Tesla Terror Attacks Show Americans Aren’t Buying the Left’s Fake ‘Grassroots’ Game Anymore

The American Spectator  

The Tesla riots caused extensive damage across the world, but ultimately served as a rallying call to Americans who are tired of watching their country burn. There is no place for political violence in America, and it’s about time Americans take a stand.

"In recent history, the radical Left has mastered the art of illusion. They conjure up so-called “grassroots” groups to protest any idea they deem problematic while using a shady network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to slap an organic and community-driven shine on every idea.

"But in reality, they’re professionally manufactured, lavishly funded, and tightly controlled by the same network of left-wing billionaires and political operatives we have known about for years. With the Tesla “protests,” Americans are finally seeing behind the curtain — and it’s all because the playbook hasn’t changed since the Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots of 2020, which themselves were an outgrowth of the Occupy Wall Street movement, which grew out of prior communist movements, and on and on. (RELATED: Tesla Protestors Are Left-Crazies, Not Liberals)

"The mask is slipping, and the country is waking up.

"Over the past two months, over 100 coordinated attacks have devastated Tesla dealerships and charging stations across the United States and Europe. The damage exceeds a staggering $20 million in property losses and over $460 billion in market cap for investors. (RELATED: Who’s Paying the Tesla Attack Terror Bills?)

. . ."In the same way that BLM was sold as a grassroots cry for justice in 2020, only to spiral into nationwide riots that cost over $1 billion, the current wave of anti-Tesla violence is being marketed as “non-violent.” But behind the scenes, we see the same tactics of the anti-American groups we have tracked for years: Tides Advocacy, ActBlue, Soros’s Open Society Foundations, the Democracy Alliance, and many others." . . .

Cornell students raise thousands for pro-Palestine concert after school drops anti-Zionist singer

 Patrick McDonald '26 | Michigan Correspondent  

"Earlier in April, the Trump administration suspended $1 billion in funding to Cornell University in the midst of ongoing investigations into anti-Semitism at the school."

"Anti-Israel students at Cornell University have raised thousands of dollars for a pro-Palestine concert following the school’s cancellation of a concert featuring a vocal critic of Israel.

"The students created the concert following the cancellation of an anti-Israel singer, Kehlani, at the main event run by the school, as reported by The Algemeiner. Students from Cornell and nearby Ithaca College have raised $5,000 toward the pro-Palestine event.

"The replacement concert, entitled “Community Slope Day,” has a page on Instagram that advertises it as “a benefit concert for Palestine,” and links to a GoFundMe to help sponsor the event; it is currently scheduled for Wednesday.

"[RELATED: Cornell Jewish students speak out against university’s selection of anti-Zionist performer]

" '13 days after announcing Kehlani as the 2025 Slope Day Headliner, Cornell University and President Michael Kotlikoff rescinded her invitation to perform,” the GoFundMe page states. “Today, we are raising these funds to create a grassroots, Community Slope Day for the students and Ithacans who felt represented by her presence.”

“ 'All donations to this fund will go towards an alternative live performance and other logistical support,” the page continues. “Any unclaimed and unused funds will be donated to help the people of Palestine.”

"Campus Reform reported about Cornell’s initial decision to hire Kehlani, who has repeatedly critiqued Israel. “No one should feel comfortable or safe until Zionism is extinguished,” she has stated.

"The school’s initial reaction to the media coverage about Kehlani was that it did not know about her anti-Israel statements, and that it was “too late” to secure another performer.

" 'We found out about the social media of this performer roughly three weeks ago,” Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff said in response. “It’s too late to secure another performer that will be acceptable or appropriate for Slope Day.”. . .

Patrick McDonald is a student at Hillsdale College pursuing a major in History and a minor in Politics. He competes full-time on the Hillsdale College Mock Trial team and the Hillsdale College Debate team. In high school, Patrick competed in the National Christian Forensics and Communications Association (NCFCA) in 13 different speech and debate events. He won numerous awards, including four national championships. . . .

Former Columbia president says during deposition she doesn't remember students calling for Israel's destruction ... "Campus Reform has reported that Armstrong resigned from her position in the Columbia administration after repeated incidents of anti-Semitic conduct rocked the school’s Morningside Heights campus." . . .

