Hillary Clinton compares Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler, says MAGA supporters are like Nazis



Hillary Clinton recently likened former President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. She also compared MAGA supporters at Friday's Trump rally to Nazis.

Earlier this month, Trump held a rally in Youngstown, Ohio. Near the conclusion of the rally, some Trump supporters made a one-finger gesture that was likely an endorsement of the QAnon conspiracy theory.

Trump held his latest rally in Wilmington, North Carolina. During Friday's event, a handful of attendees made the pointing finger gesture. However, security at the Trump event are seen on video asking people to stop making the hand motion.

\u201cWhen the crowd holds up their fingers again at the Trump rally tonight to give the QAnon sign, security moves through them and has them put it down.\u201d
— Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1663984595

PBS "NewsHour" correspondent Lisa Desjardins was at Friday night's rally, and said, "Confirmed with people at Trump rally who held 1 finger up that they meant it as a symbol of QAnon’s 'Where We Go One We Go All' and further… Security staff here fanned out and told people to take down their fingers. That is a reason why – maybe main reason - we saw fewer" finger gestures than in the previous rally.

"The man in this photo held up 1 finger and told me he meant it as a WWG1WGA sign – and then the security guard in the next photo told him to take it down. He was furious 'that's my Constitutional right!' The man in the crowd told me after I saw that interaction happen," Desjardins wrote on Twitter.

Desjardins said the security staff "clearly had been directed to watch for this kind of gesture and to shut it down."

\u201cThe man in this photo held up 1 finger and told me he meant it as a WWG1WGA sign - and then the security guard in the next photo told him to take it down.\n\nHe was furious \u201cthats my Constitutional right!\u201d the man in the crowd told me after I saw that interaction happen.\u201d
— Lisa Desjardins (@Lisa Desjardins) 1663975110

Hillary Clinton said the MAGA supporters making the finger gesture were like Adolf Hitler supporters doing the Sieg Heil salute of the Nazis.

On Friday, Clinton spoke at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas.

Clinton said, "I remember as a young student, you know, trying to figure out, how people get basically brought in by Hitler. How did that happen? I'd watch newsreels and I'd see this guy standing up there ranting and raving, and people shouting and raising their arms. I thought, 'What's happened to these people? Why do they believe that?'"

She continued, "You saw the rally in Ohio the other night, Trump is there ranting and raving for more than an hour, and you have these rows of young men with their arms raised. I thought, 'What is going on?'"

Clinton theorized, "So there is a real pressure – and I think it is fair to say we're in a struggle between democracy and autocracy."

\u201cHillary Clinton likens Trump supporters to Nazis during remarks at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin\n\n"What\u2019s happened to these people?"\n\nhttps://t.co/fWLON5d2b3\u201d
— Jon Levine (@Jon Levine) 1664029708

Taylor Budowich – a spokesman for Trump – blasted Clinton for "using some of the most disgusting smears imaginable."

"It seems like perpetual-failed-candidate Hillary Clinton’s basket of deplorables has run stale, not unlike herself," Budowich told Fox News. "It's pathetic, it’s divisive, and it is further cementing her legacy of cringe."

During the 2016 presidential campaign, then-candidate Hillary Clinton denigrated half of Trump's supporters as a "basket of deplorables."

"You know, just to be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables," Clinton said in September 2016. "The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic — you name it. And unfortunately there are people like that. And he has lifted them up."

Earlier this month, President Joe Biden proclaimed that Trump and MAGA Republicans "represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic."

The rosary called an 'extremist symbol' in the Atlantic



Though American Catholics — who constitute approximately 25% of the population — may regard the rosary as a set of prayers in honor of the Virgin Mary that can be tracked on a string of knots or beads, according to an article published by the Atlantic on August 14, it has "become an extremist symbol."

That was the direct accusation as it first appeared in the title of a piece: "How the Rosary Became an Extremist Symbol," written by Daniel Panneton, an "anti-hate researcher" based in Toronto. While the article's original title exists as a virtual artifact in the article's URL on other sites, it has since been modified on the Atlantic's page to read: "How Extremist Gun Culture Is Trying to Co-Opt the Rosary." Though the title has changed, the content remains the same.

