A privileged young New York City resident was arrested Friday night after she participated in a three-hour rampage that caused at least $100,000 in damage.
The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/09/05/wealthy-nyc-woman-busted-in-blm-rampage/">reported</a> that 20-year-old Clara Kraebber was one of eight people arrested for felony rioting and misdemeanor graffiti charges after the group smashed windows down Foley Square to 24th Street. Kraebber’s mother is an architect and her father is a child psychiatrist who bought a $1.8 million apartment in 2016. “The family also owns a 1730 home — featuring four fireplaces, according to property listings — in tony Litchfield County, Conn.,” the Post reported. Kraebber’s father also teaches at Columbia University’s Department of Psychiatry.
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<blockquote>“Every city, every town, burn the precinct to the ground!” the group chanted as it moved up Lafayette Street while busting the plate glass facades of banks, Starbucks and Duane-Reades.
The protest was organized by groups calling themselves the “New Afrikan Black Panther Party” and the “Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement.”
Given her privileged upbringing, Kraebber might seem an unlikely alleged revolutionary in those ranks.</blockquote>
As the outlet reported, Kraebber has been protesting on behalf of left-wing causes since at least 2014, when she told The New York Times, “We don’t have much political power right now, being youths, but this is something we can do.” At the time, Kraebber was part of the protests against the police-involved death of Ferguson, Missouri, teen Michael Brown, whose death sparked a similar wave of protests and riots as the police-involved death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. In the Brown case, however, multiple thorough investigations determined Brown had attempted to take the officer’s gun and was charging at him when he was shot, contrary to the media narrative that Brown was holding his hands up in surrender.
Kraebber was 14 years old when Brown was killed, a student at an elite high school. She is now an undergraduate at Rice University in Houston, the Post reported, and studying history. She’s also a member of the Rice Young Democrats and donated $121 to the organization.
The Post reached out to Kraebber Friday night after her arrest. She was staying at her family’s second home in Connecticut. She told the outlet that she didn’t “want to talk about it.”
A law enforcement source told the Post that Kraebber was a hypocrite.
“This is the height of hypocrisy,” the source said. “This girl should be the poster child for white privilege, growing up on the Upper East Side and another home in Connecticut.”
“I wonder how her rich parents feel about their daughter. How would they feel if they graffitied their townhouse?” the source added.
The current wave of riots started after Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Police officer Derek Chauvin was seen in video footage with his knee held to Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes while Floyd said he couldn’t breathe. Autopsies later determined Floyd had high levels of fentanyl in his system.
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National Public Radio, which earlier in the week hosted a guest who defended looting per an earlier <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/right-wing-myth-leftist-author-defends-looting-to-npr-trashes-small-business-owners-as-not-part-of-community">report from The Daily Wire</a>, also fretted openly that labeling the three-month-long period of unrest in Portland, Oregon, a &#8220;riot&#8221; could be an example of internalized racism.
Portland has been roiled by protests and demonstrations, many of which turn violent after dark, for nearly 100 days. Saturday night, that violence erupted into bloodshed, as &#8220;anti-fascist&#8221; demonstrators <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/right-wing-protester-killed-in-portland-after-democrat-mayor-refused-federal-help-antifa-celebrates">allegedly shot and killed a Trump supporter</a> who was attending a counter-protest.
&#8220;An apparent right-wing protester was shot to death on Saturday night in Portland after the city’s Democratic mayor refused federal assistance from the Trump administration to help maintain peace in the city, which has seen nearly 100 days of violent riots dating back to May,&#8221; The Daily Wire reported early Sunday. &#8220;The shooting happened after right-wing protesters drove trucks around the city with American flags and Trump flags and were met by far-left Antifa activists who blocked traffic and threw things at the vehicles, which often elicited a response from the vehicles.&#8221;
NPR noted that demonstrations in Portland have often turned violent and that protesters have attempted, many times, to burn buildings, including a federal courthouse, a police union hall, and a public safety building located in one of the city&#8217;s residential neighborhoods.
But because Oregon is a traditionally majority-white state, the outlet suggests, when Portland&#8217;s police department labels the unrest a &#8220;riot,&#8221; as they often do once violent action begins and before announcing that they will be clearing areas by force, they&#8217;re tapping into the state&#8217;s existing, systemic racism.
&#8220;Between May 29 and Aug. 27, the Portland Police Bureau declared 23 riots and 22 unlawful assemblies (that doesn&#8217;t include nights that started as unlawful assemblies and were later declared riots). But the laws governing those declarations are vague and have roots in Oregon&#8217;s deeply racist past,&#8221; <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/08/27/906729976/police-declare-portland-protests-a-riot-but-this-definition-could-be-rooted-in-r">NPR said Friday</a>.
&#8220;Oregon began as a white-only state. While it banned slavery at its founding, the state adopted strict Black exclusionary laws which had been in place in the territory for decades. The law banned Black people from living in the state or owning property,&#8221; it continued.
Because recent &#8220;riots&#8221; have been, at least ostensibly, anti-racist, Oregon activists claim the &#8220;riots&#8221; are being declared to silence those who might question Portland&#8217;s law enforcement infrastructure. NPR cites as evidence a handful of riot declarations made in the past several weeks, few of which indicate a clear standard by which police determine a gathering has become a &#8220;riot.&#8221;
Protesters, many of whom are on video lighting fireworks, setting small fires in buildings, and throwing objects at police officers, say in some cases, a &#8220;riot&#8221; has been declared within minutes of a demonstration stepping off &#8212; a clear indicator, to them, that police are using the term to silence activists.
Sunday morning Portland Police say they&#8217;re continuing to investigate the shooting that left one dead. Reports indicate the police believe they have names for both the suspect and the victim, but they are waiting on confirmation before releasing that information to the public.
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A staff writer at The Washington Post is spinning their own narrative about the shootings that took place in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Tuesday night, downplaying the role of rioters in the incident.
On Twitter and in her <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/26/jacob-blake-kenosha-police-protests/">article</a> written with fellow Post writers Mark Guarino and Mark Berman, Jaclyn Peiser portrayed the shootings as one white man with a gun firing randomly into a crowd of protesters. The shootings resulted in the deaths of two people along with serious wounds to a third person, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-shots-fired-during-kenosha-blm-riots-after-democrat-governor-reportedly-refused-federal-help">reported</a>.
Here’s how the Post described the shooting:
<blockquote>Shots were fired around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, police said. After the first shots, a young White man carrying a rifle began running north on Sheridan Road, away from a crowd of protesters. Video <a href="https://twitter.com/BGOnTheScene/status/1298496272500916225">shows the armed man</a> fall to the ground and then fire multiple rounds into the crowd. Two more people fell to the ground, one shot in the arm and the other in the chest, the Journal Sentinel reported. Another graphic <a href="https://twitter.com/ShmueliF/status/1298494182101790721">video</a> shows a man with blood running down the back of his neck and bystanders shouting that he had been shot in the head.</blockquote>
A Post video journalist named in the article, Whitney Leaming, also claimed that after the man with the rifle ran past, he “tripped and fell, then rolled into a sitting position, raised his gun and opened fire at his pursuers.”
Video from the evening, including one linked by the Post itself, tells a different story.
The man with the rifle seen in the video wearing a green shirt and firing at protesters was previously at a local business (the Post said they were “protecting a gas station,”) that was being attacked by rioters. Rioters previously burned down a car dealership nearby. Someone is shot and another person goes to help, with the armed man hovering around the scene a few seconds. Another man approaches and the armed man runs.
A crowd then starts chasing the man with the rifle, and he falls down. At this point, he doesn’t merely shoot into the crowd of pursuers. He is on the ground when one man jumps on him, kicking him. Another person tries to take his gun, and a third person approaches him, turns back, and then moves aggressively toward the man on the ground. This final pursuer is shot in the arm and, in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cjtv.io/videos/726145031563748/?v=726145031563748">footage</a> taken immediately after, can be seen holding a pistol, which he says is “loaded.”
The Washington Post does not mention the actions of the men pursuing the man with the rifle. Peiser also refers to those rioting, destroying businesses, and chasing fellow citizens as “protesters,” while claiming an “armed militia” was patrolling the city, which is currently being burned by rioters.
As The Daily Wire previously reported, the night of shootings followed Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) reportedly refusing additional National Guard help from the Trump administration.
“I got a call today from [Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis.,] that represents that district, from Senator Johnson as well, really just pleading for help, said that the local sheriff and mayor and police chief need some additional assistance,” White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/meadows-wisconsin-gov-rejected-federal-help-kenosha">said</a>. “I got on the phone right away, and called the governor, and offered assistance in the form of additional National Guard help.”
The man seen in the videos with a rifle has been charged with first-degree murder, although he has not been apprehended.

