As scores of protesters made their way into Washington D.C’s Chinatown district, a Blackhawk helicopter with U.S. Army markings descended to rooftop level, kicking up dirt, debris and snapping trees that narrowly missed several people. The maneuver, often conducted by low flying jets in combat zones to scare away insurgents, is known as a show of force.
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Was the Bonus Army being cleared off the mall right before the election that year?
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Well, during the summer of 1932.
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Right… the year of the election… I couldn’t remember if it was summer or later in the fall (Sept. or Oct). I could go look it up, but I’m lazy. 
I know it was considered one of the final nails in Hoover’s re-election.
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I’m not a fan of Hoover, exactly, he was a very ironic figure. I feel bad for him, though, not like I do about W or the Rump.
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He was. But he did not do much during the early years of the depression, except as for corporations to not lay people off.
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Absolutely, he did jack shit of the kinds of helpful shit he could have done. He seemed to think that after a life of figuring the ever-loving middle-brow fuck out of logistics engineering, he wouldn’t just throw up his hands like that.
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Also Matt Gaetz defaming anti-fascists, and calling for murder:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1267615035767107586.html?refreshed=yes
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Link is very buggy, but reader view works.
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Regarding an anti-anti-fascist harassment campaign. Owing to size constraints, I can’t post all the screenshots here. Only posting 2 out of 9.
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Jun, Nathan <nathan.jun@msutexas.edu>
Date: Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 7:08 PM
Subject: [NAASN] Request for Help and Solidarity
To: naasn@googlegroups.com <naasn@googlegroups.com>, asn-bounces@lists.aktivix.org <asn-bounces@lists.aktivix.org>
Dear Comrades:
A little over twenty-fours ago it was brought to my attention that several individuals in my place of residence (Wichita Falls, Texas, USA) had been disseminating a screenshot of my Facebook profile, the cover image of which was a graphic reading “Abolish the Police.” In doing so, the individuals in question repeatedly identified me as “a member of antifa” [sic] and a “terrorist” [sic]. Since that time I have been aggressively doxed; among other things, I have received more than a hundred death threats by phone, DM, and email—many of them containing hideously antisemitic language; my employer has been flooded with hysterical calls for my termination; my personal information (as well as that of my parents and sisters) has been publicly shared; my home has been vandalized, etc.
I am writing to request your help in (a) defending my reputation to my employer, Midwestern State University; and (b) holding the most egregious participants in this brutal campaign to account for their behavior.
If you are comfortable doing so, I hope you will consider taking a few minutes to contact the Provost of Midwestern State University, Dr. James Johnston, to let express support and solidarity on my behalf. His email address is james.johnston@mwsu.edu.
The principal ringleaders of this campaign are (or appear to be) as follows:
Eddie Wilson - https://www.facebook.com/eddie.wilson.946954
Mark Beauchamp – Wichita County Commissioner (https://wichitacountytx.com/locations/commissioners-court/precinct-1/); his superior is Judge Woodrow Gossum (County.Judge@co.wichita.tx.us)
Seana Streich Taylor - https://www.realtor.com/realestateagents/seana-taylor_frisco_tx_1772827_022964802
Erin Nimitz - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-nimetz-bb30b86a
Don Plummer - https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-plummer-9a17136
Kacy Coker Rutledge - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kacy-rutledge-4553a442
Celeste Montanaro - https://www.mylife.com/celeste-montanaro/e442993657680
Bruce Harris - http://bruceharrislaw.com/
Julie Williams Coley - https://www.facebook.com/JulieWilliamsColey
Tara Li - https://www.wfisd.net/domain/3224
These individuals need to be called out; I will leave it to your discretion how.
In addition to any efforts you see fit to make yourself, I would also appreciate it greatly if you would let others know about this via social media and the like.
While I am okay for the moment and sincerely expect this to blow over quickly, I am not one to take shit lying down and am grateful for any help you’re willing to offer in that regard.
With solidarity and advanced thanks,
Nathan
Nathan J. Jun, Ph.D. (He/Him)
Professor of Philosophy
Department of English, Humanities, and Philosophy
MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences
3410 Taft Boulevard
Wichita Falls, Texas 76308-2099 USA
Office: 940-397-4128
Mobile: 773-494-5851
Fax: 940-397-4931
Website: nathanjun.com
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“So We Don’t Look Like We’re Playing Favorites”
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I had missed this detail:
When the family heard gun shots and power saws off in the distance, they packed up their tent to leave, but found that trees had been cut down to block their exit. Four local high schoolers not only cleared the trees for them, but contacted local law enforcement, perhaps saving their lives.
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Can we start calling the people who get worked up about antifa Pro Fascists yet?
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“Profa”
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I dunno, most of them don’t seem very professional.
Wannabe Fascists? FascFans?
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Let’s remember, the original Nazis were not very professional. They were a lot of street brawlers who found themselves in power.
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Lawyer T. Greg Doucette and mathematician Jason Miller have been working to compile the videos in the Google Sheet titled “GeorgeFloyd Protest - police brutality videos on Twitter.” The database currently has 428 videos.
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So, when bad apples abuse the unemployment system - as is happening in MI now - the whole system gets frozen for a fraud investigation, leaving the innocent to go without. But when supporters of the current POTUS (who are basically white supremacists, whether they’re out about it or not) fly this flag, it’s okay? FUCKING REALLY?
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