Monday, August 31, 2020

Marxism 101

Via Billy

MARXISM 101: Black Lives Matter Lessons & Curriculum are INFILTRATING our  Schools


America’s mis-educated youth (aka college students) are being taught in their socialist indoctrination academies (“higher” education) that it is OK to steal someone’s car, burn down his house, etc., etc., because “he has insurance.”  This is a first:  Marxist indoctrinators actually saying something positive about insurance companies.

This is classic Marxism:  Economic ignorance on stilts combined with violence, criminality, and rampant amorality and nihilism.  The academic Left, which totally dominates the university world, is composed of insufferably sanctimonious communists who are thoroughly fraudulent and incapable of rational thought.  Hatred of just about everything about America is their muse.  That is what “cultural Marxism” is all about.  Their “critical theory” is not about thinking critically and logically and using facts in their analyses, but simply denouncing all aspects of capitalism, constitutionalism, private property, the civil society, religion, and Western civilization in general.  They think this will pave the way for their communist utopia at last.  They have produced millions of graduates in their image.  That of coure is why so many of them are protesting the fact that parents can sit in on their zoomed lectures now that so many universities have gone all online.  I say this after having spent 41 years as a university professor.  (Thanks to Jerome Barber for the video link).

UPDATE:  Clay H. writes that as he was searching around for information on student protest movements he ran across a book entitled “Steal This Book” by the 1960s campus communist clown Abbie Hoffman and downloaded it.  It appears to be a “How to” book about instigating riots.  In a section subtitlted “Trashing,” Clay shares the following paragraph from the commie clown’s book:
“. . . young people have been ready to vent their rage over Amerika’s inhumanity by using more daring tactics than basic demonstrations.  There is a growing willingness to do battle with the pigs in the streets and at the same timeto inflict property damage.  It’s not exactly rioting and it’s not exactly gurerrilla warfare; it has coe to be called ‘Trashing.’  Most trashing is of a primitive nature with the pigs having the weapon and strategy advantage.  Most trashers rely on quick young legs and a nearby rock.  By developing simple gang strategy and becoming acquainted with some rudimentary weapons and combat techniques, the odds can be shifted considerably.”

This sounds exactly like the tripe in the book that both Obama and Hillary Clinton claimed to have been their political “bible,” “Rules for Radicals” by Chicago commie rabble rouser Saul Alinsky.  They are both handbooks for “trained Marxists,” as the founders of Black Lives Matter describe themselves.

How Leftist Think Police Should Do Their Job

Via Allen


General Orders No. 9 [Blu-ray]

 General Orders No. 9




Awarded for it's visionary cinematography, General Orders No. 9 breaks from the constraints of the documentary form as it contemplates the signs of loss and change in the American South. The stunning culmination of over eleven years' work from first time writer-director Robert Persons, General Orders No. 9 marries experimental filmmaking with an accessible, naturalist sensibility to tell the epic story of the clash between nature and man's progress, and reaches a bittersweet reconciliation all it's own. Told entirely with images, poetry, and music, General Orders No. 9 is unlike any film you have ever seen. A story of maps, dreams, and prayers, it's one last trip down the rabbit hole before it's paved over.

"A door that swings both ways": Saw Our ‘Hats’ And ‘Hunted Us Down’

Via Terry

Police arrive to treat a man who was shot near a Pro-Trump rally on August 29, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Far left counter-protesters and pro-trump supporters clashed Saturday afternoon as a parade of cars carrying right wing supporters made their way from nearby Clackamas to Portland.

Alleged Witness Recounts Fatal Shooting Of Right-Wing Protester In Portland

 "We've got a couple of 'em right here, pull it out, pull it out!" 

An alleged witness to the fatal shooting of right-wing protester Aaron Jay Danielson in Portland said he and Danielson were “hunted” by apparent left-wing Antifa members after they were spotted wearing Patriot Prayer hats.

“We’ve got a couple of ’em right here, pull it out, pull it out!” the alleged witness recounted them saying, during an interview posted to YouTube by The Common Sense Conservative on Saturday.

Sign the Kyle Rittenhouse petition

Via TeresaSue 

 The View From North Central Idaho

I just created a White House petition asking for the prosecution of the district attorneys who changed Kyle Rittenhouse with murder.

