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Thursday, July 25, 2024

In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows ‘total victory’ in Gaza and denounces U.S. protesters (AP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “total victory” against Hamas and condemned American opponents of the war in Gaza on Wednesday in a scathing speech to Congress boycotted by dozens of Democratic lawmakers and protested by thousands seeking an end to the war and the humanitarian crisis created by it. Netanyahu’s combative speech offered no sign that his visit to the United States could bring some progress in months of U.S.-led mediation for a cease-fire and hostage-release, as the Biden administration has hoped. Speaking for nearly an hour to frequent applause from U.S. lawmakers, as well as stony silence from many leading Democrats in the chamber, Netanyahu said the U.S. has a shared interest in his country’s fight against Hamas and other Iran-backed armed groups. He called protesters “useful idiots” for Israel’s adversaries.

Homelessness Hits Record High, Straining Rescue Missions (Christianity Today) Homeless ministries around the country have said the same thing in interviews with CT: They are seeing big increases in those seeking shelter, but not from migrant arrivals. “Nationally, what we’re seeing is that the highest area of homelessness is single moms and children,” said Tom De Vries, the CEO of Citygate Network, which represents more than 300 faith-based shelters across the country. Asylum seekers are not as much of a factor in the increases, he added. He attributes the rise in single moms seeking shelter to inflation—and to a lack of thick community support a mom could lean on when she needs to work more or take care of her kids.

Parents of kids stranded by Delta scramble to find flights (Washington Post) Sarah Watt was ready to get home to Utah on Friday night after spending three weeks at camp in North Carolina. Then the 12-year-old got one round after another of bad news from Delta Air Lines in the chaotic aftermath of a global tech outage that has left the carrier reeling for days. As Delta canceled thousands of flights between Friday and Tuesday, it suspended travel for unaccompanied minors like Sarah, extending the pause multiple times before saying they would finally be allowed to fly again Wednesday. That left some parents scrambling for child care far from home, spending hours on hold with Delta and searching for their own expensive tickets. Some booked their kids on other airlines or plotted worst-case-scenario road trips. Families complained that Delta did not ask about their children’s individual situations or offer to book flights on other airlines.

Seized Mexican cartel ‘monster trucks’ destroyed (BBC) Officials in Mexico have destroyed 50 “monster trucks” used by cartels in their gun battles. The vehicles, which are also referred to as “Frankenstein trucks” because of the modifications made to them—such as adding gun turrets and armoured plates—were seized by the security forces. As they are not easy to manoeuvre, these “monster trucks” are most often deployed as a show of force or when cartel members expect to be involved in a gun battle. Armourers in the pay of the cartels add bulletproof panels to the sides and sometimes battering rams to their fronts. Reinforced turrets from where machine guns can be fired are also a common feature. The 50 trucks destroyed by the prosecutor’s office on Monday were all seized in the north-eastern state of Tamaulipas, which borders Texas.

Under President Milei, the worst economic crisis in decades puts Argentine ingenuity to the test (AP) In the crush of anti-government protests paralyzing downtown Buenos Aires in the last months, some Argentines saw a traffic-induced headache. Others saw a reaction to President Javier Milei’s brutal austerity measures. Alejandra, a street vendor, saw people with nowhere to urinate. Plazas provided no privacy and cafes insisted on pricey purchases to use the toilet. With little more than a tent and a bucket, Alejandra started a small business that has surged alongside Argentina’s angry rallies and sky-high inflation rate. She charges whatever people are willing to pay. “I haven’t had a job for a year, it’s now my sole income,” said Alejandra, who declined to give her last name for fear of reprisals from neighbors. The political establishment’s failure to fix decades of crisis in Argentina explains the tide of popular rage that vaulted the irascible Javier Milei, a self-declared “anarcho-capitalist,” to the presidency. But it also explains the emergence of a unique society that runs on grit, ingenuity and opportunism—perhaps now more than ever as Argentina undergoes its worst economic crisis since its catastrophic foreign-debt default of 2001.

Thousands of migrant kids have reached the Canary Islands alone (AP) The children sometimes won’t stop crying. Health workers dealing with migrants arriving on Spain’s Canary Islands try to understand if the tears are from illness, injury or, as is often the case, from pure shock. One young Senegalese boy who disembarked recently kept fainting every few minutes, troubling doctors who couldn’t determine the cause. Other migrants finally explained: the boy had witnessed both parents die during the arduous boat voyage from West Africa. Their bodies were thrown overboard into the Atlantic Ocean. “There’s no medicine for that,” said Inmaculada Mora Peces, a 54-year-old emergency doctor who treats migrants arriving on the island of El Hierro. Mora Peces is among a growing number of people sounding the alarm as the archipelago struggles to deal with thousands of teenagers and children traveling alone to the European Union territory from Senegal, Mali, and other African nations, fleeing poverty, conflict and instability.

Violence against women and girls at ‘epidemic’ levels, UK police say (CNN) Violence against women and girls in England and Wales has reached “epidemic levels,” UK police have warned, saying forces should prioritize their response to the issue in the same way as they do terrorism and organized crime. In a major report, police estimate that at least one in every 12 women will be a victim of violence against women and girls (VAWG) every year, amounting to 2 million victims. Meanwhile, at least one in every 20 adults will be a perpetrator of this violence. Crimes including rape, domestic abuse, stalking and harassment increased by 37% in the past five years, the report found—a “staggering” increase that has prompted the UK Home Office to classify VAWG as “a national threat to public safety.”

Paris Olympics: 75,000 troops and a maze of metal fences (BBC) As Olympic fever rises, QR codes are in use on the streets of Paris to gain access to areas within the secured perimeter around the River Seine. Up to 75,000 police, soldiers and hired guards are on patrol in Paris at any one time in the largest peacetime deployment of security forces in French history, writes Paris correspondent Andrew Harding. A Russian man was this week arrested on suspicion of plotting acts of "destabilisation" during the event, as France said it had screened more than a million people as part of the extensive security measures. Roads and metro stations have been closed. Some 44,000 barriers have been erected. It's not just pedestrian and motor traffic around Paris that have been affected. French politics has stalled too, with President Emmanuel Macron refusing to name a new government until after the end of the Games, in August.

Russia is sending house cats to the Ukraine war front lines (Gazeta Wyborcza/Poland) Rodents in the trenches are making life difficult for both Russian and Ukrainian soldiers, and authorities and activists are now sending house cats to the front lines. The U.S.-based news channel CNN recently reported that “The front lines are swarming with rats and mice that spread diseases that cause vomiting and bleeding from the eyes, and also weaken combat effectiveness.” The Ukrainian authorities say the problem has also been brought to their attention. Both Russian and Ukrainian soldiers admit in conversations with the media that animals destroy helmets, damage communication cables, and eat food, medicine, clothing and leather products. They also chew through wires. “Sometimes, in just one unit, the damage caused by mice and rats can amount to tens of thousands of dollars,” they said. Ihor Zahorodniuk, a researcher at the National Museum of History of Ukraine, told CNN that the losses could be much greater. “If they bite the wires, it may lead to loss of communication, which may even cost their lives,” he said.

In Georgia’s Depressed Heartland, Pining for the Soviet Past (NYT) The town of Kazreti, nestled in the picturesque mountains of Georgia near the border with Armenia, once boasted a cinema, a bank, musical fountains, two schools and a kindergarten. Dance ensembles and volleyball teams from across the Soviet Union would come to perform and compete, and central heating and electricity were free. “It was a true Communist oasis,” said Davit Jakeli, 52, who worked as a carpenter in a state-run vocational school in the town of about 5,500 people, about 50 miles southwest of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. But after the Soviet Union’s collapse in the 1990s, he said, everything also came crashing down in Kazreti. No longer supported by the Soviet command economy, the unprofitable local gold and copper mines and an enrichment plant were shut, putting hundreds of people out of work. They reopened years later on a much smaller scale under private ownership. Now there is just one school in the town and the cinema and bank have closed. The fountains, which once adorned a central square, are long gone. Stray dogs roam potholed roads flanked by decrepit apartments.

Plane crash at Nepal's Kathmandu airport kills 18 (Reuters) Eighteen people were killed when a regional passenger plane belonging to Nepal's Saurya Airlines crashed and caught fire while taking off from the capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, officials said. The plane, carrying two crew members and 17 technicians, was going for regular maintenance to Nepal's new Pokhara airport, which opened in January and is equipped with aircraft maintenance hangars, they said. Nepal has been criticised for a poor air safety record, exacerbated by many airlines in the Himalayan country flying to small airports in remote hills and near peaks shrouded in clouds. Nepal is home to eight of the world's 14 tallest mountain peaks. Nearly 350 people have died in plane or helicopter crashes in Nepal since 2000.

Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea’s presidential compound (AP) Trash carried by at least one North Korean balloon fell on the South Korean presidential compound on Wednesday, raising worries about the security of key South Korean facilities during North Korean provocations. The rubbish that landed on the presidential compound in central Seoul contained no dangerous material and no one was hurt, South Korea’s presidential security service said. While North Korea likely lacks sophisticated technology to drop balloons on specific targets, some experts say South Korea should shoot down incoming North Korean balloons next time to protect major facilities because they might contain hazardous substances in the future.

Is China building secret commodity stockpiles? (Economist) Last year China’s imports of many basic resources broke records, and imports of all types of commodities surged by 16% in volume terms. They are still rising, up by 6% in the first five months of this year. Given the country’s economic struggles, this does not reflect growing consumption. Instead, China appears to be stockpiling materials at a rapid pace—and at a time when commodities are expensive. Policymakers in Beijing seem to be worried about new geopolitical threats, not least that a new, hawkish American president could seek to choke crucial supply routes to China.

Typhoon Gaemi sinks freighter off Taiwan, barrels towards Chinese seaboard (Reuters) Typhoon Gaemi swept through northern Taiwan on Thursday, killing two people, triggering flooding and sinking a freighter before barrelling west across the Taiwan Strait towards China where it is expected to dump more torrential rain. Gaemi is the strongest typhoon to hit the island in eight years and was packing gusts of up to 227 kph (141 mph) before weakening, according to the Central Weather Administration. The storm cut power to around half a million households, though most are now back online, utility Taipower said.

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smallfrost · 5 years ago

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A turning point for Witches in Motherland: Fort Salem - the 1830s

One of the juiciest nuggets to come out of Memorial Hall are the family trees. We learn that the Cravens have 6 generations in the US military, while the Collars only have 5. And though we still have much to learn, they so far have provided us with some interesting math that leads us back to the beginning of the 19th century. We also find out that the Bellweathers (and the Swythes) fought in the Battle of Juarez in 1811. According to Abigail in 1x07, she is a 6th generation Bellweather, which, to be honest mathematically is pushing it that her ancestor would have fought in a war at the start of the 19th century. However, we can deduce that this was the start of the Bellweather line in the Military.

