Watching the Rittenhouse Trial

The guy who was shot and lived was asked by the DA to show his position when shot.  His Glock was is in his right hand when he approached Rittenhouse, who was on the ground.

Is the DA trying to lose so he can tell voters, "I tried"?

Watching the Rittenhouse Trial Today

The defense attorney was cross-examining the journalist who was present for the incident.   To be blunt the indictment that portrayed Rittenhouse as engaged in lawful self-defense seems to match up to the testimony.   A conviction of Rittenhouse would be a clear travesty of justice.  I wonder what threats the jurors are getting to convict him.

If Ammon Bundy Were Suspected the Screaming Would Be Loud

 8/21/20 Portland Oregonian:

All federal buildings in Portland, including the Federal Bankruptcy Court and Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse downtown, closed Friday amid a threat now under investigation by the FBI.

The Bankruptcy Court cited a “threat of violence in the area” as the reason for its shutdown.

A source with knowledge of the situation said federal authorities received a threat that a vehicle filled with explosives would hit a federal building. It’s not clear if a specific building was named.

The Portland Protests Are Expanding

 Video of what is almost entirely a white crowd using spotlights and loudspeakers screaming "Wake up[obscenities]" at suburban homes.  Some of the newly "woke" may well vote Republican after this sort of infantile progressive behavior.  This does not seem a sign of believing that they have widespread support, waking up potential allies who may have real jobs in the morning.

Even Lamestream Media Are Beginning to Learn

8/27/17 Los Angeles Times:

Thousands of counter protesters took to the streets of Berkeley on Sunday where they clashed with a handful of Trump supporters, leading to several violent clashes and at least 14 arrests....

There were shoving matches around well-known Orange County far-right figure Johnny Benitez. Some screamed “Go home Nazi,” as police tried to escort Benitez and Irma Hinojosa, a member of the Southern California group Latinos for Trump, through the crowd and out of the park....

Some anti-facists protesters, known as antifa, pounced when Joey Gibson, founder of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer, showed up with his crew. The protesters beat one man with a shield and another person wearing an American flag.

Some of the antifa protesters also threatened to break the cameras of anyone who filmed them, including journalists. One reporter tweeted that he had been pepper sprayed in one scuffle.

Moderate counter protesters were upset with the violence. "We need to get antifa out of here," said Jack Harris, who helped break up a fight.

Andrew Noruk, who was wearing a T-shirt denouncing both the Republican and Democratic parties when two young women came up to him and started yelling at him."You're a Nazi," they shouted, leaving Noruk, who said he came out to protest Trump supporters, confused.