This is the petition:
Prosecute district attorneys who charged Kyle Rittenhouse with murder under 18 u.s. code § 242
18 USC § 242 provides for the punishment of “Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States…”
The district attorneys in the Kyle Rittenhouse case, despite clear evidence of lawful self-defense, filed murder charges against Rittenhouse. This not only subjects Rittenhouse to unlawful deprivation of rights it creates a chilling effect on others who wish to exercise their specific enumerate right to keep and bear arms in defense of self and others.
The district attorneys and others involved in this unlawful activity should be prosecuted.

Shooting at Pro-Trump Rally Becomes Standoff in Los Angeles

Via John
Supporters of the US president hold a rally to call for the reopening of the California economy after the lockdown closure, implemented to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus (which causes Covid-19), in Woodland Hills, California, on May 16, 2020. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo by MARK …


Three suspects were surrounded by law enforcement Sunday following an alleged shooting during a pro-Trump caravan rally in Woodland Hills.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) SWAT Team surrounded the suspects who were barricaded inside an apartment complex, according to Patch.com.

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Leftism


Triangle Cities Suffer Second Round of Destructive BLM/Antifa “Protests”

Via Cheryl


Over the weekend the new age Marxists descended upon the cities of the Triangle for yet another round of Black Lives Matter Inc./Antifa “protests.” Friday night, the focus was on the City of Oaks, vandalizing the Justice Center, engaging in violence, intimidating and threatening bystanders, and eventually getting swept up by law enforcement.

Sunday, August 30, 2020

A Tyranny Perpetual and Universal? Is the leftist dream now within reach? If President Trump loses, we will find out.

Via 4 Branch


After “Is 2020 another ‘Flight 93 election?’” the question I most often hear is “What happens if Trump loses?” 
 
The answer to the first question, unfortunately, is yes, but more so.

The summary of the answer to the second is: much more of the same. More of all the trends, policies, and practices that revolutionized American life in the 1960s, that enrich the ruling class and its foot soldiers at middle America’s expense, erode our natural and constitutionally guaranteed rights and liberties, degrade our culture and its people, and dishonor our heritage and history. The war on those who self-identify as Americans, and only as Americans, who love their country despite its flaws—who are certain in their bones that its strengths and glories vastly outweigh its historic and present shortcomings—waged by those who hate America and Americans, who want to destroy the former and crush the latter, will go on.

"This is the best time-spliced video I've found, from one Redditor using multiple sources from different angles of the event."

 Kyle Rittenhouse: Who is the teenager accused of shooting three people at  US protests? | US News | Sky News


Good Video by a Cop

Via Daughter Christine  and Andrew


Some Folks Have Come to Despise the NFL...

Via Daniel Martin

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For fans who follow the sport, most of this will be a simple reminder of things you already know. For the rest, it's a wake-up call:

In 2012 the NFL had an issue with Tim Tebow kneeling before each game to pray, they also had an issue with Tebow wearing John 3:16 as part of his eye-black to avoid glare, and made him take it off.
In 2013 the NFL fined Brandon Marshall for wearing green cleats to raise awareness for people with mental health disorders.

In 2014 Robert Griffin III (RG3) entered a post-game press conference wearing a shirt that said "Know Jesus Know Peace" but was forced to turn it inside out by an NFL uniform inspector before speaking at the podium.

In 2015 DeAngelo Williams was fined for wearing "Find the Cure "eye black for breast cancer awareness.

In 2015 William Gay was fined for wearing purple cleats to raise awareness for domestic violence. (Not that the NFL has a domestic violence problem..).

In 2016 the NFL prevented the Dallas Cowboys from wearing a decal on their helmet in honor of 5 Dallas Police officers killed in the line of duty.

2016 the NFL threatened to fine players who wanted to wear cleats to commemorate the 15th anniversary of 9/11.

So tell me again how the NFL supports free speech and expression. It seems quite clear based on these facts that the NFL has taken a position against any action by NFL players demonstrating RESPECT for any issue:

For God, social causes such as mental health, cancer, domestic violence, for cops killed arbitrarily, for being cops, or for the Memory of 9/11...

BUT they will allow demonstrations of DISRESPECT for our National Flag, our National Anthem, for America , and for the American People, if it will help mollify a particular Group and its supporters. That is who and what the NFL now has shown itself to be.

Pass this post along to all your friends and family, if you believe it worthy of sharing. Honor our military; too many of whom have come home with the American Flag draped over their coffin.

