Law enforcement seized a former Marine&#8217;s firearms in August after a series of threats were made against Antifa activists. However, reports of the incident largely misrepresent what triggered the risk protection order.
Shane Kohfield, a 32-year-old former Marine and right-wing activist, surrendered five firearms after the FBI executed Oregon&#8217;s new &#8220;red flag&#8221; law. The order was executed days after Kohfield brought weapons to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler&#8217;s home while participating in a protest.
Using a loudspeaker, Kohfield warned at the time that &#8220;if Antifa gets to the point where they start killing us, I&#8217;m going to kill them next … I&#8217;d slaughter them.&#8221; The threat led the FBI&#8217;s Joint Terrorist Task Force (JTTF) to respond within days and temporarily confiscate Kohfield&#8217;s weapons.
The incident made headlines, as the government seemingly confiscated Kohfield&#8217;s property with no due process nor criminal charge for what many argued was exercising free speech.
However, Kohfield penned an email to Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) months earlier that aired his frustration with the violent left-wing group. The email, titled &#8220;Savagery,&#8221; did not request casework assistance or personal help, but rather detailed plans to &#8220;systematically execute every member of Antifa&#8221; unless actions are taken against them.
Accordingly, Crenshaw&#8217;s office staff swiftly alerted the U.S. Capitol Police of the correspondence and, days later, the FBI conducted what would be its first interview in a series of threat assessments over the subsequent few months.
&#8220;When my office received the letter from this individual, we followed standard House protocol and shared it with U.S. Capitol Police,&#8221; Crenshaw told The Daily Wire. &#8220;It would have been impossible for my office to sit idly on a threat that was this serious and imminent, regardless of the person who wrote it, their background or the weapons they may possess.&#8221;
In the letter, which was obtained exclusively by The Daily Wire, Kohfield explained to Crenshaw that he had attended the #HimToo rally in downtown Portland in November 2017. The rally, which was counter-protested by hundreds of left-wing activists, erupted into chaos as protesters allegedly lit fireworks, flares, and smoke bombs, threw bottles, and sprayed pepper spray.
The bloody brawl ended in six arrests, but Kohfield contended that Antifa consistently had the upper hand, leaving what he described as no option but to escalate the situation.
&#8220;The police and mayor of Portland, Oregon were completely complicit in the savage attacks because of their policy to disarm conservatives,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;My friend and I accused the mayor of Portland of treason because he is intentionally and knowingly putting policies into effect that are causing citizens of the United States to literally be hunted like animals.&#8221;
Equating Antifa&#8217;s treatment of conservatives in Portland to the gore-filled fictional film &#8220;The Purge,&#8221; Kohfield argued that United States Constitution allows for him to &#8220;fix the problem&#8221; if the government will not.
&#8220;I can legally declare war on Antifa,&#8221; he wrote, adding that he wouldn&#8217;t even be charged with manslaughter for those he killed.
Kohfield also demanded that Crenshaw pursue legislative action to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization and have Congress charge any individual who wears a mask with committing treason against the United States.
&#8220;You will handle Antifa or the veterans will,&#8221; Kohfield threatened. &#8220;And veterans will hunt them like animals like they do to the citizens of the United States of America.&#8221;
He went on to explain how the supposed &#8220;veterans&#8221; would compile names of Antifa members through social media forums and collect personal information through connections at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
Kohfield threatened that the group of &#8220;veterans&#8221; would then target each of the members&#8217; homes and &#8220;systematically execute every member of Antifa&#8221; until they have &#8220;achieved genocide.&#8221;
Kohfield attempted to rationalize the murderous plan by claiming that there&#8217;s no feasible alternative to killing since he realistically wouldn&#8217;t be able to arrest all of the members of Antifa. &#8220;I&#8217;m going to let Congress do its job or I have no choice but to go door to door and kill every single one of them,&#8221; he declared.
Kohfield further stated that he believed Antifa was preparing to &#8220;declare war&#8221; on him but that he is in the process of putting everything in place for when he executes his plot to retaliate.
Kohfield told Crenshaw that as a member of Congress, the freshman lawmaker was the only person he could trust with the letter, but also cautioned him against taking any action, boasting that arresting or killing him &#8220;would really kick my recruitment of veterans into overdrive.&#8221;
Based on the court order, Kohfield was committed to a veterans hospital for 20 days and prohibited from participating in subsequent protests while in Portland.
Following his release, Kohfield — who had served two tours of duty in Iraq — told local press that he never intended to harm anyone, but that he understood why law enforcement was alarmed.
&#8220;I looked unhinged,&#8221; Kohfield told the Oregonian. &#8220;I looked dangerous and have the training to be dangerous.&#8221;
Crenshaw confirmed to The Daily Wire that his office has not received any other correspondence from Kohfield and that the Capitol Police were not aware of any other lawmakers who received messages either.
&#8220;I&#8217;m grateful every House office has a resource for threats like these so we can ensure our communities stay safe,&#8221; Crenshaw added.

dancrenshaw

No, Police Didn’t Just Seize A Marine’s Weapon After He Criticized Antifa, Dan Crenshaw Reveals

Antifa

Dan Crenshaw

Portland

On Monday, two members of the right-wing group dubbed the &#8220;Proud Boys&#8221; were found guilty of multiple attempted assault charges for their role in a brawl with left-wing Antifa members outside the New York City Republican club. Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes had been giving a speech there in October, during the brawl.
John Kinsman, 39, and Maxwell Hare, 27, both face up to 15 years behind bars and are expected to face sentencing on October 11, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/two-members-of-far-right-group-proud-boys-found-guilty-for-role-in-manhattan-brawl-11566241050">The Wall Street Journal</a>.
McInnes, who has since publicly disassociated himself from the group, said Monday that he was &#8220;stunned&#8221; by the verdict, calling it &#8220;a travesty of justice.&#8221;
As noted by <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/nyregion/proud-boys-verdict-trial.html">The New York Times</a>, on the night of the brawl, McInnes gave a speech at the Republican club in a &#8220;tense&#8221; atmosphere. &#8220;Outside, people had gathered chanting &#8216;No Nazis, no KKK, no fascist U.S.A.&#8217; The night before, hooded figures had broken windows at the club, sprayed anarchist symbols on its doors and promised future attacks in leaflets that also denounced Mr. McInnes as a &#8216;hipster-fascist clown,'&#8221; the report said, noting that &#8220;McInnes departed the club brandishing his plastic sword.&#8221;
The brawl, which was at least partially captured on video, broke out about ten minutes after the speech. The night of the incident, according to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPD1-awWmhg">PIX11 News</a>, three Antifa members were arrested; days later, officers were looking for 12 others involved in the fighting — nine from the Proud Boys and three others from Antifa. The news station reported on the involvement of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, who was apparently frustrated with the lack of police action. Police officers, however, maintained they were on the scene within seconds.
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Jack Goldberg and Ronald Paul Hart, lawyers representing the defendants, argued that Antifa initiated the incident. An Antifa member reportedly threw a bottle toward the Proud Boys and the left-wing activist phoned in threats to the venue days before McInnes&#8217; speech, seemingly to spark a quasi-heckler&#8217;s veto or to cow the group into cancelling the speech.
As noted by the Journal, prosecutor Joshua Steinglass, however, &#8220;emphasized that Mr. Kinsman and Mr. Maxwell&#8217;s actions went far beyond what could be considered self-defense.&#8221;
&#8220;What these defendants did was beyond overkill. Words alone, unaccompanied by physical threats or acts does not make a person the original aggressor,&#8221; Steinglass argued Wednesday in court.
&#8220;Within 10 seconds of this brawl, everyone on the Antifa side was either down, or running away. This beating was never about self-defense. It was about payback,&#8221; the prosecutor added.
According to the Journal, &#8220;The Antifa members who were attacked were never identified and weren&#8217;t present at the trial, despite numerous attempts from law-enforcement officials to identify them.&#8221;
During a December interview with ABC News, shortly after the political figure disassociated himself with the fraternity-style group, McInnes <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/39302/watch-gavin-mcinnes-responds-controversies-after-amanda-prestigiacomo">defended</a> the Proud Boys as a benign, inclusive brotherhood that meets at a bar for drinks once a month and helps escort conservative speakers to and from venues. The Proud Boys, he said, are in no way hateful, sexist, or racist.
Asked about the 4Chan-engineered &#8220;OK&#8221; hand gesture associated with white nationalism, McInnes said he would tell Proud Boys not to flash the sign if he were their leader. &#8220;If I was their boss, I would say, guys, this is causing too much trouble, please stop doing it in photos,&#8221; he told ABC.
The founder also noted that anyone who attended the &#8220;Unite the Right&#8221; rally in Charlottesville, Virginia was banned from the group: &#8220;If anyone showed up at Unite the Right, they were instantly booted and I made that clear months before.&#8221;
&#8220;At the heart of the Proud Boys is the belief the West is the best,&#8221; McInnes said. &#8220;Russia sucks. China sucks. The Middle East is not my cup of tea &#8230; I think it&#8217;s inarguable that the West is superior. The West is built on liberty and meritocracy and busting your ass.&#8221;
McInnes also commented on the violence associated with the Proud Boys, noting one of his regrets: &#8220;I shouldn&#8217;t have said, you know, violence solves everything or something like that without making the context clear. And I regret saying things like that.&#8221;
Despite tendentious reporting from The Washington Post in November, the Proud Boys are not viewed as an extremist group by the FBI. The <a href="https://thefederalist.com/2018/05/07/5-reasons-southern-poverty-law-center-hate-mongering-scam/">controversial</a> Southern Poverty Law Center has designated them as a &#8220;general hate&#8221; organization, however.
McInnes was essentially excommunicated from the modern-day public square after the October brawl, receiving a ban from Twitter and Facebook and a temporary ban from YouTube. He was also fired from BlazeTV just a week after the CRTV/Blaze merger.
In the wake of the incident, McInnes announced his separation: &#8220;I&#8217;m officially dissociating myself from the Proud Boys in all capacities forever. I quit. I&#8217;m told by my legal team and law enforcement that this gesture could help alleviate their sentencing.&#8221;
On Saturday, members of Antifa and counter-protesters, some of whom were Proud Boys, faced off in Portland, Oregon — which has been viewed as a haven for far-left violence due to the lack of police interventions. Videos <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/50779/resign-portland-mayor-blasted-oblivious-photo-him-amanda-prestigiacomo">posted</a> by journalists online show Antifa members physically assaulting and harassing people with differing ideological views. Last month, in fact, Antifa members assaulted journalist Andy Ngo, who suffered a brain hemorrhage from the attack.
&#8220;Attacked by antifa. Bleeding. They stole my camera equipment. No police until after. waiting for ambulance. If you have evidence Of attack please help,&#8221; Ngo wrote.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">First skirmish I’ve seen. Didn’t see how this started, but <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MrAndyNgo</a> got roughed up. <a href="https://t.co/hDkfQchRhG">pic.twitter.com/hDkfQchRhG</a>
— Jim Ryan (@Jimryan015) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jimryan015/status/1145067852375851008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Last year, the same journalist was assaulted by Antifa while covering a #HimToo rally in Portland. Ngo was verbally berated and physically accosted and had his camera equipment covered in Silly String. At the time, Ngo said the police did nothing during the assault. Video footage of the 2019 attack on Ngo similarly shows that police were nowhere to be found.

