Have you ever imagined what George Washington looked like with his shirt off? No? Neither had I. And neither, it turns out, had prudish 19th-century Americans. But on July 31, 1841, a ship from Livorno, Italy, unloaded the highly anticipated monumental statue of the Founding Father that was to be the centerpiece in the Rotunda of the Capitol—and he was half-naked. Source link
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According to ancient Greek mythology, Medusa was not always a terrible monster with a petrifying gaze. She was only turned into what she is popularly known for after Poseidon raped her in Athena’s temple. Athena then caused the change to Medusa, and refused to punish Poseidon for his attack. After it was announced that a statue showing a reversed version of the famous Medusa myth would be erected in front of the Manhattan courthouse under the #MeToo movement, social media users quickly became engaged in heated debate involving everything from #MeToo to interpretations of Greek mythology. The sculpture, created by Luciano Garbati, […]
A 100-year-old statue of a black king has been banned from the nativity display of a cathedral in southern Germany after some in the parish called it “racist and disgusting”. Others, though, say it shouldn’t be removed or hidden. The Evangelical Church District of Ulm in the south of the country announced on Sunday that it would remove the three Wise Men from Christmas displays at Ulm Cathedral this festive season. The statues include the figure of King Melchior, whose dark black skin, large red lips and hunched posture have been called “racist.” The move comes amid an on-going race debate […]
Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of German reunification, when the German Democratic Republic, colloquially known as East Germany, formally ceased to exist and was incorporated into the Federal Republic. German officials past and present have credited Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for his efforts in making the dream of German unity a reality. Internet users had some unflattering things to say about a new statue dedicated to Mikhail Gorbachev which was unveiled in a small German town on Saturday as part of Unity Day celebrations. The monument, erected in front of the town hall in Dessau, a town about 125 km southwest […]
Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of German reunification, when the German Democratic Republic, colloquially known as East Germany, formally ceased to exist and was incorporated into the Federal Republic. German officials past and present have credited Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for his efforts in making the dream of German unity a reality. Internet users had some unflattering things to say about a new statue dedicated to Mikhail Gorbachev which was unveiled in a small German town on Saturday as part of Unity Day celebrations. The monument, erected in front of the town hall in Dessau, a town about 125 km southwest […]
Police are investigating the destruction of a 90-year old statue of Jesus that was decapitated and smashed up by a vandal in Texas. A historic statue of Jesus on a church altar in Texas was found to have been vandalised on Tuesday morning. The Diocese of El Paso shared photos taken of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – a 90-year-old statue – that had been toppled from its place above the altar, resulting in its destruction. St Joseph Church, Matlock 🇬🇧 are praying for the community of St. Patrick Cathedral in the Diocese of El Paso. The Cathedral was vandalized on 15th Sept […]
Less than two weeks after protesters in Montreal pulled down and defaced a statue of John Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister, the founding father’s legacy took another hit: his severed bronze head was put on a postage stamp. James Bone, a federal government employee who curates stamp collections at Library and Archives Canada, reportedly had a sheet of stamps made featuring a photo of the head that was broken off Macdonald’s statue when the memorial was pulled down by demonstrators on Aug. 29 at Montreal’s Dominion Square. The sheet was made using a service in which Canada Post prints custom stamps […]
Already targeted in the recent past, the Winston Churchill statue has been defaced and dubbed ‘racist’ again, with the man suspected of doing this being literally removed from the scene in front of TV cameras. A young man was spotted spray-painting the words ‘is a racist’ on the base of the bronze Churchill statue just as the Extinction Rebellion rally gained pace on Thursday. The graffiti-savvy suspect – apparently caught red-handed – was arrested by Met Police on suspicion of vandalizing the statue. Footage by Ruptly video agency shows a cohort of London police officers making way for their colleagues carrying […]
Protesters in Montreal pulled down and defaced a statue of John Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister, as police stood by, echoing attacks on controversial historical figures in the US. The statue’s head was broken off as it slammed to the ground from its high pedestal Saturday in Montreal’s Dominion Square. Activists were shielded from view with umbrellas and sheets as they unbolted the statue, which was pulled from behind with a strap around its neck. Hundreds of protesters had marched to the site to call for defunding the police. They reportedly were organized by the Coalition for BIPOC Liberation, which bills […]
Shortly after Mayor Lori Lightfoot conceded to allow the federal government to deploy their agents to Chicago, the city has removed the bronze Columbus statue which has been vandalized amid massive Black Lives Matter rallies. The removal operation started at Chicago’s Grant Park in the middle of the night on Friday. Workers used two heavy-duty cranes to attach metal ropes to the Christopher Columbus monument, which was wrapped tight in white tarpaulin. The statue of the Italian explorer, erected in the 1930s with funding and blessing from Chicago’s Italian-American community, was then brought down in front of onlookers watching and cheering […]
