Jonathan Choe
@choeshow
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Discovery Institute Senior Journalism Fellow. NEWS TIP: [email protected], *Vids branded "DI" represent Discovery Institute. Other views expressed are my own.
Chi➡️Minny➡️Beantown➡️Seattle
Joined May 2013
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New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District race is wild. Democrat Maggie Goodlander had no idea what hit her after Republican challenger Lily Tang Williams went on a rampage.
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Vietnamese Trump supporters have taken over S. Seattle. They are publicly standing for their political convictions and proudly wearing MAGA hats. People are driving by and honking in support. Commies and Pinkos are not welcome.
Many in Seattle's Vietnamese community escaped the dangers of communism. That's why they're all in on Trump.
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Chicago cops given the green light to chase down Antifa activists. Incredible.
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This is how you are supposed to respond when an American flag is being burned. Ben Bergquam is a patriot.
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Trump was nearly assassinated today. Then one Seattle reporter posted this. 🤦🏽♂️
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UCLA making sure this time around, pro-Hamas activists do not take over the campus. Cops are dropping the hammer early. This is the way.
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Thousands of illegals are being transported through Seattle's King County Airport. Many will be deported. I started documenting. But far-left activists with La Resistencia tried to disrupt my coverage. Problem for them, they don't know the law.
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I’m on the ground at Texas Children’s Hospital and wanted to ask CEO Mark Wallace about the investigation into the hospital’s child sex-change clinic, but they had police throw me out. They are scared.
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They're no longer afraid to publicly say the problem is radical Islam. A coalition of Jewish, Hindu, and Iranian Muslims say it's time to stand against this evil.
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The crackdown is on in San Francisco. Homeless encampments are being cleared after Gov. Newsom's executive order.
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Now that the dust has settled from Tuesday's melee at the University of Washington, I need help finding this one particular attacker. Out of all the knuckleheads with the Antifa crowd, dough boy here really went after me. I am offering a cash reward if you can help me identity
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: Here is a full timeline of the events that took place yesterday at @UW outside the final “Live Free” tour event with @charliekirk11. @choeshow | @TPUSA
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CNN's Jake Tapper and Dana Bash accused Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk of making antisemitic statements. So I confronted the hosts at the RNC and asked them why they would make such wild claims without any proof. They ran away. @charliekirk11 @FrontlinesTPUSA @TPAction_
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Look at these Antifa takedowns by Portland cops. Incredible.
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HAPPENING NOW: Crush of people at Seattle Pride parade that’s now passing through the downtown core. Some of loudest cheers so far have been for Magnolia Boy Scouts and abortion rights marchers. Thousands of people out and enjoying day. #Pride #SeattlePride #LGBTQ #RoeVsWade
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#EXCLUSIVE: INTERNET wins again. Found lady seen hurling RACIST slurs at Asian American woman(lycheemarteenee) in #Seattle over weekend. I gave numerous chances to share her side. But she told me to go eat dog w/rice+threw a rock at me.🙃@NextShark @JackPosobiec #StopAsianHate
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After carefully reviewing @thehoffather's video, dude with the Green Day hoody blocking the Jewish student at the University of Washington is none other than Gabriel Jones, a notorious far-left activist who assaulted me at a protest last year in Seattle. But when I defended.
This is a Jewish student at @UW being blocked today from walking on his American college campus by pro-Hamas activists in 2024. The university was warned this encampment was coming over a week before it was established and failed to act.
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EXCLUSIVE: University of Washington(@UW) Global Health Prof. James Pfeiffer is captured on video accosting a student inside the Hamas encampment Wednesday afternoon. Pfeiffer emerges from a tent pushing pro-Palestine propaganda. Then he tries to prevent the student from recording
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BREAKING: Another massive court win for journalists and the First Amendment! Friday morning, far-left activist Iris Bordman claimed I was a threat to her personal safety and proceeded to testify under oath that I violently assaulted peaceful protesters. Problem for her, she
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FUTURE AT CNN: "Largely peaceful protest." 🙃😆.Btw, peeps wearing black ninja outfits are ANTIFA. Yet not a single Atlanta TV station is willing to call it what it is. No wonder so many Americans are clueless about FAR-LEFT extremism which is thriving.
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Look what's happening in California. A group called "Squatter Squad" is removing people from homes if they cannot produce a lease. When the government fails to do it's job, vigilante justice will prevail. Brand new cottage industry on the rise.
