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

Crying Over George Floyd

 Crying Over George Floyd

"We have politicians who have been in power for decades who cry over the Saint Georges of the world yet remain silent over the multi-generational carnage these public schools impose on unfortunate kids whose only crime is that they were born poor." . . .

"Well, it’s been five years since the Saint George Floyd incident, and what have we learned? What has been done?

"I won’t bother to rehash who and what Saint George was -- that is readily available to anyone who cares to look. Suffice to say, the narrative isn’t remotely accurate. But with the Left the narrative is seldom accurate, as that isn’t its goal. It’s the emotional -- and manipulative -- storyline that’s important, not reality.

"I’ve been a management consultant for decades and in the course of my work I’ve been to some of the toughest neighborhoods in the country. Very few white folks have seen and been where I have.

"We would of course visit these neighborhoods early in the morning, before the animals who stalk these areas get up.

"And if that last sentence offends you, you have no idea what you are talking about. Everyone who services these areas -- or lives there -- knows this is true.

"If you want to be offended, be offended by the 95+% of the decent people who are forced to live in these conditions because they are poor. Be offended by the poor moms who fear for their child’s safety and future on an hourly basis. Be offended by poor women who live under the very real threat of rape and murder every time they leave their homes. Be offended by the overflowing cemeteries of innocent people who were killed by the animals.

"Yet they are forced to live under criminality that in many cases exceeds that of war-torn countries. All for the crime of being poor." . . .  

John Conlin is an expert in organizational design and change. He also holds a BS in Earth Sciences and an MBA and is the founder and President of E.I.C. Enterprises. He has been published in American Greatness, The Federalist, The Daily Caller, American Thinker, Houston Chronicle, Denver Post, and Public Square Magazine among others.

Young Brit Slams U.S. Leftists Mocking Mourning Of Queen: You Mourned George Floyd

 “Dear Americans who mock us for mourning our beloved queen,” Corcoran tweeted. “She dedicated her entire life to her duty and our country even just two days before her death. You mourned a man who pointed a gun at a pregnant woman by burning cities to the ground. We are not the same.” . . .

 Sophie Corcoran's  backing of Israel has subjected her to threats and  abuse because “the Instagram culture of woke, poorly informed infographics” prompts ill-informed people to deny the Jewish State’s right to exist, she wrote. But she called on people of all faiths to stand with Israel and not give in to the anti-Semitic mob."

Political commentator Sophie Corcoran says bullying has forced her away from politics  Sophie, you will live on for me in the above quote. TD in Texas

Bruce and Howard admire the man; what's left to discuss?

 "Do you remember the presidential debate when Trump stated that a Biden presidency would lead to new wars, wide open borders, and an economic crisis? It was all true and Democrats fooled themselves thinking Joe Biden was going to bring peace, stability and a growing economy." Comment by TommyConnolyn| Fox News

What Bruce Springsteen Has Said About Joe Biden - Newsweek, Sep 21, 2020: 

"Though his disdain for Donald Trump is well-known, Springsteen has revealed he supports Joe Biden and believes his election will help repair America's global reputation.

"Speaking about this year's RNC, Springsteen said it was "just seeded with constant lies and total distortion of the American idea."

"The 70-year-old told Rolling Stone: "It's heartbreaking and terrible. The first thing is to get the Trump administration out of office and start again."

"The "Born to Run" singer is advocating for "some pretty serious systemic changes moving leftward" and cited Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren as leading left politicians in the U.S.

" 'I like Bernie Sanders a lot," he said. "I don't know if he was my main choice, my first choice. I like Elizabeth Warren, I like Bernie."

. . . As for the current Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Springsteen approves and believes his presidency will resurrect the "power of the American idea."

" 'The power of the American idea has been abandoned," he said. "It's a terrible shame, and we need somebody who can bring that to life again.... I think if we get Joe Biden, it's gonna go a long way towards helping us regain our status around the world."

"He added: "The country as the shining light of democracy has been trashed by the administration. We abandoned friends, we befriended dictators, we denied climate science."