The nation’s most hideous mayor has announced that the statue of Christopher Columbus in Chicago’s Grant Park will be removed as soon as Thursday night. Many Italian-American leaders in the city are condemning Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s decision. Protesters demand removal of Christopher Columbus statues in Chicago. Watch at the 0:23 mark to hear the reaction when the man with a megaphone says it’s going to happen.pic.twitter.com/qSJ6bd2p1C — Jason Calvi (@JasonCalvi) July 24, 2020 TRENDING: UPDATE: Navy Is Investigating Uniformed Sailor Sarah Dudrey for Busting into Pro-Trump Rally, Harassing Protesters while Screaming “F**k Trump!” Rioters had attempted, and failed, to remove the […]
Dozens of boaters took to Manhattan’s Hudson River on Sunday to show their support for President Trump. This is what the silent majority looks like. Advertisement – story continues below Where is the Biden boat parade? “Raise your Trump flags and sport your Trump gear to show your support at the Statue of Liberty,” the “TrumpStock NY” event page said. TRENDING: Michelle Malkin Attacked by Antifa and Black Lives Matter Thugs at Denver Back the Blue Rally; Sends Law and Order SOS to President Trump Boats and jet skis waved Trump 2020 flags as they cruised through the Hudson River. VIDEOS: […]
The Story Behind The Lee Statue In Richmond By Peter Rachleff, Progressive.org. July 19, 2020 The Story Behind The Lee Statue In Richmond2020-07-192020-07-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/leestatue.jpg200px200px Above photo: Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, covered in graffiti from Black Lives Matter protesters. It was built to help crush a biracial workers’ movement. Since the May 25 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond, Virginia, erected in 1890, has been a focus of protests, graffiti, and public pressure calling for the removal of this offensive symbol of Confederate aspiration. At twenty feet high, atop a forty-foot base, the bronze Confederate general […]
As reported earlier — Portland has been protesting literally every night since late May. Many of these protests devolve into unlawful assemblies as violent leftists start to throw rocks and other debris at police, and it’s not uncommon for the police to declare these riots. But Mayor Ted Wheeler, Governor Kate Brown, and the Portland police command staff seemingly let the rioters take the city, as police are told to stand down and not impede the mob as businesses are destroyed and looted, fires are started in the streets, random bystanders are assaulted, and government buildings are vandalized and set on […]
A historic statue of Jesus Christ at Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana was painted brown by a vandal last weekend. The act of vandalism is one of many cases of fire and vandalism at churches across the country over the last month, but it was only covered by two local news outlets — completely ignored by the national media. “The statue was found Monday morning with brown painted skin tones and holding flags that read ‘Rise Up’ and ‘#BLM,’ according to a photo posted to Facebook, seemingly making reference to the Black Lives Matter movement,” the Whitefish Pilot reports. “By Monday […]
Black Lives Matter and Antifa terrorists are pulling down the Columbus statue in Chicago tonight. The protest mob have ropes around the the statue. They’re ready to rip it down. Advertisement – story continues below Antifa and Black Lives Matter rioters are now pulling down the Columbus statue in Chicago. They’ve got the ropes on. pic.twitter.com/H0UJM4OyEd — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 18, 2020 TRENDING: Noose Hoaxer Bubba Wallace Booed at NASCAR All-Star Race Qualifier, Cheered After Crash (VIDEO) Black Lives Matter rioters in Chicago throw projectiles and fireworks at police officers guarding the Christopher Columbus statue. pic.twitter.com/YI7ZO2T55s — Ian Miles […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/12/1079920853_121:0:1853:974_1200x675_80_0_0_3e4c6a851e0ca1629299ac572774953f.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007181079920817-police-protesters-clash-in-chicago-over-crowd-attempting-to-topple-columbus-statue/ Earlier in the month, Christopher Columbus’ statue in Baltimore was removed from its pedestal with ropes and thrown into the water, as acts of vandalism and violence towards historical monuments spanned the United States amid massive anti-racism movement. Police clashed with crowds of protesters attempting to topple the statue of Christopher Columbus in Chicago’s Grant Park. At least four officers were injured in the incident, local media reported. Social media users also say that “at least a dozen arrests” took place during the incident. The rioters were reportedly heard chanting “Columbus was a murderer! […]
A large group of protesters have besieged a Christopher Columbus statue in Chicago, forcing a convoy of several dozen policemen assigned to guard the monument into retreat after being showered with projectiles and fireworks. Around several hundred Black Lives Matter protesters descended on Chicago’s Grant Park on Friday, surrounding a towering Columbus statue in a bid to tear it down. The group – which quickly grew in size, vastly outnumbering the officers who stood guard at the base of the statue – threw bottles, fireworks and other projectiles at law enforcement, eventually forcing police to flee. Videos filmed at the scene […]
A statue of Jesus has been left headless in the courtyard of a Catholic church in Kendale Lakes, Florida, after allegedly being vandalized. The Miami Archdiocese says it expects police to pursue the incident as a hate crime. The statue of Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd had been resting behind the church for decades before meeting its end, allegedly decapitated by vandals overnight into Wednesday. It’s unclear who was behind the act, with church staff saying they found the statue early on Wednesday morning with its head already separated from its body, lying nearby on the ground. Also on rt.com […]
