Proud Boys, Antifa CLASH In Portland, Police Force IGNORES LARPING
Journalist, Zaid Jilani, explains the clash between far-right and far-left groups in Portland, Oregon this past weekend.
Capitol Police Officer Who Killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6 Acted Lawfully: Police
Imagine that. By Zachary Stieber, Epoch The U.S. Capitol Police officer who fatally shot a military veteran inside the Capitol building on Jan. 6 was cleared by his department and won’t face internal disciplinary action. The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) announced on Aug. 23 that an internal investigation […]
FBI Says ‘LITTLE EVIDENCE’ January 6 Was Organized Plot
Krystal and Saagar discuss the new report revealing that the FBI sees little evidence that the January 6th Capitol Hill riot was an organized plot to overturn the election
City “Chooses Love” in Preparation for August 22 Right-Wing Demonstration
More drama from Portland. What could possibly go wrong? By Alex Zielinski Portland Mercury As Portland prepares to take on the familiar role as a battlefield for far-right groups brawling with antifascist counter-protesters this Sunday, city leaders are relying on the possibility that attendees will “choose love.” During […]
Police Investigating ACTIVE Bomb Threat Near U.S. Capitol
Ryan Grim, Alyssa Farrah, and Kim Iversen are joined by Huffpost reporter Arthur Delaney to discuss the developing situation near the U.S. capitol.
Police apprehend suspect seen with possible bomb detonator near U.S. Capitol
Capitol Police have evacuated the Cannon House Office Building, the Library of Congress’s Jefferson Building and other buildings nearby as they investigate an “active bomb threat” near the Capitol building.
Taliban ‘Carrying Out Door-to-Door Manhunt’: Intelligence Group
By Li Hai Epoch Times The Taliban terrorist group is carrying out a highly organized door-to-door manhunt for people on their wanted list, according to the head of a nonprofit providing intelligence to the United Nations. “They have lists of individuals and even within the very first hours […]
Capitol Police Investigate ‘Bomb Threat’ Near Library of Congress
By Emily Cochrane and Maria Cramer New York Times The police closed off several streets and sent alerts to congressional staff members, prompting evacuations. WASHINGTON — The United States Capitol Police were negotiating with a man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck outside the […]
National Stability Requires Sacrifice | Thoughts on Afghanistan
There are brain drains, and there are skin-in-the-game drains.
Lawrence: ‘Everything About Vietnam Was Much Worse Than What Has Happened In Afghanistan’
This commentary is surprisingly sensible. Lawrence O’Donnell must be planning on retiring soon. Lawrence O’Donnell says no one knows how to run the American evacuation from Afghanistan without the same chaos and dishonor we experienced in Vietnam.
The View From Olympus: Afghanistan
Leave it to Bill Lind, the world’s leading expert on fourth-generation warfare, to succinctly describe what happened in Afghanistan. The only thing I disagree with Bill on is that the decision to leave Afghanistan wasn’t Biden’s or Trump’s alone. It was based on the prevailing consensus among ruling […]
The US, the Taliban and the stunning defeat in Afghanistan
By Marwan Bishara Senior political analyst at Al Jazeera. The Taliban victory is a major humiliation for the US, but perhaps that’s the silver lining of the Afghan tragedy. Last week’s turn of events in Afghanistan has been utterly shocking but hardly surprising. The Taliban’s blistering takeover of […]
A Major Terror Plot Interrupted — or a ‘Setup’?
By Patrice Taddonio PBS In 2006, in what was touted by the government as a major success in the post-9/11 “war on terror,” then-U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales took to the podium at a press conference to announce the arrest of an alleged seven-man homegrown terror cell that […]
Without Police Intervention, a Portland Waterfront Worship Event Leads to Clash Between Political Factions
Police aren’t going to break up a battle like that because there is a chance they could actually get hurt. It always happens like that. During the LA riots in ’92, Daryl Gates’ LAPD, one of the largest and best-trained police forces in the world, simply walked off […]
Report Reveals Shocking Double Standards For Bringing U.S. Rioters To Justice
This report reveals fairly clearly that the ruling class strategy in response to last year’s uprisings was to co-opt rather than suppress the rebellions and weaponize them against Trump, hoping for a reverse Nixon ’68 effect, while knowing perfectly well they could subsequently purge sectors they can’t use […]
Senate holds hearing on violent extremism | FULL HEARING
Hearings to examine domestic terrorism and violent extremism, focusing on the threat of racially, ethnically, religiously, and politically motivated attacks.
