Viral video du jour
This one: Looks bad for the cop, who is a Salt Lake City police detective. He must have known it was being recorded, too. I can’t find anyone defending this guy, but if you go to the YouTube comments for … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Violence
The WaPo and the AP decide (for the moment, anyway) that maybe Antifa aren’t such freedom fighters after all
Take a look at the headlines: “Black-clad antifa attack peaceful right-wing demonstrators in Berkeley,” and “Black-clad anarchists swarm anti-hate rally in California.” The first is from the WaPo and the second the AP; the first is more critical of Antifa … Continue reading →
Reversals
William Jacobson of Legal Insurrection has this to say (the whole post is worth reading): That truth that both sides [in Charlottesville] were violent doesn’t mean both sides were equal. But the denial of the truth that both sides were … Continue reading →
CNN tries really really hard to say something bad about Antifa…
…but does a pretty lousy job of it. For example, this sort of thing: Activists [members of Antifa] don black bloc, Crow said, as a means to an end. “People put on the masks so that we can all become … Continue reading →
Terrorism in Barcelona
While we’ve been busily parsing every word Trump says, ISIS hasn’t been letting any moss grow under its feet. A terrorist on a vehicular rampage killed 13 people in Barcelona and injured more than 100 before he fled—and escaped—on foot. … Continue reading →
Far left and far right
This makes sense: The Nazis and White Supremacists as one faction and the Antifa and Black Lives Matter as the other faction are two sides of the same coin. Expressing this is what has gotten the president in trouble with … Continue reading →
The Charlottesville aftermath
There was a demonstration, a counter-demonstration, and two kinds of violence. One was the clashes between the two sets of demonstrators, many of whom were ready and eager to fight. The second was a madman (albeit one with a neo-Nazi … Continue reading →
On Charlottesville
I’ve been mulling over what to write about the recent events in Charlottesville, and I think the best way to start (I’m a bit pressed for time today) is to link to this post by William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection. … Continue reading →
Scalise released from hospital
Excellent news: Rep. Steve Scalise has been discharged from MedStar Washington Hospital Center, the hospital said in a statement Wednesday, six weeks after he was shot at a congressional baseball practice. Six weeks is quite a while to be in … Continue reading →
This shooting by a police officer doesn’t fit the narrative
Another fatal shooting by a police officer, of a civilian who doesn’t seem to have been doing anything wrong. But this one has a twist that defies the expectations of the usual activists, although they are creative enough to try … Continue reading →
There’s real tyranny going on in Venezuela
Not fake tyranny. This: A mob stormed Venezuela’s opposition-dominated National Assembly on Wednesday with the apparent acquiescence of government troops and carried out a startling attack on lawmakers and journalists. Bloodied lawmakers were treated for broken ribs and head injuries, … Continue reading →
Tonedeaf bully CNN threatens the gif-giver
This has become the lead story on memeorandum: Reddit user “HanA**holeSolo” first shared the GIF last Wednesday of Trump pummeling a wrestler with CNN’s logo imposed on his face. CNN could find no earlier instance of the GIF. The GIF … Continue reading →