This extremist tried to poison his neighbors with a biological weapon.
Florida is expected to face a deadly storm. Named Idalia, this category 3 hurricane is expected to hit 21 counties in the state. Gov. Ron DeSantis, a controversial Republican presidential candidate had stated that Florida is "where woke dies." Since his decry, racists from all walks of life came down to the state. There was a deadly mass shooting in Jacksonville and the terrorist specifically targeted Blacks.
Anti-Black, anti-Muslim, anti-Jew, anti-LGBTQ, anti-Asian, anti-immigrant, anti-government and numerous extremists have settled in the panhandle.
A Florida family found out their downstairs neighbor injected a chemical into their apartment in Tampa area.
This terrorist used his intelligence and access to chemicals to potentially murder his neighbors. He would have gotten away of it if it wasn't for a hidden camera stationed in a potted plant.
Police say undercover video shows 36-year-old Xuming Li allegedly sticking a syringe under his neighbors’ front door and injecting a liquid into the Tampa Bay apartment.
We not safe in our home.
Umar Abdullah, 36, lives inside that apartment with his wife and 1-year-old daughter. He says for more than a month, a chemical smell in their home was making his family sick. The symptoms included a headache worse than a migraine, nausea, shortness of breath, drowsiness and hair loss.
Suspicious of the odor, Abdullah hid a camera inside a plant facing his front door. He says he was shocked to capture this terrorist, his downstairs neighbor, on video.
“We never expected anyone doing something, a neighbor who we knew by face at least for a year, so we were horrified. We were shaking,” Abdullah said.
Abdullah says he had been having a disagreement with Li over noise complaints that started shortly after his daughter was born.
After seeing the video, he called police, who sent out the hazmat team to investigate. The team found methadone and hydrocodone when they tested the liquid, according to an arrest affidavit.
“If you look at him, he’s holding his breath, so he knows the hazardous nature of this chemical,” Abdullah said.
This terrorist was arrested in June on six charges, including multiple counts of battery, aggravated stalking and dispersing a chemical agent. He was a doctorate student in the University of South Florida’s chemistry department and was enrolled in the summer session.
He has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges, according to court records.
This terrorist is unrepentant.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This terrorist faces 30 years in the iron college.
Abdullah says the ordeal has left his family shaken, and they’re now scared to make any noise whatsoever.
“Right now, I am afraid to live in any upper floors. I still believe there are not too many persons like him, but still, it’s like a trauma,” he said. “Whenever we accidentally drop our phone, we get shaken because what if, again, someone comes and just harms us?”
The terrorist was released on bond two days after his arrest. His next court date is scheduled for December. He was booted from the University of Central Florida and the complex will likely evict him and force him to pay for damages to the facility. They will have sue this terrorist for medical costs and damages to property.
Thanks to Washed Up 45 and anti-Black/anti-Asian/anti-immigrant/anti-LGBTQ media agitators for the years of demonizing Black America. The results have inspired another mass shooting in America. This happened in the 11th largest city in the country.
Thanks Supreme Court for allowing more fucking idiots to gain access to firearms.
Bad day for Ron DeSantis. His presidential campaign is struggling, a hurricane is coming to the panhandle of Florida and he was booed when he paused his campaign to show sympathy to the victims of the Jacksonville mass shooting.
President Joe Biden said that "white supremacy has no place in America." He also noted that the shooting had taken place on the same day as the commemoration for the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, a famous civil rights rally.
DeSantis issued a statement, in which he referred to the shooter as a "scumbag" and a "coward" for killing himself instead of facing responsibility for his actions. On 27 August, DeSantis visited Jacksonville to attend a vigil for the victims. When he attempted to address the crowd he was heckled, forcing him to step away from the microphone, and prompting Jacksonville councilwoman Ju'Coby Pittman to step in and ask the mourners to settle down, saying "We are going to put parties aside because it ain’t about parties today," before adding "A bullet don't know a party."
White terrorist targeted Black people.
A 21-year old white man from Clay County, Florida traveled to Jacksonville with the intention to murder Black people. He was inspired by the noise of the extreme right.
The victims were identified as: Angela Michelle Carr, 52; Jerrald Gallion, 29; and Anolt Joseph Laguerre Jr., 19.
Social media and forums that foster in anti-Black hate led to this deadly encounter on Saturday.
They want to claim mental illness as an excuse.
The incident has been described as a terrorist attack, is believed to have been racially motivated, and is currently under investigation as a hate crime.
Instead of calling it a racially motivated attack, they should call it radical white extremism.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) and the U.S. House members from Florida reacted to the tragedy.
These murderers don't have mental illness. They are calculated and prepared. It happened to be a moment where they have the opportunity to take out lives. There's no sickness in the head. Most mass shooters legally obtain their assault rifles without little background checks. They have likely no criminal history and they are willing to use the assault weapon in the only thing it's good for: Killing numerous lives.
I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases.
Fat white terrorist killed three inside a Dollar General in Jacksonville.
Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is lawmakers not willing to stop gun violence.
THE NICE GUY IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PERSON WITH A FIREARM. THOSE WHO ARE SPURN BY RELATIONSHIPS, THE WORKPLACE, SOCIETY IN GENERAL WILL SEEK REVENGE BY TAKING OUT LIVES. THEY WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS OF MASSACRING THEIR FELLOW HUMAN BEING. THE JUNK FOOD MEDIA AND POLITICIANS ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE BY AMPING UP POLARIZING RHETORIC.
What to do to protect your life.
1. Run - If you hear sounds like firecrackers, popping sounds or suspicious activities around a large gathering (i.e. malls, stores, clubs, public gatherings), if you can flee, run away from the shooter. Do not run in a straight path of the sight. Move around and zig-zag if possible to keep yourself out the line of fire. It's best to not film a shooter commiting the act. If you are willing to risk your life for a viral video, more power to you but its best to stay out of the line of fire by running away.
2. Hide - If you are involved in an active shooting, you must barricade yourself in a room and keep doors locked, lights off, phones on silent. Do not go into restrooms, lockers and kitchens. Those are most likely places where shooters often go. If you can barricade a room to prevent a shooter from getting in, it eliminate the opportunity for the shooter to get through. Make sure you keep your voice low when you're involved in mass shooting. Call 9-1-1 if you can.
3. Fight - If you are willing to risk your life or willing to film the incident, you have no choice but to fight. Make sure you grab something that is powerful enough to disarm a shooter. Do not confront a shooter in the midst of sight. Make yourself not visible if you're trying to fight. Do not think being a "good guy with a gun" is going to stop a bad guy. The cops don't see good guys trying to stop bad guys. They see active shooters and they will shoot anyone who is armed regardless of the matter. If you're ready to fight, be prepared to die. It's best to not be easily seen if you're trying to stop a shooter. If you're a conceal carry and attempt to disarm an active shooter, you are willing to sacrifice your life to save lives. You are willing to go hero, you could die a hero or an idiot.
4. Realize - Mind you, that the types of firearms used by shooter are based on capacity which limits the time of reaction. As with rule 3, you have only less than a second to make a reaction when the shooter is set on sights. So there's no real solution to save your life in the event of an active shooter. The best thing to do is understand, that anywhere in the United States could be a target of a mass shooting. Congress isn't doing a damn thing about it.
The far right often infiltrate protests and cause chaos to paint progressives protests as violent. Even when the far right attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, they believed that far left members infiltrated the mob. Ignore the fact that Washed Up 45 and his allies urged the supporters to come, called for them to protest and told them to not show weakness.
I guess he wanted woke to die. Ron DeSantis booed by Jacksonville residents attending a memorial.
According to the far right: White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants. Almost all mass shooters are registered Democrats because they have liked one thing common to the left. Of course, they often share disinformation by using the "Sam Hyde" meme as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white. They say a white person should "protect" from protesters and use of firearms are justified. They say if a shooter is active military or a veteran who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified. If the shooters are teens, the far right automatically assume the gunmen are Black.
The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican lawmakers who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms. The far right and Republicans exploit gun violence in the Black community for culture wars and racism.
Republicans solutions are more guns, blame others for America's social ills and defect from accepting reality.
You're not safe at home, in the school, the concert, the hospital, the church, the casino, the bus station, the subway, the light rail train, the buses, the malls, the local big box store, the political rally, the protest rally, the beach, the women's center for reproductive surgeries, the mosque, the synagogue, the road trip, the natural disasters, the state/federal buildings, the workplace, the gas station, the family picnic, the food truck rally, the funerals, the birthday parties, the graduations, the wedding, the televised events, the sporting events, the homeless shelter and many more events that have some terrorist with a firearm. Domestic violence, suicide, racism, culture war inspired, politically motivated and international operative inspired are types of gun violence.
Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of never ending tragedy. Gun violence, extremism and COVID-19 will affect your town, your family and your life. So I don't want to hear that bullshit about how gun reform is taking away your rights to own firearms.
I don't want to hear that protesting against police killing people of color is hate on cops in general. I don't want to hear talk about the coronavirus being a myth.
When you hear folks say "gun rights," what they really mean is that its white privilege. This good guy with a gun nonsense has to end. The cops didn't do nothing when children were shot inside a school. A security guard was shot dead trying to protect shoppers. A cop accidentally shot his own. The good guy who tried to stop a bad guy is outgunned and a part of the rule #3.
Remember #3 means: The "good guy with a gun" better be prepared to die if they want to stop a shooter.
They are getting tired of these senseless mass shootings.
I don't want to hear folks say masks and vaccine mandates impede their freedoms. It prevents a deadly outbreak from spreading. If you want to die from the coronavirus, that's on you. We lost over 1 million people from the coronavirus.
