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Black Lives Matter Protesters Shut Down Milo Yiannopoulos …

This past Tuesday, Breitbarts Milo Yiannopoulos was slated to speak at Chicagos DePaul University as part of his Dangerous Faggot Tour. Unfortunately, angry SJWs and #BlackLivesMatter activists invaded the event and shut it down, threatening Milo with violence and attacking and harassing attendees (yours truly being one of them). Their success was enabled by the DePaul administrations refusal to allow security and police to eject the disrupters from Milos speech, as well as the political connections of one of the rioters.

For the past year, Milo has been touring the U.S., giving talks at college campuses where he espouses his conservative, anti-PC ideas. The Dangerous Faggot Tour has been met with consternation and outrage across the nation, as hypersensitive left-wing crybabies throw hissy fits at the thought of someone to the right of Karl Marx being in their vicinity. Students have been driven to tears by Milos speeches at universities from Pitt to Michigan, and one particularly upsetand obeseprotester at his UMass Amherst talk was dubbed Trigglypuff by the Internet due to her epic meltdown.

The cancellation of Milos DePaul talk is the first time that his whiny, triggered enemies have succeeded in shutting one of his events down. However, while the petty partisans of #BlackLivesMatter may have won a battle, their success in depriving a gay man of his First Amendment rightsas well as DePauls support and encouragement of themhave hurt them in the overall war. Much in the same way that the leftist-instigated riot at Donald Trumps Chicago rally helped propel him to victory, Milos loss in the Windy City benefits opponents of the left.

I attended Milos speech with some of my friends, and it began normally enough, with the man himself being introduced by the DePaul College Republicans. However, 15 minutes into the speech, a pair of black riotersone male, one femalestormed the stage and took control of the mics. Theyve since been identified as church minister Edward Ward and DePaul student Kayla Johnson; the latters mother is the Chicago Police Departments Director of Administration. Additionally, the protest was organized by S.T.R.O.N.G., a radical black leftist group:

For the next half-hour, Ward, Johnson, and a few other accomplices took over the room, blowing whistles and heckling the audience with chants of FEEL THE BERN! and DUMP THE TRUMP! while the audience jeered them back. One of the event organizers called both DePaul security and the Chicago police, both of whom refused to eject the protesters, having been ordered by school administrators to hang back (and the latter probably influenced by Johnsons mommy being a high-ranking public official).

The polices inaction was even more insulting considering that several days before, DePaul had attempted to shake down the College Republicans for more money for security. They were forced to pony up an extra $1,000 for increased security under threat of cancellation, which Breitbart paid for. Said security did nothing as a pair of leftist radicals hijacked an event that had been paid for and physically threatened Milo on multiple occasions.

After attempting to wrest control back from the protesters, Milo announced that he would be heading over to the presidents office to get some answers as to why security werent doing their jobs. Both his fans and hecklers followed him outside, where a horde of social justice warriors had assembled, chanting RACIST, SEXIST, ANTI-GAY, MILO GO AWAY! and other hackneyed slogans:

We followed Milo down the street, as he occasionally climbed onto a bench or terrace to guide us. Along the way, I watched leftists physically attack Milos fans. One of my friends also reported that the SJWs were stealing Trump hats from people who were wearing them:

A few minutes later, one of the protesters, a fat redhead (UPDATE: the woman has since been identified, see the update at the end of this article), assaulted me and tried to steal my phone after I jokingly told her she needed to drop a few pounds (the second clip in this montage was provided by Daniel Duerst):

After we reached the next building, Milo vanished. I later found out that hed tried to reenter the room where his speech was supposed to be taking place, but was denied by Rico Tyler, the Associate Vice President of Diversity, Empowerment and Inclusion. Afterwards, fearing for his safety, Milo left the scene in a car. After returning to the student union, my friends and I left for a nearby bar.

Following the end of the event, Milos fans and free speech activists took to the Internet, leaving negative reviews of DePaul on the colleges Facebook page and contacting the schools donors. DePaul President Dennis Holtschneider issued a half-hearted apology the day after in which he sided with the protesters and effectively told Milo he was asking for it. While none of the leftist protesters were arrested, Chicago police arrested conservative journalist Jeremy Segal (aka Rebel Pundit) at the behest of one of the schools administrators. Both Breitbart and the College Republicans are demanding to be refunded for the money they spent on the event.