Like the AR-15 rifle, which "has become a sacred object for Christian nationalists," Panneton wrote that "the rosary has acquired a militaristic meaning for radical-traditional (or 'rad trad') Catholics." The rosary, he suggested, is believed by an "extremist fringe" to be "a weapon in the fight against evil."

Panneton conceded that there is mainstream and historic precedent for the association of the rosary with militaristic themes. He noted that a commander of the pontifical Swiss Guard called a gift of rosaries "the most powerful weapon that exists on the market"; the rosary has long been regarded as "weapon against Satan"; and even Pope Francis spoke of the need for "spiritual combat." Nevertheless, he suggested that its association by conservative Americans is ultimately "rooted in fantasies of violently defending one's family and church from marauders."

Referring to "Deus Vult ('God wills it') crusader memes," Christian iconography paired with political rhetoric, and implorations online "for men to rise up and become Church Militants," Panneton argued that there has been a concerted effort to integrate "ultraconservative Catholicism with other aspects of online far-right culture." He insinuated further that this is not a matter of online trolling, but of "providing a pathway to radicalization and real-world terrorist attacks."

In the hands of so-called "ultraconservative Catholic[s]," Panneton believes the rosary to be "anything but holy."

Eric Sammons, editor of Crisis Magazine, responded, saying: "Of course, in our modern woke world all militaristic language has become politically incorrect." Sammons questioned the extremist label applied by Panneton to "rad trads," asserting that an aversion to LGBTQ acceptance in the Church, pro-life views, and opposition to transgenderism targeting children simply means the accused "act like Catholics."

Republican Rep. Lisa McClain (Mich.) suggested that Panneton's piece is emblematic of a broader hostility toward Christians from the left.

\u201cThe far left thinks the Rosary is an extremist symbol.\n\nThat just shows how radically anti-Christian they have become.\u201d
— Lisa McClain (@Lisa McClain) 1660583216

On Monday, Fox's Rachel Campos-Duffy concurred with McClain, suggesting that this article is one among many "trying to associate people who are faithful, especially those who adhere to more orthodox or traditional interpretations of faith, as somehow being right-wing extremists, white nationalists, fringe."

Though some have taken to mocking the article, Campos-Duffy warned, "We shouldn't just laugh at the silliness of this. We should understand that in this country and around the world, Christianity and faith in general is under attack. ... We should be very protective of our religious liberties and push back against this kind of bigotry against Christians."

Washington Post anonymous sources: FBI raided former President Trump's residence in search of nuclear weapon documents. Trump: 'Hoax.'



In an article published early August 12, Washington Post reporters Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey, and Shane Harris claimed that anonymous sources familiar with the investigation into former President Donald Trump told them that among the items FBI agents hoped to find in their raid of Mar-a-Lago were "classified documents relating to nuclear weapons."

The anonymous sources cited in the piece did not provide any detail as to the nature of the information, including whether the supposed nuclear documents pertained to American capabilities and weapons or to those of other nations. The sources also did not disclose whether any such documents were discovered in the August 8 raid.

Neither the Department of Justice (DOJ) nor the FBI have commented on these allegations, advanced in part by Devlin Barrett, who was a member of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for coverage of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Trump responded to the allegations, claiming that the "nuclear weapons issue is a Hoax, just like Russia, Russia, Russia was a hoax, two Impeachments were a Hoax, the Mueller investigation was a hoax, and much more." He also said that "some sleazy people are involved" and questioned why the FBI allegedly refused to permit his lawyers and others to be present during the raid: "Planting information anyone?"

Writer Miranda Devine and others took to Twitter to lambaste those speculating about what else may have been found in Trump's possession.

\u201cTwitter\u2019s on it! Trump took the Ark of the Covenant, the Shroud of Turin, the holy grail, Al Capone\u2019s vault as well as the nuclear codes\u201d
— Miranda Devine (@Miranda Devine) 1660276882

While former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani noted that the "Biden Secret Police" could apparently wait a weekend before searching for the alleged classified nuclear information, commentator Lisa Boothe pointed out that the DOJ had in fact waited over a year-and-a-half to do so.