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has reportedly become involved in an apparent Monday attack on Seattle police officers by left-wing rioters, who allegedly sealed shut the door to the East Precinct with a substance suspected to be concrete and started a fire to the building.
Radio host and journalist Jason Rantz <a href="https://mynorthwest.com/2114190/rantz-rioters-burn-seattle-police-alive-sealed-door/">reported</a> Tuesday evening, &#8220;Seattle rioters used a substance suspected to be concrete to seal shut the door to the East Precinct, the Seattle Police Department has confirmed. At the same time, the rioters tried to set fire to the building. ATF is now involved.&#8221;
According to the report, the rioters used what has been suspected to be quick-dry concrete to seal the door shut. Photos reviewed by the Jason Rantz Show appear to show &#8220;the concrete mix and tools used,&#8221; says the report.
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During the rioting, ostensibly tied to an incident in Wisconsin that resulted in the police shooting of a black male, some protesters used the substance to seal the door shut as police officers remained inside the building.
&#8220;The criminals at the 12th street entrance reportedly mixed what is suspected to be cement mix and water in a bucket with a wooden stick before applying it to the door,&#8221; the report outlines. &#8220;Photos show the criminals also destroyed the electronic key card off the door, presumably to further disable the ability of officers inside to enter or exit the building.&#8221;
&#8220;On the East Pine Street side of the East Precinct, the criminals started a fire,&#8221; Rantz reports. &#8220;The intent appeared to be to burn the building with the officers inside.&#8221;
A source told the reporter that the Seattle officers inside the department building &#8220;had to kick the door open to exit the building and disperse the rioters.&#8221; The alleged criminal rioters apparently &#8220;used too much water in the cement mixture. Photos indicate it was too runny to fully seal the doorway shut.&#8221;
Speaking out about the violence, Seattle Police Officers Guild president Mike Solan told Rantz on the reporter&#8217;s radio show that &#8220;domestic terrorists&#8221; are holding the city of Seattle &#8220;hostage.&#8221;
“It’s clear that domestic terrorists are continuing to hold our great city hostage by their criminal acts,” Solan said. “We’re talking about a little over 100 people who continue to force their political agenda to push assaults on officers, destroy private and public property, to continue their dangerous ideology.&#8221;
&#8220;What’s next has been seen before and I’m fearful that someone will lose their life in the coming days,&#8221; he added. &#8220;This could all stop if our public officials would decry and push back against these criminal acts.”
Left-wing riots across Wisconsin erupted on Sunday and Monday night, too, destroying the Democrat-controlled cities of Kenosha and Madison. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/protesters-in-kenosha-torched-much-of-the-black-business-district">According</a> to Reuters, rioters torched &#8220;much of the Black business district&#8221; in Kenosha.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/protester-points-gun-at-reporters-face-during-kenosha-riots">Protester Points Gun At Reporter’s Face During Kenosha Riots</a>
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler warned rioters that each additional night of violence against police and residents was a donation of sorts to President Trump’s reelection campaign.
Wheeler appeared in a press conference with Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell on Thursday after rioters attempted to burn down a police precinct the night before. Wheeler appealed to rioters to stop the violence and asked protesters and gawkers to stop encouraging violence targeting police.
“Last night, 200-300 people went to East Precinct intent on violence. The purpose was to attack the East Precinct facility and the people therein,” Wheeler said, later adding, “Exits were blocked; they were barricaded shut with cars and with two-by-fours. Security cameras were disabled, and accelerants were used to set and grow fires. The attack was immediate, it was intentional, and it was planned. It was intended to cause serious injury or death, and it very well could have.”
“When you commit arson with an accelerant in an attempt to burn down a building that is occupied by people that you have intentionally trapped inside, you are not demonstrating; you are attempting to commit murder,” Wheeler said.
“This is not peaceful protest. This is not advocacy to advance reforms or transform any system,” Wheeler continued.
Portland has been rocked for over two months by nightly riots since the death of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-police-bodycam-footage-shows-moment-by-moment-arrest-of-george-floyd-for-the-first-time">George Floyd</a> in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. On Thursday night, a group of rioters <a href="https://dw-site-dev.dailywire.com/news/rioters-storm-portland-suburb-throw-paint-on-elderly-woman-harass-another-using-walker">surrounded</a> an elderly woman using a walker and threw white paint on her. One man can be seen getting inches away from her face to yell at her.
Wheeler said that city officials expected the attacks on city buildings, police, and residential neighborhoods to continue:
<blockquote>We anticipate additional planned attacks on occupied buildings over the next few days. I want to put a message out to the people of this city: if you are a nonviolent demonstrator and you don’t want to be part of intentional violence, please stay away from these areas. Our community must say that this violence is not Portland, that these actions do not reflect our values, and these crimes are distracting from reform, not advancing it. And they’re keeping our police officers from responding to historic levels of violence in our community. Right now, Portland is experiencing record gun violence and our police bureau, its leadership, its detectives, its frontline officers, its support staff need to be focused on responding to that, not on responding to arson at our own police precincts.</blockquote>
At the end of the press conference, Wheeler made a political appeal to rioters and protesters that they were helping to potentially reelect Trump with nightly footage of attacks circulating on social media.
“Don’t think for a moment that if you are participating in this activity, that you are not being a prop for the reelection campaign of Donald Trump — because you absolutely are. You are creating the B-roll film that will be used in ads nationally to help Donald Trump during his campaign. You don’t want to be part of that? Then don’t show up,” Wheeler said.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) falsely suggested during an interview on Tuesday afternoon that she never called federal law enforcement officials &#8220;stormtroopers&#8221; and claimed that she said that they &#8220;acted like stormtroopers,&#8221; which is not what she said.
Pelosi appeared on MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;The Beat&#8221; with host Ari Melber where she was asked about the following exchange from Attorney General William Barr&#8217;s testimony in front of Congress today:
<blockquote>REP. DOUG COLLINS (D-GA): “And the stormtrooper comments by the Speaker of House, and we know that that is a direct reference to the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party… don’t you think it encourages the violence that we’re seeing and encourages the participation against the police?”
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR: “I think that’s possible and I think it’s irresponsible to call these federal law enforcement officers stormtroopers.”</blockquote>
“Well, actually, I said they acted like stormtroopers,” Pelosi immediately claimed once the clip stopped playing.
Pelosi then tried to deflect from the criticisms by claiming that Barr did not have a problem when other people have allegedly compared federal law enforcement officials to Nazis. Barr was specifically asked about Pelosi’s comments, which is why he addressed the comments that she made.
“I said they acted like stormtroopers,” Pelosi claimed without evidence. “And they did and my colleagues have said that as well.”
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On July 17, Pelosi tweeted, &#8220;Unidentified stormtroopers. Unmarked cars. Kidnapping protesters and causing severe injuries in response to graffiti. These are not the actions of a democratic republic. @DHSgov ’s actions in Portland undermine its mission. Trump &amp; his stormtroopers must be stopped.&#8221;
Pelosi added, &#8220;First Amendment speech should never be met with one-sided violence from federal agents acting as Trump’s secret police, especially when unidentified. This is disgraceful behavior we would expect from a banana republic — not the government of the United States.&#8221;
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First Amendment speech should never be met with one-sided violence from federal agents acting as Trump’s secret police, especially when unidentified. This is disgraceful behavior we would expect from a banana republic — not the government of the United States.
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Pelosi directly called the officers stormtroopers, which refers to the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/SA-Nazi-organization">Brownshirts</a>, a paramilitary organization of the German Nazi Party.
In Pelosi&#8217;s second tweet, she said the federal officers were &#8220;acting as Trump’s secret police.&#8221; The stormtroopers were not &#8220;secret police&#8221; in Nazi Germany, that was the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gestapo">Gestapo</a>.
Pelosi&#8217;s claim in the tweets that the officers were &#8220;unidentified&#8221; is a lie. Top federal officials stated last week that the federal officers had their names taken off of their uniforms because they had been doxxed online and their personal information was put online, which put their families in danger. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/three-federal-officers-face-permanent-blindness-after-rioters-shine-lasers-in-their-eyes">The officers had unique identifiers on them</a> so that they could be held accountable if they did something wrong.
Pelosi continued by claiming that Barr &#8220;should be answering for what he did at Lafayette Square&#8221; when officials cleared out violent rioters, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ag-barr-protesters-in-d-c-were-not-peaceful-hundreds-of-officers-injured-media-promoting-big-lies">Barr told CBS News last month</a>. Pelosi also appeared to mock Barr&#8217;s weight, saying that he was &#8220;like a blob,&#8221; which comes after Pelosi <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-trump-should-not-take-medication-prescribed-by-his-doctor-because-trump-is-morbidly-obese">mocked</a> Trump&#8217;s weight in May by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/left-leaning-fact-checker-hits-pelosi-hard-for-claiming-trump-is-morbidly-obese">falsely claiming</a> that the president was &#8220;morbidly obese.&#8221;
“They were not peaceful protesters,” Barr said. “And that’s one of the big lies that the media seems to be perpetuating at this point.”
“There were three warnings given,” Barr continued in reference to the warnings that protesters got from authorities that they needed to move. “But let’s get back to why we took that action. On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, okay, there were violent riots at Lafayette Park where the park police were under constant attack at the – behind their bike rack fences. They were battling over the fences. They were trying to get entry. They were throwing bricks and inflammable liquid at the police…”
“On Sunday, things reached a crescendo,” Barr continued. “The officers were pummeled with bricks. Crowbars were used to pry up the pavers at the park and they were hurled at police. There were fires set in not only St. John’s Church, but a historic building at Lafayette was burned down.”
“Here’s what the media is missing. This was not an operation to respond to that particular crowd. It was an operation to move the perimeter one block,” Barr continued, later adding, “By the way, there was no tear gas used. The tear gas was used Sunday when they had to clear H Street to allow the fire department to come in to save St. John’s Church. That’s when tear gas was used.”
“I didn’t see any video being played on the media of what was happening Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. All I heard was comments about how peaceful the protesters were,&#8221; Barr added. &#8220;I didn’t hear about the fact that there were hundred and fifty law enforcement officers injured and many taken to the hospital with concussions. So it wasn’t a peaceful protest. We had to get control over Lafayette Park, and we had to do it as soon as we were able to do that.”
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Violent extremists injured nearly two dozen Seattle Police Department officers on Sunday during an attack on the department&#8217;s East Precinct.
Rioters &#8220;emerged from the group and began spray painting and attempting to disable security cameras and a fence perimeter around the precinct,&#8221; the Seattle Police Department <a href="https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2020/07/25/police-make-dozens-of-arrests-after-explosion-damages-east-precinct-and-march-turns-to-riot/">said</a> in a statement. &#8220;At least one person breached the precinct’s fence line. Moments later, a device exploded leaving an 8-inch hole in the side of the precinct.&#8221;
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Earlier today, at least 1 person breached a fence line @ the East Precinct. Moments later, a device exploded leaving an ~8” hole in the side of the precinct. This was one of several dangerous incidents that led SPD to declare today’s incident a riot. Arson/Bomb dets investigating <a href="https://t.co/pGC3kpQzhT">pic.twitter.com/pGC3kpQzhT</a>
&mdash; Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeattlePD/status/1287205760988921856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Seattle’s East Precinct was hit with an explosive. This is from the interior. This isn’t peaceful. <a href="https://t.co/B8FHtfoyXT">pic.twitter.com/B8FHtfoyXT</a>
&mdash; (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonrantz/status/1287222798515990528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Due to the ongoing public safety risks and damaged associated with this incident march, SPD declared the incident a riot and began issuing orders to leave the area,&#8221; the department continued. &#8220;The crowd threw bottles and balloons filled with liquid and shot mortar fireworks and tossed explosives at officers.&#8221;
&#8220;Over the next several hours, a smaller crowd wound through Capitol Hill, continuing to throw bricks, rocks, mortars and other explosives at officers,&#8221; the department added. &#8220;As of 10 pm, police had made 45 arrests in connection with today’s riot for assaults on officers, failure to disperse, and obstruction.”
&#8220;Twenty-one officers sustained injuries during the day’s events. Most were able to return to duty. One was treated at a hospital for a knee injury,&#8221; the statement concluded. &#8220;Arson/Bomb detectives are investigating the explosion at the East Precinct.&#8221;
The violence against police officers in Seattle followed the violent rioters <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rioters-torch-justice-center-in-seattle-attack-stores-at-apartment-complex-hit-store-owners">torching a construction site at a justice center and attacking a Starbucks store</a> that was at the bottom of an apartment complex.
Police later charged the rioters and used force to push them back and clear out the streets.
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THANK YOU <a href="https://twitter.com/SeattlePD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SeattlePD</a>! 🔥🔥🔥
Now THIS is how you take down rioting degenerates who contribute nothing to society! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/seattleriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#seattleriots</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/seattleprotests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#seattleprotests</a> <a href="https://t.co/Lu60A86vh8">pic.twitter.com/Lu60A86vh8</a>
&mdash; Katie Daviscourt🇺🇸 (@KatieDaviscourt) <a href="https://twitter.com/KatieDaviscourt/status/1287307049835982848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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An earlier arrest at the Seattle riot that I forgot to post. Notice the abuse the police officers endure. <a href="https://t.co/nQVU1zt5eA">pic.twitter.com/nQVU1zt5eA</a>
&mdash; (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonrantz/status/1287282715167842304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Another rest. Not making it easy for Seattle Police. <a href="https://t.co/ndvzydzlGZ">pic.twitter.com/ndvzydzlGZ</a>
&mdash; (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonrantz/status/1287223411568066560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Another arrest. Stole bread? <a href="https://t.co/bAL9yvqTPC">pic.twitter.com/bAL9yvqTPC</a>
&mdash; (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonrantz/status/1287241004060307456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The Trump administration announced last week that they were sending an elite tactical unit to Seattle in case local officials needed backup against the violent extremists.
“The Special Response Team being deployed is similar to the tactical teams currently operating in Portland,” The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/us/seattle-protests-feds.html">reported</a>. “Agents from the Special Response Team, operated under U.S. Customs and Border Protection, are typically deployed for intense law enforcement operations, similar to the agency’s BORTAC group that has operated in Portland.”
The Seattle Police Department <a href="https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2020/07/19/significant-property-damage-officers-injured-during-protest/">highlighted</a> the following from last weekend&#8217;s attacks:
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<li>The group headed south to the Seattle Police Headquarters and Seattle Municipal Court where they broke windows and spray painted both buildings. The demonstration then marched northbound on Third Avenue, where some businesses were targeted by individuals with more smashed windows, looting, and graffiti on the walls.</li>
<li>The group eventually made it to the West Precinct and some individuals attempted to break into the building. Protesters threw rocks and bottles at the officers who were outside defending the precinct. An unknown person or persons threw multiple large mortar-type fireworks at officers from a close range. Multiple officers were injured by the fireworks thrown at them. Two of the officers suffered lacerations and abrasion injuries while a third officer sustained burns to his neck area and needed to be treated by the Seattle Fire Department. He was later transported to the hospital. A total of twelve officers were injured.</li>
<li>The march then made its way up to Capitol Hill, where individuals in the group committed more property damage and looting. A small fire was set inside one of the businesses after the windows were broken out.</li>
<li>Eventually the group went to the East Precinct where several individuals smashed out the front windows. A large, mortar-type firework was thrown inside the lobby of the precinct, causing a small fire. The fire was extinguished quickly. Officers located another unlit large mortar-type firework nearby.</li>
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Extremists Injure Nearly 2 Dozen Seattle Police, Attack Police Station, ‘Explosives’ Used