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And just like that, a group of Antifa militants have shown up with a megaphone to disrupt the TPUSA Charlie Kirk event at the University of Washington. They’re trying to dox me as well. One idiot is walking around with a cardboard sign with my address. I own these people.
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EXCLUSIVE: One of Seattle's worst antisemites has finally been spotted on camera plastering "F*ck You Israel" posters on downtown buildings. We call him the "White whale" since he's been so elusive up until this point. Do you know him? Make him famous. @StopAntisemites .🧵👇
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Frat boys confronting Antifa goons at the University of Washington in Seattle, challenging them to a push-up contest. These men are going to save America. @TPUSA @FrontlinesTPUSA @charliekirk11
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Court documents show the women knew each other and were friends at one point. But witnesses say they were arguing that evening. As for the shooting, the surveillance video shows Overton's gun jamming as she allegedly tries to fire more shots. Cops say she also pointed the pistol
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NEW: Violent pimp wars continue unchecked in Seattle, leaving a trail of fear and destruction along Aurora Ave N. This past Friday, surveillance video shows two pimps in white vehicles recruiting and managing prostitutes near 107th St. That's when a rival pimp in a silver
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This clip did not age well. As Seattle and other U.S. cities were being victimized by BLM/Antifa rioting and looting, Kamala Harris supported protesters and encouraged them to keep on going.
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Ladies and gentlemen, you are getting a glimpse of what society looks like when laws are not enforced. Neighbors in Bellevue may start resorting to vigilante justice. They are tired of serial squatter Sang Kim and it looked like some were about to go beyond peaceful protests. Who
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Comedian John Stewart is now calling out the hypocrisy at the DNC.
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The same cop haters who wanted to defund the police are now begging them for help. Apparently I triggered the vigilante security guards at the People's March in Seattle. So they called 911 and tried to have me removed. Instead, they got a lesson on The First Amendment.🤡
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FLAG ATTACK: An unhinged pro-Hamas activist hit me with a Palestine flag in Bellevue Sunday afternoon. I quickly snatched it away before she could get in another swing. This woman claimed I was violating her rights because I was recording. Problem for her, this is a public
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Antifa goons learning Chicago cops will drop the hammer if they try to cross the line.
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ASSAULTED AGAIN: I had to eject from this pro-Hamas protest early Saturday afternoon in downtown Seattle. That's because I got outed right away. Please help me identify this ANTIFA wanna be who charged at me as I was recording. He threw some punches but missed as I ducked
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#EXCLUSIVE: Is this a hate crime? On Sunday afternoon, street preacher Matthew Meinecke says this man wearing a baseball cap and glasses tore up his Bible without any provocation. Meinecke says he was preaching at the corner of 4th Ave & Pine St in downtown #Seattle during the
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BREAKING: Huge neighborhood protest about to begin in Bellevue. Angry neighbors want serial squatter Sang Kim out of this house. He’s allegedly skipped out on thousands of dollars in rent since last year. But the broken King County court system remains backed up with evictions.
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Vietnamese MAGA takeover in S. Seattle today. People showed up dressed in trash bags after President Biden called Trump supporters “garbage.”
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This is a new one. The far-left activists at the University of Washington are now trying to dox me. These losers put my address on all their umbrellas and cardboard signs. So if you see it on the local news, now you know why. 🤣I think it's fair to say, I own these people. Living
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BREAKING: Willie Nelson’s son Lukas says his van got jacked in Seattle. He has a show scheduled tonight at the Showbox in SODO. Unclear if it’s still happening. “ATTENTION everyone in or around the Seattle area —Our truck that has all of our guitars and equipment has been
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BREAKING: Christian street preacher Matthew Meinecke says he's not leaving the University of Washington Quad until school leaders formally apologize to Jewish students. Meinecke wants others to bring Israeli and American flags to establish a new encampment until demands are met.
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Texas Children's Hospital CEO Mark Wallace is hiding and refusing to answer questions about the child sex-change scandal rocking his institution. So I confronted him and demanded a response. Instead he called the police on me.
