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Leaks out of the Chicago PD say that investigators believe @JussieSmollett staged the hoax hate attack with two African men connected to “Empire.” Whatever the end results show, I’d like to chronicle some of the responses at the time the news broke of the alleged brutal attack.
Jussie Smollett has powerful & influential friends despite the victim narrative he clings to. Democratic Presidential hopeful @KamalaHarris said that this was an “attempted modern day lynching” to much applause. 
Jussie’s celebrity co-star @LadyGraceByers used the occasion to smear the United States. She wrote that “hatred, inequality, racism and discrimination continue to course through our country's veins.” instagram.com/p/BtPBjPagpIF/…
Democratic Presidential hopeful @CoryBooker also called the alleged attack an “attempted modern day lynching.” He used the occasion to push for more hate crime legislation.
Pansexual pop star @JanelleMonae said (in a deleted post) that it is “proof” that "it is still a risk daily to be a BLACK, OUT and PROUD human being.” You can see the FBI statistics on hate crimes here. You tell me how statistically significant it is: ucr.fbi.gov/hate-crime/201…
Democratic socialist star @AOC castigated media for describing the incident as a “possible” hate attack. She was determined that it happened & happens all the time in the US. #JussieSmollett
Non-binary “they/them” actor @NicoTortorella said the “red hat is the white hood. No ifs ands or buts. If you wear it, you attacked Jussie.” Activists want to expand definition of violence to include expressions of speech, clothing—and thought. instagram.com/nicotortorella…
Former Democrat VP @JoeBiden also pounced on the story with banal, ritualistic condemnations of racism and homophobia. #JussieSmollett
.@SenSanders referred to the “surging hostility” against minorities in this country based on one sensational claim by a celebrity who hates Trump. Police have now identified two suspects. The are black men from Nigeria.
Writer @bonitafrobum actually wrote this just YESTERDAY for Vice.
Hate crimes in the US are rare. We have the data. Ideologues like Ms. Gray are encouraging sexual minorities of color to have distrust, anxiety, & resentment of mainstream society & institutions.
Hate crimes in the US are rare. We have the data. Ideologues like Ms. Gray are encouraging sexual minorities of color to have distrust, anxiety, & resentment of mainstream society & institutions.
Empire’s exec. producer @Dannystrong said he started crying when he heard about the alleged attack. He was so terrified that he hired increased security for the show’s crew. Turns out at least one of the suspects was one of their own. eonline.com/news/1012657/e…
“Empire” executive producer @Dannystrong said that the “terror of racism and homophobia has no place in our society.” Indeed, it doesn’t. Maybe that’s why the suspects are from West Africa.
Writer @jmrivera02 wrote this sick essay for men’s magazine GQ saying how the alleged attack on Jussie Smollett is the “endgame” for white America.
Congress woman @RashidaTlaib said that the “right wing is killing and hurting our people” in response to Smollett alleged attack. The way she described the plight of gay men sounds more fitting for the Palestinian Territories than the US right.
Actor @billyeichner wrote: “I want Trump and all MAGA lunatics to burn in Hell” in response to the alleged attack on Smollett.
Pres. of @HRC @ChadHGriffin sought to discredit Chicago Police & the journalists who reported the leaks that Smollett’s story wasn’t adding up. America’s LGBT lobby isn’t headed by people who want to make us strong & resilient. They want resentful victims.
Black Lives Matter & anti-police activist @deray also used his influential platform to try to discredit @fox32news reporter @RaferWeigel.
The most powerful female politician in the US @SpeakerPelosi was quick to describe the alleged attack on #JussieSmollett as an “affront to our humanity,” even before the facts were known.
Model and actress @oliviamunn told her 821k followers that Smollett was “violently attacked by two white men.”
Female comedian @hellolanemoore is disgusted and says “you’re just wrong” if you don’t think the MAGA hats are white hoods after the alleged attack on Smollett.
Feminist writer @jaclynf was annoyed that people said the MAGA hats aren’t the same as Ku Klux Klan hoods. #JussieSmollet
GLAAD president @sarahkateellis said #JussieSmollet had been “doubly victimized” by the media and society.
Canadian actress @EllenPage broke down in tears on @colbertlateshow talking about the alleged attack on #JussieSmollett. She also vented her hatred of the US President and VP. She blamed Pence’s traditional views for Jussie’s alleged attack. etonline.com/ellen-page-tea…
.@NAACP president @DerrickNAACP blamed the President for the attack on “acclaimed actor and activist @JussieSmollett.”
