Tag Archives: domestic terrorism

Trump says it’s not his violent rhetoric, but the press that’s responsible for political violence

By Mark | October 25, 2018

When I last left you, we were discussing the fact that an explosive device had been discovered in the mailbox of George Soros, a man who Trump and his allies on the far right have been spinning wild conspiracy theories about for years. [Just today there’s a new conspiracy theory about how the billionaire philanthropist […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1954, Ann Coulter, anti-immigrant, assassination, authoritarianism, Barack Obama, caravans, CNN, conspiracy theories, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, decency, Donald Trump, enemy of the people, Eric Holder, fake news, false flag, fascism, fear mongering, George Soros, Geraldo Rivera, Hillary Clinton, incitement to violence, incivility, irresponsible rhetoric, Jeff Zucker, Joe Biden, John Brennan, John Kasich, Joseph McCarthy, Lou Dobbs, mail bombs, Maxine Waters, McCarthyism, midterm elections, mobs, personal responsibility, pipe bombs, political violence, Robert De Niro, terrorism, threat of assassination, threats to journalists, white nationalism, Wisconsin | 57 Comments

Trump, bullied by the evil Jewish press, is forced to renounce Naziism

By Mark | August 14, 2017

I just returned home from a road trip down through Durham, North Carolina, where, by the way, a lot of folks just gathered this evening to pull down a Confederate statue, and I’d love to tell you all about it. Every time I sit down to write about biscuits, baseball, and fried chicken, though, I […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alex Jones, American Manufacturing Council, anti-Semitism, Brian Krzanich, Charlottesville, Confederate statue, Daily Stormer, David Duke, Donald Trump, Durham, Elon Musk, global climate change, Heather Heyer, Intel, Joe Arpaio, Joe Arpiao, Ken Frazier, Kevin Plank, manufacturing, Merck, Nazis, neo-Nazi, North Carolina, pardon, Paris Accord, President's Strategy and Policy Forum, racism, Under-Armour, white nationalism, white power | 20 Comments

Running out of things to say about mass shootings… well, almost

By Mark | June 13, 2016

I tried to write something last night about the Orlando shooting that just left 50 people dead, but I gave up an hour or so into it. I’d sliced my hand open earlier in the day while working on the renovation of 209 Pearl Street, which made it difficult to type. [My right thumb was […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Ideas, Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged 209 Pearl, background checks, coining new words and phrases, fearconomy, gay, gun control, gun violence, guns, guns in schools, guns on campus, homophobia, ISIS, Islamic State, jihad, Mark's health, mass shootings, murder, National Rifle Association, NRA, Obama, Omar Mateen, self-hating, terrorism | 48 Comments

Now that Flint Emergency Manager Darnell Earley is facing the prospect of a year in prison for contempt, one wonders if he might be persuaded to work with prosecutors

By Mark | February 2, 2016

Yesterday, retired Michigan 36th District Court Judge Gregory Ellis “Greg” Mathis came right out and said what a lot of us have been thinking for a while now… that what happened in Flint has all the makings of a criminal case. The EMU-grad-turned-television-personality put it his way: “It appears that there’s criminal negligence here,” he […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics | Also tagged Congress, contempt, Darnell Earley, Detroit Public Schools, Elijah Cummings, Emergency Manager, Flint, Greg Mathis, Jason Chaffetz, lead, lead poisoning, Legionnaires' disease, Rick Snyder, terrorism, water | 12 Comments

Up to 150 well-armed, white, Christian, self-described “patriots” take a “hard stand” against federal “tyranny,” taking over a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon

By Mark | January 4, 2016

Last night, up to 150 well-armed, white militia members led by rancher Cliven Bundy’s son Ammon took over a federal wildlife refuge in the high desert of Oregon. Ammon Bundy, urging others to join him, declared the following in a video posted to Facebook. “We have basically taken over the Malheur Wildlife Refuge,” he said. […]