[h=1]Shocking moment two men viciously attacked a Trump supporter while he walked to class in Berkeley less than 24 hours after riots forced a lockdown at the elite school[/h]
PUBLISHED: 05:49, 3 February 2017 | UPDATED: 07:23, 3 February 2017
- Jack Palkovic says he was wearing a red 'Make America Great Again' hat while on his way to class at UC Berkeley on Thursday
- Suddenly, a white SUV grinded to a halt and two young men ran toward him
- One of the men got out, grabbed Palkovic's hat, and pummeled him before returning to the car
- Police arrived, blocked their escape, and arrested both men
- Palkovic, a member of College Republicans, says he helped organize the appearance by Milo Yiannopoulis, a controversial far-right Breitbart editor
- Violent protests forced the cancellation of Yiannopoulis' talk as police placed the campus on lockdown a day earlier
PUBLISHED: 05:49, 3 February 2017 | UPDATED: 07:23, 3 February 2017
A 21-year-old student who supports President Donald Trump was beaten up on the UC Berkeley campus less than 24 hours after violent protests led authorities to cancel a controversial speech.
Jack Palkovic says he was wearing a 'Make America Great Again' cap and on his way to class Thursday when a white SUV slammed to a stop and two young men ran toward him.
One of the men screamed, grabbed Palkovic's hat and pummeled him before the two got back in the vehicle and tried to drive away.
An Associated Press reporter witnessed the attack. Police arrived, blocked their escape and arrested both men.
Video of the incident was recorded on a cell phone by a reporter.
The footage shows Palkovic being attacked by one of the men who takes his cap.
He then gets into a skirmish with the man in an attempt to retrieve the hat.
Jack Palkovic says he was wearing a 'Make America Great Again' cap and on his way to class Thursday when a white SUV slammed to a stop and two young men ran toward him.
One of the men screamed, grabbed Palkovic's hat and pummeled him before the two got back in the vehicle and tried to drive away.
An Associated Press reporter witnessed the attack. Police arrived, blocked their escape and arrested both men.
Video of the incident was recorded on a cell phone by a reporter.
The footage shows Palkovic being attacked by one of the men who takes his cap.
He then gets into a skirmish with the man in an attempt to retrieve the hat.
‘I was standing at the entrance to the plaza and I was wearing the Trump hat,’ Palkovic told Jodi Hernandez of NBC Bay Area.
‘Two men that were driving north down Telegraph [Avenue] and were turning left onto Bancroft saw me wearing the hat and they parked their car in the middle of the intersection and proceeded to get out and immediately walk towards me and attempt to steal my hat.’
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Palkovic says he was wearing a 'Make America Great Again' cap and on his way to class Thursday when a white SUV slammed to a stop and two young men ran toward him. One of the men in a checkered shirt is seen in the above photos accosting Palkovic
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The man (far right) accosts Palkovic and begins to attack him, prompting Palkovic to retaliate
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A scuffle ensues as Palkovic tries to retrieve his hat while the other man uses force to prevent him from doing so
They also ‘used physical force to keep me from trying to reach for it back,’ Pakovic said.
‘I think it’s very unfortunate that many people in our community feel like they can attack people for associating themselves with Donald Trump,’ he said.
‘I would like [the men who attacked me] to know that they may have the views that they have and I sympathize somewhat with their views, but it does not give them the right to use violence and to intimidate people with a competing perspective.’
‘I’m gonna be careful where I wear it, but I’ll wear the hat on campus and I’ll continue to make my views known.’
Palkovic says he is a member of the College Republicans group and helped organize Wednesdays' event with Milo Yiannopoulos, an incendiary right-wing commentator with Breitbart.
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Palkovic takes a tumble onto the sidewalk as the two men try to flee with his red cap
Yiannopoulos said he had been planning to speak about cultural appropriation but claims his speech was over taken by the 'hard left.'
The protests on Wednesday at the nation's number-one-ranked public university were so violent that administrators warned the rest of the student body to shelter in place and the talk was eventually called off.
