The left is eating their own... Police arrest former activist suspected of Arizona Democratic Party headquarters arson https://www.azcentral.com/story/new...emocratic-party-headquarters-fire/5536489002/
At this point GWB, there's more proof that it's ALL redhat agent provocateurs than it being ANTIFA. The break finally came last week, when a tip came in naming “Umbrella Man” and said he is a member of the Hells Angels, a motorcycle gang made up of mostly white men who ride Harley-Davidson bikes. Christensen wrote that “Umbrella Man” is also a “known associate” of the Aryan Cowboys, a group described by the Anti-Defamation League as a white supremacist prison gang based mainly out of Minnesota and Kentucky. Christensen also wrote that just before smashing the windows to the AutoZone, “Umbrella Man” spray-painted in white, “free s--- for everyone zone,” on the red doors of the store. He was also involved in an incident in Stillwater, Minn., where a group of motorcycle gang members wearing Aryan Cowboys leather vests accosted a Muslim woman, according to the affidavit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...ests-its-not-antifa/?itid=lk_inline_manual_10
The article by the liberal San Francisco Chronicle staff writer Justin Phillips outlines the damage being done by ANTIFA at BLM protests. He witnessed directly white anarchist teenagers causing the damage and he is calling them out. Who’s actually causing damage at anti-police protests? It’s not who you think https://www.sfchronicle.com/living/article/Who-s-actually-causing-damage-at-anti-police-15443277.php by Justin Philips The first time I ever made the decision to call 911 came late one Friday night last month when I watched a group of mostly young white people set fire to a car dealership across the street from my North Oakland apartment. The sight caught me off guard because just a few minutes before, as I saw the group walk quietly up 40th Street toward Telegraph Avenue, I was thinking they were just the back portion of the Black Lives Matters protesters who had taken the same route about 30 minutes earlier, while chanting, “No justice, no peace” and “George Floyd.” The new group was dressed the same as the earlier one — mostly black attire — but they weren’t holding signs and they were moving up the street mostly in silence. I happened to be close enough to them to make out most of their skin tones, especially that of the young man who broke into the building and started the fire. He was not Black. It’s time we, as Bay Area residents, elevate a conversation around local BLM and anti-police protests, and it’s one based around a simple truth: The fires, the vandalism, the confrontations with police happening at these gatherings are not solely, or even in many cases predominantly, being initiated by people of color. We also rarely make up the majority of the crowds at these gatherings. After the group left my view, people on the Citizen app, used by community members to report crimes in their area, confirmed what I witnessed. Multiple accounts posted about a group of young white people terrorizing the neighborhood. “Saw a group of white kids on bikes hiding under a bunch of trees,” one user said in a post not long after the car dealership fire. “(Five) minutes later, they came out in different clothes.” Another user wrote: “These are white anarchist teenagers. I live here where it’s happening and can see them. ... This is not related to the actual protests ... which will unfortunately discredit the movement.” Herein lies the problem. The BLM movement is orchestrated by and is intended to benefit Black people. As such, this group also gets blamed for what happens as a result of the protests, be it radical change in the criminal justice system or burned courthouses and damaged grocery stores. But young Black protesters orchestrating peaceful gatherings in the Bay Area understand the inherent danger that accompanies such activities. They’re there because Black people are killed by police at an alarming rate. To think most of these Black people want to initiate confrontations with armed law enforcement, the exact group whose unnecessary use of force against Black bodies is what they’re looking to address, is illogical. In the early days of the protest, you could even see news outlets wrestling with how to attribute blame for protests that grew unruly — dog-whistle language like “rioters” or “looters,” words often applied to people of color, were thrown around often. It all perpetuated a long-standing stereotype that Black people in this country are lawless. I see people of color trying to combat the narrative by posting videos on sites like Instagram and Twitter that show non-Black protesters setting fires or destroying property. Often, in the background, you can hear people asking the troublemakers to leave. Something similar happened Saturday night, July 25, during a downtown Oakland protest intended to demand social justice and show solidarity for protesters who were standing off against federal agents in Portland, Ore., and it was captured on video. In it, a man and a woman, both people of color, can be seen chastising white people in the crowd who were looking to incite violence at the event. “I want to make it really clear that some of you guys are here as allies, and y’all need to check yourselves because your skin is a privilege, and our skin means death,” the woman told the crowd. “So when you all decide to act out ... check that ... because if we go up against the police, it’s not you all getting shot.” Her speech illustrates how Black people are aware of the framing of these protests, and we can tell control of it is slipping from our grasp. All of the demonstrations gaining prominence across the country, including the anti-police brutality protests, grew from the soil of BLM. This is hard to remember when seeing what gets left behind after some protests, especially the graffiti. While I can’t speak for all Black people, the young folks in my circle of friends don’t run around using the word “fascist,” which you see scrawled on the walls everywhere, in reference to President Trump, after local protests. And the ACAB graffiti tags, which is an acronym for “all cops are bastards,” aren’t really our thing either. But that’s what people are coming to associate with BLM. The country’s racial reckoning is a play with multiple acts. Black protesters and white supporters have designated roles if it’s to be successful. It just so happens that the former stage players have more lines than the latter. And in this moment, if we can’t adhere to these rules, we risk derailing a movement that carries with it the hopes of millions.