PROOF: #Covid19, Absent Manslaughter, IS THE FLU

Via 4Branch


Coronavirus Update: 30 New Infections, 1 New Hospitalization Reported in  N.H. | New Hampshire Public Radio

The jury is in and the data is incontrovertible.

We have all "lived with" Covid19 now for six months.  The majority of the nation has reached suppression levels.  FL, TN, TX, AZ, SC, MS, GA, LA and more.  There are a few states (and counties within states) that have not; Hawaii and South Dakota are two notable ones.

Now that we are here we can take a worst-case scenario for a county that has reached suppression and compare it with other things.  I will use mine, since we're here and we have a jackass for a county Mayor who has refused to drop his obscene mask order.

From the County today:

His name is Michael Reinoehl (Portland killer)

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4Chan Users Appear to Have Identified Portland Rioter Who Shot and Killed Trump Supporter

Via Terry

The anonymous message board 4chan may have, once again, beat the media to identifying a violent rioter.

On Saturday night, a Portland Black Lives Matter militant shot and killed a member of the pro-Trump group Patriot Prayer.

Only 9,210 Americans Died From COVID-19 Alone – Rest Had Different Other Serious Illnesses

Via 4Branch

 

So get this straight – based on the recommendation of doctors Fauci and Birx the US shut down the entire economy based on 9,000 American deaths to the China coronavirus. 

 

We were first to report that the Director General of the WHO on March 3, 2020 a set off the panic with his highly flawed statement:

BLM Busses

Via Jessica

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A Monument Worthy of a Hero

 

Eight-tenths of a mile down a dead-end Arkansas gravel road, at that dead end, past two neglected old cattle guards and in the back pasture is not where you’d expect to find a hero, much less a monument to him and his men. But, alas! There he is, lying in all of his humble glory. There are no official monuments to this man, or to the men he led into combat, save this one, an upright white stone with a point at the top, which reads, simply:

“SAMUEL S. TAYLOR
CO. C
27 ARK. INF.
C.S.A.
SEPT 2 1839
APR 18 1920”

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 Who Is Kyle Rittenhouse and What Happened in the Kenosha Shootings? - WSJ




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Trump supporter shot dead in downtown Portland in convoy off 600 Trump Supporters

Via Mad Italian

Police officers and emergency workers near a man who was shot and killed at a protest in Portland, Ore., on Saturday.

On the 95th day of riots and protests in Portland, Ore., a Trump supporter was fatally shot. He was identified by his "Patriot Prayer" hat and his shooting death was caught by multiple livestreamers.

As cars drive through the intersection, a man can be seen pulling a gun and shooting. The man who is hit stumbles and falls and is then illuminated by headlights.

Saturday, August 29, 2020

"They’re gonna miss climbing on this. "😔

Via Susan

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Zogby:Trump Job Approval Rating Hits Record At 52%

 Trump pops to 52%, 'Best job approval rating on record,' up with blacks,  even Democrats
Buoyed by blacks and independent voters, as well as urban dwellers shocked by the Black Lives Matter protest violence raging in some cities, President Trump’s approval rating has hit a new high, according to a survey heavy with minority voters. The latest Zogby Analytics poll just shared with Secrets had Trump’s approval at 52%. “The president has recorded his best job approval rating on record,” said pollster Jonathan Zogby.
What’s more, his approval rating among minorities was solid and, in the case of African Americans, shockingly high. Zogby said 36% of blacks approve of the president, as do 37% of Hispanics and 35% of Asians. Approval among independent voters is also up, to 44%. And “intriguingly,” said Zogby, 23% of Democrats approve of Trump.

Pew Research Center poll that’s already a month old (and a lot happened since) concluded that violent crime is a major issue according to 59% of voters (almost as much as coronavirus): 74% of Republicans and 46% of Democrats. But during the DNC, held after the poll was already out, the issue wasn’t addressed at all. Democrats talked about police violence, but not riot violence.

At this week’s RNC, this situation is -of course- very different. The DNC pushes the GOP into the role of the party of law and order, and they’re all too willing to take up that role. But I was wondering about something else, or “bigger”, this morning. That is, Joe Biden et al are very light on policies, because in their view their most important issue is to get people to vote *against* Donald Trump, rather than *for* Biden.

And I’m thinking maybe that’s starting to boomerang, to blow up in their faces, whether perhaps people are beginning to lean towards NOT voting for Joe Biden, instead of NOT voting for Donald Trump, “at any cost”. In that context, it appears telling that according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, Biden saw no “convention poll bounce” in his numbers after the DNC, while ironically, Trump did.