An artist replaced a statue that was toppled in the UK last month with a resin statue of a Black Lives Matter protester who had climbed on top of the base for a photo following the vandalism — it was appropriately hauled off in a dumpster the next day. UPDATE: The Bristol #AntifaBLM statue was hauled away in a garbage truck this morning. I still fully expect this crap to happen in the US though so be ready regardless. pic.twitter.com/TRalX6U7Jc — (@LucidCaucasity) July 16, 2020 “I understand people want expression, but the statue has been put up without permission,” the mayor […]
Two weeks ago The Gateway Pundit organized a prayer rally at the Statue of St. Louis on Art Hill in Forest Park from noon. In response to our planned prayer rally violent leftists and Black Lives Matter organized a counter rally from 11 AM to 2 PM. The organizers of this “counter rally” smeared the Catholic Prayer rally as a white nationalist event. They claimed out prayer rally and rosary were linked to Charlottesville far right activists. The St. Louis city treasurer Tishaura Jones called the planned prayer rally a KKK event. The day of the rally the Catholics who came […]
A Mary Statue was burned at St. Peter’s Parish in Boston on Saturday night. Virgin Mary statue set on fire at Boston church, officials say https://t.co/UI2Ac2abDw — Dian (@Dian5) July 12, 2020 Advertisement – story continues below Boston.com reported: TRENDING: Young White Mother Killed By Black Lives Matter Mob for Allegedly Saying ‘All Lives Matter,’ National Media Fully Ignores Boston police are conducting an arson investigation after someone reportedly set a Virgin Mary statue on fire at Saint Peter Parish in Dorchester. Police were called to the area near 284 Bowdoin St. around 10 p.m. Saturday for a report of the […]
In June radical far left activists in St. Louis called on local officials to remove the historic St. Louis statue in Forest Park and to rename the city. Then two weeks ago The Gateway Pundit called on local Christians to come together for a prayer rally at the statue of St. Louis in Forest Park. This was in response to recent efforts by local radicals and Islamist activist Umar Lee to remove the St. Louis statue in Forest Park. When we arrived for a prayer rally at the St. Louis statue in Forest Park we were met by a very violent, […]
Idiotic Black Lives Matter supporters have vandalized a statue of a slave fleeing with her infant daughter outside a black church in New Albany. The faces on the statue were painted red, similar to what we have seen done to statues of Confederate generals and Christopher Columbus, and tagged with “BLM.” Ironically though, the statue at the nearly 170-year-old Second Baptist Church is of former slave Lucy Higgs Nichols, escaping slavery with her baby. The church was known for helping slaves who were fleeing during the civil war. Higgs Nichols went on to become a nurse in the Union Army. The […]
Last summer, a nearly 8-metre (26 ft.) tall wooden statue of President Donald Trump was constructed in Slovenia, east of the capital Ljubljana, in his wife Melania Trump’s homeland, only to be burnt to the ground by unknown arsonists in January this year. Amid a recent drive accompanying Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests to remove sculptures of historically significant American figures professed to be linked to either slavery or racial issues in the US, a rather idiosyncratic wooden statue of US First Lady Melania Trump was reportedly set on fire near her hometown in Slovenia, reports Reuters. The charred remains of […]
Is nothing sacred? In Rochester, New York, over the weekend, vandals removed a statue of the famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass from its base. The people who are committing these crimes don’t know the slightest thing about American history. FOX News reports: TRENDING: “F**k You Cracker A$$!” – Peaceful Protest: BLM Thug Harasses, Threatens White School Kids on Their Trip to DC (VIDEO) Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in New York park on anniversary of famous Fourth of July speech A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its base in Rochester, N.Y., on the anniversary of one of his most famous […]
President Donald Trump’s determination to preserve iconic statues and monuments is so profound and all consuming that he’s apparently extending his policy abroad. In a round of new digital ads, the Trump re-elect asks people to support the president as he stands up to the angry mobs trying to tear down iconic memorials. In one specific ad, the endangered statue that the campaign spotlights happens to be the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “The President wants to know who stood with him against the Radical Left,” declared dozens of ads run over the weekend on pages […]
Frederick Douglass was a black man in 19th-century America, a social reformer, outstanding orator and a national leader of the abolitionist movement that sought to end enslavement in the United States, after escaping from slavery himself. A monument to US anti-slavery icon Frederick Douglass in the city of Rochester, New York, was violently removed from its pedestal over the 4th July weekend, according to police. The statue, earlier standing at Maplewood Park, was torn from its base in a way that reportedly has made repair of the monument impossible. Photos were shared in social media displaying the vandalized base, with remnants of […]
A statue for Frederick Douglass, a former slave who became a prominent civil rights advocate, has been torn down from its pedestal in Rochester, New York state. The damage to the monument is reportedly too significant to fix it. The statue was vandalized over the July 4th weekend, Rochester police told local media on Sunday. Photos from the scene show an empty spot where the statue used to stand in Maplewood Park, as well as its debris scattered in the vicinity. The statue was lying some 50 feet from its pedestal, when officers found it. The statue “had been placed over […]