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Proud Boy Members Face Up To 15 Years Behind Bars After Manhattan Brawl With Antifa

Andy Ngo

Free Speech

Proud Boys

Violence

Democrat Rep. Debra Haaland (NM) proclaimed on Sunday that far-left extremist group Antifa consists of &#8220;peaceful protesters&#8221; who are just trying to protect Portland from &#8220;domestic terrorism.&#8221;
Haaland&#8217;s remarks came in response to a tweet from President Donald Trump, who wrote on Saturday: &#8220;Major consideration is being given to naming ANTIFA an &#8216;ORGANIZATION OF TERROR.&#8217; Portland is being watched very closely. Hopefully the Mayor will be able to properly do his job!&#8221;
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1162726857231544320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Trump&#8217;s tweet came as Antifa members descended on Portland for clashes with other protest groups, including the right-wing &#8220;Proud Boys,&#8221; and law enforcement over the weekend. The Washington Examiner <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/antifa-continues-to-cause-disturbances-long-after-proud-boys-leave-portland-rally">reported</a>:
<blockquote>With the rallygoers gone, antifa and counterprotesters, who vastly outnumbered the right-wing group, stayed in the park and spread out into the downtown area.
Often ignoring police commands to stay on the sidewalks, the antifa members marched around and engaged in small confrontations with individuals who were perceived or proclaimed to be against antifa. One case resulted in police using pepper balls and arresting a man on the counterprotest side who had advocated for fights throughout.</blockquote>
&#8220;This is on par with what the president does,&#8221; Haaland <a href="https://freebeacon.com/politics/rep-haaland-d-antifa-are-peaceful-protesters-trying-to-safeguard-their-city/">said</a>. &#8220;He sides with the white supremacists, he sides with the white nationalists, with the domestic terrorists in our country. He&#8217;s incited violence against people of color. Portland is a progressive city. They want to ensure that they keep their city moving forward.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s not surprising that Trump would side away from the folks who are the peaceful protesters working to safeguard their city from domestic terrorism,&#8221; Haaland continued. &#8220;Just not surprised at all that the president sides with the white nationalists. That&#8217;s been his mode of operation since before he was elected president.&#8221;
Haaland seemed unaware of the fact that a self-described member of Antifa carried out a domestic terror attack against an ICE facility in Tacoma, Washington, in July. A Seattle-based Antifa group <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/washington-man-killed-at-ice-detention-center-manifesto">celebrated</a> the domestic terrorist as &#8220;a martyr who gave his life to the struggle against fascism.&#8221; Earlier this month, a man who appeared to be a <a href="https://nypost.com/2019/08/06/dayton-shooter-may-be-antifas-first-mass-killer/">supporter of Antifa</a> shot 36 people in Dayton, Ohio.
Haaland&#8217;s remarks about Trump supposedly &#8220;siding&#8221; with white nationalists and white supremacists come despite Trump repeatedly condemning both <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/08/10/prager_u_steve_cortes_the_charlottesville_lie.html">white nationalists</a> and <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/05/trump-condemns-racism-bigotry-and-white-supremacy.html">white supremacists</a>.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar Introduces &#8220;No Shame At School Act&#8221;

Democrat Rep. Haaland: Antifa Are ‘Peaceful Protesters’ Trying To Protect Portland From ‘Terrorism’

Donald Trump

Racism

White Supremacy

Hours after traffic-blocking violent rioting and a dozen arrests in Portland, Oregon, the city&#8217;s mayor posted a photo of himself and his wife strolling peacefully into a market hand-in-hand, using the caption: &#8220;Sundays in Portland.&#8221;
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Sundays in Portland. <a href="https://t.co/T3AHq5hCem">pic.twitter.com/T3AHq5hCem</a>
— Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedwheeler/status/1163209418487394305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Saturdays in Portland,&#8221; however, are a lot different. The day before Mayor Ted Wheeler&#8217;s post, Antifa activists targeted journalists and went after protesters, some of whom were members of the right-wing Proud Boys. Below is some of the ugly footage posted by journalist and Quilette editor Andy Ngo and others which has been conveniently ignored by Mr. Wheeler:
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Antifa attacks people on a bus. They try to pull them out and hit them with a hammer. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PortlandProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PortlandProtests</a> <a href="https://t.co/JSkCE1Vrcy">pic.twitter.com/JSkCE1Vrcy</a>
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1162833952190582785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Photo of one of the men on the black bus after he was beaten, maced and had a hammer thrown at his torso during the antifa attack. <a href="https://t.co/XPK4z8IbgJ">pic.twitter.com/XPK4z8IbgJ</a>
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1162901699318517761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">A large antifa mob chase &amp; attack a man &amp; a young girl who got separated from the others. No police. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PortlandProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PortlandProtests</a> <a href="https://t.co/erceCRVnad">pic.twitter.com/erceCRVnad</a>
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1162828409367515139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Middle-age man was maced and beaten by an antifa mob. He was knocked unconscious to the ground. His partner or spouse was trying to protect him as mob still surrounded them. No police. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PortlandProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PortlandProtests</a> <a href="https://t.co/eAhrMSEKU1">pic.twitter.com/eAhrMSEKU1</a>
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1162844384141832192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">The antifa mob finds and chases down a man (in the blue hat). They had moments earlier sprayed him in the face. He attempted to walk away but they follow him. <a href="https://t.co/EMJdTjbLny">pic.twitter.com/EMJdTjbLny</a>
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1162868174603210752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">No police in sight as antifa mob descends on men. A fight involving weapons breaks out. Video courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TPostMillennial</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PortlandProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PortlandProtests</a> <a href="https://t.co/ddbHB7gwCx">pic.twitter.com/ddbHB7gwCx</a>
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1162869929533530113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">DISGUSTING Antifa protestors harass &amp; taunt badly injured older conservative couple who they earlier assaulted.
Saying “you deserved it” and laughing at them, a guy in a dog fetish costume was calling them pedophiles.
I called the police to escort them out to safety. <a href="https://t.co/TczjyFNRkh">pic.twitter.com/TczjyFNRkh</a>
— Elijah Schaffer S.O. (@ElijahSchaffer) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1162876877150683136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">He came up to me again and people again surrounded me. He said I get hurt then that was on me. Police came back said I was provoking them by being there. <a href="https://t.co/yHTx34CU50">pic.twitter.com/yHTx34CU50</a>
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) <a href="https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1162797858556219392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">This man was just taken down and arrested. According to <a href="https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TPostMillennial</a>, he may have had a gun. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PortlandProtest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PortlandProtest</a> 
<a href="https://t.co/hZUgrpmxKY">pic.twitter.com/hZUgrpmxKY</a>
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1162801149361053696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Independent journalist <a href="https://twitter.com/Muffinpan503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Muffinpan503</a> was attacked &amp; pepper sprayed. A woman tries to calm the angry shirtless man following him but is told to mind her own business as a white person. <a href="https://t.co/SeQb2A2gTX">pic.twitter.com/SeQb2A2gTX</a>
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1162793066022858752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The tweet from Mayor Wheeler, unsurprisingly, was ripped online for its oblivious nature. Twitter users, some claiming to live in Portland, pointed to the violent protesting in the city and Portland&#8217;s severe <a href="https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2019/4/23/the-numbers-behind-oregons-homelessness-crisis">homelessness crisis</a>. According to <a href="https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2019/4/23/the-numbers-behind-oregons-homelessness-crisis">Portland Monthly</a>, 2018 figures estimated 14,476 homeless people reside in the city.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Only a sociopath would tweet this out after this weekend&#8217;s events
— John Cassavetes (@JNCassavetes) <a href="https://twitter.com/JNCassavetes/status/1163279121847222272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Anything else going on? <a href="https://t.co/ot4ZXYzcVS">https://t.co/ot4ZXYzcVS</a>
— &#8220;Fredo&#8221; is racist toward Italians who are dumb (@jtLOL) <a href="https://twitter.com/jtLOL/status/1163428604581220354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Antifa headquarters and homeless everywhere. <a href="https://t.co/BORfO3CY1b">pic.twitter.com/BORfO3CY1b</a>
— Top208/Baleroni (@Balerion_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Balerion_/status/1163319163181387776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Sundays in Portland, looks fucking awesome.
Glad you and the wife are having such a wonderful time while part of your city burns and another part is wondering where their next meal is coming from. <a href="https://t.co/mhMem4Ejtj">pic.twitter.com/mhMem4Ejtj</a>
— Michael Wright (@RedTails944) <a href="https://twitter.com/RedTails944/status/1163305483018465281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Saturdays in Portland <a href="https://t.co/JK0Aa9FWwt">pic.twitter.com/JK0Aa9FWwt</a>
— Neil Axelrod (@NeilAxelrod) <a href="https://twitter.com/NeilAxelrod/status/1163309474125361152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Meanwhile, down the street&#8230;&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/NiM8JhpRpA">pic.twitter.com/NiM8JhpRpA</a>
— southerngalpal (@belleofva) <a href="https://twitter.com/belleofva/status/1163227272930873345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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— Tim putala (@TimPutala) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimPutala/status/1163277911174144001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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After a violent Antifa protest last month, where Ngo was brutally assaulted by Antifa &#8220;protesters&#8221; and suffered a brain hemorrhage, Wheeler was criticized for allegedly giving a &#8220;stand down&#8221; order to police officers. Wheeler has denied giving such an order.
&#8220;Attacked by antifa. Bleeding. They stole my camera equipment. No police until after. waiting for ambulance. If you have evidence Of attack please help,&#8221; Ngo wrote.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">First skirmish I’ve seen. Didn’t see how this started, but <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MrAndyNgo</a> got roughed up. <a href="https://t.co/hDkfQchRhG">pic.twitter.com/hDkfQchRhG</a>
— Jim Ryan (@Jimryan015) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jimryan015/status/1145067852375851008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Last year, Ngo was assaulted by Antifa while covering a #HimToo rally in Portland. The journalist was verbally berated and physically accosted and had his camera equipment covered in silly string. At the time, Ngo noted that the police did nothing during that assault. Video footage of the 2019 attack on Ngo shows that police were nowhere to be found.