\u201cIf Trump had nuclear documents, why wait over a year and a half to get them? Also, why wait until right before the midterm and 90-day window? It's all political.\u201d
— Lisa Boothe \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Lisa Boothe \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1660306652

Despite the suggestion that the documents sought by the DOJ had something to do with nuclear intelligence, others have suggested that they may instead pertain to alleged efforts to "disrupt the electoral vote count on January 6."

Some light may soon be shed on the nature of the documents sought by the FBI, given the requests by both Trump and Attorney General Merrick Garland to release the search warrant, which the latter has admitted to having personally approved in the first place.

Garland indicated on Thursday that the DOJ asked a federal court in Florida to unseal the search warrant, which was issued on August 5 by U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart and used by the FBI for its raid.

Later on August 11, Trump similarly called for the release of the documents. He wrote on TruthSocial: "Not only will I not oppose the release of documents related to the unAmerican, unwarranted, and unnecessary raid and break-in of my home in Palm Beach, Florida, Mar-a-Lago, I am going a step further by ENCOURAGING the immediate release of those documents."

The former president added that the documents have "been drawn up by radical left Democrats and possible future political opponents," once again insinuating his intention to run in the 2024 presidential election.

'Night of rage' protests erupt into violence across the country: Fox News HQ targeted, fireworks shot at police, pro-life woman attacked, journalists assaulted



Protests erupted across the country following the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. In major U.S. cities, pro-abortion protesters violently clashed with law enforcement on Friday.

Washington, D.C.

Antifa-linked pro-abortion group Jane's Revenge vowed to undertake a "night of rage" after the Supreme Court's ruling on allowing states to make the final call about abortion. Black bloc protesters wielding umbrellas marched through the streets of Washington, D.C.

The group chanted slogans such as, "If abortion ain’t safe, neither are you," "If we don’t get it, burn it down," "Every city, every town, burn the precinct to the ground," and "F*** the church, f*** the state, we won't let them decide our fate." The protesters burned American flags.

Footage from the protests were provided by Fox News associate producer Lisa Bennatan, Post Millennial correspondent Hannah Nighting, Washington Examiner's Matt Miller, and TPUSA contributor Drew Hernandez.

(CAUTION: The following videos may be unsuitable for some viewers)

\u201c\u201cIf we don\u2019t get it, BURN IT DOWN\u201d \n\nANTIFA marches down the streets of Washington DC calling for violence in the streets after the overturn of Roe v Wade.\u201d
— TheBlaze (@TheBlaze) 1656118557


\u201c\u201cIf we don\u2019t get it, burn it down,\u201d crowd chants\u201d
— Lisa Bennatan (@Lisa Bennatan) 1656116891
\u201cLIVE in DC: Woman flips off and shouts at diners as Antifa marches through downtown\n\nFootage from @HannahNighting\u201d
— The Post Millennial (@The Post Millennial) 1656120884


\u201cAntifa marching through downtown DC right now, dragging traffic cones and smashing bottles.\u201d
— Matthew Miller (@Matthew Miller) 1656122277


\u201cBREAKING: ANTIFA lights an American flag on fire here in DC in the middle of the street | @TPUSA\u201d
— Drew Hernandez (@Drew Hernandez) 1656120349

New York City

At least 25 people were arrested in New York City during protests on Friday night. The mob targeted the News Corp building – the headquarters of Fox News. Video from Oliya Scootercaster shows vandals scrawled graffiti on the News Corp building and chanted, "Shame," and "F*** Tucker Carlson!"

