benitez also told NPR he pushes for a United States that is “Italo-Spanish” white, to make room for the descendants of southern Europeans (which he considers himself to be). White nationalists such as Richard Spencer have said white Latinos could theoretically be part of a white ethno-nationalist state, but they still have mixed feelings about assimilation.

“In some instances you are rejected from the host culture, made to feel not American,” Benitez said of being an immigrant in the U.S. “And if I go back, I’m definitely not Colombian. You know, I didn’t live there, you can hear that I have an American accent, things like that, when I speak Spanish.”

Benitez’s girlfriend, Irma Hinojosa, cohosts The Right View, a YouTube talk show hosted with four other women who call themselves the “Deplorable Latinas.” The show features conservative Latinas commenting on the news from a point of view that conversation about Latinos and immigration focuses on the undocumented versus those who entered the country legally. Hinojosa also has her own YouTube channel where she livestreams protests and alt-right events. She was the only woman to speak at a June “Freedom of Speech” rally featuring Spencer and other alt-right figures.

[eric-raleigh]

War Against Humanity

Friends... I am struggling to find the right words around my outrage right now. 2020 has brought to light the ugliest parts of hatred I have ever been witness to. From the boldness of white supremacists and racists, waving their confederate flags, to the Trump administration rolling back LGBTQIA+ protections in healthcare, it feels like there is an all out war on humanity right now. 

Below the cut are some of the most recent outrages...but also concrete actions that you can take to help heal this nation and her people.

The Black Lives Matters protests are still going strong around the country, but are not getting as much publicity, and I fear that--once again--heads are going to be buried in the sand and our black brothers, sisters, and non-binary siblings are going to continue to face police brutality simply for living while black. Did you know Breonna Taylor’s murderers have yet to be arrested? She was murdered by  Louisville Metro Police Department on March 13th. Here we are, three months later, and no charges have been made. We have to keep fighting this fight. We cannot let the world go back to pretending that things are okay, because they never were. We need massive reforms to our police force and criminal justice system nationwide. 

Amidst the protests, we are still facing a global pandemic and numbers are starting to spike again. It is critical that you listen to experts and scientific facts right now. Maintain social distancing, wear a mask, be safe!! Again, there hasn’t been as much coverage of COVID-19 as there was in the past, but this crisis is not over!! Native Americans and communities of color are among the most vulnerable right now, and need our help. 

Today, it was announced that the Trump administration reversed transgender health protections, making one of the most vulnerable groups even more vulnerable at a time when we are facing a global crisis. Not only does this come during Pride month, but on the 4th anniversary of the Pulse shooting which claimed the lives of 49 LGBTQIA+ individuals and straight allies.  

Trump’s attempts to appeal to his racist, white supremacist base have become overt and obscene. On Juneteeth, Trump will hold a rally in Tulsa, OK followed by his acceptance of the Republican nomination on August 27 in Jacksonville, Florida. These dates and locations are not arbitrary or random, despite the Trump administration’s claim to the contrary. Juneteeth, is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Tulsa, OK was the site of one of the deadliest acts of racial violence in which more than 300 black men, women and children were brutally massacred. In Jacksonville, on August 27, 1960, a group of 200 white men began chasing black protesters through the streets, beating them with ax handles and baseball bats. Soon, the violence shifted to more than just the protesters--to anyone who was black.

Just recently, in Georgia, after having MONTHS to prepare for the primary election and even postponing it twice, the Secretary of State in Georgia failed to deliver equitable and fair voting opportunities, and most heavily impacted were communities of color.  This is voter suppression, and it is systemic racism in action. We have seen this across the country, and it is an epidemic that is fueled by a Republican machine desperate to hold on to power.  

If you’re as sick as I am, as outraged, as overwhelmed... please take action. You might be wondering what you can do, how you can help, and feeling lost on where to even begin because of the array of issues we’re facing. Below are some resources to help get you started. I know this list isn’t exhaustive, so please feel free to share additional resources or suggestions.

You need to make sure you make a plan and VOTE in your local, state, and national elections this year. The primaries MATTER, so if your state hasn’t had its primary yet, or it has an upcoming primary runoff, VOTE!! Make sure you’re registered to vote and that you know your polling location. Consider volunteering at the polls during early voting and on the day of the election. Donate to organizations like Fair Fight or Black Voters Matter, who are working to end voter suppression. 

Help COVID relief efforts, especially for the First Nations and Black Women’s Wellness.

Consider contributing to the Bail Funds Network, a network of over 60 community bail/bond funds that free people from jail and immigration detention, and specifically the bail funds for protesters. Color of Change  is advocating racial justice through specific efforts to change corporate and public policies, and the Advancement Project is supporting organized communities in their struggles for racial and social justice, providing legal, communications and campaign organizing resources. The Collective Pac’s Justice for All Fund is working to recruit, train, and fund Black judicial, prosecutorial and attorney general candidates to ensure more representative leaders for the criminal justice system.

If you can’t give financially, you can also sign petitions to help generate change. Reclaim the Block has a petition to defund the Minneapolis Police Department and invest in the resources that really keep us safe and healthy, especially in Black communities, Indigenous communities and communities of color. Congresswoman Lucy McBath is also working to end voter suppression in Georgia. 

Volunteer to phone, text, or write postcards for local or national politicians. It’s important that we focus as much on the down ballot races as we do the presidency right now, so look into who is running in your city, district, and state. Everything from the Railroad Commissioner to Mayor to State Senate and Representatives. There are so many great candidates running across the nation who need your help. Win the Era has recently endorsed 22 candidates across the nation  who are lifting up the issues facing this and subsequent generations; who are committed to building a sense of belonging in our country; who are running pioneering campaigns; who are proposing and supporting meaningful, bold policies; and who model the values and spirit of the Pete Buttigieg campaign. Consider donating to some of these candidates, or the PAC itself to help future endorsements, or reach out to the candidates and ask how you can help them get elected. 

Join and support organizations like Black Lives Matter and the Human Rights Campaign.  

Educate yourself. This is a time to step back and critically look at our own privileges and prejudices and find ways to be better allies. There are so many excellent books about the conversation of race and anti-racism, as well as the LGBTQIA history. As uncomfortable as it is to talk about race, gender identity, and sexuality these are the conversations that we need to be having right now. I encourage you to listen to the conversation between Emmanuel Acho and Matthew McConaughey as a starting point.

Most importantly: Be aware and stay involved. There’s a desire to tune out, turn the channel, and give up right now, but please fight that urge. We need everybody on board with making change happen. Ignoring the problems won’t make them go away. We cannot wait for the next black life to be taken from us to feel outraged enough to want to do something. Use your privilege to amplify black voices, to speak out against injustices for the LGBTQIA+ community, to defend immigrants and their children. 

2020 is a defining moment, and we need to make sure it defines an era of true justice and freedom for all in this country. Until we are all free...none of us can be free.  

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2019: A Timeline of Fascist And  Extreme Right Violence

(CONTENT WARNING FOR EXTREME RACIST LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE) In keeping with our 2017 & 2018 lists of fascist and extreme right violence, we thought it smart to continue this year.  The date of each incident noted and other details will yield the original media source(s) with some web searching.  We will be updating this on the regular, so check back once in a while.  Here’s hoping we have a much smaller and less-lethal list this year! January 2019: LGBTQ+ activists in Russia have reported to media outlets that 40 people have been detained by authorities in Chechnya and at least two have been tortured to death. January 1, 2019:  A 50-year-old man intentionally drives his Mercedes into a crowd of asylum seekers in Bottrop, Germany, after trying twice earlier to run over pedestrians.  When arrested, the assailant made several anti-foreigner and racist remarks to police. Eight people are injured in his attacks. January 1, 2019: 52-year-old José David Muñoz Vargas is attacked by a group of men in Porvenir, Chile after they discover he is gay.  The men forcing him into scalding hot water, causing severe burns.  Vargas is hospitalized in critical conditions for days as a result of his injuries. January 1, 2019: A 24-year-old man is attacked by men he is sharing a ride with in a vehicle when they overhear him speaking on the phone to his partner and realize he is gay.  He is driven to a rural area near Valparaiso, Chile, where the men burn him with lit cigarettes, stomp on his genitals, and attempt to smash his head in with a large rock.  The man passes out and is left for dead, only regaining consciousness the following day.

January 1, 2019:  Terrorists detonate a small bomb at the front door of the home of a Moroccan family in Mariglianella, Italy. January 1, 2019: A man approaches two racialized women in Macerata, Italy, calls them “niggers” and throws a lit firecracker at their heads, then seig heils them and walks off.  50-60 people witness the assault but none intervene. January 1, 2019: Arsonists in Hebsack, Germany set fire to the home of a refugee family, who had received death threats in the past.  Three family members are treated for smoke inhalation.  

January 1, 2019: Arsonists set fire to a refugee shelter in Weimar, Germany while 120 people were sleeping inside.  The fire destroys one wing of the building but fortunately no one is injured or killed.

January 1, 2019: At the end of New Year’s Eve two friends walking home in Lyon, France see a group of around 15 people attacking a man lying on the ground. When they rushed to help the man the group turned on them, yelling racist insults and punching and kicking them, after which the attackers ran away. Some of the attackers were recognized by the victims as members of a local far-right group.

January 2, 2019:  Arsonists set fire to a trailer housing migrants in Lonato del Garda, Italy.  When one of the occupants exits the front door to escape the fire, assailants shoot him with a rifle, seriously injuring him.  The man undergoes life-saving surgery.

January 2, 2019:  In Torino, Italy, a dozen people attack a man in the building he lives in, beating him while shouting homophobic epithets at him.  The man suffers several facial contusions and a nose broken so badly that it requires surgery to repair.  

January 3, 2019:  A 36-year-old man is racially abused by a stranger in Berlin, Germany, and then punched and kicked by the man, who then flees.  The injured man is treated in hospital.

January 5, 2019: A racialized homeless man taking shelter under a Christmas tree in the town center of Caserta, Italy is attacked, leaving him lying in a pool of his own blood when found.  He is rushed to hospital with numerous injuries. January 6, 2019: 26-year-old Buckey Wolfe, a member of the Seattle branch of the fascist street gangs Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer, murders his own brother by stabbing him in the head with a 3-foot-long sword. January 6, 2019: Dana Martin, a 31-year-old racialized trans woman, is found shot to death in a ditch in Montgomery, Alabama.

January 6, 2019:  Two Eritrean men in Hettstedt, Germany are confronted by a 36-year-old man shouting racist insults at them, who then chased them down the street and punched both of them.  

January 7, 2019: 21-year-old Houston resident Albert Gallegos, who has a documented history of randomly assaulting black people, approaches a 92-year-old man waiting for a bus and beats him unconscious.  Police charge Gallegos with a hate crime.  

January 10, 2019:  A black man asks for and receives directions from a resident of Andria, Italy.  A third man approaches the two, abuses them with racial taunts and insults, and assaults them.  The two men run away separately from the attack, who follows the man that gave directions to his home and kicks through the locked door before police intervene. January 10, 2019:  A 47-Brazilian woman attempting to order a pizza is interrupted by a patron of the Mereto di Tomba, Italy pizzeria, who complains loudly that she is not speaking the regional Italian dialect.  Shouting “here we are in Friuli and we must speak Friulian by law!” he follows the woman outside and attacks her, breaking her nose and fracturing other facial bones before the woman’s son intervenes.  

January 11, 2019:  The “National Socialist Offensive” calls in bomb threats across Germany, forcing the closure of court houses throughout the country.

January 12, 2019: A Jewish man walking past a Crown Heights laundromat is confronted by a group of teenagers, who challenge him to a fight, punch him in the face, and knock him to the ground.  The man is hospitalized with minor injuries to his face and head. January 12, 2019:  A Jewish man at the Nikolassee S-bahn station in Berlin, Germany is insulted by a man there, who then attempts to hit him in the head with a rock. January 13, 2019: During a charity event, Pawel Adamowicz - Gdansk, Poland’s left-leaning mayor and a frequent target of the far-right, is stabbed to death by a 27-year-old ex-con with a history of violence who claimed to be a political opponent.   January 13, 2019:  Two people on a motor scooter pull up to a Senegalese street vendor in Pisa, Italy, and throw bleach in his face, causing burns to his eyes that put him in the hospital.

January 13, 2019: A Syrian refugee in Stralsund, Germany is injured in an assault by three men, who berate him with Islamophobic and racial slurs as they beat him.

January 14, 2019: 24-year-old Andrew Ramsey is asked to leave a Salem, OR. convenience store after causing a disturbance.  He returns minutes later to assault the Sikh store manager by throwing his shoe at him, knocking him to the ground, and attempting to steal his turban.  Ramsey tells arresting officers that he took those actions to disrespect the store manager because  “he was Hindu and prays to Vishnu the catfish god.“

January 15, 2019:  34-year-old Arthur Martunovich walks into a Brooklyn Chinese restaurant, produces a hammer, and attacks Asian restaurant staff with it while allowing non-Asian staff to pass by unarmed.  Three Asian staff members are bludgeoned to death.  Martunovich told police he was inspired to commit the triple homicide by "a movie about Chinese men mistreating women.” January 16, 2019:  A Jewish man walking down the street is punched in the chest by a passerby in a completely unprovoked assault caught on video.  