it's totally not people of color doing this. This shouldn't be a surprise for anyone except those who have completely decided to hide their head in the sand. The movement for Black Lives Matter - assuming it was ever truly about Black Lives which I doubt - is now nothing more than cover for disgruntled white folks - particularly younger adults and teens - who may or may not have legitimate gripes (it is impossible to know because they won't engage in the open).
FOX NEWS and TRUMP are totally against using federal troops to go into a State like some occupying force to restore law and order.....
As the Feds are leaving Portland... ... the State Police are showing up. Oregon state police arrive in Portland in push to stop riots 'We will do our part for Oregon,' said police Superintendent Travis Hampton https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-state-police-portland-riots The Oregon State Police on Thursday will take over the duties of guarding a federal courthouse in Portland that has become a flashpoint during weeks of protests that have turned violent. The state troopers will not be dressed in riot or tactical gear like the federal agents previously stationed at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse, police Superintendent Travis Hampton said. "It is obvious the current strategy is not sustainable and has the high probability of serious injury or death, as officers and community members clash," Hampton said in a statement to Fox News. "OSP hopes to de-escalate the tensions around the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse, facilitating peaceful free speech and proportional response if criminal activity is observed." The withdrawal of federal forces came after an agreement was reached between Democratic Gov. Kate Brown and the Trump administration, which cited growing unrest and lawlessness in its decision to deploy agents to cities across the country. Brown has "made clear that her goal is to deescalate the nightly confrontations we have seen downtown since federal troops arrived in Portland," a spokesperson for the governor told the Oregonian. Many critics of the federal intervention have voiced concerns over the response of agents to the protests and the inability to decipher their identities or what agency they are with. Authorities have engaged nightly in violent confrontations with demonstrators. In addition, buildings near the courthouse have been vandalized and set fire, including the Portland Justice Center. “These federal officers have acted as an occupying force, refused accountability, and brought violence and strife to our community," Brown said Wednesday in announcing the phased withdrawal. State troopers will focus on protecting free speech and the public, Hampton said, as protesters continue to call for police reform and an end to systemic racism. About 100 state police employees consisting of members of the agency's special operations team and supervisors from across the state will be sent to events in the Portland for a minimum of two weeks, Hampton said. Those responding have tactical and crowd control training, according to the newspaper. State police commanders will monitor the actions of troopers on the ground while Hampton will oversee the response from a command center with Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell. Hampton acknowledged the task that awaits his troopers in an internal memo obtained by the Oregonian. "All eyes of the nation will be on us, particularly when we supplant federal officers at the courthouse in an effort to bring down the protest temperature," he wrote. "It is not a stage we wished to be on, but we will do out part for Oregon. We'll do our best." In a Thursday afternoon tweet, the state police lent its support to those reassigned to Portland. "Important message from the #OSPfamily to Troopers assigned to assist in PDX," the post read. “We may not be standing alongside you today, but we are behind you 100%. Put your minds at easy about your communities & the rest of #Oregon, we are here.”
Over 300 investigations regarding ANTIFA terrorism incidents opened... FBI has opened 300 'domestic terror' investigations as a result of riots, attorney tells Capitol hearing on Antifa https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-300-domestic-terror-investigations-antifa The FBI has opened more than 300 domestic terrorism investigations since George Floyd's death in Minneapolis kicked off nationwide unrest and riots, a federal attorney revealed Tuesday in a hearing on Capitol Hill on Antifa and violent protests. Erin Nealy Cox, a U.S. attorney tapped by Attorney General William Barr to lead a task force on violent anti-government extremists, said the feds have opened hundreds of federal criminal investigations surrounding the violence and rioting since May 28. "They have since May 28 [opened] over 300 domestic terrorist investigations," Cox told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on preventing violent protests. "That does not include any potential civil rights investigations or violent crime associated with the riots." (More at above url)