Sunday Reads Threats
Posted: August 30, 2020 | Author: JJ Lopez aka Minkoff Minx | Filed under: just because |10 Comments
And this is your greeting this Sunday morning…
It sounds like the NRA just threatened violence against a major party presidential nominee. This is not only a clear violation of Twitter’s rules, it’s also grounds for an investigation by the Secret Service. https://t.co/NudfGPIxTO
— John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️🌈 (@aravosis) August 30, 2020
Along with Portland, as this thread illustrates…
I'm out in the Portland suburbs, where hundreds of Trump supporters are gathering for an event. They say they will be driving into Portland later tonight. pic.twitter.com/NUHy5e4TnP
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) August 29, 2020
Please read that one in full, it will give some context to the following:
Portland started in the mall of a suburb, where armed Trump militia gathered and terrorized locals. They then rolled as a caravan to PDX, shot paintballs and pepper spray at passerby’s from their pick up trucks. Now someone is dead. pic.twitter.com/e4CF40omZN
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) August 30, 2020
The history of Nazis holding rallies in left-wing areas of Weimar Germany, instigating street fights, and then telling the press that only they could save Germany from the "violent communists" seems like an important thing for people to be studying right now.
— Lee J. Carter (@carterforva) August 30, 2020
A real President would be asking his supporters for calm, not confrontation. He wants conflict and chaos. Anyone helping him with that, is helping him get re-elected, regardless of the righteousness of your motivation.
— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) August 30, 2020
Don't think POTUS's speeches on July 3/4 have gotten enough attention.
They were an open declaration of war against "the radical left."
The fighting in the streets is what the President wants. He has no vision for a peaceful resolution of the unrest.https://t.co/wcg4rBrUNd
— Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) August 30, 2020
Disgusting. #RussiaRon @SenRonJohnson of #Wisconsin refuses to condemn Trump for urging his violent thug supporters to go to #Portland to cause trouble. #TrumpViolence #TrumpRiots pic.twitter.com/JSWniXu8mk
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) August 30, 2020
Three huge factors got us to this point:
– RIGHT-WING MEDIA: Fox, Pool, Ngo, etc. depicting BLM protesters as terrorists
– PLATFORMS: YouTube and Facebook allowing paramilitary groups to recruit and organize
– POLICE: allowing these groups to engage in violence with impunity— Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) August 30, 2020
“Trump is attempting to win suburban voters back by feeding their worst fears of urban chaos.”
I lived in Yugoslavia. I saw how a tyrant pitted urban against rural areas. It ended badly. https://t.co/HxdDqenRG1
— John Sipher (@john_sipher) August 29, 2020
Just the President of the USA RTing an image saying it is Portland and suggestive of riots when it is a photo of a wildfire in California pic.twitter.com/37JOTcBeKx
— Greg Jericho (@GrogsGamut) August 30, 2020
Adam Schiff Slams Trump 'Fanning the Flames' of Unrest: 'He Doesn't Care' About Loss of Life, But 'He Believes the Violence Helps Him' https://t.co/pVrKJXJsJe
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) August 30, 2020
Adam Schiff on Trump curtailing intel briefings: "What changed is POTUS, probably in another fit, saying 'I don't want congress informed.' Because the last time Congress was informed, the DNI had to put out a statement acknowledging that the Russians are helping Trump again." pic.twitter.com/EefcbNiN3U
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 30, 2020
With 65 days to go until this important election. Why would the Dir of National Intelligence, John #Ratcliffe, want to give the U.S. Congress LESS information?
He must do his job, or be replaced. https://t.co/r2tHtbcjiI
— Piper Perabo Vote Early (@PiperPerabo) August 30, 2020
Whew this Black lady who stands her ground and is fearless in the face of this unhinged dude. https://t.co/4M0O4oEtif
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) August 30, 2020
For the first time in more than six years, the Giantess Geyser at Yellowstone National Park erupted after laying dormant for the extended period of time. https://t.co/bDrztyxSL0 pic.twitter.com/lUL2m0ou6w
— ABC News (@ABC) August 30, 2020
Fact check: Ivanka Trump says President Trump's actions have cut drug prices. But drug prices have risen during Trump’s administration, and gone up steadily during the pandemic. https://t.co/uXdn8eFpyO
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 29, 2020
You can’t believe a thing the Republicans say. The fish rots from the head. https://t.co/Cx0kzydVkB
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) August 29, 2020
If you want to see it visually, here's a graph of the 7 day rolling average of deaths per million people (which irons out any weird daily spikes) comparing the US to peer countries: pic.twitter.com/MHn3OUzZK1
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) August 29, 2020
I think that is enough to depress y’all this morning.
This is an open thread.
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Sky Dancing 
This right here:
Important not to lose sight of the fact that the caste system they want is white men on top. Men. Misogyny is the 800 lb gorilla. Sitting right behind its mate, the racism gorilla.
We have to get rid of *both* if we ever want to have lives in which we’re not fighting gorillas.
Recent example: Hillary would be in her rightful place without misogyny (as well as racism) providing enough votes to help steal the election. And how about the gorilla that’s given us to deal with?
Hear, hear!
I can’t begin to describe the depression that has come over me this morning. It seems that Trump is climbing in the polls. How do I process this?
This lying criminal, after all the damage he has done is now ascending in the polls.
I need to take a break as I doubt I can absorb or understand this.
Just a post convention bump… it’ll pass
I’m feeling it too Pat…
h/t janicen