January 16, 2019:  German police raid twelve apartments in eight states belonging to members of the National Socialist Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Deutschland, seizing over 100 weapons.

January 17, 2019:  Transgender woman & reality TV star Tia Latham is pursued by two man brandishing metal poles, who attempt to attack her.  She manages to get into her house and lock herself in, leaving the pair to smash up her car while yelling homophobic/transphobic slurs at her.  

January 18, 2019:  A Bangladeshi immigrant riding his bicycle in via Fanneli, Italy is shoved off his bike by two people on a motor scooter, causing him to smash his head on the pavement.

January 19, 2019: Two gay men leaving an Austin, TX gay club are accosted by a man yelling homophobic slurs at them.  While distracted, four other men attack the couple, beating both of them unconscious and leaving one seriously injured.  

January 19, 2019: While transporting buffalo to market, 24-year-old Naushad Muhammad is pulled over in the village of  Bhalaut, India, where local residents pull him from his vehicle, accuse him of “cow smuggling,” tie him to a pole and beat him for two hours.  When police eventually arrive, they arrest Muhammad and leave him chained to a bed post in the police station over night without any medical treatment for his injuries.  

January 19, 2019: Around 15 members of the Identitäre Bewegung, armed with pepper spray, attack the opening of a left-wing social center, injuring several attendees.  Police detain several of the attackers. January 20, 2019: Fascist Golden Dawn members attack journalists covering their rally in Athens, beating them with clubs and stealing their cameras and equipment.  Three journalists are injured, one badly enough to require hospitalization.

January 20, 2019: A 14-year-old girl observing a march by extreme right-wing bigots in Roßlau, Germany is attacked by the marchers for “looking left-wing,” sustaining injuries to her ribs and head.  

January 20, 2019: Two well-known, armed neo-nazis in Saalfeld, Germany ambush an antifascist, beating him until they are chased off by passerby.  The antifascist is seriously injured.   Both attackers are arrested and charged with weapons violations.

January 21, 2019: Florida resident Mark Bartlett reacts to a group of young black men staging a “bikes up guns down” protest in Miami by screaming racial epithets at them and then pulling out a pistol and threatening to shoot them. January 22, 2019: Police arrest four men in Greece, New York for a terror plot against the small Muslim community of Islamberg, NY.  Investigators seize 23 rifles and shotguns as well as three IEDs. January 23, 2019: 21-year-old Zephen Xaver walks into a bank in Sebring, Florida wearing a bulletproof vest, produces a handgun, and executes five women in the bank for no apparent reason, before surrendering to authorities.  Xaver’s facebook page shows that he was a fan and supporter of Alex Jones and Milo Yiannopoulos.

January 23, 2019: Police discover a potentially-lethal pipe bomb decorated with nazi symbols on a school route in Raken, Germany.

January 24, 2019:  While waiting to use the changing station in the washroom of an Edmonton, Canada Costco, an Indigenous woman holding her baby is assaulted by a woman leaving the washroom, who rams her elbow into the Indigenous woman’s side and shoving both her and her baby against the stall of the bathroom.  As she fled the scene, the attacker made mocking sounds and gestures pertaining to Indigenous people, called her a “dirty Indian,” and called a black woman who attempted to intervene a “nigger” several times. January 25, 2019:  The spokesman of the Anti-Fascist United Front (FUA) was ambushed in Braga by three Neonazis, with two attempts to run him over with their car, followed by a pursuit on foot.  He escapes uninjured.

January 26, 2019: A group of armed Israeli settlers march on the Palestinian village of Al-Mughayyir, firing tear gas followed by live bullets at the villagers there.  Eleven Palestinians are wounded in the attack and one, Hamdy Na’asan, is shot dead as he attemps to pick up a wounded villager from the ground.

January 26, 2019: A 31-year-old woman is approached at a subway station in Berlin by a stranger, who screams xenophobic slurs at her before attacking her with a blunt object.  The woman manages to fend off the attack but injures her thumb during the struggle.  

January 26, 2019: A mob in Trepuzzi, Italy arrive at the home of 22-year-old Sierra Leone migrant Alhaji Turay.  They smash their way through the front door and corner Turay in his home, calling him a “dirty nigger” and telling him to “go home!”  When Turay attempts to escape by climbing out of a window, one of the racist attackers smashes a chair across his back.  Turay manages to flee but sustaining injuries bad enough to require three weeks to heal.  This is the second time in less than a year that Turay has been attacked; in October he and other migrant were attacked by baseball-bat-wielding racists.  

January 28, 2019: Right-wing extremist, Islamophobe, and “Yellow Vests Canada” member Tony Green is arrested after pointing a loaded pistol at an off-duty RCMP officer in Campbell River, BC, Canada.  Police then spend four days searching Green’s property, recovering explosives, homemade silencers, prohibited high-capacity magazines, and over 100 firearms, including a machine gun, zip guns, and firearms with their serial numbers removed.

January 29, 2019:  Three students in Gela, Italy are charged with assaulting a classmate from Senegal, leaving him seriously injured.  They are further charged with extortion and stalking due to their continued harassment of the classmate.

January 30, 2019: Three men assault two Hasidic Jewish men in two separate attacks just fifteen minutes apart in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.  One of the Hasidic men is hospitalized with his injuries.

January 30, 2019: A 70-year-old Muslim woman selling food from a makeshift stall is attacked by eight members of the Hindu extremist Bajrang Dal gang.  They throw hot curry in the woman’s face, scalding her, before setting her food stall on fire.

January 31, 2019:  Ossuele Gnegne, a 28-year-old immigrant from Ivory Coast is riding is bicycle to work in Arzano, Italy when a car deliberately runs into him, knocking him to the pavement.  Several men, armed with iron bars and bats, exit the vehicle and beat Gnegne as he lays on the ground.  Gnegne’s arm is badly broken and he suffers other injuries as well.

January 31, 2019: Camila, a trans woman who had recently been deported from the United States to El Salvador, is admitted to a San Salvador-area hospital with multiple serious injuries stemming from an attack.  She dies in hospital three days later.   January 31, 2019: Two people beat a refugee in a park in Plattling, Germany, leaving him injured and lying on the ground as they flee.

February 2019: FBI arrest 20-year-old college dropout and Atomwaffen Division member Benjamin Bogard after being tipped off to a number of videos posted by Bogard advocating for white supreamacy, discussing how to obtain bomb-making materials, and talking about his desire to murder racialized people.  FBI agents testify in court that they believe Bogard could be the country’s next mass shooter or bomber and reveal that they also uncovered child pornography on Bogard’s cell phone.   February 2019: An Italian of Brazilian descent and his girlfriend at accosted by four teeangers in Reggio Calabria, Italy, who shout racist slurs that the couple before assaulting the man and stealing his phone.  The couple take refuge in a pharmacy but their four attackers wait outside, shouting racial abuse until police arrive and arrest them.

February 2, 2019: A 27-year-old man and his 54-year-old father confront two Afghan refugees at an S-bahn station in Berlin, insulting and beating them.  

February 4, 2019:  A 25-year-old man of Indian descent is waiting for a tram in Dresden, Germany when another man pops out of a door, shouts at him and punches him in the face before fleeing.

February 4, 2019: Two Indian men are harassed and racially abused on a bus in Gdansk, Poland. When they leave the bus, one of them is punched in the back of his head. 

February 5, 2019:  As a 19-year-old Gambian man walks out of his workplace in Syracuse, Italy, a man waving a knife confronts him, calling him a “black bastard,” threatening to kill him and then chasing him.  Police intervene before the attacker can make good on his threat. February 6, 2019: An 18-year-old woman on her way to work in Corsenza, Italy witnesses two men beating a migrant in the street.  When she attempts to intervene, the two men turn on her and assault her.  

February 6, 2019: Two Cuban women on a bus in Brescia, Italy are racially abused by another woman, who then assaults them and tries to steal one of their purses before bystanders intervene.  Both Cuban women sustain injuries in the attack.

February 6, 2019: An 18-year-old German in Mühlhausen, Germany racially insults a 19-year-old refugee from Syria and then tries to stab him with a jackknife. The refugee is able to parry the attack and take the knife from the attacker. February 7, 2019: Two Indonesian students in Canberra, Australia are waiting for a bus when two people began harassing them for their dress and headscarves.  The two students attempt to ignore the harassers, who escalate to punching the women in the head before running off.

February 7, 2019: A 26-year-old German attacked an asylum-seeker from Iran on the street in Zittau, Germany. First, he is said to have insulted the injured racially. Then he hit him with a bottle on the back of the head, splitting his head open.

February 7, 2019: A woman from Dominica is riding the escalator in a Rome, Italy subway station when two men yell racial slurs at her.  When she reacts, they punch her repeatedly in her face.  One man is charged while the woman is treated in hospital for her injuries. February 8, 2019: Ndudzu Prosper, a 26-year-old  Zimbabwean studying in Annaba, Algeria is confronted by three men who attack him with clubs and knives, stabbing him to death.  The assailants denied the police theory that they were attempting to rob Prosper, telling the police they were calling him racist names before they attacked him.  

February 8, 2019: A trans woman named Lolita is hacked to death in a machete attack in El Salvador.  

February 9, 2019: Assil Belalta, a 21-year-old medical student in Algiers, Algeria, is found stabbed to death in his dorm room.  His killers left behind a homophobic message scrawled on the wall of Belaita’s room in his own blood.

February 9, 2019: A man in Berlin approaches two Syrian girls (15 and 16 years old) while they were talking to each other. The stranger racially abuses the girls, then punches both of them several times in the face before fleeing.  The two girls suffered facial injuries.

February 10, 2019: Galia Petkova, a gay woman in Sofia, Bulgaria, is walking through the city when a man begins following her, before punching her in the face and warning her not to be seen in public again.  Petkova loses two of her teeth in the homophobic attack.  

February 10, 2019:  Mattia Casciani, defender with the Italian football team Borznese, violently attacks an opposing player and then his own team mate with punches, kicks, and a litany of racist slurs at the end of the match with Real San Prospero.

February 10, 2019: Three men are attacked by a group of five bigots as they exit a gay bar in Bordeaux, France. One of the men suffers serious facial injuries and has to be treated in the hospital.

February 13, 2019: John Crain walks into a Marysville, CA. 7-11 and throws hot coffee in the face of the Sikh store clerk.  Upon arrest, Crain tells police he did it because he “hates Muslims.”  

February 14, 2019:  After enduring weeks of racist abuse by her neighbors, a mixed-race Italian woman is punched and kicked as her neighbor yells racist slurs at her and tells her to “go back to her country.”  

February 15, 2019: Two assailants smash out the plate glass window of a Brooklyn synagogue while 15 people were inside.

February 15, 2019: A 49-year-old white supremacist and Coast Guard lieutenant Christopher Paul Hasson is arrested in his Silver Spring, MD. home on guns and drugs charges.  Police recover 15 firearms, over 1000 rounds of ammunition, steroids, human growth hormone, and a “hit list” containing the names of prominent Democrat politicians and journalists from CNN and MSNBC.  Prosecutors have also obtained emails Hasson wrote to neo-nazi groups and allege that Hasson was using the manifesto of Norwegian white supremacist terrorist Anders Breivik as a model for his own plans.

February 16, 2019:  A group of men in downtown Salt Lake City are approached by a man berating them with homophobic slurs.  When one of the group begins recording the man on his phone, the man punches him in the head.

February 16, 2019:  33-year-old Dustin Passarelli escalates a Carmel, IN. traffic disagreement with four foreign-born American citizens by shouting xenophobic and Islamophobic slurs at them.  When Passarelli draws a pistol, one of the four, 33-year-old Mustafa Ayoubi, begins running.  Passarelli shoots Ayoubi in the back several times, killing him.    

February 18, 2019: Five drunk Polish men in Stoke-On-Trent, UK were arrested after attacking a Muslim security guard and two others, kicking and punching them while yelling that the Polish would remove Muslims from the country. February 18, 2019: Four young men in Wolow, Poland beat up an Egyptian man who was walking home after work, because of his nationality and skin color, injuring the man’s arm and knee.

February 19, 2019: Maajid Nawaz, who has publicly defended white supremacists,  is called a “fucking Paki” while outside London’s Soho Theatre and punched in the face by an unknown assailant, who runs away after the attack.

February 20, 2019: A 47-year old Ivorian woman who has been living in Italy for 30 years is attacked by a group of men and women in the city of Bari, who yell racist insults at her while she is walking home from work in the afternoon on a busy street, then begin punching and kicking her.  None of the bystanders come to the victim’s aid. February 20, 2019:  Fascist activists of the youth group of CasaPound, Blocco Studentesco, were leafleting at Benedetto Da Norcia high school in Rome, Italy. When a student folded the leaflet to put it in his pocket the fascists thought he was ripping it up and beat him to the ground, also attacking the girl he was with.

