CNN-Kommentator Van Jones kann Tränen nicht zurückhalten

Nach vier Jahren US-Präsidentschaft von Donald Trump hat die Erleichterung über die Nachricht des Wahlsieges von Joe Biden einen politischen Kommentator des Senders CNN, Van Jones, zu Tränen gerührt. Wenige Minuten nach der entscheidenden Nachricht war Jones live auf Sendung, als er zu schluchzen begann und unter Tränen hervorstieß, wie erleichtert er darüber sei. „Das ist eine große Sache für uns, nur um etwas Frieden finden zu können und die Chance auf einen Neustart zu haben“, sagte der schwarze TV-Kommentator unter anderem. Die Nachricht sei eine Genugtuung für viele, die gelitten hätten. „Das ist ein guter Tag für unser Land.“ TV-Moderator kritisiert Rassismus in den USA Jones sprach von einem schlimmer gewordenen Rassismus im Land. „Du gehst in einen Laden und Leute, die Angst hatten, ihren Rassismus zu zeigen, werden ekelhafter und ekelhafter zu dir. Und du hast Angst um deine Kinder, hast Angst um deine Schwester“, sagte er.

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siehe auch: Van Jones, breaking down on CNN, invokes George Floyd’s words in declaring Trump’s loss a ‘vindication.’ The election of Joseph R. Biden Jr. elicited powerful reactions across the nation but few are resonating as deeply as the emotional on-air response to President Trump’s defeat by the CNN contributor Van Jones — who invoked George Floyd’s dying words in expressing his sense of relief and vindication. “‘I can’t breathe’ — that wasn’t just George Floyd, that was a lot of people who felt they couldn’t breathe,” said Mr. Jones, a former Obama administration official, breaking down in tears moments after the network called the race for Mr. Biden. “You spend so much of your life energy just trying to hold it together,” added Mr. Jones, who is Black. “And this is a big deal for us just to be able get some peace and have a chance for a reset.” Mr. Jones said that Mr. Trump had made it acceptable to show “racism” overtly, and said he feared for his family’s safety under his presidency. “And it’s easier for a whole lot of people,” after Mr. Trump’s defeat, he said. “If you’re Muslim in this country, you don’t have to worry that the president doesn’t want you here. If you’re an immigrant, you don’t have to worry if the president is going to be happy to have babies snatched away.”

https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1325169966363054080

After 8chan

A summary of the rise and fall of 8chan, its role within the online far-right ecosystem, and the extent to which its successor, 8kun, has taken its place. The notorious imageboard 8chan was taken offline in August 2019 after several far-right attacks revealed a connection to the site – most notably, the terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand in March 2019, which left 51 people dead. A few months later in November 2019, a site known as 8kun was launched as a replacement, boasting similar freedoms and owned by the same person, Jim Watkins. 8chan was founded in late 2013 by Fredrick Brennan and began to achieve popularity in 2014 by pitching itself as an alternative to the popular imageboard 4chan. (...) In 2019, 8chan went from being a relatively parochial phenomenon – only really known and understood by those who were already embedded within chan cultures – to making global headlines in the aftermath of the March 2019 terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand. The attacker, Brenton Tarrant, posted his final message to 8chan, in which he addressed the “lads” in a message informing the community of an imminent “attack against the invaders.” In addition to this, he linked to a Facebook live stream of the attacks along with his manifesto entitled ‘The Great Replacement’, in a nod to the popular far-right conspiracy theory which holds that indigenous European (white) populations are being replaced by non-European immigrants. (...) 8chan returned in early November under the name of 8kun, with Jim Watkins remaining at the helm. Visually, the two were comparable, although the motto at the top of its home page struck a somewhat humbler tone than that of its predecessor, with the words “Speak freely – speak legally”. Most notably, 8kun did not import the infamous /pol/ board ­­– in its place creating the /pnd/ board which stood for ‘Politics, News, Debate’. Broadly, /pnd/ continues to host discussions relating to current events, much of which is imbued with the familiar 8chan rhetoric of hate speech and bigotry, particularly towards women, religious and ethnic minorities, and the LGBTQ community. (...) Findings from this project’s full report, ‘Memetic Irony and the Promotion of Violence within Chan Cultures’, reveal that events in 2020 surrounding Covid-19 and Black Lives Matter catalysed hateful and extremist content online, which was demonstrated within the visual culture of 8kun and its reinforcement of racist and misogynistic narratives. In some instances, 8kun users saw global events as an opportunity to accelerate discord and violence in the United States and beyond via the promotion of ‘race war’. What has not been observed, however, is the explicit use of 8kun to post final messages, manifestos, and live streams of far-right attacks (as seen with 8chan in 2019), although past attacks and attackers are heavily glorified, as they were on 8chan prior to its closure.