Violent extremists injured nearly two dozen Seattle Police Department officers on Sunday during an attack on the department&#039;s East Precinct. Rioters

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Violent extremists once again attacked a federal courthouse in Portland on Saturday, and physically attacked numerous police officers in the process.
Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf tweeted before the mayhem broke out on Saturday night: &#8220;Day 56. Last night six DHS law enforcement officers were injured in Portland. To be clear, criminals assaulted FEDERAL officers on FEDERAL property…and the city of Portland did nothing. It’s time Portland join other responsible cities around the country to hold criminals accountable and protect federal property and officers.&#8221;
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It’s time Portland join other responsible cities around the country to hold criminals accountable and protect federal property and officers.
&mdash; Acting Secretary Chad Wolf (@DHS_Wolf) <a href="https://twitter.com/DHS_Wolf/status/1287128841610199040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The Portland Police Department said that there were &#8220;thousands&#8221; of rioters gathered at the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse.
&#8220;Throughout the night some people in this crowd spent their time shaking the fence around the building, throwing rocks, bottles, and assorted debris over the fence, shining lasers through the fence, firing explosive fireworks into the area blocked by the fence, and using power tools to try to cut through the fence,&#8221; the police department said. &#8220;People wore gas masks, carried shields, hockey sticks, leaf blowers, flags, and umbrellas specifically to thwart police in crowd dispersal or attempt to conceal criminal acts.&#8221;
&#8220;People against the fence sprayed unknown liquids through it toward the courthouse,&#8221; the department continued. &#8220;At about 1:03 a.m. people in the crowd attached a chain to the fence and with many people pulling managed to pull a section of it down. People began lighting fires along SW 3rd Avenue. People climbed over the fence to get close to the federal courthouse. People continued to launch mortar style fireworks at ground level that were exploding near others.&#8221;
About 20 minutes later, Portland Police said that so many people were maintaining &#8220;this level of violence and tumultuous conduct and were either intentionally or recklessly creating a grave risk of public alarm&#8221; that they declared a riot.
Australian political commentator Rita Panahi highlighted a clip from the extremist attack on the courthouse that showed a rioter throw an object that struck a federal law enforcement officer in the head.
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Officer hit in the head with projectiles thrown by ‘peaceful protesters’ <a href="https://t.co/eZ8jDgtXNE">pic.twitter.com/eZ8jDgtXNE</a>
&mdash; Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) <a href="https://twitter.com/RitaPanahi/status/1287345440271155201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Reporter Andy Ngo highlighted the violent rioters using lasers, which have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/three-federal-officers-face-permanent-blindness-after-rioters-shine-lasers-in-their-eyes">seriously injured</a> police officers.
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These are the types of high powered lasers rioters have used to damage the eyes of law enforcement. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PortlandRiots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PortlandRiots</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#antifa</a> <a href="https://t.co/Es5bieo2LO">pic.twitter.com/Es5bieo2LO</a>
&mdash; Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1287315687262707712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Human Events Managing Editor Ian Miles Cheong posted video of the so-called &#8220;moms&#8221; protesting at the event, and rioters he described as Antifa. In the post, Cheong referenced &#8220;the Yellow Bloc,&#8221; a term that has started to gain traction online in recent days to describe the group of &#8220;moms&#8221; because they wear yellow.
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Those &quot;moms&quot; are linking arms with Antifa. Welcome to the Yellow Bloc.
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&mdash; Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1287301507868573697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Other videos showed assaults on random people who were in the area.
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Antifa is assaulting random civilians in Portland. This is why the police are out in force tonight. To stop this. <a href="https://t.co/bkGxdicGde">pic.twitter.com/bkGxdicGde</a>
&mdash; Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1287314628972707840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Blaze Media reporter Elijah Schaffer tweeted numerous videos from the ground and said that some in the far-left extremist group Antifa were posing as members of the press.
&#8220;More fake Antifa press harassing officers, yelling at them, standing in the middle of the street disobeying orders to stand on the sidewalk,&#8221; Schaffer wrote. &#8220;This is the 6th one I’ve found. How many more are abusing press immunity? I’m exposing these posers like breasts at a 1980s rock concert.&#8221;
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More fake Antifa press harassing officers, yelling at them, standing in the middle of the street disobeying orders to stand on the sidewalk 
This is the 6th one I’ve found
How many more are abusing press immunity?
I’m exposing these posers like breasts at a 1980s rock concert <a href="https://t.co/YsHQ8nvYex">pic.twitter.com/YsHQ8nvYex</a>
&mdash; ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1287313948522381312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Other relevant videos from the violence in Portland below:
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BREAKING: Portland police tackle rioter then pepper spray his girlfriend 
They still refuse to leave the area after the altercation and receive additional pushback 
He was not arrested
This was during an unlawful assembly and after 12 loud speaker warnings to leave the area <a href="https://t.co/xI5KS4gyCR">pic.twitter.com/xI5KS4gyCR</a>
&mdash; ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1287326771210096642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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PORTLAND: While Antifa and BLM rioters breached the federal courthouse 
DHS quickly responded with an intense offensive
The camera goes black when I was directly hit by a hot tear gas canister 
Right after I got shot by a rubber bullet in my crotch (2 inches from my PP) <a href="https://t.co/xKb5Ubkykx">pic.twitter.com/xKb5Ubkykx</a>
&mdash; ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1287357023529496576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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BREAKING: Rioter in Portland resists arrest during unlawful assembly &amp; is tackled to the ground 
NOTE: This is the Portland Police making the arrest not federal agents <a href="https://t.co/10aTFBjo07">pic.twitter.com/10aTFBjo07</a>
&mdash; ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1287321532369219584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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RIGHT NOW: Portland rioters once again attack <a href="https://twitter.com/Starbucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Starbucks</a> (Salmon St) <a href="https://t.co/FMYqkhcIne">pic.twitter.com/FMYqkhcIne</a>
&mdash; ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1287343102416412673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Rioters continue to spew hatred at federal officers 
Also calling them “Nazis” <a href="https://t.co/vqC9PW0jyH">pic.twitter.com/vqC9PW0jyH</a>
&mdash; Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) <a href="https://twitter.com/livesmattershow/status/1287330468417830918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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“Please take me to federal court so I can fuck your life up”
A Portland protester yells to DHS officers guarding a breach in the federal courthouse barrier 
Officers did not seem to have any interest in arresting this man
So he moved on to different officers &amp; repeated himself <a href="https://t.co/I1QY0qR4vm">pic.twitter.com/I1QY0qR4vm</a>
&mdash; ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1287331654499889154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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This video encapsulates just how large the federal DHS presence is in Portland 
This seems to be only half the force positioned at the federal courthouse <a href="https://t.co/TCyU4fm6DK">pic.twitter.com/TCyU4fm6DK</a>
&mdash; ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1287329990590083074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The most confused homeless man in Portland wakes up to a police offensive 
I get caught In the charge and have to run to avoid physical confrontation 
 This was during an unlawful assembly and declaration of a riot 
These are not federal agents <a href="https://t.co/AlIn8un0rQ">pic.twitter.com/AlIn8un0rQ</a>
&mdash; ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1287329194658078721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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PORTLAND: rioter is knocked down by Portland Police during an offensive 
the rioters refused to vacate the area even after 12 loud speaker warnings to do so or face crowd control measures 
&amp; a declaration of unlawful assembly had been declared for over 2 hours <a href="https://t.co/evLdQkEupf">pic.twitter.com/evLdQkEupf</a>
&mdash; ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1287328210657583106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Arrests are made. Democrats and the mainstream media endorse the violence that requires this response. <a href="https://t.co/pO7tyVElJh">pic.twitter.com/pO7tyVElJh</a>
&mdash; Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1287327362959335425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Arsonists are now lighting fires in front of courthouse building in Portland <a href="https://t.co/QVvzySyNe5">pic.twitter.com/QVvzySyNe5</a>
&mdash; Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) <a href="https://twitter.com/livesmattershow/status/1287296672687562754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The American flag being burned like a rag on the ground. In shithole Portland. <a href="https://t.co/NVbyczKpmS">pic.twitter.com/NVbyczKpmS</a>
&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1287283558986350593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Antifa terrorists now attempting to use a bolt cutter in courthouse fencing <a href="https://t.co/lDAChLUcj3">pic.twitter.com/lDAChLUcj3</a>
&mdash; Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) <a href="https://twitter.com/livesmattershow/status/1287295676246704133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Watch how rioters resist arrest and assault <a href="https://twitter.com/PortlandPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PortlandPolice</a>. Video by <a href="https://twitter.com/ShelbyTalcott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShelbyTalcott</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PortlandRiots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PortlandRiots</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#antifa</a> <a href="https://t.co/S70nzVeOPN">pic.twitter.com/S70nzVeOPN</a>
&mdash; Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1287316855082778624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Just after 4am, someone launched a water bottle at the line of officers. They responded with pellets, tear gas, pepper spray etc. Many of the remaining rioters retreated past the park <a href="https://t.co/NwxEUel3e3">pic.twitter.com/NwxEUel3e3</a>
&mdash; Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShelbyTalcott/status/1287343425579147269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The raid did some damage to the tents that have been set up in the park&#8230;many, though, are still standing (I’m surprised) <a href="https://t.co/n43i7mBG2A">pic.twitter.com/n43i7mBG2A</a>
&mdash; Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShelbyTalcott/status/1287323846568054784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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A woman screams as she is detained by Portland PD. There was a fight before this as they tried to detain her. <a href="https://t.co/YKQDTcfFM6">pic.twitter.com/YKQDTcfFM6</a>
&mdash; Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShelbyTalcott/status/1287311580338610176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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This is an absolute battle right now in Portland <a href="https://t.co/WBnIDJMN7H">pic.twitter.com/WBnIDJMN7H</a>
&mdash; Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShelbyTalcott/status/1287301921057906688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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BREAKING: THE FENCE IS DOWN IN PORTLAND <a href="https://t.co/mZt0HjBzNr">pic.twitter.com/mZt0HjBzNr</a>
&mdash; Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShelbyTalcott/status/1287300974399221760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Protest in Portland

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Violent extremists once again attacked a federal courthouse in Portland on Saturday, and physically attacked numerous police officers in the process.