Put simply, the leftist attack on Milo was a massive disaster, both for the protesters and DePaul University itself. Free speech activists have been working overtime to expose the corruption at the heart of American leftism, and with leftist rioters having attacked a Trump rally in Albuquerque on the same night as Milos speech, America is getting to see what these ambassadors of peace and tolerance are truly like.

The woman who assaulted me has been identified as Katie OReilly, a DePaul student, left-wing activist and contributor to feminist site Feministing.

I have filed charges against OReilly with the Chicago Police Department and will be obtaining a warrant for her arrest tomorrow. Anyone with more information about her is encouraged to contact them or me.

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Police union official calls chant at Saturday march …

The president of the St. Paul police union has sharply criticized some protesters at Saturdays Black Lives Matter march to the Minnesota State Fair for what he calls a disgusting chant promoting violence against officers.

Hundreds of protesters, led by the Black Lives Matter St. Paul organization, marched north along Snelling Avenue to the gates of the fairgrounds Saturday to protest racial inequities in St. Paul and elsewhere. Some demonstrators shouted chants criticizing police as they were being escorted by officers who cleared the way for the demonstration, said David Titus, head of the St. Paul Police Federation.

A short video posted on Twitter shows that at one point in the march, at least several protesters were at the front carrying a banner and shouting, Pigs in a blanket, fry em like bacon! as the camera pans to show police on bikes, squad cars and a utility vehicle.

Quite simply that promotes death to cops, Titus said in a statement posted on the unions Facebook page. In an interview Monday afternoon, Titus said several officers told him they were upset with the comments.

Here we got these cops protecting this march and then all of a sudden they make the message about violence against police officers, Titus said. I dont find it peaceful talking about offing cops.

In a statement Monday, Dennis Flaherty, executive director of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, called the chant deplorable and threatening.

The man who shot the video, who wanted to be identified only as Niko, said the chant occurred near the end of the demonstration as protesters walked away from the fairgrounds. He said it lasted about 30 seconds, and he added that when the chanting ended, a police officer laughed and made a joke about bacon.

Rashad Turner, the lead organizer of Black Lives Matter St. Paul, who helped set up the protest, said the chant was not a threat against officers lives.

It was a chant, Turner said. I think that the crazy thing is that theres all this uproar about rhetoric but there isnt uproar about the facts. Just because they provide us with their self-appointed escort does not mean it erases the fact that they are the deadliest police department in the state.

Beginning in 2009, St. Paul police have shot and killed 11 men, nine of whom were people of color. No other law enforcement agency in Minnesota has used deadly force more often over the past six years.

Saturdays march was the latest in a series of Black Lives Matter rallies and protests around the country, which have largely centered on police brutality in the aftermath of police killings of black men and women across the country.

Monday afternoon, when asked about the chant by an anchorwoman on CNN, Turner restated his concern that too much focus was being placed on rhetoric.

During the CNN interview, last weeks shooting of a sheriffs deputy at a suburban Houston gas station was referenced. The alleged shooter, Shannon J. Miles, 30, who is black, was charged Saturday in connection with the killing.

When asked by CNN if the chant by protesters in St. Paul Saturday incites violence, Turner said that the Black Lives Matter movement does not condone violent acts.

We do not want to see black people being killed, Turner told the Star Tribune. We dont want to see cops being killed.

Saturdays protest began about 11 a.m. at Hamline Park in St. Paul. Marchers walked north to the fairgrounds, enduring some heckling from onlookers. At one point, the crowd deviated from the announced march route and attempted to enter a Como Avenue fair entrance, which was quickly blocked by police officers. St. Paul police said no arrests were made.

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Popular Black Lives Matter Facebook page exposed as fraud …

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In 2004, 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg launched "thefacebook.com" as a Harvard sophomore. Now, almost 14 years later, Facebook.com is one of the biggest websites in the world. From how much the conglomerate makes off of you in a year to when the highest traffic occurs, here's a look at some facts and stats on Facebook.com.

A fraudulent Black Lives Matter page on Facebook run by a white Australian man amassed 700,000 followers and $100,000 in donations before it was shut down by the tech company.

The real, verified Black Lives Matter page on Facebook has over 320,000 followers.