\u201cPro-abortion Protesters arrested in New York City after blocking the roadway at an intersection on 42nd Street and 6th Avenue in New York City following the Supreme Court\u2019s abortion ruling to overturn #RoeVWade\n\nVideo by Karla Cote (FNTV https://t.co/MKhP0Go9IL)\u201d
— Oliya Scootercaster (@Oliya Scootercaster) 1656129962


\u201c"Fuck Fox" and "Fuck Capitalism" - aftermath as pro-abortion protesters stormed Fox News in NYC\n\nVideo by Ken Lopez (FNTV https://t.co/MKhP0Go9IL)\u201d
— Oliya Scootercaster (@Oliya Scootercaster) 1656125205

Los Angeles

Pro-abortion protesters shut down the 110 Freeway in downtown Los Angles. El American field journalist Anthony Cabassa captured the moment a vehicle drove through the blockade, and a man slams the car with a pole.

Pro-abortion activists clashed with LAPD officers. Fireworks were launched at police officers, and a man attempted to burn cops with a homemade flamethrower, Post Millennial editor Andy Ngo reported.

\u201cBreaking: Protesters have shut down the 110 Freeway North in Downtown Los Angeles. \u201d
— PM Breaking News (@PM Breaking News) 1656123955
\u201cBREAKING: PROTESTORS OVERTAKE FREEWAY, assault vehicles refusing to stop. THOUSANDS are now marching on the 110 Freeway North.\u201d
— Anthony Cabassa (@Anthony Cabassa) 1656122443
\u201cHAPPENING NOW: Pro-Abortion protestors clash with Police, multiple brawls break out. \n\nLos Angeles, CA. MASS POLICE PRESENCE.\u201d
— Anthony Cabassa (@Anthony Cabassa) 1656129773
\u201cThey\u2019re throwing fireworks at police in LA.\n\nThese are not \u201cprotesters\u201d\n\nThey are Terrorists.\n\n\u201d
— Baby Lives Matter Benny (@Baby Lives Matter Benny) 1656134169
\u201cAnother angle shows a rioter at the #Antifa pro-abortion riot in Los Angeles using a homemade flamethrower to try to burn police. Antifa also throw an explosive mortar firework right at @LAPDHQ officers. A suspect who tried to escape was arrested.\u201d
— Andy Ng\u00f4 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Andy Ng\u00f4 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1656125565

Seattle

A pro-life woman was attacked and pepper-sprayed by Antifa, according to Post Millennial reporter Katie Daviscourt.

Journalist Jonathan Choe said he was harassed by Antifa members – who knocked his phone out of his hands while documenting the protest.

\u201cPro-life female ATTACKED by Antifa.\u201d
— Katie Daviscourt\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Katie Daviscourt\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1656119379
\u201cCHASED: I was trying to record Antifa trying to break windows. Then the mutual aid far left activists spotted me and pointed me out. This black bloc group may be most emboldened crew ever. Knocked my phone down but I picked up right away. Had to out run them. I\u2019m ok. #Seattle\u201d
— Jonathan Choe Journalist (@Jonathan Choe Journalist) 1656126378

Portland

Videographer Mason Lake was reportedly assaulted by Antifa while covering the abortion protests in Portland. Before his camera was slammed out of his hands, video shows graffiti at the federal courthouse.

There was a small fire lit at the federal courthouse in Portland.

\u201cPortland: #Antifa assaulted live streamer Mason Lake at the pro-abortion protest. In 2020, they assaulted him multiple times as well.\u201d
— Andy Ng\u00f4 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Andy Ng\u00f4 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1656133844
\u201cMagically appeared outside the Portland Federal Courthouse.\n#portland #RoeVWade\u201d
— Mason Lake Media (@Mason Lake Media) 1656138248


TSA gets brutally mocked after bragging about confiscating 'oversized' liquid containers: 'Not all heroes wear capes'



The Transportation Security Administration was brutally mocked Wednesday after boasting about the confiscation of liquids at an airport security checkpoint.

What happened?

Lisa Farbstein, a TSA spokesperson, posted a picture of liquids that TSA officers confiscated from travelers going through security at the Syracuse Airport.

The picture — which included drinks, personal hygiene products, and even snow globes — showed the confiscated products sprawled out in front of a lectern, apparently on display for a public service announcement regarding TSA liquid rules.

"Display of oversized liquids, gels and aerosols that travelers had in their carry-on bags at the ⁦@SyracuseAirport⁩ @TSA Checkpoint in a 3-day span," Farbstein tweeted. "The limit for liquids through a checkpoint is 3.4 oz."