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Violent rioters torched courthouses in Colorado and California on Saturday night as far-left riots rocked other cities across the country.
&#8220;We ask organizers of tonight&#8217;s protest to help maintain peace,&#8221; the Oakland Police Department <a href="http://archive.is/IArBK">tweeted</a>. &#8220;Currently, some demonstrators in the area of 17th &amp; Lakeside are breaking windows and chanting racial slurs at residents.&#8221;
&#8220;Agitators within the crowd of demonstrators have set the Alameda County Superior Courthouse on fire,&#8221; the department <a href="http://archive.is/Nu1AR">added</a>. &#8220;Please avoid the area. We are calling for peace and to have safe spaces and safe places for tonight&#8217;s demonstration.&#8221;
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Antifa has set a fire in the Alameda County courthouse in Oakland, CA. <a href="https://t.co/MNWrpHgJ2u">pic.twitter.com/MNWrpHgJ2u</a>
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The department also highlighted attacks that were made on officers, writing, &#8220;Fireworks and dangerous projectiles are some of the items agitators used to assault officers. We ask the organizers of tonight&#8217;s demonstration to work with us, calling for peace and help us provide safe spaces and safe places for demonstrators.&#8221;
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Fireworks and dangerous projectiles are some of the items agitators used to assault officers. We ask the organizers of tonight&#39;s demonstration to work with us, calling for peace and help us provide safe spaces and safe places for demonstrators. <a href="https://t.co/ImpQdquirU">pic.twitter.com/ImpQdquirU</a>
&mdash; Oakland Police Dept. (@oaklandpoliceca) <a href="https://twitter.com/oaklandpoliceca/status/1287262852760231941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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In Colorado, the Aurora Police Department <a href="https://twitter.com/AuroraPD/status/1287215244373159936">pleaded</a> with protesters to &#8220;please remain peaceful,&#8221; which did nothing to stop rioters from carrying out acts of violence.
&#8220;The protestors are no longer peaceful as they are now throwing objects, shining lasers, and shooting large fireworks at officers,&#8221; the department tweeted. &#8220;We now have protestors that have broken windows to the courthouse and are inside of the building, attempting to start fires.&#8221;
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UPDATE: We now have protestors that have broken windows to the courthouse and are inside of the building, attempting to start fires.
&mdash; Aurora Police Dept. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@AuroraPD) <a href="https://twitter.com/AuroraPD/status/1287218396287741952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;There has been a fire started inside of an office in the courthouse. Protestors need to leave the area immediately,&#8221; the department <a href="https://twitter.com/AuroraPD/status/1287219112192614401">continued</a>, later adding: &#8220;The fire has been extinguished. It does not appear to have spread anywhere else inside of the building. Protestors needs to leave the area or are subject to arrest. You can safely exit the area to the south.&#8221;
&#8220;The protestors have torn down the wooden window coverings and are using them as shields,&#8221; the department added. &#8220;Others are still breaking windows on the courthouse and attempting to get inside of the building. Protestors need to leave the area or you are subject to arrest.&#8221;
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UPDATE: The protestors have torn down the wooden window coverings and are using them as shields. 
Others are still breaking windows on the courthouse and attempting to get inside of the building.
Protestors need to leave the area or you are subject to arrest.
&mdash; Aurora Police Dept. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@AuroraPD) <a href="https://twitter.com/AuroraPD/status/1287225775687516160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The scene is now bedlam. Windows are being smashed. Fireworks going off in the direction of police. Breaking glass can be heard all around. This is not June 27. <a href="https://t.co/l3okY8YTzf">pic.twitter.com/l3okY8YTzf</a>
&mdash; Quincy Snowdon (@QuincySnowdon) <a href="https://twitter.com/QuincySnowdon/status/1287218180046426113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The news comes as violent rioters caused significant damage in Seattle on Saturday, including burning a youth detention center and attacking a store located at the bottom of an apartment complex.
Colorado State Rep. Dave Williams called on President Donald Trump to deploy federal agents to the state as Colorado Democrat Governor Jared Polis has failed to stop recent spates of violence.
Williams tweeted, &#8220;Colorado has been abandoned by radical Democrats in power. Violence is at an all time high &amp; decent hard-working citizens need relief now. I&#8217;ve asked #Trump for help to stop criminals here because &#8216;selfish bastards&#8217; like Gov. Polis refuse to do so.&#8221;
In his letter, Williams wrote:
<blockquote>Dear Mr. President, As a lawmaker representing Colorado House District 15, I officially request that your administration expand its &#8220;Operation Legend&#8221; efforts to include Colorado, specifically in the city of Denver as violent, deadly crime is on an upswing according to many news reports.
Sadly, the violence is being largely ignored by radical Democrats who are in a position to stop it.
Recently, various national media outlets reported that law-abiding citizens who peacefully assembled in the city of Denver to show their support for our law enforcement community were attacked by members of the domestic terrorist organization known as &#8220;Antifa.&#8221;
The raw footage from the event shows numerous violent altercations that were incited by these &#8220;Antifa&#8221; thugs against innocent people who included prominent public figures like national political commentator, Michelle Malkin, Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams, and Colorado House GOP Leader, Rep. Patrick Neville, who you&#8217;ve personally hosted at the White House.
What was especially appalling about this incident was that the Denver Police Department was given orders to not protect the innocent from the mob.
Additionally, Governor Polis, who is charged by law to protect our State Capitol building, has allowed criminals to vandalize, deface, and destroy the Capitol grounds as well as the surrounding public and private property near it.
Governor Polis is also enabling these criminals to openly defecate in public areas, harass hard working bystanders, and engage in drug use near locations that businesses and the public operate in.
The situation is becoming more and more untenable and many Coloradans are wondering what it will take for those in power to stop the lawlessness.
To make matters worse, Governor Polis, who is refusing to restore law and order by stopping these criminals, is instead punishing hard-working, honest citizens who are desperately trying to pay their bills and make ends meet while the economy is artificially shut down.
By using the Chinese coronavirus pandemic as an excuse for his unprecedented power grabs, Governor Polis is issuing unconstitutional mandates that have shuttered businesses, churches, schools, and other community activities. His latest two orders were a statewide mask mandate and an order for restaurants to stop serving alcohol by 10pm.
Colorado is going too far with these restrictions and a recent study that was reported by the Colorado news publication, Westword, found that Colorado was one of the most restrictive states in the country.
The good news is that there are those of us who are trying to fight back against the overreach of radical Democrats led by Governor Polis.
Recently, restaurants represented by the Tavern League of Colorado have filed a lawsuit against Governor Polis to stop his unconstitutional mandates, which set outrageous capacity limits and prohibited the serving of alcohol after 10pm.
Additionally, our Colorado House GOP Leader, Rep. Patrick Neville, will be filing a lawsuit in the days ahead to stop the Governor&#8217;s unconstitutional statewide mask mandate.
Given that lawsuits are being filed to combat Governor Polis&#8217; overreach and the commitment by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to oppose radical state restrictions, I also officially request that your administration, through the Justice Department, provide legal resources and assistance to the Tavern League of Colorado and Rep. Patrick Neville for their respective lawsuits against Governor Jared Polis.
Governor Polis, in his smug arrogance, is violating the right of citizens to freely make health care decisions for themselves and families while also coddling criminals who are continuously encouraged to violate the rule of law by the Governor&#8217;s willful inaction to protect the public he falsely claims to serve.
Mr. President, we need your help now more than ever.
The people of Colorado have been left to fend for themselves and you, being the President of law and order, are our only hope.</blockquote>
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Colorado has been abandoned by radical Democrats in power. 
Violence is at an all time high &amp; decent hard-working citizens need relief now.
I&#39;ve asked <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Trump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Trump</a> for help to stop criminals here because &quot;selfish bastards&quot; like Gov. Polis refuse to do so.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MAGA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MAGA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KAG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KAG</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LawAndOrder?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LawAndOrder</a> <a href="https://t.co/XFJoyFMcy1">pic.twitter.com/XFJoyFMcy1</a>
&mdash; Rep. Dave Williams (@RepDaveWilliams) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepDaveWilliams/status/1286332875286016002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Portland Protests Continue Unabated Despite Federal Law Enforcement Presence

Violent Rioters Torch Courthouses In California And Colorado, Attack Police, Chant Racial Slurs

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Violent rioters torched courthouses in Colorado and California on Saturday night as far-left riots rocked other cities across the country. &quot;We ask

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Violent rioters torched a construction site at a justice center in Seattle and attacked a Starbucks store that was at the bottom of an apartment complex on Saturday as far-left rioters caused significant damage in other cities across the U.S.
The Seattle Police Department reported that a large group of rioters arrived at the site of the King County Youth Service Center/Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center, near 12th Avenue and Alder Street around 4 p.m.
&#8220;Approximately a dozen people then entered a construction site at the facility, set fire to portable trailers and other equipment, and broke out windows on personal vehicles in the area and court facilities,&#8221; the department <a href="https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2020/07/25/police-make-dozens-of-arrests-after-explosion-damages-east-precinct-and-march-turns-to-riot/">said</a>.
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Antifa arsonists in Seattle have set fire to a construction site. Allies of the working class. <a href="https://t.co/hzFQMMBwiR">pic.twitter.com/hzFQMMBwiR</a>
&mdash; Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1287170047195021312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2020</a></blockquote>
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FIRST SIGNS OF DESTRUCTION: Fire just set by some vandals who were marching by at corner of E. Spruce St and 12th Ave. This is the sight of new juvenile jail. <a href="https://twitter.com/SeattlePD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SeattlePD</a> in sight. <a href="https://twitter.com/komonews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@komonews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/seattle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#seattle</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SeattleRiots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SeattleRiots</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/seattleprotests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#seattleprotests</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/seattleprotest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#seattleprotest</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SeattlePolice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SeattlePolice</a> <a href="https://t.co/rOerNuhOt2">pic.twitter.com/rOerNuhOt2</a>
&mdash; Jonathan Choe Journalist KOMO News (@choeshow) <a href="https://twitter.com/choeshow/status/1287159583987752961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2020</a></blockquote>
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They set fire to two construction trailers at the Juvenile Detention Center. <a href="https://t.co/LQWRIESF2L">pic.twitter.com/LQWRIESF2L</a>
&mdash; (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonrantz/status/1287162278379315201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Fire inside the staging site of the youth detention center <a href="https://t.co/QNqJsgPRGB">pic.twitter.com/QNqJsgPRGB</a>
&mdash; Michelle Baruchman ⛰ (@mlbaruchman) <a href="https://twitter.com/mlbaruchman/status/1287159613373071360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2020</a></blockquote>
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A Starbucks in the area was also completely destroyed with graffiti, smashed windows, and damage inside. Reporters on the ground said that there was smoke coming out of the store, and they thought a fire may have been set inside.
The Starbucks that was attacked sits at the bottom level of an apartment complex. According to a reporter who was there, people were calling on residents above the Starbucks to evacuate the building.
Seattle-based conservative radio host Jason Rantz tweeted, &#8220;The peaceful protesters destroyed a Starbucks and a fire was supposedly set. It’s attached to an apartment complex.&#8221;
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The peaceful protesters destroyed a Starbucks and a fire was supposedly set. It’s attached to an apartment complex. <a href="https://t.co/TOHf7tQNsq">pic.twitter.com/TOHf7tQNsq</a>
&mdash; (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonrantz/status/1287188641903607810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Some damage done to a Seattle Starbucks. <a href="https://t.co/38x54orj6v">pic.twitter.com/38x54orj6v</a>
&mdash; (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonrantz/status/1287188925845368834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Human Events Managing Editor Ian Miles Cheong tweeted out a photo from Google Maps that showed the apartment complex on top of the Starbucks.
&#8220;The Starbucks is on the ground floor of an apartment complex,&#8221; Cheong wrote. &#8220;The media does not show you the full picture because they don&#8217;t want you to realize Antifa set homes on fire in Seattle.&#8221;
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The Starbucks is on the ground floor of an apartment complex. The media does not show you the full picture because they don&#39;t want you to realize Antifa set homes on fire in Seattle. <a href="https://t.co/GPM1MnLjZL">pic.twitter.com/GPM1MnLjZL</a>
&mdash; Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1287333051953897472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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New York Times reporter Mike Baker tweeted: &#8220;Moving through the Capitol Hill, hitting a Starbucks. Smoke is coming out the window and people are now calling for the residents above to evacuate.&#8221;
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Moving through the Capitol Hill, hitting a Starbucks. Smoke is coming out the window and people are now calling for the residents above to evacuate. <a href="https://t.co/71Ssie3hai">pic.twitter.com/71Ssie3hai</a>
&mdash; Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) <a href="https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1287163994621399040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Baker also tweeted out a video of some store owners who described being violently attacked by the far-left rioters.
&#8220;They are still attacking people,&#8221; the man told Baker as he pointed toward the rioters. &#8220;Like, what&#8217;s going on?&#8221;
Another man was on the phone with police and said, &#8220;They attacked us, there were like a dozen of them right outside our building. They are breaking our windows and assaulting people.&#8221;
The first man then told Baker, &#8220;I was texting on my phone, they say I’m taking a video of them. I say, how can I take videos of them when [it’s] pointing [the phone] at the ground? I&#8217;m texting on my phone. He shoots a cannon at me &#8230; starts firing at me. I tell him to stop. I come at them and then I get attacked. &#8230; I got punched at least four or five times. Never left our property, always on our property.&#8221;
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These workers at a bar/restaurant say some in the crowd attacked and punched them after accusing one of them of taking images of the crowd. <a href="https://t.co/ETQ4m9VYyr">pic.twitter.com/ETQ4m9VYyr</a>
&mdash; Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) <a href="https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1287165504654721024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This is the third day this week rioters have targeted businesses and government buildings and the second day this week with reports of officers injured. On Sunday, 12 SPD officers were injured and one was sent to the hospital with a neck burn after being hit with fireworks,&#8221; FOX6 News <a href="https://fox6now.com/2020/07/25/seattle-police-declare-riot-after-crowds-wreak-havoc-cause-explosive-damage-to-capitol-hill-precinct/">reported</a>. &#8220;Police are able to use pepper spray and blast balls to disperse the crowd after a federal judge intervened Friday night and blocked a Seattle City Council ordinance banning police from using them.&#8221;
UPDATE: Initial reports indicated a possible fire at a Starbucks in Seattle Saturday afternoon. Further posts on social media, made Sunday, indicate that the Starbucks in question was not set on fire, but was heavily damaged. Seattle radio host Paul Gallant noted the damage in a Tweet Sunday morning.
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Great job assholes <a href="https://t.co/4knvwYeMrF">pic.twitter.com/4knvwYeMrF</a>
&mdash; Paul Gallant (@GallantSays) <a href="https://twitter.com/GallantSays/status/1287167754030571520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Seattle Protests Continue As Reports Suggest Federal Agents May Be Sent In Response