I don't want to hear the shit about guns saving lives. Cause a bullet does not have eyes and it's always likely gonna hit a target. These folks seem to not get it. These incidents are a tragic part of American history. Thoughts and prayers and your heart going out to the victims is not enough. It quite frankly is an insult. I am also tired of scapegoating Black on Black crime, Chicago, Baltimore and Democratic mayors for the nation's obsession to be numb to gun violence. You pretty much enable this nonsense by deflecting.
President Joe Biden is trying to curb gun violence. However, he has no support from Republicans. Most Democrats and America are for gun control measures. However one Democrat and one independent who caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate refuse to change the filibuster rules and its holding us back.
The National Rifle Association is always pushing against gun control. They will not relinquish from the narrative. These guns are not saving lives. The Republicans aided by a fickle junk food media are openly encouraging anarchy and disruption in a desperate attempt for the Republicans to win back Congress and the White House. These agitators are calling for Biden to curb crime but will not help him. They want more guns on the street but balk at the fact Blacks obtain them. It makes no sense.
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.
The call number to the U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official phone number, 202-224-3121. Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence.
GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES.
Barack Obama made an Ohio man a celebrity on the far right.
"Spread the wealth" became the rally cry for conservatives to undermine Barack Obama in his presidential campaign and presidency. You can thank a guy who wanted to be a plumber but ended up being a far right media personality.
The man who confronted Obama in 2008 and complained about his tax policies became an overnight celebrity for the far right. It was in the suburb of Perrysburg, Ohio, outside of Toledo when Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher became a voice of the Tea Party Movement and an eventual piece to the election of Washed Up 45.
“I’m getting ready to buy a company that makes $250-280,000 a year. Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn’t it?” Wurzelbacher asked Obama at the time.
Obama told Wurzelbacher that he would have to pay more in taxes for revenue exceeding $250,000 as part of the plan, which intended to give smaller businesses a tax cut to "spread the wealth around." The encounter became a focal point for then-Republican presidential nominee John McCain, who claimed Obama had wealth-distributing, socialist views based on the policy and used 'Joe the Plumber' as a representation of the American everyman during the final presidential debate.
Wurzelbacher also made appearances alongside McCain's running mate, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, during the 2008 campaign following his viral encounter.
Wurzelbacher in his final days.
He passed away after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The agitator was 49.
Nicknamed Joe The Plumber, Wurzelbacher became a fixture on the John McCain Presidential Campaign. He appeared at many events and appeared on Fox with that annoying Sean "Softball" Hannity.
The McCain campaign brought him in to make several appearances in campaign events in Ohio and McCain often referenced "Joe the Plumber" in campaign speeches and in the final presidential debate, as a metaphor for middle-class Americans.
Wurzelbacher became a prominent conservative activist, commentator, author, and motivational speaker. In 2012, he ran on the Republican ticket to represent Ohio's 9th congressional district in the House of Representatives, losing to Democratic incumbent Marcy Kaptur.
Nicole Gee is the newest prop in the far right's exploits of human lives.
You would think that Fox would stop pushing misinformation and straight up lies after they lost nearly $1 billion in a lawsuit. Alas, the far right cable network is still zeroed in on the culture wars and conspiracy theories.
Fox ran a false story about the Department of Defense billed a family of a marine who was killed two days before the U.S. official withdrawal from Afghanistan. Washed Up 45 negotiated with the Taliban for a swift withdrawal from the country. President Joe Biden was obligated to the withdrawal.
The Islamic State used an opportunity to attack fleeing Afghans by using a suicide bomber to attack a wall where processing for withdrawal occurred. About 13 soldiers died in the attack. The Taliban condemned the attack and arrested the conspirators.
The Republicans who allowed 20 years of war and thousands of deaths under George W. Bush quickly pounced on this and blamed Biden for the "disastrous pullout."
Sgt. Nicole Gee was one of the soldiers killed in the attack. Fox ran a report about her family being billed $60,000 to be buried at Arlington Cemetery.
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) and Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) ran on this conspiracy theory and tried to summon Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to explain this.
Gee's family disputed this. They stated that the U.S. had paid for all expenses, called the family and offered all expenses to be reimbursed.
“In the case of Sgt. Gee, the Marine Corps stayed consistent with its policy that all costs associated with internment be borne by the government,” the spokesperson said. “At this time, we have no record of any incurred charges or any pending requests for reimbursement associated with the transportation of Sgt. Gee’s remains to Arlington National Cemetery. The Marine Corps takes very seriously the transfer of remains of our Marines – they never leave a Marine behind, and they care for the families of their fallen Marines.”
Gee's death was used as a propaganda tool for the conservative agitators. She posted on social media about loving her job days before her death. Many people fleeing Afghanistan were going to the gate and military leaders felt that it left an opening for a potential attack.
Fox has deleted the posting and "apologized" for putting out a bogus story.
Arleen Sorkin, the original voice of DC's Harley Quinn passed away.
When Batman the Animated Series was introduced in 1992, you saw the superhero shows shook. It starred Kevin Conroy as Batman, a role he contributed to until his passing.