February 20, 2019:  A 12-year-old Egyptian boy is physically attacked in the streets of Portuense, Rome, Italy.

February 21, 2019:  A 29-year-old man screams racial slurs at an 11-year-old Roma boy on a subway in Rome, Italy before stabbing him in the head.  

February 23, 2019:  At a hockey game in Saint-Jerome, Canada between the Jonquiere Marquis and the St. Jerome Petroliers du Nord, Marquis player Jonathan-Ismael Diaby was targeted by racist opposing fans, who taunted him and his family and forced them to leave the game early. When Diaby, who is black, was sent to the penalty box in the first period, the so-called ‘fans’ began shouting racist insults. They also harassed Diaby’s family, with several people crowding around them, pushing and hitting his father and pouring beer on his girlfriend.

February 23, 2019: 22-year-old Antonio Valdez randomly attacks a 67-year-old Korean man in Santa Rosa, CA.  While assaulting and robbing him, Valdez demands that the man tell him his citizenship.  Valdez faces hate crime charges.

February 23, 2019: A middle-aged couple follow a Muslim woman into a Kettering, OH. grocery store, screaming ethnic and racial slurs at her.  The woman tries to ignore them and while she is reaching for a gallon of milk, the man in the couple shoves her into the display. March 2, 2019: Four gay men are injured in three separate mob beatings that take place during and around Sydney’s LGBTQ+ Mardi Gras parade & events.

March 2, 2019: A 60-year old women and Thai immigrant tending bar in Pordenone, Italy is assaulted by a male customer, yelling things like “Salvini is right” and “Go back to your own country.”

March 2, 2019: A group of eight neo-nazis in Leipzig, Germany harass a 22-year old African man on a tram, and attack him as he leaves, leaving him badly injured.

March 2, 2019: Neo- nazis of the Identitäre Bewegung assault two young women and a man in front of their Halle, Germany headquarters, beating them and attacking them with pepper spray.  All three were hospitalized as a result of their injuries.

March 3, 2019:  A 65-year-old Jewish woman is returning to her home in Bamberg, Germany when someone comes up from behind her and douses her with acid, seriously burning her.

March 6, 2019: Members of the extreme right Vishwa Hindu Dal group attack two Kashmiri dried fruit sellers, beating them with clubs.

March 7, 2019: Nine fascists in Ferrol, Italy attack three friends who are walking home after recognizing them as leftist activists. A 40-year old ends up in hospital with a fractured skull.

March 8-9, 2019: A 37-year-old woman goes on a spree of pepper spray attacks, exclusively targeting white pedestrians and using racist language in at least two of the attacks.  At least eight people are injured in the attacks.  NYPD file hate crime charges against the assailant.

March 10, 2019: Four neo-nazis chase a 23-year-old gay man through the streets of Leon, Spain, beating him to the ground when they catch up to him and stabbing him repeatedly in the neck.  The man is rushed to hospital with serious injuries.

March 10, 2019: Police raid a militia meeting near Dorfmark, Germany, recovering a machine gun, a submachine gun, other weapons, and nazi artifacts.

March 11, 2019: Over a hundred racist youth in Urk, the Netherlands invade the home of a family of Moroccan background, looking to beat up their son. In the attack they also beat the mother and daughter of the family, all while chanting the name of Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders. March 13, 2019: A black man got into a tram in Ukkel, Belgium, when another man starts verbally harassing him, calling him a monkey and saying that he wants black people gone. When the victim confronted the man he was threatened, pushed and shoved by the racist, after which the tram driver helped the man to safety. March 13, 2019:  A white driver rams his car into Chuck Crockett's car on a North Portland, OR., then  jumps out and repeatedly calls Crockett a "nigger" and other racial slurs, threatens to attack him, and then drives away.  When Crockett reports the incident to police, several officers refuse to accept his report of a hate crime. March 15, 2019: 28-year-old Australian man and white supremacist Brenton Tarrant, armed with an assault rifle and shotgun decorated with neo-nazi symbols, opens fire on worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 50 people and injuring 19 others.  Tarrant, who live-streamed the mass murder, leaves behind a 74-page manifesto in which he describes the attack as a terrorist act against “mass migration,” designed to “incite violence” against Muslims.  

March 15, 2019: Three men drive by an east end London mosque shouting racist & Islamophobic abuse.  When some of the worshippers there respond, the men climb out of their car and attack the worshippers with a baton and a hammer.  One of the worshippers sustains a head injury in the attack.

March 15, 2019 A peaceful protest outside a meeting of Dutch fascist party FvD in Maastricht, the Netherlands, is attacked by a group of ten people. One protester is injured on his hand and a megaphone is smashed. The attack is quickly repelled, allowing the protest to continue. March 16, 2019:  50-year-old Vincent Fuller dons a mask and walks down the street in Surrey, UK swinging a baseball bat and a large knife, shouting “white supremacy,” “kill all Muslims,” and racial slurs.  He then stabs a 19-year-old man in a Tesco parking lot.  Fuller is charged with attempted murder and hate crimes.

March 16, 2019:  A hijab-wearing Muslim woman standing outside of her mother’s home in Brooklyn when a strange man rushes at her from across the street, attempts to trip her, then kicks her in her right leg before walking away. March 16, 2019: A mob of at least 20 people attack a van in Colombes, France occupied by two Roma, injuring both of them. March 17, 2019: Two days after the terrorist attack in Christchurch, NZ., a fourteen-year-old boy threatens a Victoria, Australia mosque online, claiming he will “be visting (sic) this mosque and kill as many invaders as i can in the time i get. I will then shoot myself in front of police.”  

March 17, 2019: A 16-year-old biracial boy is walking home from a Leesburg, FL. convenience store with his 12-year-old sister when they encounter two men who call them “niggers,” demand that they leave the area, and fire a gun at them.  James Robert Reidnauer and Brent Van Besien face charges from the incident.  Reidnauer was previously arrested in 2016 for the domestic abuse of a disabled adult.

March 17, 2019: The FBI arrests 22-year-old New York resident Thomas Alonzo Bolin for plotting a terrorist attack.  Bolin, a Greek immigrant who managed and was active on several white supremacist facebook groups, was plotting online with his cousin to commit a mass shooting of Muslims in Baltimore.  Bolin told FBI agents in an interview that he wanted Muslims out of the country because they were “contributing to a corruption of his culture.”  Agents seized a mask and shotgun from his rented room.

March 18, 2019: A man walking his dog in Berlin, Germany, insults two women for wearing headscarves.  When they respond he punches one of the women, who is pregnant, in the stomach. She had to be treated in the hospital for her injuries.

March 21, 2019:  55-year-old Patrick W. Carlineo, Jr. decides to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racism by calling the offices of Rep. Ilhan Omar to threaten to “put a bullet in her fucking skull” for being Muslim,  Carlineo is arrested for threatening to assault and kill Ilhan.

March 21, 2019: Austin Shuffield becomes involved in a Dallas, TX. parking dispute with L’Daijohnique Lee, a 24-year-old black woman.  Shuffield approaches Lee with a pistol in his hand, then calls her a “stupid nigger,” knocks her cell phone out of her hand and into the street, and punches her in the head several times until she is knocked out.

March 22, 2019:  Description: Two Muslim women in Ukkel, Belgium, were walking to their children’s school and crossing a crosswalk when a driver of a car refused to give them the right of way. He opened his window to yell that he’s a racist and hates women in headscarves, and then drove into one of the women, who had to be treated in the hospital for injuries to her leg.

March 23, 2019: During an unauthorised march of around a hundred fascists of Forza Nuova in Prato, Italy a group of fascists targeted a young man who was sitting on the fountain’s edge in the gardens and filming their passage with his mobile phone, by violently throwing him to the ground and hitting him with kicks and punches.

March 24, 2019: An arsonist sets fire to a mosque in Escondido, California, while seven people are inside, leaving a note behind referencing the mass murder/white supremacist terror attack at another mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand earlier in the month.  A month later it’s revealed that the culprit is 19-year-old John Earnest, after Earnest enters a San Diego synagogue with an AR-15 and shoots four worshippers, killing one.

March 24, 2019: A member of far-right group Soldiers of Odin attempts to assault Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini at a farmers market in Vantaa, Finland. The attacker is overpowered by security before he can hit Soini.

March 25, 2019: A mob of at least 50 people, armed with clubs and knives, descend on a Roma encampment in Bobigny, France, setting fire to several vans Roma people were living in.  Police arrest 20 of the mob. March 25, 2019: A violent mob chases a group of Roma through the streets of Clichy-sous-Bois, France, only stopping when the Roma take refuge from them in a supermarket.

March 27 - April 4, 2019: In the course of one week, three predominantly black churches in St. Landry Parish, LA. are completely destroyed in fires investigating authorities are calling “suspicious.”  Police arrest 21-year-old Holden Matthews, singer in a “black metal” band, self-professed worshipper of the white supremacist Asatru religious cult, and the son of a police deputy.  

March 29, 2019: A man wearing a MAGA hat and shouting homophobic abuse approaches a group of people outside of a roller rink hosting an LGBTQ+ event.  When one of the event-goers confronts him, the man produces a sword and slashes them, leaving his victim bleeding profusely as he runs away.

March 29, 2019: The offices and archives of the Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market Tennessee burn to the ground overnight in a mysterious fire.  A fascist symbol adopted by local members of the white supremacist Traditionalist Workers Party are found on-site.

March 30, 2019: A 25-year old Muslim woman is verbally abused by an elderly woman in Vienna, Austria, when the old woman spots her at a metro station. She spits at the victim and tells her the fascist party “FPÖ will get rid of all of you”. When the Muslim woman confronts her the old woman produces a sharp object and threatens to stab her.

March 30, 2019:  Three teenaged boys verbally abuse a transgender teenager in Essex, UK, before one of the boys produces a knife and slashes the transgender teen in the face, causing injuries severe enough to require hospitalization. March 30, 2019: 27-year-old trans woman Ashanti Carmon is shot dead in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

March 31, 2019: Racist & transphobic far-right gang “The Hiwaymen” arrive at the Arkansas state capitol and attack attendees at an event to mark the Trans Day of Visibility, punching and kicking them on the steps of the capitol building, injuring at least one person.

March 31, 2019: During a rally against Algeria’s then-President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Paris, France, 31-year old transgender woman Julia was insulted with transphobic slurs and  attacked with punches and kicks by three men as she made her way through the crowd.

April 1, 2019: Jaswinder Singh, a Sikh cab driver  in New York City, is berated by a racist passenger mocking his race and religion who then pulls out a knife and slashes Singh’s throat, nearly killing him.

April 3, 2019:  Four members of fascist youth group Blocco Studentesco have been arrested for their attempt to poison a fifth member of the fascist group using Ricin in 2018 in Turin. Italy.

April 4, 2019: A 24-year-old man walking near Brooklyn’s Prospect Park is approached by another man yelling anti-gay slurs at him.  The first man is then punched before his assailant runs away.  

April 5, 2019: A man in Bourdon, France said he stabbed his neighbor because he “wanted to kill a Jew.” The 58-year-old victim was stabbed 15 times in his abdomen and face. He was injured in the liver and gallbladder and underwent surgery. He was saved by a friend who was with him at the time of the assault, and came between the victim and the attacker.

April 6, 2019: Emmit Davis, a transgender man in Colorado Springs, Co,, is sitting on the porch of his home with his partner when three men passing by jump over their fence and begin verbally abusing them with homophobic and racist slurs, then attack Davis, leaving him with facial injuries.

April 6, 2019: A drunk father and son walking their dog yelled insults and punched a 15-year old Muslim boy in Waddinxveen, Netherlands, who fled into the mosque. The drunk father followed him and angrily pounded on the door. Several men, including the elderly chairman of the mosque came outside trying to calm the man down, who yelled racist slurs at them before punching the elderly chairman in the face. Two more men were injured in the fight that followed.

April 7, 2019: After an event by far-right party AfD in Köln that was completely outnumbered by counter-protesters, a car carrying two people who were present at the AfD event deliberately drives into a group of counter-protesters on their way home at a stoplight, injuring one person who ended up on the hood of the car. The car then drove off. The injured victim had to be treated in hospital.

April 7, 2019: In Lipník nad Bečvou, Czech Republic, a brutal assault was committed against three Romani children by an adult man and woman yelling racist insults. The man is said to have punched the children in the chest and face, and eyewitnesses say he even kicked one child in the chest. A 14-year-old boy has been hospitalized with a bruised back and a concussion, while a girl has been hospitalized with an injured thoracic cavity and another 12-year-old girl has been hospitalized with a bruised spine and dislocated nose. Klára Bartošová, a relative of the assaulted boy, told news server Romea.cz that the man had attacked the children because, several days ago, his 16-year-old daughter had an argument with a Romani child. “Those were absolutely different children, though. He just came up and began beating any Romani child he could get his hands on,” she said.

