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Two summers ago, in the middle of a pandemic, we saw protests across the nation the likes of which you hadnt seen since the 1960s. They unified people of every race and generation. Athletes and sports leagues boycotted and postponed games. Companies and workers proclaimed Black Lives Matter. Students staged solidarity walkouts.

President Biden, May 25

We say: Biden must have been in his basement in summer 2020. Peaceful protests quickly turned into riots and looting, and Americans took notice: Their support for Black Lives Matter fell 12 points between June and September 2020, per Pew. NPRs headline on an Ipsos survey that same month: Americans Increasingly Polarized When It Comes To Racial Justice Protests, Poll Finds.

We know that increased turnout has nothing to do with suppression; suppression is about whether or not you make it difficult for voters to access the ballot.

Stacey Abrams, May 24

We say: Umm, if more people are voting, doesnt that suggest it hasnt become harder for them to vote? Of course, but the Democratic Georgia gubernatorial hopeful couldnt simply say Yes when a reporter asked, Is it possible that the Democrats were wrong and that the new law isnt suppressing votes? Even the media had to question the months of smears after record-breaking early voting in the states primaries and short lines and limited problems on Election Day, as The Atlanta Journal-Constitution noted.

Those of us in the media act as if its Joe Bidens problem to solve every day. What are you going to do about inflation? Its not Joe Bidens problem to solve. Its the Federal Reserves problem to solve.

CNNs John Harwood, May 23

We say: White House correspondent? More like White House commissary. The president created the problem with an unprecedented spending spree, a war on US energy production, work-disincentivizing benefits and more. Why shouldnt he do something about it? The Feds easy-money pandemic policies contributed as well, of course and Biden rewarded chief Jay Powell with another term.

BREAKING: The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of the year even though consumers and businesses kept spending at a solid pace, the government reported. Last quarters 1.5% drop in GDP does not likely signal the start of a recession. https://t.co/LDCf6MnK5I

We say: Associated Press is smoking some pretty strong stuff: The story that accompanies this tweet even claims that by most measures, the economy as a whole remains healthy. Negative economic growth, inflation at a 40-year high and nearly 20% of the stock markets value obliterated since the years start does that sound like a healthy economy to you? Consumers are sure to cut back, no matter what the Biden fan club tells you.

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Having the RNC in Milwaukee is a disaster waiting to happen. Milwaukee and other cities in southeast Wisconsin have been rocked by tragedies and violence as of late. Our communities are hurting and grieving. Some of the most marginalized are finding ways to heal. We are anxious. We are on edge. Not even two weeks ago, a white supremacist murdered 10 people at a grocery store in a predominately Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. The killer had been radicalized by racist misinformation online. In Wisconsin, weve seen attacks on the Asian American and Pacific Islander community and anti-Semitic fliers left in peoples yards.

What does all of this have to do with the RNC? There is only one party that helps push out misinformation that costs people their lives. There is one party that demands a rebuttal to the phrase Black Lives Matter. There is one party at uplifts and supports the NRA. Obviously, there are exceptions but we see a pretty consistent pattern in the Republican partys stands on these issues. The Republican party is a party of hate. Former Chair of the Milwaukee County Democratic Party Chris Walton, sums it up pretty easily.

In a city where the majority of residents are people of color, the Republicans have largely stayed away. It was only in 2020 that the Republican party opened an office in Milwaukee for the first time. Their delayed engagement feels like its sole intent is to extract and chip away votes, not actually work on our issues. After not engaging with Milwaukee for so long, why would the Republicans want to have their convention here? I cant help but think that the party wants to antagonize an already hurting and broken city. The racial tensions are high and bringing in a party that represents hate puts our city in danger. Given the tragedy in Buffalo, a newsurvey says that 75% of Black people are afraid of another racially motivated attack.

We just hit the two-year anniversary of George Floyds murder and our country is still ripped apart at the seams, unable to move forward and protect Black lives. The Republican party, both nationally and locally, has consistently blocked legislation and real policy that would protect Black lives. But they want to hold their largest convention in the city of Milwaukee? A city that is only referred to by Republicans through racist dog whistles. Proposing having the RNC in our city feels as if leaders are spitting in the face of our real pain. Pain from the Republican party. Pain from a party that props up Kyle Rittenhouse, who murdered two people in Kenosha as they demonstrated to defend Black lives. There is a very real possibility that in the city of Milwaukee, the RNC will feature people like Rittenhouse.

Ive sat on this and thought about this for quite some time. What would this mean for our city? Sure there is an economic impact, but I struggle to find more benefits. Hate should not be welcomed in our city and its absurd that at this moment, with everything we have seen lately, we are considering this. The economic impact is not worth the potential violence (both physical and emotional).