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Library of Congress While the rebels were defeated more than 155 years ago, it’s clear from Donald Trump and his GOP cult that the Confederacy has survived. Watching Trump’s hate-filled presidency—preventable mass death, raging indecency, and incitement of violence—has been a reality check. Trump’s deadly pandemic neglect and his project of disunion in America are treason metastasized yet again in an America that exists halfway between Jefferson Davis and George Wallace. In a devastating rebuke on Twitter, Trump was recently asked to pick a flag: Old Glory or the Stars and Bars—the “very fine people” whose bigoted […]
An Antifa mob toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus in the Little Italy neighborhood of Baltimore Saturday night. No police were seen in sight according to video of the mob attack by several hundred anti-American guerrillas. The mob dragged the toppled statue over to the Inner Harbor and tossed it in the water. Baltimore just tore down the Columbus statue ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻 #blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/uX5ty8oI3f — spencer compton (@spencercompton) July 5, 2020 Protesters just took down the Christopher Columbus statue in Baltimore’s Little Italy. pic.twitter.com/ViPk5eKOtz — Louis Krauss (@louiskraussnews) July 5, 2020 Baltimore’s Columbus statue gets dumped in the harbor pic.twitter.com/ZwuNcqAH6d — J. […]
The debate over The Little Mermaid plot and the story’s key figure started last year after Disney tapped an African-American actress for the main role in a new remake, but now it has apparently received a new twist in the wake of the sweeping BLM protests. One of Copenhagen’s main landmarks, the statue of Hans Christian Andersen’s the Little Mermaid, has been vandalised, with citizens waking up on Friday to see two words – “racist fish” – written on its stone base in the Scandinavian city’s harbour. “We consider it vandalism and have started an investigation”, a Copenhagen police spokesman said […]
Copenhagen’s ‘Little Mermaid’ statue has yet again been vandalized, now with the words “racist fish” sprayed on its base. The fairy tale character’s cancellation comes in spite of Disney casting a black actress for the movie role. Denmark’s capital saw the dubious description written on the landmark on Friday. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for defacing the statue of the Hans Christian Andersen character. “We consider it vandalism and have started an investigation,” a Copenhagen police spokesperson said. For dozens of years, local protesters have been taking out their political issues on the tourists’ favorite Little Mermaid statue, from […]
Antifa terrorists torched a racist Elk statue last night in Portland. Here is the statue in 1900. Advertisement – story continues below Last night violent leftists burnt the Thompson Elk to the ground. Around 200 antifa terrorists and far left militant protesters gathered at the Portland Justice Center on Wednesday night and torched the elk statue. TRENDING: BREAKING: Epstein Confidante Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested, Sources Say Andy Ngo reported on the arson attack. Around 200 #antifa & far-left militant protesters have descended on the Portland Justice Center tonight. They tore off the wood protecting the building windows and have started fires. pic.twitter.com/u64ndlt7Cy […]
Emancipation Memorial has stood in Park Square since 1879. It is a version of the original, in Washington, D.C., which was funded by formerly enslaved people but designed without their input. (Image credit: Jesse Costa/WBUR) Source link
At a time when activists across America are tearing down statues, pranksters have put a new one up. A monument to sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein popped up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, then vanished just as mysteriously. What looked like a bronze statue – depicting a young man in a polo shirt, pants and loafers – appeared on Wednesday outside the old city hall. Local reporters received pictures of the ‘monument’ described as Epstein, but it had vanished by the time a camera crew arrived on the site. The statue was “actually a painted mannequin,” according to KOAT-TV, which also had pictures […]
Several members of the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics took pictures at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial during their Juneteenth celebrations. Members of the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics basketball teams rally at the MLK Memorial to support Black Lives Matter and to mark the liberation of slavery on June 19, 2020 in Washington, DC . Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when a Union general read orders in Galveston, Texas stating all enslaved people in Texas were free according to federal law. (Photo by Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images) The Martin Luther King statue in the photo was made in […]
The quest for toppling statues has spun out of control, with some Black Lives Matter sympathisers calling for the removal of white Jesus imagery – and even non-existent statues. An Australian social justice activist who demanded that statues of three white explorers be torn down has wrongly identified one of them as a completely blameless bush poet. Artist Ailie Banks launched a Change.org petition calling on the Blue Mountains City Council to remove statues and busts of William Wentworth, Gregory Blaxland and Henry Lawson. Wentworth and Blaxland were white explorers who participated in the first crossing of the Blue Mountains by […]