"The musician backed Biden at this year's DNC with a a new video for his 2002 song, "The Rising." . . .

Then he gets to the subject of the George Floyd riots and Antifa, whom I suspect appears today chanting for Hamas and praise for all the Israeli families they murdered on Oct 7, 2023:

Sophie Corcoran combines her thoughts about liberals resenting British mourning for the departed Queen and American youths rioting over the death of George Floyd:

... Howard Stern lets President Biden off the hook: Letters to the Editor   "The horrible farce of the failed Biden presidency reached a staggering new low during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday (“Indecent exposure,” April 29).

"Not only did Biden demean his putative opponent; he outright insulted the press by admitting to The New York Times’ complaint that he avoids the questions of journalists.

"Yet the press corps almost universally laughed at this. That means its members do not take their profession, craft and mission seriously.

"Freedom of the press is meaningless unless journalists respect their role in our democracy."

'NO EVIDENCE': Biden mocked for stretching the truth on shock jock Howard Stern's show | Fox News  "Comment to this post:  The US has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. I've needed a Doctor, a Teacher, I need Farmers everyday. I need Truck Drivers everyday. I've needed an auto mechanic, a plumber, a painter, and a lot of other skilled everyday people. I have NEVER, not once, NEEDED a Pro-Athlete, a Media Personality,an Entertainer for ANYTHING!"

Howard Stern Thanks President Joe Biden for Making a Difference

The Seven Intellectual Forces Behind JD Vance's Worldview

 

https://www.terrellaftermath.com/

The Seven Intellectual Forces Behind JD Vance's Worldview - POLITICO  "JD Vance represents something genuinely unusual for the MAGA movement: A national Republican who is deeply enmeshed with the elite world of the conservative intellectual movement — or what’s sometimes termed for convenience as “the New Right” or “the dissident right.”. . .

Vance blasts Walz response to George Floyd riots in Minneapolis | The Mighty 790 KFGO  "MINNEAPOLIS – Republican vice-presidential candidate J-D Vance called Minneapolis a city in decline during a brief campaign stop Monday. 

"Outside the burned-out 3rd Precinct police station, Vance blasted Democratic V.P. rival Gov. Tim Walz’s handling of the 2020 riots. He warned the story of Minneapolis “overrun with crime” is coming to every community across the U.S. if Kamala Harris becomes president. 

"Democrats respond that violent crime decreased in Minneapolis the past two years."

Might I suggest that everything was burned up and nobody was left in town? All because of the death of George Floyd, commented on by British writer Sophie Corcoran:  TD

The Democrat Party’s Testosterone Deficiency 

. . ."Barack Obama is trying desperately to corral black men back onto the Democrat plantation, but the old Obama magic just isn’t working as it once did.  Why?  Because Barack has chosen to embrace his inner schoolmarm and scold black men for not mindlessly lining up behind Kamala as instructed.  That’s the exact kind of condescending attitude that men of all races are tired of seeing!"

Black Community Leaders in Michigan Blast ‘Arrogant Democratic Party Out of Touch With the Electorate’   "Things are NOT going well for Kamala in Michigan. Take it from her own supporters on the ground:"

"I see shades of the Hillary Clinton campaign with the arrogance of a Democrat Party out of touch with the electorate." 🤣pic.twitter.com/Ooc2ikXzPu

— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) October 16, 2024 

Joe Biden spends his Memorial Day weekend celebrating George Floyd

Why cannot Democrats feel shame over what they have become? The generation that gave us Antifa and honors Hamas is the one Biden panders to here. Sadly, he may be right. As British Journalist Sophie Corcoran bitterly noted:

The Tunnel Dweller

 Monica Showalter - American Thinker

The Memorial Day weekend is on us, so quite a few people were surprised to see Joe Biden tweeting about this instead of our selfless servicemen who paid the ultimate sacrifice: . . .

George Floyd should be alive. He deserved so much more.
Today, I join all those who loved him and all those touched by the civil rights movement he inspired in remembering the tragedy and injustice of his death.