Ted Wheeler

‘RESIGN’: Portland Mayor Blasted For Oblivious Photo Of Him And His Wife

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Concerns over so-called &#8220;Drag Queen Story Hour&#8221; events hosted at libraries across the country were reignited earlier this month when photos of young children laying on top of adult male drag queens were exposed.
The photos, which were posted on a Flickr account for <a href="https://multcolib.org">Multnomah County Library</a> located in Portland, Oregon, have since been deleted. LifeSiteNews, however, <a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/images/local/files/PDFs/Drag_queen_child_abuse.pdf">preserved</a> the images, which they have condemned as &#8220;child abuse,&#8221; before they were removed.
A Facebook user who <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/photos-of-children-lying-on-top-of-drag-queen-at-storytime-event-allegedly-taken-down-by-library-after-images-called-out">posted</a> the photos online captioned the pictures: &#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t let my kids crawl on top of random strangers no matter how said strangers are dressed.&#8221;
&#8220;Even as a day camp counselor 15 years ago, we were pretty carefully trained about not giving kids piggyback rides or letting them sit on our laps. And if they asked for hugs, we took the side hug approach,&#8221; the post continued. &#8220;Boundaries provide safety. They’re a form of love #DragIsntForKids.&#8221;
Multnomah County Library’s marketing and online engagement director Jeremy Graybill told <a href="http://www.theblaze.com/news/photos-of-children-lying-on-top-of-drag-queen-at-storytime-event-allegedly-taken-down-by-library-after-images-called-out">The Blaze</a> in a statement on Tuesday that &#8220;[t]he library will reflect on the feedback that members of the community have offered&#8221; with regard to the photos.
&#8220;Multnomah County Library offers a series of programs called Drag Queen Storytime. These events seek to explore ideas of difference, diversity and inclusion through stories, music and costume. The library serves a diverse population with a broad range of interests, preferences and needs. We strive to reflect our communities&#8217; needs in selecting programs, books and other materials,&#8221; Graybill said. &#8220;We continually review existing policies to ensure that performers meet expectations to provide a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for all. Presenters and performers are instructed to follow library behavior policies and rules of conduct that protect the interest and safety of presenters, volunteers, staff and library patrons. Parents and caregivers are present at every program.&#8221;
&#8220;The library will reflect on the feedback that members of the community have offered,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;We will consider the views and concerns expressed and work to ensure that Multnomah County Library holds itself to consistently high standards.&#8221;
In April, <a href="http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/april/second-drag-queen-story-hour-reader-in-houston-exposed-as-a-convicted-child-sex-offender">CBN</a> reported that two participants in &#8220;Drag Queen Story Hour&#8221; activities were revealed to be convicted child sex offenders:
<blockquote>The Houston, Texas group known as the Houston MassResistance activists have exposed a second &#8220;drag queen&#8221; as a convicted child sex offender, who was involved in reading stories to children at a local library.
<a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/second-drag-queen-story-hour-library-reader-exposed-as-convicted-child-sex-offender">LifeSite News</a> reports the man was convicted of multiple sexual assaults against four young children (ages 4, 5, 6, and 8) in 2004. He was incarcerated and is listed as a &#8220;high-risk sex offender.&#8221; … [it was] also uncovered that the man had worked as a transgender prostitute and a porn actor.</blockquote>
In March, it was revealed that &#8220;another drag queen reading to children during a story time hour was also a sex offender,&#8221; the outlet noted. &#8220;Library officials later apologized for failing to conduct a background check on men who read to children at an event hosted by drag queens, according to <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/texas-library-apologizes-after-registered-sex-offender-participated-in-drag-queen-storytime/ar-BBURGDM">MSN</a>.&#8221;

Photos Reveal Children Laid On Top Of Drag Queens At Library &#8216;Drag Queen Story Hour&#8217;

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Turns out the winner of the Democrats&#8217; first series of debates was President Trump. According to the Washington Post/ABC News poll, after the Democrats debated, Trump&#8217;s approval rating went up to 44% among all Americans. But that is not really the number to focus on.
A poll of all Americans about any politician&#8217;s approval is largely irrelevant because those nonvoting Americans will not shape public policy. The more relevant number is among registered voters. According to ABC News, Trump polls at 47% with registered voters. Registered voters, however, do not all vote. The most accurate pool to survey is likely voters, but it is too far from the election to determine who they&#8217;ll be.
We do know historic trends. Historically, the pool of likely voters moves a few percentage points closer to the Republicans. As 47% of registered voters approve of the President, among likely voters, it is realistically between 49% and 50%, which are very good numbers. For comparison, President Barack Obama was polling at the same numbers in July of 2011, before his reelection.
The Emerson Poll also shows Trump making gains after the Democrats&#8217; debate debacle. It does not help the Democrats that they went so far outside the mainstream. On stage, several advocated a gun confiscation program. All of them supported giving health care to illegal aliens. Many of them supported ending private insurance in favor of government insurance. Kamala Harris single-handedly took multiple positions on busing. Then they decided to champion slavery reparations.
The ABC News poll shows that the President would beat a socialist-oriented Democrat by six points. The Democrats continue to pile on Joe Biden, whom polling shows does best against Trump.
Beto O&#8217;Rourke, a man who made the fatal mistake of believing his own press, told an immigrant couple that the United States was founded on white supremacy, that white supremacy and the legacy of slavery were woven into the fabric of the United States. With multiple nonwhite candidates running for president, one must wonder if white supremacy is what keeps O&#8217;Rourke in the race. If he really believes white supremacy is woven into our democracy, should he not step aside and support one of the nonwhite candidates? O&#8217;Rourke ran against a Hispanic candidate for congress and won. He tried to beat a Hispanic candidate for the Senate in Texas. Now, he battles two nonwhite candidates for the presidency. By O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s own logic, we should expect to see him soon marching with the Proud Boys and a Tiki torch.
The Democrats seem intent on running to see which of them hates America the most. The situation is no better with the congressional Democrats. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused Nancy Pelosi of racism, only to walk it back. Ocasio-Cortez is an increasingly prominent voice for Democrats who voice their disdain for the United States. So, too, is her freshman colleague Ilhan Omar. In a Washington Post profile of the refugee turned congresswoman, Omar largely concedes she told high school students a story that played up the cruelty of the American legal system by leaving out key facts. She is now attacking Fox News&#8217; Tucker Carlson for having the audacity to accurately call her ungrateful. But it does seem ungrateful for a refugee who started a new life in the United States and got elected to Congress to then use her bully pulpit to repeatedly bad-mouth the nation that gave her a new start.
Beyond the elected Democrats, the mob in the streets continues to get more violent. In Portland, Oregon, a progressive mob beat up a reporter, sending him to the hospital. Many of the same progressive voices in the media who openly claim Trump wants an authoritarian regime were defending the mob attacking the reporter. Other mobs chase political opponents out of restaurants and harass immigration agents. The revolutionaries among the Democrats are handing Trump reelection, but they are so in their bubble that they don&#8217;t even realize it. It&#8217;s good news for President Trump.
To find out more about Erick Erickson and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.

ERICKSON: Good News For President Trump

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On Wednesday, in the wake of the violence that erupted in Portland last Saturday in which journalist Andy Ngo was assaulted by masked members of the far-left group Antifa, Police Chief Danielle Outlaw called for anti-mask laws, asserting, “We cannot allow people to continue to use the guise of free speech to commit a crime. A lot of people are emboldened because they know they can’t be identified.’’
At a press conference, Outlaw “called for laws that would bar masks worn by demonstrators, allow police to fully videotape protests and give authorities greater control of protests by groups with a history of violence,” according to <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2019/07/portlands-police-chief-calls-for-anti-mask-laws-different-approach-for-violent-protesters.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=oregonian_sf">Oregon Live</a>. She stated, &#8220;We have to do something differently … There were entities that planned a brawl in the city of Portland and no one seems to be upset about that. … Entities came here for a fight. … I don’t even know what they were protesting against.’’
Outlaw dismissed accusations from Portland’s police union president that Mayor Ted Wheeler, who is also the city’s police commissioner, has “handcuffed’’ the police response to demonstrations.
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49121/watch-journalist-andy-ngo-details-horrifying-ryan-saavedra">The Daily Wire</a> reported, after the attack on Ngo, his attorney, Harmeet Dhillon, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/andy-ngo-attorney-journalist-attacked-antifa-plans-to-sue">told Fox News</a> on Tuesday that she was &#8220;going to sue everybody who the facts and the law support being sued,” adding, &#8220;The situation on the ground in Portland and policing is so bad that the sheriffs of the adjoining counties have refused to send mutual aid to Portland because they don&#8217;t want their own officers to be attacked. Portland has been consistently understaffed these types of incidents, and there have been many incidents. They knew they were aware that this was going to happen and they did nothing to prevent it.&#8221;
Also on Tuesday, the Portland Police Bureau <a href="https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=250045&amp;ec=1&amp;ch=twitter">noted</a>, “There is no current law or ordinance prohibiting covering of the face in a protest and commission of a crime, which makes it more difficult for investigators to identify perpetrators of violence. This is exploited by criminals who engage in acts of violence. Per Oregon Revised Statute, 181A.250, law enforcement is unable to record demonstration events unless there is criminal activity occurring.”
On Wednesday, Outlaw addressed the issue of recording demonstrations. Oregon Live reported, “Outlaw also pushed for changes in the law that would allow police to continually record protests, instead of only when crimes are committed, which she said slows police investigations because they only have snapshots of what occurred.” Oregon Live noted that local civil rights groups have opposed such a move.
Outlaw noted the reduced staff she has to work with and the fact that Washington County, Clackamas and Clark County sheriff’s offices will not come to the city’s aid. Oregon Live said Outlaw claimed it made no sense to send police officers to break up violence if the officers are outnumbered. She asserted, &#8220;There are barriers to what we’re doing because we don’t have strategic resources to get ahead of these things … Every demonstration we’ve responded to is reactionary. … We need strategic resources to get ahead of this before it starts so it’s not even allowed to happen in the first place.’’
Sarah Armstrong, a spokeswoman for The American Civil Liberties of Oregon, protested the implementation of an anti-mask law, saying, &#8220;A policy that prohibits wearing a mask to a protest will have police focusing on the wrong issue. Behavior is the issue, not the mask. It could be argued that the mask is an important symbolic part of a protester’s message &#8230; There are many legitimate reasons people wear ‘masks,’ including political and religious reasons.&#8221;
Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz’s chief of staff, Tim Crail, stated of a prospective anti-mask law, “We looked into it previously and the constitutional free speech issues are difficult to overcome, at least in Oregon,” adding Fritz is “open to a conversation about the advantages and difficulties created with a mask ordinance, but cannot say at this point whether she would support a ban on masks for protests.”