April 8, 2019: An Israeli settler from the illegal settlement of Gush Etzion deliberately rams his car into a Palestinian teenager, critically injuring him before fleeing the scene.  

April 8, 2019:  Two men attack a Congolese man in Warsaw. They yell racist insults, punch and use pepper spray in the attack. Both men were arrested. One of the perpetrators turned out to have an earlier conviction for giving a fascist salute.

April 9, 2019: An anti-Romani mob attacked and destroyed homes of Romani people in Gabrovo, Bulgaria after a video was posted online of three Romani men fighting employees in a shop. The three men had been arrested and released after 24-hours by the police. This sparked anti-Romani protests by non-Romani residents. The protests then became a riot in which a large mob of non-Romani men vandalized the homes of Romani people, with Romani children still inside in some cases.

April 10 2019: A high school student at an East Brunswick, NJ school attacks a fellow student, who is Muslim, by spitting on her, ripping off her hijab, knocking her to the ground, climbing on top of her and punching her repeatedly in the face.  The attacker later brags about the attack on social media, peppering her post with Islamophobic slurs.

April 10, 2019: A university lecturer riding a tram in Warsaw, Poland overhears a fellow passenger speaking in Ukrainian on his cell phone.  The lecturer goes over to the man and assaults him.  

April 10, 2019: As she is leaving morning prayers at her Milwuakee, WI. mosque, a Muslim woman is assaulted by a stranger who tries to tear off her hijab.  When she resists, he throws her to the ground, beats and stabs her.  The woman is hospitalized because of her injuries.

April 11, 2019: Osher Band, a 15-year-old transgender girl from Ashkelon, Israel,  was hospitalized with a brain injury and organ damage after being attacked by a classmate. Osher hadn’t gone to school for more than six months.The incident that made Osher stop coming to school last summer occurred while she was sitting with some of her classmates. Two boys from her grade began taunting her. Then, “they threw chairs at me, and one of them said that if I stay here, he would stab me, and pulled out a pocketknife,” she said. Since then, she said she has been afraid to leave home. On Thursday April 11, she finally returned to school, but she said had an argument with another girl who chased her, knocked her head around and hit her until she managed to flee and call the police. April 12, 2019: After being involved in a minor traffic collision in Dallas, Texas, a transgender woman is confronting by a mob of people who stomp and beat her for several minutes while screaming transphobic slurs at her until she manages to escape them.  The woman is hospitalized for her injuries.

April 12, 2019: Two members of Italian fascist party CasaPound - one of whom is a Vitarbo city councillor, beat and rape another CasaPound member in a bar frequented by fascists, after telling her to come party with them and getting her drunk.  They videotape the rape on their cellphones.

April 13, 2019:  Landon McCaa and Tomas Sion Brown invite several people to their Wayne County, MS. home for a party, then suckerpunch and attack party guest Trevor Gray, breaking his jaw in two places as they yell homophobic slurs at him, after they mistakenly assumed he was gay.

April 13, 2019: A trans woman in Dallas, TX. is stabbed multiple times.  

April 16, 2019: After threatening to kill an interracial couple the week before and calling the woman in the couple a “nigger lover,” 50-year-old James Descant spots the couple walking to a Metairie, LA. convenience store and attempts to run them over in his pickup truck, seriously injuring the woman.

April 16, 2019:  Two young gay people are surrounded by six other young people after leaving a club: “They started slapping, punching and kicking”, says one of the two “first my friend, then me”. They use homophobic insults and threaten to come back and stab them if they tell anyone about the assault.

April 17, 2019: Arsonists set fire to Moscow’s  Torat Chaim yeshiva in Moscow just ahead of the Passover meal celebration after spray-painting swastikas on the building. There were about 60 students, rabbis and guests in the building at the time.

April 19, 2019: A child on San Vicente Blvd. in Los Angeles is attacked by a man shouting racial slurs at them while repeatedly kicking them. April 21, 2019: Eight coordinated suicide bombings, targeting Christian churches, hotels popular with foreigners, and a cinema, kill 253 people and injured a further 500.  The attacks are attributed to National Thowheeth Jama'ath, a fascist group with ties to Daesh/ISIS.  A further seven people are killed when the wives of one of the suspect detonates a bomb in her home as police are raiding it, killing herself, three police officers, and three of her sons.

April 21, 2019:  A 22-year old Czech politician was attacked by two men who used racist insults against him. He had to be treated in hospital for a large cut on his back.

April 22, 2019: As he was attempting to flag down a cab in Liverpool late at night, 32-year-old Jon McMahon is approached from behind by a group of people shouting homophobic slurs at him.  Before he can react, they attack him from behind, beating him unconscious and stealing his wallet.  

April 22, 2019:  Dr. Joanna Malinowska is attacked with pepper-spray by three masked men in Wroclaw, Poland after having given a feminist lecture.  The men refer to her as a leftist and make further threats as they attack her.

April 22, 2019:  A Muslim woman leaving a Wal-Mart in Milton, Ontario with her four-year-old and two-month-old daughters is approached in the parking lot by another woman who bumps the four-year-old and then immediately starts punching the mother in the face while she tried to shield her children from the attack.

April 23, 2019: 34-year-old war veteran Isaiah Peoples is on his way to deliver food to his Sunnyvale, CA. bible study group when we decides to ram his car into eight pedestrians crossing the street at a crosswalk.  Police quickly discover that Peoples, who kept repeating “thank you, Jesus!” immediately after the attack, chose to do so because he believed the pedestrians were Muslims.  Several of the victims were severely injured, including a 13-year-old girl who is in a coma.

April 23, 2019:  A masked man arrives at the North Austin Muslim Community Center in Austin TX and attempts to set it on fire.

April 25, 2019: Santi Leon Martinez, a 48-year-old registered Republican working at a Goodwill store in Denver, CO., confronts an anti-fascist who is removing neo-nazi Patriot Front stickers from a streetpole outside the store.  After a brief discussion during which Martinez states that “maybe some people deserve to be in concentration camps,” he produces a large folding knife and chases the anti-fascist down the street, stabbing him five times.  The anti-fascist nearly dies from blood loss.  

April 26, 2019: FBI arrests Army veteran Mark Steven Domingo for plotting to bomb a white supremacist rally in Huntington Beach, CA.  The FBI alleges that Domingo is a “violent jihadist” who has pledged allegiance to Daesh/ISIS and had previously considered attacking a synagogue.  

April 26, 2019: At a Cronulla, Australia rally for racist politician Fraser Anning, a 19-year-old Anning supporter threatens a TV journalist and then attacks her photographer when he intervenes.  

April 26, 2019: Gunmen on motorbikes attack a Protestant church in Djibo, Burkina Faso, killing six Christians.  

April 27, 2019: 19-year-old white supremacist John Earnest enters a San Diego synagogue and opens fire on worshippers, injuring three people and killing one.  After turning himself into police, Earnest also confesses to attempting to burn down a mosque in Escondid, CA. the month before.

April 27, 2019: Arsonists attempt to burn down the homes of two socialist politicians in Solothurn, Swizterland by starting fires in their mail boxes.

April 27, 2019: Cody Morse is standing outside of a Hattiesburg, MS. bar when two men run at him and begin punching him in the head - one while holding keys in his hand - and then assault and injure a woman who attempts to intervene.  Morse, who was left with multiple contusions and lacerations on his face, believes he was targeted because he is gay.  

April 27, 2019: A 23-year-old trans woman is followed out of a Denver, CO. bar by two men who start harassing her, then attack her, punching her several times in the face and breaking her jaw in three places and causing possible permanent nerve damage to the right side of her face.  

April 28, 2019: An arsonist attempts to burn down the African-American New Hope Baptist Church in St. Paul, MN.

April 30, 2019: 43-year-old Adelaide, Australia resident Aaron Ellis - a self-proclaimed Islamophobe and ultra-nationalist - is arrested after police raid his home and discover pipe bomb materials and homemade explosive chemicals in a fridge inside a shed.  

April 30, 2019: Two Christian extremists set up a booth and PA system in the heart of Toronto’s Gay Village and begin preaching homophobic hate speech & attempting to pass out anti-LGBTQ+ pamphlets.  As a crowd gathers and tensions escalate for over an hour until the religious extremists assault two people, bloodying one and injuring the other badly enough to require hospitalization.  

May 2019:  Five neonazis, including a police officer, are arrested in France for being in a terrorist cell, hoarding weapons and explosives and planning to attack Jewish or Muslim places of worship.  

May 1, 2019: Joey Gibson and about 15 far-right supporters arrive at a bar in Portland hosting a May Day event.  They proceed to pepper spray attendees, then challenge people to fight.  When bar patrons rally to defend themselves Ian Kramer, one of Gibson’s group, clubs a woman over the head with a baton, knocking her unconscious and fracturing her vertebrae before the group runs away.

May 1, 2019:  An Indian student studying in Rome was attacked by 5 or 6 young people while on his delivery job. They hit him with rocks and eggs while yelling racist insults.  The student is nearly blinded in one eye.

May 2, 2019: Stephen “Tommy Robinson” Yaxley-Lennon and his supporters attack a group of anti-fascist women on the streets of Warrington, UK, breaking one woman’s nose.

May 2, 2019: After harassing & threatening his transgender neighbor for months, a man in Campania, Italy attacks her with a cudgel spiked with rusty nails.

May 3, 2019: 52-year-old Johnny Juica-Pena starts an argument with a Muslim man on a commuter train in Morristown, New Jersey over a bathroom and escalates to punching the Muslim man in the face while yelling racist slurs at him.  Juica-Pena faces assault and hate crimes charges.  

May 4, 2019:  A 42-year-old Jewish man is walking down the street in Brookyn, NY when a group of men yelling antisemitic slurs rush at him.  The Jewish man is called a “fucking Jew” and punched in the face before the men run off.

May 5, 2019:  After decorating the outside of their Monroe, OH. home for the first night of Ramadan, the only Muslim family in an all-white neighborhood are cleaning up after breaking fast when someone fires a gun into their home.  One of the bullets narrowly misses one of the daughters of the family.

May 7, 2019: An orthodox Jewish man walking down the street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is attacked from behind by a man that runs up behind him and punches him in the head before running off.    

May 7, 2019:  The parents of a refugee family in Enschede, the Netherlands, are beaten with sticks in front of their children in their own home by a large group of racists.   May 10, 2019: 25-year-old Jimtarius Hampton enters a Southaven, MS. Waffle House and immediately begins an argument with a 22-year-old trans woman in the restaurant with her friends.  After enduring transphobic insults from Hampton, the woman tries to walk away from him.  Hampton draws a firearm and shoots the woman in both legs.

May 10, 2019: After a day at school, 22-year-old Fatoumata Camara boards a Bronx bus when about a dozen passengers begin taunting her with racial, sexist, and Islamophobic slurs.  When she exits the bus the group follows and attacks her, leaving her with a broken nose and head injuries before stealing her bag.  NYPD arrested three of the attackers but then released them and refused to investigate further until Camara obtained surveillance footage and released it to the media.  

May 11, 2019: A man steals a vehicle from a construction site in Edson, Canada, drives it through the town’s courthouse, and then gets out of the vehicle and spray-painted antisemitic graffiti inside of the courthouse.

May 11, 2019:  Mena Mangal, a journalist and women’s rights advocate, is shot dead in broad daylight in Kabul, Afghanistan, while she was on her way to work.   Just days before, Mangal had said she feared for her life after receiving threats.

May 12, 2019: Arsonists set fire to the Diyanet mosque in New Haven, CT., seriously damaging it.

May 12, 2019: A Vancouver man is approached by two other men who tackle him from behind and kicked him while calling him homophobic slurs.  

May 12, 2019: A black man having drinks with his white wife in a bar in Volusia County, FL. is approached by three white men, who make racist and insulting remarks towards him, racist and sexually-abusive remarks to his wife, then began calling him a “nigger” and his wife “a nigger lover,” then attack the man.  Warren “Randy” Stratton, Troy Noe, and Noe’s son have all been charged in the attack.

May 14, 2019:  The wife of the leader of Helsingborg, Sweden’s Jewish community is stabbed nine times in an anti-Semitic attack, severely wounding her.

May 15, 2019: A 22-year-old Muslim woman boarding a Montréal subway is approached by a man who hits her in the chest and attempts to rip her niqab off of her head before running away.

May 15, 2019: A Palestinian teenager is hospitalized after being attacked by a mob of Jewish teens chanting “Death to Arabs!”

May 16, 2019:  Arsonists set fire to two Jewish centers in Arlington, MA., which were also the homes of two rabbis and their families.

May 16, 2019: 52-year-old Nayeem Shah is driving cattle in his vehicle when he is intercepted by at least six people in Bhaderwah, India.  The mob shoots Shah dead and seriously wounds his passenger, Zahoor Ahmed.  

May 16, 2019:  Two AfD council candidates in Freiburg, Germany attack two cyclists with a metal pole and pepper spray after suspecting them of belonging to local anti-fascists. 