Police Officer Who Responded to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach Dies by Suicide
So every participant in the “Battle of the Capitol” on both sides who died did so from heart attacks, strokes, suicide, overdose, or getting shot while being unarmed and trying to crawl through a window. Civil War Two is really getting off to a good start. It’s like […]
Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Defendant Richard Barnett Speaks With NBC News
NBC News’ Scott MacFarlane interviews Capitol riot defendant Richard Barnett.
EMOTIONAL Testimony During Jan. 6 Hearing Becomes Ratings FODDER, Conduit For More Gov CONTROL?
Kim Iversen and Robby Soave react to the first hearing on the January 6th commission.
Jan. 6 Committee Shows New Video Of Capitol Riot
During the first hearing of the January 6 select committee, Rep. Bennie Thompson played out a series of videos from the Capitol riot. This video contains explicit language and graphic images some may find offensive.
Sgt. Gonell Fights Back Tears While Recounting Trauma Of Jan. 6 Riot
During his opening statement, U.S. Capitol Sergeant Aquilino Gonell recounted his traumatic experience defending the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. Gonell explained that the day has taken an emotional toll on him and said, “for most people, January 6 happened for a few hours, but for those […]
Officer Fanone Condemns ‘Disgraceful’ Indifference For Victims Of Capitol Riot
DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone recalled the encounters he had with rioters and praised the efforts of officers as they responded to the Capitol riot in his opening statement to the January 6 select committee.
House Committee Holds First Hearing On January 6th Capitol Attack
House select committee tasked with investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol holds its first hearing.
Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn recalls racial abuse during Jan. 6 riot
“You all tried to disrupt democracy that day. You failed,” Dunn said.
Officer Daniel Hodges testifies on Jan. 6 insurrection
“My arms were pinned and effectively useless … I was effectively defenseless and gradually sustaining injury from the increasing pressure of the mob,” he said. This is the Officer who was being crushed between a doorway and his fellow Officers yelling for help on video.
Boogaloo Bois Want to PREVENT a Second Civil War, NOT Incite One
I explain why I think the Boogaloo Bois activist group is anti-racist, anti-cop, and pro-BLM, instead of the alt-right anti-government domestic terrorists which they are sometimes portrayed as.
Autonomous Mexico
By Thaddeus Russell, Reason What happened when some indigenous people took their lands back from the state. I first heard about the autonomous movements in Mexico from my anarcho-communist college buddies in the early 1990s. They loved the idea of indigenous people taking up arms and seizing control […]
Just Let the Militias Have Iraq
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Well, dearest motherfuckers, I had published my doubts, but it appears that Old Man Biden is prepared to finally end our twenty year clusterfuck in Afghanistan by the end of summer after all. Well, sort of. Like any […]
‘Some are still suffering’: Months after Capitol riot, police who fought the mob contend with physical, psychological pain
By Peter Hermann Washington Post More than six months after Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell battled the mob that stormed the Capitol, he remains hobbled, a hand scarred, a shoulder aching, recovering from surgery to an injured foot that swelled so large it no longer fit his shoe. The […]
The Coming ‘January 6’ Train Wreck
By James Bovard, The American Conservative The January 6 Capitol clash may be the gift that keeps on giving to cynics everywhere. In the coming months, Americans will likely see jaw-dropping bureaucratic debacles, stunning abuses by federal prosecutors, and appalling bloodlust by angry Biden supporters. Perhaps the least […]
Kristi Noem’s National Guard Deployment Is America’s Future
By Eric Schnurer The Atlantic The private sector has long been absorbing duties that belong to the government—and that pattern is intensifying. The recent decision by South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to accept private funding from Willis Johnson, a major Republican donor, to send her state’s National Guard […]
Where Portland, Oregon, Stands A Year After Being A Protest Hotspot
By Jonathan Levison, NPR Racial justice protests in Portland, Ore., have quieted down since last year. The city is now grappling with whether promises for police accountability will actually take shape in the coming months. LISTEN HERE
Forces from Ethiopia’s Tigray region say they are pushing south
By Dawit Endeshaw and Maggie Fick,Reuters ADDIS ABABA, July 12 (Reuters) – Forces from Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray said on Monday they were pushing south and had recaptured a town from government forces, underscoring their determination to keep fighting until the region’s pre-war borders are restored. Reuters […]