Portland Police Chief After Antifa Attacks: We Need Anti-Mask Law

ACLU

Editor&#8217;s Note: Because the internet is filled with foolish people, the editors of The Daily Wire wish to note that this column utilizes a literary device called sarcasm.
As you&#8217;ve heard, a group of virtuous freedom fighters took to the streets of Portland this past weekend to protest the rise of fascism in the United States. They expressed their point of view by marching and chanting and occasionally smacking someone in the face with a crowbar. Conservatives, of course, have not stopped complaining about this peaceful political demonstration. These snowflakes just love &#8220;free speech&#8221; until someone uses their free speech to fracture a skull. Typical hypocrisy from the Right.
But despite Antifa&#8217;s honorable efforts to raise awareness of the fascist threat, there are still many who deny that fascism is a problem. Even worse, there are some who make the wild claim that the &#8220;real fascists&#8221; are the ones who will bludgeon you with a blunt object if they don&#8217;t like your opinions. This is absurd, obviously. Antifa stands for &#8220;Anti-fascist.&#8221; They literally cannot be fascist. It says &#8220;anti&#8221; right there in the name. Can you not read? What&#8217;s the problem here?
No, Antifa isn&#8217;t fascist. But there are fascists in this country. A lot of them, too. For those who have not been paying close attention, I will provide a guide to identifying fascists. We&#8217;ll make this very simple.
1. Everyone who disagrees with me is fascist. 
I am progressive and enlightened. I went to college. I read a book every year. I listen to informative podcasts. My views on all things are objectively correct. Truth is relative, of course, but my truth is far truthier than the average schlub&#8217;s truth. To deny my truth — which, again, is a very true truth — is an act of fascism.
2. Everyone who fails to sufficiently value tolerance and open-mindedness is fascist. 
The most important thing in life is to be tolerant and accepting. Intolerant people deserve to be beaten to death with a bicycle chain.
3. Everyone who votes Republican is fascist. 
This is self-explanatory.
4. All racists are fascist. 
I should clarify what is meant by &#8220;racist.&#8221; It&#8217;s a popular myth that racism is simply hating someone based on his or her race. The truth is much more complex than that. You probably can&#8217;t understand it, so you&#8217;ll just have to let me tell you who is racist. Shut up and stop asking questions, fascist. I&#8217;m the one who decides these things, not you.
5. All religious people are fascist. Except Muslims.
Religious people use their superstition to hurt and oppress others, which is fascist. Muslims are the exception to this rule, as all Muslim countries are utopias of peace and tranquility. Calling Muslims fascist is fascist. Not calling Christians fascist is fascist.
6. All sexists and transphobes and homophobes are fascist.
Again, we must stipulate that these terms have complex meanings. For instance, it is sexist for a man to disagree with a woman, but it is not sexist for a woman to observe that men are useless, parasitic scum. A true non-fascist will allow his moral superiors to instruct him on what does and does not constitute bigotry. Anyone who attempts to apply his own critical thinking capacities to the question is a fascist.
If anyone in your life falls into any of these categories, it is your obligation to deal with the problem. As we anti-fascists are committed to non-violence, your first step should be dialogue. Simply walk up to the fascist and instruct him to cease his fascist activities immediately. If he says &#8220;no&#8221; or &#8220;what?&#8221; or &#8220;why are you carrying that lead pipe?,&#8221; then you know that further discussion is useless. The only remaining option is to beat the fascist over the head until he becomes as loving and tolerant as you.

WALSH: How To Identify And Destroy Fascists

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On Saturday, journalist Andy Ngo was robbed and physically assaulted during violent far-left Antifa demonstrations in Portland, Oregon. The Quillette editor reportedly suffered a brain bleed, among other injuries, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49028/lawyer-journalist-beaten-during-portland-riot-amanda-prestigiacomo">according</a> to his attorney Harmeet K. Dhillon.
Two days later, the Portland Police Bureau posted photos of three suspects involved in the attack on Mr. Ngo, as well as a reported “milkshake recipe” from Antifa, which includes Quickrete cement and other harmful chemicals.
&#8220;Please help police identify those who attacked and robbed me. See photos,&#8221; Ngo posted, linking to a tweet from Portland Police.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Please help police identify those who attacked and robbed me. See photos: <a href="https://t.co/hmd1q6EUpR">https://t.co/hmd1q6EUpR</a>
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1145817170523242496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;[Portland Police Bureau] Continues to Investigate Criminal Acts Related to Saturday&#8217;s Demonstration-Seeks Public&#8217;s Help,&#8221; the bureau posted to Twitter on Monday.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">PPB Continues to Investigate Criminal Acts Related to Saturday&#8217;s Demonstration-Seeks Public&#8217;s Help (Photo) <a href="https://t.co/IbpM96b1zt">https://t.co/IbpM96b1zt</a> <a href="https://t.co/NkjubWMHgr">pic.twitter.com/NkjubWMHgr</a>
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/PortlandPolice/status/1145815752894820352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The other two suspects are clothed in all black and have their faces covered, as is typical for criminal Antifa members:
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Here are two other suspects from the Antifa rioting, per <a href="https://twitter.com/PortlandPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PortlandPolice</a> <a href="https://t.co/pzE32ZZYdq">pic.twitter.com/pzE32ZZYdq</a>
— Amanda Prestigiacomo (@AmandaPresto) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmandaPresto/status/1145828072849072128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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As noted by Portland Police, Antifa is currently permitted to cover their faces during such “protesting,” making it harder for police to identify criminals.
“There is no current law or ordinance prohibiting covering of the face in a protest and commission of a crime, which makes it more difficult for investigators to identify perpetrators of violence. This is exploited by criminals who engage in acts of violence,” a press release from the Portland Police Bureau <a href="https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=250045&amp;ec=1&amp;ch=twitter">said</a>.
Authorities also posted an image of an alleged Antifa “milkshake recipe.&#8221; The recipe calls for soy milk, Quickrete cement mix, and “other chemical additives to cause long term injury and burns.”
“We hope the biggie officers and proud boys enjoyed the shake back!” the “recipe” said.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">New info posted by <a href="https://twitter.com/PortlandPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PortlandPolice</a> <a href="https://t.co/0i9etKfwQG">pic.twitter.com/0i9etKfwQG</a>
— Amanda Prestigiacomo (@AmandaPresto) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmandaPresto/status/1145827522388668417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Ngo was so-called “milkshaked,” kicked, punched, and robbed during the attack.
“Prior to the event, information was circulating that some participants planned to throw milkshakes on others. As the event progressed, officers learned from some participants that a substance similar to quick drying concrete was being added to some of the ‘milkshakes,’” the press release said.
“A Lieutenant in the field observed some of the material and noted the texture and smell was consistent with concrete,” the post continued. “The Portland Police Bureau sent a tweet out to bring attention to this potential hazard and to encourage victims to contact us. The act of throwing any substance on another person without that person&#8217;s consent constitutes the crime of harassment (ORS 166.065).”
The image of the &#8220;milkshake recipe” was then anonymous sent via email to the bureau.
&#8220;The members of the Portland Police Bureau and our partner agencies worked diligently in difficult circumstances on Saturday in an attempt to keep the peace, then respond to violence perpetrated by some of the participants as the event devolved,&#8221; Chief Danielle Outlaw said in a statement. &#8220;These events are dynamic in nature and challenging to predict and manage. The acts of a select group of violent individuals do not define Portland, but do have a negative impact on all of us. We are determined to pursue every lead with the goal of arresting those who engaged in crimes and holding them accountable. The public should be aware of the time it takes to shift resources and address violence; it is not immediate and officers have to weigh many factors in their approach. Even with this approach, some of our law enforcement and community members were subject to pepper spray, projectiles, and assault, which is unacceptable and impeded our ability to assist others.&#8221;

SEE IT: Police Post Photos Of Andy Ngo&#8217;s Attackers, Special Antifa &#8216;Milkshake Recipe&#8217;

More Antifa violence erupted in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, when &#8220;demonstrators&#8221; physically assaulted gay conservative journalist Andy Ngo, an elderly man, and at least six others, among them police officers. In response, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz called on federal law enforcement to take action to look into exactly how Democratic Mayor Ted Wheeler allowed the situation to get so out of hand. Wheeler has since issued a statement about the city&#8217;s response.
As The Daily Wire reported, one of the incidents that went viral from the Antifa &#8220;protest&#8221;/riot on Saturday involved Quillette editor and Antifa critic Andy Ngo, who was punched, kicked, &#8220;milkshaked&#8221; and robbed by a pack of thugs — an attack caught on video by Oregon-based journalist Jim Ryan. Ngo ended up requiring medical attention due to a brain hemorrhage after being punched in the face.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en">First skirmish I’ve seen. Didn’t see how this started, but <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MrAndyNgo</a> got roughed up. <a href="https://t.co/hDkfQchRhG">pic.twitter.com/hDkfQchRhG</a>
— Jim Ryan (@Jimryan015) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jimryan015/status/1145067852375851008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Conservative commentator Michelle Malkin also highlighted the attacks on two other men, John Blum and Adam Kelly, who were reportedly attacked by crow bar-weilding Antifa thugs:
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Both John &amp; Adam were beaten by Antifa after trying to help a gay man in a sun dress being chased down the street. While the cowards are masked, John and Adam faced the crowds openly and agreed to be named publicly. &#8220;I&#8217;m not afraid,&#8221; John told me. This is John. /f <a href="https://t.co/WDc88xT16W">pic.twitter.com/WDc88xT16W</a>
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) <a href="https://twitter.com/michellemalkin/status/1145499833446391810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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In response to the reports of violence perpetrated by the radical &#8220;protesters,&#8221; Cruz called for action from the Department of Justice, specifically to investigate Mayor Wheeler&#8217;s handling of the situation.
&#8220;To federal law enforcement: investigate &amp; bring legal action against a Mayor who has, for political reasons, ordered his police officers to let citizens be attacked by domestic terrorists,&#8221; Cruz tweeted Sunday, as reported by <a href="https://hotair.com/archives/2019/07/01/ted-cruz-time-doj-investigate-portlands-mayor-letting-antifa-run-wild/">HotAir</a>.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">To federal law enforcement: investigate &amp; bring legal action against a Mayor who has, for political reasons, ordered his police officers to let citizens be attacked by domestic terrorists. <a href="https://t.co/5xyCDARICl">https://t.co/5xyCDARICl</a> <a href="https://t.co/c0Tf3SsKEf">https://t.co/c0Tf3SsKEf</a>
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1145212985692119041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49026/us-ambassador-gives-health-update-journalist-amanda-prestigiacomo">The Daily Wire</a> noted, Cruz is not the first political figure to call for a federal investigation into Portland&#8217;s handling of the violence. U.S. ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell has also demanded that the situation be investigated.
&#8220;This was a pre-meditated attack on someone because intolerant radicals don’t like that Andy happens to be gay, Asian and conservative. They targeted him publicly before their protest. Mayor @tedwheeler knew this was coming. The people of Oregon must speak up today,&#8221; Grenell wrote Sunday in one of several posts related to the attack. &#8220;I have asked @TheJusticeDept to investigate this incident in Portland. I can’t just sit by and watch my friend be brutally attacked.&#8221;
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">I have asked <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheJusticeDept</a> to investigate this incident in Portland. I can’t just sit by and watch my friend be brutally attacked. <a href="https://t.co/vODiWktqIm">https://t.co/vODiWktqIm</a>
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) <a href="https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/1145252536783376384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Amid the mounting blowback over the alarming display of violence in his city, Mayor Wheeler issued a vague statement Monday criticizing those who &#8220;used their opportunity to exercise their 1st amendment rights, as an opportunity to incite violence.&#8221;
&#8220;Portland has always been a beacon of free speech. We are proud of that history,&#8221; he wrote in the first of the tweet thread. &#8220;But in the last couple of years, some have increasingly used their opportunity to exercise their 1st amendment rights, as an opportunity to incite violence. Over the weekend some chose to engage in violence in Portland, which is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. We stand against all forms of violence — regardless of someone’s political leanings.&#8221;
He then attempted to address why the violence was allowed to erupt with what appeared to be minimal police response.
&#8220;Portland police officers have the unenviable task of keeping the peace,&#8221; wrote Wheeler. &#8220;It’s a difficult job and hard decisions are made in real-time. While we continue to learn more about what transpired over the weekend, we will keep you informed.&#8221;
Wheeler concluded by assuring the public that the city would hold the violent criminals accountable. &#8220;We will do everything we can to make sure that those who have committed violence are held accountable,&#8221; he wrote.
As documented by <a href="https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2019/07/01/resign-portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-tweets-response-thread-about-antifa-attacking-andy-ngo-and-aint-nobody-buyin-it/">Twitchy</a>, many of the responses online expressed skepticism about the mayor&#8217;s ability or willingness to provide citizens who don&#8217;t embrace the radical left agenda proper police protection.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">But in the last couple of years, some have increasingly used their opportunity to exercise their 1st amendment rights, as an opportunity to incite violence.
— Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedwheeler/status/1145775205341487104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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— Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedwheeler/status/1145775206511722497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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— Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedwheeler/status/1145775207568723968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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— Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedwheeler/status/1145775208134934528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Ted Cruz Calls For Investigation Of Portland Mayor For Antifa Violence; Mayor Issues Statement

