posted July 23, 2020 09:53 PM            

While they're at it, they accidentally set one of their comrades on fire.

posted July 23, 2020 11:54 PM            

'They have to be restrained': Judge Napolitano on what federal agents in Portland can and cannot do

posted July 24, 2020 01:46 AM            

Judge Napolitano needs to brush up on the law.

Here are three laws/statutes that authorize a president to deploy federal agents and/or the military in cities such as Portland, Seattle, Chicago, and others.

The Insurrection Act of 1807

The Insurrection Act of 1807 gives the President the power to deploy the National Guard or the military to enforce laws in certain circumstances...

The Insurrection Act can be invoked if there’s an insurrection against state law and a state government requests federal assistance restoring order, says Daniel Hulsebosch, a professor of law at New York University School of Law who specializes in early U.S. legal history.

It can also be invoked if there’s an insurrection against federal law, Hulsebosch continues. Crucially, after the Civil War, Congress added a provision allowing the president to invoke the Act without a state’s permission if the state is failing to protect the Constitutional rights of its citizens.

Presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act dozens of times throughout U.S. history, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service. It was invoked numerous times in the middle of the 20th century to enforce desegregation and respond to riots. For example, President Lyndon Johnson invoked the Act to deploy federal troops to Detroit in response to the 1967 riot.

Use of the act dropped off after the 1960s. The last time it was used was in 1992, during the Los Angeles riots in response to the acquittal of four white police officers who had been charged with the beating of black motorist Rodney King. (Some have compared the 1992 riots to the protests against police brutality that swept the country last week.) In that instance, California’s Governor Pete Wilson requested federal assistance suppressing the riots.

But the Act has also been invoked without a state’s permission in the past. For example, President Dwight Eisenhower invoked the Act in 1957 to send the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Ark., to maintain order during the integration of Central High School, against the wishes of Arkansas’ governor.

Posse Comitatus Act

University of Texas law professor Steve Vladeck said that the Posse Comitatus Act [18 U.S. Code, Section 1385]“does *not* prevent domestic use of the military for law enforcement.” Instead, “[i]t prevents such use of the military . . . without statutory authorization,” Vladeck noted. “And several statutes already authorize use of federalized guard or federal regulars for riot control.”

https://time.com/5846649/insurrection-act-1807-donald-trump/

40 U.S. Code, Section 1315

40 U.S.Code § 1315. Law enforcement authority of Secretary of Homeland Security for protection of public property

(a) In General.—
To the extent provided for by transfers made pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Secretary of Homeland Security (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall protect the buildings, grounds, and property that are owned, occupied, or secured by the Federal Government (including any agency, instrumentality, or wholly owned or mixed-ownership corporation thereof) and the persons on the property.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/40/1315

posted July 24, 2020 03:09 PM            

Napolitano is mostly a deflated windbag after President Trump passed him over for a federal judgeship position. He was shooting for the US Supreme Court. Smart move President Trump.

As you cited:
It's clear President Trump has all the statutory authority necessary to send federal agency police forces into American cities under current circumstances.

posted July 24, 2020 04:08 PM            

Portland protesters use “moms” as a human shield PR stunt

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rioters hide behind them as they throw rocks, hard projectiles & fireworks at the Feds

Then after 8 clear warnings from the Feds officers use non lethal rounds

Then protesters use the moms as “token” victims.

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Elijah Schaffer reporting on the ground from Portland says there is no mainstream media presence at the scene.

Fox News cut away from the White House press briefing when Press Secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, showed a clip of the ongoing violence in Portland.

There is a blackout of coverage by the mainstream media of the Portland riots.

posted July 24, 2020 04:49 PM            

The arrests, which began on Monday, stemmed from rioters’ alleged roles in attacking Portland’s federal courthouse.

“U.S. Marshals Service deputies and officers from the Federal Protective Service, Homeland Security Investigations, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection working to protect the courthouse have been subjected to nightly threats and assaults from demonstrators while performing their duties,” U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams said in a statement.

The following individuals were arrested in Portland (via KGW8):

July 20-21

•Jennifer Kristiansen, 37, is charged with assaulting a federal officer.
•Zachary Duffly, 45, is charged with creating a disturbance.
•Wyatt Ash-Milby, 18, is charged with trespassing on federal property.
•Caleb Ehlers, 23, and Paul Furst, 22, are charged with failing to comply with a lawful order.

July 21-22

•Jerusalem Callahan, 24, is charged with willfully damaging government property.
•Joseph Ybarra, 21, is charged with arson.
•Marnie Sager, 27, and Ella Miller, 26, are charged failing to comply with a lawful order.
•Taylor Lemons, 31; Giovanni Bondurant, 19; and Gabriel Houston, 22, are charged with assaulting federal officers.

July 22-23

•Joseph Lagalo, 37; Baily Dreibelbis, 22; Nicholas Kloiber, 26; David Hazan, 24; Hailey Holden, 30; and Cameron Knuetson, age unknown, are charged with failing to comply with a lawful order.

All 18 defendants made their first appearances in federal court and were ordered released pending jury trials or other court proceedings, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said....

posted July 25, 2020 03:46 PM            

The left still try to insist that Antifa either doesn’t exist, or is right-wing extremists, somehow linked to Trump. Antifa kicked and harassed the police that responded to the scene and made the arrest, likely unaware of the scum they’re defending.

posted July 25, 2020 07:45 PM            

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…Seattle arsonists set a construction site on fire in solidarity with Portland rioters during protest

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"Peaceful protesters" exercising their First Amendment rights.

http://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer

posted July 26, 2020 12:03 PM            

This ruling by a federal judge confirms that not only are federal police officers permitted to operate in US cities but they're authorized to make arrests and they're not required to identify themselves or their agencies.

posted July 26, 2020 12:42 PM            

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Antifa has brought down the barrier. War begins.