\u201cDisplay of oversized liquids, gels and aerosols that travelers had in their carry-on bags at the \u2066@SyracuseAirport\u2069 @TSA Checkpoint in a 3-day span. The limit for liquids through a checkpoint is 3.4 oz.\u201d
— Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson (@Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson) 1655920655

TSA rules state:

You are allowed to bring a quart-sized bag of liquids, aerosols, gels, creams and pastes in your carry-on bag and through the checkpoint. These are limited to travel-sized containers that are 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) or less per item. Placing these items in the small bag and separating from your carry-on baggage facilitates the screening process. Pack items that are in containers larger than 3.4 ounces or 100 milliliters in checked baggage.

What was the reaction?

The picture generated thousands of responses, most of which mocked the TSA for enforcing allegedly "arbitrary rules."

  • "I am curious: Did any of these items end up containing anything that would've threatened the lives of plane passengers? Or is this just bragging about arbitrary confiscation of people's property, at a time when it's harder for families to afford food, drinks, & toiletries?" one person reacted.
  • "Thank GOD. Someone needs to protect us all from snow globes and Capri Suns," one person mocked.
  • "But you can purchase nearly all of those items in similar sizes on the other side of security, at 2-3x the price," one person noted.
  • "Imagine stealing someone's souvenir snow globe & thinking that you're the good guy," another person said.
  • "Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear elbow braces because of repetitive strain injury due to patting themselves on the back for safely confiscating your 150 ml sunscreen," another person mocked.
  • "It will never stop being hilarious that they confiscate these items allegedly in case they are dangerous then store them all next to each other," another person observed.
  • "Thank you for keeping us safe from people who want to hydrate, apply lotion, or brush their teeth, Lisa," another person mocked.
  • "The fact that they are all assembled there instead of detonated in a bomb disposal unit tells you they know these are safe and the policy is theatre only," one person observed.
  • "It's amazing that our tax dollars are paying the TSA employees' salaries, and when they want to brag about a job well done, the best they can come up with is, 'We inconvenienced lots of people who just wanted to pack enough toothpaste for the whole family,'" another person said.

While the 3.4 ounce rule feels arbitrary, apparently there is good reason for it. The small size of the container, in fact, would prevent a destructive explosion if someone attempted to detonate explosives on a plane via a liquids container.

Biden calls rising costs 'necessities' — while standing behind 'lowering costs for families' sign



During a speech in Culpeper County, Virginia, on Thursday, President Joe Biden called rising costs "necessities" and told Americans we should all "have peace of mind" amid record inflation, all while standing on a stage ironically arrayed with signs that said, "Build Back Better: Lowering Costs for Families."

"Look, the fact is that we’re in a situation now where, you know, you should have peace of mind. I know food prices are up, and we’re working to bring them down. As I said, I grew up in a family where the price at the pump went up, you felt it. And I understand. But these things are necessities," Biden said.

Admittedly, it was hard to make sense of what he was actually saying, so here's the video so you can try for yourself:


Biden amid record inflation:\n\n"We're in a situation now where you should have peace of mind."pic.twitter.com/UvSErP15Zg
— TheBlaze (@TheBlaze) 1644517261


Now, it's hard to say whether the irony of the situation was lost on the president or if the president was simply lost, but the ever-attentive folks on Twitter didn't miss a beat.

Prices going up daily and he's standing behind signs that say they are lowering costs for families. I guess he didn't say when.
— Lauren Jessop (@Lauren Jessop) 1644518349
\u201cLowering costs for families\u201d
— Jencie31-on-GETTR (@Jencie31-on-GETTR) 1644518118


Just like the sign says, "Lowering Costs for Families"\n#BuildBackBroker
— Bill is Right (@Bill is Right) 1644518514



7.5 % more than it used to
— gabe (@gabe) 1644518102


These are the same people who said inflation was transitory.
— Robert John (@Robert John) 1644533208


See! You should be happy to pay twice as much for everything!
— Lisa Benfield (@Lisa Benfield) 1644521390


pic.twitter.com/0CkbRjgsWT
— Blank182 (@Blank182) 1644517394

Apple introduces a pregnant man emoji — and waves of mockery on social media follow



A pregnant man emoji is coming in the latest iteration of Apple's iOS update, according to a Friday report from Fox Business.