Capitol Rioter Thought He Recruited a ‘Patriot’ to his Secret Militia – It was an Undercover FBI Agent
By News and Guts A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6th had plans to continue “the revolution” by breaking his fellow rioters out of prison. He built up a supply of weapons – including an AK-47 and 50 Molotov cocktails – and formed a Bible […]
FBI seized ‘fully constructed US Capitol Lego set’ from alleged riot leader
By Jesse O’Neill New York Post The FBI is building its case against an alleged leader of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot one Lego brick at a time. Investigators seized a “fully constructed US Capitol Lego set” from Robert Morss, 27, along with a notebook containing instructions on […]
Texas Soldier who Shot Protester Indicted on Murder Charge
By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — An Army soldier who shot and killed an armed protester after driving into a crowd demonstrating against police violence in the Texas capital last summer has been indicted on a murder charge, authorities said Thursday. Sgt. Daniel Perry, who was […]
The far right has entered a period of regrouping
A “far-left” take on the condition of the “far-right.” The most interesting passage: In spite of all that, I still think the Capitol attack represented more of a win than a loss for the far right. Depending on how the question is asked, somewhere between a fifth and […]
Antifa vs conservatives brawl broke out near the Wi Spa in Los Angeles
From Andy Ngo’s Twitter feed. Watch here.
Heavily Armed Militia Group Shut Down Massachusetts Highway in Bizarre Standoff
By Andrew Boryga, The Daily Beast A cadre of armed men from a militia group called the Rise of the Moors shut down a highway outside of Boston for more than nine hours on Saturday morning after allegedly refusing to comply with police orders and taking off into […]
Let’s talk about why Republicans voted against the committee….
So let me get this straight: it was undercover ANTIFA agitators, but they DON’T want to look into it? Hmmmmmmmm….
Why Mexican Cyber-Cartels Threaten U.S. National Security
By Amanda Suárez Mexican transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) are expanding into cybercrime to form “cyber-cartels,” which present unique threats to U.S. national security interests. Mexican drug cartels have already begun to use technology to further their business operations, including doxxing and surveillance software. Now, these new Mexican cyber-cartels […]
January 6: A Day of Rage
Some interesting footage of the January 6 riot is available here.
William Lind on “Fourth Generation War Comes to a Theater Near You”
This week’s Backchannel features William Lind, Chronicles contributor, as he speaks about his recent piece “Fourth Generation War Comes to a Theater Near You,” which is featured in the October 2020 issue of Chronicles magazine. Lind is joined in conversation by Edward Welsch, Executive Editor of Chronicles, and […]
Why Aren’t Q-Trumpist Nuts Considered Terrorists?
“Terrorist” is a label that only applies to people that are engaged in violence. –Voicemail caller asks why the Trumpist Q types aren’t considered terrorists by law enforcement
Global Trends 2040: A More Contested World
This is a pretty interesting report from the National Intelligence Council. Read the full document here. There is more discussion of non-state actors from Beau below:
Let’s talk about predictions for 2040….
The predictions he outlines in this are fairly consistent with my own, particularly the role of non-state actors that he describes, which is a fundamental aspect of fourth-generation warfare theory.
Did Hamas Win?
By William S. Lind, Traditional Right In the latest dust-up between Israel and Hamas–a few hundred dead is not a war–Israel once again appears to have triumphed. Hamas suffered around ten times as many casualties, and property damage ran at about the same ratio, or perhaps better, for […]
Woman Gets Probation In First Capitol Insurrection Sentencing
A woman from Indiana has become the first person sentenced in connection with the Trump-incited Capitol Hill insurrection on January 6. MSNBC’s Brian Williams has details.
Of Course the FBI Was Infiltrating January 6 Groups
By Arthur Bloom, The American Conservative The galaxy of media outlets, fact-checkers, and “disinformation” NGOs are in five-alarm fire mode after Tucker Carlson broached the subject of infiltrators and provocateurs at the January 6 Capitol riot. Before reviewing any of the existing details, let’s state the obvious: no […]
Senate Reports raises questions about foreknowledge of Capitol Riot
The article published by Revolver on this subject refers to several “unindicted co-conspirators” that were allegedly involved in the disruptions. Anyone who has any familiarity with the behavior of the FBI when it comes to handling domestic threats should find mention of such individuals evidence enough to draw […]
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