May 18, 2019: 23-year-old transgender woman Muhlaysia Booker, who was beaten in the street by a mob six weeks prior, is found shot to death on a Dallas road.  

May 18, 2019: A journalist covering a Blieburg, Austria memorial service commemorating the surrender of Croatian fascists in WW2 is attacked by the participants, who spit on him, punch him, and kick him.

May 19, 2019: 29-year-old Grady Wayne Wilkes - a former paratrooper who holds Islamophobic, extreme-right political views - greets police responding to a domestic disturbance call in an Auburn, AL. trailer park wearing body armor & camouflage & begins shooting at the police, killing one and wounding two others.

May 19, 2019: An arsonist attempts to set a synagogue in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago on fire by hurling three Molotov cocktails at the building.

May 19, 2019: Michelle “Tamika” Washington, a 40-year-old trans woman in Philadelphia, is shot dead.  Police charge 28-year-old Troy Bailey with the murder.

May 19, 2019: 27-year-old Brandyn Hernandez sends the Islamic Center of Greater Miami-Masjid Miami Gardens a series of threats of facebook, indicating that he intends to send the center on fire and “kill Muslims one by one.”  Police file hate crimes & other charges against Hernandez.

May 19, 2019: Twenty seig-heiling neonazis try to attack a cultural festival in Bautzen at least three times, but are chased away each time by festival goers. 

May 21, 2019:  Two drunk racists in Warsaw harass and try to pick a fight with a group of non-Polish people. When they try to attack they are knocked out by one of the victims, and his friends are nice enough to put the racists in the recovery position afterwards. 

May 22, 2019:  An 18-year-old Muslim woman walking down the street in Lincoln, NE. is accosted by two men, who make Islamophobic remarks to her before beating her to the ground and kicking her, leaving her with injuries to her leg, forearms, and face that are treated in hospital.

May 24, 2019: Six men in Seoni, India arm themselves with clubs and attack three Muslim teens, beating them mercilessly and forcing one of the teenagers to beat his girlfriend with a club.  The attackers film their assault and post it on social media.

May 24, 2019:  33-year-old Charles Patton, upon seeing a house in Soulard, MO. displaying a gay pride flag, runs up to the home screaming homophobic slurs before kicking in the front doors and telling the residents that he is “going to slit your throats!”

May 24, 2019:  Neonazis of Der III. Weg are in a van on their way to put up their racist posters when they recognize some antifascists standing in a crowd of people outside of a local pub in Fürth, Germnay. The nazis drive their van into the crowd, pepperspray them and threaten people.

May 24, 2019: Attackers throw a burning torch at the mobile home of a Roma family with the intention of burning it down while the family were sleeping inside of it, in Dellmensingen, Germany. 

May 25, 2019: Two gay men and a transgender woman are shot and killed in their east Detroit home; two others are injured in the attack. 18-year-old Devon Robinson is charged with the murders.

May 26, 2019: Mohammed Qasim is stopped in the street in Begusarai, India by a man and asked his name.  When he answers and the man realizes he is Muslim, he produces a gun and shoots Qasim, wounding him.  Qasim manages to escape with his assailant, Rajiv Yadav, is reloading his weapon.  The police take Qasim to the hospital for treatment but fail to arrest Yadav for the attack.

May 26, 2019:  A 25-year-old Muslim man returning home from his mosque is attacked by four men in Gurgaon, India.  They demand he take off his Muslim skull cap and demand he repeat Hindu chants.  When he refuses, they beat him with a baton.

May 25, 2019: Two gay men are threatened and insulted with homophobic slurs in Berlin by four men, one of whom throws cold tea on one of the victims and punching the other in the face.

May 27, 2019:  As he is walking home in Morgantown, WV., Jared Rote - a black, gay man and drag performer - is assaulted from behind by three attackers.  "This is what you get!“ they tell Rote as they punch and kick him.  Rote is hospitalized as a result of the injuries he sustains.

May 30, 2019:  An American-Palestinian student, visiting Poland to study the history of fascism in Poland in the second world war, is attacked by two men for his skin colour outside of his hotel in Wola, Poland.

May 31, 2019:  A 16-year old is stabbed in the neck by a stranger who was yelling islamophobic insults at him and a friend on a tram in Bremen, Germany. The attacker fled and the victim had to be taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

June 1, 2019:  The body of Chynal Lindsey, a 26-year-old black trans woman, is found at the bottom of a lake in Dallas, TX.  Lindsey’s body showed clear signs of a homicide.  

June 2, 2019: 27-year-old Griffin Murray attacks two men on a street in San Francisco while screaming homophobic slurs at them.

June 2, 2019: Hesse, Germany politician Walter Lübcke is found shot to death in his home.  Lübcke had received several death threats because of his stance in favor of immigrants.  Police arrest a 45-year-old extreme right wing activist for the murder, later revealing the man was previously convicted for attempting to bomb a refugee shelter and has ties to Combat 18.    

June 5, 2019: 18-year-old Jeremy Lloyd approaches a group of black teens in Hopkins Park in Dekalb, IL., calls them “niggers,” then stabs two of them.  Police charge him with hate crimes.

June 6, 2019: As he is walking to work in Decatur, GA., 28-year-old Ronald Peters is confronted by a gunman who calls Peters a homophobic slur before shooting him several times, then making off with his bag.  Peters dies o the scene.  Police are describing the murder as a hate crime.

June 6, 2019: 23-year-old trans woman Chanel Scurlock is found dead in a filed in Lumberton, NC. after police responded to reports of shots fired in the area.

June 6, 2019: A group of men confront a woman in the parking lot of a Janesville, WI. Wal-mart, yelling racial slurs.  When a bystander intervenes, one of the men - 20-year-old Anthony Kreyer - pulls a handgun and threatens both him and the woman.  

June 8, 2019: A theatre in Southampton cancelled performances of a play about an LGBT couple after two members of the cast were attacked in the street.They said two actors in the company were assaulted on their way to work. “The assailants verbally abused them and threw stones from their car window, one of which struck an actor in the face. They have sustained only minor injuries but are hugely shaken from this cowardly, homophobic hate crime”.  

June 9, 2019: A 22-year old man tries multiple times to drive his car into a group of people in front of a club in Niklasdorf, Austria, after having yelled that all foreigners should die. SOURCE: 

June 9, 2019: A rabbi in Rosario, Argentina, was attacked Sunday night by three men. The men shouted anti-Semitic epithets before removing the rabbi’s hat and trampling it on the ground, then beating the rabbi, who was walking alone. The attack was stopped when passersby intervened. 

June 10, 2019: Police arrest 23-year-old Ross Anthony Farca at his mother’s Concord, CA. home after Farca posted online threats to commit a mass murder at an area synagogue.  Police seized an assault rifle with 13 magazines, a three-foot sword, ammunition, and books about Hitler and nazis.  

June 11, 2019: 20-year-old Tyler Cruse arrives at the home of an elderly HIspanic man in Grand Island, NE. and tries to smash the door in.  When the man wakes up and goes around the house to ask what Cruse wants, Cruse brutally assaults him while yelling racial slurs and telling the man that he is not American and does not belong in America.

June 13, 2019: Anti-fascist Yannis Youlountas was hospitalised after he was attacked in Piraeus, Greece, by a group of ten Nazis because he was wearing a T-shirt of Free Social Space Favela.

June 14, 2019: Fort Myers, FL. police raid the home of 40-year-old Joshua John Leff after being tipped off that Leff had made multiple social media posts admonishing his followers to take up arms and murder gay people, Jews, and African-Americans.  Police seize handguns and ammunition and charge Leff with several offenses.  

June 15, 2019: Christian extremists and white supremacists confront attendees at a Pride event in a city park in Hamilton, Ontario, abusing them with homophobic slurs before attacking them, triggering a massive brawl as event attendees successfully defended themselves. June 15, 2019:  Seven LGBTQ+ teens leaving the Pride parade at Stoke-on-Trent, UK are pursued by a larger mob of about a dozen people shouting homophobic slurs.  The teens try to flee in a taxi, but the mob run after and catch up to the taxi, pull the doors open, and begin punching and kicking the passengers.  

June 15, 2019: A man parks his car in front of a Washington, DC community center for transgender people, pulls out a gun and threatened some of the transgender youths staying there. June 15, 2019: 46-year-old Darrell Lee Abbott interrupts a conversation between two strangers on an Iowa City street, telling one of the men "I'm a killer," "I'm gonna show you I'm a killer," and "I'll kill you nigger." He then walks home and retrieves a large metal pipe, telling his mother “I’m going to kill me a nigger” as he leaves, returning to the two men and beating one of them with the pipe.   

June 15, 2019: Two men in a white Lexus drive through a Brooklyn neighborhood.  When they an orthodox Jewish person walking down the street, the passenger gets out and knocks them to the ground before jumping in the car and driving away.  This pattern is repeated up to nine times that night.

June 16, 2019: A gay couple walking along Washington DC’s U-Street corridor are attacked by a mob of at least ten men, shouting homophobic slurs at them and beating them, injuring both men.  

June 17, 2019: 22-year-old Brian Clyde, who had previously posted on social media endorsing the “libertarian national socialist green party,” arrives in downtown Dallas wearing a mask & body armor and begins firing at people in a federal courthouse with an assault rifle before being shot and killed by Dallas police.  

June 17, 2019: A man yelling racial slurs at another man in Minneapolis, MN. pulls a knife and stabs his victim, seriously wounding him.  

June 18, 2019:  Michal Szewczuk, 19, from Leeds, and Oskar Dunn-Koczorowski, 18, from west London are sentenced for terrorism offenses after running an online propaganda campaign under the group name Sonnenkrieg Division to encourage others to commit violent hate crimes against “race traitors,” Jews, racialized people, women, and babies.  

June 18, 2019: 49-year-old Missouri resident Edward Terry is charged with making terrorist threats after emailing the Pride St. Louis organization and threatening to “come to pride fest with my guns to kill every gay person I can before I kill myself.”

June 19, 2019: A Christian church in Renton, WA. is bombed in the second attack in one week, after putting up a display in celebration of Pride month.  The culprits left a homophobic message spray-painted on the church.     June 19, 2019: After complaining to her son's school principal about him being racially taunts and told to "go back to Mexico" by other students at his Planfield, NJ school, 35-year-old mother Beronica Ruiz is attacked one of those students as she walks down the street with her two children.  She is beaten unconscious and hospitalized for two days. 

June 19, 2019: 59-year-old St. Paul, MN. resident Steven C. Parker walks out of a Walgreen’s yelling racist slurs at the manager after being accused of shoplifting, then returning with a second man and assaulting the manager.  Minutes later, Parker approaches a man sitting on some steps, demands to know if he is “from the USA,” asks him “what are you doing in my country?” and then punches him several times in the face, fracturing his face in several places.

June 19, 2019:  A 22-year old asylum seeker from Mauritania leaves his Penzlin, Germany home and is immediately insulted and threatened by two men because of his background, police said. According to the asylum seeker, he was told to go back to his country and called racial slurs. The man also told the police that the attackers threatened to kill him. When the victim ignored them, one of the racists tried to assault him. The victim defended himself by beating the man with his bike lock, after which he ran away and alerted the police. 

June 19, 2019:  A Jewish-American tourist in Berlin was attacked and injured in an anti-Semitic attack, Berlin police said Wednesday. Police said the tourist filed a complaint after three men split off from a group of 10 people and started harassing him and asked if he was Jewish. When he replied yes, the men attacked him. June 20, 2019: A Muslim schoolteacher traveling by train to Hooghly, India is confronted by a group of men in his train carriage who demand that he recite Hindu chants. When he refuses, they beat him and push him off of the moving train. The schoolteacher, Hafeez Mohd Sahrukh Haldar, escapes death but is injury in the attack & fall from the train.  June 22, 2019: Two men walking in Liverpool are approached by three teenagers who shout homophobic slurs at them before stabbing both of them.

June 22, 2019: Brandon Killian and Devan Johnson brutally beat a 36-year-old black man outside of a bar in Shawnee, OK., in what police are describing as a hate crime.  Their victim suffered brain damage and an injured eye socket as a result of the attack. 

June 26, 2019:  Three members of neonazi group Shieldwall are arrested after placing fake ad on Grindr and luring a gay man out to their rural Arkansas home where they assaulted him and vandalized his car. The 3 had planned to go to Knoxville Pride and were using this to warm up on beating up gay men.  June 27, 2019: When 25-year-old cab driver Faizal Usman Khan's taxi breaks down in Kharsawan, India, three men on a motor scooter come upon him and start abusing him with Islamophobic slurs and demand that he recite Hindu chants.  When he refuses, they drag him out of his vehicle and beat him unconscious. June 27, 2019: A hijab-wearing Muslim woman visiting an amusement park in Toronto is confronting by four people who tell her to tell her to “go back to her country” before punching and kicking her and tearing her hijab off.  

June 27, 2019: Two people, including the Imam, were wounded in front of the Pontanezen mosque in Brest, France, on Thursday after a man opened fire at the mosque. The shooter was later found dead, after having committed suicide. 