What are the details?

A pregnant man and a pregnant person are just two new emojis coming to the Apple iPhone's iOS 15.4 update.

The report added that the emoji was released in a voluntary update on Thursday as part of a beta release and noted that the full update will come hell or high water later this year.

The Unicode Consortium, a nonprofit organization that oversees emoji standards, originally selected the designs in September, People reported.

Emojipedia, an emoji reference website, shared the designs to the internet in September when the company first announced the forthcoming pregnant man and pregnant person emojis.

At the time, the company said that the new emojis "may be used for representation by trans men, non-binary people, or women with short hair — though, of course, use of these emoji is not limited to these groups."

A spokesperson for the company added that the new emojis can also be "tongue-in-cheek way to display a food baby, a very full stomach caused by eating a large meal."

Describing the pregnant man and pregnant person emojis, Emojipedia in July wrote that the company recognizes that "pregnancy is possible for some transgender men and non-binary people" and would be "additions to the existing pregnant woman emoji."

What has been the response to this?

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) tweeted about the news, writing, "The same week the Left is begging to cancel @JoeRogan for 'misinformation,' @Apple creates a pregnant man emoji. I just can't."

The same week the Left is begging to cancel @JoeRogan for \u201cmisinformation\u201d, @Apple creates a pregnant man emoji. \n\nI just can\u2019t.
— Lauren Boebert (@Lauren Boebert) 1643507553

Radio host Jason Rantz added, "Men can't get pregnant. This isn't a controversial take to 99% of the globe. Even emojis have to be woke now and it's an intentional way to shift public thinking and legitimize an absurd political agenda."

Men can't get pregnant. This isn't a controversial take to 99% of the globe. Even emojis have to be woke now and it's an intentional way to shift public thinking and legitimize an absurd political agenda.https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/pregnant-man-emoji-apple\u00a0\u2026
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio) 1643403550

British broadcaster and former CNN host Piers Morgan simply wrote, "Apple's new pregnant man emoji. Words fail me. #TheWorldsGoneNuts."

Apple\u2019s new pregnant man emoji. Words fail me. #TheWorldsGoneNutspic.twitter.com/FY7brjYU6l
— Piers Morgan (@Piers Morgan) 1643458598

Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson quipped, "In the real world, men can very easily get pregnant if they don't take proper precautions. Watch out, guys. Apple's new iPhone update includes a reminder of this: a pregnant man emoji."

In the real world, men can very easily get pregnant if they don\u2019t take proper precautions. Watch out, guys. It could happen to you. Apple\u2019s new iPhone update includes a reminder of this: a pregnant man emoji.pic.twitter.com/2oyl8BW1aZ
— Tucker Carlson (@Tucker Carlson) 1643421684

Lisa Boothe, Fox News contributor, wrote, "The same people who like Apple’s pregnant man emoji are worried about 'misinformation.' We are seeing the craziest redefining of the truth. I don’t know who needs to hear this, but men can’t have babies."

The same people who like Apple\u2019s pregnant man emoji are worried about \u201cmisinformation.\u201d We are seeing the craziest redefining of the truth. I don\u2019t know who needs to hear this, but men can\u2019t have babies.
— Lisa Boothe (@Lisa Boothe) 1643465298

Lew Reacts To Apple's New Pregnant Man Emoji...www.youtube.com

Armchair Psychology: It's Time to Come Clean | Guest: Lisa Paige | Ep 547

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Cuban refugee warns Americans have swallowed the 'poison pill' of communism, says media hate this country



A refugee who escaped communist Cuba issued a dire warning to Americans about the path the country is headed down. Maximo Alvarez declared that critical American institutions have already been infected with communism, including schools and the media.

Podcast host Lisa Boothe asked Alvarez on Wednesday if Americans have swallowed the communist poison pill. Alvarez responded, "Not only have they swallowed it, they digested it."

