A study published on Friday appears to confirm what news reports suggested long ago: President Trump’s campaign rallies were associated with a rise in violence when they came to town.
A city that hosted a Trump rally saw an average of 2.3 more assaults reported on the day of the event than on a typical day, according to the study, led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and published in the journal Epidemiology. The authors found no corresponding link between assaults and rallies for Mr. Trump’s Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.
“It appeared to be a phenomenon that’s unique to Donald Trump’s rally,” said Christopher Morrison, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania and the lead author of the study.
It may come as little surprise that the rallies were associated with increased violence, as the often volcanic clashes between Mr. Trump’s supporters and opponents were widely covered at the time.
Yeah I think we all knew this even without a study.
And most of that violence probably happened right there at the rally.
So now that Trump is elected it appears that uptick in violence is now spreading across the country.
OT - I am buying several copies of this book (proceeds go to a great cause) and donating them !!!! This is priceless - John Oliver is a national treasure. If you haven't seen this segment on John Oliver's show from last night - you HAVE to see it - not only does he lay out exactly why we have to be worried about Pence - and how he would be worse as a president - he has come up with the perfect way to get the message out that America will not tolerate the horror and evilness that is "pence"
ReplyDeleteJohn Oliver hijacks homophobe Mike Pence's bunny book with a better one in A Day In The Life Of Marlon Bundo
https://www.avclub.com/john-oliver-hijacks-homophobe-mike-pences-bunny-book-wi-1823879129
"Oliver presents a portrait of a man whose outward appearance of un-Trump-ian sanity barely conceals the frothing, right wing lOOn within. Especially when it comes to the LGBTQ community, where 666Pence’s long history of bigotry includes overt, verifiable support of one James Dobson and the organization Focus on the Family, your go-to zealots for
Delete“shock ‘em ‘til they’re not gay anymore”
“conversion therapy.”
So far no hard copies but the audio sounds awesome.
DeleteFirst off there was no election of don trump. There was only a crime committed. America was hijacked by criminals and now held hostage for now. Pretty much like Russian citizens. The same method used. Both shitholes will be removed from the shitshow we witness. Both have failed humanity. Their demise is guaranteed.
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Delete5.27 laughing out loud at treason is not funny. It is now criminal. Russian espionage is not funny in America.
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DeleteAgree. We must unearth this rigged election. Hillary won either way. Someone fix this.
DeleteGosh, it is almost like you are purposefully blind to the violent anti-Trump crowds that would purposely cause conflicts at these events.... but you would never do that...
ReplyDeleteYour Russian spin is not working. Gryphen? time to cut them off like other social media blogs. Cut the crap!
DeleteGosh, it's almost like you're a liar, 5:31!
DeleteAmericans demand that Our Congress act today, March 19, 2018 to remove Donald John Trump from the office of presidency. We the people DEMAND the Republicans act and remove Donald John Trump today for Treason against Americans and America. It is mandatory that he be removed immediately and charged with Treason and obstruction. If they do not? Americans will remove them and recall them today.
ReplyDeleteFour young men murdered in Austin Texas. Not of national interest, they use bombs. No shooting, no gun violence.
ReplyDelete"That’s a departure from the previous explosions. They were likely related and involved packages that had not been mailed or delivered by private carrier but left overnight on doorsteps. Manley originally suggested they could have been hate crimes since all the victims of the first three explosions were black or Hispanic, but now says that investigators aren’t ruling out any possible motive.
DeleteThe latest explosion came hours after authorities raised the reward by $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of whoever is responsible for the first three explosions. It now totals $115,000."
https://wtop.com/national/2018/03/another-explosion-injures-2-in-austin-cause-unclear/slide/1/
Not of national interest? Maybe you should actually watch the news.
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ReplyDelete"The case was brought to stop gerrymandering, but it could wind up doing the opposite."
2/4/1 ' in the incident outside the Mountain America Expo Center. 'no charges are expected' UTAH!
ReplyDeletehttps://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/two-men-accidentally-shot-one-bullet-sitting-car-outside-utah-gun-show/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMGv4EewHdg
ReplyDelete'Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe (Live)' 2MILLION...views
'Hendrix multitasking. Chewing gum, singing, playing guitar and being a legend all at the same time.'
"Jimi was the coolest motherfucker to have ever lived."
Streisand Effect:
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Faux news has the vapors over a flipping *painting* and it goes viral. Meanwhile the trumpanzees are going apeshit on fellow Americans and from them....crickets.
he forgot the 'wonkeye'
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"“Masculinities in America.” In the classroom, we discussed topics like trans men, female masculinity, men’s place in feminist discourse, and, finally, sexual violence, assault, and consent." " Tom, who is part of the BDSM community, suggested to me that KINK culture may offer the broader culture direction on minimizing the grayness in sexual encounters. He suggested that safe words, where partners agree to stop if either of them says a certain signal word during sex, might be a useful tool to combat people’s apparent aversion to using the word “no,” particularly during the middle of sex.
ReplyDelete“I’ve found that it’s psychologically easier to say a safe word than to say no because we’re taught not to say no,” he said. “It’s hard even in sexual contexts, because we’re taught not to hurt people’s FEELings.”" important to ensure the solutions we implement do not fall victim to the typical twists and turns of oppression, where those who benefit find ways to circumvent measures designed to maintain our mutual safety. We have to remember that what we’re trying to accomplish — achieving social reforms, dismantling rape culture, and defining and solidifying consent — is a process."
https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/3/19/17129314/me-too-men-aziz-ansari-harvey-weinstein
"White supremacist prison gang grows stronger as Colorado officials try to prove conspiracy in corrections chief’s assassination"
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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-opiod-crisis-response-death-penalty-drug-traffickers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helter_Skelter_(song)
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"Portland-area Nazi has been fired from his banking job at Wells Fargo after his ties to alt-right extremist groups, the Oregonian reports.
ReplyDeleteAndrew Alexander Murphy Harkins, who went by the name Murphy Harkins, had participated in marches with Identity Evropa and Northwest white nationalist group True Cascadia. He marched with white supremacists at the deadly Charlottesville rally, according to a post from a Portland Antifa organization, standing right next to alleged killer James Alex Fields. He’s also been associated with notorious alt-right brawler Kyle “Based Stickman” Chapman and Washington State’s alt-right Republican senate candidate, Joey Gibson."
"ast year, Harkins appeared in a photo taken at Portland’s Buffalo Gap Saloon with extremists Baked Alaska, Brittany Pettibone and James Allsup. It was unclear why it took the Portland Antifa group a year to out the local Nazi following the publication of the photo.
Following the revelations, Harkins and Wells Fargo parted ways—the company would not comment on why, but provided a statement about its values."
Must be something in our diet the way Americans, especially Trump supporters, tend to lean towards hate and violence.
ReplyDeleteToo much McDonald's flowing in people'e blood streams? Someone ought to look into this.
Beer, pork rinds and Slim Jims.
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