That awful statue

 I've seen this woman many times, screaming through a bullhorn with a chanting crowd behind her. If a statue of some black woman not affecting history but showing the beautiful examples of uplifting black women, how about Condoleezza Rice, Harris Faulkner, But not the likes of Whoopi Goldberg, Letitia James, Maxine Waters, Fani Willis, and thenever-angry Michelle Obama, Jasmine Crockett and pretty much remaining seated at the right side during any SOTU address. TD

Broc Smith

Big Tish and the Monuments of Mediocrity   . . ."This hunk of metal showcases Leftism at its finest. And who better to honor the worst citizens of America: big Black Leftist women.

"How do I know the statue is about Leftist Black women? Because conservative Black women don’t need statues.

"Conservative Black women are confident about themselves and prefer to be measured on merit, not mocked as false idols made of bronze and bad decisions.

"That time has passed, as MAGA replaced it. Rolling out this two-ton lift version of “blackness” represents virtue signaling by Leftists. Why Black women? Why not a big Latina? Or how about a statue of Stacey Abrams riding a donkey with Fani Willis holding the reins? Call it The Charge of the Woke Brigade.

"What is this statue supposed to represent? All women? Black Women Matter versus All Women Matter? I swear, if it’s supposed to symbolize empowerment, then so did the Hindenburg." . . .

. . ."They have little respect for themselves, which is why they act a fool publicly and privately. No serious male will have them, thus they choose weak men; and I use the term “men” loosely.

"Leftist Black women will sleep with whatever hard up slimeball is willing to pay a cell phone bill or fix her car now and then. Worse, she will mistake these gestures as “love”, and thus she will produce a child with such vermin. Call it Planned Misparenthood.

"The offspring of Black Leftist women fill the jails. Sadly, their children commit crimes on the mothers and daughters whose skin matches their own. And if you speak on this issue, it is Black Leftist women who will defend their miscreants with all the fervor of a mama bear.

Big Tish represents an anachronism—a relic of Leftism that worked a decade ago.

Down Tom, up some woman   

. . . "As for the woman herself, I’d rather have the Statue of Liberty than whoever that statue is supposed to represent. Frankly I thought that it was a tribute to AG James for taking Trump to court. Maybe that’s not a nice thing to say about the AG but then she’s not a nice person anyway." 

Tyrus Fans

 

Five Quick Things: The Utter, Complete, and Glorious Evisceration of the Legacy Propaganda Press

 The American Spectator  The Trump administration does not pull any punches with the White House press pool.  

"Yes, the headline and Thing Number One are all about what Stephen Miller did to the White House Press Corps on Thursday in one of the most breathtaking takedowns of all time.

"It needs very little introduction, and so I’ll not burden you with one.

1. Here It Is, in All Its Glory

"The entire thing was almost cinematic — except that if it had been a scene in a movie, reviews would likely have included observations that “nah, this couldn’t happen in real life; no politician would have the stones to shred the media this badly.”

"And that might have been true up until not long ago, but when Miller fully spread his wings in this second Trump administration the whole reality changed.

"It’s going to be interesting to see the reverberations from Miller’s tour de force and whether it changed the standard for media relations.

"If nothing else, this is such a complete 180-degree turn from the posture the George W. Bush administration took vis-a-vis the legacy corporate media. It was pretty standard procedure for the Bushies (some of whom I liked: Tony Snow was an excellent press secretary before he got sick, and who can’t like Dana Perino?) to adopt a deferential attitude toward a hostile press corps. Miller, on the other hand, will challenge the false premise of any of those questions.

"As will Karoline Leavitt, who has done a great deal of work in restoring some ideological balance to that room.

"None of this is going to alter the left-wing propaganda press’s coverage of the administration, of course. These are Democrat political operatives disguised as journalists, and as such, they’re going to act as the proverbial scorpion acts toward the gullible frog carrying him across the river.

"The difference, as Miller’s glorious tirade makes clear, is that this administration refuses to be the gullible frog. Instead, it’s the elephant who stomps the scorpion flat on the riverbank." . . .