Last week the Gateway Pundit announced a prayer rally on Saturday at the iconic St. Louis Statue on Art Hill in Forest Park in St. Louis City. The radical left wants the St. Louis statue removed. Several priests showed up at the statue on Saturday to pray around the time of our rally. One local priest was heckled and harassed while he tried to explain the history of St. Louis of France. The mob threatened to take the St. Louis Cathedral next! TRENDING: St. Louis Circuit Attorney Threatens to Take Action Against Couple Who Protected Home Against Protest Mob on Private […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Russian Community Council of the USA (RCC) is urging authorities in Alaska’s Sitka to refrain from removing a statue of city founder Alexander Baranov, RCC chairperson Elena Branson said on Monday. “We sent a letter to the Mayor of Sitka, Gary Paxton, and plan to share our petition with the city’s Assembly”, Branson said. Branson said the city assembly may adopt a decision as early as Tuesday. On Sunday, the RCC launched an online petition opposing a proposal to remove the statue of Baranov, who was the first Russian governor of Alaska and the founder of Sitka […]
Last week the Gateway Pundit announced a prayer rally on Saturday at the iconic St. Louis Statue on Art Hill in Forest Park in St. Louis City. The radical left wants the St. Louis statue removed. Several priests showed up at the statue on Saturday to pray around the time of our rally. One local priest was heckled and harassed while he tried to explain the history of St. Louis of France. The mob threatened to take the St. Louis Cathedral next! TRENDING: MUST READ… Report: Tulsa Arena Management Sabotaged Trump Rally Attendance Local leftist activists planned a counter protest against […]
In a moment of divine comedy, a potential vandal took a major fall while attempting to climb the statue of St. Louis IX. The leftist criminal mobs have been targeting the statue of King Louis IX of France which is located in front of the Saint Louis Art Museum in Forest Park as part of their larger effort to erase our history and culture. A man attempting to vandalize the St. Louis IX statue discovers the Law of Gravity pic.twitter.com/hOgO1wnO5a — Hirsty (@realHirsty) June 29, 2020 TRENDING: MUST READ… Report: Tulsa Arena Management Sabotaged Trump Rally Attendance In a hilarious video […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107974/15/1079741591_0:376:2971:2047_1200x675_80_0_0_0c6021ebcdb377fc528c8ff82faeb8a2.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006281079741626-prosecutors-in-us-charge-4-over-attempt-to-topple-statue-of-andrew-jackson-in-washington/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Four men have been charged with destruction of federal property in the United States over their attempt to topple a statue of former president Andrew Jackson in the nation’s capital, the Department of Justice said in a press release. “Lee Michael Cantrell, 47, of Virginia; Connor Matthew Judd, 20, of Washington, D.C.; Ryan Lane, 37, of Maryland; and Graham Lloyd, 37, of Maine, were charged by criminal complaint yesterday with destruction of federal property”, the press release, which was published on Saturday evening, read. The charges relate to an attempt made […]
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia on Saturday evening announced four men were charged in federal court for attempting to tear down the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square. Via the Justice Department: Lee Michael Cantrell, 47, of Virginia; Connor Matthew Judd, 20, of Washington, D.C.; Ryan Lane, 37, of Maryland; and Graham Lloyd, 37, of Maine, were charged by criminal complaint yesterday with destruction of federal property, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Michael R. Sherwin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington Field Office’s Criminal Division James A. Dawson, and Acting Chief […]
Earlier this week the Gateway Pundit announced a prayer rally on Saturday at the iconic St. Louis Statue on Art Hill in Forest Park. We planned the rally because there is currently a petition by local leftist and radical Umar Lee to remove this beautiful landmark in St. Louis City.There is also a movement to rename the city because St. Louis was “Islamophobic.” And like clockwork local Islamist Umar Lee and the left smeared TGP and Christians who planned on attending the prayer rally as “white nationalists.” On Friday, in the most egregious attack on this rally yet, St. Louis City […]
The Gateway Pundit announced a prayer rally on Saturday at the iconic St. Louis Statue on Art Hill in Forest Park. We planned the rally because there is currently a petition by local leftist and radical Umar Lee to remove this beautiful landmark in St. Louis City. And like clockwork Islamist Umar Lee and the left smeared TGP and Christians who planned on attending the prayer rally as “white nationalists.” On Friday, in the most egregious attack on this rally yet, St. Louis City Treasurer Tishaura Jones posted several tweets attacking Mayor Krewson and labeling local Christians “KKK” for holding a […]
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If you’re wondering where all these radical leftists in America came from, look no further than the nearest college campus. Academia has been spoon feeding a steady diet of leftism to American students for generations. Now they are beginning to see the fruits of their labor. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, students are now demanding the removal of a campus statue of Abraham Lincoln. TRENDING: Black Lives Matter Activist Loses One of His Testicles After Being Shot in the Balls with Rubber Bullets During George Floyd Riots From their petition: Remove and replace “The Lincoln Statue” from Bascom Hill Many UW-Madison […]
Conservative commentator Jack Posobiec has been harassed, branded a Nazi and chased away by a crowd of protesters, who gathered in Washington, DC dead set to tear down a statue of Abraham Lincoln. Posobiec attended Friday’s demonstration calling for the removal of the Emancipation Monument in DC, live streaming the event to followers online. But once spotted in the crowd, the pundit was surrounded by hostile activists, who demanded he leave the protest. Footage of the encounter shared on social media shows demonstrators getting physical with Posobiec, with one helmeted activist apparently trying to steal his cell phone as he was escorted […]