He changed the world.

Now, let's act in his memory. pic.twitter.com/uPSCkxFMRs

— President Biden (@POTUS) May 25, 2024

. . ."Nothing good came of the death of George Floyd, a career criminal whose death, while a tragedy for him, was a pretty preventable one. As for the public, his death and the radical response, driven to some extent by Cuban and Venezuelan agents, was a disaster.

"Yet even though someone called May 25 "George Floyd Day," it's outrageous to see it cut into the Memorial Day weekend, which is a period of solemn observance for those servicemen and servicewomen who gave their lives for something good -- our country.

"Biden's nattering on about Floyd at the most inappropriate of times calls to mind that he's been pretty hellish as commander in chief. He has yet to make right the COVID vaccine mandate which drove many topflight members of the service from the service. Military housing remains dilapidated, while military paychecks have been ravaged by Bidenflation.

"Biden lost Afghanistan, leaving that country in shambles and in the hands of the Taliban while our enemies snickered. Worse still, thirteen U.S. servicemembers lost their lives at the hands of these monsters and Biden stared at his watch as their coffins were brought into the U.S. He silenced the families of these servicemembers who paid the ultimate sacrifice at his State of the Union address. And as Memorial Day rolls around, he has yet to bring up these casualties of his military incompetence, who ought to be honored on Memorial Day.

"He has since lost a major military base in Niger while U.S. troops were held hostage, gotten the U.S. mired in a war in Ukraine, and foolishly schemed to use the U.S. military to build a pier to Gaza for humanitarian aid has since seen broken off and fallen away and washed onto some Gaza beach, $350 million down the drain.

"Memorial Day is a special day, it's not to honor veterans, or first responders, however worthy they genuinely are. It's to honor the fallen in U.S. wars and nothing else." . . .

 That Biden has yet to understand this, and instead demonstrates that it's somehow about George Floyd only goes to underscore how unfit he is as commander in chief.

Media Blackout: 10 News Stories They Chose Not to Tell You This Week (10/29/23)

 

The Media Is As Awful As They Are Predictable (townhall.com)

That last bit puts him in the same boat as Hakeem Jeffries, the New York Democrat picked to pretend to be the public face of Democrats in the House while Nancy Pelosi continues to pull the strings behind the scenes. You didn’t really think she “stepped down” from leadership, did you? That wealthy old white lady isn’t about to let a black guy take over her job, not while she still has a breath left in her. She’s spent her life making sure minorities stayed “in their place,” and she’s not about to change now. 

Media Blackout: 10 News Stories They Chose Not to Tell You This Week (10/29/23) (substack.com)

"#10 - 97% of scientists don’t agree on ‘climate crisis.’ (Snip) #8 - Tucker Carlson declares, “The whole George Floyd story was a lie.” #7 - Man gets dragged out of Hillary Clinton rally for asking about Bill Clinton’s trips to Epstein Island. #6 - Big Pharma doesn’t want you to know that statin drugs are impairing brain function. #5 - New research finds heart anomalies within 48 hours after the COVID-19 shot. #4 - Florida Surgeon General drops eye-opening revelations on Biden admin’s booster push. #3 - Swiss banker calls for arrest of Bill Gates and those responsible for “democide.' ”

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*

Case in point: "The Whole George Floyd Story Was A Lie": Tucker Carlson (vigilantnews.com)  . . ."In other words, George Floyd, according to the official autopsy, was not murdered. He died instead of what we used to call natural causes, which, in his case, would include decades of drug use, as well as the fatal concentration of fentanyl that was in his system on his final day," Carlson continued - laying out how the initial George Floyd storyline was endorsed and amplified by mainstream media, and ignited nationwide protests, intensive racial discourse, and movements like Black Lives Matter." . . .

Ep. 32 You’ll be shocked to learn this, but it turns out the whole George Floyd story was a lie. pic.twitter.com/4vDXBStHf5

— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) October 20, 2023

A bit of the back story to MS. Corcoran's magnificent comment on George Floyd: *Young Brit Slams U.S. Leftists Mocking Mourning Of Queen: You Mourned George Floyd | The Daily Wire   . . ."Corcoran has previously made waves for her staunch support of the state of Israel. In June 2021, she wrote a column for the Jewish Telegraph explaining her support for the Jewish state.