Protesters tore down barricades, let off fireworks and set the campus ablaze during the furious protests over the conservative Breitbart editor.
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Police officers above arrest the two men on the Berkeley, California, campus after the incident
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One of the men screamed an epithet, grabbed Palkovic's hat and pummeled him before the two got back in the vehicle and tried to drive away
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Police arrived, blocked their escape and arrested both men. The entire incident was witnessed by an Associated Press reporter
‘Two men that were driving north down Telegraph [Avenue] and were turning left onto Bancroft saw me wearing the hat and they parked their car in the middle of the intersection and proceeded to get out and immediately walk towards me and attempt to steal my hat.’
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Palkovic says he was wearing a 'Make America Great Again' cap and on his way to class Thursday when a white SUV slammed to a stop and two young men ran toward him. One of the men in a checkered shirt is seen in the above photos accosting Palkovic
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The man (far right) accosts Palkovic and begins to attack him, prompting Palkovic to retaliate
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A scuffle ensues as Palkovic tries to retrieve his hat while the other man uses force to prevent him from doing so
They also ‘used physical force to keep me from trying to reach for it back,’ Pakovic said.
‘I think it’s very unfortunate that many people in our community feel like they can attack people for associating themselves with Donald Trump,’ he said.
‘I would like [the men who attacked me] to know that they may have the views that they have and I sympathize somewhat with their views, but it does not give them the right to use violence and to intimidate people with a competing perspective.’
‘I’m gonna be careful where I wear it, but I’ll wear the hat on campus and I’ll continue to make my views known.’
Palkovic says he is a member of the College Republicans group and helped organize Wednesdays' event with Milo Yiannopoulos, an incendiary right-wing commentator with Breitbart.
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Palkovic takes a tumble onto the sidewalk as the two men try to flee with his red cap
Yiannopoulos said he had been planning to speak about cultural appropriation but claims his speech was over taken by the 'hard left.'
The protests on Wednesday at the nation's number-one-ranked public university were so violent that administrators warned the rest of the student body to shelter in place and the talk was eventually called off.
Protesters tore down barricades, let off fireworks and set the campus ablaze during the furious protests over the conservative Breitbart editor.
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Police officers above arrest the two men on the Berkeley, California, campus after the incident
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One of the men screamed an epithet, grabbed Palkovic's hat and pummeled him before the two got back in the vehicle and tried to drive away
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Police arrived, blocked their escape and arrested both men. The entire incident was witnessed by an Associated Press reporter
"Love Trumps Hate"
"stronger together"
"we stand with her"
y'know, maybe the only way to curb this violence is for Democratic leaders to act like adults and THEN condemn the violence. Instead the encourage the violence, just like I said they were doing before the election with stuff like BLM.
I heard a great analogy this morning from a Bernie Sanders campaign worker, she said "the Democrats actions today are like the Dallas Cowboys showing up Sunday to play in the SuperBowl"
"stronger together"
"we stand with her"
y'know, maybe the only way to curb this violence is for Democratic leaders to act like adults and THEN condemn the violence. Instead the encourage the violence, just like I said they were doing before the election with stuff like BLM.
I heard a great analogy this morning from a Bernie Sanders campaign worker, she said "the Democrats actions today are like the Dallas Cowboys showing up Sunday to play in the SuperBowl"
Total meltdown and insanity by the left...exposing these losers for what they are. Worthless, lazy, snow flake pieces of shit.
What's more disconcerting is shit like this (although I don't condone the source) in which a city official is encouraging illegal activities, crime and most certainly a threat to our law enforcement citizens. Holy fkin shit if this is true.
Illegals Urged to ‘Fight back’ Against Immigration Officials
Illegals on high alert following executive order signed by President Trump
Adan Salazar | Infowars.com - February 2, 2017 2078 Comments
Image Credits: John Moore/Getty Images.
An Austin, Texas, city council member is encouraging illegal immigrants not to comply with federal immigration officials.
Addressing concerns over “potential raids of our communities by Immigration and Customs Enforcement” which are rumored to occur this week, district four city council representative Gregorio Casar released an infographic informing illegal aliens how to defy federal law enforcement.