Voces de La Frontera and other community organizations were right when they wrote in an open letter to the common council that this is a different Republican party. This is a party that seeks to lock up more Black and brown people, a party that proposes legislation in Madison aimed solely at hurting Milwaukee and starving the city of funds. With all of these dynamics, I cant help but think that we run the risk of turning Milwaukee into another Charlottesville, which violent white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups made a symbol of racism. Conventions already push out our most vulnerable, and bring additional law enforcement into our communities. There is no reason the RNC wants to have its convention here outside of scaring and terrorizing communities that they have already left behind, and communities they often attack. We have had so many conversations about safety recently. Right now we have an opportunity to keep our community safe by not allowing hate into the city we love so much.

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May 25, 2022

Tianna Arata standing on a highway barrier

By KAREN VELIE

Three appellate court judges will determine early next month if San Luis Obispo County Judge Matt Guerreros ruling to recuse the entire district attorneys office in cases regarding Black Lives Matter protesters followed legal requirements.

During a July 21, 2021 BLM march, Tianna Arata allegedly led approximately 300 protesters onto Highway 101, blocking all lanes in both directions for nearly an hour. While on the highway, protesters ran after vehicles attempting to drive off the freeway and yelled profanities at some of the drivers.

Prosecutors charged Arata with one count of unlawful assembly, one count of disturbing the peace, six counts of obstruction of a thoroughfare, and five counts of false imprisonment all misdemeanors.

The district attorney also filed two misdemeanor charges against Jerad Hill, three misdemeanor charges against Sam Grocott, a felony charge of vandalism and a misdemeanor charge against Robert Lastra, four misdemeanor charges against Marcus Montgomery and one misdemeanor charge each against Joshua Powell and Amman Asfaw.

During a Dec. 10, 2020 hearing, defense attorneys argued that District Attorney Dan Dows personal political opinions jeopardized the seven defendants rights to a fair trial, and that local prosecutors should be replaced by the California Office of the Attorney General.

In opposition to the defense, local and state prosecutors argued against the disqualification, noting the defense is required to show an actual conflict of interest and not a perceived conflict.

Judge Matt Guerrero

Judge Guerrero then ruled that the District Attorneys Office had a clear conflict of interest based on the wording of an email Guerrero said District Attorney Dan Dow and his wife sent to supporters seeking donations. The email asks Dan Dows supporters to help him lead the fight against the wacky defund the police movement and anarchist groups that are trying to undermine the rule of law and public safety in our community.

In early Jan. 2021, the California Attorney Generals Office and the SLO County District Attorneys Office appealed Guerreros ruling to recuse the entire district attorneys office because it fell well short of the statutory standard.

The trial court abused its discretion by ordering disqualification of the District Attorneys Office based upon unsupported factual findings and incorrect legal conclusions, according to the Attorney Generals Office. Respondents failed to establish that there was an actual and disqualifying conflict of interest.

The Attorney Generals Office argues Guerrero relied on newspaper articles and a patchwork of unreliable hearsay, which even if reliable does not qualify as a conflict of interest.

It must be emphasized that these exhibits do not constitute competent evidence under section 1424, according to the states brief. And the trial courts reliance on incompetent evidence is emblematic of the flawed nature of its decision.

Prosecutors also challenge Guerreros determination that Dan Dow participated in sending or was aware of his wifes email.

Critically, the record is devoid of affidavits from District Attorney Dow, Wendy Dow, or anyone else who might have personal knowledge about whether he knew of or approved the email, according to the states brief.

Even if Dan Dow was aware of the email, the state argues the allegations would still fall well short of the legal requirements because even as an elected official, Dan Dow is permitted to hold strong, and even controversial, views, including views that do not align with BLM.

Attorneys for the alleged rioters argue that Guerrero properly considered the email they claim Dan Dow sent.

The email established a disabling conflict of interest because District Attorney Dow asked for campaign donations so he can keep leading the fight in SLO county and to ensure he will continue, according to Aratas brief. Thus, District Attorney Dow effectively promised his supporters that if they contributed to his campaign for re election, their money would ensure he would continue prosecuting Black Lives Matter protesters, like Arata.

Aratas attorneys also argue that Dan Dows attendance at an event in which Candace Owens spoke shows he is biased against the BLM movement.

At the event, Ms. Owens called Black Lives Matter one of the most racist movements that ever existed in this country, according to Aratas brief. When questioned, District Attorney Dow wrote a letter to the SLO Tribune stating, Candace Owens is a bright and intelligent, fearless woman and a role model for young women everywhere.

Following multiple investigations, law enforcement agencies sought charges against the BLM protesters, who argue the driver of a BMW hit one protester. Investigators determined the protester jumped on the hood of the car, and was not hit.

The back window of the BMW broken by a protestors skateboard. The glass fell on a 4-year-old child in the backseat.