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Never one to back away from taking the politically incorrect stance on a topic leftists hold dear, comedian Ricky Gervais put radical leftists attacking conservatives on blast over the weekend in the wake of Antifa activists physically assaulting Quillette editor Andy Ngo.
Writing on his Twitter account, Gervais pointed out the hypocrisy of leftists who advocate dangerous platitudes like &#8220;speech is violence&#8221; while actually committing physical violence against people.
&#8220;It&#8217;s interesting that the people who believe that throwing a milkshake in someone&#8217;s face shouldn&#8217;t be considered assault are often the same people who believe that &#8216;saying things&#8217; should be,&#8221; the comedian tweeted.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">It&#8217;s interesting that the people who believe that throwing a milkshake in someone&#8217;s face shouldn&#8217;t be considered assault are often the same people who believe that &#8216;saying things&#8217; should be.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) <a href="https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/1145302122205982721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Sounds reasonable, right? Not according to leftists, who immediately accused him of defending Nazis.
&#8220;Tell me more about letting nazis &#8216;say things&#8217; wouldnt hurt anyone,&#8221; one user responded.
&#8220;Oh, come on, Ricky. This is utter bulls**t, and you know it. If you don&#8217;t, you should,&#8221; said one Internet troll.
&#8220;It’s interesting that people who believe &#8216;sayings things&#8217; is harmless are often white men of European descent,&#8221; said another twitter user.
In response to this tempestuous insanity, Gervais later said that people of both political persuasions will only bring their &#8220;cause into disrepute&#8221; if they resort to violent factions.
&#8220;Whatever side you&#8217;re on politically, &#8216;left&#8217; or &#8216;right&#8217;, you don&#8217;t need violent factions joining you or representing you,&#8221; Gervais tweeted. &#8220;They bring your cause into disrepute. They don&#8217;t even care about your cause, they&#8217;re just in it for the violence. Denounce them.&#8221;
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Whatever side you&#8217;re on politically, &#8216;left&#8217; or &#8216;right&#8217;, you don&#8217;t need violent factions joining you or representing you. They bring your cause into disrepute. They don&#8217;t even care about your cause, they&#8217;re just in it for the violence. Denounce them.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) <a href="https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/1145603935341821952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;After studying science, philosophy, theology and socio-economic history for many years, I have concluded that the big problem is that so many people are f***ing stupid,&#8221; he later tweeted.
Ricky Gervais has taken a bold stance on free speech issues over the past several years, as leftists have increasingly sought to implement new measures to regulate what people can and cannot say, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ricky-gervais-milkshake-free-speech">Fox News</a>.
&#8220;I&#8217;m an old fashioned liberal lefty, champagne socialist type of guy. A pro-equality, opportunity-for-all, welfare state snowflake. But, if I ever defend freedom of speech on here, I&#8217;m suddenly an alt-right Nazi. How did that happen?&#8221; he tweeted this past January.
Quillette editor Andy Ngo suffered severe injuries to his face at the hands of an Antifa mob over the weekend in Portland, Oregon. The assault stands in line with a series of violent attacks on conservatives that have unfolded over the past few months in both Britain and the United States, many of which involve milkshakes. In Andy Ngo&#8217;s case, the milkshake chucked at him contained fast-drying cement, which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49028/lawyer-journalist-beaten-during-portland-riot-amanda-prestigiacomo">resulted in a brain bleed</a>.
&#8220;Goodnight everyone except Antifa criminals who I plan to sue into oblivion and then sow salt into their yoga studios and avocado toast stands until nothing grows there, not even the glimmer of a violent criminal conspiracy aided by the effete impotence of a cowed city government,&#8221; Ngo&#8217;s lawyer Harmeet Dhillon tweeted on Sunday night.
&#8220;He is being admitted to the hospital overnight as a result of a brain bleed. You sick &#8216;journalists&#8217; and other hacks gloating about this should be ashamed,&#8221; she continued.

Ricky Gervais Blasts Radical Leftists Attacking Conservatives

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For more than a year now, the violent left-wing group Antifa has terrorized downtown Portland, Oregon, with “protests” and “demonstrations” that send bystanders to the hospital.
The most recent riot saw journalist Andy Ngo sent to the hospital with a brain bleed after he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49013/watch-antifa-mob-brutally-assaults-and-robs-ashe-schow">was assaulted</a> and had his camera equipment stolen by the Antifa mob, who also threw milkshakes and silly string at him. Another man was attacked with a crowbar while he tried to defend another man who was being attacked. Both of these men said they entered the crowd after they saw members of Antifa chasing a gay man in a sundress, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49029/watch-elderly-man-beaten-crowbar-another-has-head-amanda-prestigiacomo">previously reported</a>.
Police did nothing to intervene during these attacks. They have not intervened in numerous violent attacks from members of Antifa over the past year. In October 2018, Portland’s left-wing mayor Ted Wheeler <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/14/ted-wheeler-portland-mayor-stands-decision-allow-a/">defended</a> the police’s decisions not to intervene after video surfaced of members blocking traffic and yelling at drivers.
“I was appalled by what I saw in the video, but I support the Portland Police Bureau’s decision not to intervene,” Wheeler said at a press conference at the time, according to The Washington Times. “This whole incident will be investigated.”
Wheeler also holds the title of Police Commissioner.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke out against Wheeler on Sunday, tweeting that “legal action” should be taken against the mayor for keeping the police from protecting Antifa’s victims.
“To federal law enforcement: investigate &amp; bring legal action against a Mayor who has, for political reasons, ordered his police officers to let citizens be attacked by domestic terrorists,” Cruz tweeted on Sunday.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">To federal law enforcement: investigate &amp; bring legal action against a Mayor who has, for political reasons, ordered his police officers to let citizens be attacked by domestic terrorists. <a href="https://t.co/5xyCDARICl">https://t.co/5xyCDARICl</a> <a href="https://t.co/c0Tf3SsKEf">https://t.co/c0Tf3SsKEf</a>
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1145212985692119041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The city of Portland and its police force may be liable for selectively defending citizens. Attorney Hans Bader recently <a href="https://libertyunyielding.com/2019/07/01/did-portland-violate-the-first-amendment-by-selectively-tolerating-violence/">wrote</a> at Liberty Unyielding that the city and police may have violated the First Amendment by refusing to protect those attacked by Antifa.
In an email to The Daily Wire, Bader — a former Department of Education civil rights attorney — wrote that police cannot choose which citizens to defend.
“Police have no constitutional duty to protect people at all, but if they do protect, they have to do it in a viewpoint-neutral manner, rather than selectively letting Antifa get away with attacking people, when they usually would intervene against blatant, overt violence,” Bader wrote.
In his article, Bader brings up Dwares v. City of New York, a 1993 decision from a federal appeals court that allowed city police to be sued for doing nothing while flag burners were attacked. The argument was that the police would not have stood by if others were being attacked.
“Such viewpoint discrimination was forbidden by the First Amendment,” Bader wrote.
Further, Bader wrote, there “is no exception to constitutional protections for conservative victims, nor is there a ‘punch a Nazi’ exception to the Constitution.”
Meanwhile, mainstream media outlets continue to downplay Antifa’s violence. As The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49039/walsh-antifa-punks-brutally-assaulted-journalist-matt-walsh">wrote</a>, not one single Democrat candidate for president has condemned the violence, and the only media program to cover the attack on Andy Ngo at all was CNN’s Brian Stelter, who provided an edited clip of the attack (which didn’t show the brutal beating) and quickly moved to another segment. Had this been a group of President Donald Trump supporters attacking a left-wing journalist, there would have been wall-to-wall media coverage and outrage.

Portland Police Have A Duty To Protect People From Violence, No Matter Their Political Views

Over the weekend, a gang of violent, fascist cowards ironically known as Antifa gathered for a violent riot in downtown Portland. Every Antifa gathering is a violent riot. The group exists for no other purpose than to stage these riots. This one was even worse than usual.
Andy Ngo, a conservative journalist, was <a href="https://twitter.com/Jimryan015/status/1145067852375851008">swarmed and assaulted</a> by a mob of Antifa terrorists as he attempted to cover the demonstrations. Ngo was beaten and sprayed with various substances, some of which reportedly included milkshakes laced with cement mix. The attack put him in the hospital with a brain bleed. He was lucky. Some of the Antifa punks were wielding <a href="https://twitter.com/Lucet_Veritas/status/1145348576710709249">metal pipes and crowbars</a>. A man was sent to the emergency room with severe gashes in his head after he was beaten with a pipe while trying to defend an older man who was being beaten with a crowbar.
Although these people are, individually, a bunch of effeminate weaklings who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49021/three-arrests-made-after-violent-antifa-riots-amanda-prestigiacomo">look</a> like they could barely hack it in an introductory yoga class, they are nonetheless dangerous terrorists. Even effeminate weaklings become a serious threat when they form large groups and wield blunt instruments. Antifa should be relentlessly mocked as the gang of basement-dwelling losers that it is, but it must also be condemned as a terrorist organization and as a threat to society.
If you look to our illustrious collection of Democratic Party presidential candidates, however, you will find no such condemnation. As of this writing, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and all the rest have uttered not a word of disapproval towards Antifa. A journalist was sent to the hospital with a brain injury, a man was bludgeoned with a crowbar, anarchists reigned terror in the streets of a major American city, and the men and women who wish to lead our country in 2020 could not bring themselves to mention it — let alone denounce it.
The liberal media remained mostly silent, as well. The most passionate denunciation of Antifa came from Brian Stelter, CNN&#8217;s &#8220;media correspondent.&#8221; Stelter often focuses his show on real or perceived attacks against the media, so he had no choice but to acknowledge the fact that a member of the media was viciously assaulted while trying to do the actual work of journalism. But Stelter only spent 40 seconds discussing the riot, which he characterized as a &#8220;protest,&#8221; and the harshest term he could conjure up to describe the brutal beating of a journalist was to deem it &#8220;unacceptable.&#8221; Then he quickly went to a commercial break and moved on.
Meanwhile, as the media and the Democrats ignored Antifa&#8217;s horrific violence, prominent leftists took to social media to outright defend it. One verified Twitter user <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1145644247737131008">advocated</a> bludgeoning her political opponents with bricks. A staffer at the Human Rights Coalition blamed Ngo for his own assault, <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1145676572923502593">claiming</a> that he &#8220;provoked&#8221; his attackers. This was all par for the course.
Let us now imagine how different the reaction would be if these Antifa punks were Trump supporters. Imagine that a crowd of rioters in MAGA hats brutalized a CNN reporter — Jim Acosta, let&#8217;s say — and sent him to the emergency room with a brain injury. Imagine that they ran through the streets swinging crowbars and lead pipes and assaulted random passersby. We all know what would happen next. Wall-to-wall media coverage for the next week, at least. Statements of fiery condemnation from every Democrat in the country — especially presidential candidates — who would rush to the nearest camera to issue resolute and emotional statements. We don&#8217;t even need to imagine it. This is exactly what happened when a group of high school boys smiled at a Native American man back in January.
It would be an understatement to merely call this a double standard. It&#8217;s that, but it&#8217;s also something more. One cannot escape the conclusion that many leftists in this country — to include the ones who lead the Democratic Party and the media — will not condemn Antifa because they do not disagree with Antifa&#8217;s aims or its tactics. They, too, believe that those of us with the wrong opinions have no right to be safe and secure as we espouse those opinions. They, too, want to beat their ideological foes with lead pipes. But it would not be politically expedient for them to do it themselves. So they let Antifa handle the dirty work while they sit on the sidelines and quietly smile.

