#PortlandRally I was never much for protests or rallies. I get why folks want to confront these Nazis losers but it just plays into their plans. IMO best to just let the pathetic losers do their little rally. Non-violence is the only way to defeat these folks.
Trump wants violence. People who think they are helping deal with a fascist in the @WhiteHouse by giving him a pretext are misguided and IMO appear, whether wittingly or unwittingly, to be working for Trump. Go home folks. Register voters. It's much more constructive.
@WhiteHouse Remember, the GRU infiltrated Democratic Party groups in 2016.
@WhiteHouse I personally don't think you can be a loyal American and not be against fascism. We fought a World War to defeat Fascism. That settled the issue IMO both morally and Constitutionally. But any groups that advocate violence do not advance that cause.
@WhiteHouse The fact that right wing group is leaving area could be because they know provocateurs in left wing group are about to commence violence. You folks don't have a clue who you're dealing with. Get away from anyone claiming to be #Antifa. All violence is bad. #PortlandProtest
@WhiteHouse Anyone who has studied the rise of Nazi party in Germany knows this playbook. Go home folks. Leave the Antifa there. Many are likely GRU or Trump backed fascists. Please don't get tricked. This is an old play. @PortlandPolice
@WhiteHouse@PortlandPolice Here is an image from my youth. We ended the Vietnam War and eventually forced Nixon to resign. Had we reverted to violence, Nixon would have never left office. I'm certain of that . Don't help the Fascists. Shun all domestic political violence. Antifa are not helping.
@WhiteHouse@PortlandPolice Sadly #Antifa is Trump's best friend. Violence helps him with the moderate base he needs to be re-elected. I understand why people express political frustration in such ways but it has never been successful in US as means to defeat this white supremacist evil.
It's that rare form of courage that you're willing to be beaten for a cause but not to fight for it. @repjohnlewis & the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's had that special courage. IMO If #Palestinians adopted non-violence rather than #Hamas they'd have a state by now.
And thankfully, Portland is not Selma in the 60s. Looks like the very professional @PortlandPolice have things well in hand and are withdrawing some of their officers. On the 50th anniversary of Woodstock it's worth remembering a little peace can go a long way. 😎
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1. Because SCOTUS has ruled @POTUS @JoeBiden is above the law, and in light of the national security threat that Donald Trump poses as a person who has stolen classified information, caused an insurrection and
2. threatens a dictatorship, Joe Biden should do the following: Release all evidence of Trump's foreign corruption and his attack on Congress. Because the evidence from the period during Trump's administration
3. is barred from use as evidence in a criminal proceeding it can't be capable of prejudicing Trump in a criminal proceeding. Joe Biden should release all properly declassified material publicly to assist the American
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2. I'm 71. I go to court every day now. In the 1970's I studied acting in NY. Now, every morning I stretch at home and warm up my voice in the car. It was obvious that the team has no idea how to prep a performer let alone an aging one. They let him walk out there without out clearing his voice.
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2. Kavanaugh was a team member in Ken Starr's anti-Clinton jihad. Alito started in Reagan's DOJ Asst U.S. Atty in NJ. to then rocket to Asst U.S. solicitor general, then Deputy asst U.S. AG, & finally U.S. Atty in NJ. Except for 1st job as AUSA in NJ, all political appointments.
3. Thomas started as the Asst AG in Missouri with a stint in private practice followed by becoming US Senator John Danford's legislative asst. Next he was named Asst Sec for Civil Rights in US Dept of Ed. Then Reagan appointed him as Chair of the EEOC. Bush41 nominated him to
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2. capability that, prior to Putin's activation of the orange stooge and his sub-stooge, @SpeakerJohnson, Ukraine didn't posses. This attack in South Ossetia is over 600 miles from the Ukrainian lines.
3. Moscow is only 350 miles from the Ukrainian lines.
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