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Here we go! The Jews and Evangelicals are breaking off from Red Square and headed straight for the Hamas encampment. They’re on a full blown collision course with Antifa and the far-left activists defending the Quad. @TPUSA @FrontlinesTPUSA
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PERSONAL VICTORY: Many of you don't know this, but I had another legal win today. Bellevue serial squatter Sang Kim, along with his wife Youjin, tried to get a Protection Order against me. They accused me of harassment and essentially said my reporting brought them too much
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Vietnamese in South Seattle blasting “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood. Drivers honking at the MAGA wearing deplorables and garbage Trump supporters.😂🇺🇸
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In parts of deep blue WA State, showing public support for President Trump could get you canceled or ostracized. On cue, these patriots in Bellevue say a deranged woman threw a cup of water at them and drove off. Total coward. Otherwise, they waved MAGA flags for hours today and
🇺🇸 TRUMP IS OUR PRESIDENT 🇺🇸. Let’s celebrate! 47.Bring flags & signs! .12:30PM .SE 8th Street & I-405 overpass.Bellevue, WA. @WAGOP @JimWalshLD19 @KCGOP @thehoffather @choeshow
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SPEECHLESS: This is a new low. There is a code among journalists to get each other’s backs in the field. But this @KING5Seattle photog does not even allow @KatieDaviscourt to use his phone to call 911, while the FAR LEFT/ANTIFA loser mocks Katie. Unreal.
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The suspect initially told officers, “She came into my apartment. It was self-defense. I had to shoot her.”. But later told police, “She’s not even dead.”. “I don’t care if you give me life. I just want to go to Alisia’s funeral,” Overton added.
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BREAKING: Dozens of migrants with children have taken over the tennis court at Garfield Park in Seattle's Central District. They're demanding more housing and resources while they wait for asylum hearings. Immigrant activists with translators just wrapped up a press conference.
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SEATTLE IS WAKING UP: On Saturday, the usual fringe group of FAR-LEFT activists along with ANTIFA militants marched to Seattle Police Officers Guild HQ to air out their grievances against the agency. The building was empty, so they were basically yelling into the air and
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Joy Reid, Jen Psaki, and other MSNBC hosts outed for using fake LED screen and pretending to be at RNC. I found the actual set and it's basically a cubicle with two chairs. @FrontlinesTPUSA @TPAction_
Just found out that Joy Reid, Jen Psaki and Rachel Maddow of MSNBC aren’t actually doing their “live reporting” from the RNC. They’re actually sitting in front of an LED screen which is why I haven’t been able to find them all week. They aren’t even at the event | @TPAction_
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Riding Sound Transit(@SoundTransit) in Seattle is such a culturally enriching experience. Just ask these Mariners fans Monday night who were dealing with the following at Pioneer Square Station: . -Several unhinged teens dropping the N-word more than 20 times. -Threats of
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EXCLUSIVE: Instead of helping Bellevue landlord Jaskaran Singh with his serial squatter situation, Senator Patty Kuderer sent him an email data dump Wednesday afternoon and scolded him for sharing his frustrations. The Democrat writes: "That said, you should know berating staff
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EXCLUSIVE: Friday morning, Bellevue landlord Jaskaran Singh says four Bellevue cops tried to serve another Temporary Protection Order against him. Problem is, Singh is out of town and saw all this unfold from his mobile phone which is connected to cameras outside his house.
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ABSOLUTE MADNESS: Monday evening, more than a hundred migrants invaded Seattle's Central District and took over Powell Barnett Park, a popular play area for kids and dogs. There are now more than 30 tents set up on a grassy area and wooden pallets are scattered everywhere.
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NYPD cracking down on pro Hamas protesters. This is the way!.
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Cops handling their business at UC Irvine and wipe out pro-Hamas encampment.
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Wild encounter on the University of Washington(@UW) campus this evening. Less than three minutes into my assignment for @FrontlinesTPUSA, the whack job Antifa militants spotted me in the crowd. One soy boy jumped on my back, snatched my phone, and threw it across the lawn.
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MAGA RALLY: Sunday afternoon, Trump supporters took over a busy intersection in Edmonds, WA just days before the presidential inauguration. Aside from one counter protester, drivers honked and praised President-elect Trump which is rare in this deep blue state. 🧵👇🏽
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DOWNTOWN SEATTLE BRAWL: I'm playing catch up on #Seattle news after being in Texas this past week on assignment. Saturday afternoon, I went straight to 3rd Ave & Pike St. Without fail, I witnessed drug deals happening on multiple corners, stolen items being sold on the streets,
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Antifa member hiding his identity shouts "F*ck America" and "d**th to America" during clashing rallies in Bellevue. If they hate the U.S. so much, why are they here? .
