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The largely anti gun media warned about white supremacists & violence at the Virginia Gun Rally in Richmond. I ask attendee's what they think of the medias coverage.

Man with "We Will Not Comply" sign says the media was using a straw man to ban guns from the rally

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This guns rights activist with a Gadsden flag says that the media is seeking to control the narrative and that they want to make money

"you don't make money by showing peaceful protests"
This lady says she's a proud Jewish mother who doesn't stand with white supremacists and that none of them were there

she says the media used the narrative to suppress turnout to the event
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First part of my interview on Tucker Carlson's show where we talked about the #VirginiaRally.
Second part:
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1/ THREAD: Personality Profile:

• Low Confidence
• Over-compensatory for feelings of multiple inadequacies
• Poorer communication skills
• False-Dichotomy World Views
• Impulse Control Disorder predilection
• Higher incidence of Misogyny

#VirginiaRally #Richmond2ARally
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• Higher incidence of perpetrating abuse
• Task-oriented
• View themselves as noncreative
• Lower education levels
• Lower empathy levels
• Inflated ego
3/
• Confrontational
• Travel less than average
• Read less than average
• Less open to new ideas
• Less likely to start a conversation with someone they don't know
• Deep need to be led by a hyper-masculine personality
• Higher incidence to self-identify as INCEL

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These armed domestic terrorists, these insecure wusses with large guns, these white supremacist bottom feeders, these 2nd Amendment fetishists who can't get laid, these fucking losers marching in this #VirginiaRally in Richmond, are the best argument yet for stricter gun control.
Something still doesn’t add up about Donald Trump and Lev Parnas palmerreport.com/analysis/add-u…
Mitch McConnell is at it again palmerreport.com/analysis/mitch…
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"There were people of all races, sexes, creeds, ability … And yes, there were many, many, many firearms at the rally, but I will tell you honestly, I have rarely felt safer than I did this morning. Looking through the crowd was absolutely overwhelming, in a good way."
"Oh yeah, the women! Surely you’ve seen every Tom, Dick, and Harry on the Left claiming this was a very MANLY event for MANLY men with MANLY guns … but there were plenty of women there as well. And most of them were carrying signs about how gun rights are women’s rights."
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Back in 2016 TN Sen. @MarshaBlackburn was selected as one of only 4 members of Congress to serve as co-chair of Trump's transition team along with the likes of Michael Flynn, Rebekah Mercer & Newt Gingrich.

[#MondayMotivation #MoscowMarsha Megathread]

politico.com/blogs/donald-t…
What did @MarshaBlackburn do to earn such close proximity to the President-elect?

Did Transition look the other way while its closely allied org, the Trump Inaugural Committee, took bribes from Russia-friendly Ukrainians?

This is important, of course, in light of the fact that Blackburn's 10+ year campaign org chair Kline Preston kept ties to close Putin ally Alexander Torshin as late as 2018. Preston also had ties to Ukraine starting in the 1990s.

thedailybeast.com/pro-confederat…
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Donald Trump's day so far:

- Whiny meltdown about impeachment trial
- Even more evidence from Lev Parnas
- Trump is encouraging violent racism at #VirginiaRally in Richmond on #MLKDay
- #MondayMotivation: make Trump lose in 2020
- Trump is going to prison
- It's still only noon
Donald Trump just made a really stupid mistake palmerreport.com/analysis/reall…
Mitch McConnell is at it again palmerreport.com/analysis/mitch…
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On this #MLKDay, it’s worth remembering what #MLK had to say about guns: #VirginiaRally swap.stanford.edu/20141218230026…
A thread 👇🏾
After the bombings, many of the officers of my church and other trusted friends urged me to hire a bodyguard and armed watchmen for my house. When my father came to town, he concurred with both of these suggestions.
I tried to tell them that I had no fears now and consequently needed no weapons for protection. This they would not hear. They insisted that I protect the house and family, even if I didn't want to protect myself.
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Good morning. Here in Richmond for @townhallcom to cover the gun rights rally outside the statehouse. Lots of people are choosing to stay outside of the security zone.
In addition to quite a few people being armed with rifles in Richmond, there's also quite a few Gov. Northam yearbook pictures on signs.
Wow, look at all these "white nationalists." cc: @oneunderscore__
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1/ A violent extremist who has been recruiting members to join cells of extremists within the U.S. to commit acts of terror was recently arrested after illegally crossing the border.

Perfect Fox story, right?

Not exactly.

Left: NYT
Right: Fox

#VirginiaRally
2/ Meet Patrik Mathews. He was recently discharged from the Canadian military for ties to violent white nationalists, and he is apparently so prepared for a race war that he's willing to start one himself.

Like many terrorists before him, he entered the US illegally from Canada.
3/ The stories above were both from this weekend, noting arrests Thurs of Base members in connection w/security concerns around tomorrow's #VirginiaRally.

Surely Fox must have taken the opportunity that day to warn of this terrorist's violation of our sovereignty?

Again, no.
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For journalists planning to report on the #VirginiaRally in #Richmond on #MLK Day this Monday:

- Bookmark and share #CPJEmergencies' safety advice on reporting on civil unrest

- Check out and RT the thread of safety advice below ⤵️
cpj.org/2018/09/physic…
Safety update from #CPJEmergencies for journalists planning to report on the #VirginiaRally:

A temporary state of emergency has been declared in #Richmond, VA, as officials fear out of state militias are planning on disrupting an anti-gun rally.
Journalists planning to report on the #VirginiaRally be aware:

-There is a temporary ban on weapons, including firearms, from the grounds of the State Capitol

-Some journalists have been advised to take Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as bullet proof vests and helmets
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The hashtags #Virginia2A and #VirginiaRally have taken off the last few days (Jan 15th - Jan 18th) in anticipation of a planned gun rights rally in Richmond, Virginia. We took a look at the tweets.

cc: @ZellaQuixote
@ZellaQuixote The first use of #Virginia2A appears to be a Nov 9 reply from @guzperez2020 to @Lrihendry. (We omitted earlier off-topic uses of #VirginiaRally from this analysis.) One of the early adopters (@DcDied320) has a🐻emoji in their name, which we've seen before. . .
@ZellaQuixote @Lrihendry @Dcdied320 The 🐻 emoji is used by supporters of alt-right comedian/livestreamer Owen Benjamin, known as "bears" or "unbearables." A total of 20 of the accounts using #Virginia2A/#VirginiaRally have this emoji in their profile.
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