The unofficial page was reportedly being run by a man named Ian Mackay, a National Union of Workers official in Australia, and was administered by two anonymous profiles that had domains linking to Mackay, reports CNN.

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The networkcited a source claiming that one of the accounts was tied to Mackay by name and an Australian bank account. All fundraising connected to the fake Facebook page, via PayPal and other sites, has also been suspended.

Activists involved with Black Lives Matter decried the fake account and said tech companies like Facebook have been slow to act on these incidents.

The screen grab above shows the real, verified Black Lives Matter Facebook page. (Facebook )

These fake BLM accounts and fake BLM people literally stealing money off of Black Death is so stomach churning I cant even begin to explain, Patrisse Cullors, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter, said on Twitter. We told [Facebook] over and over again to shut that s--t down. And it wouldnt. Glad its down now.

A Facebook spokesperson told Fox News that they are looking into what happened with the fake page.

We investigated this situation as soon as it was brought to our attention, and disabled the Page admin for maintaining multiple profiles on the platform," a Facebook spokesperson told Fox News.

The incident comes as Facebook faces a host of problems: CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify today and tomorrow under oath and get grilled by lawmakers, continuing fallout from the Cambridge Analytica data scandal and the platform's issues with fake news and Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Cullors said that its unfortunate that people were scammed by the fake accounts and pages.

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"We deal with the co-option of our work locally, nationally, and globally," the official Black Lives Matter Twitter account said. "It is important that platforms like @facebook and @Twitter do their due diligence so supporters arent misled and resources arent misappropriated."

DeRay McKesson, another well-known BLM activist, told the New York Post that the fast rise of the movement has left it vulnerable to such schemes.

Its important to remember the movement was organic and no organizations started the protests that spread across the country, McKesson said. The consequences of that is it hasnt been easy to think about authenticity in the digital space.

Mackay, who has been suspended by the Australian union pending an investigation, also reportedly registered dozens of other websitesmany of which were tied to black civil rights.

Christopher Carbone is a reporter for FoxNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @christocarbone.

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The largest Black Lives Matter page on Facebook has been …

The largest Black Lives Matter page on Facebook is reportedly a fraud run by a white man in Australia who used it to take in more than $100,000 in donations.

The page was simply called Black Lives Matter and had nearly 700,000 followers, compared with the 322,000 for the verified page of the same name, CNN reported Monday.

The bogus page has been suspended and online payment platforms PayPal, Patreon, Donorbox and Classy have stopped working with it.

Some of the money raised through the fake page reportedly went into a bank in Australia.

The page was tied to Ian Mackay, an official with the National Union of Workers in Australia. He has served as an organizer and branch vice president, CNN reported.

Hes been suspended pending a union investigation.

The NUW is not involved in, and has not authorized, any activities with reference to claims made in CNNs story, said union national secretary Tim Kennedy.

CNN reported that Mackay has registered dozens of websites, many of which claim to be tied to black-rights issues.

In April 2015, he registered blackpowerfist.com using his name, email address and phone number.

Patrisse Cullors, a BLM co-founder, said she was troubled by the apparent scam.

We rely on donors who believe in our work and our cause and that [the] money will be used in a way that is respectful, Cullors said.

DeRay McKesson, another prominent BLM activist, said the fast rise of the movement has left it vulnerable to such schemes.

Its important to remember the movement was organic and no organizations started the protests that spread across the country, McKesson said. The consequences of that is it hasnt been easy to think about authenticity in the digital space.

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At least 11 arrested during Black Lives Matter protest in …

At least 11 people were arrested, most for disorderly conduct, during a Black Lives Matter protest in New York City Wednesday night as hundreds gathered to express their anger over the recent death of Stephon Clark.

The protesters marched from Columbus Circle to Times Square, approximately 15 to 20 blocks, according to ABC station WABC-New York. Social media videos of the march showed at least one police officer leaping over a barricade to make an arrest.

Clark, 22, was killed in Sacramento on March 18 when two police officers shot at him 20 times as he stood in his grandmother's backyard holding a cellphone.

Police were responding to a 911 call that a suspect allegedly was breaking car windows and hiding in a yard nearby. According to body-cam footage, the officers thought Clark may have been holding a toolbar or some other form of weapon.

The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to deliver the eulogy at Clark's funeral Thursday in Sacramento.

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