It is no coincidence then, that it appears as though there was a new wave of matrilines entering the military between 1810-1840. But what exactly happened during this time? With the limited amount of historical context clues available, let’s take a quick trip through time.

For one, the Second Mexican War happened, which ended in 1813. Perhaps there was a push to identify more witches at the start of the 19th century as a need to strengthen the army for this conflict with Mexico.

However, after the war, three very prominent things happened. First, the Chippewa Cession ceded from the United States and the lands were given back to Indigenous Tribal Federations in the 1830s. This is not something that has been explicitly addressed in the show, but Eliot teaches us in an early interview. And the reason for this Cession? Alder needed access to a particular type of magic the Federations had; the magic that would keep her youth. Without this magic, Alder would have perished.

Second, a security act was signed into law, specifically in 1834, which was fittingly called the “Security Act of 1834”. Under this act, the use of inflatables in certain public areas was banned. We see this referenced on a sign outside of Salem Town.

Aside: Perhaps this sign is just implying that Salem Town is a restricted/federally protected area, but that still leads to question the reason behind this act being signed into law specifically around this time frame.

Now, the modern incarnation of the Spree has only been around for 20-25 years (according to Eliot in After the Storm). But it appears as though tensions were high among witches and the government in the 1830s after the Second Mexican War. Not only was a large portion of land ceded back to the Tribal Federations, but there was also an apparent threat of some kind growing after the Second Mexican War for congress to sign a Security Act into law. Further, due to depletion of matrilines after the war, Alder was likely pressured by the government to “replenish the troops” while also seeking sources of magic to keep herself alive and young.

And third, after three decades of conflict around this time that required an increase in conscription and the signing of security acts, the Civil War started in 1840 and lasted for 2 years. We can assume that the slaves fought on the side of the union because Petra reminds Abigail that their ancestor was a slave in the pilot ( and likely why the war only lasted 2 years instead of 4) but I would also assume the confederates had their own witches that were then required to conscript in the united American military after losing the war.

In the pilot, Raelle tells Abigail and Tally that her family lived in the Cession before it was a cession, so the Collar line existed but did not begin conscripting until at closer to 1850, after the Civil War (5 generations back from 2018). So why were the Collars not in the military until then? Did they fight with the confederates and the south (I’m not making any sort of insinuations here just since they live near Carolina - we have no idea where the line was drawn or what exactly the sides were in this universe for the Civil War)? Does the flag in Memorial Hall only show conscriptions post Civil War when America was united?

Alternatively, perhaps a new way of seeking out and identifying witches was discovered? If these matrilines existed before the 1800s, why were they not enlisted in the army already? Was there a wave of immigration that took place during this time? Or could it be that families that were not previously required to conscript were suddenly subjected to a form of slavery by the government? Was there an awakening of magic in new families?

If this is also around the first appearance of the Biddies, it is likely that this was the beginning of Alder’s constant battle to maintain power. Could it be that this, combined with the new efforts to increase those conscripted, led to the creation of the Spree? Were inflatables used in the 1830s as a form of weapon (the first inflatable balloons were actually invented around this time in our canon)? It seems convenient that around the same time a new wave of witches began to conscript that we may see the potential emergence of their most formidable enemy; the enemy that perhaps has given the Witch Army a reason to exist at all in modern times. And though still considered a crack theory, I would still file this under smells suspiciously like a deep state ploy to maintain control over a modern military by one Sarah Alder.

But regardless, and crack theories aside, while we are limited in the history of this Alternate America, it still appears as though something shifted in the 1830s in America. Perhaps this is where the first cracks in the American Military Complex appeared, ultimately leading up to the modern incarnation of domestic terrorism found in the Spree. I really need that history book now….

#mfs theories #MFS Research Institute #motherland timeline #motherland fort salem #motherland: fort salem

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newagesispage · 6 years ago

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FEBRUARY 2019

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***** I am over the moon at the suggestion of a biopic of Dave Letterman starring Michael Shannon. Will somebody think about really putting this into production??? Please??

***** Criminal Minds will wrap it up after this next and 15th season. The season 14 finale on Feb.6 will have Rossi’s wedding. They will spend the last season chasing after ‘a worthy adversary’ rumored to be played by Harold Perrineau as they jump ahead in time.

***** I am so touched by shows like Grace and Frankie and Schitt’s Creek that look right past the usually discussed issues for interracial and same sex couples . Gee, just think, it’s like we are all the same.

***** If you haven’t seen Michael Bennet and his senate floor speech about Ted Cruz, government shutdowns and Trump, run to C-span and catch it. These things make me proud to be in a DEMOCRACY!

***** Can this be true?? The constitution of Texas states that one can’t hold public office unless they believe in a supreme being??

***** Julian Castro is running for President.

***** Kamala Harris is running for President.

***** Cory Booker is running for President.

***** HGTV is apparently working on a huge publicity stunt and ratings grabber. They have purchased the home whose exterior was used in the Brady Bunch. A show will reunite the cast, bring in some famous fane and remodel the inside to look like the Brady set. At the end they may give the house away.

***** Michael Shannon and Audra McDonald will team up to revive Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune on Broadway.

***** Rashida Jones and Bill Murray will star in Sofia Coppola’s’ On the Rocks.’

***** Why isn’t extreme ironing a bigger sport by now??** And can we make Petanque a bigger thing while we’re at it?

***** Craig Ferguson is selling his LA compound.

***** China has landed on the far side of the moon!!!

***** NASA’s New Horizons has went further than anyone has gone before for our first image of Ultima Thule.

***** Kentucky has introduced a bill to ban abortion in the state.

***** Told to a reporter: “It’s your job to speak truthfully and precisely, not mine.” –Kellyanne Conway** The new book, Team of Vipers, suggests that The Conways are working in concert. It is thought that she is valuable to Trump because she has no qualms about saying anything.

***** Super bowl LIII will host Maroon 5, Travis Scott and Big Boi. They will have no pre- concert interview. It is said that many artists turned down the gig because of the controversy. Maroon 5 has gotten some shit for performing but they caution us to just watch.** Roger Waters has asked Maroon 5 to take a knee during the show.

***** Natasha Lyonne is getting raves for her new show, Russian Doll.

***** Tom Sizemore was arrested for drug possession.

***** 6 NFL coaches were fired in one week!!!

***** Pentagon chief of staff, rear admiral Kevin Sweeney is out.

***** Rod Rosenstein is on the way out.

***** Jaymo’s, a Peoria company is suing Wendy’s over the use of their S’Awesome sauce.

***** We should enact the stop the stupidity act.

***** Why does it seem every other show on the air is sort of an entire season of a Twilight Zone episode?

***** There are more people in the Kremlin than in Washington who know what Trump said to Putin. – Tom Nichols

***** Members of congress can retire at full pay after 1 term. Children of congress members don’t have to pay back student loans. Is that true?? Can this be right??

***** Dupont is laying off workers.

***** Check out love your brain.com.

***** The Golden Globes were held and were hosted by Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh. My best dressed was Isla Fisher, Elizabeth Moss. Danai Gurira, Julia Roberts, Carol Burnett, Emily Blunt, Lupita Nyong’o, Patricia Clarkson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jameela Jamil, Rosamund Pike, Jim Carrey, Alison Brie, Gemma Chan and Bradley Cooper. Worst dressed goes to Rachel Weisz, Julianne Moore, Layra Dern, Anne Hathaway, Maya Rudolph, Rami Mlek, Molly Sims and Heidi Klum. I was so happy for winners like The Americans (highlight of the evening!!!), Regina King, Lady Gaga, Mahershala Ali, Patricia Clarkson, Darren Criss, Bohemian Rhapsody, Rami Malek, Olivia Colman and Green Book. The Cecil B. DeMille award went to Jeff Bridges. The new Carol Burnett award started off with Carol herself. I was saddened that Bill Hader, Henry Winkler, Kieran Culkin, Keri Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen went home empty handed. The Fiji water girl got most of the press and gave much free advertising to her product. Some of the stars did not like her getting in their shots to push a product without their knowledge, both a clever and sad state of affairs.

***** The Kominsky Method will be back for season 2.

***** The Sag awards had their big night and gave the lifetime achievement to Alan Alda. Winners included Emily Blunt, Darren Criss, Black Panther, Rami Malek and Glenn Close. I was especially thrilled with some love goingto Jason Bateman and Patricia Arquette. Best dressed were Amy Adams, Yara Shahidi, Brian Tyree Henry, Sydelle Noel, Eddie Griffin, Holly Taylor, Sofia Hubitz, Emma Stone, Emily Blunt, Darren Criss, Laverne Cox, Timothee Chalamet, Robin Wright, Lily Tomlin, Chadwick Boseman, Matthew Rhys, Keri Russell, and Catherine Zeta Jones. The WTF award goes to Alison Brie.

***** The Oscar race is on. Best picture could go to Blank Panther, Blackkklansman, Roma, The Favourite, Green Book, Vice, Bohemian Rhapsody and A Star is born. Black Panther also got some love for music and costume design. Fingers crossed for Isle of Dogs in the animated category. Actor nods had a few surprises. Willem Dafoe and Rami Malek , Lady Gaga and Melissa McCarthy are up for leads and supporting mentions are for Mahershala Ali, Regina King, Adam Driver and Sam Elliott. I am so hopeful for Spike Lee and I want to hear that speech.

***** If you haven’t seen Trigger Warning with Killer Mike, you gotta check it out. He and Sarah Silverman should go on a tour of teaching acceptance for their fellow man.

***** So.. Fox news said that Ruth Bader Ginsberg was dead??

***** In sexual harassment news: Harvey Weinstein is hiring new lawyers.** Les Moonves is seeking arbitration with CBS.

***** Cher has sold her Beverly Hills cottage.

***** Cindy Crawford and Randy Gerber’s daughter, Presley was arrested for DUI.

***** CBS news has named its first female President, Susan Zirinsky.

***** What is happening to the butterflies?

***** Illinois has refused a concert permit to R Kelly and Sony has dropped him. The pressure is finally starting to pay off??

***** Get ready for biopics about Harriet Tubman, Elton John and Ted Bundy.

***** NY mayor Bill De Blasio has given healthcare to every resident of NY city.

***** 25% of Russians do not have indoor toilets. Putin and his buddies have about $1trillion tucked away from London to Miami.

