Did this really just happen?

[_Jersey Girl]

President Trump Retweeted
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
·
Jun 2
You got it wrong! If the protesters were so peaceful, why did they light the Church on fire the night before? People liked my walk to this historic place of worship! Sen. Susan Collins, Sen. James Lankford, Sen. Ben Sasse. Please read
@MZHemingway
below.

Dumb. crap.

[_Icarus]

I wonder if Dan Peterson is still making excuses for this guy

[_Icarus]

I guess no one is going to call these cops violent protesters for destroying private property?

[_Icarus]

Nameless Army Is Being Brought To Bear On D.C. Protesters

Federal law enforcement officers are operating on American streets without identification, which experts say breeds a culture of impunity.

WASHINGTON ― Just a few hundred feet north of the White House on Wednesday afternoon, armed agents of the federal government, dressed in a patchwork of colors and protective gear, stared down peaceful protesters demonstrating for Black lives. Yet what was perhaps most alarming was what was not visible on many of the officers: any insignia revealing their identity or even the name of the agency they work for.

Some members of the Drug Enforcement Administration and FBI stationed throughout downtown Washington wore outfits that at least identified their agency, even if they weren’t wearing name tags that identified them personally. But the police line just north of the White House on Wednesday afternoon featured a patchwork of colors and agents wearing generic outfits ― sometimes what appeared to be just T-shirts under their protective gear that gave no indication of even their department or military branch.

Attorney General William Barr is leading this aggressive response that has brought in an alphabet soup of law enforcement agencies to guard federal property and suppress unrest: FBI; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); the U.S. Marshals; and the federal Bureau of Prisons. Those Department of Justice forces join Homeland Security officers, the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, the Capitol Police, the Federal Protective Service, the Secret Service and the District of Columbia National Guard.

Bringing in so many law enforcement agencies has the potential to create problems ― each has its own culture, practices and command structures. Allowing federal law enforcement to operate with anonymity all but eliminates accountability when force is inevitably used against demonstrators. Critics say it also breeds government distrust and is reminiscent of authoritarian regimes.

[_Doctor CamNC4Me]

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/20 ... rge-filed/

These two white supremacist 3%’ers were foiled in their plans to make antifa and/or the protest look bad as they were charged with felony arson, carrying sentences up to 20 years:

https://ibb.co/VjLC01T

“On Saturday, whatever laudable messages there may have been embedded in the goals of the protest, they were lost,” U.S. Attorney for Utah John Huber said Wednesday in a televised news conference in front of Salt Lake City’s Public Safety Building.

“Extremist white supremacist outlaws posing as noble antifascists, who only attack literal fascists mind you, stripped that protest event of credibility and led it into anarchy as was their plan in a highly coordinated effort where white supremacists across the country did the same”

[_Icarus]

Took only three people to flip a cop car? That's impressive.

[_Icarus]

A 22-year-old Latino man on his knees and with his hands up was shot and killed by a Vallejo police officer who says he mistook a hammer in the pocket of the man's sweatshirt for a gun. The officer shot five times through his own patrol vehicle windshield.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/artic ... Hyvvl3rmGA

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Gov. Cuomo called a question about police using excessive force against protesters "incendiary" and claimed "they don't do that."

Cuomo is aware as anyone of police violence in the streets. He's not expressing ignorance there.

Just a reminder to Jersey Girl that Cuomo, in fact, is awful.

[_EAllusion]

Anyway, here's a random video:

https://Twitter.com/joshfoxfilm/status/ ... 0475603969

Asking if this is excessive, of course, is beyond the pale offensive.

[_Doctor CamNC4Me]

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Took only three people to flip a cop car? That's impressive.
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https://www.Facebook.com/watch/live/?v= ... _permalink

This makes me wonder if the SLCPD or feds or whomever will be tracking all these people down. It'll be interesting to see who gets charged with what.

- Doc