Optics Matter

Via Mad Italian


One of the timeless lessons of this year has been that the future is always going to be full of surprises. To start the year, no one could have predicted the Covid panic and the rise of local tyrants using the panic to push people around. A month ago, no one would have predicted the recent events in Kenosha. It just seemed like these ruling class riots would continue in the same manner until the election. Then suddenly we have video of a young white kid fighting for his life in the streets.

It is way too soon to know how the story of Kyle Rittenhouse ends, but there is no doubt that this event stands out from all others this year. It does not fit the standard narrative the Left likes to jam all events. Public reaction to it has thus far been much different than we have seen with recent events.

There is a good chance that this event may be the inflection point in the coming election. Even though we are still early in the story, there are several good lessons to be drawn from this event.

More @ The Z Man

What do we do when they promise to destroy our Constitutional Federal Republic

 Dr. Robinson and Kids in 2008

 Robinson Self-Teaching Homeschool Curriculum
August 29, 2020

Dear Friend,

Mark Twain advised “Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.”

What do we do, however, when they pick a fight with us? What do we do when they promise to destroy our Constitutional Federal Republic and replace it with “socialism?”

What do we do when they promise to destroy our nation’s faith in the gospels, faith in the ethics, and faith in the responsibilities which we have from times past?

Our adversaries in this nearing election do not buy their ink by the barrel. They already own their “ink” – most of radio and television network news, most of print newspapers, and most of Internet communications. These people are confident that they can “fool all (or enough) of the people some of the time” wherein that time includes the American people during the next 70 days.

Grass roots Americans do not want socialism, and they do not want socialism enforced by government power (communism). And – they are fighting back. In their homes, in their neighborhoods, and in their workplaces, they are opposing this threat. And, they are giving campaign funds generously to candidates who oppose this madness.

Yet, there are many battlefields – local, county, state and federal, and many principled candidates – all of whom need campaign funds.

The Robinson family is using its influence and skills to help many of these principled candidates and is running one of its own – Art Robinson for Oregon Senate. This Senate campaign, like the multitude of others, needs campaign funds. We have won our primary, and need funds to win in the general election.

We know you. We know that you hold very close to the ancient imperatives of our nation – to our Republic, to our faith, to our traditions, and to our way of life. We know that you are helping many candidates to win in this election. Please keep our candidacy in mind.

Thank you for your consideration!

Art Robinson

P.S. Oregon laws place no limits on the amounts of campaign funding from specific donors in Oregon state political races.  Contributions to our campaign can be made at: https://secure.anedot.com/art-robinson-for-oregon-senate/donate

The new Zeroth Amendment to the Constitution reads “No Black man must submit to being arrested if He’s really not in the mood to be arrested.”

Via Mad Italian

 The Social Construction of Black Self-Destruction

They left out 'don't above........

Egged on by Joe Biden and Wisconsin governor Tony Evers, a mob of Black Lives Matter rioters has been burning down Kenosha, Wis. They are angry over the latest police shooting of yet another black criminal who assumed he is racially entitled to resist arrest.

The new Zeroth Amendment to the Constitution reads “No Black man must submit to being arrested if He’s really not in the mood to be arrested.”

(The old Zeroth Amendment—“Everybody on Earth has the right to immigrate to America and Americans aren’t allowed to object”—was demoted to the Negative First Amendment about the time in June it was decided that blacks are now Blacks.)

As the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported:

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Before You Honor Jacob Blake As A Martyr, Read The Criminal Complaint Against Him

WALSH: Before You Honor Jacob Blake As A Martyr, Read The Criminal  Complaint Against Him | The Daily Wire

The reporting on Jacob Blake has sometimes mentioned in passing that there was a warrant for Blake’s arrest stemming from a domestic violence incident. The actual crime that Blake is accused of committing isn’t often described in any detail, despite the fact that the alleged crime may be relevant to the shooting on Sunday. It potentially speaks to Blake’s state of mind, his character, and his propensity for violence, and it explains why the cops were called in the first place.

Portland Mayor's condo occupied by Left-Of-Lenin foes.

Via Mad Italian


Security for @tedwheeler’s condo said a while ago they called police but no one has showed up so far. That part of the Pearl District in NW Portland is currently completely occupied by far-left protesters demanding he resign. #PortlandRiots

Kenosha, WI: What Started The Event?

