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that guy in AZ
2019-04-07 11:21:06 AM
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Patrick Carlineo Jr. of Addson, N.Y. has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill Representative Ilhan Omar from Minnesota, who happens to be a Muslim.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/new-york-man-charged-with-threatening-to-kill-rep-ilhan-omar/2019/04/06/5bcc05a4-5890-11e9-814f-e2f46684196e_story.html?utm_term=.bbea386966ee
Omar has been subject to Islamic smears since taking office, and "crazier than a hoot owl" Jeanine Pirro suggested that Omar believes in sharia law because she wears a hijab. That comment, fortunately, caused Pirro to get suspended for two weeks from FOX.
One day after Carlineo was arrested, Trump proclaimed that Omar "doesn't like Israel", which ignores the fact that Trump himself has disparaged Jews NUMEROUS times:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/donald-trumps-anti-semitism-controversies-a-timeline/
If you want further proof that Trump has REALLY descended deeper into insanity, look no further than his speech yesterday to the REPUBLICAN Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/04/trump-republican-jewish-coalition-netanyahu-your-prime-minister.html
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2019-04-07 11:37:58 AM
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It is time that they mandate him to read the history of the middle east. As well the history of the crusades. The guy is absolutely nuts. The refusal to treat Israel as any other country, may create only more wars in that area. But yeah, playing the "religious" card will eventually "backfire" as has been the case for centuries.
Chet Ruminski
2019-04-07 12:19:53 PM
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I know several Trump fans and not a thing he does bothers them other than being more defensive.
Look at his new health care claim that he won't reveal. I point out how he wants to cut everything including taxes. Classic comment was "it's not over til the fat lady sings". They are also flat earthers .
that guy in AZ
2019-04-13 04:24:24 PM
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Trump isn't an accessory to murder yet, but his hateful rhetoric will almost inevitably result in some poor soul getting "offed" by one of his crazy supporters. Already, his draconian immigration policies have led to the death of 2 migrant children - and he really doesn't care.
8 years ago, a guy named Terry Jones caused the death of 21 people after he burned a Koran at his church in Florida. Neither trump nor Terry Jones will ever get found guilty of being an accessory to murder - but they should be:
https://tohell-andback.blogspot.com/2011/04/accessory-to-murder.html
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2019-04-14 09:21:01 AM
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Arizona; Compare all of this to Europe; they "accepted" (not as here) millions of Muslim refugee's due to US instigated wars. However the "guilty" country itself refuses to do such. Talking about hypocrites. There is no shame here whatsoever.
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2019-04-14 11:27:16 PM
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Since Trump's recent tweets about her, Ilhan Omar has received an influx of death threats, many of which directly referencing to Trumps' tweets. As she said, "violent rhetoric and all forms of hate speech have no place in our society, much less from our country's Commander in Chief".
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ilhan-omar-i-ve-experienced-more-direct-threats-on-my-life-since-trump-tweet-of-9-11-video/ar-BBVWrAd?ocid=spartandhp
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2019-04-15 01:59:17 AM
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"Trump isn't an accessory to murder yet"
And what about North Carolina. His passive aggressive attitude where he acts like an impartial observer will get him in trouble.
that guy in AZ
2019-04-20 10:24:39 AM
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Al Jazeera reported this morning that ANOTHER Trump supporter, John Kless, has threatened several Democratic members of congress. On top of that, he defended the guy who rammed his car into a group of protestors in Charlottesville in August of 2017.
In one of the messages that he sent, Kless said that he would like to throw Omar off the Empire State Building, according to local media.
Kless, who reportedly defended President Donald Trump in the messages and warned the politicians to stop criticizing the president, has been charged with making threatening communications.
Many analysts have pointed to the US president's heated rhetoric as the catalyst for a toxic atmosphere encouraging such behavior - an accusation the White House has rejected.
Last year, the Anti-Defamation League said all perpetrators who carried out at least 50 "extremism-related murders" were linked to the far right.
That total marked the largest number of people killed by the far right since 1995, the watchdog said.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/man-arrested-threatening-democratic-politicians-190419234316461.html
A quick scan of his messages (see below) will confirm the fact that he is not the brightest guy in the world.
https://heavy.com/NEWS/2019/04/JOHN-KLESS/
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2019-04-20 10:58:57 AM
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The country has severe human rights problems and getting worse. People demeaning the trophies that award people for participating are the festering wound. Trump has softened the opposition to bullying. I have heard bullying referred as a right of passage in the last few weeks. Including the other day an the Wendy Williams show. Moderate positions in the face of growing nationalism promotes anti social development. NFL & NASCAR discourage bullying for the sake of self preservation but the message is overshadowed by the race.
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2019-04-23 01:20:31 PM
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Preliminary reports say that the attackers of Christian churches in Sri Lanka (ISIS) were hoping to avenge the killings of 50 Muslims in a shooting spree at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/world/asia/sri-lanka-bombing.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
If you went back to March , you might remember that the Christchurch shooter had written a manifesto praising Trump.
The 74-page dossier, which has been described by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison as a "work of hate", hailed Trump as "a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose".
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/03/zealand-mosques-attack-suspect-praised-trump-manifesto-190315100143150.html
Last October, a gunman in Pittsburgh killed 11 worshipers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. For weeks before the shooting, Robert Bowers targeted Jews in frequent posts on Gab, a social media platform that bills itself as "the free speech social network." He used anti-Semitic slurs, complained that President Donald Trump was surrounded by too many Jewish people and blamed Jews for helping migrant caravans in Central America.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/28/us/pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting/index.html
Since Trump's inauguration, anti-Semitic incidents increased by 60% in 2017. Anti-Semitic incidents spiked at the beginning of the year, in the months following President Donald Trump’s inauguration. In fact, a previous ADL report found an 86 per cent increase in incidents in the first three months of 2017.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/anti-semitism-hate-crime-harassment-attacks-rise-increase-jewish-anti-defamation-league-a8231871.html
Trump is certainly not the only person guilty of religious bigotry, but his comments have emboldened all the crazy people both here and abroad.
Words DO matter.
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2019-04-27 04:12:54 PM
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Today in San Diego, on the last day of Passover, a gunman opened fire in a San Diego synagogue. Fortunately, no deaths so far. No details yet on who the shooter was, but my guess it would be a "young white male".
I would also guess that the guy is not a registered Democrat.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6967437/Several-injured-gun-man-opens-fire-San-Diego-Synagogue.html?ico=pushly-notifcation-small
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2019-04-28 08:46:34 AM
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Today in San Diego, on the last day of Passover, a gunman opened fire in a San Diego synagogue. Fortunately, no deaths so far. No details yet on who the shooter was, but my guess it would be a "young white male".
I would also guess that the guy is not a registered Democrat.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6967437/Several-injured-gun-man-opens-fire-San-Diego-Synagogue.html?ico=pushly-notifcation-small