However, in his brief Lastra argues that the real potential for unfair treatment is demonstrated by the failure of the District Attorneys Office to charge motorists who weaponized their automobiles against nonviolent demonstrators.

Prosecutors argue Lastras claim of selective prosecution is not relevant to the appeal, because Guerreros ruling was based solely on Wendy Dows email. Also, that allowing defendants to disqualify district attorneys based on Dan Dow and his supporters political views could weaponize the ability to disqualify.

Defendants would be permitted to disqualify district attorneys for the opinions of the elected district attorneys most intemperate supporters, according to the state. But district attorneys and their offices may not be disqualified for the views of their alleged supporters or even for their own views.

The appellate court is scheduled to hear oral arguments at a hearing on June 9.

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San Francisco Prides decision to ban police officers from marching in uniform in next months parade elicited strong reactions last week: Law enforcement, firefighters, Mayor London Breed and openly gay District Six Supervisor Matt Dorsey, who previously served as the Police Departments lead spokesperson, all said they would boycott the 52nd annual event because of it.

The ban doesnt apply to police officers providing security at the parade. It requires only that the ones who march wear anything but their full police uniforms.

The backlash shows how, even in liberal San Francisco, asking cops to leave their dress blues at home can be controversial despite a years-long national effort to create more distance between the LGBTQ community and a fraternal order that doesnt have a history of treating queer people justly.

While San Francisco Pride announced its police uniform ban in 2020, pandemic-related parade cancellations kept it from being tested until now, which is why some local politicians and residents are in such a huff. But bold political stances have always been part of this citys annual celebration of LGBTQ community and culture, which culminates with the summer weekend procession that regularly draws massive crowds in the tens of thousands.

The roots of this particular stance go back six years.

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After the Orlando nightclub massacre in June 2016, local Pride organizers announced increased security metal detectors and roughly 25% more police at its racial and economic justice-themed parade that year.

This happened at a moment when Black Lives Matter was ascending behind its work to bring attention to police killings, including the 2015 death of Mario Woods, shot 20 times by San Francisco police officers for reportedly refusing to drop a knife. The Bay Area chapter of Black Lives Matter backed out of participating in the Pride parade as a grand marshal, with BLM member Malkia Cyril noting at the time that increasing the police presence at Pride does not increase safety for all people.

At the time, then-SF Pride board President Michelle Meow said she understood the BLM move and that, going forward, Pride would rethink what safety means outside of police protection, because that is not the answer, the Guardian reported.

Five months later, the U.S. Department of Justice released a scathing report about the San Francisco Police Department, detailing the same institutionalized racial bias that BLM had cited for sitting out the Pride parade.

By 2019, anti-police demonstrators blocked the parade route on Market Street at Sixth Street for almost an hour, The Chronicle reported. Video footage circulated on Twitter shows officers shoving people, and at one point dragging a protester across the pavement. In the background, parade-goers can be heard shouting, Cops out of Pride!

SF Pride asked that the citys Department of Police Accountability look into SFPDs actions. When the city responded a year later by saying it found no evidence of wrongdoing, local Pride leaders issued a statement condemning the findings and announcing the uniform ban.

From 2017 to 2021, LGBTQ organizers in New York, Washington, D.C., Denver and other cities either banned uniformed officers from marching in their parades or disinvited cops altogether.

The actions push back against power structures, like police, that have historically mistreated marginalized communities. Even today, LGBTQ people are much more likely to be arrested than straight people and remain overrepresented in every facet of the criminal legal system, according to a report last year from the Prison Policy Initiative.

In a statement Monday, Breed called her parade boycott a very hard decision. Dorsey, the man she appointed supervisor, labeled the uniform ban a policy of exclusion.

San Franciscos Transgender District responded in an Instagram post Thursday specifically calling Breeds choice a betrayal of inclusive values and ethics that have defined the city... as a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community for decades.

While the relationship between local law enforcement and the LGBTQ community is less fraught than in other parts of the country, anti-LGBTQ hysteria is resurgent in some states, shaping school curriculum and legislation. And trans people remain far more likely than cisgender people to experience physical violence when interacting with police, according to the Anti-Violence Project.

Even the SFPD lacked a policy requiring officers to refer to transgender, gender variant and gender nonbinary individuals by their preferred pronouns until 2018.

Let me echo the point BLM made six years ago: Law enforcement uniforms and guns dont signify safety for everyone. SF Prides ban isnt anti-police. Its pro-peace of mind for groups rarely afforded it.

San Francisco Chronicle columnist Justin Phillips appears Sundays. Email: jphillips@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @JustMrPhillips

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The Great Replacement Theory (GRT) has taken the media by storm! It seems that the white racist who shot up a grocery store full of Black people last weekend cited GRT in his 180-page manifesto.

First of all, journalists need to understand that GRT is only a theory taught in advanced law school seminars. It is not something designed for indoctrination of mass audiences of young people.

