Fox News, “5 assaulted at Berkeley protests as black-clad anarchists storm rightwing rally”
Berkeley police chief Andrew Greenwood defended how police handled the protest, saying they made a strategic decision to let the anarchists enter to avoid more violence. Greenwood said to The Associated Press: “the potential use of force became very problematic” given the thousands of peaceful protesters in the park. Once anarchists arrived, it was clear […]
Chicago Tribune, “Black-clad anarchists storm Berkeley rally, assaulting 5”
Black-clad anarchists on Sunday stormed into what had been a largely peaceful Berkeley protest against hate and attacked at least five people, including the leader of a politically conservative group who canceled an event a day earlier in San Francisco amid fears of violence. Continue Reading
SF Gate, “Opponents both militant and mellow confront Berkeley right-wing marchers”
It was difficult to figure out exactly who came out Sunday to join the anarchists — often referred to as antifa, or antifascists — because they wore all black, hid their faces and at times attacked reporters who were trying to document their actions. Continue Reading
The Washington Post, “Black-clad anarchists storm Berkeley rally, assaulting 4”
Black-clad anarchists on Sunday stormed into what had been a largely peaceful Berkeley protest against hate and attacked at least four people, including the leader of a politically conservative group who canceled an event a day earlier in San Francisco because of fears violence could break out. Continue Reading
The Washington Post, “Analysis: A Trump supporter was sucker-punched by a counterprotester. Why isn’t it a hate crime?”
Following the incident, Maxwell wrote that he had been punched in the face by “ANTIFA,” a far-left political movement characterized as anarchists and antifascists. “My name is RC Maxwell and I am a victim of leftist violence,” Maxwell wrote Tuesday on the website Liberty Writers. Continue Reading
CBS 12 Bay Area, ” U.C. Berkeley group invites right-wing speakers”
This would not be the first time Yiannopoulos and Coulter were scheduled for events at Berkeley, one of the most liberal schools in the country. In February, violence erupted before Yiannopoulo was to speak on campus. Windows of businesses were smashed, anarchists burned municipal property, and the university ultimately canceled the Yiannopoulos event. Continue Reading
CBS Boston, “Keller @ Large: Making A Joke Of The First Amendment”
It’s also not surprising that the crowd included a few hundred creepy wanna-be anarchists and others looking for trouble, who found it by roughing up a few Trump supporters and pointlessly confronting the cops. Continue Reading
Los Angeles Times, “Hate speech is loathsome, but trying to silence it is dangerous”
A century ago, anarchists and leftists were arrested and in some cases deported because of their beliefs. In the 1940s and 1950s it happened again in response to wars hot and cold. Fear and racism during World War II also propelled the establishment of internment camps for Japanese Americans, and a generation later the government […]
The Mercury News (CA), “California right-winger behind Charlottesville violence”
Damigo told KQED he hit her “because she was a threat; because she was going to attack his friends; because she was a member of Antifa, a leftist confederation of socialists and anarchists — some of whom have committed acts of violence and arson.” Continue Reading
Fox 40 Sacramento, “Local College Student Involved in Charlottesville Turmoil”
But opponents, including self-described anarchist groups, are painting Damigo as the violent instigator and trying to have him expelled from Stanislaus State. Continue Reading