Rioters Torch Justice Center Construction Site In Seattle, Attack Stores At Apartment Complex, Hit Store Owners [Updated]

Violent rioters torched a construction site at a justice center in Seattle and attacked a Starbucks store that was at the bottom of an apartment complex

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A federal judge blocked the Seattle city council from stripping crowd control tools such as pepper spray from its police force after the federal government said the policy could lead to more police use-of-force.
U.S. District Judge James Robart delivered the ruling late Friday, issuing a temporary stay against a measure the city council had approved unanimously last month, according to <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/federal-judge-blocks-seattle-law-banning-crowd-control-weapons-as-city-braces-for-tumult/">The Seattle Times</a>. The judge said more discussion between the U.S. Department of Justice and city officials is warranted before the city council rule could take effect.
“I urge you all to use it as an occasion to try to find out where it is we are and where it is we’re going,” Robart said. “I can’t tell you today if blast balls are a good idea or a bad idea, but I know that sometime a long time ago I approved them.”
Robart’s ruling came as Seattle residents and police officers were well into preparing for new forms of policing under the rule, which still may be enacted at a later date. Robart described the injunction he put in place as “very temporary.” The judge has previously denied a similar application for an injunction against the rule filed by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkin and Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best.
Best wrote a letter to residents and business owners earlier Friday warning that officers may not intervene to stop rioters from destroying private property.
Officers would scale back their approach to protecting private property and may let it be destroyed entirely before putting an officer at risk of a violent mob. The city council’s restrictions on officers’ tools such as tear gas and pepper spray would leave them largely unable to disperse crowds.
“Simply put, the legislation gives officers NO ability to safely intercede to preserve property in the midst of a large, violent crowd,” Best <a href="https://twitter.com/Doranimated/status/1286860380741021696">wrote</a>. “Seattle police will have an adjusted deployment in response to any demonstrations this weekend – as I will never ask our officers to risk their personal safety to protect property without the tools to do so in a safe way.”
Last weekend, at least a dozen Seattle police officers were wounded attempting to contain violent riots that have broken out across the city in recent weeks. The rioters “were responsible for a significant amount of property damage to government buildings and private businesses,” police said.
The violent activists “appeared to be very organized and this appeared to be a very concerted effort at property damage of certain businesses and government facilities,” police added.
The Trump administration is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feds-sending-elite-tactical-unit-to-seattle-after-democrat-controlled-city-fails-to-stop-violence">sending</a> federal law enforcement officers to Seattle to protect federal buildings, monuments, and other property from violent riots. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Special Response Team will play a similar role in the city that other federal agents are playing in Portland, Oregon. President Donald Trump has also dispatched federal law enforcement to other major cities around the U.S., as well.
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Judge Blocks Seattle From Stripping Police Officers Of Pepper Spray

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Police typically have to identify themselves before serving warrants or making arrests in America, but a federal judge in Portland recently ruled federal agents in Portland, Oregon, do not have to identify themselves when arresting suspects.
U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman ruled Friday that Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum lacked standing to sue the federal government. Rosenblum had sued the Trump administration alleging the federal agents deployed in Portland violated protester’s and rioter’s constitutional rights. Mosman ruled Rosenblum hadn’t articulated a state interest beyond those constitutional rights, PJ Media <a href="https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/07/25/judge-feds-in-portland-dont-have-to-identify-themselves-when-arresting-suspects-n697453">reported</a>.
Buzzfeed <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/portland-federal-officers-judge-ruling-identify?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4">reported</a> that Mosman “denied a request by the Oregon attorney general’s office for an order that would require federal law enforcement officers in Portland to identify themselves when making arrests and place limits on the detention and arrests of protesters.”
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<blockquote>In his order on Friday, the judge repeatedly described the case as “unusual,” writing that typically in cases involving allegations of constitutional violations during protests, the people affected would be the ones to file a lawsuit, not a state. Rosenblum’s office was also seeking a future-looking injunction, which set an “unusually high bar” for the attorney general’s office to clear, he wrote.
To sue on behalf of citizens — a legal doctrine known as “parens patriae” — Oregon had to show that it had an interest that was separate from private individuals, and that a “quasi-sovereign interest” had been violated. Mosman wrote that the state offered mostly “purely hypothetical” arguments about the risks facing Oregonians by federal officers failing to identify themselves during arrests, such as the possibility of counterprotesters pretending to be federal officers to kidnap protesters.</blockquote>
Rosenblum’s lawsuit was just one of several that have been brought against the Trump administration by liberal states who have let violent protesters and rioters have free rein over their cities to destroy businesses, buildings, and monuments with little consequence.
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Michael Simon ruled in favor of restricting what federal officers can and can’t do to journalists and legal observers in Portland. The ruling banned federal officers from arresting journalists and observers unless they had probable cause of a crime. The judge also ruled these same groups didn’t have to follow dispersal orders.
“Without journalists and legal observers, there is only the government’s side of the story to explain why a ‘riot’ was declared and the public streets were ‘closed’ and whether law enforcement acted properly in effectuating that order,” Simon wrote, according to Buzzfeed.
Violence continues in liberal cities across the city following the police-involved death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd. Floyd died on May 25 after officer Derek Chauvin held his knee to Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes as Floyd said he couldn’t breathe. Two months later, and major cities including Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, and Minneapolis are still facing violent crimes. Chicago and New York City especially have seen violent crime in the city surge, all while city officials promise to reduce police presence.
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Judge Rules Federal Agents Don’t Have To Identify Themselves While Making Arrests In Portland

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The Trump administration is having to send an elite tactical team to Seattle to serve as backup for the law enforcement officials that are already there after the Democrat-controlled city has failed to stop violent riots in recent days.
&#8220;The Special Response Team being deployed is similar to the tactical teams currently operating in Portland,&#8221; The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/us/seattle-protests-feds.html">reported</a>. &#8220;Agents from the Special Response Team, operated under U.S. Customs and Border Protection, are typically deployed for intense law enforcement operations, similar to the agency’s BORTAC group that has operated in Portland.&#8221;
The agents will be backing up the Federal Protective Service, which said in a statement: “The C.B.P. team will be on standby in the area, should they be required.”
Violent rioters injured at least a dozen Seattle police officers over the weekend and caused significant damage to numerous businesses and attacked multiple police stations.
SPD <a href="https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2020/07/19/significant-property-damage-officers-injured-during-protest/">highlighted</a> the following from the attacks:
<ul>
<li>The group headed south to the Seattle Police Headquarters and Seattle Municipal Court where they broke windows and spray painted both buildings. The demonstration then marched northbound on Third Avenue, where some businesses were targeted by individuals with more smashed windows, looting, and graffiti on the walls.</li>
<li>The group eventually made it to the West Precinct and some individuals attempted to break into the building. Protesters threw rocks and bottles at the officers who were outside defending the precinct. An unknown person or persons threw multiple large mortar-type fireworks at officers from a close range. Multiple officers were injured by the fireworks thrown at them. Two of the officers suffered lacerations and abrasion injuries while a third officer sustained burns to his neck area and needed to be treated by the Seattle Fire Department. He was later transported to the hospital. A total of twelve officers were injured.</li>
<li>The march then made its way up to Capitol Hill, where individuals in the group committed more property damage and looting. A small fire was set inside one of the businesses after the windows were broken out.</li>
<li>Eventually the group went to the East Precinct where several individuals smashed out the front windows. A large, mortar-type firework was thrown inside the lobby of the precinct, causing a small fire. The fire was extinguished quickly. Officers located another unlit large mortar-type firework nearby.</li>
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DHS And CPB Hold Press Conference On Federal Response To Portland Protests

Feds Sending Elite Tactical Unit To Seattle After Democrat-Controlled City Fails To Stop Violence

The Trump administration is having to send an elite tactical team to Seattle to serve as backup for the law enforcement officials that are already there

