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11 Apr, 8 tweets, 2 min read
At the purported “White Lives Matter” rally in Huntington Beach, counter-protesters have far, far outnumbered any “white lives matter” demonstrators.
There’s also a ton of press here, and media like the All Gas No Brakes team
Planning for the Huntington Beach rally had unfolded on Telegram, and the channel promoting it only had a small number of followers. So it was always unclear if there was much organizing power behind today’s events.
Police officers in Seal Beach Police uniforms just detained and arrested a man. I didn’t witness exactly what occurred, but crowd members chanted “bye bye Nazi” as he was led into a squad car.
Horse-mounted deputies from the Orange County Sherriff’s Department are also on scene. They appear to just be directing people to the sidewalks. Overall, things are peaceful.
Eddie Block, who live-streamed marching with members of the Proud Boys on Jan. 6 is here and live-streaming
This is the incident that preceded the arrest of the man that I saw.
Not long after, police took him into custody.

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9 Apr
The conspiracy charges against leading members of the Proud Boys has put the group's history of violence and violent rhetoric in the spotlight.

We reviewed hours of interviews with key Proud Boys, including Ethan Nordean and Joe Biggs.

npr.org/2021/04/09/985…
In his own show, uploaded Jan. 1, Nordean (aka Rufio Panman) said:

"When police officers or government officials are breaking the law, what are we supposed to do as the people? Discourse? What are we supposed to debate?" Nordean asked rhetorically. "No, you have to use force."
On the Proud Boys show "WarBoys" in Nov. 2020, Biggs said Democratic officials imposing coronavirus-related lockdowns deserved "to die a traitor's death."

Nordean responded, "day of the rope" - an apparent reference to "The Turner Diaries."
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11 Nov 20
NEWS:

Pfizer's CEO just sold $5.6M worth of stock through a 10b5-1 plan.

Execs are only supposed to enter into such plans when they do not have material nonpublic info.

On 8/19, Pfizer's CEO entered into his plan.

On 8/20, the company released positive Phase 1 trial data.
The CEO Albert Bourla sold $5.6M worth of stock on Monday, following good news about the company's coronavirus vaccine.

His SEC filing notes that he made the trade pursuant to his 10b5-1 plan adopted on Aug. 19, 2020.

sec.gov/Archives/edgar…
On Aug. 20, 2020, the day after Bourla entered into that plan, the company issued this press release:

"PFIZER AND BIONTECH SHARE POSITIVE EARLY DATA ON LEAD MRNA VACCINE CANDIDATE BNT162B2 AGAINST COVID-19"

pfizer.com/news/press-rel…
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7 Jun 20
You know who calls pepper spray and pepper balls “chemical agents”?

The Department of Justice.

This is from the DOJ Office of Inspector General.

oig.justice.gov/reports/plus/e…
From an investigation by the DOJ Civil Rights Division in 2019:

“Correctional officers routinely use excessive force when they use chemical agents such as pepper spray”

justice.gov/crt/case-docum…
And another DOJ report from 2014 provides this definition:

“Oleoresin Capsicum (‘OC’) spray, commonly known as pepper spray, is a chemical agent that irritates the eyes and respiratory system of a target.”

justice.gov/sites/default/…
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2 Apr 20
NEW:

In response to NPR's reporting, a California company that was selling purported "at-home" COVID-19 test kits is facing official inquiries from the @CityAttorneyLA and @CongressmanRaja & @RepKatiePorter of the House Oversight Committee.

npr.org/2020/04/02/824…
The company, Wellness Matrix Group, had been selling an "at-home kit" for testing for COVID-19. Just $49.95.

They also claimed the kit was "FDA Approved."

The FDA told me, repeatedly, it has not approved any test kits for at-home use.
I spoke to more than a half-dozen people who bought the test kits.

One was pregnant, and worried about her exposure.

Another wanted a test, so he could safely visit his sick mother.

Another thought she had symptoms of COVID-19.

They were all terrified about lack of testing.
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28 Jun 19
WATCH:
In 1997, Mitch McConnell paid tribute to Sen. Strom Thurmond.

McConnell recalled fondly how his father and grandfather called Thurmond "a fine man" and both voted for his 1948 presidential campaign.

At the time, Thurmond was running on a platform of racial segregation.
McConnell went on to describe Thurmond's switch to the Republican Party - which was largely over Thurmond's opposition to civil rights.

"Imagine my excitement as a 22-year-old college senior to see Sen Thurmond... saying, I'm going to be a Republican as a matter of conviction."
Unmentioned by McConnell?
Thurmond's rhetoric in '48:

"There's not enough troops in the Army to force the Southern people to break down segregation and admit the Negro race into our theaters, into our swimming pools, into our homes and into our churches"
cbsnews.com/news/strom-thu…
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6 Jun 19
WATCH:

For years, Mitch McConnell has opposed nearly all campaign finance regulations on 1st Amendment grounds.

But in a speech from 1987, McConnell called for a constitutional amendment, because spending by ultra-wealthy candidates "distorts the process" and is "not fair."
In his written remarks, McConnell said:

"Members on both sides of the aisle have decried the ease with which wealthy candidates can virtually purchase congressional seats".

He said his proposed constitutional amendment could fix the problem.

documentcloud.org/documents/5985…
I first read about this proposal in @AlecMacGillis's book.

Then we went to the Library Of Congress to get the video of McConnell's actual speech, and I dug through the old Congressional Record to find the text of his constitutional amendment.
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