***** Days alert: I wonder if Leo’s real name ‘Matthew Cooper’ is a nod to out actor Chad Allen from Dr. Quinn??!! It is also fun to see Judith Chapman take on the role of Leo’s Mama, Diana. The pair played Mother and son previously on The Young and the Restless. Is she really Diana Colville from John’s past??** So Stefan has been played by Tyler Christopher who asked for some time off and a sub was put in place who will take over in March. Since Christopher left, he has since decided that he will leave permanently so things are up in the air. Will Stefan and Gabi hook up? Days has been renewed for season 55. HOORAY!!!! Ratings are up 4%. **Loved the line when Chloe told Rex he should wear a cup. **Leo and Xander’s playful “lust” was so sassy!!

***** Happy Valentine’s Day!

***** Steve Buscemi will play God on tv’s Miracle Workers.

***** So, the new Conan format has ups and downs. I miss the band and the desk but I am Loving the fade in and fade out at commercials. I have always hated the, “We’ll be right back “ nonsense. I was sad to lose a half hour at first but Conan and Andy do seem refreshed.

***** Still waiting for the release of Apple Seed which is written, directed and starring Michael Worth. It is one of the final films of Rance Howard who stars with his son, Clint, Adrienne Barbeau and the other Father and son team of Robby and Zephyr Benson.

***** The January Bob Segar concert in Illinois at the Peoria Civic Center is the top selling concert ever at this venue. Old rock acts take note.

***** Bob Costas is out at NBC after 40 years.

***** Trial and Error has been cancelled. BOO!!!

***** Steve Carell will star in Space Force which he is co-creating with The Office showrunner Greg Daniels.

***** Despite some people I admire that are giving Alexandria Ocasio Cortez a talking to like she’s a child, I say ‘Give ‘em Hell!’ She could well be President so fight girl!!

***** Word is that Karen Pence is now teaching at the Immanuel School in Virginia. The school refuses admission to students who participate in or condone homosexual activity. The application for the school states that misconduct includes heterosexual activity outside of marriage, homosexual activity, polygamy, transgender identity and use of pornographic websites. The application goes on to state that ‘a wife must submit to her husband’ and a pledge must be signed to that effect.

***** There is controversy over the bill to give people a day off for Election Day. Many people will still have to work, the country never completely shuts down. How many fucking times do I have to say it: VOTE BY MAIL!!!!!!!!!!!

***** So, Scary clown told us Mexico would pay for ‘the wall’. During the campaign he gave actual ideas for that like Mexico giving us a one time payout or else he would not allow Mexican immigrants to western union money back to Mexico. Another idea was that there would be a great ta on that Western union money. It does not seem like they tried any of that and just decided we would pay for the stupid ‘wall.’ How about the money he makes off Trump merch which his website and hotels still sell to pay for it?? How about the $35 million that Trump sold in real estate in 2018? The ‘Wall’ go fund me did not reach its $1billion goal so the $20 million they did collect is being offered for refunds. Some of those people still want that money to go for its purpose so Trump is creating a non- profit. Can’t we use that money to help the border patrol agents and get the backlog in immigration court moving?? That we are still talking about this ridiculous wall and that it had a go fund me page is enough to boggle the normal brain.** I think Kimmel said it best when he suggested that Trump just tell the red hats that the wall has been built. They believe everything he says so why wouldn’t they believe that?? It would save the country a lot of headaches. ** What the Hell is with his new “wheels and walls” mantra??** Russia caused Brexit too? Putin is a menace.** Another sink hole appeared the White House. WTF?

***** The congressional budget office says the shut down cost the U.S. 11 billion

***** Trump is talking to Herman Cain about a job on the Federal Reserve Board.

***** The GOP is selling fake bricks that cost about 50 cents for $20 each to send to Senate Dems. Some have said that the Dems should sign them and sell them and give the money to government workers. ** Why are Russian jets fucking around on the North American coastline??

***** Roger Stone has been indicted on 5 counts of false statements, 1 count of obstruction and 1 count of witness tampering. The FBI officers who arrested him were part of the shut down and they still did their job!! He publically and privately claimed to have communicated with Russia. Predictions are that many more indictments are coming down the pike that involve many familiar faces.** Roger Stone has a Nixon tattoo on his back. I feel sorry for his cell mate.-Bill Maher

***** Bill Maher got some flak for comments after Stan Lee died. He wasn’t slamming Lee, but wondered about comic book fans putting away childish things. I suppose that could include weed but point taken.

***** Jared Kushner along with 30 other White House staff was denied top secret clearance but Trump advisor Carl Kline overruled that decision and gave it to them anyway. This has never been done before, this is a job for intelligent agencies.

***** Empire star Jussie Smollett was attacked in Chicago in what cops are saying was a possible hate crime. The attackers were yelling that this was MAGA country, poured bleach on him and put a rope around his neck. The actor was previously sent a letter full of homophobic and racist slurs which he FBI had been looking into.

***** Ellen page gave us some memorable, powerful words to chew on with her appearance on Stephen Colbert. I am sure she gave courage to many who suffer because of our hate filled administration.

***** Gwyneth Paltrow is being sued from a 2016 ski incident for 3 mil.

***** I gain more and more respect for Seth Meyers. I did not really understand the choice of him as host in the beginning. His notice of local stations, choice of guests and revolving drummers makes for a great show.

***** A Dutch company may have invented a small device that converts heat into cold and Forbes is saying, ‘it could save the planet.’

***** So looking forward to Ryan Murphy’s The Politician which will star Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow and January Jones.

***** I know that is has happened little by little and we go thru times in our history when things get worse and then things get better but… When did this country get so fucking corrupt?? I mean seriously.. Why is Brendan Dassey still in prison and why is there no real justice for Teresa Halbach? ** Why is Trump still in the White House?**Why are government workers being told to work for nothing?? Why is R Kelly still living it up?? Why are some states going backward in time when it comes to women’s health?? Why do many corporations care more about their own pockets than the children of their employees or the environment around them??** Why does our justice system so often punish big for small infractions and allow the powerful to do anything they want?? **Why is a wall a better idea than infrastructure or warm beds for the homeless or food for our children and why are so many children in cages??

***** How can it be that we are still in a world where people are not allowed to reach their full potential?? Why do so many selfish humans actually fight to live in a world where they actively hold others back? Shouldn’t we all be concerned about the greater good? We should all be allowed to see a Doctor when we are ill. We should all be able to excel in education if we choose .We should all be able to get a job to fit our skills and work ethic. Opportunities and the pursuit of happiness should be available to all. Why is this so fucking hard for so many to grasp in this world? Imagine!

***** Sundance premiered the new flick, Big time adolescence with Griffin Gluck and Pete Davidson. Pete has since made no bones about filming in Syracuse. He hated it.

***** Jeff Flake will join CBS news as a contributor.

***** Tom Brokaw is in a bit of trouble for saying Hispanics should work harder at assimilation.

***** The Tom Hanks/ Matthew Rhys film, A beautiful day in the neighborhood has pushed back its release date to Nov. 22.

***** People are illogical and self- centered. Love them anyway. -Hedy Lemarr

*****R.I.P. Bob Einstein, Millie Wiesehan, victims of the Torrance. Ca. bowling alley shooting, Captain Darryl Dragon, Jo Andres, Lamin Sanneh, Carol Channing, Sandra Harmon, Bradley Bolke, the victims of Mediterranean shipwreck, Lorna Doom, victims of the Florida bank shooting, Kaye Ballard, Willie York , Barbara Claman , victims of the mining dam collapse in Brazil and James Frawley.

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socialjusticeartshare · 4 years ago

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As More Migrants Arrive, U.S. Streamlines Process To Identify, Admit Most Vulnerable

The Biden administration is ramping up exceptions to a public health order that has largely shut the U.S.-Mexico border to migrant traffic since last year because of the pandemic.

More migrants are being granted humanitarian exceptions because they are considered the most vulnerable, including families with young children and transgender people who had been living in dangerous conditions in Mexican border towns.

This comes as the number of migrants apprehended at the southern border topped 170,000 in April for the second consecutive month. The majority are still being turned away, but an increasing number of single adults and families are being allowed into the U.S. to seek asylum.

"We are working to streamline a system for identifying and lawfully processing particularly vulnerable individuals who warrant humanitarian exceptions under the order," Homeland Security Department spokeswoman Sarah Peck said in a statement to NPR, referring to the health order aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19.

"This humanitarian exception process involves close coordination with international and non-governmental organizations in Mexico and COVID-19 testing before those identified through this process are allowed to enter the country," Peck said.

But migration experts and aid groups say the Biden administration hasn't explained how the system works, creating widespread confusion in border communities about who is considered vulnerable.

"There's no clear set of criteria for which families are allowed in," said Jessica Bolter, an analyst at the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. "So it can really seem to migrants kind of like a game of chance."

The Biden administration has not sought to publicize this streamlined system of humanitarian exceptions to the health order. Instead, President Biden and top officials have repeatedly urged Central American migrants not to make the dangerous journey north because the border remains largely closed.

Immigrant advocates say administration officials are worried about touching off another surge of migration.

The number of migrants apprehended after crossing the southern border soared to a 20-year high in March, and rose slightly again in April, according to official numbers released Tuesday.

Nonprofits and immigrant advocates describe a patchwork of ways that asylum seekers are now being allowed into the U.S. — after being barred from entry for months under the pandemic health order from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention known as Title 42.

Under one arrangement, the Biden administration is working with a consortium of non-governmental organizations to identify the most vulnerable migrants so they can be allowed to enter the U.S., according to two people who are familiar with the process.

That system began last week on a small scale in El Paso, Texas, and is expected to be rolled out across the Southern border. Migrants are screened in Mexico before they present themselves to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at ports of entry.

Ruben Garcia, executive director of Annunciation House, a nonprofit in El Paso, Texas, says he's heard that migrants are gaining entry by establishing they are vulnerable in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, just across the border. His organization provides temporary shelter to migrants.

"What exactly is the criteria, who chooses them; that I can't tell you," Garcia said. "I just don't know."

Under these Title 42 exceptions, groups of up to 50 people are being allowed to cross from Juárez to El Paso almost daily, Garcia said. Most other migrants are still being expelled.

"Here in El Paso, Title 42 is still being enforced," Garcia said.

Nearly two-thirds of migrants crossing in families — about 32,500 people in April alone — and a growing percentage of single adults were allowed into the U.S. to pursue asylum claims last month.

Many are being allowed in because parts of Mexico are refusing to take back families with small children, administration officials said.

