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Trump’s team spans a broad array of warriors: his core staffers at the White House, senior Justice Department officers, many police departments across the country, key politicians in Congress, Fox News and other extreme media outlets, invisible right-wing trolls behind keyboards, armed vigilante militias, and many others. This Nation Is Not Well. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG), Two sides come together with a handshake at the end of a violent protest in Yorba Linda on Saturday, September 26, 2020.

Trump and his team seek to cling onto power by stoking fear of the “Black villain” who intends to “invade” the suburbs. By using this website, you consent to our use of cookies. Evolutionarily, even lower species in our ecosystem develop mechanisms to resist destructive stimuli. The BLM march took place on Imperial Highway near Yorba Linda Boulevard, with counter-protesters shouting insults while carrying American flags and Trump 2020 banners gathered along the other side. Shine a light on government and corporate exploitation. The police officer who put his knee on the neck of George Floyd and murdered him while other officers stood by intended to show through a spectacular use of force that Black lives have no value, and that Black people do not deserve the air they breathe or the blood that courses through their arteries.

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“Black Lives Matter” was articulated through the responses of the enslaved as they resisted sheer brutality; it was articulated through distorting of Black bodies in agony and the contorted expressions of anguish on their faces that connoted their humanity. We are expected to be complicit with violence against us and with the destruction of Black bodies. Support the journalists that have been fighting back against dangerous disinformation since day one: Subscribe to Truthout’s daily newsletter and never miss a story. jQuery("#magazine_button_363533").html(magazine_button_text_363533); The actions of police reflect societal values. There is no reason a complex human being would do the contrary. As Democrats Leave Cities, Rural Areas See an Uptick in Voter Registration Progressive Groups Are Mobilizing to De-Escalate Far Right Violence at the Polls, New Technologies Should Be Regulated by Government — Not by Those Who Profit.

Our committee is hardly ideal in its makeup: heavy on clergy and public officials and lacking in young people.

I don’t know all the circumstances. To donate by check, phone, bitcoin, or other method, see our More Ways to Give page. The driver, a 40-year-old woman described as a Black Lives Matter supporter, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder, authorities said. In building such a movement, we have encountered over the last 7 years individuals who have continually misrepresented our organization and solicited donations all in the name of Black Lives Matter. Ambulances were dispatched, but I don't have information on injuries pic.twitter.com/EAWBSXS8R1, — Border Photog #blm (@desertborder) September 26, 2020. magazine_button_url_363533 = 'https://subscribe.thenation.com/flex/NA/key/G0EECAT/'; var magazine_button_bg_color_363533 = ''; Trump intends to protect and reinforce this wall within the U.S. through rhetorical and physical violence. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. His family released video recently showing that officers placed a “spit hood” over his head, then pressed his head into the ground while he lay on the street naked and handcuffed. All Politics Is Local

if( magazine_button_bg_color_363533 !='' ){ }); Recently, I had my answer: Mercedes Brantley, one of the six young Black women who organized the march—which was peaceful, racially mixed, and attracted about 1,000 people—announced on the page that she was considering running for office. var magazine_text_363533 = '';   I think Mercedes Brantley is right that the BLM movement is stirring things up, and I think she herself is an example of where that can lead. Despite witnessing these spectacular acts of violence against Black people, Trump and his team remain unperturbed. If you see comments that you find offensive, please use the “Flag as Inappropriate” feature by hovering over the right side of the post, and pulling down on the arrow that appears. Motivational speaker Ed Mylett lists his $19 million Laguna Beach-front home, 15 more OC sheriff’s deputies considered for criminal charges in evidence scandal, As Asian Garden Mall closes indefinitely, Little Saigon adapts to outdoor shopping, With his pitching season over, Angels’ Shohei Ohtani takes the long view, California health officials release guidelines for return for college sports, Huntington Beach Mayor Semeta and Councilman Brenden take pass on reelection, Laguna Beach Beer Company opens third tasting room in Huntington Beach, Police find car and detain man possibly tied to attempted kidnapping and sexual assault of teen girl in Santa Ana, Owner of Santa Ana boxing club suspected of molesting 13-year-old girls, Man convicted of murdering Irvine dentist over apparent affair with his wife, 67-year-old ‘Lady Ninja’ says she put the hurt on Fontana intruder, Earthquake swarm hits south of the Salton Sea, The San Clemente city council imposed a curfew on Thursday night. Saturday, September 26, 2020. We implore our fellow Americans in positions of power and influence — whether at educational, financial, and other economic and social institutions — to grant us equitable access. Face-to-face, the sides alternately shouted “Black Lives Matter” and “U.S.A.”. Car rips through crowd at Black Lives Matter…, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), President Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19, Car rips through crowd at Black Lives Matter protest and counter-protest in Yorba Linda; driver arrested, No bail for San Marino man accused of driving truck into crowd of Pasadena protesters, Why did protester drive through Yorba Linda crowd? I’d heard of Gary Slutzky, who lives in Hunter, a town not far from mine, as a member of the family who started the Hunter Mountain ski resort, but I also knew he was a white, progressive Democrat. Planning for the Yorba Linda event hosted by Caravan for Justice began as early as Sept. 17, Braun said. We cannot continue to lay dormant as the police employ violence against a segment of our society. Taylor’s boyfriend, who said he thought someone was breaking into their home, fired through the door and hit an officer. Black Lives Matter member Ezra Leatherman, right, fist bumps a member of American Guard who declined to give his name. The Bucks strike came out of a resurgence of Black athlete organizing spanning football, soccer, baseball and more. But there was one name that jumped out at me when I first read it a couple weeks ago in a story about the committee in the local newspaper. call_ad_new('halfpage','tn_article','ad-halfpage-363533-0','rectangle_1',{"tn_author":"'karen-r'","tn_articleid":363533,"tn_ptype":"article","tn_keyword":"'black-live', 'rural-issu'","tn_subject":"'activism', 'police-and', 'racism-and', 'social-jus', 'society'","tn_slp":""}); In Trump’s America, this violence has been exposed with the confluence of social media and a president who unleashes his most private impulses. Or, contact our editors by emailing moderator@scng.com. Karen RothmyerKaren Rothmyer is a former Nation managing editor. Although we do not pre-screen comments, we reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. The relentless shooting of Black people by agents of the state and the ensuing rhetoric from the president’s team attempts to dehumanize the victims. }, But friends with the sheriff or not, Slutzky made it clear in our conversation that he’s serious about his new role.

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Today, Black Lives Matter is a continuum of protest against systemic discrimination, against physical violence by the apparatus of the state, against economic violence, against environmental violence, against interpersonal violence, and all forms of structural violence. Views differ, Protester struck by SUV at Breonna Taylor demonstration In Hollywood, Protesters in Santa Ana decry lack of charges in Breonna Taylor’s killing, Trump blames California — again — for fires, blames Democrats for protests and street violence, Former Angels employee Eric Kay charged in connection with death of Tyler Skaggs, Critic’s Notebook: Why I’m rating restaurants for their COVID-19 response, Joe Maddon believes Angels clubhouse is free of drug issues. The front windshield was smashed. It was the second incident involving a car into a protest in Southern California this week. } var is_user_logged_in = getCookie('SESSname'); if( is_user_logged_in != null ){ Despite the rhetorical disinformation, they were right on one account: The quest for a good life is universal. “The victims, from what we can tell, it appears that they were part of the Trump supporters,” said Orange County Sheriff’s Sgt.

A Black Lives Matter protest against police brutality and systemic racism was met with a counter-protest and turned violent when a car drove through the …