Mark Hamill, the famed actor who was Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise also voiced the supervillain The Joker. He had a sidekick who introduced into the series. She was supposed to be a one time character but the viewers and executives saw the character to be very popular.
It's been over 30 years but Harley Quinn has been an iconic female anti-hero.
The original voice of Harley Quinn has passed away. Arleen Sorkin, the actress who voiced her and had a role on Days of Our Lives has passed away at the age of 67.
Her husband is Christopher Lloyd, the creator of Modern Family.
An unnamed source confirmed the death to The Hollywood Reporter.
"Rest in Peace, Arleen Sorkin, the incredibly talented original voice of Harley Quinn, who helped to create the character so many of us love. Love to her family and friends," James Gunn, co-CEO of DC Studios, wrote on Instagram.
THR reported that Sorkin died Thursday; the cause of her death was not disclosed.
Diane Pershing, who worked with Sorkin as the voice of Poison Ivy on the iconic '90s series, wrote a message on Facebook through her friend's account that Sorkin was suffering from a long-term illness.
The iconic episode "Mad Love" features Harley Quinn having an emotional breakdown after Batman stated The Joker has no feelings towards her.
"I used to visit her when she was bedridden with her long term illness and I would read to her, and I loved her very very much," she said. "I hadn't seen her since I moved to Washington in January 2022, but I sent her messages and pictures of cosplayers at various Cons dressed as her, the original Harley Quinn."
Sorkin had a recurring role as Calliope Jones in the long-running "Days of Our Lives" soap opera between 1984 and 2010.
As a voice actor, Sorkin became known for giving life to Joker's partner-in-crime and on-and-off spouse, Harley Quinn, in "Batman: The Animated Series" starting in 1992.
She would reprise that role again over the years, most recently in the Batman video games.
"Devastated to learn we've lost the brilliant Arleen Sorkin. Not just a wonderful talent, but a truly wonderful person," former costar Mark Hamill, who played the Joker in the series, wrote on X.
Devastated to learn we've lost the brilliant Arleen Sorkin. Not just a wonderful talent, but a truly wonderful person. I'm grateful not only to have worked with her, but to have been her friend. 🙏 Sending my heartfelt condolences to her family & loved ones. 💔 pic.twitter.com/g1Mb3BWoKn
Beginnings #Harley was an abused woman. She’s come a long way, empowering women everywhere & it all started with her. In honor of Arlene, who by the way was unbelievably gracious to me in the press after stepping into her glorious boots. Way more gracious than I could ever be,
Beginnings #Harley was an abused woman. She’s come a long way, empowering women everywhere & it all started with her. In honor of Arlene, who by the way was unbelievably gracious to me in the press after stepping into her glorious boots. Way more gracious than I could ever be,
RIP Arleen Sorkin, the original voice of #HarleyQuinn. You paved the way for an entire generation and I'll never forget our time working together ❤️ pic.twitter.com/1PeFbINldJ
Sorkin helped popularize the Joker henchwoman, who would eventually get her own starring series.
The character didn't appear in DC Comics until 1993, a year after she debuted in the animated series.
In 2002, the first live-action version of Harley Quinn, played by actor Mia Sara, appeared in "Birds of Prey," a short-lived television series loosely based on the comic book series of the same name.
More than a decade later, Margot Robbie would take up the mantle as the harlequin villain in David Ayer's "Suicide Squad" in 2016.
She reprised her role four years later in "Birds of Prey" and "The Suicide Squad," a sequel to the 2016 film.
Since Sorkin, about 17 actresses have played Harley Quinn in animated series, video games, or live-action roles.
Voice actor Tara Strong, who played some of the generation's most recognizable animated characters, voiced the character 33 times.
"Without this gorgeous, talented goddess, #HarleyQuinn would have never existed," Strong wrote on X. "She was the inspiration & the heart & soul of this iconic character."
Thanks to Washed Up 45 and anti-Black/anti-Asian/anti-immigrant/anti-LGBTQ media agitators for the years of demonizing Black America. The results have inspired another mass shooting in America. This happened in the 11th largest city in the country.
Thanks Supreme Court for allowing more fucking idiots to gain access to firearms.
This terrorist sought out a Black neighborhood and was motivated to kill as many Blacks as he could.
Jacksonville has a population of 1.02 million and is Florida's largest city.
These shootings happened at large scale gatherings.
An active shooter doesn't care about the politics, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, your finances, your family, your plans that day, your successes, your failures, and most importantly, your life.
These lawmakers will do the usual "thoughts and prayers" and "our hearts goes out to" as well as the Republicans saying that "now it's not the time to talk" bullshit.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), the Florida members of U.S. Congress mayor Donna Deegan, Dollar General and the FBI will react to the mass shooting.
After allegedly being seen putting on a tactical vest, the terrorist went behind the university's library. According to a witness, the terrorist was seen firing at cars. A source described the suspect as wearing a tactical vest, mask, and gloves at the time of the shooting. According to officials, the terrorist shot and killed three people before turning the gun on himself, in what has been reported as a racially motivated shooting. According to sources, the Clay County Sherriff's Office was contacted by the shooter's parents after they found a manifesto.