Via Herschel

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It’s easy to say that St. Jacob Blake was the start, but he was only the pretext for the violence in Kenosha.

Most of this comes from good friend Len Savage, via AR-15.com.  As it turns out, Kyle Rittenhouse attempted to do what he came for, i.e., protect property.

“Kyle apparently ran up at the gas station and provided a fire extinguisher that put out Pedo Boy’s dumpster fire that he was pushing into the gas station … It pissed pedo boy off and they attempted to ambush and set the kid on fire to teach him a lesson…”

Cops Stop Out-Of-State Caravan, Arrest 9 Headed To Kenosha With Gas Cans, Riot Gear & Kenosha Mile Challenge

Via Jessica

 Cops Stop Out-Of-State Caravan, Arrest 9 Headed To Kenosha With Gas Cans, Riot  Gear - The Police Tribune

Police apprehended a caravan of vehicles and arrested nine people who were allegedly on their way to riot in Kenosha on Wednesday night.

Police said the occupants of the vehicles were taken into custody because they “were preparing for criminal activity related to the civil unrest,” WITI reported.

Kenosha police received a tip on Aug. 26 that several suspicious vehicles with out-of-state license plates had met up in a remote lot near Highway 50 and Green Bay Road, KSTP reported.

More @ The Police Tribune 

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 Image may contain: 1 person, text that says '"Kenosha Mile" Challenge Run 684 ft, all alone, at night, being chased by a violent mob. Have no gear, no spare mags, backup no moral patches. Be attacked and defend yourself killing only felons, harm no others Proceed directly to the police taking responsibility for your actions Be witch hunted as murderer while your country is burning in riots. First completed by Kyle Rittenhouse, age 17.'

Confederate Statue on the Tarboro Common is removed and race relations set back to the beginning

Via Ashley via Susan

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Friday, August 28, 2020

Open letter to ANTIFA/BLM

Via David

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Last night, a few of your armed comrades got rolled by a fucking 17 year old kid. One of them looked down and saw his buddy missing most of his face and screamed for the police, the same ones you want to defund. Another kneeled and cried as he looked down at the hole where his bicep use to be. The other laid on the ground with a gaping hole in his chest, bleeding out thinking “maybe I shouldn’t have hit that guy with my skateboard”. All that after an armed encounter with a 17 year old kid from Illinois. A few weeks ago, another one of your comrades was carrying an AK47 and got dropped by an Uber driver with a pistol. Weeks before that, one of your other comrades fired at a car, missed completely and accidentally shot 3 of his other comrades by mistake. Just stop. It’s embarrassing. I’m embarrassed for you. Go back to your mom’s house, throw your Black Lives Matter shirt in the trash, give your mom her eyeliner back and go look for a job. Contribute to society and pay your mom some rent while you’re at it. This anarchy shit ain’t for you.

Portland mayor promotes $62 million black-only fund amid race riots

Via Reborn

 While Black Lives Matter rioters have been destroying local businesses and causing public mayhem for over two months, Ted Wheeler promoted a fund exclusively for "Black relief and resiliency."

While Black Lives Matter rioters have been destroying local businesses and causing public mayhem for over two months, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler promoted a coronavirus relief fund exclusively for "Black relief and resiliency."

"The Oregon Cares Fund [TOCF] is now accepting applications," Wheeler tweeted today. "Black families and business owners experiencing housing insecurity, emergency needs, or a loss in revenue due to COVID-19 pandemic are eligible for cash grants."

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Study Shows Polls are Missing Lots of ‘Shy’ Trump Voters

 Supporters of Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump wait for the candidate to walk the line after speaking to a rally at Macomb Community College, Friday, March 4, 2016, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

A study shows nearly 12 percent of Republicans say they would not give an honest opinion to a pollster.

The same is true of 10.5 percent of Independents but only 5.4 percent of Democrats.

According to this study, the “missing” or “shy” or “undercounted” Trump voter many suspect is downplaying the public’s true level of support for the president, is real.

In other words, Trump’s numbers, where he always seems to be trailing Rapey Joe Biden, do not reflect reality.

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Black Man Stabbed 'Random' White AutoZone Employee in the Neck After Watching Police Shooting Videos

Via Joe "Never in my memory has any one group of people shown such forbearance for such blind murderous hatred."



