Comments on: Whatever happened to “independent journalist” John Sullivan, who filmed the killing of Ashli Babbitt?

By: Abraxas

Abraxas — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 22:38:36 +0000

Sullivan is some sort of leftist, isn’t he — somebody who hovered around BLM circles without actually joining them. He formed his own leftist group, Insurgence America, and then began hanging around the Proud Boys. He was urging and cheering on the protestors as they entered the Capitol.

He’s a shadowy figure. It’s hard to make definite conclusions about him stick. Call him an Antifa activist or a BLM member and “fact checkers” will dispute it, but he did participate in BLM protests, and there’s certainly been much about him that is suspicious. One way or another, he has been some sort of provocateur operating with his own agenda. There’s also a long saga of conflicts with his brother, who really is a right-wing activist and organizer.

And who will fact check the “fact checkers.” Wikipedia calls the Proud Boys “neo-fascist.” Is that really true? Have they really done more to deserve the pejorative term than Antifa or BLM?

By: Bill Serra

Bill Serra — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 18:28:45 +0000

In that video there were two cops standing in front of the doors talking with demonstrators (including Ashley Babbitt), the two cops then moved away from the doors, meanwhile a group of SWAT officers had come up the stairs & were standing right behind her on the top of the stairway as Byrd fired at Babbitt climbing through the door window. He easily could have missed & hit anyone behind those doors.

By: miguel cervantes

miguel cervantes — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:02:22 +0000

funny how there’s a proud boy who got away with a single count, like ray epps, isaac giddings,

By: Jordan Rivers

Jordan Rivers — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:45:35 +0000

Wikipedia calls the Proud Boys “neo-fascist.” Is that really true? Have they really done more to deserve the pejorative term than Antifa or BLM?

Of course not. Wikipedia is allied with Antifa and BLM, who actually are fascists.

I look at Google News every day to see what the narratives are. I skip over the Fact Check section. Google News Fact Check is an oxymoron.

By: miguel cervantes

miguel cervantes — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:37:07 +0000

why did the police leave their posts in front of the door, why did niedermayer byrd, should the most none threatening person being babbitt,

By: JFM

JFM — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:33:08 +0000

I’ve watched several videos of the shooting over the years. In one of them a Capitol police officer wearing full riot gear pointed his rifle at the opening were Ms. Babbitt was shot. I believe the ‘officer’ who shot her peaked into the room. I have also watched a video where a guy dressed in black was trying to break a window. Another man ran out of the crowd and tackled the first man yelling “That’s antifa! That’s antifa!”.

The whole hunting down of ALL the people who were inside and outside the Capitol seems calculated to make it clear that if you are on the right this is what will happen to you.

By: cathyf

cathyf — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:00:48 +0000

“I watched Sullivan’s video where Ashli Babbitt was murdered. I felt that was the single most important video of that day. Three Capitol police officers In close proximity behind her didn’t consider her a threat, yet she was shot by someone in front of her.”

The most interesting part of that video to me is that Michael Byrd shot into a CROWD. A crowd that contained multiple uniformed officers. It’s really only chance that Babbitt got hit. Given the distance was not point blank, a little slight twitch as Byrd fired could have changed the angle enough to hit any one of the crowd around Babbitt, including the officers.

I sure as hell wouldn’t want to be in the same room with Byrd if he is armed.

By: Abraxas

Abraxas — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:11:12 +0000

He’s a shadowy figure. It’s hard to make definite conclusions about him stick. Call him an Antifa activist or a BLM member and “fact checkers” will dispute it, but he did participate in BLM protests, and there’s certainly been much about him that is suspicious. Sullivan can pose as a journalist, but one way or another, he has been some sort of provocateur operating with his own agenda. There’s also a long saga of conflicts with his brother, who really is a right-wing activist and organizer.

And who will fact check the “fact checkers.” Wikipedia calls the Proud Boys “neo-fascist.” Is that really true? Have they really done more to deserve the pejorative term than Antifa or BLM?

By: Some Cynic

Some Cynic — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:29:05 +0000

I made a safe bet at the time, I said:

I bet the person who filmed this murder will do more jail time than the coward that shot an unarmed woman down.

Michael Byrd, the police officer who murdered Ashli Babbit, he’s doing just fine nowadays. He was promoted to captain a few weeks ago.

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