Black Lives Matter

Brett Wilkins, staff writer
New data from the U.S. Crisis Monitor and the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) show that police used violence against leftist demonstrators three times as often as against rightwing protesters. (Photo: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
The report's findings came as a surprise to virtually no one.
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Berlinda Nibo of Los Angeles was viciously attacked by supporters of President Donald Trump at a "Stop the Steal" rally in downtown LA on January 6, 2021.(Images: Racquel Natalicchio via screenshot Twitter/@RaquelNPhoto)
"All of a sudden I'm just getting cornered by 30, 40 people," said Berlinda...
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Police brutally cleared Black Lives Matter protesters from near the White House in Washington, D.C. on June 1, 2020. (Photo: Jose Luis Magana/AFP via Getty Images)
Had the Capitol insurrectionists "been Black and Brown," they "wouldn't have...

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Having giddily praised the "fantastic job" by federal goons in Portland tear-gassing moms, medics, reporters and stubbornly peaceful protesters, TrumPinochet is now making the "decidedly fascist" threat to invade other American cities to protect them from "violent anarchists" painting on the sidewalks - though social media shows endless video of rabid, rioting police. "This is how it starts," intones the newest Lincoln Project ad. A few days ago, it seemed over the top. Now it's not.

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