"Listen to the media. They're no longer objective. You can tell how much they hate this country," Alvarez said during an interview on "The Truth with Lisa Boothe" podcast.

"Look at our, our academia," Alvarez added. "Our kids are not being … they're indoctrinated. They are taught that America is a bad country. That we're a bunch of racists. That we're bad people, and we have to pay back.

"If this country was racist, I wouldn't be here," the Cuban immigrant said. "If this country was a racist country, most of us wouldn't be here because even some people in your family came from another country. This country was made of immigrants."

Alvarez admitted that some Americans are flawed, but the United States as a country shouldn't be blamed for certain "bad people."

"Do we have racist people in this country? Of course we do. Do we have bad people? Yes, we do. Do we have bad teachers? Yes, we do. Do we have bad police people? Yes, we do," he stated. "But don't blame the country for that because we have a justice system that will penalize you and punish you if you are a bad person, if you are a racist.

"Look at how much money they're sending to Black Lives Matter," Alvarez said. "And people don't want to understand that these three ladies who control this company are bragging about Marxist Leninism. They're communists — they tell you that. And nobody understands what that means."

Alvarez was referring to a 2015 video where Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors bragged that she and fellow BLM co-founder Alicia Garza are "trained Marxists."

"Myself and Alicia in particular are trained organizers. We are trained Marxists," Cullors said in the 2015 interview. "We are super-versed on, sort of, ideological theories."

Have Americans swallowed the communist poison pill? Maximo Alvarez: “Not only they have swallowed it, digested it… https://t.co/EXM8dDl1ZM
— Lisa Boothe (@Lisa Boothe)1619630916.0

Alvarez said that communism has been seeping into the American way of life for years. He pointed out how American Catholics haven't been vocal in denouncing abortion, prayer being banned in school, and Democrats passing gun control measures.

"Gun control? Every time there's a shooting, you want to have gun control," Alvarez proclaimed. "You know why? Because they're afraid the only way out of this is a civil war."

"Make sure that kids are no longer educated, they're indoctrinated. Make sure that people hate each other. Envy, hatred. Make sure that the blacks hate the whites. Make sure that the rich hate the poor. Make sure that the people who live in the city hate the people who live on the farm," he explained. "It's all part of the Communist Manifesto, and Saul Alinsky points that out very, very well."

Alvarez, who is the founder and president of Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, fled Cuba for the United States in 1961. Alvarez took part in Operation Peter Pan, a covert program that transported about 14,000 Cuban children to the United States from 1960 to 1962 at the height of the Cold War.

Alvarez made headlines last summer when he delivered a gripping speech at the Republican National Convention about the dangers of far-left ideologies that many progressive Democrats have advocated.

"I've seen movements like this before. I've seen ideas like this before and I'm here to tell you, we cannot let them take over our country," the Florida businessman said at the RNC. "I heard the promises of Fidel Castro. And I can never forget all those who grew up around me, who looked like me, who suffered and starved and died because they believed those empty promises. They swallowed the communist poison pill.

"Those false promises — spread the wealth, free education, free health care, defund the police, trust a socialist state more than your family and your community — they don't sound radical to my ears," he said. "They sound familiar. When Fidel Castro was asked if he was a communist, he said he was a Roman Catholic — he knew he had to hide the truth."

During a business roundtable last year which featured former President Donald Trump, Alvarez warned Americans about the promises of "free stuff."

"I remember all the promises that we hear today about free education and free health care and free land," Alvarez said. "My God, no freedom. But he never said that until after he was in power, got rid of all the police, got rid of all the military — been there for the last 60 years and counting. And he destroyed each and every one who helped him."

In July, Alvarez joined Glenn Beck to warn Americans about the dangers of communism.

"This is the same old story. It doesn't change. We need to explain to people that the communist philosophy is based on the fact that the ends justify the means. The ends justify the means," Alvarez said on "The Glenn Beck Program." "They will do whatever is necessary to accomplish their objective. If they have to tell you they're Catholics, or they have to tell you they belong to certain religions, they will. If they have to kill you, they will – they have. Just look at exactly what happened in Cuba."

