SF man allegedly responsible for half of the city's anti-Asian hate crimes in 2021 released from custody

 “Someone please help me understand what mental illness causes a 37-year-old man to vandalize 27 Asian-owned businesses,” one Twitter user wrote. Another commented, “This scumbag career criminal is not even in jail after being caught in the act of damaging properties.” Still seeking his photo. TD 

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Derik Barreto, 37, is allegedly responsible for more than half of all anti-Asian hate crimes reported in San Francisco last year.

He was reportedly released from custody after the court granted him mental health diversion.

The news of his release comes amid mounting concerns for the safety of AAPI communities around the country.

A man allegedly responsible for more than half of all anti-Asian hate crimes recorded in San Francisco last year is reportedly out of custody, raising safety concerns across local communities.

"Derik Barreto, 37, is accused of targeting 20 Chinese-owned businesses and seven others in Chinatown, the Ingleside neighborhood and the Ocean Avenue corridor between April and August of 2021. He allegedly rode on a scooter and used a slingshot, pipe or hammer to destroy the stores’ windows, as seen in several surveillance videos.

"Following his arrest, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office charged Barreto with a total of 33 crimes, as NextShark previously reported. Those included 27 felony counts of vandalism, four felony counts of second-degree burglary, one misdemeanor count of possession of burglary tools and one misdemeanor count of possession of a concealed weapon.". . .

Boudin’s announcement comes as he faces renewed criticism in a fatal hit-and-run case, whose one of two victims was Asian. Critics believe the victims would still be alive if the DA had not discontinued California’s Three-Strikes law in the city, which would have kept the suspect — a repeat offender — behind bars.

A search for photos of this anti-Asian criminal has been a complete no-go. One search yielded this:

Derik Barreto booking photo 0 posts "It seems we cannot find what you are looking for. Perhaps searching can help."

Odd, considering every arrest should have yielded booking photos

San Francisco reports 'alarming' increase in anti-Asian hate crimes – SFBay (sfbayca.com)

Pittsburgh bridge's 2016 infrastructure funding reportedly diverted to bike lanes and green energy programs

 American Thinker  

@libertyismetal

  The bridge that just collapsed in the city of Pittsburgh was set to be restored in 2016. Instead of replacing the completely rusted out supports, they diverted the money to bike lanes, green energy programs and lanes for self driving cars.

. . ."Virtually every infrastructure bill has been like this. The Americans for Prosperity website has a history of these continuous infrastructure bills, all of which left a lot of decaying infrastructure and a lot of greenie gee-whiz idiocies:

• In 1998, President Clinton and Congress worked together on a $217 billion transportation bill.
• Who can forget President George W. Bush’s 2005 bill that included funding for the infamous Bridge to Nowhere.
• President Obama’s 2009 “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” had an $831 billion price tag.
• The Trump Administration proposed or endorsed several costly infrastructure plans between 2015-2020.
• If President Biden’s recent proposal gives you déjà vu, you’re not alone. His promises sound familiar to us, too.

"We know that in California, legislators and executives enjoy lying about spending for infrastructure investment, too. Remember when they hoodwinked voters into approving a gas tax for infrastructure in 2019? Yep, same story, they didnt bother with infrastructure such as roads and bridges. They set up greenie playthings instead and wasted the cash even as gas prices skyrocketed with all those added state taxes." . . .

Great moments in cross-examination | Power Line

The Guardian

 Power Line Blog   "Disgraced attorney and former CNN/MSNBC star Michael Avenatti is defending himself on charges of wire fraud and identity theft arising from his work on behalf of Stormy Daniels. A publisher paid good money for Daniels’s memoir Full Disclosure (written with a little help from Kevin Carr O’Leary). In the book’s introductory note, Avenatti vouches for Stormy: “She doesn’t try to pretend to be something she isn’t…That is very refreshing. And it is something to be cherished.”

"The much anticipated cross-examination of Stormy by Avenatti is in process in federal district court in Manhattan. The Daily Mail has a long account with the tabloid highlights and its own transcript of the cross-examination including this classic exchange:

Avenatti: Didn’t you tell the New York Times that watching me work was like watching the Sistine Chapel painted?

Stormy Daniels: That’s what you told me to say.

"Cherish that! I take it from the Daily Mail account that Avenatti cast doubt on the credibility of his former client. Say it isn’t so! The exchange quoted above nevertheless has the ring of authenticity, to say the least. The distasteful Daily Mail story reminds me of Henry Kissinger’s comment on the Iran-Iraq war: “It’s a pity they both can’t lose.' ”

Biden 'hot mic' with Fox's Doocy fuels speculation

 The Hill  . . ."The episode has since sparked intrigue in media and political circles about whether the hot mic accident was an intentional choice ahead of the midterm elections. 

"“I personally believe it wasn’t a hot mic. He knew what he was doing, he knew he was on,” CNN’s Brian Stelter suggested on Tuesday “And then he had the manners to call later and try to mend fences. But it is still interesting to get inside the mind of the president.”  

"Plenty of people disagree with that view.

"Amber E. Boydstun, a professor of political science at the University of California, Davis, said she finds it hard to believe that Biden’s outburst at Doocy was premeditated or strategic. 

“ 'It just doesn't seem in his ethos or in any kind of longer-term best interest of the White House for him to use that specific expletive,” Boydstun said. “That just doesn't track.” 

"In a broader sense, Boydstun said it is feasible that the White House communications staff and Biden himself may have grown increasingly frustrated in recent months “walking on eggshells” when making public statements and dealing with the press, especially with the president’s approval ratings faltering and his legislative agenda stalled.". . .

Biden Puts 8,000 Troops On Alert In Case Peter Doocy Retaliates | The Babylon Bee

  . . . " Milley quickly made a phone call to get his troops mobilized. He then made another call to give Peter Doocy a heads up.

" 'I'm not planning any retaliation, that Biden guy is crazy!" said Doocy in a statement. "Or... am I?" Doocy's lips then curled upward in an evil right-wing smile. 

"The State Department informed Ukraine their military protection may have to wait until the Doocy threat has passed."