NANCY Pelosi broke down in tears as she branded the Capitol riot an “assault on our democracy.”
It was the first press conference that the House Speaker held since the Capitol was raided last week.
Pelosi was speaking about the incident that took place last week when she started crying.
“The general is a respected leader with experience dealing with crises ,” she said, referencing General Russel L. Honoré.
She went on to say how grateful she was for the military officer, before her voice cracked and she said it was a “very emotional time.”
“[I am] very passionate on this assault on our democracy,” she said.
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NANCY Pelosi broke down in tears as she branded the Capitol riot an “assault on our democracy.” It was the first press conference that the House Speaker held since the Capitol was raided last week. Pelosi was speaking about the incident that took place last week when she started crying. “The general is a respected leader with experience dealing with crises ,” she said, referencing General Russel L. Honoré. She went on to say how grateful she was for the military officer, before her voice cracked and she said it was a “very emotional time.” “[I am] very passionate on this assault on our democracy,” she said. It was the first press conference that the House Speaker held since the Capitol was raided last week. Pelosi was speaking about the incident that took place last week when she started crying. “The general is a respected leader with experience dealing with crises ,” she said, referencing General Russel L. Honoré. She went on to say how grateful she was for the military officer, before her voice cracked and she said it was a “very emotional time.” “[I am] very passionate on this assault on our democracy,” she said.
In a day that will go down as one of the darkest in American history, thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters waved Confederate flags, hung nooses, and paraded white supremacist symbols as they violently breached the US Capitol on Wednesday.
Shrouded in racist and hateful imagery, the pro-Trump mob forced elected officials to flee as they were certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election in a terrifying insurrection that saw one woman fatally shot during the violence.
At least one of the rioters who stormed the building was pictured wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt in reference to the Nazi Germany–operated concentration camp where more than 1 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.
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In a day that will go down as one of the darkest in American history, thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters waved Confederate flags, hung nooses, and paraded white supremacist symbols as they violently breached the US Capitol on Wednesday.Shrouded in racist and hateful imagery, the pro-Trump mob forced elected officials to flee as they were certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election in a terrifying insurrection that saw one woman fatally shot during the violence. At least one of the rioters who stormed the building was pictured wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt in reference to the Nazi Germany–operated concentration camp where more than 1 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust. Shrouded in racist and hateful imagery, the pro-Trump mob forced elected officials to flee as they were certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election in a terrifying insurrection that saw one woman fatally shot during the violence. At least one of the rioters who stormed the building was pictured wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt in reference to the Nazi Germany–operated concentration camp where more than 1 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.
The leader of the far-right group was charged with destruction of property for allegedly stealing and burning a BLM banner. The arrest comes days ahead of a pro-Trump rally.
The leader of the US far-right Proud Boys group was arrested Monday in Washington, police said in a statement.
Officers charged 36-year-old Enrique Tarrio with destruction of property at the Asbury United Methodist Church, a largely African-American church in Washington, DC.
Tarrio and others allegedly stole and burned a Black Lives Matter banner from the church during violent protests on December 12.
The group leader was hit with additional charges of possessing two illegal high-capacity firearm magazines at the time of his arrest, police said.
He was arrested when he entered the District of Columbia, which houses the US capital.
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The leader of the far-right group was charged with destruction of property for allegedly stealing and burning a BLM banner. The arrest comes days ahead of a pro-Trump rally. The leader of the US far-right Proud Boys group was arrested Monday in Washington, police said in a statement. Officers charged 36-year-old Enrique Tarrio with destruction of property at the Asbury United Methodist Church, a largely African-American church in Washington, DC. Tarrio and others allegedly stole and burned a Black Lives Matter banner from the church during violent protests on December 12. The group leader was hit with additional charges of possessing two illegal high-capacity firearm magazines at the time of his arrest, police said. He was arrested when he entered the District of Columbia, which houses the US capital. Tarrio and others allegedly stole and burned a Black Lives Matter banner from the church during violent protests on December 12. The group leader was hit with additional charges of possessing two illegal high-capacity firearm magazines at the time of his arrest, police said. He was arrested when he entered the District of Columbia, which houses the US capital. Black Lives Matter flag Black Lives Matter flag Black Lives Matter flag
The Simon Wiesenthal Center on Tuesday unveiled its list of 2020’s top 10 worst anti-Semitic incidents.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean and director of Global Social Action Agenda at the Wiesenthal Center, said that while it was tough to limit the list to only 10 incidents this year, the “weaponization” of the COVID-19 pandemic against minority groups, and particularly Jews, ultimately took the top spot.