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Los Angeles Times gets torn to shreds for claiming that mispronouncing Asian names is 'casual racism'



The Los Angeles Times attempted to stir the proverbial pot this week by publishing an article titled: "The casual racism of mispronouncing an Asian person's name."

The motivation for the article stemmed from an incident at the L.A. theater community's Ovation Awards, where presenters accidentally mispronounced the name of an Asian-American nominee and mistakenly displayed a photo of the wrong actor.

"Asian actress Jully Lee, who was nominated for her performance in Jiehae Park's 'Hannah and the Dread Gazebo,' had her first name mispronounced while the nominees for best featured actress were read," Variety reported. "Additionally, a photo of a different Asian actress was mistakenly displayed on screen."

The unintentional and seemingly innocent errors prompted more than two dozen local theaters to withdraw from the Los Angeles Stage Alliance, a non-profit that was established 46 years ago and organizes the Ovation Awards. At first, the Los Angeles Stage Alliance apologized to the AAPI community for the mistakes, organized a task force that would take steps towards a "transparent transformation" to become an ally of the "BIPOC and marginalized community."

However, the Los Angeles Stage Alliance decided to shut down operations after the alleged outrage.

"Our intention has always been to represent and promote the entire Los Angeles theatre community, but at this time we are unable to continue," the Los Angeles Stage Alliance said in a statement. "For the past 46 years, LASA has worked to acknowledge, support, and celebrate artists and theatres from all communities. We believe in equity, diversity, and inclusion at all levels. As individuals, we are committed to continuing our support of this community which we hold so dear. We wish the entire theatre community and its stakeholders continued success."

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The Los Angeles Times claimed the unintentional mistakes were "casual racism."

"The Ovation Awards' snafus — and some of our readers' reactions to the news coverage of them — are emblematic of the casual racism in the theater world and the world at large," Los Angeles Times staff writer Ashley Lee wrote. "Mispronouncing someone's name, accidentally or on purpose, at the very least demonstrates a selective laziness to learn the correct way to address or acknowledge a person. The name is perceived as particularly difficult only because it's beyond the [W]hite European names that have been deemed normal."

"When done willfully, it's a conscious decision to weaponize one's name — a deeply personal signifier of ethnic background and family lineage — against them, othering and invalidating them in a culture that already upholds [W]hite supremacy," she ranted.

Commenters on the internet immediately dismissed and ridiculed the notion that unintentionally mispronouncing someone's name is "casual racism."

American Enterprise Institue resident scholar Christina Sommers said, "The silliness of the @LATimes."

Seattle radio host Jason Rantz reacted by saying, "People will likely mispronounce your name if they've never seen it or heard it before. It's not racism — casual or otherwise."

Actor Michael Rappaport simply wrote, "Wtf."

Rikki Ratliff, producer of The Glenn Beck Program, mocked the LA Times, "Believe it or not, my first name gets mispronounced all the time and I would like to report this hate crime."

Kira Davis, editor-at-large for RedState, proposed a solution, "Here's what you do...when someone says your name wrong - stay with me here - correct them. Racism defeated."

A commentator tweeted, "Not a single person on the planet is able to pronounce everyones else's name correctly, this is a ridiculously silly standard to try and set."

Someone joked, "BREAKING: People who speak English have issues pronouncing words in other languages."

An individual snarked, "What do you call it when people (of all races) mispronounce german or swiss or eastern european names?"

One person referred to his own difficulties correctly pronouncing names, "I have trouble pronouncing my Chinese wife's name correctly, much less the names of the countless Chinese friends and acquaintances I've had over the years. It takes a *very* long time for a non-native to master Chinese intonation. It's not racist to struggle with this."

A Twitter user pointed out, "I work with a dozen Indian programmers/QAs. None of them have ever pronounced my (very common in America) name correctly. I don't hold it against them, because I'm not a myopic narcissist."

One person stated, "Some people really want to see racism everywhere."

Someone said, "The people at LA times have no real problems."