The suspected terrorist was barricaded in the store after opening fire and leaving “multiple fatalities,” Deegan said. State Sen. Tracie Davis told CNN the suspect is now dead.
The circumstances surrounding the shooter’s death are unclear. It was not immediately clear if victims were shot inside or outside the store.
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department spokesperson Eric Prosswimmer told CNN the department was “on standby” to treat victims but could not share any information about how many people were hurt.
Jacksonville mayor Donna Deegan and Jacksonville sheriff T.K. Waters Express anger at Florida legislators and Congress failing to do something about gun violence.
The area near the Dollar General store features several churches and an apartment building across the street.
Edward Waters University, a historically Black private Christian school that is located less than a mile southeast of the store, issued campus-wide stay-in-place order. The warning said students, faculty and staff don’t appear to be involved, according to preliminary reports.
“Our campus police have secured all campus facilities. Students are being kept in their residence halls through the afternoon until the scene is cleared,” the alert said.
Davis, whose district includes Jacksonville, called the shooting a “tragic day” for the city in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
“I’m offering prayers to the families of the victims and am on my way to meet with (Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters) for answers,” Davis posted Saturday.
“This type of violence is unacceptable in our communities,” Davis added.
There have been at least 470 mass shootings in the United States so far in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting in which four or more people are injured and or killed, not including the shooter. The nation surpassed the 400 mark in July, – the earliest month such a high number has been recorded since 2013, the group said.
The gun violence in Jacksonville marked one of several reported shooting incidents in the US over two days, including in Massachusetts and Oklahoma. Shots rang out across several cities, bringing a startling halt to normal summertime activities like high school football games and weekend shopping.
In Boston, at least seven people were injured Saturday morning in a shooting that interrupted a popular parade, police said. A high school football game in Choctaw, Oklahoma, took a deadly turn Friday night after a possible argument led to three people being shot, authorities say. One of them – a 16-year-old boy – died. And Four people, including a 17-year-old, were killed at an apartment in Joppatowne, Maryland, Saturday morning, officials said.
Clearly the terrorist was motivated by hate.
These murderers don't have mental illness. They are calculated and prepared. It happened to be a moment where they have the opportunity to take out lives. There's no sickness in the head. Most mass shooters legally obtain their assault rifles without little background checks. They have likely no criminal history and they are willing to use the assault weapon in the only thing it's good for: Killing numerous lives.
I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases.
Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is lawmakers not willing to stop gun violence.
THE NICE GUY IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PERSON WITH A FIREARM. THOSE WHO ARE SPURN BY RELATIONSHIPS, THE WORKPLACE, SOCIETY IN GENERAL WILL SEEK REVENGE BY TAKING OUT LIVES. THEY WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS OF MASSACRING THEIR FELLOW HUMAN BEING. THE JUNK FOOD MEDIA AND POLITICIANS ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE BY AMPING UP POLARIZING RHETORIC.
What to do to protect your life.
1. Run - If you hear sounds like firecrackers, popping sounds or suspicious activities around a large gathering (i.e. malls, stores, clubs, public gatherings), if you can flee, run away from the shooter. Do not run in a straight path of the sight. Move around and zig-zag if possible to keep yourself out the line of fire. It's best to not film a shooter commiting the act. If you are willing to risk your life for a viral video, more power to you but its best to stay out of the line of fire by running away.
2. Hide - If you are involved in an active shooting, you must barricade yourself in a room and keep doors locked, lights off, phones on silent. Do not go into restrooms, lockers and kitchens. Those are most likely places where shooters often go. If you can barricade a room to prevent a shooter from getting in, it eliminate the opportunity for the shooter to get through. Make sure you keep your voice low when you're involved in mass shooting. Call 9-1-1 if you can.
3. Fight - If you are willing to risk your life or willing to film the incident, you have no choice but to fight. Make sure you grab something that is powerful enough to disarm a shooter. Do not confront a shooter in the midst of sight. Make yourself not visible if you're trying to fight. Do not think being a "good guy with a gun" is going to stop a bad guy. The cops don't see good guys trying to stop bad guys. They see active shooters and they will shoot anyone who is armed regardless of the matter. If you're ready to fight, be prepared to die. It's best to not be easily seen if you're trying to stop a shooter. If you're a conceal carry and attempt to disarm an active shooter, you are willing to sacrifice your life to save lives. You are willing to go hero, you could die a hero or an idiot.
4. Realize - Mind you, that the types of firearms used by shooter are based on capacity which limits the time of reaction. As with rule 3, you have only less than a second to make a reaction when the shooter is set on sights. So there's no real solution to save your life in the event of an active shooter. The best thing to do is understand, that anywhere in the United States could be a target of a mass shooting. Congress isn't doing a damn thing about it.
Never enough.