Because the pandemic has been politicized, there have been countless conspiracy theories surrounding it that have paved the way for anti-Semitism, said Cooper. He also noted that there have been “elements” of anti-Semitism in anti-vaccine protests.
“In places like Germany, where they had demonstrations against a vaccine before it was even available … among the protesters were anti-Semites and those who were misusing Holocaust symbols,” said Cooper. He acknowledged that the anti-vaccine movement is by-and-large not anti-Semitic, but said anti-Semitism was evident in the “pernicious nature of individuals and groups who want to take advantage of the virus.”
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The Simon Wiesenthal Center on Tuesday unveiled its list of 2020’s top 10 worst anti-Semitic incidents. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean and director of Global Social Action Agenda at the Wiesenthal Center, said that while it was tough to limit the list to only 10 incidents this year, the “weaponization” of the COVID-19 pandemic against minority groups, and particularly Jews, ultimately took the top spot. Because the pandemic has been politicized, there have been countless conspiracy theories surrounding it that have paved the way for anti-Semitism, said Cooper. He also noted that there have been “elements” of anti-Semitism in anti-vaccine protests. “In places like Germany, where they had demonstrations against a vaccine before it was even available … among the protesters were anti-Semites and those who were misusing Holocaust symbols,” said Cooper. He acknowledged that the anti-vaccine movement is by-and-large not anti-Semitic, but said anti-Semitism was evident in the “pernicious nature of individuals and groups who want to take advantage of the virus.”
Matthew Slatzer, an alleged neo-Nazi with an extensive history of hate speech who was most recently in the news for carrying an anti-Semitic sign at an Ohio coronavirus protest, was sentenced by a federal judge to 27 months in prison on a gun charge.
Slatzer, who resides near Canton, had pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a person with domestic violence conviction.
Twenty-seven months is the max sentence on such a charge.
“This defendant is well known within the community as an individual with a hateful ideology prone to threaten violence towards law enforcement and others based on race, religion or sexual orientation,” U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman said in a press release. “These hateful beliefs, combined with a history of actual violence, make the defendant a threat to the community and the entirety of the Northern District. We are grateful for the maximum possible sentence in this matter that will keep the defendant in federal prison where he can no longer threaten or harm others.”
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Matthew Slatzer, an alleged neo-Nazi with an extensive history of hate speech who was most recently in the news for carrying an anti-Semitic sign at an Ohio coronavirus protest, was sentenced by a federal judge to 27 months in prison on a gun charge. “This defendant is well known within the community as an individual with a hateful ideology prone to threaten violence towards law enforcement and others based on race, religion or sexual orientation,” U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman said in a press release. “These hateful beliefs, combined with a history of actual violence, make the defendant a threat to the community and the entirety of the Northern District. We are grateful for the maximum possible sentence in this matter that will keep the defendant in federal prison where he can no longer threaten or harm others.”
Due to the ongoing global pandemic, and the belief the COVID-19 virus originated in Wuhan, China, anti-racism advocates are noting a rise in bigotry towards Asians. Incidents of racism towards Asians include verbal and physical assault as well as the deliberate avoidance of businesses.
A coalition of Asian American Advocacy groups launched “Stop AAPI Hate” (Asian American & Pacific Islander) on March 19th, 2020, after the onset of the global pandemic. From March until this August, the Stop AAPI Hate website received over 2500 reports of anti-Asian racism across the globe.