WALSH: Antifa Punks Brutally Assaulted A Journalist. Here&#8217;s The Real Reason Why Democrats Still Refuse To Condemn Them.

Leftism

Progressivism

During the violent rioting by Antifa protesters in Portland, Oregon this weekend, two men attending a “Him Too” gathering were viciously beaten by the far-left activists.
One of the victims, <a href="https://twitter.com/michellemalkin/status/1145504828006817792">identified</a> by commentator and journalist Michelle Malkin as John Blum, suffered a bloodied face after he was beaten with a crowbar. The other man, identified as Adam Kelly, had his head split open by criminal Antifa members, suffering a concussion; he needed 25 stitches.
Blum and Kelly were in Pioneer Courthouse Square to attend a demonstration for the “Him Too” movement, which purports to raise awareness for male sexual assault victims and men falsely accused of sex crimes. The men apparently stepped into the Antifa chaos trying to “help a gay man in a sun dress being chased down the street,” according to Malkin.
“While John was being pummeled by the mob in the center, Adam was struck in the head with nunchucks, metal water bottles, some sort of metal rod, and fists,” Malkin reported on Sunday. “John was sprayed with mace and blinded. He was led away as blood dripped down his face, then dragged to a sidewalk. Another observer notes that one of Adam&#8217;s attackers appears to wield something like a sock and padlock.”
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">This man, Adam Kelly was attacked in Portland by ANTIFA the domestic terrorist organization <a href="https://t.co/xQmzyHIA0b">pic.twitter.com/xQmzyHIA0b</a>
— Joe Biggs (@Rambobiggs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rambobiggs/status/1145443844785352706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Noting that the Antifa criminals were masked, as per usual, Blum told Malkin he would reveal his identity and show his face: “I’m not afraid,&#8221; he said. Kelly, too, agreed to come forward.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en">Both John &amp; Adam were beaten by Antifa after trying to help a gay man in a sun dress being chased down the street. While the cowards are masked, John and Adam faced the crowds openly and agreed to be named publicly. &#8220;I&#8217;m not afraid,&#8221; John told me. This is John. /f <a href="https://t.co/WDc88xT16W">pic.twitter.com/WDc88xT16W</a>
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) <a href="https://twitter.com/michellemalkin/status/1145499833446391810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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According to Human Events writer Ian Miles Cheong, Rose City Antifa, a group which helped organize the violent showing on Saturday, celebrated their violence and asked for bail money for the arrested suspects. As The Daily Wire reported on Sunday, at least three Antifa members — two females and one male in their early 20s — were cuffed and arrested for their alleged antics.
“Rose City Antifa the group of anarchist militants responsible for organizing Saturday&#8217;s protest in Portland where Andy Ngo was assaulted, has posts celebrating his attack, and another begging for cash to pay the bail money for members who were arrested for violence,” wrote Cheong.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Rose City Antifa, the group of anarchist militants responsible for organizing Saturday&#8217;s protest in Portland where Andy Ngo was assaulted, has posts celebrating his attack, and another begging for cash to pay the bail money for members who were arrested for violence. <a href="https://t.co/8nsxzeDI5t">pic.twitter.com/8nsxzeDI5t</a>
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1145278944540680192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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As noted by Cheong, journalist Andy Ngo was also viciously assaulted and robbed while covering the demonstrations on Saturday. In a video posted online, Ngo was kicked, punched, and had milkshakes thrown on him by the left-wing thugs. According to Portland Police, some of the milkshakes hurled by Antifa reportedly contained quick-dry cement. The Quillette editor suffered a brain hemorrhage, among other injuries, Ngo&#8217;s lawyer said.
Attorney Harmeet K. Dhillon, who is representing Ngo, all but promised a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49028/lawyer-journalist-beaten-during-portland-riot-amanda-prestigiacomo">lawsuit</a> against Antifa early Monday morning via Twitter. “Goodnight everyone except Antifa criminals who I plan to sue into oblivion and then sow salt into their yoga studios and avocado toast stands until nothing grows there, not even the glimmer of a violent criminal conspiracy aided by the effete impotence of a cowed city government,” she said.
WATCH:
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">This is Antifa. Here’s a group of masked thugs beating an elderly man in Portland with a crowbar and macing him. <a href="https://t.co/xYzDcXiEnn">pic.twitter.com/xYzDcXiEnn</a>
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1145399360726810624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49021/three-arrests-made-after-violent-antifa-riots-amanda-prestigiacomo">Three Arrests Made After Violent Antifa Protests In Portland</a> 
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49028/lawyer-journalist-beaten-during-portland-riot-amanda-prestigiacomo">Lawyer For Journalist Beaten During Portland Riot Posts Brutal Message To Antifa</a>

WATCH: Elderly Man Beaten With Crowbar, Another Has Head Split Open By Antifa While Trying To Help &#8216;Gay Man In Sundress&#8217;

On Monday morning, U.S. ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell posted an update on the health of journalist Andy Ngo, who was viciously attacked during protests in Portland, Oregon, by far-left Antifa members. Mr. Grenell demanded the Justice Department investigate the crimes against Ngo, echoing a tweet the ambassador posted early Sunday morning.
“I just spoke with [Andy Ngo]. He is strong but still hurt,” Grenell informed the public. “He is trying to recover while watching for signs to make sure his brain bleed doesn&#8217;t get worse.”
“This attack on him must be investigated,” he added, tagging the Justice Department Twitter account.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">I just spoke with <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MrAndyNgo</a>. He is strong but still hurt. He is trying to recover while watching for signs to make sure his brain bleed doesn&#8217;t get worse. This attack on him must be investigated. <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheJusticeDept</a>
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) <a href="https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/1145640730062458880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The ambassador said on Sunday morning that he has asked the Justice Department to investigate the assault on Ngo. “I can’t just sit by and watch my friend be brutally attacked,” he wrote.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">I have asked <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheJusticeDept</a> to investigate this incident in Portland. I can’t just sit by and watch my friend be brutally attacked. <a href="https://t.co/vODiWktqIm">https://t.co/vODiWktqIm</a>
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) <a href="https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/1145252536783376384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Grenell, who made history last April as the highest ranking openly gay official in a Republican administration, smacked the “intolerant radicals” who attacked Ngo, claiming they dislike the journalist because he “happens to be gay, Asian and conservative.”
“This was a pre-meditated attack on someone because intolerant radicals don’t like that Andy happens to be gay, Asian and conservative,” he said, quote-tweeting a post from Ngo highlighting his injuries. “They targeted him publicly before their protest. Mayor [Ted Wheeler] knew this was coming. The people of Oregon must speak up today.”
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">This was a pre-meditated attack on someone because intolerant radicals don’t like that Andy happens to be gay, Asian and conservative. They targeted him publicly before their protest. Mayor <a href="https://twitter.com/tedwheeler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tedwheeler</a> knew this was coming. The people of Oregon must speak up today. <a href="https://t.co/tOxzYFAETQ">https://t.co/tOxzYFAETQ</a>
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) <a href="https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/1145235245475741696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Covering the protests in Portland on Saturday, Ngo was robbed, beaten, and had milkshakes thrown on him. According to Portland Police, some of the “milkshakes” being thrown by the far-left group reportedly contained quick-dry cement.
“Police have received information that some of the milkshakes thrown today during the demonstration contained quick-drying cement. We are encouraging anyone hit with a substance today to report it to police,” the department tweeted.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Police have received information that some of the milkshakes thrown today during the demonstration contained quick-drying cement. We are encouraging anyone hit with a substance today to report it to police.
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/PortlandPolice/status/1145106839618502656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The brutal assault was captured on video. Ngo reportedly suffered a brain bleed and other injuries.
“Attacked by antifa. Bleeding. They stole my camera equipment. No police until after. waiting for ambulance. If you have evidence Of attack please help,” the Quillette editor said in the aftermath of the assault.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">In the ER. <a href="https://t.co/spe5N4nzVl">pic.twitter.com/spe5N4nzVl</a>
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1145116276605329408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
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This was not the first time Ngo was a target of Antifa&#8217;s, either. The journalist was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/38499/watch-reporter-gets-assaulted-portland-antifa-amanda-prestigiacomo">attacked</a> by group members in November 2018 while covering a &#8220;Him Too&#8221; rally and Antifa counter-protests. &#8220;I was assaulted by a mob of masked individuals in black. They also targeted my equipment. They called me a fascist &amp; Islamophobe. They said my parents &amp; grandparents would be ashamed of me. It feels surreal to be treated this way by people who don’t even know me,&#8221; Ngo said, adding, &#8220;I feel a bit rattled by the experience. I&#8217;ve had things thrown at me before but today I was surrounded, cursed, &amp; pushed by Antifa.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49028/lawyer-journalist-beaten-during-portland-riot-amanda-prestigiacomo">Lawyer For Journalist Beaten During Portland Riot Posts Brutal Message To Antifa</a>

US Ambassador Gives Health Update On Journalist Attacked By Antifa, Demands Justice Dept. Investigate