June 28, 2019:  After they ask him for a cigarette near his house in Vilnius, Lithuania, a group of youths starts homophobically insulting a gay man, who ignores them and leaves. When he later returns with a friend the youths insult and attack him. Police arrive but decide not to arrest any of the youths.  June 29, 2019: An “irate” Paula Custodio and an unnamed man approach two transgender women in Queens, NY. and attack both women with pepper spray, hospitalizing one of them.  

June 29, 2019: A 17-year-old was kicked, stamped on and punched with brass knuckles by ten thugs who had been shouting homophobic abuse at his friend in Rotherham, UK. 

June 29, 2019:  Maya, a 19-year-old transgender woman had left home and was living with friends in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan. Her family attempted to bring her home on Saturday. Maya’s friends, concerned for her safety, contacted the police. But the officers allowed family members to take Maya home to the city of Nowshera. Maya’s bullet-ridden body was discovered just hours later, on Saturday night, beside a river bank in Nowshera.  

June 30, 2019: After he sends threatening letters to property owners in his neighborhood threatening to shoot any visible minorities that move in, police raid the Sun Luis Obispo home of 62-year-old Richard Orcutt, seize three dozen firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition, and charge him with hate crimes.

July 1, 2019: Three fascists racially insult a black stranger who walked past them in Hannover, Germany, after which one of the men made his dog attack the man, who was bitten in the leg.

July 3, 2019: A 28-year-old man and woman aged 25, suspected of planning a terror attack on London Pride have been arrested by police in Luton, UK. They were planning a crude strike with a car and knives at the mass rally.

July 4, 2019:  17-year-old Elijah Al-Amin enters a Peoria, AZ. convenience store & is followed inside by 27-year-old Michael Paul Adams, who approaches the teen from behind, stabs him with a pocketknife and slits the boy’s throat.  Adams tells arresting officers he murdered the teen because he “felt threatened by the music” Al-Amin was playing in his car; that rap music makes him feel "unsafe;"  and that people who listen to rap music are a threat to him and the community.”

July 4, 2019: An 18-year-old woman isn "beaten black and blue" in a homophobic attack in a street in Hull, UK. The teenager was attacked by two women she thought were her friends. "Because she is gay they called her a 'f****** lesbian, you and your girlfriend are going to get it 10 times worse next time'. 

July 4, 2019:  40-year-old Santa Ana, CA. resident Joe Martin Rodirguez threatens his two gay roommates with a knife and a handgun after making homophobic remarks.

July 4, 2019: A Somali woman in a park in Spicer, MN. for Fourth of July celebrations is accosted by a man demanding she answer his questions about her religion and her hijab who then pepper sprays her and runs away.  Minutes later, the same individual pepper sprays a woman supervising a group of adult with developmental disabilities.  

July 5, 2019:  A group of fascists attacked visitors of a bar in Nantes, France with batons, pepper spray and a smoke bomb, looking for antifascists. Several people had to be treated because of the pepper spray. Eight fascists were arrested. 

July 6, 2019:  Demetris Nelson uses Grindr to meet up with two gay men in Detroit.  He shoots both of them,  killing 31-year-old Brian Anderson and critically wounding 26-year-old Malcolm Drake.  Nelson faces hate crime, murder, and attempted murder charges.

July 6, 2019: William Lamb is having drinks in a Hillsboro, ND. bar with his husband when a group of patrons harass them with homophobic slurs.  When Lamb steps outside of the bar to smoke, one of the homophobes follows him outside and beats him unconscious, shattering his ankle and breaking his nose and some of his teeth in the process.  Lamb has to undergo surgery to repair the damage done.  

July 6, 2019: 27-year-old Johnathan Hall is at a nightclub in Kamloops, Canada when two men confront him, calling him “nigger” and “darkie.”  When Hall’s friend attempts to defuse the situation, the two men attack, throwing Hall to the ground and kicking him repeatedly in his head.

July 7, 2019: A lesbian couple walking down the street in Long Island, NY are sexually harassed by a group of men, one of whom swiftly escalates the situation by assaulting one of the women, who is taken to hospital to be treated for the resulting injuries.      July 9, 2019: Self-proclaimed “white power skinhead” Justin Indiveri encounters a protest against ICE in downtown Portland, OR.  Indiveri confronts the protestors, pulls out a knife, and repeatedly threatens to stab them.  Indiveri has previous convictions for arson and domestic battery. 

July 18, 2019: A 62-year-old Hindu priest  iswalking near his temple in Queens, NY when a man approaches him from behind, screaming “this is my neighborhood!” and beats him, hospitalizing him. 

[newjerseyprelawland-blog]

Republicans Propose “Don’t Say Gay Bill”

By Anika Ponni, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Class of 2026

October 28, 2022

Recently, politicians have taken aim at individuals’ rights to sexuality. On October 18th, 2022, the “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act” was introduced in Congress by Lousianna Rep. Mike Johnson and 32 other Republican members. The bill prohibits “the use of Federal funds to develop, implement, facilitate, or fund any sexually-oriented program, event, or literature for children under the age of 10, and for other purposes.” If passed, the repercussions of this bill would be quite extensive since a wide range of institutions receive federal funding. These include schools, libraries, and hospitals to name a few. The “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act,” dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, bans “sexually-oriented material” which includes “any topic involving gender identity, gender dysphoria, transgenderism, sexual orientation, or related subjects.” The bill also gives parents and guardians the right to sue a “government official,  government agency, or private entity for a violation” if their child is under the age of 10 and has been exposed to such topics at a federally funded institution [1].

Understandably, the bill received instant criticism from many leaders in the LGBTQ+ community for politicizing basic human rights.

Sarah Kate Ellis [President and CEO of GLAAD]: “Instead of joining the rising tide of acceptance and bipartisan support for LGBTQ people, members of Congress trying to score political points propose a bill filled with misinformation with the futile attempt of smearing and erasing who we are….The American people see this for what it is: a desperate and losing effort targeting the most vulnerable students, with the goal of spreading lies.”

David Stacy [Government Affairs Director of Human Rights Campaign]: “A federal 'Don't Say Gay or Trans' bill…aiming to drive LGBTQ+ families and teachers out of the education system – is their latest cruel attempt to stigmatize and marginalize the community, not in an attempt to solve actual problems but only to rile up their extremist base” [2].

Melanie Willingham-Jaggers [Executive Director at GLSEN]: “Erasing LGBTQ+ issues from classrooms jeopardizes the foundation of our democracy” [3].

Alejandra Caraballo [Clinical Instructor at Harvard Law School and Transgender-rights Advocate]: “Your bill defines ‘sexually oriented material�� as anything that involves sexual orientation, gender identity, or related subjects…Equating LGBTQ people to sexually explicit material is dehumanizing and disgusting. Let’s call this what it is, a national ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill” [4].

Inspired by Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” law, the bigoted nature of the “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act” is not new to Americans. Florida’s law states that “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade three or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.” Essentially, both pieces of legislation contribute towards creating an unwelcome atmosphere for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Alabama, Arizona, Iowa, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky,Tennessee, Ohio, and Oklahoma, all already have either similar legislation enacted or in the works [4].

Currently, the chances of a “Don’t Say Gay” bill becoming law at the Federal level is extremely unlikely considering that Democrats control the executive branch, the House, and the Senate. However, with the November midterm elections approaching, Democrats’ hold in Congress is becoming more and more uncertain. Overall, the “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act” exemplifies how Republicans have directed their efforts toward advancing anti-LGBTQ agendas as a means of rallying their base [5].

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[1] Stop the Sexualization of Children Act, H.R.____, 117th Cong. (2022). https://mikejohnson.house.gov/uploadedfiles/johnla_083_xml.pdf

[2] Yurcaba, J., & Valle, J. (2022, October 20). What a national “Don’t Say Gay” bill wouldmean for education. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/US/national-dont-gay-bill-education/story?id=92005939

[3] Natanson, H. (2022, October 20). Republicans propose bill barring lessons on gender, sexuality for children. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/10/20/lgbtq-gender-sexuality-bill-school-mike-johnson/

[4] Jones, D., & Franklin, J. (2022, April 10). Not just Florida. More than a dozen states proposeso-called “Don’t Say Gay” bills. NPR.https://www.npr.org/2022/04/10/1091543359/15-states-dont-say-gay-anti-transgender-bills

[5] Levine, S. (2022, October 20). Republicans aim to pass national “don’t say gay” law. TheGuardian.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/20/republicans-national-dont-say-gaw-law-lgbtq

[t2h2r]

September 19, 2017

1. Republican-Controlled Michigan State Senate (Senators Hertel, Knezek and Ananich, specifically) issued a resolution condemning various anti-LGBTQA+ hate groups as “domestic terrorists.” They explicitly name Neo-Nazis and the Alt-right.  This resolution is the Michigan State Senate’s response to the events that occurred in Charlottesville.

2. 22-year-old Morris May was arrested after arriving at a peaceful Stand Against Hate Rally and pepper spraying a Transgender Individual.  May was wearing a T-Shirt which bore the image of Pepe the frog, had brought his younger brother.

3. Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emmanuel, declared that the city is a “Trump-Free” zone. This move is a response to the threat of Trump’s declaration to eliminate the DACA immigration programme.

4.  Polk County Florida Sheriff, Grady Judd recently threatened that anyone who was seeking shelter from Hurricane Irma would be arrested and thrown into the Polk County Jail. He later reinforced this threat with a hard confirmation and reminder of intent.

5. Hurricane Jose is expected to make landfall in New England along Massachusetts’ coast sometime this week.  Currently Jose is a Category 1 Hurricane and is expected dissipate towards the end of the week. 

6. Hurricane Maria is currently over the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and is expected to make its way up towards the Bahamas before the end of the week.  Hurricane Maria is currently a Category 5 Hurricane, and will maintain its status as a Hurricane until at least Saturday.

For the record, The primary evaluation of hurricanes and storm winds is by using the Saffir-Simpson Scale.  According to the National Hurricane Center:

Tropical Depression: Winds less than 39 mph (62 Km/h) Tropical Storm: Winds between 39 mph and  73 mph (63 - 117 Km/h) (Cat. 1/ Cat. 2) “Hurricane”: Winds between 74 and 110 mph (117 - 177 Km/h) (Cat. 3): Major Hurricane: Winds between 111 and  129 mph (178–208 km/h)   (Cat. 4): Winds between 130 and 156 mph (209 251 km/h) (Cat. 5): Winds greater than >156 mph (252 km/h)

7. Kim Jong-Un has launched another missile over Japan. This has prompted Japan to begin its nuclear cover drills.  

8. Trumpcare has been revived for the third time.  It has been called the “Trumpcare Zombie.” This bill was crafted by Lindey Graham (R-NC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA)  “It slashes Medicaid,” according to the Rolling Stone. It is estimated that this bill will affect 23 million Americans, and will adversely affect at least 13.5 million American Women.

9. Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has released his official plan for the Universal Healthcare Bill.  It has grown from no support from Senators or Representatives to roughly 20 Senators within 10 days.

These are some things that have happened recently.

[gyrlversion]

Trump’s 2020 Campaign Kickoff Attracted Extremists To A City That Hates Trump

ORLANDO, Fla. — President Donald Trump announced the formal launch of his 2020 reelection campaign Tuesday evening at a rally in Orlando, attracting thousands of supporters — including many far-right extremists — to a city that mostly detests him.

The president’s fans showed up hours before the rally began, standing outside the Amway Center in the sweltering heat and the pouring rain. Many sported “Make America Great Again” hats or T-shirts with slogans like “Make Democrats Cry Again” and “Deplorable Lives Matter.”

There were also about a dozen men wearing black Fred Perry polo shirts, the uniform of the violent neo-fascist gang the Proud Boys. “We are the Proud Boys, baby!” one very proud boy yelled into a megaphone, attempting to recruit new members among the MAGA crowd.

“When you come out here, it’s a brotherhood. It’s a family. It’s like being at a revival, man,” Joe Biggs, a Florida-based Proud Boys member, could be heard telling another right-wing activist about the Trump rally.

A short time later, journalists filmed the Proud Boys in much larger numbers as they marched through the streets, chanting, “Pinochet did nothing wrong!” The slogan, popular among white supremacists, is a reference to former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s practice of murdering leftists by throwing them out of helicopters.

Large contingent of Proud Boys marching next to the Amway Center, chanting, “Pinochet was right,” and “Roger Stone did nothing wrong.” #TrumpInOrlando #TrumpRallyOrlando pic.twitter.com/vFgDyOcq1W

— Michael Williams (@michaeldamianw) June 18, 2019

The Proud Boys, known for violently attacking leftists themselves, then attempted to confront counterprotesters in downtown Orlando, but they were stopped by police.

“The Trump campaign is well aware of the organized participation of Proud Boys rallies merging into Trump events,” an unidentified GOP operative told New York Times reporter Trip Gabriel Tuesday night. “They don’t care. Staff are to treat it like a coalition they can’t talk about.”