It's not known how many migrants were granted humanitarian exceptions in April. But the number of migrants allowed to cross after presenting themselves at ports of entry — rather than crossing illegally — more than doubled to nearly 1,800.

Transgender migrants also have been allowed recently to cross through ports of entry to be processed by U.S. immigration authorities and released to reunite with family or sponsors while their asylum cases move through immigration court.

A transgender migrant shelter in Juárez is expected to close this week. Alexa Ponce, 25, had been living there for more than a year after arriving from El Salvador just before the border pandemic restrictions took effect in March.

She's scheduled cross into the U.S. Wednesday with a group of seven other transgender women to request asylum.

"I feel an avalanche of emotions," said Ponce, who dreams of attending college. "I'm very happy, but I'm also nervous. I'm not sure how things will go for me. I want to work and have a more dignified life than I could in my country."

In San Diego, immigrant advocates report at least five migrant families are granted humanitarian exceptions each day. Al Otro Lado, Jewish Family Service and other non-governmental organizations have been petitioning CBP to allow them into the U.S.

These groups visit la migrant encampment just across the border in Tijuana, Mexico,as well as local shelters, to help identify especially vulnerable migrants.

They advise families who are deciding between waiting to be allowed to cross together at a port of entry and "self-separating" by sending their children across the border alone. The Biden administration already grants entry to most unaccompanied migrant children.

They also accompany families who are allowed to cross to the border. Last week, a case manager with the legal aid group Al Otro Lado, which is based in Tijuana, waited with several families at the port of entry, communicating with CBP agents there.

One of the families — Valeria and her two children — had been stuck in Tijuana since leaving Michoacán, Mexico, last year, fleeing domestic abuse. She asked that NPR not use her full name because she's still worried the violence will follow her.

"I feel safe right now, because I'm on the way to be with my family," she said, before she crossed the border. Her father and sister already live in the United States. "In Tijuana, there's fear, but we're on the way to safety."

The Biden administration has come under fire from Republicans, who blame a recent surge in the number of migrants arriving at the border on President Biden's decision to roll back some of his predecessor's hardline immigration policies.

But the White House is also under pressure from immigrants' rights groups, who say the administration should be doing more to allow vulnerable migrants to seek asylum.

They're calling on the administration to lift the Title 42 public health order, which was put in place last year under former President Trump, effectively closing the southern border to asylum seekers.

"A process to immediately help particularly vulnerable families is helpful, but it is not a substitute for completely ending the Trump administration's Title 42 policy," said Lee Gelernt, a lawyer at the American Civil Liberties Union, which has challenged the order as it applies to migrant families in court.

"The policy is unlawful and inhumane," Gelernt said.

The ACLU agreed to put its lawsuit on hold in February, and negotiated its own exception process with the Biden administration, according to Gelernt. Since late March, he said the ACLU has been referring up to 35 vulnerable families per day for entry into the U.S.

But the administration defends its use of the Trump-era public health order, and says it's up to the CDC to rescind it.

"We continue to expel single adults and families under Title 42," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in an interview with NPR's All Things Considered last week. "That is the province of the CDC to assess the public health needs of the situation with respect to the pandemic."

Mayorkas sought to downplay the scope of exceptions that the administration is granting.

"We do make exceptions for discrete humanitarian reasons to address particular vulnerabilities, and we have done so from the very outset," he told NPR.

"The border is not open," he said.

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Left must practice what they preach Adriana Cohen Monday, June 25, 2018

Liberals put out yard signs that say “Hate Has No Home Here,” yet these are some of the very same phonies who are practicing hate and discrimination themselves on a regular basis.

Talk about hypocrisy.

Take the Red Hen in Lexington, Va. On Friday, Trump press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders — an educated, professional working mom — went to the restaurant but was booted by its liberal owner for simply working for the Trump administration.

How is this type of hate and blatant discrimination any different from a pre-Civil Rights Act restaurant in rural America refusing service to black patrons? Or if a modern-day restaurant were to refuse to serve an openly gay couple?

It’s not. Discrimination is discrimination, whether that’s refusing service for one’s skin color, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or political affiliation.

It’s also an assault on the core pillars of a democracy. A political system that supports a plurality of political parties voters can choose from. One that distinguishes America from one-party dictatorships under Communist regimes.

The appalling hate and discrimination that Sanders experienced wasn’t a one-off. Earlier in the week Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was forced to cut her dinner short at a Mexican restaurant in Washington after verbally abusive protesters shouted “Shame!” until she left.

Talk about harassment — not to mention textbook political discrimination.

And days earlier, Trump’s key adviser on immigration, Stephen Miller, was accosted by someone at a different Mexican restaurant in D.C. who called him “a fascist,” the New York Post reported. Also on Friday, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi was heckled by demonstrators during a Mr. Rogers documentary screening. The abuse was so bad that Bondi, a known Trump supporter, had to be escorted out of the movie by police.

The hateful intolerance that liberals are practicing against fellow Americans who support our president is not only unacceptable and a violation of their constitutionally protected rights — it’s flat-out dangerous.

Who can forget the charity baseball game practice last summer that was violently attacked by a gun-toting Bernie Sanders supporter who hated Republicans and nearly killed Louisiana U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise?

Is this the outcome liberals want? If not, they should stop fanning the flames of hate with provocative, intrusive actions that they may consider to be justified forms of protest or “resistance,” but which depart radically from any norms of civil discourse and create a heightened danger of deadly political violence.

When Barack Obama was in office, Republicans who didn’t support his left-wing agenda didn’t boot his press secretaries from their restaurants. Nor did they verbally abuse and accost members of his administration over political differences. To the contrary, conservatives strongly support free speech and all citizens’ right to vote for whomever they please.

It’s high time liberals did the same and start practicing the tolerance they preach.

Before another American gets hurt.

Adriana Cohen is a Boston Herald columnist, radio host and syndicated columnist. Follow her on Twitter @AdrianaCohen16.

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Don't You Stop, We Won't Stop

EC Brown Lise Baggesen Rodrigo Lara Zendejas Sarah Beth Woods Felicia Holman

Opening reception: Saturday, February 15 from 7-10 pm

From February 15 to April 25, 2020

“Hot topic is the way that we rhyme Hot topic is the way that we rhyme One step behind the drum style One step behind the drum style Carol Rama and Eleanor Antin Yoko Ono and Carolee Schneeman You're getting old, that's what they'll say, but Don't give a damn I'm listening anyway Stop, don't you stop I can't live if you stop Don't you stop Gretchen Phillips and Cibo Matto Leslie Feinberg and Faith Ringgold Mr. Lady, Laura Cottingham Mab Segrest and The Butchies, man Don't stop Don't you stop We won't stop Don't you stop So many roads and so much opinion So much shit to give in, give in to So many rules and so much opinion So much bullshit but we won't give in Stop, we won't stop Don't you stop I can't live if you stop Tammy Rae Carland and Sleater-Kinney Vivienne Dick…”

- Lyrics from Hot Topic by Le Tigre, 1999

EC Brown

My wife Catie's annual Krampusnacht event last December included a holiday market, and I presented a bin of paintings on chipboard that were folded like heavy 45 sleeves—with mulch+foliage+ploymer record shapes that became too encrusted to fit inside. The images invented an old psychedelic Krampus underground—militant and Luciferian. Dolly appeared as a surprise digression in the wee hours before the deadline.

For the past seven years of Krampusnacht, I have sidestepped the European relics in favor of thoughts about American undercurrents—rowdy, sexual, heretical, and perilously savage. But I like to imagine that the deeper magma is something propulsive and generative, rather than malignantly atavistic. An inevitable rebellion against civilized living.

With Edra's prodding, I'm pursuing the Dolly tangent: imagining a history in which the liftoff of her solo career was profoundly controversial—to the point that an enclave of armed male consorts developed around her. Perhaps her audience had detected a Luciferian bent in her, that would need time to transition to a more acceptable yet radical Christianity.

EC Brown: I prefer a collision of illustrative image-making that begs attention to narratives, and physical formats that shift these works into roles as implements or tactical objects addressing spaces and situations. Images have been a tempered fever-dream drawing from 1960s–70s aesthetics, pop occultism, science fiction, Modernist architecture, biomimetics, industrial photography and observational cinema. Often they are absurdist historical revisions.

Since 2005, I have mostly operated in Chicago's domestic artspaces. I co-organized Floor Length and Tux (2009–2014, with Catie Olson) and COMA (2006–2008, with Annika Seitz). I periodically organize a roving series entitled ASCII (2011–present). Since 2015, I have been conducting a discreet series out of my home entitled Tascam.

Lise Haller Baggesen

Interpersonal relationships, intergenerational and intersectional eco- and cyber- and xeno- feminism, reproductive justice, therapeutic aesthetics, color field painting, sci-fi tie-dye, hippie modernism, bio-punk, grunge, glam, and disco, are some of the vernaculars that inform my body of work. Since graduating in 2013 from SAIC's department of Visual and Critical Studies, this organic body has manifested itself in a hybrid and polydisciplinamorous practice, including writing, audio-visual installations, textile-, and sartorial works.

Mother is a noun and a verb; I regard my practice as a sourdough, a gestation of material, out of which individual works, texts, and shows are wrought, while the mother remains, active.

Lise Haller Baggesen is a Danish born, Amsterdam raised, Chicago based, interdisciplinary artist. Her hybrid practice includes writing, installation, performative, sartorial and textile-based work. She is the author of Mothernism, and exhibits internationally, most recently with the multimedia show HATORADE RETROGRADE: THE MUSICAL, which premiered at SoEx in San Francisco in 2019 and will travel to G400 in Chicago in 2020

Rodrigo Lara Zendejas

I create memorials—fragmented, mischievous, and imperfect realities that reflect both a formal

break from traditional shape, while presenting an assemblage version of our collective social and political thoughts, concerns, and hopes. Although I was trained in the traditions of classical art, my pieces now are not always clean. Or finished. Or beautiful. My work holds the memory of an intimate process of becoming. In some bodies of work, I present obvious nooks and gashes, broad, quick strokes, and secretive, featherlike fingerprints, all of which aided in the modeling of the clay during the process of bringing the subject to life. It is this visceral and intimate approach to materials and form that drive my subjects of memory and memorialization through all of my works.

When considering the human form and its relationship to memorialization, immediate thoughts of bronze statues at historical sites come to mind. My fascination, however, is in the way that memory—with its inherent, ever-changing fluidity—disrupts our ability to fully or truthfully freeze, or memorialize people, moments, or perspectives in history. Instead, it is our momentary glimpses of memory and hindsight that drive how we understand the present.