 

  On Tuesday morning, a 19-year-old black man in Columbus, Ga., allegedly entered an AutoZone and stabbed a white employee in the neck. Police arrested the suspect, Jayvon Hatchett, on Wednesday.

At his arraignment Thursday morning, Hatchett reportedly said he decided to stab a “random” white man after watching videos of police shootings.

More @ PJ Media

Kenosha Court Docs Suggest Shooting Was Self-Defense; New Video Reveals Additional Information


 

A criminal complaint filed in Kenosha County against Kyle Rittenhouse on Thursday appears to suggest that he acted in self-defense when he allegedly shot three people this week during a riot. This comes as The New York Times released a video analysis of the shooting that shows that an unidentified person fired a handgun off into the air moments before the first person was shot that night.

Rittenhouse was charged with six criminal counts including felony charges of first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety (2), first-degree intentional homicide, and attempted first-degree intentional homicide.

Ron Paul & Wife Accosted.

Via John


Kyle Rittenhouse

Via Aaron

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The Fire Eater

 
 
           The Last Words Of Edmund Ruffin 
"I here declare my unmitigated hatred to Yankee rule--to all political, social and business connection with the Yankees and to the Yankee race. Would that I could impress these sentiments, in their full force, on every living Southerner and bequeath them to every one yet to be born! May such sentiments be held universally in the outraged and down-trodden South, though in silence and stillness, until the now far-distant day shall arrive for just retribution for Yankee usurpation, oppression and atrocious outrages, and for deliverance and vengeance for the now ruined, subjugated and enslaved Southern States! "

Edmund Ruffin, the consummate Fire-Eater, was far greater than the sum of his parts; as Avery Craven, the finest of his biographers, expressed, “as the greatest agriculturist in a rural civilization; one of the first and most intense Southern nationalists; and the man who fired the first gun at Sumter and ended his own life in grief when the civilization that had produced him perished on the field of battle, his story becomes to a striking degree that of the rise and fall of the Old South.” Gentleman, planter, radical, and warrior, the life and death of Edmund Ruffin is indeed that of the nation that he poured his life’s labors into creating. As Craven continued, “The Old South that rose to completion in what are called antebellum days held no figure that better expressed her more pronounced temper and ways than did this Virginian.”

Perpetuating Sectionalism

 Paperback Louisiana Legacy : A History of the State National Guard Book

Louisiana’s tragic experience in defeat and Reconstruction produced a remarkable carpetbag governor, Henry Clay Warmoth of Illinois. One of his most notable utterances was “I don’t pretend to be honest . . . I only pretend [to be as] honest as anybody in politics . . . why, damn it, everybody is demoralized down here. Corruption is the fashion.” It has been noted that Warmoth amassed a million dollar fortune while governor with a salary of $8,000 per year.

More @ Circa 1865

WATCH: Antifa Clashes with Proud Boys During ‘Mostly Peaceful’ Portland Protests




The following video comes from investigative journalist Andy Ngo who is covering the scene out in Portland.

Here is what he had to say about the footage:
On the 87th day of violent protests in Portland, antifa met a large group of right-wingers in downtown during a pro-police rally. The demonstrations devolved into a riot where there were large brawls and fights, mostly between the Proud Boys and antifa. Later on, antifa mobs sought out smaller right-wingers that were separated to try and beat them up.
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Democrat Convention Lies Deserve Voter Wrath

Via Mike

 

I found the Democratic National Convention speakers an alarming harbinger for the survival of freedom and truth in America. First, they have almost uniformly embraced the radical cultural, economic, and political worldview of Marxism.

Second, beneath thin layers of clichés and shallow bromides and generalities, the real substance of their smooth rhetoric is stunningly dishonest and rampant with outrageous distortions. Their words and phrases may be polished but are designed for emotional persuasion unchecked and unhindered by truth and unconnected to sound logic. Today’s crowds often praise the form of rhetoric without requiring truth and logic in the content. This casts a grim shadow on the future of our American Republic.

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New York Times’ Reporting Confirms Revolver’s Analysis of the Kyle Rittenhouse Shootings: Open-and-Shut Case of Self-Defense

Via Daughter Christine

 

In a surprising turn of events, the New York Times has done some actual, real investigative reporting and confirmed Revolver’s conclusion that the Kyle Rittenhouse shooting is an open-and-shut case of self-defense. Shockingly, the evidence turned up by the New York Times actually strengthens the case for self-defense.