Trump was at one of his "rally's"; so he did not do it? For sure, how nice. Love those "guns" as well these gun owners. Anyway one dead three wounded; may be ask MNuchin, Rosenstein, Kussner etc. why people don't like Jews. Love those religions they make the world an nicer place. Let's have also an party at the NRA, ask Trump. What a country!!
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2019-04-28 11:26:22 AM
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Boy, can I pick 'em.
News reports this morning said that the shooter was a 19 year old WHITE MALE, who used an AR-15. He also was a follower of white nationalist sites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/27/us/poway-synagogue-shooting.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
His published manifesto is definitely creepy:
https://washingtonpress.com/2019/04/27/the-poway-synagogue-shooters-manifesto-just-surfaced/
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2019-04-28 12:45:36 PM
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that guy in AZ Wrote:
Boy, can I pick 'em.
News reports this morning said that the shooter was a 19 year old WHITE MALE, who used an AR-15. He also was a follower of white nationalist sites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/27/us/poway-synagogue-shooting.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
His published manifesto is definitely creepy:
https://washingtonpress.com/2019/04/27/the-poway-synagogue-shooters-manifesto-just-surfaced/

You got it: "but my guess it would be a "young white male""
I think Trump's lying propaganda rises to a level demanding correction. He should be held responsible for destroying the respect of the office. He calls out as admirable having respect for the flag yet he makes a mockery of the most important office in the world. Connecting that office to murder and mayhem .
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2019-08-17 11:55:36 AM
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Another story about why words matter relates to a headline that the NYT published this past Tuesday.
The headline read, "Trump Urges Unity vs. Racism".
The editors quickly came under fire because the headline was too nice to Trump.
“Headlines like this ignore all the context of #Trump’s actions and past remarks, make him suddenly look presidential,” Jerry Lanson, a professor emeritus of journalism at Emerson College, tweeted. “The Times should know better.”
They quickly revised the headline to this:
"“Assailing Hate but Not Guns.”
I agree that it is a more suitable headline.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/06/reader-center/trump-mass-shootings-headline.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Reader%20Center

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