Trump’s 2016 campaign and the first 2½ years of his presidency have emboldened a far-right, white nationalist movement in the United States, leading to outbreaks of political violence. His 2020 campaign launch Tuesday portended more of the same.

Fascists and conspiracy theorists were not fringe figures among this massive crowd of Trump supporters, but represented a large segment of the people, offering up a sobering look at the voting base the GOP has cultivated for itself. It’s why so many people in Orlando, a decidedly liberal city, never wanted this rally here at all.

Christopher Mathias, HuffPost

“I definitely feel disappointed and frustrated and angry,” Christopher Furino, a 27-year-old queer, nonbinary labor organizer and activist in Orlando, said of the rally. “Particularly because it feels very much a slap in the face to LGBTQ people on the heels of the three-year anniversary of Pulse, and that we’re in Pride Month as well.”

On June 12, 2016, a gunman who pledged allegiance to the self-described Islamic State shot and killed 49 people inside Pulse, a gay nightclub. At the time, Trump used the massacre to justify his proposal to ban an entire religious group, Muslims, from entering the U.S.

Yet, the Trump administration itself is very much part of this country’s anti-LGBTQ movement, Furino said. They pointed specifically to the deaths of transgender inmates inside the administration’s concentration camps for immigrants on the southern border.

“I think Trump and the right in general are trying to use a particular narrative that is intentionally divisive and vilifies trans people,” Furino said.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

An inflatable Baby Trump balloon towered over protesters during a rally Tuesday, June 18, in Orlando, Florida. A large group protesting against President Donald Trump were rallying near the location where he announced his reelection campaign.

Rasha Mubarak, 34, a Palestinian American Muslim activist and a national committeewoman with the Florida Young Democrats, said Trump’s visit to Orlando was “disruptive, irresponsible and triggering beyond belief.”

“Just yesterday, Trump threatened to deport thousands of immigrants, and next week we are reminded that it’s been one year since the Supreme Court decided to uphold the Muslim ban,” Mubarak said, adding that the president’s “discriminatory and divisive policies will never be welcomed nor housed by our City Beautiful.”

Ahead of the rally, the Florida Democratic Party released a new poll: Roughly 70% of Orlando-area residents disapprove of Trump’s job performance, and only 28% said they would vote for Trump if the election were held today.

But the Trump campaign has singled out Florida as a must-win state in 2020, and packing Amway Center was aimed at consolidating the president’s base in the middle of the Sunshine State.

Among those who traveled from afar to the rally were the followers of the unhinged pro-Trump conspiracy theory surrounding QAnon.

QAnon, or simply “Q,” is an anonymous poster on various online message boards, namely 8chan, who claims to be a government employee with high-level security clearance. Followers of Q believe, among many other things, that this anonymous poster is working with the Trump administration to mass arrest the president’s political opponents for running a global pedophile ring.  

Lori Bray, a retired schoolteacher from Ocala, Florida, wore a QAnon T-shirt to the rally.

“I believe there’s a lot of witchcraft and evil things going on,” she said of those deep state actors that she believes Q will one day expose.

“A lot of people involved in child pornography and the sale of children — not just children, but other people too,” Bray said. “And I believe that they’ve been trying to destroy our country for a long time. They’ve been trying to bring down America so that we will become part of the one-world government, trying to weaken us.”

Throughout Tuesday’s rally, HuffPost spotted many QAnon believers posing for photos and selfies in front of the stage, all wearing Q shirts and hats. One campaign volunteer posed for a photo while holding a Q sign.

Some Q bros in at the Trump rally in #Orlando.

There are so many Q people here pic.twitter.com/75kdRd79gi

— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) June 18, 2019

Also in front of the stage inside the Amway Center were multiple members of Bikers for Trump, a motorcycle and activist group with a large social media following. Earlier this year, Trump suggested that these bikers were among the “tough people” who would support him if his political opponents went too far in their investigations of his alleged crimes. The bikers, the president said in what seemed like a threat of violence, could make things “very bad, very bad.”

“We’re not out there looking for a fight, but we’re certainly not gonna back down from one either,” said Chris Cox, the South Carolina-based founder of Bikers for Trump.

Standing near Cox was 37-year-old Daniel McQuarrie, a Disney employee wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with “INFOwars.com” on the sleeve — a reference to the far-right conspiracy website and video channel run by Alex Jones. (Trump himself has appeared on Infowars.)

“Sandy Hook was a hoax,” McQuarrie said, parroting Jones’ cruel and unfounded conspiracy theory that the massacre of 13 children at a Connecticut elementary school was staged. “He’s got proof.”

Standing near McQuarrie was Anna Connelly, a 62-year-old house painter from Inverness, Florida, who was wearing a National Rifle Association T-shirt and holding a sticker someone had just given her. “Assume the news media is lying,” it said. “You want it?” Connelly asked HuffPost.

After arguing, falsely, that most newspapers in the U.S. are owned by communists, Connelly then railed against immigration in explicitly white nationalist terms.

“If you don’t stop immigration now, the illegals, it’s gonna change the demographics of our country. And when you change the demographics of the people of the country, then you change the government of the country, and I would not like to see what goes on in Europe go on here,” she said.

Connelly also had particularly bigoted words for Muslims. “Look at what they did to their countries,” she said. Whereas America is “still trying to progress,” she argued, Muslims are “still living in the past.”

In seats near Connelly sat 52-year-old Sheryl Tumey and her grandson. Both wore T-shirts blaring the logo for the III% United Patriots, the Florida-based chapter of the 3 Percenter militia movement.

“Here in Florida, we have over 1,700 members and we support the Constitution,” said Tumey, who works at a gun shop in Eustis, Florida. “We are not a hate group, a racist group. All of those things are false. We’re an inclusive group that believes in the Constitution of the United States of America.” 

Earlier this year, three members of a 3 Percenters group in Kansas were convicted in a plot to massacre Muslims.

When Trump finally took the stage Tuesday evening, at around 8 p.m., the crowd of 20,000 inside the stadium went wild. He used his speech to lash out at the media in the arena, repeatedly denigrating them as “fake news.”

“Tell the truth!” the crowd started to chant, pointing their fingers at the designated press area.

As Trump’s speech wore on, some in the crowd filtered out early. It had been a long day. Tumey, the 3 Percent militia member, left the arena with her grandson. When his speech eventually ended, a Proud Boy stepped outside and lit up a cigarette. Down the block, an Infowars host conducted an interview with two men in MAGA hats.

Protester Willie Tillman, a 34-year-old Orlando resident, holds up a sign as Trump supporters leave the president’s campaign rally pic.twitter.com/mXhZVBbOc1

— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) June 19, 2019

Further down the block, a 33-year-old protester named Willie Tillman stood among a sea of Trump supporters leaving the arena. He sat on a bike holding up a sign that read “Fuck Trump” on one side and “You gotta be kidding me with this bull shit,” on the other.

Tillman, who works at a nearby bakery, didn’t see any neighbors among those passing by, heckling him with shouts of “Trump 2020!”

“I stay on this side of this town,” he said. “I don’t know where they come from.”

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Solidarity with the Jacksonville Five!

April 13, 2017 - The Jacksonville Five are a group of anti-war protesters in Florida beaten and arrested by police at a “No War in Syria” rally held on Friday April 7, 2017. A right-wing provocateur appeared with a Trump flag, and then harassed and shoved anti-war activists, while police did nothing to him. Then the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office (JSO) physically attacked the anti-war protesters who did nothing wrong.

The police descended upon Connell Crooms, a deaf African American man, who had been leading chants. The police savagely beat, kicked and tased Crooms until he was unconscious and had to be taken to the hospital. Crooms is a well-known Teamster and a Black Lives Matter leader.

The police also punched Vietnam veteran Willie Wilder in the face and arrested the 74-year-old peace activist. Christina Kittle, the leader of the Jacksonville Coalition for Consent was thrown to the ground and arrested. Transgender activist Toma Beckwith was also tackled and arrested.

As protesters were leaving the park to do jail support, the police arrested union activist and anti-war speaker Dave Schneider, charging him with “felony inciting a riot” for organizing the anti-war protest. Police never arrested the right-wing provocateur. In fact, there are many photos on social media of him posing with JSO police, including Sheriff Mike Williams.

Jacksonville quickly rallied to the defense of the Jacksonville Five. The next day, April 8, over 200 people rallied to demand all charges be dropped. Leaders of the labor, African American, and progressive movements chanted, “Drop the charges!” The mother of Connell Crooms gave a tearful testament to her son’s good character and denounced the police attack on her son, “JSO should not be allowed to get away with this type of behavior.”

The rally demanded a full independent investigation into the police misconduct of April 7. Protesters are also demanding an independent investigation into a police spying program. Just weeks earlier the Florida Times Union newspaper reported the Sheriff’s Office was spying on activists, including the Jacksonville Five, with photos of Dave Schneider, Connell Crooms and Christina Kittle appearing.

Jacksonville Sheriffs are lying and denying, claiming the protesters “incited a riot.” Fortunately, dozens of people took video of the police brutality. The social media pages of the provocateur contain ties to white supremacist groups and to Sheriff Mike Williams who denies he knows him, despite their photo together at a Trump rally.

To add insult to injury, the total bail amount issued by the court for all five arrestees came out to over $157,000. They are outrageously charging the people who were beaten and arrested by the police with serious felony charges. We need to mobilize national support and raise enough money to cover this and pay for the defense.

There is a continuing campaign to drop the trumped-up charges and investigate the abuses by the JSO.

Please call the State Attorney for the Florida 4th Circuit, Melissa Nelson at 904-255-2500, and demand she drop the charges against the Jax5.

Please share this link to donate to the Jacksonville Five legal defense fund: http://tinyurl.com/DefendJax5

[stopkingobama]

In day of pro Trump rallies California march turns violent (PHOTOS)

A demonstrator opposing President Trump chants slogans against pro-Trump supporters during a “People 4 Trump” rally in Berkeley, California. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

An injured demonstrator walks away after a “People 4 Trump” rally turned violent in Berkeley, California. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

A demonstrator in opposition of President Trump sets a hat on fire during a “People 4 Trump” rally in Berkeley, California. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

A bloodied supporter of President Trump is seen after a “People 4 Trump” rally and counter-protest turned violent in Berkeley, California. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

A demonstrator in support of President Trump sprays pepper spray towards a group of counter-protesters during a “People 4 Trump” rally in Berkeley, California. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

A man (L) punches a supporter of President Trump during a “People 4 Trump” rally in Berkeley, California. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

Supporters of President Trump gather for a “People 4 Trump” rally at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Mark Makela

Trump supporter Beth Holz salutes during a “People 4 Trump” rally at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Mark Makela

Gia Morris (R), 8, carries a doll while cheering during a “People 4 Trump” rally at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Mark Makela

Eric Falco, 32, embraces Alyssa Klingman, 23, while holding a “Make America Great Again” sign during a “People 4 Trump” rally at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Mark Makela

Supporters of President Trump gather for a “People 4 Trump” rally at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Mark Makela

Supporters of President Trump gather for a “People 4 Trump” rally at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Mark Makela

Alex Carlin waves while wearing a mask depicting President Trump during a “People 4 Trump” rally at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Mark Makela

Betsy Grosskopf wears an autographed hat by President Trump during a “People 4 Trump” rally at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Mark Makela

Trump supporters Ken and Bonnie Sodano pose for a portrait before a “People 4 Trump” rally at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Mark Makela

Trump supporters Ken and Bonnie Sodano pose for a portrait before a “People 4 Trump” rally at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Mark Makela

Supporters of President Trump gather for a “People 4 Trump” rally at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Mark Makela

Supporters of President Trump gather for a “People 4 Trump” rally at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Mark Makela

Gia Morris (R), 8, carries a doll while cheering during a “People 4 Trump” rally at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Mark Makela

A man is pulled away from a scuffle as scattered fights break out between supporters of President Trump and counter-protesters during a “People 4 Trump” rally in Berkeley, California. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

By Stephen Lam and Tim Branfalt

BERKELEY, Calif./LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – Supporters of Donald Trump clashed with counter-protesters at a rally in the famously left-leaning city of Berkeley, California, on a day of mostly peaceful gatherings in support of the U.S. president across the country.

At a park in Berkeley, across the bay from San Francisco, protesters from both sides struck one another over the head with wooden sticks and Trump supporters fired pepper spray as police in riot gear stood at a distance.

Some in the pro-Trump crowd, holding American flags, faced off against black-clad opponents. An elderly Trump supporter was struck in the head and kicked on the ground.

Organizers of the so-called Spirit of America rallies in at least 28 the country’s 50 states had said they expected smaller turn-outs than the huge crowds of anti-Trump protesters that clogged the streets of Washington and other cities the day after the Republican’s inauguration on Jan. 20.

“There are a lot of angry groups protesting and we thought it was important to show our support,” said Peter Boykin, president of Gays for Trump, who helped organize Saturday’s rally in Washington.