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently deployed an elite unit of law enforcement operators to Portland this week under President Donald Trump&#8217;s Executive Order on Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues and Combating Recent Criminal Violence.
The New York Times confirmed an earlier <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-unit-behind-arrests-in-portland-reportedly-identified-pelosi-smears-them-makes-false-claims">report</a> that identified the Border Patrol Tactical Unit, or BORTAC, as the unit that was deployed to Portland as the city has been rocked by approximately 48 consecutive days of riots. Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/u-s-swoops-down-on-portland-protesters-after-trump-order-to-protect-monuments-idUSKCN24I2W5">reported</a> that in addition to BORTAC, &#8220;Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are helping DHS’s Federal Protective Service, which provides security for federal buildings.&#8221;
Reuters added, &#8220;A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokeswoman said on Friday agents had been deployed to Portland to support a newly launched U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unit, tasked with enforcing last month’s executive order from Republican President Donald Trump to protect federal monuments and buildings.&#8221;
The CBP spokeswoman also addressed a video that went viral online that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-begins-feds-in-camo-nab-suspects-in-portland-drive-off-in-unmarked-cars">showed</a> the federal agents taking a suspect away in an unmarked vehicle.
&#8220;The CBP spokeswoman said the agency had information that person was suspected of assaults against federal agents or destruction of federal property and &#8216;a large and violent mob&#8217; moved toward the agents once they approached the suspect,&#8221; Reuters added. &#8220;&#8216;For everyone’s safety, CBP agents quickly moved the suspect to a safer location for further questioning,&#8217; the spokeswoman said. She said agents wore a CBP insignia during the encounter, but that their names were not displayed to protect them against retribution.&#8221;
The New York Times previously described BORTAC as an &#8220;elite tactical unit&#8221; that operates in a similar fashion as a SWAT team for the Border Patrol.
&#8220;With additional gear such as stun grenades and enhanced Special Forces-type training, including sniper certification, the officers typically conduct high-risk operations targeting individuals who are known to be violent, many of them with extensive criminal records,&#8221; The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/14/us/Border-Patrol-ICE-Sanctuary-Cities.html">reported</a>. &#8220;The unit’s work often takes place in the most rugged and swelteringly hot areas of the border. It can involve breaking into stash houses maintained by smuggling operations that are known to be filled with drugs and weapons.&#8221;
Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf released photos of some of the BORTAC agents, as well as agents from other departments that were deployed to the city.
&#8220;Our men and women in uniform are patriots. We will never surrender to violent extremists on my watch,&#8221; Wolf wrote. &#8220;These valiant men and women have defended our institutions of justice against violent anarchists for 48 straight days. We will prevail.&#8221;
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Our men and women in uniform are patriots. We will never surrender to violent extremists on my watch. <a href="https://t.co/kG8w8kyw9E">pic.twitter.com/kG8w8kyw9E</a>
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These valiant men and women have defended our institutions of justice against violent anarchists for 48 straight days. We will prevail. <a href="https://t.co/Qo9XoCyH2N">pic.twitter.com/Qo9XoCyH2N</a>
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According to <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Border%20Patrol%20Tactical%20Unit.pdf">DHS</a>, &#8220;The unit was created in 1984 to serve a civil disturbance function in response to rioting at legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service detention facilities. It quickly evolved and acquired additional skill sets in high-risk warrant service; intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance; foreign law enforcement / Border Patrol capacity building; airmobile operations; maritime operations; and precision marks- man/observer.&#8221;
&#8220;BORTAC is unique in that it provides a global response capability,&#8221; DHS added. &#8220;The unit has conducted training and operations with foreign and domestic law enforcement and military entities throughout the United States and around the world, including support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.&#8221;
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Feds Attempt To Intervene After Weeks Of Violent Protests In Portland

More Information, Photos Emerge Of ‘Elite’ Unit Deployed To Portland To Stop ‘Violent Extremists’

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) smeared federal law enforcement officials on Friday night while making false claims about the continuing violence and rioting in Portland, Oregon.
&#8220;Unidentified stormtroopers. Unmarked cars. Kidnapping protesters and causing severe injuries in response to graffiti,&#8221; Pelosi claimed. &#8220;These are not the actions of a democratic republic. @DHSgov’s actions in Portland undermine its mission. Trump &amp; his stormtroopers must be stopped.&#8221;
&#8220;First Amendment speech should never be met with one-sided violence from federal agents acting as Trump’s secret police, especially when unidentified,&#8221; Pelosi continued. &#8220;This is disgraceful behavior we would expect from a banana republic — not the government of the United States.&#8221;
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First Amendment speech should never be met with one-sided violence from federal agents acting as Trump’s secret police, especially when unidentified. This is disgraceful behavior we would expect from a banana republic — not the government of the United States.
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Far-left publication The Nation reported on Friday that a unit from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was behind the arrests in Portland where <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-begins-feds-in-camo-nab-suspects-in-portland-drive-off-in-unmarked-cars">federal officers used unmarked cars</a> to roll up and made arrests in response to violent riots that have rocked the city for nearly 50 days straight.
&#8220;The Portland arrest of Mark Pettibone, first reported by Oregon Public Broadcasting, followed several similar arrests involving officers from a Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC)—CBP’s equivalent of a SWAT team—as well as the US Marshals Special Operations Group,&#8221; the report <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/border-patrol-portland-arrest/">said</a>. &#8220;A CBP spokesman confirmed to The Nation that CBP agents were responsible for the arrest, pointing to authorities under the Protecting American Communities Task Force.&#8221;
Pelosi&#8217;s claim that the officials were &#8220;kidnapping protesters&#8221; in response to &#8220;graffiti&#8221; is wildly misleading.
The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/17/portland-protests-federal-arrests/">documented</a> one man who was arrested and the process that he went through, which resulted in his brief detainment and release.
“He was detained and searched,” The Post said. “One man asked him if he had any weapons; he did not. They drove him to the federal courthouse and placed him in a holding cell.”
“Two officers eventually returned to read his Miranda rights and ask if he would waive those rights to answer a few questions; he did not,” The Post added. “And almost as suddenly as they had grabbed him off the street, the men let him go.”
Pelosi&#8217;s use of certain phrases and terms—including &#8220;stormtroopers,&#8221; &#8220;Trump &amp; his stormtroopers,&#8221; and &#8220;Trump&#8217;s secret police&#8221;—could be interpreted as an attempt to smear them as Nazis, which is something that the political Left has repeatedly done throughout the Trump-era.
During Adolf Hitler&#8217;s rise to power, the Sturmabteilung, called the &#8220;SA&#8221; and &#8220;Brownshirts&#8221;, was a paramilitary organization that inflicted violence and intimidation that helped Hitler gain power. They were also known as &#8220;<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/SA-Nazi-organization">Storm Troopers</a>.&#8221;
The Gestapo, also known as the &#8220;Secret State Police,&#8221; was &#8220;non-uniformed police&#8221; who &#8220;used ruthless and cruel methods throughout Germany to identify and arrest political opponents and others who refused to obey laws and policies of the Nazi regime,&#8221; The Holocaust Encyclopedia <a href="https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ss-police-state">reported</a>. &#8220;In the months after Hitler took power, the SA and Gestapo agents went from door to door looking for Hitler&#8217;s enemies. Socialists, Communists, trade union leaders, and others who had spoken out against the Nazi party were arrested, and some were killed.&#8221;
Pelosi&#8217;s claim that the federal authorities were deployed because of &#8220;graffiti&#8221; is categorically false.
&#8220;Each night, lawless anarchists destroy and desecrate property, including the federal courthouse, and attack the brave law enforcement officers protecting it,&#8221; Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf said. &#8220;A federal courthouse is a symbol of justice &#8211; to attack it is to attack America. Instead of addressing violent criminals in their communities, local and state leaders are instead focusing on placing blame on law enforcement and requesting fewer officers in their community.&#8221;
The Department of Homeland Security <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2020/07/16/acting-secretary-wolf-condemns-rampant-long-lasting-violence-portland">released</a> an extensive list of the violence that has been caused by the leftist rioters in Portland in recent days:
<blockquote>05/29/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists broke a front window at the Hatfield Courthouse.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.</li>
<li>Overall, the cost of damages on federal property done by the violent mob this first night was estimated at $5,000.</li>
</ul>
05/30/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied the BPA Building.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Building.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied the Terry Schrunk Plaza.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied the 911 Federal Building.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied the Pioneer Courthouse.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied the Gus J. Solomon Courthouse.</li>
</ul>
06/01/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied Terry Schrunk Plaza.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied The Pioneer Courthouse.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied The Gus J Solomon Courthouse.</li>
</ul>
06/02/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied the U.S. Custom House.</li>
</ul>
06/06/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists destroyed fencing surrounding federal property.</li>
</ul>
06/07/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists damaged and breached the fence around the Hatfield Courthouse.</li>
<li>Portland Police were forced to deploy crowd control spray to disperse a crowd that was throwing animal seed at officers.</li>
</ul>
06/08/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists broke a window at the Hatfield Courthouse while pelting the building with objects.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists cut a hole in the fence surrounding Hatfield Courthouse.</li>
</ul>
06/10/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists removed the entire fence around Hatfield Courthouse and graffitied its front columns.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists attempted to remove wooden barriers from a window on the Hatfield Courthouse.</li>
</ul>
06/11/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists dismantled a section of the fence protecting the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Federal Building.</li>
</ul>
06/13/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists destroyed the card reader at the Hatfield Courthouse by ripping it off its mount.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists destroyed the fence at the Hatfield Courthouse.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists threw metal pipes at the Hatfield Courthouse, causing Portland Police to issue a disbursal warning for unlawful assembly.</li>
</ul>
06/17/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.</li>
</ul>
06/20/2020
<ul>
<li>Among a group of over 400 protesters marching in front of the Pioneer Courthouse, violent anarchists attempted to cause eye damage to officers with commercial grade lasers.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied the Gus J. Solomon Courthouse.</li>
</ul>
06/25/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists vandalized an FPS camera at the Hatfield Courthouse.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists breached the fence of the Justice Center, adjacent to the courthouse.</li>
</ul>
06/30/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists ripped down plywood covering the windows at the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Building, before breaking the windows.</li>
</ul>
7/01/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists graffitied new plywood covering the windows at the Hatfield Courthouse and ripped down plywood on the other side of the building.</li>
<li>A group of over 200 violent anarchists blocked access to the building and proceeded to launch aerial fireworks at federal property.</li>
</ul>
07/02/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists broke a front window to the Hatfield Courthouse and attempted to enter the building.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists refused orders to vacate the Hatfield Courthouse area, and instead launched fireworks and threw objects at officers, while attempting to cause eye damage with lasers. One explosive firework was shot into the courthouse.</li>
<li>FPS law enforcement officers were forced to utilized crowd control measures for safety.</li>
</ul>
07/03/2020
<ul>
<li>After ongoing riots around the Hatfield Courthouse, crowds were dispersed only to make a return later into the night.</li>
<li>Violent Anarchists broke the front window of the Hatfield U.S. Courthouse and shot fireworks into the building.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists firebombed the building. Federal law enforcement extinguished the fire.</li>
</ul>
07/04/2020
<ul>
<li>Around 1,000 violent anarchists spray painted, threw rocks, and shot fireworks (including mortar style fireworks) at the Hatfield Courthouse. They also destroyed a security camera at the facility.
<ul>
<li>A CBP team supporting FPS at the courthouse arrested suspects from the graffiti and camera vandalism incidents.</li>
<li>The mob continued to throw rocks and paint-filled balloons, while attempting to breach the doors.</li>
<li>Teams were forced to utilize crowd control measures for safety.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Multiple individuals were seen carrying rifles, including the driver of a vehicle who attempted to strike a Portland Police Bureau officer with his car in front of the Hatfield Courthouse.</li>
</ul>
07/05/2020
<ul>
<li>A hostile crowd of about 250 violent anarchists returned to the vicinity of Hatfield Courthouse to vandalize and attack numerous facilities and police, while failing to comply with dispersal order.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists surrounded and blocked law enforcement from the area as extremists proceeded to attack police with thrown projectiles and large mortar style fireworks.</li>
<li>Two Portland Police Bureau officers were injured by the crowd (possible concussion).</li>
<li>Portland Police Bureau took five into custody for directing lasers against aircraft.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists set fires in front of Hatfield Courthouse and Chapman park.</li>
<li>At the entrance of Hatfield Courthouse, Violent Anarchists fired large fireworks and threw other dangerous objects toward the entrance and the personnel protecting it.</li>
<li>The mob was pushed completely out of the area of Hatfield Courthouse; FPS made two arrests during push.</li>
<li>Portland Police made multiple arrests and found a loaded weapon on one subject.</li>
<li>Two more violent anarchists were arrested, and one was found to be carrying what appears to be a pipe bomb.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists assaulted construction crews by targeting them with fireworks while they repaired Hatfield Building.</li>
<li>A joint team had to be deployed to create buffer between violent anarchists and construction crew to protect construction workers.</li>
</ul>
07/06/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists attempted to cause vision damage to personnel with lasers. Five arrests were made for assaulting law enforcement.</li>
</ul>
07/07/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists held a “Night of Rage,” in which a 400-500-person protest devolved into riots, assaulting law enforcement officers and federal property.</li>
<li>Approximately 200 violent anarchists began pursuing law enforcement officers to disrupt enforcement actions, assaulting them with rocks and bottles.</li>
<li>Around 150 violent anarchists in front of the Justice Center began attacking personnel with lasers and peppered the area with fireworks.</li>
<li>Three violent anarchists were arrested for attacking law enforcement.</li>
</ul>
07/08/2020
<ul>
<li>Approximately 200 violent anarchists attacked DHS law enforcement officers while apprehending a subject who was wanted for property damage.</li>
<li>One arrest was made after three law enforcement officers were injured.</li>
<li>Law enforcement officers’ personal information was publicly exposed, including FPS, ICE, and CBP personnel.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists continued to attack officers with lasers.</li>
</ul>
07/09/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists attacked DHS law enforcement officers while apprehending a subject who was wanted for property damage.</li>
<li>A violent anarchist graffitied the Hatfield courthouse.</li>
<li>An unidentified subject fired several shots from a gun into the air from the rear seat of a passing white SUV.</li>
</ul>
07/10/2020
<ul>
<li>Crowds of approximately 300 violent anarchists vandalized federal property and cameras with spray paint, blocked roadways, and assaulted law enforcement officers.</li>
<li>Three were arrested for Assault on a Federal Officer.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists attempted to ambush Portland Police Department PD during their shift change, but a DHS team was deployed and able to prevent any attacks.</li>
</ul>
07/11/2020
<ul>
<li>DHS law enforcement officers supported local police to help a violent anarchist who overdosed.</li>
<li>Four violent anarchists were arrested, including one who attempted to assault an officer with a hammer.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists sieged the barricade of the courthouse and tried to damage it with a large hammer.</li>
<li>A law enforcement officer was assaulted with blows from a hammer. Violent anarchists fought officers while they were arresting those responsible.</li>
</ul>
07/12/2020
<ul>
<li>Six violent anarchists were detained and cited.</li>
<li>A mob of 300 refused to comply with directions not to trespass on federal property.</li>
<li>Another mob of 200 individuals armed with sledgehammers, tasers and/or stun guns, gathered in Chapman Park across from the Hatfield Courthouse.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists launched fireworks, threw fecal matter and large objects, and pointed lasers at federal law enforcement officers.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists deployed a plywood blockade while graffitiing the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Federal Building, before firing wrist rockets at the facility.</li>
<li>When an arrest team was deployed to apprehend a rioter who encroached on a police barrier and refused to leave, they were assaulted by violent anarchists.</li>
<li>A rioter trespassed on the steps of the Hatfield Courthouse and was confronted by federal law enforcement Officers, then swallowed a large amount of narcotics. Law enforcement called medical services after the individual started to convulse.</li>
<li>Despite more orders to stay off of federal property and to cease unlawful activity, FPS was forced to push back violent anarchists. The Portland Police Bureau declared the mob an unlawful assembly.</li>
</ul>
07/13/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists released personal information of federal law enforcement officers to the public, publishing names of those in Portland.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists continued to assault law enforcement officers with lasers, slingshots and fireworks. Others were armed with sledge hammers, tasers, and stun guns, and dragged flaming debris into the scene.</li>
</ul>
07/14/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists set a container of liquid on fire at the Terry Schrunk Plaza.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists jumped a fence and attempted to breach the Edith Green Federal Building.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists assaulted federal law enforcement officers with cans and other hard objects while they attempted to unblock the entrance of the Edith Green Federal Building.</li>
</ul>
07/15/2020
<ul>
<li>Violent anarchists doxed members of federal law enforcement.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists attempted to damage the Hatfield Courthouse by throwing objects at it and spray painting it. Numerous fireworks were also lit.</li>
<li>Violent anarchists trespassed on federal property and destroyed a card reader at the Justice Center.</li>
</ul>
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Federal Unit Behind Arrests In Portland Reportedly Identified. Pelosi Smears Them, Makes False Claims.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) smeared federal law enforcement officials on Friday night while making false claims about the continuing violence and