The far right often infiltrate protests and cause chaos to paint progressives protests as violent. Even when the far right attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, they believed that far left members infiltrated the mob. Ignore the fact that Washed Up 45 and his allies urged the supporters to come, called for them to protest and told them to not show weakness.
According to the far right: White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants. Almost all mass shooters are registered Democrats because they have liked one thing common to the left. Of course, they often share disinformation by using the "Sam Hyde" meme as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white. They say a white person should "protect" from protesters and use of firearms are justified. They say if a shooter is active military or a veteran who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified. If the shooters are teens, the far right automatically assume the gunmen are Black.
The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican lawmakers who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms. The far right and Republicans exploit gun violence in the Black community for culture wars and racism.
Republicans solutions are more guns, blame others for America's social ills and defect from accepting reality.
You're not safe at home, in the school, the concert, the hospital, the church, the casino, the bus station, the subway, the light rail train, the buses, the malls, the local big box store, the political rally, the protest rally, the beach, the women's center for reproductive surgeries, the mosque, the synagogue, the road trip, the natural disasters, the state/federal buildings, the workplace, the gas station, the family picnic, the food truck rally, the funerals, the birthday parties, the graduations, the wedding, the televised events, the sporting events, the homeless shelter and many more events that have some terrorist with a firearm. Domestic violence, suicide, racism, culture war inspired, politically motivated and international operative inspired are types of gun violence.
Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of never ending tragedy. Gun violence, extremism and COVID-19 will affect your town, your family and your life. So I don't want to hear that bullshit about how gun reform is taking away your rights to own firearms.
I don't want to hear that protesting against police killing people of color is hate on cops in general. I don't want to hear talk about the coronavirus being a myth.
When you hear folks say "gun rights," what they really mean is that its white privilege. This good guy with a gun nonsense has to end. The cops didn't do nothing when children were shot inside a school. A security guard was shot dead trying to protect shoppers. A cop accidentally shot his own. The good guy who tried to stop a bad guy is outgunned and a part of the rule #3.
Remember #3 means: The "good guy with a gun" better be prepared to die if they want to stop a shooter.
I don't want to hear folks say masks and vaccine mandates impede their freedoms. It prevents a deadly outbreak from spreading. If you want to die from the coronavirus, that's on you. We lost over 1 million people from the coronavirus.
I don't want to hear the shit about guns saving lives. Cause a bullet does not have eyes and it's always likely gonna hit a target. These folks seem to not get it. These incidents are a tragic part of American history. Thoughts and prayers and your heart going out to the victims is not enough. It quite frankly is an insult. I am also tired of scapegoating Black on Black crime, Chicago, Baltimore and Democratic mayors for the nation's obsession to be numb to gun violence. You pretty much enable this nonsense by deflecting.
President Joe Biden is trying to curb gun violence. However, he has no support from Republicans. Most Democrats and America are for gun control measures. However one Democrat and one independent who caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate refuse to change the filibuster rules and its holding us back.
The National Rifle Association is always pushing against gun control. They will not relinquish from the narrative. These guns are not saving lives. The Republicans aided by a fickle junk food media are openly encouraging anarchy and disruption in a desperate attempt for the Republicans to win back Congress and the White House. These agitators are calling for Biden to curb crime but will not help him. They want more guns on the street but balk at the fact Blacks obtain them. It makes no sense.
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.
The call number to the U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official phone number, 202-224-3121. Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence.
GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES.
Washed Up 45's mugshot is a part of American history. The former president is accused of pressuring Georgia Republicans to throw out votes in the state's largest county. The prosecutor Fani Willis has charged the former president and 18 others with RICO and election fraud charges. These charges will put the individuals in the iron college for years.
The suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
The mugshot doesn't seem to shake the base of his cult. Matter of fact, the cult is trying to say he is now an O.G. (original gangster).
The MAGA base also has gained new rap supporters.
Ice Cube had secretly worked with Jared Kusher and Ivanka Trump to push his Contract for Black America which Washed Up 45 tried to make as the Platinum Plan. Ice Cube who was vilified back when he was a gangster rapper now sits in limousines with white nationalists like Tucker Carlson.
Lil Wayne endorsed the former president in 2020 and was pardoned after he caught a federal gun crime indictment. Weezy saw his popularity rapidly decline. Since his endorsement his latest albums have not charted well. Lil Wayne also lost support among young listeners when he criticized Black Lives Matter and George Floyd.
Kodak Black endorsed the former president. Washed Up 45 pardoned the rapper after he caught a federal case. He is constantly engaging in destructive behavior and is an alleged sexual predator. He was shot in 2021 after fighting a goon at a Justin Bieber Super Bowl party. He survived. He and rapper/media personality Ray J went to Mar-a-Lago to meet Washed Up 45 and take pictures with several controversial figures.
Ye (Kanye West) has openly supported Washed Up 45. He had went to the White House and Mar-a-Lago. He also ran a dummy campaign for president. He is also trying to run for president again and is bankrolling Cornel West. Ye also appeared with white nationalists Nick Fuentes and Tucker Carlson. His ties to Kim Kardashian, Caitlyn Jenner and Kylie Jenner also influenced Travis Scott.
