'Murder! Arson! Dictatorship! Anarchy!'—NBC's Beschloss Paints Trump Apocalypse
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NewsBusters ^
| Mark Finkelstein
Was this a Sunday morning political talk show—or thMichael Beschloss MSNBC The Weekend 6-2-24e trailer for Mad Max: America? Appearing on MSNBC's The Weekend, leftist NBC historian Michael Beschloss painted a picture of what America would be if Trump won the presidency that was so apocalyptic, Mel Gibson might reject the script
as too over the top. [snip] Beschloss promptly turned the panic meter up to 11. He described a desolate American landscape in which Trump would be a dictator not just for a day, but perhaps for "the rest of our lifetimes." A wrecking of the rule of law...
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Former college professor sentenced for arson spree as crews fought Dixie Fire
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KCRA ^
| 5/31/2204
A former college professor has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison over a string of arson fires in Northern California in 2021 as fire crews were battling the second-largest fire in the state’s history. Gary
Stephen Maynard, 49, of San Jose, pleaded guilty in February to three arson counts in connection to fires in the Shasta National Forest and near the Dixie Fire in the Lassen National Forest. The Dixie Fire burned over 1,500 square miles after igniting on July 13 and destroyed over 1,000 homes. Maynard was accused of setting fires behind firefighters battling the...
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Activists blame Argentina’s government after three gay women killed in arson attack
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The Guardian (UK) ^
| Wed 15 May 2024 | Harriet Barber
... A man in his 60s is alleged to have thrown burning rags into the women’s shared bedroom of a boarding house in Buenos Aires early on 6 May. Neighbors say they were woken by the women’s screams as an inferno ripped through the building. The
suspect, Justo Fernando Barrientos, is alleged to have fought with the women in an attempt to stop them escaping the flames, before fleeing to the roof where he attempted suicide, and was later arrested. Pamela Fabiana Cobas, 52, died almost immediately. Her partner, Mercedes Roxana Figueroa, also 52, suffered burns on more than 90%...
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Suspected arson at Portland police training facility damages at least 15 patrol cars
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kptv ^
| 05/02/2024 | Fox 12 Staff
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Over a dozen patrol cars were damaged or destroyed in a suspect arson attack at the Portland Police Bureau’s training facility early Thursday morning. Just
before 2 a.m., Portland Fire & Rescue and Portland police officers responded to a fire at the training facility in the 14900 block of Northeast Airport Way. When crews arrived to the scene, police say they found at least 15 vehicles in a fenced training area were burning. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames. No injuries were reported. I understand people in our community are hurting, but in no...
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Arson Attacks: Left Extremists Promise ‘Week of Action’ Against Teslas
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Breitbart ^
| 05/02/2024 | OLIVER JJ LANE
A letter posted to an infamous left-extremist website claims responsibility for a mass-arson attack against Amazon delivery trucks this week, and promises an “exciting week of action against Tesla” for “the social revolution”. 16
Amazon vans were burnt in Berlin on Tuesday night, while around the city multiple left-wing protests progressed as part of the May 1st ‘May Day’ worldwide leftist day of action in remembrance of an 1889 meeting of the Marxist International Socialist Congress in Paris. As reported police suspected arson and “masked” individuals were witnessed nearby at the time, but now a prominent extreme-left website — often...
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Trial for Tacoma woman facing charges for murder and 17 counts of arson begins Monday
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KING5 ^
| 04/15/2024 | Staff
TACOMA, Wash. — The trial for a woman facing first and second-degree murder charges and 17 counts of arson will begin with opening statements on Monday in Tacoma. The defendant, identified in court documents as Sarah Jane Ramey, is accused of setting a string of fires in Tacoma and Ruston between late
December of 2021 and late January of 2022. A fire, which Ramey is accused of setting on New Year’s Eve in 2021, resulted in the death of James Elliott. Elliott died of smoke inhalation after a fire ignited at his home on Rosemount Way in North Tacoma. The...