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Far-left rioters attacked law enforcement officials in Chicago on Friday night who rushed in to protect a statue of Christopher Columbus that the rioters were trying to destroy.
NBC 5 Chicago <a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/large-protest-at-christopher-columbus-statue-in-grant-park/2307222/#:~:text=The%20statue%20of%20Christopher%20Columbus,were%20reportedly%20thrown%20at%20them.">reported</a>: &#8220;A Chicago Fire Department spokesman confirmed at least four Chicago police officers were taken to the hospital for injuries after bricks and other items were reportedly thrown at them.&#8221;
Video from the incident that was posted online appears to show the extremists throwing all sorts of objects at the police officers, who were not wearing helmets or other riot protective gear. The extremists threw <a href="https://marksfireworks.com/pro-talk-artillery-shells-explained/">artillery shell</a> fireworks at the officers, which can <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/national/tragic-fireworks-accidents-that-show-how-dangerous-they-can/K35o6pQcq7x42zR7gPtILO/">cause</a> serious injury.
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Law enforcement protecting a statue at a park in Chicago are pelted with projectiles and fireworks by rioters. They are not wearing helmets. <a href="https://t.co/xtD4QBaHqd">pic.twitter.com/xtD4QBaHqd</a>
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Antifa and BLM rioters wounded a police supervisor in Chicago by hitting him in the face with something. <a href="https://t.co/hbu8RPkQt4">pic.twitter.com/hbu8RPkQt4</a>
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Protesters launch fireworks and other items at Chicago police officers guarding Columbus statue in Grant Park <a href="https://t.co/WCga8c47Ty">pic.twitter.com/WCga8c47Ty</a>
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Other videos showed heavily armored SWAT vehicles arriving on scene to deal with the violent rioters.
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SWAT vehicle pulling up to Indiana and Michigan Ave for group trying to pull down the Columbus statue in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GrantPark?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GrantPark</a> <a href="https://t.co/QwQd01ZjyF">pic.twitter.com/QwQd01ZjyF</a>
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Human Events Managing Editor Ian Miles Cheong highlighted a video of the violent rioters attacking the statue of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, writing, &#8220;Antifa and Black Lives Matter rioters are now pulling down the Columbus statue in Chicago. They&#8217;ve got the ropes on.&#8221;
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Antifa and Black Lives Matter rioters are now pulling down the Columbus statue in Chicago. They&#39;ve got the ropes on. <a href="https://t.co/H0UJM4OyEd">pic.twitter.com/H0UJM4OyEd</a>
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered remarks on Thursday on the State Department’s Commission on Unalienable Rights, which was created to help Americans understand the nation’s founding principles, where he warned about a push by radicals to destroy America&#8217;s history in an attempt to indoctrinate people.
“The New York Times’s 1619 Project – so named for the year that the first slaves were transported to America – wants you to believe that our country was founded for human bondage,” Pompeo said. “They want you to believe that America’s institutions continue to reflect the country’s acceptance of slavery at our founding.”
“They want you to believe that Marxist ideology that America is only the oppressors and the oppressed. The Chinese Communist Party must be gleeful when they see the New York Times spout this ideology,” Pompeo continued. “Some people have taken these false doctrines to heart. The rioters pulling down statues thus see nothing wrong with desecrating monuments to those who fought for our unalienable rights – from our founding to the present day.”
“This is a dark vision of America’s birth. I reject it,” Pompeo concluded on the matter. “It’s a disturbed reading of history. It is a slander on our great people. Nothing could be further from the truth of our founding and the rights about which this report speaks.”
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The <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYTimes</a>’s 1619 Project wants you to believe our country was founded for human bondage. What a dark vision of America’s birth. What a disturbed reading of history. What a slander on our great people. <a href="https://t.co/s24rA3C3m8">pic.twitter.com/s24rA3C3m8</a>
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Fringe activists have rioted in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the end of May.
The attempt to destroy the statue comes as far-left rioters have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/statue-destroyed-of-famed-black-abolitionist-frederick-douglass-on-anniversary-of-famous-speech">destroyed</a> numerous historical statues and monuments in recent weeks, including “statues of former Presidents <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-rioters-burn-american-flag-on-fire-on-top-of-george-washington-statue-tear-it-down">George Washington</a>, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-protesters-tear-down-racist-statue-thomas-jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rioters-in-california-tear-down-statue-of-ulysses-s-grant-he-defeated-the-confederacy-devastated-kkk">Ulysses S. Grant</a>,” as well as the attempted destruction of a “statue of former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-rioters-near-white-house-try-to-tear-down-presidential-statue-set-up-black-house-autonomous-zone">Andrew Jackson</a> before being stopped by law enforcement,” The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-trump-signs-executive-order-protecting-monuments-barr-creates-task-force-to-tackle-extremists-includes-antifa">reported</a>. “Statues of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-rioters-tear-down-statue-of-francis-scott-key-he-wrote-the-star-spangled-banner">the man who wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner,”</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-rioters-in-california-tear-down-religious-statue-of-father-junipero-serra">a notable person from the Catholic church</a>, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/memorial-dedicated-to-holocaust-survivors-toppled-at-cemetery-in-california">a Holocaust memorial</a> have also been destroyed in recent days.”
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Rioters Attack Police Officers In Chicago While Trying To Destroy Statue

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Far-left rioters attacked law enforcement officials in Chicago on Friday night who rushed in to protect a statue of Christopher Columbus that the rioters

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A statue of famed black abolitionist Frederick Douglass was destroyed at Maplewood Park in Rochester, New York, over the weekend, which comes on the anniversary of a notable speech that Douglass delivered at an Independence Day event in the city in 1852.
“The base and lower part of the statue was damaged, as was a finger on the statue&#8217;s left hand,” the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle <a href="https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2020/07/05/frederick-douglass-statue-rochester-ny-removed-defaced-anniversary-july-4th-speech/5380432002/">reported</a>. “There is historical significance to the timing of the vandalism — though no one can now say whether the timing was mere happenstance — just as there is historical significance to the statue&#8217;s very location. The Maplewood Park location includes Kelsey&#8217;s Landing, where Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and others helped shuttle slaves to safety along the Underground Railroad.”
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The base of a Frederick Douglass statue torn down overnight here in Maplewood Park. Bits of the statue scattered around the area. <a href="https://twitter.com/News_8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@News_8</a> <a href="https://t.co/L6qgV7bVH2">pic.twitter.com/L6qgV7bVH2</a>
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Carvin Eison, who helped bring the statue to the city, told the local newspaper that the statue was too damaged to be repaired, but indicated that another statue would be created to take its place.
&#8220;Rochester Police are investigating damage done to a statue of Frederick Douglass in Maplewood Park,&#8221; WXXI News <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/police-investigate-damage-frederick-douglass-statue-maplewood-park">reported</a>. &#8220;It happened over the weekend, and police say that the statue was torn off its base, and left about 50 feet from its pedestal. The statue had been placed over the fence to Genesee River gorge and was leaning against the fence.&#8221;
The destruction of the statue comes on the 168th anniversary of a notable speech that Douglass gave where he said,  &#8220;The fact is, ladies and gentlemen, the distance between this platform and the slave plantation, from which I escaped, is considerable — and the difficulties to be overcome in getting from the latter to the former, are by no means slight. That I am here today is, to me, a matter of astonishment as well as of gratitude.&#8221;
&#8220;This, for the purpose of this celebration, is the 4th of July,&#8221; Douglass later added. &#8220;It is the birthday of your National Independence, and of your political freedom. This, to you, is what the Passover was to the emancipated people of God. It carries your minds back to the day, and to the act of your great deliverance; and to the signs, and to the wonders, associated with that act, and that day.&#8221;
The destruction of the statue comes as far-left rioters have destroyed numerous historical statues and monuments in recent weeks, including “statues of former Presidents <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-rioters-burn-american-flag-on-fire-on-top-of-george-washington-statue-tear-it-down">George Washington</a>, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-protesters-tear-down-racist-statue-thomas-jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rioters-in-california-tear-down-statue-of-ulysses-s-grant-he-defeated-the-confederacy-devastated-kkk">Ulysses S. Grant</a>,” as well as the attempted destruction of a “statue of former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-rioters-near-white-house-try-to-tear-down-presidential-statue-set-up-black-house-autonomous-zone">Andrew Jackson</a> before being stopped by law enforcement,” The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-trump-signs-executive-order-protecting-monuments-barr-creates-task-force-to-tackle-extremists-includes-antifa">reported</a>. “Statues of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-rioters-tear-down-statue-of-francis-scott-key-he-wrote-the-star-spangled-banner">the man who wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner,”</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-rioters-in-california-tear-down-religious-statue-of-father-junipero-serra">a notable person from the Catholic church</a>, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/memorial-dedicated-to-holocaust-survivors-toppled-at-cemetery-in-california">a Holocaust memorial</a> have also been destroyed in recent days.”
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Statue Destroyed Of Famed Black Abolitionist Frederick Douglass On Anniversary Of Notable Speech

