Has America ever had a more crazed mayor than Seattle’s Jenny Durkan?

ELECTIONS  MATTER!

Andrea Widburg  "It’s no longer big news that Black Lives Matter, Antifa, anarchists, sex offenders, and criminal opportunists seized a six-block area in Seattle’s chi-chi Capitol Hill district. The same people who protested against Trump’s walls built walls around their Utopian paradise, the gun haters armed themselves, and the ones decrying identification at elections demand identification for anyone seeking to enter the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (or CHAZ). Most mayors would be horrified, but not Jenny Durkan. She likes it.  (Emphasis gleefully added by TD)

"According to Wikipedia, the Capitol Hill district is a densely populated area known for its counterculture and LGBTQ communities. It’s in sync with the 87% of Seattle’s population that supported Hillary in 2016. It’s in this neighborhood that BLM has brought forth a new nation, conceived in hysteria and violence, and dedicated to the proposition that all black people are created better than everyone else (because only their lives matter).

"Tucker Carlson does a fine job describing what life is like in the new nation of CHAZ::

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan Covers For Anarchists, Calls Their Seizure Of Streets A ‘Block Party’

Last night, Antifa-affiliated activists created a six-block barricade in Capitol Hill and declared themselves "autonomous" from the City of Seattle.

This is what happens when you "defund the police": armed paramilitaries seize control and impose their anti-democratic agenda. pic.twitter.com/uDplyDgY9q

— Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) June 9, 2020

Remember Personal identification required to get into this walled nation.

Seattle Mayor's Infuriating Characterization of Autonomous Zone

This ‘patriotic’ act has resulted in anarchists reportedly hurling objects at police, who are forbidden from the area, food shortages, sexual assault, allegations of extortion, and the rise of a warlord of sorts. 

California Public School Teacher Admits to Teaching Her Students That Trump is Fascist.

Politics  "Let me explain something about social engineering. You are a smart person right? There is this thing it is called projecting what you are doing. This is what she is doing.

A Public school teacher from California is bragging on social media that she is teaching her students by teaching them that President Trump is a “fascist”. often comparing the Trump administration to the death cult leader Jim Jones in lesson plans, and trashes her Republican Students on social m...

"The Gateway Pundit has identified the teacher to be Lora Yorch, a government and economics teacher at California High School, which is part of the Whittier Union High Schools. Lora Yorch Multiple twitter accounts reveal a deep obsession with hating the President, admitting that she has told her students not to enlist in the military until President Trump is out of office because they will “die to line his pockets.” Yorch said." . . .

Indications of how the left would rule America

You may dislike President Trump, but he is all that stands between us and these people. TD

Gov. Inslee Calls Anarchists Who Seized Part of Seattle And Chased Cops Out ‘Largely Peaceful,’ He And Mayor Attack Trump Instead   Remember Inslee? He wanted the purple-haired, America-hating, flag-dragging soccer player for his secretary of state...to represent the United States before the world.

. . . "The police abandoned the precinct after they said there was a credible threat of it being burnt down by the “protesters.” What the heck? So you abandon it and leave the area?

"The area has been vandalized with all kinds of graffiti, reports are that businesses are allegedly being shaken down for money and there also reports of a “police force” of a man some have called a “warlord” who has allegedly attacked people for doing things of which he doesn’t approve." . . .  Defund the police and this is what you get.

Tucker Takes Apart Demands of the Seattle Autonomous Zone and the Fecklessness of the Dem Response

. . . "As we have previously reported, one of the anarchists reported the homeless had taken all their food and tweeted asking that if people could contribute, asking for vegan and soy products. There were also reports of a “warlord” acting as “police” who allegedly beat up at least one person for spraying graffiti.  Sounds totally peaceful, right?" . . .

Lara Logan tries to have a serious conversation with these millennials with their faces covered  "Lara Logan is harassed by Antifa protesters as she tries to take a deeper look at their inner workings and why the far-left militant group has received relatively favorable coverage from the media."
These spoiled children may have no clue they are in the presence of a courageous journalist who was raped by scores of Egyptian young men while covering the 2011 "Arab Spring" in Tahrir Square, Cairo. I cannot imagine what respect she can possibly have for them apart from fear of violence, which those who cover their faces are capable of, their juvenile behavior notwithstanding.
These would soon be our leaders in Congress and throughout a Democrat administration, such as the FBI and DOJ, if that must be said. The Tunnel Dweller

Much more daily at the Tunnel Wall

Trump Held a Panel on Race Relations and One Voice in Particular Stole the Show

RedState

. . . " 'It was a room full of powerful and influential men but it was the lone female voice in the room that really stood out.