So what is GRT? The New York Times describes it thus:

[T]he notion that Western elites, sometimes manipulated by Jews, want to replace and disempower white Americans. (You want a conspiracy theory about a secretive cabal of Jews? Check out the Times series of articles on neoconservatives back in the early 2000s.)

But then just as every argument about abortion suddenly becomes an argument about contraception a few paragraphs later, the crackpot theory jumps from a Jewish cabal replacing whites with Blacks ... to the idea that Democrats are using immigration for electoral gains.

Wow, that is nuts! Whered anybody get that idea?

Oh yeah from liberals.

Heres Democratic consultant Patrick Reddy in 1998:

The 1965 Immigration Reform Act promoted by President Kennedy, drafted by Attorney General Robert Kennedy, and pushed through the Senate by Ted Kennedy has resulted in a wave of immigration from the Third World that should shift the nation in a more liberal direction within a generation. It will go down as the Kennedy familys greatest gift to the Democratic Party.

(Well, sure, if you want to totally overlook skirt-chasing and pill-popping.)

Then in 2002, Democrats Ruy Teixeira and John Judis wrote The Emerging Democratic Majority, arguing that demographic changes, mostly by immigration, were putting Democrats on a glide path to an insuperable majority. After Obamas reelection in 2012, Teixeira crowed in The Atlantic (which was then a magazine that people read, as opposed to a billionaire widows charity) that ten years farther down this road, Obama lost the white vote outright, but won the election with the minority vote African-Americans (93-6), Hispanics (71-27) and Asian-Americans (73-26).

A year later, the National Journals Ron Brownstein began touting the Coalition of the Ascendant, gloating that Democrats didnt need blue-collar whites anymore. Woo hoo! Obama lost more than three-fifths of noncollege whites and whites older than 45. But who cares? He crushed with minorities (a combined 80 percent).

Adios, Reagan Democrats, he says gleefully.

Democratic pollster Stanley Greenbergs 2019 book, RIP GOP, explains the coming death of the Republican Party as a result of ... sucking up to Wall Street? Pushing pointless wars? Endlessly cutting taxes? NO! The GOPs demise would come from the fact that our country is hurtling toward a New America that is ever more racially and culturally diverse ... more immigrant and foreign born.

And these were the genteel, nonthreatening descriptions of how immigration was consigning white voters to the Aztec graveyard of history.

On MSNBC, theyre constantly sneering about old white men and celebrating the browning of America. A group called Battleground Texas boasts about flipping that deep red state to the Democrats simply by getting more Hispanics to vote. Blogs are giddily titled, The Irrelevant South (the traditional white South socially and economically conservative is no longer relevant in national politics). MSNBCs Joy Ann Reid tweets that she is giddy watching all the bitter old white guys as Ketanji Brown Jackson makes history.

This week, the medias leading expert on the crazies who believe in replacement theory is Tim Wise, popping up on both MSNBC and CNN to psychoanalyze the white racists. Hes been quoted, cited or praised dozens of times in The New York Times. This isnt some fringe character, despite appearances.

In 2010, Wise wrote an Open Letter to the White Right that began:

For all yall rich folks, enjoy that champagne, or whatever fancy a Scotch you drink.

And for yall a bit lower on the economic scale, enjoy your Pabst Blue Ribbon, or whatever sy a beer you favor ...

Because your time is limited.

Real dd limited.

Guess why! Wise explained:

Wait, isnt math racist? But moving on ...

Because youre on the endangered list.

And unlike, say, the bald eagle or some exotic species of muskrat, you are not worth saving.

In 40 years or so, maybe fewer, there wont be any more white people around who actually remember that Leave It to Beaver ...

Have you ever noticed how obsessed liberals are with Leave It to Beaver?

Its OK. Because in about 40 years, half the country will be black or brown. And there is nothing you can do about it.

Nothing, Senor Tancredo.

After several more paragraphs of mocking white people, Wise ended with this stirring conclusion:

We just have to be patient.

And wait for you to pass into that good night, first politically, and then, well ...

The sound of your empire dying? Your nation, as you knew it, ending, permanently?

Because I do, and the sound of its demise is beautiful.

To Wise, the best way to kill the antisemitic trope of Jewish elites waging war against whites is to be a Jewish elite waging war against whites.

I dont know about the Jewish cabal version of GRT, but as for liberals using immigration to bring in more Democratic voters, as Maya Angelou said, When people show you who they are, believe them.

Speaking of theories involving Jewish cabals ...

The New York Times on neoconservatives, Aug. 4, 2003:

For the past few weeks, U.S. President George W. Bush has been surrounded by a secretive circle of advisers and public relations experts, giving rise to all kinds of conspiracy theories and debates. Its been said that the groups idol is German Jewish philosopher Leo Strauss.

Ann Coulter is a syndicated columnist.

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