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BREAKING: Huge win for Bellevue landlord Jaskaran Singh. Monday morning, a King County court commissioner dismissed the Temporary Protection Order filed against him by serial squatter Sang Kim. It was an easy decision since Kim and an attorney with King County Housing Justice
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IN THE WILD: Look who’s hanging with far-left activists in Chicago. I just spotted former Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant with DNC protesters. She flashed a grin when I asked if she regretted leaving office. Sawant is working with Socialist Alternative on national projects.
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Vancouver B.C. has the most horrific drug scene I have ever witnessed in North America. Discovery Institute and We Heart Seattle teamed up to learn more about what's fueling this hell on earth. So called "safe consumption sites" and non-profits giving away drug supplies like
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Harmeet’s team represented me against whack job far-left activists in Seattle and we won. You want her in your corner.
This woman, who gave the Sikh Prayer at the RNC, is Harmeet Dhillon (@pnjaban), is one of the most important conservative activists and lawyers in America:. -She filed lawsuits to stop Stay-at-home order during COVID.-Defended James Damore when google fired him.-Sued Antifa on
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Ok, I'm going to cover Oakland. The city is now replacing traffic lights with stop signs because the homeless are allegedly stealing wiring from the electrical boxes.
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In case you missed it, far-left activist Riddhi Patel is now facing 18 felony counts for allegedly threatening the Bakersfield City Council. We need more of this accountability. The before and after is glorious.
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HAPPENING NOW: Charlie Kirk TPUSA event is officially sold out at the University of Washington in Seattle. Unfortunately, people are being turned away. Thankfully these Antifa goons did not get inside. They are roaming on the outskirts of the HUB and are clearly here to
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Accused shoplifter gets shredded by security guard at Rainier Ave Bartell Drug store in Seattle. This is the way.
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#BREAKING: Protesters have entered the Tacoma Mall and are following through with their planned demonstration and disrupting holiday shoppers. Antifa and people associated with the Black Panther party are marching through the mall and trying to get others to join. They want
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CRAZY TOWN GETS CRAZIER: Another insane Monday afternoon in downtown #Seattle. I was doing my usual rounds, about to report some POSITIVE NEWS regarding the encampment sweep at 3rd Ave & Pike St this morning. Mayor Bruce Harrell(@mayorofseattle) defending the corner from "trap
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I just confronted a homeless fentanyl addict ransacking the Target store inside the Bellevue Marketplace at Factoria. I watched him fill his cart with stolen items and walk out. Workers say this happens daily. Mall security eventually stopped him but did not call cops to arrest
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#BREAKING: Witnesses say car just plowed into the crowd on 11th Ave Capitol Hill near East Precinct. Driver got out and shot a man. Police have a suspect in custody. Victim expected to recover. @komonews . Video Courtesy: Zoe Elizabeth .#seattleprotest #seattle #Seattleprotests
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RUNNING INTERFERENCE: Wednesday evening, I was trying to get in a few more questions with Highline Public Schools Superintendent Ivan Duran. Before I could finish, media handler Catherine Carbone Rogers interrupted the conversation. Before I realized what was happening, she
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Why did Seattle Public Schools(@SeaPubSchools) allow Project 2025 propaganda to be included in today's MLK event at Garfield High School? .Along with liberal kids, I'm sure there are Trump supporters and conservatives in the room. Imagine how they felt. Also, why was a
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STABBED IN THE HEAD: Another violent incident outside the McDonald's at 3rd Ave & Pine St in downtown Seattle. Sunday afternoon, Christopher Burns says his partner Matthew was ordering food when a stranger walked up to them and kicked their dog. When confronted, Burns says the
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TRANS AGGRESSION: As a journalist, my job is to get all sides of the story. The moment I started walking over to hear what the transgender activists and Democratic lawmakers in support of SB5599 had to say, the far-left umbrella crew started coming after me. Dudes were bumping
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Jessica Ceja, the victim’s older sister, told KIRO:. “I knew I lost somebody I loved so much.” She said, “We’re hurt. She was our youngest sibling. She was only 20 years old. That was my baby sister. I didn’t expect her to ever die this way.”. DeCoteau also leaves behind a young
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FURY AND ANGER: I just got out of a wild scene erupting in downtown Kirkland. Pro-Israel protesters are clashing with pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Both sides are yelling at each other. I saw cops with riot gear, devout Muslims praying on their knees, and total rage playing out
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Island County Auditor Sheilah Crider is refusing to let observers monitor part of the election process if they do not comply with her mask mandate. But look what this tv crew captured. An old timer being allowed to work without a mask. Make it make sense. 🙃🤷🏽♂️
Things are heating up in Island County where Auditor Sheilah Crider is refusing to let observers monitor part of the election process if they do not comply with her mask mandate. She alleges that half of staff got COVID in August; however, she did not provide ANY proof to the.