Richard Grenell

On Saturday, three far-left Antifa protesters were arrested in Portland, Oregon. The violence during the organized counter-demonstration was well-documented online, and included shocking video wherein Antifa members viciously assaulted and robbed journalist Andy Ngo. It’s unclear, however, if any of the arrests were made in connection with the attack on Mr. Ngo, who reportedly suffered a brain hemorrhage, among other injuries.
<a href="https://www.kptv.com/news/protesters-march-in-downtown-portland-police-seek-information-on-assaults/article_d3f35428-9aa9-11e9-b5de-0fd89e448b1c.html">According</a> to Fox 12 Oregon, the arrests included two females and one male, all of whom are in their early 20s:
<blockquote>Gage Halupowski, 23, on charges of second-degree assault and assault on a public safety officer.
James K. Stocks, 21, on the charge of harassment.
Maria C. Dehart, 23, on the charge of second-degree disorderly conduct and harassment.</blockquote>
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Left-wing groups Rose City Antifa and the Democratic Socialists of America of Portland were among those attending a counter-demonstration to dozens of people gathered for a “Him Too” rally, Fox 12 Oregon noted. The Him Too movement reports to bring awareness to male sexual assault victims and to men victimized by false accusations. Members of the right-wing Proud Boys were also reportedly in attendance.
“Police said officers had been hit with eggs and milkshakes,” the outlet reported. “They also reported that ‘violent assaults’ had taken place. Police said there were reports of pepper spray and bear spray used by people in the crowd.”
Ngo was attacked around 1 p.m. local time, The Daily Wire’s Ashe Schow <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49013/watch-antifa-mob-brutally-assaults-and-robs-ashe-schow">reported</a> on Saturday.
“Attacked by antifa. Bleeding. They stole my camera equipment. No police until after. waiting for ambulance. If you have evidence Of attack please help,” the Quillette editor posted in the aftermath of the assault.
In video captured during the event, Ngo is seen being brutally punched and kicked by Antifa, Schow noted, while others threw milkshakes. As reported later in the evening by Portland Police, some of the “milkshakes” being thrown by the far-left group contained quick-dry cement. In other words, being “milkshaked” by Antifa might feel like having cement blocks thrown at you.
“Police have received information that some of the milkshakes thrown today during the demonstration contained quick-drying cement. We are encouraging anyone hit with a substance today to report it to police,” the department tweeted.
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According to Ngo’s lawyer, the journalist suffered brain bleeding from the attack.
Ngo, who frequently covers Antifa demonstrations in Portland, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/38499/watch-reporter-gets-assaulted-portland-antifa-amanda-prestigiacomo">attacked</a> by group members in November 2018.
&#8220;I was assaulted by a mob of masked individuals in black. They also targeted my equipment. They called me a fascist &amp; Islamophobe. They said my parents &amp; grandparents would be ashamed of me,&#8221; the journalist said. &#8220;It feels surreal to be treated this way by people who don’t even know me.”
&#8220;I feel a bit rattled by the experience. I&#8217;ve had things thrown at me before but today I was surrounded, cursed, &amp; pushed by Antifa,&#8221; Ngo added. According to the journalist, Portland officers merely &#8220;stood by&#8221; during the November attack.
<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/29/three-arrested-in-connection-with-violent-antifa-protests-in-portland/">H/t</a> Breitbart

Three Arrests Made After Violent Antifa Protests In Portland

A journalist who regularly covers demonstrations by the left-wing group Antifa has been assaulted and robbed.
Andy Ngo, who has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/39089/antifa-went-protest-fascists-they-targeted-wrong-andy-ngo">written previously</a> about his experiences covering the violent group for The Daily Wire, tweeted shortly before 1 p.m. local time that he had been attacked.
&#8220;Attacked by antifa. Bleeding. They stole my camera equipment. No police until after. waiting for ambulance. If you have evidence Of attack please help,&#8221; wrote Ngo, who is an editor for Quillette.
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Attacked by antifa. Bleeding. They stole my camera equipment. No police until after. waiting for ambulance . If you have evidence Of attack please help
&#8212; Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1145069892787249152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
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One opponent of Ngo&#8217;s presence and reporting told him he &#8220;wanted&#8221; to get attacked and had gone to the protest &#8220;to antagonize&#8221; the members of Antifa. Others cheered the attack.
Ian Miles Cheong <a href="https://humanevents.com/2019/06/29/antifa-brutally-assault-journalist-during-portland-protest/?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F709YfSPKTJ">wrote</a> at Human Events that the attack happened while the Rose City Antifa group protested against a group of right-wing provocateurs known as the Proud Boys (who have also become violent at their protests). Cheong reported that police &#8220;responded to the demonstrations by cordoning off various intersections and preventing the groups from clashing.&#8221;
Earlier in the day, Ngo had been hit by a milkshake, which has become some kind of protest symbol in recent months. Video from the attack, uploaded by Oregonian reporter Jim Ryan, showed milkshakes were thrown at Ngo as he was assaulted by a group of men, some of whom wore masks and filmed their attack.
&#8220;First skirmish I&#8217;ve seen,&#8221; Ryan tweeted. &#8220;Didn&#8217;t see how this started, but @MrAndyNgo got roughed up.&#8221;
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First skirmish I&#8217;ve seen. Didn&#8217;t see how this started, but <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MrAndyNgo</a> got roughed up. <a href="https://t.co/hDkfQchRhG">pic.twitter.com/hDkfQchRhG</a>
&#8212; Jim Ryan (@Jimryan015) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jimryan015/status/1145067852375851008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The video shows members of Antifa punching and kicking Ngo, while others throw milkshakes and shoot him with silly string. Ngo does not fight back, but another man does try to defend him. Ngo then walks away from the group but is followed. Another member of Antifa &#8212; which ironically stands for &#8220;anti-fascist&#8221; &#8212; pelts him with a milkshake while others film and taunt the journalist. One woman in the crowd can be heard yelling, &#8220;F*** you, Andy!&#8221;
Earlier, Ryan <a href="https://twitter.com/Jimryan015/status/1145083248193654784">posted footage</a> of Antifa members dancing in the back of a truck and pouring milkshakes for participants to throw.
After the attack, Ngo <a href="https://www.pscp.tv/w/1dRKZmelZowxB">posted a video</a> to Periscope that showed him covered in milkshake with cuts and bruises on his face and around his eyes. He reiterated that no police officers helped defend him during the attack, but paramedics tended to his wounds after.
Ngo has been previously attacked for covering Antifa demonstrations. The Daily Caller&#8217;s Chuck Ross <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/29/andy-ngo-assault-portland-rally/">reported</a> that Ngo claimed to have been attacked while at the gym on May 7 by a man he recognized from the Antifa rallies. A week earlier, he was attacked with mace while covering one of the rallies.
In mid-November 2018, Ngo was assaulted by members of Antifa at a #HimToo rally, which was designed to raise awareness of male victims of sexual assault and men who are falsely accused of sexual assault. Antifa showed up and became violent. Ngo was &#8220;verbally berated and physically accosted,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/38499/watch-reporter-gets-assaulted-portland-antifa-amanda-prestigiacomo">reported</a> The Daily Wire&#8217;s Amanda Prestigiacomo. Ngo&#8217;s camera equipment was also covered in silly string. Ngo said police did nothing during that assault.
In early December, Ngo wrote at the Wire that he received death threats while attending another rally. He said he was pushed and verbally berated there as well. In each instance, other members filmed the attack.

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WATCH: Antifa Mob Brutally Assaults And Robs Journalist Andy Ngo In Portland

A Portland State University (PSU) professor who took part in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/36645/scholars-publish-absurd-gender-studies-papers-ashe-schow">an academic hoax</a> to prove that academia turns a blind eye to reason when gender issues are involved is now facing disciplinary actions.
PSU philosophy professor Peter Boghossian is being investigated by his employer for committing a &#8220;human subjects&#8221; ethics violation by contributing to the hoax, which itself was an academic study. Filmmaker Mike Nayna, who previously documented Boghossian and his associates&#8217; attempts to call out so-called Grievance Studies for their lack of academic rigor, announced the professor was under fire Saturday night in a tweet.
&#8220;Portland State University has determined that <a href="https://twitter.com/peterboghossian">@peterboghossian</a> committed a &#8220;human subjects&#8221; ethics violation for his involvement in the Grievance Studies probe. Further charges of falsifying data are currently under review,&#8221; Nayna wrote.
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Portland State University has determined that <a href="https://twitter.com/peterboghossian?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@peterboghossian</a> committed a &#8220;human subjects&#8221; ethics violation for his involvement in the Grievance Studies probe. Further charges of falsifying data are currently under review. <a href="https://t.co/ec5zqwbQxK">https://t.co/ec5zqwbQxK</a>
&#8212; Mike Nayna (@MikeNayna) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeNayna/status/1081719957577060352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The video began with Boghossian saying he was called to meet with PSU&#8217;s Institutional Review Board chair, Jack Barbera, to discuss if protocols were followed prior to the professor&#8217;s publishing of the fake articles. This occurred on October 18, 2018.
&#8220;I think that they will do everything and anything in their power to get me out of there,&#8221; Boghossian said in the video. &#8220;I think that this is the first shot at that.&#8221;
&#8220;You don&#8217;t pull somebody in front of the IRB to slap their wrists,&#8221; Boghossian added. He also said one has to go through the IRB if they want to get a study published.
Boghossian, along with researcher Helen Pluckrose and author James Lindsay, submitted 20 papers to journals over the course of the year. The subjects were designed to be absurd, yet seven were accepted (four of which were published online prior to the trio announcing the hoax), seven more were under review, and just six were rejected.
The most famous hoax paper the trio published was one claiming dog parks promote &#8220;rape culture&#8221; in Portland, Oregon. Campus Reform reporter Toni Airaksinen noted the absurdity of the paper and discovered the &#8220;author&#8221; <a href="https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11158">lied about their credentials</a>. This caused the trio of authors &#8220;to conclude the project early.&#8221;
Boghossian, Pluckrose, and Lindsay agreed to wait to see what happened at PSU before going to the media, according to the video. Boghossian was not allowed to film the meeting with Barbera. Title cards on the YouTube video then say, &#8220;The IRB has since determined the Grievance Studies probe meets the federal definition of &#8216;research.&#8217;&#8221;
&#8220;Additionally, the IRB determined the project met the federal definition of &#8216;human subject&#8217; as it involved collecting data by interacting with living individuals,&#8221; the video added. &#8220;The matter has been escalated to PSU&#8217;s President &amp; Provost for disciplinary action.&#8221;
The video also includes Pluckrose and Lindsay on the phone with Boghossian discussing the review. Lindsay calls it &#8220;Orwellian&#8221; that the school would punish Boghossian for what is essentially an &#8220;audit&#8221; of the academic community rather than an actual study itself.
&#8220;If they can try and pin an ethics violation on it, that&#8217;ll give scholars reasons to pretend they can ignore our work, which, obviously, they can&#8217;t do,&#8221; Lindsay said.
Boghossian does not have tenure and could be fired.
Multiple scholars have sent letters to PSU to defend Boghossian and the flaws in academia that he and his team exposed. The letters, provided to The Daily Wire, are written by prominent scholars including Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, Jordan Peterson, and Alan Sokal. Sokal is famous for his own academic hoax in the mid-1990s. In 1994, Sokal submitted &#8220;a sham article to the cultural studies journal Social Text, in which he reviewed some current topics in physics and mathematics, and with tongue in cheek drew various cultural, philosophical and political morals that he felt would appeal to fashionable academic commentators on science who question the claims of science to objectivity,&#8221; according to a New York Review of Books <a href="https://physics.nyu.edu/sokal/weinberg.html">article from 1996</a>.
According to Sokal, who read the IRB&#8217;s November 27, 2018 report of the Committee of Inquiry, PSU only looked at the dog park &#8220;rape culture&#8221; article when determining whether Boghossian committed a fabrication.
Dawkins first addressed his criticism to professor Mark R. McLellan, vice president for research and graduate studies at PSU:
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My first response on reading of the punitive investigation into Dr. Peter Boghossian&#8217;s brilliant hoax was to let out a howl of incredulous mirth. Do your humourless colleagues who brought this action want Portland State to become the laughing stock of the academic world? Or at least the world of serious scientific scholarship uncontaminated by pretentious charlatans of exactly the kind Dr. Boghossian and his colleagues were satirizing? For satire it was, and it is of the essence of satire that it is not literally true.
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He followed this up with a satirical letter to George Orwell regarding his book &#8220;Animal Farm.&#8221;
Both Dawkins and Sokal noted in their letters that Boghossian and his colleagues did not perpetrate their hoax for financial or professional benefit.
Dave Collum, the former chair of Cornell University&#8217;s chemistry department, also provided The Daily Wire with a letter he sent on behalf of Boghossian. Collum previously faced his own academic issue when he <a href="http://thefederalist.com/2017/04/27/cornell-grad-students-charge-professor-sexism-retaliate-union-opposition/">was accused of sexism</a> for tweets after he disagreed with graduate student plans to unionize.
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Unsurprisingly in retrospect, Boghossian is now suffering the wrath of this group [grievance studies]. They have suffered many defeats of late, and it is a community not known for shaking off defeats gracefully. I do not, however, think it is in anybody&#8217;s best interest to push disciplinary actions against Professor Boghossian. In fields that are said to be unable to self-police bad ideas and that show an unfortunate intolerance for would-be constructive criticism, I cannot think of another means as effective as that of Boghossian et al. to illustrate the need for a complete investigation and, if necessary, academic overhaul.
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Collum goes on to suggest the school create &#8220;an airtight process that unambiguously brings at least a semblance of due process.&#8221;