As a Mexican immigrant to the United States, my works often rely on my own fragmented memories and stories of home, my direct experiences with fervent Catholicism, and other’s heroic (yet common) anecdotes of border crossing and acclimating to living in America. However, while my memories and relationships to patriotism, politics, my background, and my longing for the familiar certainly influence my work, it is my interest in the process, the poetics of the materials, and the action of sculpting that motivate my continued practice.

Born in Mexico in 1981, Rodrigo Lara Zendejas received a MFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in 2013. And his BFA from the Universidad de Guanajuato in Mexico in 2003. He has received several awards including: Proyectos Especiales FONCA (Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes) Mexico City; Emerging Artist Grant, Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York City; Jóvenes Creadores, FONCA, Mexico City; Extraordinary Abilities Visa, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Artist’s Grant, Vermont Studio Art Center; James Nelson Raymond Fellowship, 2013 SAIC Fellowship Competition; PECDA Estudios en el extranjero,Instituto Queretano de la Cultura y las Artes; the International Graduate Scholarship, SAIC; and the John W. Kurtich Travel Scholarship, SAIC Berlin/Kassel, Germany; among others. He won the first price in sculpture at the National Award for Visual Arts in Mexico in 2010. Lara held solo exhibitions at institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in the state of Mexico, Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago, the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, Kruger Gallery in Marfa, Texas, among others. He has been in such residencies as the Vermont Studio Center, ACRE, Ragdale, Cross Currents: Cultural Exchange, Mana Miami, and Rogers Art Loft. Currently, Lara lives and works in Chicago.

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Sarah Beth Woods

Hear the Glow of Electric Lights is a multifaceted project that centers around a black and white, 16mm reversal film, which investigates the choreographed performances of 1960s American pop music groups featuring girls and young women. During the summer of 2017, Sarah Beth Woods formed The Rhinettes, a conceptual girl group based out of Prosser High School on the West side of Chicago. Referencing the Supreme’s first nationally televised appearance and Cholly Atkins' choreography, the work reveals the inscription of sound on the body and other material surfaces.

Girl group: (L-R) Alexis Strowder, Yahkirah Beard, Anya Jenkins Cinematography: Brian VandenBos Choreography: Courtney Bradshaw Costumes: Ann Heggans, Sarah Beth Woods

Sarah Beth Woods is a Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist. Woods’ background as a painter and critical cultural worker has led to an interest in the aesthetics and political implications of modern surfaces and the body, specifically skin and hair, saturated color and shine. Cultural influences derived from formative years spent on the Southwest side of Chicago continue to manifest in the content and aesthetics of Woods’ work, specifically black material culture and women’s conceptual spaces as sites of possibility and transformation.

Activation

Felicia Holman

"Originally created as a commissioned response to Edra Soto’s 2018 exhibition ‘Open 24 Hours’, interdisciplinary artist Felicia Holman presents a reprise of her solo performance—Wassup w/that ‘YAC?! (WWTY). As both a cognac enthusiast and a native of Chicago’s South Side, Holman unpacks experiential / anecdotal support of the formative research cited in ‘Open24 Hours’. WWTY centers the perspective of a Black Gen X’er cis-female cognac consumer. How do historic/ (pop) cultural/ social/ economic factors impact and influence her consumption of “that smooth brown spirit”? Guided audience participation optional but warmly encouraged (21+ only). Total running time: 45-60 minutes, no intermission.”

Felicia Holman “Lifelong”: Chicagoan/ artist and Prince "fam" Felicia Holman is an independent cultural producer/programmer, as well as a co-founding member of Chicago-based Afrodiasporic feminist creative collective, Honey Pot Performance. Felicia creates, presents, and supports innovative interdisciplinary performance that engages audience and inspires community. Felicia’s artistic & professional practices are both are grounded in critical thought, intersectionality, community building & embodied storytelling. Some of her recent projects and career highlights include:

*Featured artist in Jenn Freeman's "The People's Church of The G.H.E.T.T.O" and the 10th edition of Erin Kilmurray's "The Fly Honey Show”.

*Selected as City Bureau's Fall 2019 Public Newsroom Series Curator.

*Featured presenter at Arts Administrators of Color Network-DMV's 2019 Annual Convening (DC). *Featured artist / facilitator at Flux Factory's "Must They Also Be Gods" group exhibition (NYC).

*Facilitating career development programming for emerging artists.

THE FRANKLIN

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hello, i was looking around and saw you guys suggested some fcs for Life is Strange: True Colors, and got curious! do you possibly have suggestions for Steph Gingrich from the same game? a friend's been looking for one and has been unsure who to use. thanks for your time!

Of course! She was born in 1993 (25-26 game):

Sarah Kameela Impey (1991) Indo-Guyanese / White - her vibes in We Are Lady Parts - has spoken up for Palestine!

Pauline Chalamet (1992) half Ashkenazi Jewish - her vibes in The Sex Lives of College Girls - has posted for Palestine!

Cassandra Naud (1992)

Kiana Madeira (1992) Black Canadian, Unspecified First Nations, Portuguese, Irish - her vibes in Fear Street.

Devery Jacobs (1993) Mohawk - is queer - her vibes in Reservation Dogs and American Gods, also has roles with shorter hair - has spoken up for Palestine!

Hannah Marks (1993) Muscogee, White / Ashkenazi Jewish, Sephardi Jewish.

Maia Mitchell (1993) - especially her roles where she has shorter hair - has spoken up for Palestine!

Simona Tabasco (1994)

Natasha Liu Bordizzo (1994) Chinese / White.

Lily Sullivan (1994) - her vibes in Monolith.

Midori Francis (1994) Japanese / White - is queer - especially her roles where she has shorter hair!

Morgan Taylor Campbell (1995) - her vibes in Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.

Julia Rehwald (1995) Filipino / White.

Geraldine Viswanathan (1995) Tamil / White.

Ayaka Miyoshi (1996) Japanese.

Brianna Hildebrand (1996) Mexican / European - is queer.

Sydney Chandler (1996)

Courtney Eaton (1996) Chinese, Cook Islander Māori / White,

Blu Hunt (1996) Oglala Lakota, Apache, White - is queer.

Daniela Melchior (1996)

Kaylee Kaneshiro (1997) Japanese / White - is queer.

London Thor (1997) Korean - vibes in Gen V.

Piper Curda (1997) Korean / White - is aspec - has spoken up for Palestine!

Havana Rose Liu (1997) Chinese / White.

Rhianne Barreto (1998) Indian and Portuguese.

Cailee Spaeny (1998)

Julia Dalavia (1998) Brazilian - her vibes in Pantanal.

Ella Hunt (1998) - is queer.

Rachelle Vinberg (1998) part Colombian.

Not a woman but down with the cis oh ah-ah-ah:

Lola Petticrew (1995) - is queer and non-binary (they/them) - has spoken up for Palestine!

Hope this helps out your friend, anon!

#fc help #rph #rpc #Steph Gingrich fc

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CITY CHEAT SHEET: A SUMMER TRAVEL GUIDE FOR JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING

Every summer, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, grows from a small Western frontier town of locals to a worldwide tourist destination for 3 million visitors. According to The Scout Guide Jackson Hole editor Jill King, the draw is easy to explain—as she puts it, “What’s prettier than the Tetons?” Thanks to endless vistas, frequent wildlife settings, down-home Western vibes, and plenty of alluring accommodations, restaurants, and shops to keep visitors happy, the town is an ideal place for a summer getaway (and a popular locale for couples tying the knot). Here, Jill, who is also the owner of staging and styling company Styling the New West, shares insider tips for enjoying her mountain city like a local in the summertime.

WHERE TO HAVE AN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE // With so many visitors flocking to Jackson Hole in the summer months, figuring out how to beat the crowds to the best hiking spots is a factor to consider when preparing for an outdoor excursion. Jill recommends getting up early to get a parking spot at the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve, where you can take a moderate hike to Phelps Lake. Or, get your heart rate going during a trek up Snow King, which includes 1.571 vertical feet of a 1.8-mile trail leading to the best views of downtown (don’t worry, for $5, you can ride the chairlift down). Jill also recommends seeing Grand Teton National Park from the water and the trails, or taking the scenic ferry ride across Jenny Lake to Hidden Falls or Inspiration Point.

Practically every local recommends that out-of-towners experience the Yellowstone Wildlife Safari from Jackson Hole Wildlife Safaris, Jill says. “A day with an experienced naturalist exploring geology, wildlife, natural history, and our beautiful Yellowstone and Grand Teton Parks viewing moose, elk, deer, bison, fox, coyote, bald eagles, wolves, and even black and grizzly bears is a must,” she advises.

If you’re looking for adventure on the water, Jill suggests renting a paddle board or inner tube from Rendezvous River Sports (945 West Broadway Street) and heading out early to String Lake for a day of sun, making sure to pack sandwiches from Pearl Street Bagel (145 West Pearl Avenue)or New York City Sub Shop (20 North Jackson Street) for lunch. “For a real local thrill, jump from the infamous rock in the middle of String Lake,” Jill adds.

While all of these outdoor excursions will be Instagram-worthy, Jill and many locals ask that you skip adding a location tag when posting on social media, in an effort to keep the trails and other favorite destinations uncrowded (those in-the-know use the hashtag #tagresponsiblykeepjackonwild). Another local tip: don’t forget to clip your bear spray onto your belt loop. Last but not least, Jill recommends using locally made, high-altitude sunscreen by Trilipiderm to protect your skin while you’re out and about.

WHERE TO DINE AND DRINK // For early-morning fare, Jill recommends heading to Healthy Being Juicery (165 East Broadway), where her favorite juice blends are the Kale Yeah or Sexy Maca. After a morning of hiking, refuel with pizza at local favorite Pinky Gs (50 West Broadway)—Jill says their gluten-free veggie pie is must-try. If you’re in need of an afternoon pick-me-up, indulge in the perfect European coffee, gelato, or a handcrafted Florentine at CocoLove (115 West Broadway) near the Wort Hotel.

Wind down after a day spent outdoors at Picas Mexican Restaurant (1160 Alpine Lane), where Jill likes to sit outside and sip one of the best and (cheapest) Margaritas in town with a side of warm, salty chips, authentic guacamole, and fresh salsa.

If you’re craving Italian for dinner, Jill suggests heading to Orsetto (161 North Center Street), where she recommends starting your meal with the housemade meatballs at the bar, followed by delicious Italian-American classics.