Earlier this week idiot criminal vandals announced their intent to tear down a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Washington, DC, on Thursday at 7 p.m. The statue was paid for and erected by freed slaves to honor the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.Frederick Douglas spoke at its dedication. The Black Lives Matter criminal group then announced a delay to their planned destruction until Friday evening. This afternoon Black Lives Matter protest mob arrived back at the statue showing Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves. TRENDING: EXCLUSIVE: Police Source: Woman Who Framed Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Guilty […]
On Wednesday The Gateway Pundit announced a prayer rally on Saturday at the iconic St. Louis Statue on Art Hill in Forest Park. ** The prayer rally is planned at noon at the St. Louis statue.We will recite a rosary — the prayer used by St. Louis of France.If you are Catholic, Christian or an ally we urge you to join us.We will have a Christian lead us in prayer. We planned the rally because there is currently a petition by local leftist and radical Umar Lee to remove this beautiful landmark in St. Louis City. We are calling on all […]
Attorney General Bill Barr joined Senator Ted Cruz and Michael Knowles on The Verdict on Thursday. During the interview Barr told the Texas Senator that the DOJ had “scores of indictments” filed against the far left criminals who committed violence during the recent far left riots across the country. Bill Barr added, “Obviously, we’re going to prosecute… videos of those involved in the attack on President Jackson’s statue are being reviewed.” That’s good news. TRENDING: UPDATE: RADICAL LEFTIST GROUP Threatens Christian Prayer Rally Planned on Saturday to Save the Iconic St. Louis Statue in Forest Park The Washington Examiner reported: Attorney […]
Philadelphia is caving to a criminal mob of vandals and removing a statue of Christopher Columbus due to “public safety concerns” because of the violent “protesters.” Democrat Mayor Jim Kenney said on Wednesday that he plans to ask the city’s Art Commission to sign off on the removal during its next meeting on July 22, according to a report from the Washington Examiner. The reason for the mayor’s concern, he said, is that a fist fight broke out between the violent Black Lives Matter mob and a group of white residents who were attempting to protect it on Tuesday. Naturally, he […]
New Haven, Connecticut has removed a statue of Christopher Columbus from a city park, retitled a school previously named after the Italian explorer, and erased Columbus Day from the calendar, to appease the ‘migrant community.’ The bronze statue dedicated to the famous explorer was dismantled on Wednesday, a week after the city’s Parks Department voted to do so. It had stood in Wooster Square Park since 1955, when it replaced the original monument dedicated in 1892. Dozens of people had gathered in the park since early morning, including both the protesters demanding the statue’s removal and local residents determined to stop […]
Skirmishes erupted on Wednesday between far left activists and patriotic protesters over the removal of a Christopher Columbus statue in Wooster Square, New Haven, Connecticut. At one point you see the young Latino beat a senior citizen over the head and knock him to the ground. Advertisement – story continues below Then the far left activist runs and hides behind the police. These are bad people. TRENDING: BREAKING: JUDGE SULLIVAN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN GENERAL FLYNN CASE! — DC Appeals Court Upholds Justice Department’s Request! Hat Tip Andrew(Warning on language) Source link
Mashable has joined the growing – and disturbing – chorus of influential voices urging Americans to topple “racist” statues themselves, posting a cutesy yet detailed how-to video, with a perfunctory legal disclaimer. The outlet posted the video, titled “How to take down racist statues,” on Wednesday, apparently deciding at some point to rename it “How to *hypothetically* take down a racist statue” – perhaps on the advice of its lawyers. The clip features advice from archaeologist Sarah Parcak, whose detailed “public service announcement” on how to “safely” take down obelisks went viral earlier this month. Explaining that “a lot of historical […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107970/97/1079709734_0:0:2760:1553_1200x675_80_0_0_2b56c07815c2581a1751eb04119bb5c1.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006241079709441-blm-movement-in-wisconsin-destroys-statue-of-col-hans-christian-heg/ Dozens of monuments of prominent historical figures associated with slavery have been defaced or demolished in the United States and Europe in recent weeks after the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement following the in-custody death of African-American man George Floyd. A statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg, an immigrant from Norway who died struggling for the Union against slavery, has been torn down in Madison, Wisconsin. According to photos that have been published on Twitter, the statue was decapitated and thrown into a nearby lake. The protesters also reportedly damaged a government building. […]
DC Protesters Try To Pull Down Andrew Jackson Statue Near White House By Popular Resistance. June 23, 2020 DC Protesters Try To Pull Down Andrew Jackson Statue Near White House2020-06-232020-06-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/andrew-jackson-statute-protesters-attempt-to-take-down-e1592922380121.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Protesters attempt to pull down statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park across from the White House, June 22, 2020. By Tasos Katopodis from Getty Images. Protesters tried to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson near the White House Monday night before being dispersed by police. AP News – WUSA-TV in Washington reported that police used pepper spray to move protesters out of Lafayette Square, where the Jackson […]