Professor Who Published Fake Gender Studies Papers To Prove Point Now Targeted By His Own University

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On Saturday, a 19-year-old so-called &#8220;anti-fascist&#8221; protester was arrested after she punched and spat on demonstrators at a #HimToo rally in Portland.
The #HimToo rally was organized by conservative activist Haley Adams to draw awareness to the sexual victimization of men and the falsely accused. Left-wing counter-protesters showed up to disrupt the event. Demonstrators and at least one reporter on site were harassed and assaulted by the agitators. The rally ended with a total of six arrests.
In footage captured by independent journalist and Quillette Magazine editor Andy C. Ngo, a young Antifa counter-protester later identified as Hannah R. McClintock by the Portland Police Bureau confronts male demonstrators at the rally. Backed by a chant of &#8220;We believe survivors&#8221; by her fellow Antifa activists, McClintock gets herself into a fighting stance and waves on the demonstrators to apparently engage in a physical altercation with her. She also spits on them as she repeatedly yells the word &#8220;b****.&#8221;
Later in the video, McClintock physically assaults the male demonstrators.
Two #HimToo activists are heard in the video directing their fellow protesters not to fight back against the female and to &#8220;calm down.&#8221;
&#8220;Let it happen, let it happen,&#8221; says one of the protesters. &#8220;Don&#8217;t touch her. Let her attack us, let her attack us.&#8221;
Apparently failing to elicit the reaction she wants, the aggressive Antifa female continues with her antics. McClintock repeatedly gets in the men&#8217;s faces and spits on them yet again.
&#8220;It&#8217;s all good, it&#8217;s all good,&#8221; a #HimToo protester says calmly in response. &#8220;Let her spit. It&#8217;s all good.&#8221;
McClintock assaults a #HimToo protester once again before a swarm of Portland officers take her away.
&#8220;McClintock was arrested near Southwest 3rd Avenue and Southwest Taylor Street. McClintock was lodged at the Multnomah County Jail on a charge of Harassment,&#8221; says a <a href="https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=189533#cont">press release</a> from the Portland Police Bureau.
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&#8220;The Portland Police Bureau spent considerable time planning for today&#8217;s demonstration and counter demonstration,&#8221; Chief Danielle Outlaw <a href="https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=189533#cont">said</a>. &#8220;We used significant resources and attempted to keep opposing groups apart, both when they were in the parks and as they traveled through downtown. Our goal was to keep all people in the community safe.&#8221;
&#8220;The Police Bureau is aware that several instances of criminal behavior were filmed and broadcast on a various media platforms,&#8221; reads the press release from the bureau. &#8220;These crimes may include, but are not limited to: Disorderly Conduct, Assault, Theft, and Reckless Burning. Investigators will be conducting follow-up which may lead to arrests at a later time.&#8221;
&#8220;If you were the victim of a crime during this protest event, you are encouraged to file a police report,&#8221; adds the bureau.
At least one reporter was victimized by Antifa at the rally. &#8220;I was assaulted by a mob of masked individuals in black. They also targeted my equipment. They called me a fascist &amp; Islamophobe. They said my parents &amp; grandparents would be ashamed of me,&#8221; said Ngo. &#8220;It feels surreal to be treated this way by people who don&#8217;t even know me.&#8221;
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Hannah McClintock, the woman in yellow with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#antifa</a>, repeatedly spit at a man &amp; hurled punches at him. I had witnessed her trying to fight people over &amp; over. She was one among six people who were arrested. <a href="https://t.co/jWtX2wahw8">pic.twitter.com/jWtX2wahw8</a>
&#8212; Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1064221886316392449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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WATCH the full footage from the rally, taken by journalist Andy Ngo, below:
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WATCH: Female Antifa Punches, Spits On Conservative Demonstrators. It Doesn&#8217;t End Well For Her.

A #HimToo demonstration was crashed by a violent group of Antifa members on Saturday. The far-left activists verbally berated and physically accosted a journalist covering the event.
&#8220;I was assaulted by a mob of masked individuals in black. They also targeted my equipment. They called me a fascist &amp; Islamophobe. They said my parents &amp; grandparents would be ashamed of me,&#8221; said independent journalist <a href="https://www.patreon.com/AndyNgo">Andy C. Ngo</a>, who&#8217;s also an editor at Quillette Magazine.
&#8220;It feels surreal to be treated this way by people who don&#8217;t even know me,&#8221; he said.
Ngo was covering a #HimToo rally, organized by a local activist <a href="https://twitter.com/realhaleyadams?lang=en">Haley Adams</a>, meant to draw awareness to male sexual assault victims and the falsely accused. The contentious rally ended with <a href="https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=189533#cont">six arrests</a>.
&#8220;I feel a bit rattled by the experience. I&#8217;ve had things thrown at me before but today I was surrounded, cursed, &amp; pushed by Antifa,&#8221; said Ngo, who added that Portland officers merely &#8220;stood by.&#8221;
When the journalist first hit the rally, at around 2 p.m., he was met by Antifa members pushing him and telling him he was unwelcome. &#8220;I was accosted &amp; pushed around by masked agitators,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;You are not welcome in this park; not by me, not by any of us,&#8221; said one female agitator.
&#8220;That&#8217;s okay. I don&#8217;t need your permission to be here,&#8221; replied Ngo, who then repeatedly asks her to stop touching him.
&#8220;Get out of my walkway,&#8221; she said. &#8220;How about you get the f*** out of here, Andy!&#8221;
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As soon as I entered Chapman Square in downtown Portland at approximately 1:40 pm, I was accosted &amp; pushed around by masked agitators. <a href="https://t.co/6uGf8VT0fa">pic.twitter.com/6uGf8VT0fa</a>
&#8212; Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1063999096640290816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Your parents would be embarrassed by you &#8212; and your grandparents &#8212; who have been oppressed by white men throughout history. You should be ashamed of yourself,&#8221; said agitators, according to Ngo.
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&#8220;Your parents would be embarrassed by you&#8211;and your grandparents&#8211;who have been oppressed by white men throughout history. You should be ashamed of yourself.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/CRnq9U2vWI">pic.twitter.com/CRnq9U2vWI</a>
&#8212; Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1064002798138798081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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In one of the more intense moments at the rally, Ngo was then accosted and had his camera equipment sprayed with silly string.
&#8220;A large group of #antifa protesters encircled me,&#8221; captioned the reporter. &#8220;After I am pushed away, a masked woman sprays my camera equipment &amp; myself w/wet silly string. They then play music &amp; laugh. I want to file a harassment report with [Portland Police] but the assailant&#8217;s identity is unknown.&#8221;
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A large group of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#antifa</a> protesters encircled me. After I am pushed away, a masked woman sprays my camera equipment &amp; myself w/wet silly string. They then play music &amp; laugh. I want to file a harassment report with <a href="https://twitter.com/PortlandPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PortlandPolice</a> but the assailant&#8217;s identity is unknown. <a href="https://t.co/U0EWZcw8lF">pic.twitter.com/U0EWZcw8lF</a>
&#8212; Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1064046612471721984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The verbal berating continued; the activists told Ngo that Portland &#8220;f***ing hates&#8221; him and that he&#8217;s &#8220;a loser with no friends&#8221; and an &#8220;Islamophobe.&#8221;
There were also not-so-veiled threats issued: &#8220;That&#8217;s an expensive camera equipment you got there,&#8221; and, &#8220;Thank God you got all these cops around, huh?&#8221;
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&#8220;This city f&#8212;king hates you.&#8221; &#8220;Look at how pathetic you are.&#8221; &#8220;That&#8217;s an expensive camera equipment you got there.&#8221; &#8220;He&#8217;s a loser with no friends.&#8221; &#8220;He&#8217;s an Islamophobe.&#8221; &#8220;Nobody in this city likes you.&#8221; &#8220;You have no friends.&#8221; &#8220;Thank God you got all these cops around, huh?&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/TRQdC9UlJO">pic.twitter.com/TRQdC9UlJO</a>
&#8212; Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1064017070784823296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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When the police finally came to push back the agitators, Antifa yelled, &#8220;Cops and Klan work hand-in-hand!&#8221;
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Police eventually rushed in to push protesters back to get them further away from the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HimToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HimToo</a> rally (in the adjacent plaza). They shouted in response: &#8220;Cops and Klan work hand-in-hand.&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Antifa</a> <a href="https://t.co/9uooSeEXSn">pic.twitter.com/9uooSeEXSn</a>
&#8212; Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1064023927444275200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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An Antifa member at the event exposed his bare bottom to officers and gave them the finger.
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NUDITY. Person with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Antifa</a> group exposes himself to police. <a href="https://t.co/PvHnS6TeBM">pic.twitter.com/PvHnS6TeBM</a>
&#8212; Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1064027890713473024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Ngo said that after the rally was over, Antifa &#8220;chased down people trying to get to their cars &amp; fought them.&#8221;
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I will upload my remaining footage tomorrow. After the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HimToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HimToo</a> rally was over, Antifa chased down people trying to get to their cars &amp; fought them. If you like my work &amp; have the means to support me, please consider: <a href="https://t.co/5NWJzeYUce">https://t.co/5NWJzeYUce</a><a href="https://t.co/kgWOuuZOyA">https://t.co/kgWOuuZOyA</a>
&#8212; Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1064052009790099456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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