Of the reported incidents, 70% involved verbal harassment including the use of racial slurs. Physical assaults were reported in 9% of total incidents as well. 38% of the cases took place at AAPI places of business and 20% on public streets. Women reported 2.4 times more cases than men. 14% of cases were directed hate towards someone under 20, while incidents targeted at the elderly accounted for 7.5% of cases. 47 states in the USA reported incidents with 46% of cases taking place in California.
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Due to the ongoing global pandemic, and the belief the COVID-19 virus originated in Wuhan, China, anti-racism advocates are noting a rise in bigotry towards Asians. Incidents of racism towards Asians include verbal and physical assault as well as the deliberate avoidance of businesses. A coalition of Asian American Advocacy groups launched “Stop AAPI Hate” (Asian American & Pacific Islander) on March 19th, 2020, after the onset of the global pandemic. From March until this August, the Stop AAPI Hate website received over 2500 reports of anti-Asian racism across the globe. Of the reported incidents, 70% involved verbal harassment including the use of racial slurs. Physical assaults were reported in 9% of total incidents as well. 38% of the cases took place at AAPI places of business and 20% on public streets. Women reported 2.4 times more cases than men. 14% of cases were directed hate towards someone under 20, while incidents targeted at the elderly accounted for 7.5% of cases. 47 states in the USA reported incidents with 46% of cases taking place in California.
A teaching professor at the University of California Merced’s engineering school owns a Twitter account that featured a pattern of anti-Semitic posts, J. has discovered. The content was described by the Anti-Defamation League as “repulsive” and promoting “anti-Semitic tropes.”
Abbas Ghassemi’s account, launched in July 2019, was deactivated after J. sent a request for comment on Dec. 18. But the newspaper was able to create an archive and take screenshots of some of his tweets prior to the shutdown. He had published or retweeted more than 2,200 times.
On June 14, Ghassemi tweeted “… reality bites!!!!!!” along with a photo of a “Zionist brain” with labels such as “frontal money lobe,” “Holocaust memory centre” and “world domination lobe.” That same image can be found on the website Jew World Order, which peddles anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
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(J. the Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — A teaching professor at the University of California Merced’s engineering school owns a Twitter account that featured a pattern of anti-Semitic posts, J. has discovered. The content was described by the Anti-Defamation League as “repulsive” and promoting “anti-Semitic tropes.” Abbas Ghassemi’s account, launched in July 2019, was deactivated after J. sent a request for comment on Dec. 18. But the newspaper was able to create an archive and take screenshots of some of his tweets prior to the shutdown. He had published or retweeted more than 2,200 times. On June 14, Ghassemi tweeted “… reality bites!!!!!!” along with a photo of a “Zionist brain” with labels such as “frontal money lobe,” “Holocaust memory centre” and “world domination lobe.” That same image can be found on the website Jew World Order, which peddles anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. On June 14, Ghassemi tweeted “… reality bites!!!!!!” along with a photo of a “Zionist brain” with labels such as “frontal money lobe,” “Holocaust memory centre” and “world domination lobe.” That same image can be found on the website Jew World Order, which peddles anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
A German court on Monday handed down a life sentence to a neo-Nazi behind a deadly attack last year that nearly became the country’s worst anti-Semitic atrocity since World War II.
A bolted door at the synagogue in the eastern city of Halle with 52 worshippers inside marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, was the only thing that prevented the heavily armed attacker from carrying out a planned bloodbath.
After failing to storm the temple on October 9, 2019, Stephan Balliet, 28, shot dead a female passer-by and a man at a kebab shop.
“Without that famous reinforced door, he would have committed a massacre,” presiding judge Ursula Mertens said as she read out the verdict.
Balliet, his head shaved and dressed in black, listened with a blank expression.