For a true Jackson Hole dinner experience, pay a visit to the old-fashioned soda fountain at the recently reopened institution Jackson Drug (15 East Deloney Avenue), known for its local beef and homemade ice cream. If you’re feeling up for the challenge, order “The Ralph Burger,” a three-pound organic beef hamburger with meat sourced from local legend Jackson Hole Hereford Ranch. If you can finish it by yourself in under an hour, your meal is free—plus you’ll get your photo on the wall.

If you’re seeking a great watering hole, you’re in luck. Jackson Hole is home to many iconic bars, including the famous Silver Dollar Bar at the Wort Hotel (50 Glenwood Street) and the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar (25 North Cache Street), where visitors can sit on a saddle and revisit the old west.

WHERE TO TAKE IN THE LOCAL ATTRACTIONS // The mountains aren’t Jackson Hole’s only claim to fame. Jill suggests grabbing a Start Bike and wheeling around town to see the famous Antler Arches (2-60 North Cache Street) and “Howdy, Stranger” sign at the top of Grand Teton Pass. She also recommends finding a spot to dip your toe in the Snake River, a local rite of passage.

For a touristy but picture-perfect vantage point, catch a ride in the old-fashioned Stagecoach at the Wooden Shack on Town Square (located at the corner of Broadway and Cache), and then grab some taffy from Yippy I-O Candy (84 East Broadway Avenue).

WHERE TO SHOP // Want to dress like a local? Jill has you covered. First stop: go to HideOut Leathers (40 Center Street) for the leather coat of a lifetime. Then, grab a Copperdot Leather Goods cowhide clutch from BelleCose (48 East Broadway Avenue). Pick up some new Levi’s and a custom pearl shirt from Western Range (36 East Broadway Avenue) and a new pair of cowboy boots from Wyoming Outfitters (12 Center Street). Last but not least, add a custom hat from Christy at Sing Hat Co. or from Sarah at Crown & Brim.

If you’re looking for a keepsake to commemorate the trip or simply seeking out a unique find, there are a variety of retailers to visit during an afternoon shopping excursion. Locals love to find vintage bargains at Womenfolk (140 East Broadway). Headwall Sports (520 U.S. 89) is the perfect place to find a backpack. Pick up a locally-inspired piece, like an antler bowl from Shawn Rivett Designs, at Twenty Two Home (45 East Deloney Avenue). Visit Altitude (48 East Broadway) and shop for a chic new sweater to keep you warm during cool mountain nights. Invest in a pair of Marsell boots from HABITS (35 West Deloney Avenue). Browse the western-chic attire at Rodeo at Teton Village. Or, if you prefer a sparkly souvenir, Jill recommends checking out the Teton Silhouette Ring or Snake River bangles from JC Jewelers Jackson Hole(132 North Cache Street).

WHAT NOT TO MISS // Experience the Jackson Hole Shootout every Monday through Saturday on the town square at 5:45. Saturdays, you’ll want to head to the Farmers Market in Town Square early in the morning and fill your basket with fresh cut flowers from Heides and feast on a breakfast of baked goods and fruit.

On Sundays, Jill loves to grab some charcuterie and a bottle of Prosecco from Bin 22 (200 West Broadway) and head to “The Vill”—what locals call Teton Village—for Concerts on the Commons. Also on Sunday nights, you can experience cowboy “church” by dancing it up at The Stagecoach Bar (5755 West WY-22), where Jill recommends treating yourself to the truffle fries and a longneck.

Wednesday evenings, stop by the People’s Market, a zero-waste, family-friendly event with local food and live music at the base of Snow King, for a local craft beer and pub fare from Roadhouse—or, any day of the week, pick up a six pack from the brewery, head up to Snow King, and crush cans on the summit.

Wednesdays and Saturdays between Memorial Day and Labor Day (plus a few additional dates in July), go full wild west at the Jackson Hole Rodeo (447 Snow King Avenue), a tradition since the first cowboy settlers came to town more than a century ago. Jill is married to a cowboy rancher, and she loves that the Jackson Hole Rodeo delights tourists while also retaining an authentic local appeal. The views of the sun setting over the mountains from the Rodeo Grounds are pretty spectacular, too.

To learn about additional events in Jackson Hole, Jill recommends visiting the Center for the Arts website, as well as the events calendar maintained by nonprofit Center of Wonder. And, of course, follow The Scout Guide Jackson Hole for more insider information.

Photography by Sarah Averill Photography. Find more information about what to do and see in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, here.

#Jackson Hole Wyoming #Guide to Jackson Hole #Jackson Hole Visitor Guide #Visit Jackson Hole #Jackson Hole Vacation #Wyoming Vacation #Jackson Wyoming

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New Post has been published on https://shovelnews.com/in-the-crosshairs-of-outrage-roseanne-kathy-griffin-and-now-kevin-hart-comedys-shifting-red-line-the-bozeman-daily-chronicle/

In the crosshairs of outrage: Roseanne, Kathy Griffin and now Kevin Hart. Comedy's shifting red line - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Politics are a joke, and right now, more folks want to laugh than cry over the state of the union.

For proof, look no further than the unlikely ratings success of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” and on a platform designed in a much tamer, apolitical era. Colbert has trounced the competition thanks largely to his eviscerating political humor — a talent that, in any other era, would have alienated more viewers than it attracted.

And when ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel began spending more time on his own show lampooning D.C.’s drainless swamp, his show went from amusing background viewing to a water-cooler event. People even began to notice that Seth Meyers had a late-night show (it’s coincidentally called “Late Night With Seth Meyers”) when Trump took office, and the former “Saturday Night Live” cast member began drilling down nightly on the “wannabe dictator” and all-around “weird man” occupying the White House.

The more extreme the picture on Capitol Hill, the more extreme comedy about America’s seat of power has become. While the role of congenial late-night host has largely morphed from witty entertainer to sharp-tongued political satirist, cage-rattling comedians with series and specials on HBO, Netflix and Comedy Central have had to outmaneuver already absurd headlines to get laughs.

They’re flipping a convention as old as television — that comics appealing to a wide, national TV audience should tread lightly around Beltway topics for fear of offending viewers or worrying sponsors (because even Alka-Seltzer gets queasy).

It’s a far cry from the days when getting political on terrestrial TV meant Jay Leno joking about Barack Obama’s oversize ears, Conan O’Brien making fun of George W. Bush’s inability to pronounce “nuclear” and David Letterman strategically pausing when using “Bill Clinton” and “blue dress” in the same sentence. And then they all moved on to other subjects with the same levity, be it Brangelina, the skyrocketing price of gas or the old sexist standby … Dolly Parton’s cup size.

But that doesn’t mean comedians have a clear playing field. Just ask Kathy Griffin or Roseanne Barr. Or Kevin Hart.

The new rules in this era of political comedy? Don’t push your material anywhere near The Red Line. Or the line in the sand. Or too far.

How far is too far? The border between wickedly funny and downright offensive isn’t easy to find. It seems to move mysteriously, like the tides, but influenced by the pull of the news cycle. It’s also a conditional boundary depending on the performer’s gender — women mysteriously step over the line way more than men — and how preoccupied an easily enraged social media happens to be when a comedian drops an offending witticism.

Yet we’re still willing to take down comedians who overshoot that illusive border, and that list of martyrs is growing.

Queen of snark Griffin lost much of her empire after she posed for a photo in 2017 holding a mask that was made to look like a beheaded Donald Trump. Critics pounced and she apologized, but Griffin was still dropped from her CNN New Year’s Eve hosting gig with Anderson Cooper and lost several more high-profile gigs. Social media created its own volatile weather system filled with angry/happy emojis, for-and-against posts and GIFs that made no sense but OMG so funny!

Griffin, who later took back her apology (“You can hate that picture … but it’s important to know it wasn’t against the law”), said she was questioned for two months by the FBI and placed on the no-fly list. “I probably got a little lazy during Obama, thinking this was now going to be the future,” she told GQ over the summer. “We’ve had our first African American president; we’re going to have our first female. I didn’t know it was going to [expletive] turn into ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’ The [crap] I’ve been through in the last year is just unbelievable.”

Then there’s Michelle Wolf, whose shot at the big time hit a brick wall when she hosted the 2018 White House Correspondents Dinner. The comedian riffed about Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Kellyanne Conway and Trump, among others, upsetting conservative critics who were uncomfortable with her “crass” routine. The White House Correspondents Assn., which recently announced it would not invite a comedian to host next year’s dinner, apologized almost immediately for Wolf’s routine (she did not), and her ensuing Netflix series “The Break” was canceled after only three months and 10 episodes.

Hart, who broke comedy records with more than a million tickets sold for his current Irresponsible Tour, was set to host the Oscars but stepped down this week after homophobic tweets he posted between 2009 and 2011 surfaced on Thursday.

How Hart handled the criticism is still being debated — many demanded he step down, “The View’s” Joy Behar defended the comedian, and GLAAD said he shouldn’t have opted out of the hosting gig but have used the platform to educate. What’s clear is that his jokes from nearly 10 years ago, considered funny by many at the time, are not funny anymore. The landscape has changed, especially around jokes about women, blacks and LGBTQ issues, though some groups — such as Mexicans and Muslims — still appear to be fair game by some comics.

Comedians speaking their mind in a hyper-reactive ecosystem might be richly rewarded for their brash candor or taken down.

TBS’ Samantha Bee (who found herself in the hot seat earlier this year for an Ivanka Trump comment), HBO’s John Oliver, Netflix’s Hasan Minhaj and Comedy Central’s Trevor Noah are among those who’ve thrived delivering punchlines that might have killed their television aspirations a couple decades ago. It’s no coincidence all came from (or are still with) “The Daily Show.” Meanwhile, HBO’s Bill Maher, who lost his ABC show “Politically Incorrect” in 2001 over a 9/11 comment, was just celebrated by politicians and celebrities in October for 25 years in television.

It’s a crowded field, but there’s no shortage of material. Angry White House press briefings, contested midterm-election results, flubbed G-20 appearances and blood-red Christmas trees are ripe for the picking.

This bounty of riches isn’t, of course, the catalyst for a bipartisan comedy revolution. The movement leans left and rarely if ever veers in the other direction.

Barr was the exception to that rule before she also went too far doing the thing people wanted to see her do — be obnoxious, unPC and full of contempt for those around her who drank the Kool-Aid of media outlets that weren’t Fox News.

A veteran at courting controversy, Barr began to feel the heat after she came out in support of Trump, tweeted seriously about her belief in alt-right conspiracy theories and posted fake news in earnest. She recanted after she falsely accused a Parkland, Fla., school shooting survivor of giving a Nazi salute at a March for Our Lives rally. Calls for a “Roseanne” reboot boycott were growing before Barr posted the racist comments that resulted in her being fired from her own show.