The act of vandalism against the missionary formerly venerated as “the Apostle of Greenland” who saved the island from British colonisation, follows a worldwide Black Lives Matter campaign targeting monuments to slave traders and oppressors. A man in his early 30s has been charged with vandalising a statue of the Danish-Norwegian priest Hans Egede in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, Danish Radio reported. The statue of Egede (1686-1758), who is known for his missionary work in Greenland in the 1720s and often goes by the nickname “the Apostle of Greenland”, was sprayed with red paint and “decolonise” written over it – significantly on […]
Idiot criminal vandals have announced their intent to tear down a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Washington, DC, on Thursday at 7 p.m. The statue was paid for and erected by freed slaves to honor the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Group leader at Lincoln Park says they’ll return here on Thursday at 7pm to tear down the Lincoln statue #dcprotest #dcprotests pic.twitter.com/64NPZo5T6m — Ken Duffy (@KenDuffyNews) June 23, 2020 TRENDING: We Were Right! FBI Confirms ‘Noose’ Found in Bubba Wallace’s NASCAR Stall Was Garage Door Pull Rope – It Was Just Another Hate Hoax “Protesters” and potential vandals gathered by […]
Jon Schwarz NEW YORK CITY’S American Museum of Natural History announced Sunday that it will remove its famous statue of President Teddy Roosevelt from its sidewalk entrance. The museum’s president emphasized that the decision was made based on the statue’s “hierarchical composition” — Roosevelt is on horseback, flanked by an African man and a Native American man on foot — rather than the simple fact that it portrayed Roosevelt. The museum, co-founded by Roosevelt’s father, will keep Roosevelt’s name on its Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall, Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda, and Theodore Roosevelt Park. This suggests that Americans still have not faced the extraordinarily dark side of Roosevelt’s […]
US President Donald Trump has warned of harsh consequences for anyone defacing statues or monuments in Washington, DC, saying the vandals could spend up to a decade in prison. “Numerous people arrested in DC for the disgraceful vandalism, in Lafayette Park, of the magnificent Statue of Andrew Jackson, in addition to the exterior defacing of St. John’s Church across the street,” Trump tweeted on Monday night, after several protests erupted in the city. 10 years in prison under the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act. Beware! Numerous people arrested in D.C. for the disgraceful vandalism, in Lafayette Park, of the magnificent Statue of […]
Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) put mob rioters destroying the Andrew Jackson statue in DC on notice. Criminal vandals on Monday night prepared to tear down the iconic statue of Andrew Jackson outside the White House. The DC police stepped in and fought back against the criminal vandals. Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States, a general in the United States Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. TRENDING: “Tear Them Down”: Race Activist Shaun King Calls for Removal of All Statues, Murals and Stained Glass Windows of “White Jesus and his European Mother” Senator Cotton […]
It’s really not hard to see.The left won’t stop until they bring down the entire system. In August 2017 far left protesters demanded the New York Museum of Natural History remove their famous Teddy Roosevelt statue. The protesters carried signs that read “Black Lives Matter” and “Abolish white supremacy.” The scene outside of @AMNH today as #DecolonizeThisPlace‘s anti-#ColumbusDay tour covered the Teddy Roosevelt statue. (pic: @hoods4justice) pic.twitter.com/USiNOV0wie — Ash J (@AshAgony) October 11, 2016 TRENDING: Democrat Leaders to Remove Iconic Teddy Roosevelt Statue outside NYC Museum of Natural History On Sunday The New York Times announced liberal leaders agreed to take […]
The New York Mayor ordered a statue of Theodore Roosevelt on horseback, flanked by a Native American man and an African man, to be removed, arguing it feeds into racial stereotypes. “The American Museum of Natural History has asked to remove the Theodore Roosevelt statue because it explicitly depicts Black and Indigenous people as subjugated and racially inferior,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement on Sunday. De Blasio noted that the city authorities sided with the museum, calling the idea to get rid of the “problematic” statue “the right decision” taken in the “right time.” The NYC […]
They won’t stop til they crush the system. In August 2017 far left protesters demanded the New York Museum of Natural History remove their famous Teddy Roosevelt statue. The protesters carried signs that read “Black Lives Matter” and “Abolish white supremacy.” The scene outside of @AMNH today as #DecolonizeThisPlace‘s anti-#ColumbusDay tour covered the Teddy Roosevelt statue. (pic: @hoods4justice) pic.twitter.com/USiNOV0wie — Ash J (@AshAgony) October 11, 2016 TRENDING: BREAKING: Ten People Shot in Minneapolis, Reports of ‘100 People Fighting With Various Weapons’ On Sunday The New York Times announced liberal leaders agreed to take down the iconic Roosevelt statue outside the Museum of Natural History. […]
After a long battle between the Marxist party and city authorities, Gelsenkirchen, a town in the area of Ruhr, will become the first city in the western area of Germany to boast a statue of Vladimir Lenin – the founder of Russia’s Communist party. Around 800 people gathered at the inauguration of the 2.15 metre Lenin statue in Germany’s Gelsenkirchen, in the Ruhr Valley. Despite initial controversy over the statue, the city court gave the local Marxist-Leninist party permission to put the metal memorial near its headquarters. City authorities had originally opposed the statue, claiming that it would “disturb the view” of a […]