It turns out that, before the first shooting, Rittenhouse was being chased by a gunman who actually fired a shot into the air. This little detail was actually missed by Revolver News in our initial review of the evidence. We did not realize that, in the first shooting, Rittenhouse was being chased by a gunman.

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Thursday, August 27, 2020

No, I Absolutely DO NOT STIPULATE That Kyle Rittenhouse Shouldn’t Have Been In Kenosha

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  • The thing that has gone wrong in America for Kyle Rittenhouse to have to do this is that men are no longer men, that they have allowed a Marxist revolution to steal the country, and that no one has the stomach left for having and keeping liberty.  What has happened to the effete, cloistered, foppish, dainty men in America?  Good Lord. 
It has become all the rage.  That is, to partially defend Kyle’s actions as probable self defense, but then to raise the following stipulations.  First up, Leon Wolf writing at The Blaze.
Kyle Rittenhouse should not have been patrolling the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Tuesday night. Whatever failures might have existed on the part of state and local government (and there appear to have been many), the idea of a 17-year-old with a loaded rifle being dropped into that powder keg can only happen when some horribly bad judgment has occurred.
We’ll get to that in a minute.  Next up, Steven Hayward writing at Powerline.
Let’s stipulate starting out that Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old from Antioch, Illinois, who has been arrested and charged with murder for shooting two people during the Kenosha riots two nights ago, should not have been present at the scene with a semi-auto rifle. That’s no place for a 17-year-old, even if he is a regular at the gun range. And resorting to vigilantism is a sure path to a breakdown in the rule of law and perhaps even open civil war.
Steven is massively naive.  He raises two points – his age, and the resort to “vigilantism.”  Let’s hold in abatement the issue of age for a moment.  As for vigilantism, surely he isn’t thinking clearly or perhaps hasn’t admitted the truth to himself.

The King Street Riot of 1876: Part 2, Conclusion, of

 St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church, the way it looked in 1876 (1883 photo).

The next night, Wednesday, September 6, 1876, the Democratic Hampton and Tilden Colored Club of Ward 4 met at Archer's Hall, corner of King and George Streets. The meeting was conducted by black Democrat J. B. Jenkins, vice-president, with some whites present. White lawyer Joseph W. Barnwell spoke as did several blacks including Jenkins himself, Isaac B. Rivers and J. W. Sawyer. There had been a threat made that two black Republican gangs, the Live Oak and Hunkidory Clubs, planned to break up the meeting and kill the black Democrats, so when the meeting adjourned around 10:15 p.m., each black Democrat was put in the middle of six or seven whites2 and the line headed out onto King Street led by Joseph Barnwell. 

GOA: Media Demonizes Apparent Self-Defender Kyle Rittenhouse


 Kyle Rittenhouse charged with murder and other offenses in Kenosha  shootings that killed 2 - Chicago Tribune

Via Chris


Gun Owners of America (GOA) Senior Vice President Erich Pratt released the following statement on Kyle Rittenhouse’s citizen-involved shooting:

“Based upon publicly available video evidence, it appears that Kyle Rittenhouse was acting in self-defense. And despite fake news media reports, it is clear that Kyle was not firing indiscriminately into a crowd.
“GOA has reached out to Rittenhouse’s attorneys and the Lake County Public Defender’s office, and we have our own attorneys use of force experts looking into this case, as well. In the meantime, we demand fair treatment from the media, because up till now, their coverage has been horrific. With no evidence, they have labeled Kyle as a racist and a vigilante, but that just indicates how the media elites view all gun owners.
“More to the point, the media has given more favorable coverage to rioters and looters over the past several months than to gun owners who appear to be protecting their lives from violent attackers. The media excuses the violent torching of American cities as ‘mostly peaceful’ protests. And they now minimize the hatefulness of Kyle’s attackers, calling them mere ‘protesters.’
“But if Leftists want to question why Kyle Rittenhouse was in Kenosha, then they should begin by asking that question to the ‘protesters’ who have criminal records and who have come from out of town to terrorize business owners.
“The bottom line is this: every human being has a God-given right to protect themselves. And when a person’s life is under attack, the Constitution protects their ability to use firearms without ‘infringement’ in the defense of that life.”

Raleigh mayor issues curfew for Friday and Saturday due to planned social justice demonstration downtown

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Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin announced Thursday that there will be a citywide curfew in effect for Friday and Saturday nights ahead of a planned social justice demonstration.