In many towns and cities, the rallies did not draw more than a few hundred people. At some, supporters of the president were at risk of being outnumbered by small groups of anti-Trump protesters who gathered to shout against the rallies.

In Berkeley, the total crowd of both supporters and detractors numbered 200 to 300 people, police spokesman Byron White said. Three people were injured in the clash, including one who had teeth knocked out, and police made five arrests.

One Trump supporter who took part in the violence came equipped with a baton, a gas mask and a shield emblazoned with the American flag.

White said police did break up fights between the two sides.

“We’ve made a number of arrests, it’s one of those things where we monitor the situation and take action as necessary,” he said.

The violence comes a month after mask-wearing protesters at the University of California, Berkeley, shut down a planned speech by a provocative far-right commentator by lighting fires and smashing windows.

On Saturday, smaller skirmishes broke out in other parts of the country.

In Minnesota, 400 Trump supporters packed the state capitol rotunda in St. Paul and were met by a smaller group of counter-demonstrators, according to the Star Tribune. Scuffles erupted and six counter-protesters were arrested, the newspaper reported.

In Nashville, Tennessee, Trump supporters and counter-protesters cursed at each other and occasionally made physical contact, but state troopers broke up the fighting, according to the city’s public radio station.

Most rallies appeared to take place without any disruption or violence, like one outside the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing.

“How can anyone be disappointed with bringing back jobs? And he promised he would secure our borders, and that’s exactly what he’s doing,” said Meshawn Maddock, one of the organizers of the rally which drew about 200 people.

Brandon Blanchard, 24, among a small group of anti-Trump protesters, said he had come in support of immigrants, Muslims and transgender people, groups that have been negatively targeted by Trump’s rhetoric and policies.

“I feel that every American that voted for Trump has been deceived,” Blanchard said.

More than 200 supporters of the president rallied in downtown San Diego.

“After this, I think people will take the hint,” said former U.S. Marine David Moore, 42, a participant in the rally. “It’s okay to voice support for the president and the country.”

In Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump is staying this weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort, the president’s motorcade stopped and Trump stepped outside his car to wave at a crowd of dozens of supporters. A smaller group of protesters stood across the street.

In New York, about 200 people demonstrated their support for the president in front of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan. In Washington, about 150 people marched from the Washington Monument to Lafayette Square in front of the White House to show their support for the president.

(Additional reporting by Ned Randolph in San Diego, Melissa Fares in Palm Beach, Florida, and Jonathan Allen in New York; Writing and additional reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Dan Grebler and Mary Milliken)

[ninja-suffragette]

News From The USA -13 Days Later

That’s 20th January - 2nd February 

no look it’s fine, I’ll start with some good(ish) news

Lead Levels in Flint Water Drop, but Residents Still Can’t Drink It - NY Times   24th January 2017

Protest activism and resistance

After 2 Weeks In Office, Trump Faces More Than 50 Lawsuits - NPR    2nd February 2017

Stephanie Murphy files bill that would remove Stephen Bannon from National Security Council - Orlando Weekly and also at Murphy’s own website (Tumblr Link)     1st February 2017

Trump's first days in office spawn dozens of lawsuits - CNN (Tumblr Link)    1st February 2017

“Remember that the spectre of trans women was already a useful wedge issue & get-out-the-vote driver in the 2016 campaign. There’s precedent. We will be used as a weapon and a vulnerability against the rest of you for as long as our opponents know we won’t be protected by the Left “ - Twitter Storm    1st February 2017

Reuters orders reporters to cover Trump like an authoritarian regime: Expect ‘physical threats’ - rawstory  (Tumblr Link)    1st February 2017

  Texas Mayor Jess Herbst Comes Out As Transgender -  Huffington Post (Tumblr Link)     1st February 2017

‘But what if an emergency vehicle needs to get through?’ Protesters in  Minnesota part to make way for fire engine - Facebook   1st February 2017   

The Attorney General of Massachusetts, Maura Healey [x]   (Tumblr Link)

Republican Lawmakers in Five States Propose Bills to Criminalise Peaceful Protest -  The Intercept    19th January 2017

Unverified 'alternative' government accounts target Trump on Twitter - CNN   27th January 2017

I believe RoguePOTUSstaff is a Russian disinformation account - Twitter  30th January 2017

Thread about AltNatParkSer on twitter (you should still take this with a grain of salt. There’s no proof that they are who they say they are).

That goes for RogueNASA too. I’m sorry I know they’re really cool.

In response to the new president’s stances on a range of issues, more scientists are preparing to run for political office - The Atlantic (Tumblr Link)    25th January 2017

“Remember, the present U.S. administration wants you to be overwhelmed...” - Tumblr

Four journalists are facing 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine after covering inauguration unrest - The Guardian  24th January 2017

UPDATE: LAWMAKERS IN TEN STATES HAVE PROPOSED LEGISLATION CRIMINALIZING PEACEFUL PROTEST  - The Intercept     23rd January 2017  

In Minnesota, Washington state, Michigan, and Iowa, Republican lawmakers have proposed an array of anti-protesting laws that center on stiffening penalties for demonstrators who block traffic; in North Dakota, conservatives are even pushing a bill that would allow motorists to run over and kill protesters so long as the collision was accidental. Similarly, Republicans in Indiana last week prompted uproar over a proposed law that would instruct police to use “any means necessary” to clear protesters off a roadway.

Minnesota Lawmakers Push Anti-Protest Bill to Charge Activists Costs of Policing - Democracy Now    26th January 2017

Black Bloc Participants Rescue Disabled Woman from Police Attack - Youtube (Tumblr Link)      20th January 2017

Standing Rock Protests

Over 70 arrested at Standing Rock as Dakota Access aims to finish pipeline - The Guardian     2nd February 2017

What Trump's Latest Executive Order Means For Standing Rock - Refinery29 (Tumblr Link)    25th January 2017  

Today, Trump signed an Executive Order allowing the construction of both Keystone XL and the Dakota Access Pipeline. - Mark Ruffalo on Tumblr    24th January 2017

Trump, Bannon, White Supremacy, Hate Crimes

Donald Trump administration 'wants to cut white supremacism from counter-extremism programme' - The Independent (Discussion on tumblr)    2nd February 2017      

Pence wants us all to remember president Lincoln for black history month because of course he does - Twitter     2nd February 2017

Jewish people give Muslims key to their synagogue after town's mosque burns down - The Independent   1st February 2017

Donations and an online fundraising campaign have raised more than $900,000 (£717,000) for reconstruction.

At least 17 bomb threats called in to JCCs nationwide in third wave of harassment - Jewish Telegraphic Agency   31st January 2017

The FBI Has Quietly Investigated White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement - The Intercept (Tumblr Link)    31st January 2017

The psychiatrist who wrote the criteria for narcissism just made an extremely important point about what’s wrong with diagnosing Trump with mental disorders - Refinery 29 (Tumblr Link)    31st January 2017

After Trump Deemed China Foreign Enemy, Anti-Asian Hate Crimes In LA Surged - Huffington Post (Tumblr Link)   27th January 2017

Neo-Nazis slogans and imagery drawn outside 3 Florida Synagogues - Tumblr     23rd January 2017

Trump Just Signed The Order To Build The Wall On The Mexico Border - Buzzfeed  23rd January 2017

Trump wants a border wall — and this sheriff is offering to have his inmates help build it - The Washington Post (Tumblr Link)    20th January 2017

Vicente Fox Quesada’s twitteroff with Donald Trump -   6th January 2017

Alabama found guilty of racial gerrymandering - Think Progress (Tumblr link)    20th January 2017

Trump supporters less likely to support public policies when cued with a black face. (Sociological Images)   December 23rd 2016

Steve Bannon, Trump's Top Guy, Told Me He Was 'A Leninist' Who Wants To ‘Destroy the State’ - The Daily Beast    22nd August 2016

Muslim Travel Ban

Science Solidarity List Offers Labs to Scientists Stranded by Travel Ban - Seeker (Tumblr Link)    2nd February 2017

Hasan Minhaj examines the uplifting public response to Trump’s Muslim ban - The Daily Show (Tumblr Link)    31st January 2017

The Muslim ban has brought the US close to constitutional crisis - The Guardian (Further discussion on tumblr and twitter)     30th January 2017

Meanwhile this statement about the Yates firing is suitably insane - Twitter        30th January 2017

Woman And Her 2 Children Held At Dulles Airport for 20 Hours With No Food - Jezebel    29th January 2017  

ACLU volunteer attorneys working to help people detained in airports  Donate to the ACLU - Twitter  29th January 2017

The Illinois senators are asking for an investigation into the DHS’s execution of Trump’s anti-immigration EO. - (Tumblr Link)    29th January 2017  

We are deeply concerned by [Customs and Border Protection’s] failure to respond to time-sensitive Congressional oversight inquiries and allegations that the agency refused to permit attorneys to meet with detained LPRs at O’Hare and other airports across the country.”

The 1st woman who was held has been let through. Crowds chant USA as she’s reunited with her family -  Hannah VanHuss Davis On twitter (Tumblr Link)   28th January 2017

John Oliver explains how unbelievably through the refugee vetting process is in America -  (Tumblr Link)  Last Week Tonight   20th September 2016

Trump’s Muslim Ban Realized - Tumblr and Twitter     27th January 2017

The White House will publish a weekly list of crimes committed by immigrants - Quartz (Tumblr Link)    26th January 2017

Pro-immigration rallies happening right now in New York City and Washington, DC. We are #HeretoStay! - Twitter       25th January 2017  

Source: Huffington Post

 Other Other Terrible Things Trump’s Trying To Do

Republicans move to sell off 3.3m acres of national land, sparking rallies - The Guardian (Tumblr Link - NSFW blog)    31st January 2017

Congress moves to give away national lands, discounting billions in revenue - The Guardian (Tumblr Link)    19th January 2017

Senate committee approves DeVos for education secretary, sends nomination to full Senate. - The Associated Press on Twitter    31st January 2017 

Trump’s early moves trigger business backlash - Politico   30th January 2017 Fear is rippling across corporate boardrooms from Silicon Valley to Wall Street over the new White House’s erratic approach to policy, with damage mounting from a travel crackdown, trade protectionism and a persistent habit of singling out individual companies for stinging public criticism.

Trump's state department purge sparks worries of 'know-nothing approach' to foreign policy  - The Guardian    29th January 2017

The sudden dismissal of several senior officials has left a gaping hole at the heart of US diplomacy: ‘The machinery is still there, but no one’s in the cockpit’

Judicial branch explainer missing from Whitehouse website - The Hill (Tumblr Link)   29th January 2017

it gained fresh focus Sunday, after a federal judge in New York issued an emergency stay Saturday temporarily halting the removal of individuals detained after President Trump issued an order to ban immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.   

What “Things Going Wrong” Can Look Like - Medium  (Tumblr Link)   28th January 2017 

Behind closed doors, Republican lawmakers fret about how to repeal Obamacare, 2 - MSN news  (Tumblr Link)  28th January 2017

Katie Rich of SNL was suspended for a tweet she made about Barron Trump ( 23rd January 2017) and while we can talk for an age about all the things that SNL has failed to suspend people over, i think she completely deserves this. There is a lot to focus on right now, don’t put energy into horrible things about Trump’s younger kids. Not that any of you would, obviously.

Trump’s new FCC chief is Ajit Pai, and he wants to destroy net neutrality - The Verge (Tumblr Link)   23rd January 2017

Congress’ First Move Under Donald Trump Is To Make Abortion More Expensive -  Huffington Post  24th January 2017

The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act would make permanent the Hyde Amendment, which denies abortion coverage in health insurance plans for women on Medicaid, military servicewomen, federal employees, residents of the District of Columbia, women in federal prisons, and women covered by the Indian Health Service.

“The Global Gag Rule bans health organizations around the world from receiving US funding if they so much as *mention* abortion...” -Laci Green on tumblr

Trump's global abortion gag rule goes much further than any previous administration - Vox (Tumblr Link)   January 26th

CEOs of Tesla, Uber, and Pepsi Join Trump’s Business Council - NBC News (Tumblr Link)  28th December 2016

The Inauguration

Interior Department Banned From Tweeting After Parks Department Posts Unflattering Images Of Trump Inauguration -  22nd January 2017   (Tumblr Link)   Reverb Press

Anna Rascouët-Paz: ‏Spicer's lies - Twitter    22nd January 2017 

When Camera Angles Matter - Twitter    20th January 2017

Donald Trump Inauguration Draws Much Smaller Crowds Than Barack Obama’s   - The Huffington Post (tumblr link)    20th January 2017

The whole inauguration cake debacle - Twitter, facebook, tumblr and a telegraph link just to show we’re not making it all up     20th-22nd January 2017

In His Inaugural Address, Donald Trump Embraced Anti-Semites’ Slogan “America First” - The Huffington Post (Tumblr link)    20th January 2017

President Trump tells the FEC he qualifies as a candidate for 2020 - The Washington Post (tumblr link)    20th January 2017