Of course there are still those who prefer to remain largely apolitical, including “The Tonight Show’s” Jimmy Fallon. Though he goes back and forth with Colbert for the top spot in the race for adults 18-49, his overall viewership has suffered in the face of Colbert’s pointed Jared Kushner jokes and Kimmel’s suggestions on how to pay for Trump’s wall. But if Fallon waits it out, his time may come again, when escapism wins out over Oval Office satire and the old pie-in-the-face routine returns to reclaim its former glory.

Until then, the joke’s on politics, and comedians are dancing over the line, hoping they’re agile enough to avoid becoming the next punchline.

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U.S. closes major crossing as caravan migrants mass at border in Mexico

By Sarah Kinosian and Joshua Partlow, Washington Post, November 25, 2018

TIJUANA, Mexico--U.S. authorities closed off the busiest port of entry along the U.S. border with Mexico on Sunday and fired tear gas at members of a Central American migrant caravan who had rushed the fencing that separates the countries.

Although the number of people at the border was relatively small, the unrest--with migrants attempting to climb fences and run through car lanes to reach the United States, and scenes of mothers and children choking on tear gas--represented a serious escalation of the crisis.

What had begun Sunday morning as a migrant protest of the slow pace of the U.S. asylum claims process devolved into a chaotic scramble in which hundreds made their way to the border hoping to cross onto U.S. soil. To block that from happening, and as some threw rocks and bottles, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers took the rare step of firing tear gas into Mexico as well as closing all legal vehicle and foot traffic to the San Ysidro border crossing, which U.S. officials say normally has about 100,000 visitors per day.

Although the majority of the group approached and gathered at the fence peacefully, Mexico’s Interior Ministry said that hundreds tried to cross the border in a “violent manner.” Mexican authorities said they would deport anyone who tried to cross illegally.

Before 9 p.m. Eastern time, CBP said the port of entry had reopened.

The statement added that during the day, there were “multiple instances of persons throwing projectiles at CBP personnel” and “multiple confirmed apprehensions” of those who tried to enter the U.S. illegally, as well as “many additional attempts to cross the border illegally.”

“There were also assaults against CBP personnel, with multiple U.S. Border Patrol agents hit by rocks,” the statement said.

President Trump has repeatedly threatened to close border crossings to prevent the migrant caravan from entering the United States. Although members of the caravan have been in Tijuana for several days, this is the first time that a significant group has massed at the border fence.

The San Ysidro crossing is a large complex with multiple lanes of vehicle and pedestrian access points. In recent days, Mexican authorities and others have worried about the economic effect of the United States closing down such an important crossing for trade and travelers.

Duncan Wood, the director of the Mexico Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington said in a statement that “the closing of the border is a drastic response to a serious incident but it is vital that calm heads prevail.”

“Closing a border crossing like [San Ysidro] more than temporarily involves losses of many millions of dollars and severe disruption of commerce and life at the border,” he added.

After starting in Honduras and traveling across Mexico, the first members of the caravan began arriving in Tijuana about two weeks ago. In recent days, the group has grown to more than 8,200, with about 7,400 members in the border cities of Tijuana and Mexicali, according to Mexican authorities. Tijuana’s mayor declared the situation a humanitarian crisis.

The bulk of the group has been camped out at a sports complex across a highway from the border fence. While a small portion of caravan members were protesting, thousands stayed behind in the sports complex. U.S. border officials have said they have a limited capacity to process asylum seekers, up to 100 per day. Asylum seekers waiting at the border said only 40 per day were being let in on Saturday and Sunday. On Friday, 80 were allowed in.

For the past few days, the migrants planned Sunday’s protest to express their frustration about the wait and the conditions where they are living, including painting signs asking Trump to let them in.

On Sunday morning, the protest march headed toward one of the pedestrian crossings. Mexican police in riot gear blocked their way, and a scuffle broke out between police and a couple of dozen protesters. After the protesters were rebuffed, the situation grew more chaotic, with some migrants running across a dry canal and others trying to cross in different places.

U.S. authorities fired tear gas that wafted into Mexico and caused migrants to run from the fumes. No serious injuries were immediately reported.

Maria Louisa Caceres, 42, and her son followed people who were running toward the fence.

“We thought it was a peaceful march today, but then I saw everyone running and I thought, ‘This is it, God will touch Trump’s heart,’ “ she said.

Caceres, a tortilla vendor from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, said she had fled her hometown and joined the caravan after gang members killed two of her brothers and burned down her house. She said she wants asylum in the United States, but really just “wants life to get better now.”

Standing by the fence, when she realized there was no way to cross the border, she said she did not know what would happen next. “Now we wait,” she added.

Elizabeth Chirinos, 37, said she had followed others who were running toward the border because she felt desperate.

“The U.S. isn’t letting us through and I can’t live in those conditions in the shelter,” she said. “I want to go to the U.S. and not stay in Mexico, because there are more opportunities.”

Standing back from the group by the fence, Almendares said that migrants protesting at the border will not help their cause.

“It just gets people mad at us, and I want asylum,” he said.

#US-Mexico border #migrant caravan

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Rap Sheet: ***639*** Acts of Media-Approved Violence and Harassment Against Trump Supporters (PART 1.)

When not calling Trump supporters “Nazis” as a means to dehumanize us, the establishment media like to whine about the lack of civility in American politics, even as they cover up, ignore, downplay, or straight-up approve of the wave of violence and public harassment we are seeing against supporters of President Trump.

It is open season on Trump supporters, and the media is only fomenting, encouraging, excusing, and hoping for more… The media are now openly calling Trump supporters “Nazis” and are blaming Trump for a mass murder he had nothing to do with. This, of course, is a form of harassment because it incites and justifies mob violence.

Here is the list, so far, and remember that if any one of these things happened to a Democrat, the media would use the story to blot out the sun for weeks. Remember how crazy the media went over a nobody rodeo clown who wore an Obama mask, a GOP staffer who criticized Obama’s daughters?

And yet, hundreds of Trump supporters are harassed and brutalized and the media only dutifully report them, if at all. That is because the media are desperate to normalize and justify violence and harassment against Trump and his supporters.

And while the media openly encourage this violence against us, the media also campaign to disarm us, to take away our Second Amendment right to defend ourselves.

This list will be updated as needed. Back-filling it will be an ongoing project…

Here is a video channel dedicated to documenting the dozens and dozens of assaults against Trump supporters.

Please email [email protected] with any updates or anything you think deserves to be added to this list. Also, if you see errors — duplicate postings or events misinterpreted as attacks on Trump supporters, please let us know. Unlike the establishment media’s reporting, we want this list to be comprehensive and factual.

November 5, 2018: Bomb Threat called in at building next to Trump event.

November 5, 2018: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) tells cheering supporters he “wanted to ‘Beat the Living Crap out of’ his GOP Opponent

November 3, 2018: Gillum (D-FL) intern arrested in Florida for throwing chocolate milk at College Republicans

November 2, 2018: Although reported to Twitter, live tweet (three days and counting) threatens Trump’s family.

November 2, 2018: Joe Biden Again Threatens To Harm GOP Candidate, “I’d Like To Give Him A High Threshold Of Pain”

October 31, 2018: Woman Threatens Violence Against 11-Year-Old over Trump Halloween Costume

October 31, 2018: Traverse City, MI,GOP office receives bomb threat

October 29, 2018: Actor James Cromwell: There will Be ‘Blood in the Streets’ Unless Trump Stopped

October 29, 2018: Twitter allows 179 death threats against Trump

October 29, 2018: FL: Shots Fired into South Daytona Republican Party Office

October 28, 2018: Left-wing mobs disrupt Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) rally

October 25, 2018: New York Times runs story fantasizing about Trump’s assassination

October 25, 2018: GOP headquarters vandalized in Iowa City, IA

October 24, 2018: Left-wing activist with history of harassing GOP lawmakers arrested for trying to buy radioactive material

October 24, 2018: N.J. GOP Congressional Candidate Receives Letter Threatening His Children

October 23, 2018: Boulder thrown through Rep. McCarthy’s (R-CA) office window

October 21, 2018: Obama’s former deputy secretary of state, Philippe Reines says harassment of McConnell and his wife “is fine”

October 20, 2018: Watch–Angry Leftists Harass McConnell, Wife at Restaurant: ‘Why Don’t You Get Out of Here?’

October 19, 2018: New York Man Charged With Threatening Two Senators Over Kavanaugh Support

October 18, 2018: Dem operative for Soros-funded group arrested for ‘battery’ against Nevada GOP candidate’s campaign manager

October 18, 2018: Rosie O’Donnell calls on military to remove Trump

October 17, 2018: TN Restaurant owner’s life threatened for renting space to GOP’s Marsha Blackburn

October 17, 2018: Portland Antifa tells 9/11 NYPD widow “YOUR HUSBAND SHOULD FUC*ING ROT IN THE GRAVE”

October 17, 2018: Professor calls for harassing Republicans at restaurants, sticking ‘fingers in their salads’

October 16, 2018: Person claimed ricin was in letter sent to Senator Collins home

October 16, 2018: Left-wing comedian gets physical with Trump supporter at Hooters

October 16, 2018: Republican candidate Shane Mekeland punched in Minnesota restaurant

October 16, 2018: Gov. Cuomo (D-NY) Blames GOP for Antifa Attack on Manhattan Club

October 16, 2018: Republican State Rep. Sarah Anderson assaulted in Minnesota

October 16, 2018: DFL Employee Calls for Republicans to be Beheaded

October 15, 2018: Vermont GOP House Candidate Receives Threatening Letter

October 13, 2018: VIDEO: Republican Justin Fareed’s Campaign Canvasser Allegedly Chased, Assaulted

October 12, 2018: GOP office vandalized in Mesa, AZ

October 12, 2018: Antifa Smash Windows, Deface Doors of Metropolitan Republican Club in Manhattan

October 11, 2018: Anti-Trump Protester Threatens to Rape Conservative Reporter

October 11, 2018: A truck with ‘Trump 2020’ bumper stickers was left at a bar overnight. Someone set it on fire.

October 10, 2018: Susan Rice’s Republican Son Assaulted at Pro-Kavanaugh Event

October 10, 2018: Eric Holder Tells Dem Activists: ‘When They Go Low, We Kick ‘Em’

October 10, 2018: CNN says mobs have “constitutional right” to chase Republicans out of restaurants

October 9, 2018: Hillary Clinton opposes “civility” with Republicans.