via crestresearch: After 8chan

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Armed men arrested in #Philadelphia may have believed fake #ballots were being counted, Philadelphia DA Office says – #terror #qanon

Two armed Virginia men who were arrested Thursday outside the Philadelphia Convention Center may have believed fake ballots were being counted there, Philadelphia District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Jane Roh told CNN. "According to our information at this very early stage of investigation, it appears these individuals were operating under the belief that 'fake ballots' are being counted at the Convention Center -- a completely unsupported claim -- and that belief may have been what drew their attention to Philadelphia." Roh told CNN in an emailed statement. CNN affiliate KYW had earlier reported that the men were "coming to deliver a truck full of fake ballots" to the city, citing prosecutors. The center is one of the places where election workers have been counting votes from the 2020 general election, which includes the race for president. Text messages reveal that the men were concerned about the tallying of votes at the convention center, prosecutors said, according to KYW. Antonio LaMotta, 61, and Joshua Macias, 42, both of Chesapeake, Virginia, were arrested Thursday night outside the center on suspicion of carrying handguns in Pennsylvania without permits, authorities said. Philadelphia police said they found the men Thursday night after receiving a tip that people with firearms were heading to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in a silver Hummer truck.
Officers found a silver Hummer a block from the center -- parked and unoccupied -- around 10:20 p.m. Thursday, about seven minutes before finding the men, who acknowledged the Hummer was theirs, police said. Both men were carrying loaded handguns, and police found an AR-type rifle in the Hummer, authorities said at a news conference Friday. About 160 rounds of ammunition were found in the weapons and the vehicle, authorities said. Stickers and a hat with logos of the QAnon conspiracy movement were found in the vehicle, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said. LaMotta and Macias were charged with having a concealed firearm without a license and carrying a firearm on a public street or public property, Krasner said. "This alarming incident is still very much under investigation regarding additional charges," Krasner said.

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Steve #Bannon’s show pulled off #Twitter and #YouTube over calls for violence – #kickhimouf

Former presidential advisor and right-wing pundit Steve Bannon had his show suspended from Twitter and an episode removed by YouTube after calling for violence against FBI director Christopher Wray and the government’s leading pandemic expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Bannon, speaking with co-host Jack Maxey, was discussing what Trump should do in a hypothetical second term. He suggested firing Wray and Fauci, but then went further, saying “I’d actually like to go back to the old times of Tudor England, I’d put the heads on pikes, right, I’d put them at the two corners of the White House as a warning to federal bureaucrats.” (...) Twitter confirmed that it has “permanently suspended” (i.e. it can be appealed but won’t be restored automatically) the account for violating the rule against glorifying violence. YouTube removed the episode from “Steve Bannon’s War Room” channel Wednesday afternoon after it was brought to their attention. A representative for the platform said “We’ve removed this video for violating our policy against inciting violence. We will continue to be vigilant as we enforce our policies in the post-election period.”