In a Facebook post Thursday, Casar said he could not confirm whether the rumored raids are actually taking place, but warned that “such assaults on our community are imminent given the anti-immigrant hate of our federal administration.”
Infographic also translated into Spanish“Trump and his allies will do everything they can to divide Americans, invoke fear in vulnerable neighborhoods, and demonize an entire community of people,” Casar claimed. “For this reason, we are sharing know-your-rights materials with our constituents, and posting them here.”City of Austin leaders were already under pressure from both state and federal officials over a sanctuary city policy enforced by a Travis County sheriff, who refused to comply with immigration orders.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has also strongly advocated holding local officials accountable for refusing to enforce immigration policies.The governor’s latest efforts include the cancellation of $1.5 million in state funding to the Travis county sheriff’s office, and support for a new law (SB 4) which would issue “stiff penalties” to “Sanctuary cities.”
Illegals are on high alert following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Jan. 25 which directs local, state and federal law enforcement to ramp up immigration enforcement.
While the left argues Trump is attempting to split up illegal immigrant families, the administration has repeatedly argued enforcement will focus primarily on deporting criminal illegal immigrants.
“Among those who illegally enter are those who seek to harm Americans through acts of terror or criminal conduct. Continued illegal immigration presents a clear and present danger to the interests of the United States,” the executive order reads.
What's more disconcerting is shit like this (although I don't condone the source) in which a city official is encouraging illegal activities, crime and most certainly a threat to our law enforcement citizens. Holy fkin shit if this is true.
Illegals Urged to ‘Fight back’ Against Immigration Officials
Illegals on high alert following executive order signed by President Trump
Adan Salazar | Infowars.com - February 2, 2017 2078 Comments
Image Credits: John Moore/Getty Images.An Austin, Texas, city council member is encouraging illegal immigrants not to comply with federal immigration officials.
Addressing concerns over “potential raids of our communities by Immigration and Customs Enforcement” which are rumored to occur this week, district four city council representative Gregorio Casar released an infographic informing illegal aliens how to defy federal law enforcement.
In a Facebook post Thursday, Casar said he could not confirm whether the rumored raids are actually taking place, but warned that “such assaults on our community are imminent given the anti-immigrant hate of our federal administration.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has also strongly advocated holding local officials accountable for refusing to enforce immigration policies.The governor’s latest efforts include the cancellation of $1.5 million in state funding to the Travis county sheriff’s office, and support for a new law (SB 4) which would issue “stiff penalties” to “Sanctuary cities.”
Illegals are on high alert following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Jan. 25 which directs local, state and federal law enforcement to ramp up immigration enforcement.
While the left argues Trump is attempting to split up illegal immigrant families, the administration has repeatedly argued enforcement will focus primarily on deporting criminal illegal immigrants.
“Among those who illegally enter are those who seek to harm Americans through acts of terror or criminal conduct. Continued illegal immigration presents a clear and present danger to the interests of the United States,” the executive order reads.
I was surprised to see Mantis getting addressed as Harshly as he was down here. Upstairs he's Respected 'n I didn't come down here for a long time so thats all I knew: Mantis Upstairs. Respected.
Down Here though. Whole Different Ballgame. IMO Frank Talk, UnFiltered is +EV and good: here, Post-"PC Culture"
at least hopefully we are post that.
[h=1]‘Refuse Fascism’ Group Behind Berkeley Riot Received $50k from George Soros[/h]
AP Photo/Ben Margot
by Charlie Nash5 Feb 20172,110
The Alliance for Global Justice, which is funded by the George Soros-backed Tides Foundation, reportedly donated $50,000 to fund Refuse Fascism, which openly brags about using violence to shut down conservative and libertarian speech.
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“While it is unclear whether those who carried out the violence were paid to do so, the benefactors of the Alliance for Global Justice — and Refuse Fascism — are listed online,” reported the Daily Caller. “According to its most recent 990 tax form, Alliance for Global Justice (AfGJ) received $2.2 million in funding for the fiscal year ending in March 2016. One of the group’s biggest donors is the Tides Foundation, a non-profit funded by billionaire progressive philanthropist George Soros. Tides gave AfGJ $50,000.”