October 8, 2018: Raw Story’s Editor: Steve Scalise ‘Accomplice’ to His Attempted Murder

October 8, 2018: Leftist Teacher Tweets: “So Who’s Gonna Take One For the Team and Kill Kavanaugh?”

October 8, 2018: Antifa Takes Over Portland, Harasses Old Man for Disobeying

October 8, 2018: Rand Paul’s Wife: I Sleep with a Loaded Gun Thanks to Leftists’ Threats

October 7, 2018: Sen. Cory Gardner claims wife received a beheading video over Kavanaugh vote.

October 6, 2018: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) harassed at airport

October 6, 2018: Kavanaugh Protesters Accost an Elderly Trump Supporter

October 6, 2018: Sen. Collins Flooded with Abusive Tweets Threatening Death, Violence

October 5, 2018: Protesters Chase Graham To His Car Saying They Will Remove Him From Office

October 4, 2018: Republican Senators Hit With Death Threats Amidst Kavanaugh Fight

October 3, 2018: Ricin and threatening letter sent to Trump

October 2, 2018: 2 hospitalized after exposure to powdery substance at Cruz’s Houston campaign office

October 2, 2018: GOP Congressman Andy Harris (R-MD) assaulted by protesters

October 1, 2018: Vandals Hit IL GOP Headquarters With ‘RAPE’ Graffiti

October 1, 2018: Senator Mitch McConnell Badgered At Airport By Anti-Kavanaugh Activists

September 30, 2018: Georgetown prof: White GOP senators in Kavanaugh hearing ‘deserve miserable deaths’

September 27, 2018: Republican Senators doxxed by Democrat Congressional intern

September 25, 2018: CNN Defends harassment of Ted Cruz

September 25, 2018: Ted Cruz and Wife harassed out of DC restaurant

September 20, 2018: Brett Kavanaugh and family receive death threats

September 17, 2018: Gov. Jerry Brown (D-CA) “Something’s got to happen to this guy [Trump], because if we don’t get rid of him…”

September 12, 2018: Resistance Makes Rape Threat to Susan Collins Staffer over Kavanaugh Vote

September 11, 2018: DC police investigate threat to commit mass shooting at a MAGA event in Trump International Hotel

September 11, 2018: Threats of Rape and Strangling’ Force Writer Into Hiding After Anti-Abortion Tweet

September 11, 2018: Trump Hater Attacks California GOP House Candidate with Switchblade

September 10, 2018: Hispanic Immigrant says she was spit on in Santa Monica for Trump hat.

September 10,2018: Broadway Star Carole Cook on Trump: ‘Where’s John Wilkes Booth When you Need Him?

September 6, 2018: Media and Leftists Harass Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) and His Family

September 6, 2018: Black Trump Fan Booted from Bar for Wearing Trump Hat

September 6, 2018: Arsonists hit Albany County GOP Headquarters in Laramie, WY.

September 5, 2018: TV Writer Hopes Kavanaugh Daughters ‘Go to School Without Being Shot’

September 5, 2018: Man Ahouting ‘Treason’ Intentionally Rammed Truck into Local Fox Station KDFW

August 31, 2018: Dem Rep. Ruben Gallego Threatens Immigration Officials

August 28, 2018: California student arrested for stealing MAGA hat from classmate, slapping teacher

August 27, 2018: “F” Trump: Flagstaff, AZ, GOP Office Vandalized

August 19, 2018: Dad Dares Daughter To Knock Off Guy’s MAGA Hat For 100 Bucks. She Does It.

August 18, 2018: Trump supporter assaulted by aging punk rocker.

August 14, 2018: CNN’s Chris Cuomo justifies and encourages violence against Trump supporters.

August 12, 2018: TX Restaurant forced to close social media accounts over photo of Jeff Sessions

August 9, 2018: ‘Frozen’ Actor snatches Trump banner away from audience member

August 9, 2018: FBI announce arrest for contract killing threat of ICE agent via Twitter

August 9, 2018: Antifa blocks Infowars reporter’s access to park

August 8, 2018: Democrat protester harass GOP rep. “Shame on your Mexican wife!”

August 6, 2018: Infowars reported harassed by Antifa in Portland

August 6, 2018: FL: Vandals throw dead fish on Lee Co. Republican headquarters

August 4, 2018: Democrat Alison Grimes ‘Jokes’ about Rand Paul beating

August 4, 2018: Trump supporter’s car has all 4 tires slashed in Philly.

August 4, 2018: Left-wing terrorists Antifa follow and harass Candace Owens

August 3, 2018: Anarchy Breaks Out in Portland, With the Mayor’s Blessing

August 2, 2018: Man arrested for threatening Rep. SteveScalise

August 1, 2018: Woman charged with trying to hit man with her car over Trump sticker

July 28, 2018: Sen. Cory Booker Pleads for Supporters to ‘Get Up in the Face of Congresspeople’

July 26, 2018: KY: Fayette County GOP headquarters vandalized

July 26, 2018: Trump supporter punched in Hollywood

July 25, 2018: Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star destroyed … again.

July 25, 2018: Man arrested, indicted on charges after allegedly threatening Congresswoman Diane Black

July 24, 2018: Sen Cory Booker (D-NJ) Says Brett Kavanaugh supporters are “complicit in evil”

July 23, 2018: Denver Post Runs Letter to Editor Suggesting Trump Should Be Executed

July 23, 2018: Elizabeth Warren Supporter Shoves Challenger

July 20, 2018: Green-Haired “Gender Fluid” Guy Spits All Over Teen’s MAGA Hat

July 20, 2018: ‘Hang Trump’ Shirt Peddled on Facebook

July 19, 2018: ‘New Yorker’ Kills Trump

July 19, 2018: CA Anti-Trump Protesters Target Legal Immigrant’s Cafe Over Trump Support, Hurl Feces

July 17, 2018: Uber Driver Refuses to Serve Black Conservatives Over MAGA Hat

July 17, 2018: Gory Trump Throat-Cutting Art Decorates Portland Gallery

July 16, 2018: House Democrat Calls For ‘Military Folks’ To ‘Stop Trump’

July 16, 2018: Mob chases pro-Trump group out of Los Angeles bar

July 15, 2018: Social Distortion singer attacks Trump supporter

July 15, 2018: Anti-Trump Paraglider Who Buzzed Trump Visit Arrested in Britain

July 15, 2018: Former Clinton WH Staffer: It’s ‘Tempting’ to Beat up Rand Paul

July 13, 2018: Anti-Israel protesters harass Jared and Ivanka with loud speakers outside their home

July 13, 2018: 76-year-old man assaulted by anti-Trump thugs in San Diego.

July 11, 2018: ABC’s Terry Moran shames Fox News’s Shannon Bream for feeling threatened at SCOTUS protest

July 10, 2018: Protesters arrested, accused of assaulting officer at Portland ICE office

July 10, 2018: Man threatens to ‘curb stomp’ Trump supporter at Disneyland

July 10, 2018: Fox News Reporter Harassed, Threatened And Forced To Leave Supreme Court By Leftist Mob

July 9, 2018: Far-left blog Talking Points Memo mocks Stephen Miller over report of confrontation with bartender.

July 9, 2018: Trump senior aide Stephen Miller harassed on street by angry bartender.

July 9, 2018: Motorists scream curse words at Sean Spicer in his yard.

July 9, 2018: Trump senior aide Kellyanne Conway harassed in grocery store

July 9, 2018: Anti-Trump activists vandalize New York DHS office

July 8, 2018: LISTEN: Idaho GOP Rep. Receives Threatening Voicemails, Emails Because of This Facebook Post

July 8, 2018: Longtime Hillary Clinton aide publishes contact information about bookstore owner who stopped the harassment of Steve Bannon, Reines’s obvious goal is to see the bookstore owner harassed.

July 8, 2018: Far-left Daily Beast writer defends public harassment of Steve Bannon

July 7, 2018: Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) menaced outside restaurant. We know where you live!

July 7, 2018: Steve Bannon harassed at bookstore; police called

July 7, 2018: Left-wing AntiFa terrorists attack peaceful Tommy Robinson supporters in San Francisco

July 7, 2018: New York Times editorial calls for Dems to “take a page from The Godfather” to “go to the mattresses” to stop Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.

July 6, 2018: BLM activist calls for assassination of Supreme Court Justice

July 6, 2018: Brick Thrown Through Front Door Of Wheeling, IL, Township Republican Headquarters

July 6, 2018: CNN analyst justifies violence against Trump supporters

July 6, 2018: Long Island Man Threatened to Kill Supporters of Republican Congressman, Trump: Police

July 6, 2018: Florida man attacked over Trump flag in yard.

July 6, 2018: Woman threatens to stab Alan Dershowitz in heart.

July 5, 2018: Founder of #WalkAway campaign refused service at camera store.

July 5, 2018: Trump supporter wearing Make America Great Again hat allegedly assaulted in burger joint (video at link).

July 4, 2018: Paul Begala Reportedly Sending Serial-Harasser Mike Stark To Harass Barbara Comstock July 4th

July 3, 2018: Left-wing Catholic calls for sending Trump supporters to the guillotine

July 3, 2018: Nebraska GOP office vandalized.

July 3, 2018: EPA head Scott Pruitt harassed at restaurant.

July 2, 2018: MAGA hat wearer harassed at seafood restaurant

July 2, 2018: Mother of cancer survivor harassed online for thanking Eric Trump for $16 million in St. Jude support

July 2, 2018: Cher accuses ICE of “Gestapo tactics.”

July 2, 2018: Man accused of threatening to kill Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and his family.

July 1, 2018: Washington Post reporter publicly calls on mobs to give Trump officials a “life sentence” of harassment.

July 1, 2018: Man wearing MAGA hat refused service in restaurant.

July 1, 2018: AntiFa terrorists attack Patriot Prayer rally in Portland.

June 30, 2018: Attorney Attacks Elderly Vet at “Keeping Families Together” March

June 29, 2018: Media falsely blame Trump for murder of five journalists in Maryland.

June 29, 2018: Hollywood actor calls on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to be harassed at “every meal.”

June 29, 2018: California man accused of threatening to kill FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s children.

June 28, 2018: Reuters editor says Trump has blood on his hands for murder of five journalists in Maryland. He still has a job.

June 28, 2018: Singer John Legend praises and agrees with Rep. Maxine Waters for calling on mobs to publicly harass Trump officials out of public spaces like restaurants.

June 28, 2018: Journalist lies about Maryland mass-shooter being a Trump supporter.

June 28, 2018: Co-Chair of Women for Trump Receives Death Threats After CNN Appearance

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