Illinois Congressman @RepBobbyRush (D) rushed to judgement early on, highlighting it was an attempted lynching on #JussieSmollett. After being called out by @Cameron_Gray, he now says it doesn’t matter who the perpetrators are. Expect more takes like this
Actor @_cbackus said that Jussie’s alleged attackers were “empowered by Trump’s white nationalist racist rhetoric.”
.@thatcaseyquin and partisan blog site @thinkprogress faulted Republicans and the White House for not being part of the rush to judgement in the #JussieSmollett alleged attack (now being actively investigated as a hoax).
Their bias blinds them from critical thinking.
Their bias blinds them from critical thinking.
Bay-area reporter @marthajross actually wrote this news article for @mercnews saying that it was a “conspiracy theory” to doubt Smollett’s sensational claims.
Reporters’ bias against Trump voters is so severe that they take cartoony, outrageous claims at face value.
Reporters’ bias against Trump voters is so severe that they take cartoony, outrageous claims at face value.
Some of the people in this @glaad/@ColorOfChange propaganda video blocked me after I brought attention to their own words. CEO @sarahkateellis sought to publicly shame those who had the mental clarity to remain skeptics about Smollett. cc: @NicoTortorella
The creator of “Empire,” @leedanielsent, recorded a viral monologue saying that #JussieSmollett “didn’t deserve to have a noose put around your neck” and called the suspects a “racist f—“ instagram.com/p/BtOrBBmH6GK/…
Pop star @ArianaGrande wrote that she feels “really f—ing sick to [her] stomach” about the alleged #JussieSmollett attack. “I can’t believe shit like this is really still happening everyday.”
Princeton academic @KevinMKruse, who prefaces many of his tweets with “I’m a historian,” chastises journalists for not using stronger definitive language in the #JussieSmollett alleged attack. He then calls @TuckerCarlson a white supremacist.
Daily Beast reporter @kpfallon says supporters of “You Know Who” provide ”artillery for weaponized bigotry.” #JussieSmollett.
Smollett has many powerful friends in politics & media. @RepMaxineWaters said she will bring the culprits to justice. The culprit(s) is known. What will she do next?
Anti-police activist @shaunking spread misinformation about the Smollett investigation. Yes, he ultimately did provide phone records, but they were so heavily redacted that they were useless to police.
Convicted felon & rapper @Tip appears to have encouraged a race war: “It’s a Disgusting F— shame we continue to allow this sh— to happen to OUR PEOPLE with no recourse!!!! THE HITS WONT STOP UNTIL WE HIT BACK!!!! Revolution is imminent…” instagram.com/troubleman31/p…
Jussie Smollett’s family who quickly described the alleged attack as “domestic terrorism” is now doubling down on his innocence. They are blaming media & public now for victimizing him. His siblings @jurneesmollett & Jocqui Smollett posted this: cnn.com/2019/02/19/ent…
.@outmagazine director @TrevellAnderson actually wrote this despite the mounting evidence already known at the time suggesting it was fabricated. Anderson shames people who doubt him & says they are motivated by anti-black, anti-LGBT+ bias.
And @TrevellAnderson is doubling down. @outmagazine
does a disservice to LGBT people by encouraging fragility & demonizing caution & skepticism. The state of establishment gay media & gay lobby tells us the consequence of this worldview: perpetual bitterness & fear.
does a disservice to LGBT people by encouraging fragility & demonizing caution & skepticism. The state of establishment gay media & gay lobby tells us the consequence of this worldview: perpetual bitterness & fear.
Taking page from Deray, NYT culture writer @SopanDeb smeared Chicago reporter @RobElgasABC7 for his amazing reporting on the Smollett suspected hoax. Even shared tweet from someone who called for Rob to be fired. Sopan, do you know Smollett personally?
A nice video compilation of things said by celebrities, politicians, & news anchors about Jussie Smollett. "I'm disgusted by people who wear hats that say MAGA." cc: @jeanniemai, @AdrienneBailon, @THEsaragilbert, @CoryBooker, @RepMaxineWaters, @SRuhle, @BrookeBCNN, @EllenPage.
Expect more hot takes like this from “fat black feminist” @freeblackgirl & endless others. When reality doesn’t comport with their worldview, some will take action to force it to.