Lil Pump who Washed Up 45 called Lil Pimp has recently posted on Instagram, #FreeTrump and shared his mugshots and latest album. Pump appeared in Pennsylvania and was called by the former president. The former president called Pump one of the most popular rappers in history. Pump appeared with Ye in music video for their respective albums. Pump endorsed the former president and called Joe Biden, "Sleepy Joe, bitch Trump 2020."
Chief Keef, a Chicago based rapper and known gang member now becomes the latest rapper to endorse or support the cult of Washed Up 45.
"Nah my boy in dat Bitch Banging on dem folks [laughing emojis] I know what ever deck he on he good in da hood for sure he finna run the prison… That boy finna be eatin like a mf all da blacks finna have my boy back."
Here's the thing. When conservatives call these rappers popular, they are not.
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama appeared and took pictures with rappers. The far right has attacked them and blasted rap for crime in the Black community. Fox most notoriously said the Hip-Hop BBQ when Obama hosted Jay-Z, Chris Rock and Charles Barkley for his 50th birthday.
🤣🤣🤣 The Look U Give When U Been Yelling “Lock Her Up” & “The Biden Crime Family” .. But U The B*tch That’s Really The Criminal!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 U Can Fool Everybody But God!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 #Plies#IGotMotionpic.twitter.com/1Gd5yjeH2q
The far right criticized rappers like Nas, Common, Chance the Rapper, Ludacris and Kendrick Lamar because they endorsed Obama. They claim they should "shut up and dribble."
When celebrities endorse Washed Up 45, they are "patriots."
Hip-Hop celebrating 50 years.
Here we also have an AI single called First Day Out from the former president and MAGA trying to amplify it on iTunes.
Growing up watching The Price is Right on CBS was like a part of my life. Until his retirement in 2007, Bob Barker hosted the long running game show where you had an opportunity to watch a contestant win prizes through a series of skill and guesses.
He was the greatest of all time when it came to game show host.
He will always be on the top of that mountain with Ray Combs, Alex Trebek, Richard Dawson, Louie Anderson, Monty Hall and Regis Philbin.
Barker passed away at the age of 99.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Congress, Drew Carey, Wayne Brady, CBS, Sony Pictures and numerous other game show hosts will react to this.
A publicist says the popular game show host, a household name for a half-century as host of “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died at his home in Los Angeles.
Barker — also a longtime animal rights activist — died Saturday morning, according to publicist Roger Neal.
“I am so proud of the trailblazing work Barker and I did together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry and including working to improve the plight of abused and exploited animals in the United States and internationally,” said Nancy Burnet, his longtime friend and caretaker, in a statement.
Barker retired in June 2007, telling his studio audience: “I thank you, thank you, thank you for inviting me into your home for more than 50 years.”
Barker was working in radio in 1956 when producer Ralph Edwards invited him to audition as the new host of “Truth or Consequences,” a game show in which audience members had to do wacky stunts — the “consequence” — if they failed to answer a question — the “truth,” which was always the silly punchline to a riddle no one was ever meant to furnish. (Q: What did one eye say to another? A: Just between us, something smells.)
In a 1996 interview with The Associated Press, Barker recalled receiving the news that he had been hired: “I know exactly where I was, I know exactly how I felt: I hung up the phone and said to my wife, ‘Dorothy Jo, I got it!’”
Barker stayed with “Truth or Consequences” for 18 years — including several years in a syndicated version.
Meanwhile, he began hosting a resurrected version of “The Price Is Right” in 1972. (The original host in the 1950s and ‘60s was Bill Cullen.) It would become TV’s longest-running game show and the last on a broadcast network of what in TV’s early days had numbered dozens.
“I have grown old in your service,” the silver-haired, perennially tanned Barker joked on a prime-time television retrospective in the mid-'90s.
Monty Hall and Bob Baker along with Drew Carey and Wayne Brady.
In all, he taped more than 5,000 shows in his career. He said he was retiring because “I’m just reaching the age where the constant effort to be there and do the show physically is a lot for me. ... Better (to leave) a year too soon than a year too late.” Comedian Drew Carey was chosen to replace him.
Barker was back with Carey for one show broadcast in April 2009. He was there to promote the publication of his memoir, “Priceless Memories,” in which he summed up his joy from hosting the show as the opportunity “to watch people reveal themselves and to watch the excitement and humor unfold.”
He well understood the attraction of “The Price Is Right,” in which audience members — invited to “Come on down!” to the stage — competed for prizes by trying to guess their retail value.
“Everyone can identify with prices, even the president of the United States. Viewers at home become involved because they all have an opinion on the bids,” Barker once said. His own appeal was clear: Barker played it straight — warm, gracious and witty — refusing to mock the game show format or his contestants.
“I want the contestants to feel as though they’re guests in my home,” he said in 1996. “Perhaps my feeling of respect for them comes across to viewers, and that may be one of the reasons why I’ve lasted.”