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posted July 26, 2020 05:02 PM            

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Black Lives Matter protesters blocked the streets. A car was trying to get through.

One of the BLM protesters, Garrett Foster, fired five shots at the vehicle with an AK47. He missed every shot.

The driver fired back three times. Killing him.

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posted July 26, 2020 08:58 PM            

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Originally posted by Dhyana:
Meanwhile in Austin, TX

Black Lives Matter protesters blocked the streets. A car was trying to get through.

One of the BLM protesters, Garrett Foster, fired five shots at the vehicle with an AK47. He missed every shot.

The driver fired back three times. Killing him.

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1287438995463344129

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posted July 27, 2020 12:48 AM            

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Seattle radio host and criminal defense advocate @GallantSays slammed Trump by denying the Seattle riots are violent, then rioters set fire to his apartment building.

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http://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo

To be fair, the mainstream media probably got their marching orders to call the riots "peaceful protests," and have avoided covering them.

posted July 27, 2020 04:13 PM            

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“Burn every pig”
“Burn it to the ground”
“We got the guillotine”
“Revolution”

[Andy Ngo]: They state clearly what their goals are. #antifa #PortlandRiots

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posted July 27, 2020 05:52 PM            

Democrat Nadler: Weeks of Violent Protests in Portland ‘a Myth’
Penny Starr
27 Jul 2020

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, called the violent riots, which have destroyed property and injured numerous law enforcement officers, “a myth” on Sunday

“It is true. There’s violence across the whole country,” reporter Austen Fleccas said to Nadler. “Do you disavow the violence from Antifa that’s happening in Portland right now? There’s riots—”

“That’s a myth that’s being spread only in Washington, DC,” Nadler said..........

posted July 27, 2020 08:52 PM            

Here’s an excerpt from Elijah Schaffer’s interview with Andy Ngo:

ELijah Schaffer:

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Obviously you’ve been covering Portland for quite some time and the current narrative is that the rioters are only acting out because of the presence of the federal agencies? Is that a true statement?

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Andy Ngo:

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No, it’s false. The federal deployment of [inaudible] resources didn’t happen until the 4th of July. That was just a couple of weeks ago. And the riots have been going on now for seven weeks. So, for five straight weeks the violent protests have been happening and they weren’t getting any better. In fact, they were getting worse ahead of the Independence Day holiday.

So, what’s happening is that the mayor and the senators and the governor are using this opportunity to blame President Trump and his administration and DHS for their own failure to get a grasp on the excessive criminality that’s happening in the state’s largest city.

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Elijah Schaffer:

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Okay. So we’re already seven weeks into this. So, obviously that narrative is false. Why do you think the media continues to press the overreaching narrative that the riots are only happening because of federal presence other than to blame Donald Trump, which, of course, would be speculative at this point.

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Andy Ngo:

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Well, you work in media. You know how media bias works. The local media, even the media of records are all biased. At best, mildly supportive of the Antifa cause and at worst I would call them fellow travelers and propagandists. There’s a lot of parachute journalists and by “parachute journalists" I mean those who are from D.C. and New York who didn’t start paying attention to Portland until Trump became involved in the picture who are now coming over and flying in. And they’re getting their narrative for their New York Times stories, for the Washington Post stories, etc. from those reporters who have been on the ground for weeks and these reporters, with all due respect, are extremely biased, and I’m being polite when I say that. I think many of them actually have bad intentions and bad faith as well in what they’re doing. So they’re framing this to be favorable to Antifa. All the criticisms against the Trump Administration are Antifa talking points and their lies as well, such as the claim that they are unidentified secret police disappearing and abducting people. You know, making comparisons to the Gestapo and other Nazi references. I’m sure the upcoming election has something to do with it. But this hyperbolic fear mongering is what’s causing the real surge of people going out into the streets and being violent.

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So, looks like the article posted here: The Authoritarian Operation in Portland Is Only a Dress Rehearsal is an example of what Andy Ngo is saying that media of record, in this case, Esquire, is a "fellow traveler and propagandist" taking Antifa talking points for this story.

posted July 29, 2020 07:44 PM            

Democrat Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum: Portland Riots ‘Perfectly Peaceful’
Sean Moran
28 Jul 2020

A 'perfectly peaceful' protester in Portland Oregon

Ellen Rosenblum, the Oregon Democrat Attorney General, said on Monday that the violent riots in Portland, Oregon, were “perfectly peaceful.”...........

http://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/28/democrat -attorney-general-ellen-rosenblum-portland-riots-perfectly-peaceful/

posted July 29, 2020 08:37 PM            

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Totally brain dead.

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Actually, portraying violent rioters as "peaceful protestors," is a calculation with the intent to turn the public against law enforcement and the government.

The art of war is based on deception.

posted July 29, 2020 09:27 PM            

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Terrorism is a form of propaganda, a political weapon that can be used to instill fear, horror and indignation, to destroy and sap out the will of the people. Through fear and terror one can demand obedience and blind submission�. Terror is a political weapon, and its purpose will force capitulation.
� Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf

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Hitler had to resort to this means. The elites made ridiculous payment demands (like million pounds of Gold or somehing) to be made by Germany after they lost WW1. They were not realistic.