“Other notable donors include the city of Tucson and the United Steel Workers labor union. The former gave $10,000 to AfGJ while the latter contributed $5,000,” they continued. “Charities associated with several major corporations also donated. Patagonia.org, the outdoor apparel and equipment company, gave $40,000. The Ben & Jerry Foundation, the charity associated with the ice cream maker, gave $20,000. And Lush Cosmetic gave $43,950. Another bit of irony is seen in the $5,000 contribution from the Peace Development Fund, a group that claims to support organizations that fight for human rights and social justice.”
The group defended the violent riot at Berkeley on Facebook, which left numerous Trump supporters and fans of MILO injured and bloody, before deleting their post.
“Dismantling police fences is not violent,” they claimed, according to the Daily Caller, ignoring the rest of the violence that occured. “And to compare preventing someone like that from speaking to the real-world violence that they perpetuate everyday is ludicrous.”
Refuse Fascism also branded the riot as “righteous,” and encouraged more violence to shut down conservatives in a post on their website.
“Last night, thousands of students, professors and others protested the appearance and organizing rally of Milo Yiannopoulos, a major fascist operative, shutting it down. This was righteous and much more like this is needed,” the group proclaimed. “Lets be clear: Milo Yiannopoulos is not engaging in ‘free speech.’ He is consciously spearheading the Nazification of the American University.”
The riot started at UC Berkeley on Wednesday after protesters against Breitbart Senior Editor MILO became increasingly violent outside of his show.
“Anti-fascists” started several fires, smashed windows and ATMs, looted downtown stores, attacked cars, and assaulted dozens of MILO fans, male and female, who they falsely accused of being “Nazis.”
Despite the large amount of violence, numerous reports indicate that police officers refused to intervene, and only one suspect was arrested.
UFC veteran and professional MMA fighter Jake Shields was even forced to rescue a man who was being assaulted by left-wing riotersafter police allegedly refused to intervene.
“Like fifteen people were trying to attack him and others were cheering them on,” explained Shields, who managed to successfully rescue the man, in an interview with Breitbart News. “No one helped, no one had the balls to step in, so my reaction was to run in and start picking people off.”
“More chaos started happening, so I went up to the police and tried bringing them back, but they were just like ‘we’re not really going over there. You should just stay away.’” he continued. “I don’t know if they were taking orders from someone or if they were just being lazy. I don’t know what the situation was, but it was pathetic to watch. Our police, who are supposed to defend the citizens of Berkeley. It’s a sad scene that they would allow that.”
The national co-coordinator for the Alliance for Global Justice, Chuck Kaufman, claimed he wasn’t aware that Refuse Fascism were involved in the riots, but defended their involvement citing the fact that numerous far-left groups joined in.
“I wasn’t aware that Refuse Fascism was involved, but probably they were one of a whole lot of groups calling to shut down Milo Yiannopoulos’ hate speech,” said Kaufman to The Daily Caller. “AfGJ acts as fiscal sponsor for Refuse Fascism which means we process tax-deductible donations for them. As long as their use of the money falls into areas permitted for tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations, we don’t involve ourselves one way or the other in their program work.”
Several celebrities and news outlets expressed support for the riot, including Hollywood director Judd Apatow, who deleted his tweet shortly after, and Fusion, who smeared MILO as a “Nazi,” before praising rioters.
The day after, MILO’s tour bus was tracked down by “anti-fascists” and vandalized, forcing both him and his team to evacuate the premises after his location was leaked online.
Four anti-fascists were also arrested last week after they became violent during a protest against libertarian commentator and VICE co-founder Gavin McInnes, who was speaking at New York University.
by Charlie Nash5 Feb 20172,110
The Alliance for Global Justice, which is funded by the George Soros-backed Tides Foundation, reportedly donated $50,000 to fund Refuse Fascism, which openly brags about using violence to shut down conservative and libertarian speech.
SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
“While it is unclear whether those who carried out the violence were paid to do so, the benefactors of the Alliance for Global Justice — and Refuse Fascism — are listed online,” reported the Daily Caller. “According to its most recent 990 tax form, Alliance for Global Justice (AfGJ) received $2.2 million in funding for the fiscal year ending in March 2016. One of the group’s biggest donors is the Tides Foundation, a non-profit funded by billionaire progressive philanthropist George Soros. Tides gave AfGJ $50,000.”
“Other notable donors include the city of Tucson and the United Steel Workers labor union. The former gave $10,000 to AfGJ while the latter contributed $5,000,” they continued. “Charities associated with several major corporations also donated. Patagonia.org, the outdoor apparel and equipment company, gave $40,000. The Ben & Jerry Foundation, the charity associated with the ice cream maker, gave $20,000. And Lush Cosmetic gave $43,950. Another bit of irony is seen in the $5,000 contribution from the Peace Development Fund, a group that claims to support organizations that fight for human rights and social justice.”
The group defended the violent riot at Berkeley on Facebook, which left numerous Trump supporters and fans of MILO injured and bloody, before deleting their post.
“Dismantling police fences is not violent,” they claimed, according to the Daily Caller, ignoring the rest of the violence that occured. “And to compare preventing someone like that from speaking to the real-world violence that they perpetuate everyday is ludicrous.”
Refuse Fascism also branded the riot as “righteous,” and encouraged more violence to shut down conservatives in a post on their website.
“Last night, thousands of students, professors and others protested the appearance and organizing rally of Milo Yiannopoulos, a major fascist operative, shutting it down. This was righteous and much more like this is needed,” the group proclaimed. “Lets be clear: Milo Yiannopoulos is not engaging in ‘free speech.’ He is consciously spearheading the Nazification of the American University.”
The riot started at UC Berkeley on Wednesday after protesters against Breitbart Senior Editor MILO became increasingly violent outside of his show.
“Anti-fascists” started several fires, smashed windows and ATMs, looted downtown stores, attacked cars, and assaulted dozens of MILO fans, male and female, who they falsely accused of being “Nazis.”
Despite the large amount of violence, numerous reports indicate that police officers refused to intervene, and only one suspect was arrested.
UFC veteran and professional MMA fighter Jake Shields was even forced to rescue a man who was being assaulted by left-wing riotersafter police allegedly refused to intervene.
“Like fifteen people were trying to attack him and others were cheering them on,” explained Shields, who managed to successfully rescue the man, in an interview with Breitbart News. “No one helped, no one had the balls to step in, so my reaction was to run in and start picking people off.”
“More chaos started happening, so I went up to the police and tried bringing them back, but they were just like ‘we’re not really going over there. You should just stay away.’” he continued. “I don’t know if they were taking orders from someone or if they were just being lazy. I don’t know what the situation was, but it was pathetic to watch. Our police, who are supposed to defend the citizens of Berkeley. It’s a sad scene that they would allow that.”
The national co-coordinator for the Alliance for Global Justice, Chuck Kaufman, claimed he wasn’t aware that Refuse Fascism were involved in the riots, but defended their involvement citing the fact that numerous far-left groups joined in.
“I wasn’t aware that Refuse Fascism was involved, but probably they were one of a whole lot of groups calling to shut down Milo Yiannopoulos’ hate speech,” said Kaufman to The Daily Caller. “AfGJ acts as fiscal sponsor for Refuse Fascism which means we process tax-deductible donations for them. As long as their use of the money falls into areas permitted for tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations, we don’t involve ourselves one way or the other in their program work.”
Several celebrities and news outlets expressed support for the riot, including Hollywood director Judd Apatow, who deleted his tweet shortly after, and Fusion, who smeared MILO as a “Nazi,” before praising rioters.
The day after, MILO’s tour bus was tracked down by “anti-fascists” and vandalized, forcing both him and his team to evacuate the premises after his location was leaked online.
Four anti-fascists were also arrested last week after they became violent during a protest against libertarian commentator and VICE co-founder Gavin McInnes, who was speaking at New York University.