"Sonnie Johnson hosts Sirius XM’s Sonnie’s Corner and has been a popular conservative voice for nearly a decade. She is known for her laser focus on how “conservatism equally applied” can empower the black community toward prosperity. Johnson has a flare for hip hop culture and how it is so closely connected to pure capitalism. She often uses the prose of rap artists across the genre to make the point that black Americans are innately attuned to capitalism and freedom and thus, that is the language Republicans should be using to make their case for votes.

. . . "In a bold address aimed directly at President Trump, Johnson laid out the current issue with decades of Democrat policy in traditionally black neighborhoods.

Think about the black community that has been under Democratic rule, progressive rule for 60 years. How many rules, how many regulations, how many different forms of taxation are on the books in those areas that are preventing our communities from actually being able to see sustainable growth that we can keep and get ourselves out of this …generational poverty?

"She moved on to explain that a detriment to improving education for black youth is that many black parents aren’t able to participate in the local legislative process and don’t have positions on local school boards. They can’t effect change for themselves because many have been locked out of the process of governing.

"Johnson said that criminal justice reform was only one of many important parts of the puzzle, and that harmful Democrat policies have gone unchallenged in black communities for decades.

And they are not going to change until you — we have a Republican Party that is willing to go into these communities and actually offer a choice to these people about how we can do things differently. Because the way it is structured now, the only choice that we get is “left” or either “further left,” and we’re not getting the opportunity to actually vote on what we look at as “conservatism,” equally applied.

The very basic economic principles that we, on the right, say are significant in our success and seeing the success in our country — those are not being offered at the local level in black communities.

So, basically, we’re asking to grow out of concrete because we don’t have the fertile soil in these areas to make everything flourish and bloom the way my generation would like to see it.

"She went on to say that many people don’t recognize that the demographics of the black community are changing in regards to marriage and family and people in her generation don’t get enough credit for that. True to form, Johnson brought up Trump’s friendships with popular hip hop artists over the years, saying that she believed they connected on a very capitalistic level and that’s why Trump has such an affinity for them. The radio host and writer ended with an inspiring challenge for the President to focus on the common language of capitalism while thinking about how to empower the black community." . . .Full article

Tucker Carlson under fire. We must support him!

Tucker Carlson's Fox News show loses Disney and other advertisers over George Floyd killing and Black Lives Matter POV  . . . "Both Disney and T-Mobile have cut ties with the primetime Tucker Carlson Tonight over the host’s polarizing point of view on the Black Lives Matter movement and the desire for justice and equality in America many of its members advocate. Along with Papa Johns and SmileDirectClub, the media giant and the telecommunications brand faced a backlash in recent days for their association with Carlson and his belief that the well-attended protests were “Black Lives Matter riots.' ” . . .

Tucker Carlson Gave the Most Important, Riveting Monologue of His Career and It’s a Must Watch  "Tucker Carlson went live last night after a weekend of violent rioting and looting across many of America’s major cities. He took no prisoners in what was easily the most important monologue of his career. It’s a moment in media history that will still be talked about a decade from now. That’s how powerful it was, whether you agree with every conclusion or not.
"Over the course of 30 minutes, Carlson laid out the case that our leaders have failed to protect us in this time of chaos. He played the clips of men and women being beaten, the videos of buildings burning, and the recordings of mobs stealing. He showed the complete lack of respect for human life and property. He named names of those enabling it and let no one off the hook. He laid out the core issues tearing the country apart and the nonsensical responses to them.
"While I rarely expect people to watch clips I post all the way through, this is one you should really make time for." . . .

You can find the full transcript via The Federalist.

Sharpton and Kaepernick; America turned upside down

Rich Terrell

From USA Today: It's already too late for the NFL to make up for blackballing Colin Kaepernick

From CNN, of course: Colin Kaepernick starts legal defense fund for protesters arrested in Minneapolis

‘Hang Up The Kente’: Black Writers, Performers Slam Congressional Democrats For Wearing Traditional Textile

Forbes  "Congressional Democrats on Monday unveiled a sweeping police reform bill created in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing⁠—but, before doing so, took a knee in memory of Floyd and other black people who died during police interactions while wearing kente cloth, a traditional patterned textile from Ghana—eliciting backlash from black writers and performers." . . .
. . . Other related links in this post from Forbes:

FURTHER READING

• Democrats Take A Knee For Floyd, Unveil Police Overhaul Legislation (Forbes)
• America’s ‘Two Deadly Viruses’–Racism And Covid-19—Go Viral Among Outraged Twitter Users (Forbes)
• Recognizing And Dismantling Your Anti-Blackness (Forbes)
• Smiling Online, Fuming Offline: The Plight Of Black Professionals In Corporate America (Forbes)

'Toons by Tony Branco, Stilton's Place,

Trump stands fast, will not rename Army posts named for Confederate generals; The president is not a fan of rewriting history.