A statue of famed black abolitionist Frederick Douglass was destroyed at Maplewood Park in Rochester, New York, over the weekend, which comes on the

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Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels last week warned rioters thinking about coming to his Florida county that he would not tolerate lawlessness and, if need be, he would deputize all lawful gun owners in his county to protect it from crime.
&#8220;Lawlessness, that’s unacceptable in this country,&#8221; Daniels said in a video that was posted to the Clay County Sheriff&#8217;s Office&#8217;s official Facebook page. &#8220;Lawlessness, that’s unacceptable in Clay County, and if you threaten to come to Clay County and think that for one second that we’ll bend our backs for you, you’re sadly mistaken.&#8221;
&#8220;Tearing up Clay County, that’s not going to be acceptable,&#8221; Daniels later added. &#8220;And if we can’t handle you, you know what I’ll do? I will exercise the power and authority as the sheriff, and I will make special deputies of every lawful gun owner in this county and I’ll deputize them for this one purpose: to stand in the gap between lawlessness and civility.&#8221;
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<blockquote>Hey folks, me and the men and women of the Clay County Sherriff’s Office just want to weigh in on what we see going on played out across the media, our mainstream media in this country. Look folks, don’t fall victim to subjecting yourselves to this conversation that law enforcement is bad, that law enforcement is the enemy of the citizens that we’re sworn to protect and serve. We swore an oath, and in that oath we swore to support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the government and that we’re duly qualified under the state’s constitution to hold office. That is for me as a sheriff and for these men and women as deputy sheriffs, and we end that with ‘so help me God.’
But God is absent from the media’s message, or Black Lives Matter, or any other group out there that’s making themselves a spectacle, disrupting what we know to be our quality of life in this country. In Clay County, we have a great quality of life. We have a great relationship with our community, but across this country, not so much. I just wanted to take a stand with these men and with these women who feel the same way that I do. Lawlessness, that’s unacceptable in this country. Lawlessness, that’s unacceptable in Clay County and if you threaten to come to Clay County and think that for one second that we’ll bend our backs for you, you’re sadly mistaken. I know what happens when lawlessness prevails, and in this day and time, God is raising up men and women just like the folks you see standing behind me, who will have strong backbones and will stand in the gap between lawlessness and the good citizenry that we’re sworn to protect and serve.
So you can threaten all you want, you can say, ‘Hey, let’s go to Clay County’ or let’s go to some other peaceful county where their problems don’t exist or not so much like across this country, where relationships are great and not strained, and where the people support their sheriff and support the men and women who wear the uniform, and you’ll have something waiting on you that you don’t want. Yes, we’ll protect your constitutional rights as long you remain under the umbrella of peaceful protest, or peaceful march, but the second that you step out from up under the protection of the Constitution, we’ll be waiting on you and we’ll give you everything you want: all the publicity, all the pain, all the glamour and glory, for all that five minutes will give you. Is it a threat? Absolutely not. But somebody has to step up in front of the camera and say, ‘Enough is enough.’ Tearing up Clay County, that’s not going to be acceptable. And if we can’t handle you, you know what I’ll do? I will exercise the power and authority as the sheriff, and I will make special deputies of every lawful gun owner in this county, and I’ll deputize them for this one purpose: to stand in the gap between lawlessness and civility. That’s what we’re sworn to do and that’s what we’re gonna do. You’ve been warned.</blockquote>

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One of Disney Plus’ biggest attractions opened just in time for Independence Day.
The streaming channel debuted the Tony Award winning production “Hamilton” on July 3.
The hip-hop musical is hailed as a creative modern retelling of Alexander Hamilton’s journey to becoming a Founding Father of the U.S. Created by composer, playwright, performer, and producer Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton won 11 Tony awards in 2016 as well as the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Drama.
Viewers <a href="https://www.cnet.com/how-to/hamilton-coming-to-disney-plus-july-3-but-you-cant-stream-with-a-free-trial-how-to-watch/">can’t even leverage a free Disney Plus trial</a> to see it. It’s full price or bust.
But wait…
We’ve spent the last month seeing American statues spray-painted or toppled. Confederate symbols got thrown into the circular file along with the president who <a href="https://www.insider.com/boston-removing-statue-lincoln-standing-over-freed-black-man-2020-7">fought a Civil War to free American slaves</a>.
Even Mt. Rushmore is under attack, both by Native American activists and The New York Times.
As the 1619 Project bravely taught us, America was built by slaves in order to preserve and protect slavery. It’s already been decided that “<a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/gal-gadot-imagine-fallout/">Imagine</a>” should be the <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/06/26/activists-change-national-anthem-to-john-lennons-imagine/">new national anthem.</a>
So how can woke Americans watch Lin-Manuel Miranda and co. pay tribute to the Founding Fathers?
Sure, “Hamilton” features people of color playing Caucasian leaders like the title character, George Washington, and Aaron Burr. The color-blind casting proved a welcome twist when the show first debuted in 2015.
It was woke … for its time. Today? That’s hardly a defense.
This racist nation shouldn’t be celebrated in song, let alone via an award-winning musical honoring its founders. Is there a better way to heal the nation than by demanding Disney Plus remove “Hamilton” as quickly as it unveils it? No warning label could address a production dedicated to slave owners, a la HBO Max’s treatment of “Gone With the Wind.”
The production’s unwoke agenda is hardly new. Harvard Law School’s Annette Gordon-Reed <a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/10/correcting-hamilton/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CHe%20bought%20and%20sold%20slaves,having%20a%20president%20for%20life.%E2%80%9D">sounded the alarm</a> four years ago on the subject.
The show portrays Hamilton as a “young, scrappy, and hungry” immigrant (he was born on the Caribbean Island of Nevis, but qualified as a U.S. citizen when the Constitution was adopted), an egalitarian, and a passionate abolitionist.
All of this is wrong, Gordon-Reed said.
“He bought and sold slaves for his in-laws, and opposing slavery was never at the forefront of his agenda,” she said.
“He was not a champion of the little guy, like the show portrays,” she said. “He was elitist. He was in favor of having a president for life.”
It gets worse.
“In the musical, only Jefferson is shown as a slave holder,” said Gordon-Reed, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2009 for her book on the family of Sally Hemings, slave and mistress to Jefferson. “But Madison owned slaves too, and so did George Washington.”
Black Lives Matters didn’t rise up following the killing of George Floyd only to see Americans celebrate the Founding Fathers anew. And Disney had been working so hard to be socially conscious. The company <a href="https://insidethemagic.net/2020/06/disney-video-black-lives-matter-ky1/">released a video</a> shortly after Floyd’s murder <a href="https://insidethemagic.net/2020/06/disney-black-lives-matter-kc1/">supporting BLM.</a>
We just learned the<a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-to-paint-black-lives-matter-on-sides-of-courts-at-disney-per-report/"> words “Black Lives Matter” will be painted</a> on the three NBA basketball courts at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex.
Airing “Hamilton” represents a monumental step backward.
All of this, of course, assumes BLM, and its many supporters, are both consistent and logical in their quest to fix our broken country; that they have the country’s best interests at heart, not a political agenda with dubious goals, at best.
Right?
If that wasn’t true, though, our fearless mainstream media would have warned us already.
A version of this article appears on <a href="http://HollywoodInToto.com">HollywoodInToto.com</a>.

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TOTO: Shouldn’t ‘Hamilton’ Get Canceled Next?

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Authorities in Oklahoma announced late last week that they were charging alleged rioters with terrorism and assault, saying that they would not put up with &#8220;this lawlessness here.&#8221;
Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater reportedly made the decision to get tough on the rioters in an effort to curb any future potential riots.
&#8220;This is not Seattle,&#8221; Prater said Friday. &#8220;We&#8217;re not putting up with this lawlessness here.&#8221;
The charges, which appear to be for alleged crimes that were committed a couple of weeks ago, also included &#8220;five defendants identified as involved in the painting of murals in downtown Oklahoma City this week,&#8221; The Oklahoman reported. &#8220;They are accused in an incitement to riot charge of interfering with a police sergeant who was trying to take a homicide witness for an interview at police headquarters Tuesday.&#8221;
The ACLU criticized the use of the &#8220;harshest possible charges&#8221; against the alleged rioters.
Prater defended the charges on Sunday, saying, &#8220;When you act like a terrorist, you will be treated like a terrorist.&#8221;
&#8220;The terrorism charges involved the burning of an Oklahoma County sheriff&#8217;s van and the damage done to an Oklahoma City bail bonds business,&#8221; The Oklahoman <a href="https://oklahoman.com/article/5665604/aclu-slams-da-over-protest-charges">reported</a> separately. &#8220;One defendant, Isael Antonio Ortiz, 21, of Welch, is charged in both incidents. He was jailed Saturday morning. If convicted, he could be sentenced to life in prison.&#8221;
&#8220;Several people were carrying flags that were identified as belonging to the following groups: Antifa, Soviet Union, American Indian Movement, Anarcho-Communism (solid red) and the original Oklahoma flag &#8230; currently adopted by Oklahoma Socialists,&#8221; police reported, according to The Oklahoman. &#8220;Several known supporters of anti-establishment organizations were present in the crowd.&#8221;
Attorney General William Barr <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-trump-signs-executive-order-protecting-monuments-barr-creates-task-force-to-tackle-extremists-includes-antifa">announced</a> late last week that he had created a task force to go after the anti-government extremists who had been causing a lot of the problems across the U.S.
“I am today directing the creation of a task force devoted to countering violent anti-government extremists,” Barr wrote in a memo. “The task force will be co-headed by Craig Carpenito, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, and Eric Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. The task force will include members of United States Attorney’s Offices, the FBI, and other relevant components across the Nation. Drawing particularly on the capabilities of the FBI, the task force will develop detailed information about violent anti-government extremist individuals, networks, and movements – and will share that information as appropriate with federal, state, and local law enforcement, especially in places where these extremists pose a threat.”
Barr specifically mentioned Antifa and other groups and ideologies in his memo, and noted that “some of these violent extremists, moreover, may be fortified by foreign entities seeking to sow chaos and disorder in our country.”
“The task force will also provide training and identify resources to help law enforcement at all levels identify, investigate, and prosecute violent acts by anti-government extremists,” the memo said. “The ultimate goal of the task force will be not only to enable prosecutions of extremists who engage in violence, but to understand these groups well enough that we can stop such violence before it occurs and ultimately eliminate it as a threat to public safety and the rule of law.”
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