When it comes to the repugnant, malignant disease of racism and the low-down White people it infects, very little surprises me anymore. But I have to admit, such an act of inhumane cruelty was beyond even my imagination. Ramifications from the Nazi/Klan rally that took place in Charlottesville continue to reverberate, in often horrid ways. On Monday, October 20th 2017, a local magistrate judge in that city issued an arrest warrant...for Deandre Harris! That's not a typo. The man who was viciously beaten and nearly killed by a pack of wild animals back in August, is now facing the same felony charge as two of his attackers. It seems that in AmeriKKKa, Black people are in the wrong even when getting the shit kicked out of them! I've covered the now infamous, so-called "Unite the Reich" rally which took place in Charlottesville, VA back in mid-August. I have since written several follow-ups, including the attempted murder of Harris, as well as the absolute failure of law enforcement to pursue the hate crime case. While writing about events in Charlottesville, I even (semi-jokingly) mused that Marcus Martin (one of the heroes of the Charlottesville terrorist attack) was lucky to not have been arrested and charged with "obstructing a vehicle" (Martin - a Black man and counter-protester - had pushed his fiancee out of the path of a speeding car driven by Nazi terrorist James Fields Jr., saving her life in the process. Martin was run over and suffered a broken leg). Distressingly, that tempered muse has now become grotesquely close to real life, in a way I could never have predicted.
Two months after the crime, and only two arrests have been made in connection to Harris' vicious beating... Daniel Patrick Borden and Alex Michael Ramos (the self-hating Puerto Rican coon who thinks he's Spanish). The racist attack, which was captured on video and photographed, clearly shows Harris being swarmed upon by as many as 6 men. To this day there are several other dangerous criminals involved in a hate crime that remain at large. Their identities remain unknown. And as for the two arrests that were made (much belatedly) - even that would not have happened, had it not been for a combination of clever internet sleuthing and the stupidity of the criminals involved.
Harris currently faces the same felony charge as Borden and Ramos, two of his attackers... malicious wounding. It is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $2,500 fine. Never mind the fact that the filthy rabid animals who beat the 20 year old got out of there without a scratch! Harris' attorney Lee Merritt is adamant that the trumped-up charge against his client is clearly retaliatory on the part of White supremacists. Merritt says that Harris plans to turn himself in within 24 hours. There sure as Hell will be more on this to come... https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/10/11/16458694/deandre-harris-charlottesville-video
Alt-Reich stooge/Trumptard Joey Gibson held a somewhat impromptu rally of sorts in Portland, OR on Sunday October 8th 2017. The rally/meet-up/circle-jerk was held at Terry Shrunk plaza, a federal park space located across from City Hall. Gibson, a self-professed "vlogger", has risen to regional prominence following Trump's theft of the 2016 election. Based out of Vancouver, WA, Gibson reportedly announced his event on Saturday Oct. 7th. He has already held several so-called "Patriot Prayer" rallies in various West Coast cities, including Berkeley, Portland, and Seattle. Rose City Antifa and other Leftists quickly picked up on Gibson's plans, and showed up in force. Given the short notice, attendance on both sides was relatively small compared to previous events. However, AntiFascists still outnumbered the Trump-supporters at least 2-1 (as opposed to the usual 10-1). The opposing groups arrived at the plaza at around 2:00pm Sunday, amid a heavy police presence. This time no violence occurred, with just a single arrest made when a Reich-winger tried to bring a gun into the federal park. For once, cops did their job and arrested the criminal. Gibson's group was drowned out and silenced whenever they attempted to speak. AntiFascists then ran them out of the park. Here are photos from the event:
It's been one week since the terrorist attack in Las Vegas. More details have emerged from Sunday night's deadly massacre in Las Vegas. For anyone who's interested, my original entry on this can be read: HERE. Brief recap: On Sunday October 1st 2017 64 year old Stephen Paddock fired upon 22,000 attendees at a Country music concert in Las Vegas, NV. 58 people were murdered, and at least 527 were wounded. Paddock was staying at the Mandalay Bay hotel, which overlooked a grassy open field where the concert was being held. Paddock smashed out one of the windows of his 32 floor room, which he used as his vantage point. The barrage went on for between nine to ten minutes. When cops finally located and broke into the assailant's room, Paddock was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot. He was surrounded by 23 semi-automatic assault rifles, several of which had been modified for rapid fire (essentially, turning them into fully-auto machine guns). Even more guns, explosive material, and thousands of rounds of ammunition were found in his vehicle and home in Mesquite, NV (located 80 miles from Vegas). Sunday's terrorist attack has been characterized as the worst mass shooting in American history, if you don't count Wounded Knee, the Colfax Massacre, Black Wall Street, etc. DEAD: This leaked photo of gunman Stephen Paddock appeared online days after his mass murder spree. It appears to be authentic.
There still seems to be no known motive for what set Paddock off - other than narcissistic psychopathy. This seems to be a psychological trait in most White men of Paddock's stature. Here's what is known. His girlfriend Marilou Danley is very much alive. Paddock sent her away to her native Philippines two weeks prior to Sunday's massacre (an American of Filipino decent, Danley also has Australian citizenship). Initially considered a 'person of interest', Danley has since been considered to have had no involvement nor prior knowledge of her boyfriend's murderous intentions. While in The Philippines, Paddock reportedly wired $100,000 to her, supposedly to buy a house for her family. Danley flew back into the U.S. Wednesday via LAX, where FBI agents eagerly awaited her return. But so far, even the psychopath's girlfriend seemed unable to provide much insight into Paddock's motives. Meanwhile, the usual suspect cretins have wasted no time taking advantage of this horrifying event. As mentioned in the previous entry, 4Chan's jobless, unwashed Alt-Reich troll army immediately started spreading false news about the massacre. It quickly became a scandal which engulfed Google, as its algorithm picked up on the disinfo. campaign, bumping links to 4Chan's /pol/ as well as other far-right/conspiracy sites to the top of Google's search engine.