According to a flier for the event, demonstrators plan to "march for Jacob Blake" as well as those killed by Raleigh police.

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Big-Name Legal Team Steps Up To Help Kyle Rittenhouse Fight Kenosha Murder Charges

 

Illinois teen Kyle Rittenhouse will not be alone as he faces murder charges related to a shooting Tuesday night during the chaotic rioting that has ripped through Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Attorney Lin Wood has rallied to find the teen the best legal representation he can have.
Rittenhouse, 17, of Antioch, Illinois, was arrested Wednesday to face charges of first-degree homicide in connection with the shooting deaths of two people during rioting in Kenosha.

Wood, who has represented former Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann in his lawsuits against media outlets that smeared him and his Kentucky classmates in relation to an incident at the 2019 March for Life, led a very public charge to find Rittenhouse a good criminal attorney in response to a tweet from Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a member of the progressive “squad” of House members. The Massachusetts congresswoman called Rittenhouse a “terrorist.”

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"Even if a black man is armed with a knife, has a warrant for his arrest over sexually assaulting a minor, threatens to grab another weapon from his car, and is physically resisting, officers still mustn’t defend themselves or else racism. 

...Cuz Lebron James says so."

Virginia Senate Passes Bill Making Assault on Police a Misdemeanor with Possibility of No Jail Time

 In this June 4, 2020, file photo Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks during a news conference in Richmond, Va. Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus. It's the first U.S. state to use new pandemic technology created …

The Virginia Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would demote assaulting a police officer from a felony to a misdemeanor and would remove a mandatory jail sentence for the crime.

Virginia’s upper chamber voted 21-15 to approve Senate Bill 5032 during the current Virginia General Assembly special session, WSLS first reported.

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SARS-CoV2 and the Rise of Medical Technocracy. Lee Merritt, M.D.

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This is a link to presentation provided by Lee Merritt, M.D. on the big lie about the virus itself, the "preventative" measures that are just the opposite, and the suppression of a safe, effective, and inexpensive solution in the form of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ.)

A couple corrections:

One slide states that the Ebola particle size is 1.0 micron (1000 nanometers) - it is actually 0.08 microns (80 nanometers)

She states that hydoxychloroquine (HCQ) acidifies the cell environment - it is just the opposite, HCQ is a weak base, it reduces the acidity of the environment, and viruses prefer acidic environments - that's one of the ways that HCQ works

Apart from those two mistakes, I found the presentation very enlightening, and the Marxist background of the WHO Director especially so. That explains much.

Dr. Merritt's presentation complements, but is not as complete, nor as detailed, as that provided by America's Front Line Doctors a couple weeks prior. In particular, the first 15 minutes of the second session, on the 5 specific mechanisms as to how and why HCQ works, and why zinc is an important component to that protocol as well.

americasfrontlinedoctors.us

Medical Examiner Concluded George Floyd Likely Died Of Fentanyl Overdose & Wisconsin DOJ Finds Jacob Blake Had Weapon On Floorboard Of Car

 Pedestrians carry posters with the picture of George Floyd who was killed in police custody three weeks earlier in Minneapolis, Minnesota during the Juneteenth protest march on June 19, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.


Demonstrators march through the city during a protest in New York August 24, 2020 against the shooting of Jacob Blake who shot in the back multiple times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, prompting community protests. - A video showing Wisconsin police shooting a black man in the back in front of his children sparked outrage across the United States on Monday, with officials calling in the national guard as they girded for a second night of violent protests.

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This will be obvious to most here:
DON"T get separated from your unit.
Cover your face and wear gloves.
Use a brass catcher if possible.
Buddy teams - never lose sight of your buddy.
Drill the Center Peel - you and your buddy can get out of a lot of trouble using that.
Brock - sorry if this was submitted twice.
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Elderly man defending store during Kenosha riots has jaw broken


An elderly man’s jaw was broken in a sickening caught-on-camera attack as he tried to protect a store that was eventually torched during the Kenosha protests, according to reports.

The man — only identified as Robert and in his 70s — ran toward a mattress store where he works and used a fire extinguisher to chase away arsonists who broke in Monday night during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, his bosses told Fox6.

“They just threw a bottle at this guy,” a woman filming a now-viral video complained — seconds before a man dressed all in black ran up and knocked him down with a punch to the head.

“No! No! No!” the videographer repeatedly cried as the senior collapsed to the ground, leaving a woman crying hysterically.