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A German court on Monday handed down a life sentence to a neo-Nazi behind a deadly attack last year that nearly became the country’s worst anti-Semitic atrocity since World War II. A bolted door at the synagogue in the eastern city of Halle with 52 worshippers inside marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, was the only thing that prevented the heavily armed attacker from carrying out a planned bloodbath. After failing to storm the temple on October 9, 2019, Stephan Balliet, 28, shot dead a female passer-by and a man at a kebab shop. “Without that famous reinforced door, he would have committed a massacre,” presiding judge Ursula Mertens said as she read out the verdict. Balliet, his head shaved and dressed in black, listened with a blank expression. A German court on Monday handed down a life sentence to a neo-Nazi behind a deadly attack last year that nearly became the country’s worst anti-Semitic atrocity since World War II. A bolted door at the synagogue in the eastern city of Halle with 52 worshippers inside marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, was the only thing that prevented the heavily armed attacker from carrying out a planned bloodbath. anti-Semitic rampage anti-Semitic rampage anti-Semitic rampage
Police: Dead Pig Found at NJ Rabbi’s Home in Anti-Semitic Crime
Police: Dead Pig Found at NJ Rabbi’s Home in Anti-Semitic Crime
While Jews across the world celebrated the holy Sabbath holiday this weekend, someone placed a dead pig on the doorstep of a New Jersey rabbi’s home. As reported by the NY Post, police said they are looking into the incident as an apparent bias crime.
The dead pig was discovered at a rabbi’s Lakewood home at roughly 7 a.m. on Saturday morning. Investigators have determined that the animal was placed there by someone between midnight and 7 a.m., as per the police. “Currently, we are actively pursuing several leads and hope to bring this to a conclusion very soon,” Lakewood police Capt. Gregory Staffordsmith wrote in an email.
There was no note attached to the frightful find, which was initially reported by the Lakewood Scoop. “At this time, it’s being investigated as a bias crime,” Lakewood police Lt. Leroy Marshall told The Post. As of midday Monday, no arrests had been made in the case. The Marshall declined to identify the rabbi, only saying that it occurred on Treetop Lane and that it is an ongoing criminal investigation. No injuries were reported at the residence, he added.
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The dead pig was discovered at a rabbi’s Lakewood home at roughly 7 a.m. on Saturday morning. Investigators have determined that the animal was placed there by someone between midnight and 7 a.m., as per the police. “Currently, we are actively pursuing several leads and hope to bring this to a conclusion very soon,” Lakewood police Capt. Gregory Staffordsmith wrote in an email. There was no note attached to the frightful find, which was initially reported by the Lakewood Scoop. “At this time, it’s being investigated as a bias crime,” Lakewood police Lt. Leroy Marshall told The Post.
German troops suspected of running antisemitic chat group
German troops suspected of running antisemitic chat group
German authorities have uncovered a group of soldiers suspected of organizing a chat group relating to antisemitism, right-wing extremism and pornography, according to a Defence Ministry document seen by Reuters.
Many of the 26 soldiers belong to a logistics unit in Neustadt am Ruebenberge in northern Germany, the ministry said in a report to parliament dated Friday and first reported by public ARD television.
Civilian and military prosecutors started investigations immediately after the accusations became known in October, it added. So far, three of the soldiers have been banned from wearing a uniform and working for the military, the document said, without elaborating.
The case is the latest in a series of far-right scandals to surface in the German military.
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German authorities have uncovered a group of soldiers suspected of organizing a chat group relating to antisemitism, right-wing extremism and pornography, according to a Defence Ministry document seen by Reuters. Many of the 26 soldiers belong to a logistics unit in Neustadt am Ruebenberge in northern Germany, the ministry said in a report to parliament dated Friday and first reported by public ARD television. Civilian and military prosecutors started investigations immediately after the accusations became known in October, it added. So far, three of the soldiers have been banned from wearing a uniform and working for the military, the document said, without elaborating. The case is the latest in a series of far-right scandals to surface in the German military. Civilian and military prosecutors started investigations immediately after the accusations became known in October, it added. So far, three of the soldiers have been banned from wearing a uniform and working for the military, the document said, without elaborating. The case is the latest in a series of far-right scandals to surface in the German military.