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Soros DA’s are losing. America is done with crazy.
BREAKING: Portland voters fire Soros DA Mike Schmidt by a landslide 15% margin. He infamously declined to prosecute the BLM and Antifa riots & allowed crime to flourish in Multanomah County. Soros DA Chesa Boudin (San Fran): Out.Soros DA Kim Gardner (St. Louis): Out.Soros DA
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Look at the madness in Portland, OR. This is why I am voting in person. Our entire system is vulnerable.
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Earlier today, man collapsed on the street and was bleeding from his head. But it took the ambulance more than 20.min to arrive because of the pro-Hamas protest winding through downtown Seattle.
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HERE WE GO AGAIN: Friday evening, I was covering the March for Trans Lives rally in Volunteer Park. Having incredible conversations and trying to better understand this movement in light of the Tennessee mass shooting. People were coming up to me and saying hello. That is until
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Stop calling it homelessness. This is all fueled by fentanyl. Portland needs a massive intervention.
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On Tuesday, Seattle City Council candidate Tariq Yusuf (@tariqajyusuf)draped himself in a Hamas keffiyeh, masked up with his Antifa comrades, and assaulted our TPUSA Frontlines crew at the University of Washington. He also got in our face and made menacing gestures several times.
BREAKING: Seattle city council candidate Tariq Yusuf @tariqajyusuf has been identified as one of the activists that assaulted Jonathan Choe (@choeshow) at @UW yesterday. Yusuf's social media and website have anti-police rhetoric, antisemitism, and support for Hamas
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SHOUT-OUT TO ATL POLICE: Some ANTIFA soy boys got arrested for trashing the city. Glad #Atlanta cops can still enforce the law. I salute all law enforcement dealing with this insanity. Thank you for your service. Be safe. 👏🏽 #Police #BackTheBlue .
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Portland Antifa comrades trying to attack the north precinct are shell shocked as police fight back and make arrests. It appears even this upside down city is starting to turn around.
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Due to popular demand, I'm posting the extended cut of my interview with public defender Stephanie Mueller. The transgender attorney is representing one of the far-left activists charged with disrupting a council meeting in February. Otherwise, this is Seattle. What's the big
UPDATE: Thursday morning, six protesters charged for disrupting a Seattle City Council meeting all showed up for their arraignment in Municipal Court. But none of them faced a judge. Instead of going through this formality, their attorneys requested cases be moved forward to a
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Not a single American flag being carried by marchers during today's MLK Day celebration in Seattle. This city is so upside down. However, I did see flags or signs being waved by people representing these agendas:. -Free Palestine.-Palestinian Youth Movement .-LGBTQ+.-Freedom
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Newcastle won't be raising the Pride flag this year and the LGBTQ+ community is getting ready to protest. Mayor Robert Clark and some other councilmembers voted 4-3 against the proclamation this year, saying the American flag is good enough to represent everyone.
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Big bucks in trans medicine. Just ask Texas Children’s Hospital CEO Mark Wallace.
Texas Children's Hospital CEO Mark Wallace told the public he had shut down the child sex-change program, but kept it open in secret. And business is booming. Wallace pulls in more than $8 million per year and lives in an 8,400 sq. ft. mansion. He is profiting from lies.
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Another cray cray incident on a King County Metro bus in Seattle. Vigilante justice wins again.
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Sad state of affairs at the University of Washington in Seattle. Even with law enforcement on site, Antifa caused chaos and shut down a TPUSA event featuring Olivia Krolczyk(@oliviakrolczyk_.).Students including many freshman had to be escorted out by cops due to the public
Alarming situation happening right now at the University of Washington. TPUSA speaker barricaded after being hunted by ANTIFA. @amcauce the President of UW is potentially in serious trouble with the Dept. of Education Civil Rights Division. President Trump has said NO federal.
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