Not that mainstream media fared much better. With no Muslim boogie men or Black "thugs" to pin the blame on, over-paid pundits on CNN, FOX, MSNBC, etc. struggled to define an unprecedented tragedy brought on by a wealthy White man with no criminal history. As if most of these mass murders aren't caused by straight White males of privilege. Ever careful to avoid the word 'terrorism', talking heads on major news networks devolved into partisan screaming matches over gun control.
And speaking of gun control, White supremacist terrorist group the National Rifle Association once again found itself in the glare of national scrutiny, following yet another horrendous bloodbath. Predictably, the NRA reiterated its trademark proclamations that White men all Americans be allowed to carry damn-near every weapon of mass destruction that they wish. However, in a slight twist, the NRA did concede that a review of some gun modification devices was in order. These so-called devices, or "bumper stocks" allow for more rapid fire. Essentially, they are a [not illegal] work-a-round assault weapons bans, which convert semi-automatic rifles into fully-automatic machine guns. At least three of the guns found in Paddock's hotel room were equipped with these bumper stocks. As of now, no solid motive for Paddock's terrorist rampage has been forthcoming.
For most of September, White people have been tarring and feathering Black athletes who had the audacity to take a knee in peaceful and silent protests of police death squads murdering fellow Black people. Illegitimate president Trump [ironically] smeared Black football players as "sons of bitches". He also said they should be fired. And the nation remained frustratingly divided on whether or not said Black athletes were "being disrespectful" (because taking a knee during the nationalist anthem - possibly the most passive form of protest one can engage in - is just soo out of line, right?). While such madness was underway, a White man in Nevada was plotting destruction. Reap what you sow: The dead lay in an open field after being mowed down in this Vegas Country music massacre. Ironically, most of the victims were Trump supporters.
Can't blame Muslims for this: Country music fans run for their lives, as the dead and wounded lay helpless on the field.
On Sunday October 1st 2017, a White man opened fire upon attendees at a Country music concert in Las Vegas, NV. As of the time of this entry, at least 59 people have been killed, and more than 500 injured... a death/injury toll that's been upwardly revised several times since last night. It has been considered the worst mass shooting in American history (if you don't count Indigenous genocide). The shooter has been identified as 64 year old Stephen Paddock, of Mesquite, NV. Paddock was perched on the 32nd floor of his luxurious Mandalay Bay hotel room. It was from this deadly vantage point that the White terrorist went all Charles Whitman on the concert below. Paddock was later found inside his room, dead from suicide and surrounded by an arsenal of 23 guns. This included assault-style rifles with scopes and weapons which were illegally modified, turning them into machine guns. Because of this, Paddock was able to extract a casualty rate seldom found outside a literal war zone. He reportedly transported his weaponry to his room in ten suitcases. That's not all. A search of his car yielded a stash of ammonium nitrate - the same fertilizer compound that was used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. A terrorist attack committed by another White man, Irish Catholic Timothy McVeigh, which killed 168 people. Cops searching Paddock's Mesquite home also found 19 more guns, more explosives, and thousands of rounds of ammunition. This is the WHITE MAN responsible for the terrorist attack in Las Vegas. No border wall nor travel ban would have stopped him!
One man, ten suitcases... yet this did not raise a single eyebrow. Such is the magic of WHITE PRIVILEGE. Speaking of privilege, this guy amassed his collection of weapons visiting gun stores all over NV and Utah, reportedly passing every single background check. He also had a pilot's license and owned two planes. He was a former accountant, real estate agent, and gambler. Oh, and his father was a notorious bank robber who once escaped from prison. By all accounts Paddocks was wealthy, or at least solidly middle class. And like his bank robber dad and the other white terrorists he clearly drew inspiration from, no border wall nor travel ban would have stopped Paddocks. And even if fake president Trump managed to rid this country of every single Mexican and Muslim... 59(and counting) White Country music fans in Las Vegas, (Trump's base, ironically) would all still be DEAD.
Speaking of Trump, the guy who calls Black NFL players "sons of bitches" and claims that White supremacist violence in Charlottesville "comes from all sides", still couldn't bring himself to call the Vegas shooter the terrorist that he was. In fact, the reliably disappointing mainstream corporate media has been hard-strained to call Vegas a terrorist act. Instead, initial reports focused just as much attention on his apparent girlfriend, Marilou Danley. Such reports were eager to identify Danley by her 'Asian' ethnicity and even published her photo - even though many of the same reports failed to id Paddocks by race or show his photo. Initially described as a "person of interest", Danley is now thought to have had no involvement in Paddock's crimes. But as of now, she is considered missing. If the poor woman turns up dead, though, we'll all know who did it.
And never failing to miss an opportunity, the unemployed troll army of the Alt-Reich have been busy all day and night disseminating false and fake news on the Vegas massacre. These racist slugs doxxed Danley, (because Asian) and found out she apparently once took a trip to Dubai. Therefore, smearing the whole thing as "Islamic terrorism". Even worse, Reich-wing media outlet The Gateway Pundit, that has WH credentials and specializes in pedaling disinformation, misidentified a completely innocent man as the Vegas shooter. Many other media outlets repeated this same dangerous LIE. Why did they all focus on this guy? he's supposedly a Democrat who 'liked' Rachel Maddow and MoveOn.org on his facebook page. More to come...
