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Category Archives: BLM
NYT: ‘Los Angeles Pedestrians Look Forward to Relaxed Jaywalking Law’
The New York Times published Nov. 3, 2022: “I’m smart enough to know if cars are coming,” said one walker who is glad the old law will come off the books on Jan. 1. Starting Jan. 1, thanks to the … Continue reading
Antifa/BLM All Over West LA Today
Antifa/BLM activists are trying to provoke police and citizens into confrontation. They’re renting cars at LAX and they’re trying to run over people, mace people, and provoke violence. I’m talking Santa Monica, San Vicente Blvd, Bel Air, Brentwood… Activists are … Continue reading
Sailer: BLM in Trouble with BBC Over Anti-Israel Stance
Steve Sailer writes: “Two previous eras of black supremacist ideology — the late 1960s and the early 1990s — both came a-cropper when they got too many Jews peeved at black anti-Semitism. For example, Spike Lee’s soaring movie career got … Continue reading
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BLM Activism & Your Work Prospects
I suspect many employers won’t hire people who’ve supported BLM just as they won’t hire people who support BDS. From the WSJ: Workers may run some employment risk if they participate in protests or other forms of activism. Most U.S. … Continue reading
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BLM & CBT
Harry Baldwin writes on Steve Sailer: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a useful approach to changing one’s way of dealing with the world. Wikipedia describes it: “CBT focuses on challenging and changing unhelpful cognitive distortions and behaviors, improving emotional regulation, … Continue reading
‘St. Louis synagogue opens doors to protesters against police shooting’
Who would have guessed that there would have been a negative reaction to a synagogue that sheltered the Black Lives Matters (BLM) crowd? After all, the Ferguson Effect aka explosion in black crime since 2014 has been wonderful for America. … Continue reading
Steve Sailer: ‘How Much Black Lives Matter Terrorism Has There Been Since Ferguson?’
Comments at Steve Sailer: * I applaud your effort here but it won’t amount to much. The (((media))) pushed the narrative that innocent blacks were being systematically hunted down in the streets en masse by white police forces. Blacks and … Continue reading
Sailer: The Missing Word in Buzzfeed’s “What Happened to Black Lives Matter?”
Steve Sailer writes: I can explain why The Establishment (e.g., the Democratic Party, the media, the Soros-like NGOs, etc.) aren’t pushing Black Lives Matter hard any more in one word, a word not mentioned in this article: Dallas. BLM followers … Continue reading
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WP: ‘Turning away from street protests, Black Lives Matter tries a new tactic in the age of Trump’
It turns out that BLM responds to incentives. Under Obama, they had an incentive to riot. Under Trump, they have an incentive to behave. Washington Post: In recent years, policing has been among the nation’s most visible issues as people … Continue reading
Seething Mob Shuts Down Speech by Pro-Cop Writer Heather Mac Donald as Event Turns Violent
Heat Street: An “angry mob” of protesters effective shut down a speech by a pro-law enforcement scholar at Claremont McKenna College on Friday, surrounding the building, screaming obscenities and banging on windows. Manhattan Institute fellow Heather Mac Donald, who is … Continue reading
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