" 'I don’t have to be Jewish and I don’t have to be Israeli to know it is the right thing to do,” she wrote. “Why wouldn’t I support the only democracy in the Middle East’s right to exist?”

"Corcoran’s backing of Israel has subjected her to threats and  abuse because “the Instagram culture of woke, poorly informed infographics” prompts ill-informed people to deny the Jewish State’s right to exist, she wrote. But she called on people of all faiths to stand with Israel and not give in to the anti-Semitic mob.

" 'I have been on the receiving end of an astronomical amount of vile abuse, not only online but also in person,” she wrote. “I received many abusive messages on Twitter for defending Israel’s right to exist, including repeatedly being told to kill myself. . ." 

The George Floyd, Jr. Narrative Unraveled

• If you ever face trial, pray you don’t get a jury like Derek Chauvin’s…
• "The Whole George Floyd Story Was A Lie": Tucker Carlson

  American Greatness

His demise reminds us that we live in a country governed by the rule of narrative

"I wonder what Derek Chauvin is thinking these days?

He’s the former Minneapolis cop who became the Scapegoat Number One after George Floyd—sorry, St. George Floyd—died from a Fentanyl overdose while resisting arrest in May 2020.

"As all the world knows, that is not how The Narrative tells it. Witness Wikipedia, that Great Repository of Approved Narratives. “George Perry Floyd Jr.,” it begins, “was an African-American man who was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd may have used a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill, on May 25, 2020.”

"“Murdered,” eh?  “May” have passed a counterfeit bill, you say?

"Well, that’s what we were told.

"It takes a long time for someone to be canonized in the Catholic Church. There is an official process to be followed. Some miracles have to be recorded. One moves from being denominated a Servus Dei, a “servant of God,” to the status of being Venerabilis, to Beatus, and finally Sanctus. It’s much easier and much quicker with our secular saints. All you need is a festering politically correct grievance, a compliant media, and a terrified justice system.

"So it was with the woman-and-drug abusing felon George Perry Floyd Jr. His corpse was not cold before he was elevated to secular sainthood  and became the mascot for the Black Lives Matter hooligans who, over the course of a year or more, inflicted more than $2 billion of property damage, injured or maimed scores of people, and released a mesmerizing, racially fortified toxin into the atmosphere that addled the minds and hearts of all the beautiful people who run the country and from which we have yet to recover fully. Last week, on the occasion of Floyd’s birthday, Joe Biden prayed at the shrine, issuing an emetic White House statement “to honor his life and legacy” and urge us “to redeem the soul of America.”

"Back in 2021, Derek Chauvin, along with three of his police colleagues, were offered up as sacrificial lambs by Minneapolis prosecutors. ChaUvin was slapped with federal and well as state convictions and, as I write, is rotting in an Arizona prison for the murder of Floyd." . . .

Our kneeling, remorseful Democrats made a big impression around the world, such as with British writer Sophie Corcoran:

Young Brit Slams U.S. Leftists Mocking Mourning Of Queen: You Mourned George Floyd

And destroyed this nation for that man.

 

 Young Brit Slams U.S. Leftists Mocking Mourning Of Queen: You Mourned George Floyd | The Daily Wire

. . ."Sophie Corcoran, who has appeared on Sky News and other outlets and boasts 124,000 Twitter followers, said the same critics across the pond were likely mourning the death of George Floyd two years ago. The outspoken 20-year-old noted Floyd’s criminal past, as well as the Left’s violent way of showing its outrage over his killing at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.

“ ''Dear Americans who mock us for mourning our beloved queen,” Corcoran tweeted. “She dedicated her entire life to her duty and our country even just two days before her death. You mourned a man who pointed a gun at a pregnant woman by burning cities to the ground. We are not the same.' ”