As a TV personality, Barker retained a touch of the old school — for instance, no wireless microphone for him. Like the mic itself, the mic cord served him well as a prop, insouciantly flicked and finessed.
His career longevity, he said, was the result of being content. “I had the opportunity to do this type of show and I discovered I enjoyed it ... People who do something that they thoroughly enjoy and they started doing it when they’re very young, I don’t think they want to stop.”
Barker also spent 20 years as host of the Miss USA Pageant and the Miss Universe Pageant. A longtime animal rights activist who daily urged his viewers to “have your pets spayed or neutered” and successfully lobbied to ban fur coats as prizes on “The Price Is Right,” he quit the Miss USA Pageant in 1987 in protest over the presentation of fur coats to the winners.
In 1997, Barker declined to be a presenter at the Daytime Emmy awards ceremony because he said it snubbed game shows by not airing awards in the category. He called game shows “the pillars of daytime TV.”
He had a memorable cameo appearance on the big screen in 1996, sparring with Adam Sandler in the movie “Happy Gilmore.” “I did `The Price Is Right’ for 35 years, and they’re asking me how it was to beat up Adam Sandler,” Barker later joked.
In 1994, the widowed Barker was sued for sexual harassment by Dian Parkinson, a “Price is Right” model for 18 years. Barker admitted engaging in “hanky panky” with Parkinson from 1989-91 but said she initiated the relationship. Parkinson dropped the lawsuit in 1995, saying it was hurting her health.
Barker became embroiled in a dispute with another former “Price Is Right” model, Holly Hallstrom, who claimed she was fired in 1995 because the show’s producers believed she was fat. Barker denied the allegations.
Neither uproar affected his goodwill from the audience.
Born in Darrington, Washington, in 1923, Barker spent part of his childhood on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where his widowed mother had taken a teaching job. The family later moved to Springfield, Mo., where he attended high school. He served in the Navy in World War II.
He married Dorothy Jo Gideon, his high school sweetheart; she died in 1981 after 37 years of marriage. They had no children.
Barker was given a lifetime achievement award at the 26th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in 1999. He closed his acceptance remarks with the signoff: “Have your pets spayed or neutered.”
Before I get started, I want to acknowledge the Ef-2 tornadoes that ravished Southern Michigan which affected the Lansing and Grand Rapids area. The tornadoes touched down in Saranac and Webberville. At least five people are killed.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) and the U.S. Representatives of Michigan were notified.
Okay.
The Kia Boyz are a threat to owners of Kias and Hyundai vehicles. These idiots break into vehicles because they learned this through TikTok. The price for this has been children dying from fatal car accidents, children and adults being tried in criminal court and victims being left with damaged vehicles, backlogs of complaints to Kia/Hyundai dealers and the far right agitator licking their chops knowing this is their key to bringing Republicans back in power.
The U.S. Department of Justice determined to end the trend. The DOJ will hold the auto companies and suspects accountable. The DOJ is also trying to establish a better way of policing since incidents involving police killing people of color is rising.
In Lansing, the police detained a 12 year old boy taking out the trash.
A viral video posted to TikTok shows officers mistakenly detaining a young Black man they believed to be a suspect in a string of car thefts in Michigan. The Lansing Police Department has addressed the video and calls it an “unfortunate understanding.”
The video captures the young man in a parking lot near a large dumpster, shortly after a police officer has handcuffed him. Soon after, a man who appears to be his father comes out and defends the young man being detained.
“They traumatized my son,” the man says in the video.
The father and the person filming can both be heard saying that the young person was simply taking out the trash.
Police in Lansing, Michigan apologized for wrongfully detaining a 12-year-old boy. The attorney representing the child and his father says the apology is "underhanded" and "an attempt by the city to simply sweep this under the rug."
In a Facebook statement posted on Friday, Lansing police said the young man, wearing neon shorts and a white shirt, matched the description of a car theft suspect that officers were actively pursuing. The officer who initially detained the young man then was able to “clarify” he was not the suspect, the statement said.
The video then shows the young Black man being released as his father speaks to police officers.
Many social media users are also sharing their thoughts regarding the video and the statement from the police.
Only in America.
Whitney Alese, a popular TikTok user and social justice advocate, said she wasn’t shocked when she first watched the video because of how frequent arrests occur with young Black people. She called the actions by the Lansing Police Department in the video “harmful,” “hurtful” and “shameful.”
She said she believes the police officers were pervasively stereotyping the young man in the video.
“Too often, Black bodies are harmed while law enforcement hides behind the phrase ‘they fit the description,” Alese said to NBC News. “While law enforcement calls it an ‘unfortunate misunderstanding,’ they don’t know what kind of harm they have done to the psyche of this child, this family or this community.”
The video currently has more than 2.6 million views and multiple comments defending the young man who was detained.
“Our hope is we can put this unfortunate case of ‘wrong place, wrong time’ behind us and continue to represent the community that we serve,” Lansing police said in a statement.