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Previously undisclosed documents reveal 2020 arson at Iran nuclear facility
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Jerusalem Post ^
| 3/26/2024 | JERUSALEM POST STAFF
This sabotage operation is not the first one carried out at Iranian nuclear facilities. A
workshop belonging to Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization in the Shadabad area of Tehran was set on fire in July 2020, information concealed until now by Iranian officials, according to Iran International who claimed to have viewed judicial documents relating to the arson. The documents confirmed that Iran believes the Mossad orchestrated the fire. The judicial documents were obtained as part of a trove that a network of hacktivists leaked to the source on Thursday. Some of the referenced Iranian government documents are among millions of...
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Man Arrested for Arson at Santa Cruz Church
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KSBW ^
| Mar 12, 2024 | Ricardo Tovar
Santa Cruz police said they arrested a man wanted for allegedly starting a fire near a cross on the grounds of a Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz on Friday night. On
Monday, members of the Santa Cruz Police Department Homeless Response Team noticed that the man pictured on surveillance leaving the area after the fire started was a familiar face. He was identified as Don Marc Allen Louis, 42, from a prior enforcement encounter. On Tuesday, Louis was spotted near the train tracks near Coral Street and he was arrested. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail for...
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'Stop Cop City' agitator charged with arson after allegedly setting fire to Atlanta Police motorcycles
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The Post Millennial ^
| 2/8/24 | Katie Daviscourt
On Thursday, Atlanta authorities arrested a male suspect on arson charges in connection to an attack that occurred in protest of the future site of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, dubbed "Cop City" by left wing agitators. John
Robert Mazurek, 30, has been charged with first-degree arson. He is accused of being involved in the arson of a police special operations center that occurred in July 2023, according to Atlanta News First. Police said that officers had been occupying the center when the arson occurred. According to authorities, eight police motorcycles were set on fire in the parking deck...
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Suspected arson strikes Golden Valley offices of conservative think tank
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Minneapolis Star Tribune ^
| February 2, 2024 | Paul Walsh
A federal agency said the fire at the office of the Center of the American Experiment is being investigated as arson. Fire
damaged the offices of a high-profile politically conservative think tank last weekend in Golden Valley, and a federal agency said Friday it is investigating the blaze as an act of arson. Center of the American Experiment said in a news release Friday that the fire was detected about 2 a.m. Sunday at its headquarters located just south of Interstate 394 and east of Hwy. 169. The think tank's spokesman, Bill Walsh, said two other conservative organizations in the...
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Fire at building housing 3 conservative organizations being investigated as arson
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Alpha News ^
| February 1, 2024
An ATF spokesperson confirmed the investigation is moving forward as an "arson investigation.".. Ashlee Sherrill, public information officer for the St. Paul Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), did not provide details or indicate who, or if anyone, was targeted but confirmed the investigation is moving forward
as an “arson investigation.” John Hinderaker, president of the Center of the American Experiment (CAE), said based on the location of the fires in the building, it appears that someone targeted conservative groups. “The fires were obviously set by someone. They targeted conservative organizations. They didn’t firebomb the...
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Mike Freer: Minister to stand down as MP over personal safety fears after death threats and arson attack [UK]
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Sky News ^
| Feb. 1, 2024 | Russell Hope
The MP says "there comes a point when the threats to your personal safety become too much" and reveals he and his staff have started wearing stab vests at scheduled public events in his constituency. * snip * Mr Freer said he had also received threats from the group Muslims Against Crusades
"about coming to stab me" and found "mock Molotov cocktails on the office steps".
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Man is sentenced to death for arson attack at Japanese anime studio that killed 36
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npr ^
Aoba stormed into Kyoto Animation's No. 1 studio on July 18, 2019, and set it on fire. Many
of the victims were believed to have died of carbon monoxide poisoning. More than 30 other people were badly burned or injured. Judge Keisuke Masuda said Aoba had wanted to be a novelist but was unsuccessful and so he sought revenge, thinking that Kyoto Animation had stolen novels he submitted as part of a company contest, according to NHK national television. Aoba plotted the attacks after studying past criminal cases involving arson, the court said in the ruling, noting the process showed...