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Donald Trump to be sued for using Village People’s YMCA – which definitely isn’t about gay sex – without permission

Donald Trump could be on the brink of being sued for using the Village People’s “YMCA” at campaign rallies. The song – which, as we all know, is definitely not about gay sex – has been used repeatedly by the soon-to-be-former president at rallies, despite pleas from the Village People for him to stop using it. On Tuesday, Donald Trump tweeted a haunting, disturbing mega-mix video of himself dancing to “YMCA” at various campaign rallies – and now lawyers for the Village People are planning to submit a complaint over his use of the song, Agence France-Presse reports. In a statement, Jonathan Belolo, son of Village People founding member Henri Belolo, hit out at Trump for his “illicit appropriation” of the song, as reported by Huffington Post. Jonathan Belolo, who is also president of the French record label Scorpio Music, said: “The beneficiaries of (band co-founders) Messrs Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, like the company Scorpio Music, owner of the work, discovered with amazement this illicit appropriation, which is more for partisan and electoral purposes of Donald Trump, which they would never have accepted.”

via pinknews: Donald Trump to be sued for using Village People’s YMCA – which definitely isn’t about gay sex – without permission

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Teenage neo-Nazi ‘obsessed’ with mass shootings jailed for preparing acts of #terrorism – #FKD #FeuerkriegDivision

Paul Dunleavy, then 16, tried to create a live firearm and offered advice to international extremists. A teenage neo-Nazi who gave international extremists advice on how to make improvised firearms after becoming “obsessed” with mass shootings has been jailed. Paul Dunleavy, 17, can be named for the first time after a judge lifted a reporting restriction preventing his identity being made public. He was jailed for five-and-a-half years for preparing acts of terrorism by researching how to convert a blank-firing gun into a live weapon, and providing “advice and encouragement” to others online. Birmingham Crown Court heard how Dunleavy, from Rugby, communicated with fellow neo-Nazis online and joined the Feuerkrieg Division (FKD) group that was later banned as a terrorist organisation. In an online test to join the organisation, he wrote that Jewish people “must be eradicated”, called fascism “the pursuit of restoring the natural order,” and said he wanted to “go out there and provoke” a race war. (...) Dunleavy’s own preparations were at an early stage and “inept”, the court heard, but he was also knowingly inciting people with a violent mindset including three who have been convicted of terror offences in other countries. Then aged 16, he had attempted to make parts of a gun and collected several knives, an air rifle, airsoft handgun, masks, targets, drawings and notes on gun modifications in his bedroom. A notebook was seized containing swastikas and details of lone wolf attacks, as well as a mocked up logo representing an extreme right group he wanted to form. Dunleavy also had a hoard of online material, including detailed instructions on how to make improvised firearms, and footage of numerous shootings including the far-right attacks in Christchurch, El Paso and Norway.

via independet: Teenage neo-Nazi 'obsessed' with mass shootings jailed for preparing acts of terrorism

Jyväskylä cancels event by far-right group with neo-Nazi links

The group has ties to the outlawed neo-Nazi group Nordic Resistance Movement, says an expert on far-right movements. The city of Jyväskylä has cancelled an event by a far-right group that was to have taken place on Saturday at a municipal sports facility in the Kuokkala district. “On Friday afternoon we received anonymous tip-offs about the event. We looked into them and decided that the reservation had to be cancelled,” said Heli Leinonkoski, Administrative Director of the south-central city. She says officials determined that the organisation’s activities were not in line with the city’s values, declining to provide further details. “The basic premise is that all events organised at city facilities must be in accordance with laws, general morality and the city’s values,” she told Yle. According to researcher Tommi Kotonen, the group, which calls itself Veren laki (“Law of Blood”), has clear links to the outlawed neo-Nazi organisation Nordic Resistance Movement or PVL. Finland’s Supreme Court banned the PVL’s activities in early 2019 after it was linked to a string of violent incidents.

via yle: Jyväskylä cancels event by far-right group with neo-Nazi links

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