The left's drive to dominate American society and culture.

Lifezette  "Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy may not be in office too much longer. Why? Because, contrary to the subsequently expressed wishes of his boss-President Trump, in a Stalinist move designed to appeal to a PC audience, McCarthy expressed interest in changing the name of Army posts (other services have “bases”, the Army has “posts”) from their present names (these specific posts are named after Confederate generals) to other less martial labels.
"But the president is adamant in his stance for history and U.S. military tradition. In tweets on Wednesday afternoon, Trump called the posts “Hallowed Grounds” that helped train troops to win two world wars. His administration “will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations…These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage, and a history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom. Therefore, my Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations. Our history as the Greatest Nation in the World will not be tampered with. Respect our Military!' ” . . .

Remember our military contains thousands of millennial-aged people who feel thus:

At certain ranks the rarified air is filled less with military respect for unit cohesion and more with an eye to the latest press release or rioter demand. As such, they continued, “We feel the frustration and anger. We need to work harder to earn the trust of mothers and fathers who hesitate to hand their sons and daughters into our care.” “Care”? Funny, they called it something else when I was in the Army.

82nd Airborne at Sainte-Mere-Eglise, June 5-6, 1944
I'd say about this time Fort Bragg would have been a cherished memory to these paratroopers. TD

RefuseFa uses ANTIFA-like tactics, Organizer Claims they Secured Money from Soros, Met with Steyer

Expext violence from them on President Trump's June 14th birthday  This fascist regime poses a catastrophic danger to the whole world, and the whole world will take heart if we rise to another level of determined resistance. We have begun, but should we fail to see it through, this and every struggle for justice will be set back. If we succeed – and we can succeed – we can begin to force the boots of violent oppressors off the necks of our brothers and sisters. Let us change the course of history, not for ourselves alone but for all humanity.

I expect well-known people to be there from Hollywood, CNN, MSNBC ("They are peaceful, throwing objects but not in a hostile way"!), Nancy Pelosi and her morbidly obese yokefellow, Michael Moore along with pandering Democrat politicians glowering at the cameras in the finest Schumerglower style. Maybe even a beloved purple-haired soccer player will bring an American flag to stand on. The implication of it all to be that this was caused by Trump and his supporters and oppression of us all is the way to end it.
Have you seen it on TV shows, dramas, and comedies? Have you seen signs of courage from any late-night "comedy" hosts, even something so bold as a "we do not condone..."?
Then the reeducation of coming generations in true fashion with the erasure of American history and silencing of dissenting speech by destroying careers. You see it all happening now; what will it be like with government support and their access to information from federal investigative agencies? 
We now see a fear to resist from the right in Congress and we all must be their inspiration. At eighty years of age, I have seen how far we have descended from the honorable fight for civil rights to all this. 
One hundred years ago, millennials in Russia revolted and gave that nation seven decades of oppression, gulags, and poverty which has even manifested itself in U.S. politicians/
Please tell me when, as a "sixties millennial", would we have followed the likes of Al Sharpton, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, and a host of leftists demagogues? Perhaps; it is what millennials do, isn't it? The Tunnel Dweller


Project Veritas  "Today we released undercover footage of a RefuseFascism national organizer detailing who is funding their militant operation and shares their objectives."

"Here are some of the highlights from today’s video:
• Head of the Atlanta Chapter of RefuseFascism, Tee Stern: “We actually did get a grant from them (Soros) around - we started a thing called a national day of appreciation for abortion providers.”
• National Organizer for RefuseFascism, Andy Zee: “…I believe he (Steyer) has political ambitions, and he might not want to be directly connected.”
• National Organizer for RefuseFascism, Andy Zee: “…Steyer might not want to be connected” “…Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, this at a certain point dominates the national news…it’s a very disruptive force.”
• National Organizer for RefuseFascism, Andy Zee: “…you’ll see, there’s people even in the Hillary campaign worked with RefuseFascism because they see the danger.”

By TV celebrity "entertainment". we mean this.

Hey Celebrities, Americans Aren't Happy With You Bailing Out the Rioters Burning Black Businesses

Trump Will ‘Not Even Consider’ Renaming Military Bases Honoring Confederate Generals

Bloomberg QuickTake News  "President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will “not even consider” changing the name of any of the 10 Army bases that are named for Confederate Army officers. Two days earlier, Defense Secretary Mark Esper indicated that he was open to a broad discussion of such changes." . . .

