In Providence, RI, the Democrat mayor wants to erase an Iryna Zarutska mural

 Andrea Widburg - American Thinker   "The same city that strongly supported BLM and George Floyd public art apparently can’t handle Zarutska’s face on a wall."

Suddenly, for a reason known only to Brown’s violent, broken brain, he lunged forward and slit Iryna’s throat. She swiftly died in a puddle of her own blood, bewildered, cold, and alone, on the floor of a light rail train.

Added by TD. Where's her privilege?

. . . "And so it was that Floyd died, Minneapolis burned, BLM riots swept the nation, where other places burned and almost two dozen were murdered, and four police officers were (in my opinion) wrongly convicted, with Chauvin almost getting stabbed to death in prison.

"One other thing happened thanks to Floyd’s death: America was suddenly festooned in public art commemorating the dead Floyd, who lived his life as a totally worthless, dangerous human being, and BLM generally. Here are just a couple of random examples that Grok located for me. There are dozens, perhaps hundreds, more examples of BLM and George Floyd art: ...

Providence Mayor Smiley calls for removal of controversial mural honoring slain refugee  . . . "Artist Ian Gaudreau, who began the work last week, told NBC 10 News on Friday that he never intended for the tribute to be political. Some residents visiting the site over the weekend echoed that sentiment, urging the community to focus on the victim rather than the politics.

"Here in Rhode Island, in Providence, this is what we're about," said resident Jennifer Cross. "We should be accepting of everything and take politics aside, honor all of the people who need to be honored, and just stop. I know the divisiveness of today's politics... but stop. Let it go forward. She needs to be honored."

"However, the scrutiny has taken a toll on the bar owners. During a visit to the site Sunday, an owner of The Dark Lady asked NBC 10 to leave, stating that the experience has been very distressing for the business. The owners declined to comment further.

"What a sad story. This woman was a true innocent victim. She was murdered in cold blood, seemingly at random. But now she isn't allowed to be a victim because the left likes illegal aliens more than they like legal aliens, such as herself. So she is now considered "bad" because she was unfortunate enough to be murdered by someone higher than her in the left wing hierarchy. And now she gets to be victimized a second time, both times totally beyond her control." Peter Gunder

The George Floyd story, by the way, struck an interesting cord with the British who heard Americans making fun of the Queen's spectacular funeral:

Brit, Sophie Corcoran, Goes Viral Defending the Queen Against Vile U.S. Leftists*

Tunnel Wall: Search results for George Floyd  Democrats bowed in submissive fear of cities burning, which happened anyway. Bullhorns deployed, clenched fists raised, police in fear of prison sentences, all in supplication to honor this criminal who pointed a gun at a pregnant woman's belly. TD

Meanwhile TV personality Don Lemon is quoted: "Don Lemon says he could pursue a presidential run — but claims the rules are stacked against him because he's not a white man.

"Sadly I'm not a white man so the rules are different for me. You know white men get away with way more than women and Black people. Do I think about it? Yes, could it happen? Yes if the right opportunity presented itself."

"This guy is embarrassingly delusional." The Hodgetwins

The Gavin Newsom Effect: U-Haul Reports Californians Leaving the State in Droves

 California Globe

The Gavin Newsom Effect: U-Haul Reports Californians Leaving the State in Droves – California Globe

‘Out-migration remains prevalent for a number of markets across the Northeast, Midwest and West Coast — and particularly California’  By Katy Grimes, 

"U-Haul has a new report out and once again – for the fifth year in a row – the once Golden State finished on top of the U-Haul Growth Index – meaning more Californians rented one-way U-Haul trucks to leave the state in 2024, than residents of any other state.

California ranked last in U-Haul growth.

"We call this “The Gavin Newsom effect.”

. . . And right on time, Gavin Newsom’s faithful backyard yapper Brandon Richards (He/Him) cites Newsom’s accomplishments on X – only these all existed before Gavin became governor, and only because California is such a beautiful state with the best weather in the country:" . . .

Exit Ramp: This State Just Came in Dead Last, Again, on the 'UHaul Index' 

 "California Governor Gavin Newsom seems to spend much of his time gratuitously attacking well-governed, Republican-led states around the country -- doing so in a transparent effort to garner publicity among his party's national base.  His ambition-rooted motivation in this pursuit is not much of a secret, given his obvious presidential aspirations, which are likely to materialize in the 2028 cycle, or possibly even sooner.  We've covered a number of his outbursts, which are often directed at Florida, whose governor confronted Newsom in a nationally-televised debate in November.  Ron DeSantis cleaned Newsom's clock on the merits." 

  "For 7 straight years California Governor Gavin Newsom has won U-Haul’s “Man of the Year” award.  "During his reign, his policies actually caused more people to move out of the state, than the number of people who moved in during the 1849 Gold Rush. FACT CHECKED ✔️ https://t.co/18lZCOHbur" / X"

 John D on X: cropped

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