The skinhead knew what he was doing. He was prepared. He had his guns lined up in anticipation of using them someday. Bombings, assassinations of innocent people, the skinheads have been turned loose with the hatred being advocated by Trump. I don't want to hear that Trump is not deliberately aggravating this violence, he definitely has a role in this.
October 27, 2018
...The gunman (click here) is said to have yelled “All Jews must die” as he entered the Tree of Life Synagogue, a Conservative congregation in the city and began firing during a baby naming ceremony, local media reported. He engaged in a shootout with responding police officers and barricaded himself inside the building before surrendering. He is said to have been injured, and reportedly crawled toward police....
Trump thinks he has control of his hate speech. He doesn't. He is simply providing impetus to the White Supremacists. His leadership is inert to any idea that he can walk back the aggregation he provides to the White Supremacists in this country. Trump is providing a stage of PERMISSION to act. That goes for any "Dog Whistle Republican" as well. They don't have to give AN ORDER, it happens autonomously to the understanding of the White Supremacist community. They are always primed for the attack.
October 27, 2018
...A post by Bowers (click here) about an hour before the shooting on the alt-right platform Gab seems to spell out his violent intentions.
“HIAS (click here) likes to bring invaders in that kill our people,” Bowers wrote, referring to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. “I can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughtered.”
Bowers’s last line in the post: “Screw your optics, I’m going in.”
His since-deleted Gab account had in the bio: “jews are the children of satan. (john 8:44),” and, “the lord jesus Christ is come in the flesh.”...
The idea this White Supremacist is acting alone is wrong. He was on an internet website that supports this level of hate. Everyone on that same site are his friends. Right now, the White Supremacists in prison are counting their numbers and expecting a higher escalation of violence in the country. They are no different than the anti-abortion crowd. They are violent and they won't ever step down from THEIR LOYALTY to their beliefs.
The synagogues and African American churches are going to have to step up their security. It is a horrible idea because places of worship are supposed to be protected by God, but, God also expects the brains he gave human beings to work to their benefit when hatred is at all-time highs.
Places of worship need to lock their doors and provide ID cards with magnetic codes to allow MEMBERS into the building. I mean it. Get over it. There are memberships to places of worship for a reason and it isn't just for tithing. Worship is the center of spiritual life and is a community with common understanding. Sanctuary from everyday life.
October 27, 2018
At least 11 people (click here) were killed after a man opened fire on a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday.
The perpetrator entered the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue and yelled 'All Jews must die,' according to KDKA, a local radio station.
An Israeli official confirmed it knows of eight casualties....
The White Supremacists are the ones the Kochs, the petroleum industry, coal industry empowers to vote with the RYAN FUND. This is a responsibility of the Supreme Court and the Citizens United decision. These are the folks they spend all their money on to propagate a vote to allow exploitation of the USA democracy. Take a good look America.
Eight people were already known dead when Trump defended the Gun Lobby by putting the blame on the synagogue. Eight dead and Trump is stating the lack fo ARMED GUARDS would have averted the tragedy. When are people going to see the indecency of this man and his party?
October 27, 2018
By Crystal Hayes
Washington – President Donald Trump (click here) responded to the shooting in Pittsburgh, which left at least eight dead inside a synagogue, by telling reporters that an armed guard could have prevented the tragedy before then announcing he would still hold his planned MAGA rally tonight in Illinois.
As Trump boarded Air Force 1 heading to Indianapolis, he told reporters he was monitoring the events unfolding near the Tree of Life Synagogue and said "something has to be done."
But, Trump rebuffed questions about whether now was the time to examine gun laws.
"This has little to do with it if you take a look," Trump said on gun laws. He continued, explaining armed guard could have prevented the tragedy....
Read the facts! This is the Associated Press!
October 26, 2018
Far-right extremists (click here) have ramped up an intimidating wave of anti-Semitic harassment against Jewish journalists, political candidates and others ahead of next month's U.S. midterm elections, according to a report released Friday by a Jewish civil rights group.
The Anti-Defamation League's report says its researchers analyzed more than 7.5 million Twitter messages from Aug. 31 to Sept. 17 and found nearly 30 percent of the accounts repeatedly tweeting derogatory terms about Jews appeared to be automated "bots."
But accounts controlled by real-life humans often mount the most "worrisome and harmful" anti-Semitic attacks, sometimes orchestrated by leaders of neo-Nazi or white nationalist groups, the researchers said....