. . . "Few voices in the military are openly defending the link to Confederate symbols, but some of the bases named for Confederate officers are legendary in their own right. Fort Bragg, for example, is home to some of the Army's most elite forces. Any decision to change the name at Bragg or other bases likely would involve consulting with officials from the affected states and localities.
"David Petraeus, a retired four-star Army general, says the renaming move, which he supports, amounts to a “war of memory,” and that before deciding to rename bases like Fort Bragg, where he served with the 82nd Airborne Division, the Army must be ready to follow its own procedures for such change.
"“The irony of training at bases named for those who took up arms against the United States, and for the right to enslave others, is inescapable to anyone paying attention," Petraeus wrote in an essay published Tuesday by The Atlantic. “Now, belatedly, is the moment for us to pay such attention.”
"Fort Bragg was named for Braxton Bragg, a native North Carolinian and Confederate general with a reputation for bravery and mediocre leadership. His forces were defeated at the Battle of Chattanooga in November 1863."

Why You No Longer Recognize Your Country

Conservatives think they’re so clever to point out that all of the cities being turned into war zones are run by Democrats. Yes, that’s true. On the other hand, your country is burning. Might you want to give 10 seconds of thought to how to prevent even more cities — and states — from falling under these pernicious leaders?  AC

Ann Coulter  "Mass looting throughout the nation. Police precincts burned to the ground. Murdered cops. An historic church in Lafayette Park set on fire. Video after horrifying video of innocent Americans being beaten senseless by gangs of thugs, as one political party demands: “DEFUND THE POLICE!”
"Everyone is saying it: I no longer recognize my country." 
"You don’t recognize your country because it’s not the same country. What you’re seeing is the third-world hellhole the left has been quietly assembling for us since 1970.
"Minnesota, the crucible of the riots, has gone from having 2.6% foreign-born in 1990 to nearly 10% foreign-born today — and that’s not including their children or illegals.
"Instead of liberal but non-rioting Scandinavians and Germans, the new immigrants are overwhelmingly African, Asian and Hispanic. In fact, Minnesota now has a much larger proportion of Asian and African immigrants than the nation as a whole.
"Although the state has always leaned Democratic, thanks to its German and Scandinavian immigrants (Ben Franklin was right about them), the Norsemen elected Walter Mondale. Recent immigrants elected Rep. Ilhan Omar.
"Hey, Republicans! Tell me again that immigration is just a “single issue.”
"America’s first encounter with anarchist mobs trying to wreck our country came with the last wave of immigrants at the turn of the 20th century. Back then, most Americans liked America. So we had no trouble cracking down on the people who would destroy us. Seven of the eight anarchists behind the Haymarket riot in 1886 were sentenced to death (two of those sentences were commuted to life in prison by the governor), one to 15 years in prison.
"A few decades later, Attorney General Mitchell Palmer put an end to the nonsense by arresting and deporting more than 500 leftist immigrants." . . .  Read more...

Outrage At Democrats Wearing Kente Cloth During Moment Of Silence: ‘So Woke It Actually Feels Racist’

“Folks really think Black people are a joke,” author and former Warren surrogate; Frederick Joseph tweeted.“I still can’t wrap my mind around the fact that they draped these white people in kente cloth to ‘honor’ him,” Joseph said in another tweet. “This has to be hell.”

NewsDesk  "Democrat lawmakers, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), are facing overwhelming backlash after opting to wear Kente cloth during their nearly nine-minute moment of silence in a show against police brutality. Many users across social media questioned their motives and blasted them for missing the mark.

"Pelosi and fellow Democrat lawmakers, including Sens. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Chuck Schumer (D-NY), took a knee on Monday for eight minutes and 46 seconds as a show of solidarity with Americans protesting police brutality and remembering those who have die"d, including George Floyd, Michael Brown, and Trayvon Martin. Democrats could be seen kneeling in unison, with most wearing Kente cloth — a special fabric with deep and meaningful origins rooted in West Africa — in a seeming attempt to show further solidarity with the black community. Their attempt, however, appeared to many to fall flat.

“There is more Kente fabric in this picture than at a Ghanaian traditional wedding,” pro-life activist Obianuju Ekeocha said.

. . .
Former national surrogate for Sen. Elizabeth Warren , Frederick Joseph  went on to suggest that House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., and the Congressional Black Caucus were wrong if they were the ones who suggested this demonstration.
"Also, if the CBC and/or Clyburn suggested this, it’s a testament to how problematic some Black people are in politics. Gross," he said.

Great meaning in this Al Goodwyn cartoon, but it took me a while to understand until I moved back farther from it.