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Pro-Israel UK politician targeted in arson attack
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World Israel News ^
| 12/28/23 | Vered Weiss
Metropolitan Police in London are investigating a fire in a pro-Israel lawmaker’s office as an arson attack, a spokesperson said this week. Tory
MP Mike Freer, whose Finchley office was torched Sunday, said the fire was only one of many threats made against him for his pro-Israel stance. Freer, who represents Finchley and Golder’s Green, the home of one of London’s largest Orthodox Jewish communities, was away from his office when a fire was started on 7 pm on Christmas Eve. The fire charred the front of the building and damaged three floors of the interior.
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Arson Attack In Court During Trump’s Trial – Judge Runs Away!
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https :// republic - brief . com / arson - attack - in - court - during - trumps - trial - judge - runs - away / ^
| December 18, 2023 | Jeff Miller
Someone ignited a fire at the New York State Supreme Court Building, prompting the activation of fire alarms and necessitating an immediate evacuation. According
to Al Baker, a court spokesperson, the individual was discovered incinerating documents inside of the courtroom...
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Outrage as Arson Targets LA Church Before Toy Drive; Global Incidents Highlight Christian Persecution
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Citizen Watch Report ^
In a deeply distressing incident, a beautiful church in Los Angeles fell victim to arson just hours before their community toy drive, marking a devastating blow to the local Christian community. The
deliberate destruction of this sacred place, now deemed a “total loss,” adds to the growing concern about the challenges and threats faced by Christians. Shockingly, a London church experienced an act of religious insensitivity as a Muslim individual reportedly tore down the cross, symbolizing a disheartening lack of respect for religious diversity and coexistence. These events underscore the urgency of addressing rising incidents of hostility towards Christian communities...
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Atlanta woman arrested after attempted arson of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home
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Fox News ^
| 12/08/2023 | Landon Mion
A woman was arrested on Thursday after dousing Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home in Atlanta, Georgia, with gasoline during an attempt to set the home on fire. The
26-year-old woman, whose name has not been released, is charged with criminal attempt to commit arson and criminal attempt to damage government property. She could also face federal charges in connection with the incident. Atlanta police officers responded to Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home shortly after 5:45 p.m. on Thursday following reports of vandalism. Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum told reporters that two tourists from Utah told officers they observed...
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Arson Suspected in Church Fire in Pakistan
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Morning Star News ^
| November 17, 2023 | Morning Star News
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A church building was set on fire in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday (Nov. 16), a month after the pastor received a letter threatening the congregation for worshipping too loudly, sources said. The
blaze destroyed the church altar, a cupboard containing Bibles and other Christian books, two air conditioning units and furniture, among other items, said the Rev. Samuel Massey of Gulberg Presbyterian Church in Lahore. Efforts were underway to make the building for the church of 60 families soundproof for Christmas celebrations, as area Muslims had complained that the worship sound system was too...
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Man Pleads Guilty in Church Arson Attack Intended to Halt Drag Queen Story Hour
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Ministry Watch ^
| November 6, 2023 | Steve Rabey
A young Ohio man has pleaded guilty to attempting to burn down Community Church of Chesterland in Ohio in an attempt to halt the church from hosting its Drag Queen Story Hour. Aimenn D. Penny, 20, threw two Molotov cocktails at the church on March 25 the weekend before two planned drag
queen events. He is slated to be sentenced in January, and could spend up to 20 years in prison for violating the Church Arson Prevention Act with a mandatory sentence of 10 years, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The federal law was enacted in 1996 following...
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B.C. landowner's arson theory rejected as panel orders him to pay $450K for causing wildfire
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CBC news ^
| Nov 14, 2023
Clarke Matthiesen claimed neighbours' grandson was the cause of 2019 fire, not his unregistered burnA landowner responsible for an open burn that ignited a wildfire in British Columbia's Cariboo region is on the hook for about $450,000 after an appeals commission rejected his claim that the real cause was arson by his
neighbours' troubled grandson. Last week, a panel of the Forest Appeals Commission largely dismissed Clarke Matthiesen's appeal of cost recovery orders for the April 2019 blaze, finding his alternative explanation was "both unproven and unlikely." The evidence strongly supported investigators' conclusion that a holdover fire from an improperly...
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