Commie Mayor Bill De Blasio appointed his communist wife Chirlane McCray to head up a commission to reevaluate historical narratives and markers in New York City. In one of her last “jobs” in New York City McCray managed to lose track of $850 million. So she must look forward to the new challenge. Bill told reporters this week they will look at the Thomas Jefferson statue inside City Hall that has been there inside the building since 1834.Jefferson is also the founder of the Democrat Party — which seems to get lost in the current conversation. TRENDING: SHOCKING! Susan Rice Quotes […]
Black Lives Matter protesters ripped down a statue of Confederate General Adolf Pike in Washington DC.The statue is over 100 years old.The statue was approved by Congress and it dedicated to his service as a Mason. The protesters tore it down and torched it. The protest mob said they will drag it to the river. This is a revolution.The left will not be happy until they topple the government. TRENDING: SHOCKING! Susan Rice Quotes Trotsky, Says Trump Supporters Belong in the “Trash Heap of History” And protesters just toppled the Albert Pike statue in DC pic.twitter.com/gEzJm0OYjd — Perry Stein (@PerryStein) June […]
US President Donald Trump denounced Washington, DC police for seemingly doing nothing to prevent a group of activists from bringing down a Confederate general’s statue, calling for the “immediate” arrest of the perpetrators. Videos have emerged showing a group of protesters in the US capital dismantling a statue of Confederate General Albert Pike on Friday evening. Activists made several unsuccessful attempts to tear down the monument, and even had to take a break to review their strategy before eventually knocking the statue from its pedestal – with local police making no attempt to intervene at any point. They are on a […]
Black Lives Matter protesters ripped down a statue of Confederate General Adolf Pike in Washington DC.The statue is over 100 years old.The statue was approved by Congress and it dedicated to his service as a Mason. The protesters tore it down and torched it. The protest mob said they will drag it to the river. TRENDING: SHOCKING! Susan Rice Quotes Trotsky, Says Trump Supporters Belong in the “Trash Heap of History” This is a revolution.The left will not be happy until they topple the government. And protesters just toppled the Albert Pike statue in DC pic.twitter.com/gEzJm0OYjd — Perry Stein (@PerryStein) June […]
The only Confederate monument in Washington, DC has been vandalised in the wake of protests celebrating 155 years since the end of slavery in the United States. US President Donald Trump has demanded the arrest of vandals who brought down a statue of General Albert Pike in the nations’ capital and lambasted the city’s police department for lack of action. “The DC Police are not doing their job as they watch a statue be ripped down & burn,” Trump tweeted. “These people should be immediately arrested. A disgrace to our Country!” Dozens of people gathered around the statue of Albert Pike, […]
The statue toppled by a mob in Washington, D.C. Friday night was federal property owned by the National Park Service just blocks from the Capitol, yet for hours as protesters gathered around the statue trying to pull it down Park Police were apparently not on scene. Park Police Officer Webster who answered a phone inquiry by TGP around 11:19 p.m. EDT said officers were on their way to the statue. When informed a minute later that Park Police were too late and that the statue had been taken down and set on fire Officer Webster snapped that the Park Police had […]
You’re going to just love your new country when it comes to your neighborhood–The far left citizens of CHOP, formerly CHAZ, attempted last night to hoist a giant Black Power Fist statue inside their commune. But the statue was too heavy for the far left activists and feminist allies so they abandoned their project. Advertisement – story continues below This gives us a glimpse of the future where the only approved statues will be the black power fists and the hammer and sickle. Here’s the video – via local Seattle reporter Hanna Scott from KIRO: TRENDING: Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy: White […]
A statue of George Washington was toppled by Antifa and Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Oregon Thursday night. The statue and its base were spray-pained with anti-American slogans including the New York Times “1619” propaganda slur. American flags were burned on Washington. No police were present until the statue was felled. There’s now a burning American flag on GW’s face. pic.twitter.com/3Un3acJk22 — Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) June 19, 2020 A few dozen folks at 57th and Sandy right now. There is a quite large George Washington statue here. #Portlandprotest #statue #blacklivesmatter #PDXprotests #pdx #oregon #blm #acab #pdx pic.twitter.com/W1eD5GN3p8 — Garrison Davis (Teargas […]
In recent weeks, a wave of violent attacks against statues seen as problematic or controversial has occurred in the US and across Europe in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and its protests triggered by police brutality in America. Journalist Gunnar Smári Egilsson, the founder of the Socialist Party of Iceland, has called for the statue of Ingólfr Arnarson, the island nation’s founding father, to be taken down, referring to it as a justification of the Black Lives Matter movement. According to Gunnar Smári Egilsson, Ingólfr Arnarson, the first permanent settler of Iceland, “murdered” and oppressed “freedom heroes” and […]
How To Effectively and Safely Topple A Statue Using Science By James Stout, Popular Mechanics. June 17, 2020 How To Effectively and Safely Topple A Statue Using Science2020-06-172020-06-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/jefferson-davis-memorial-on-the-ground.-from-channel-8-richmond.-e1591888081977.jpg200px200px Above photo: Jefferson Davis memorial on the ground. From Channel 8 Richmond, VA. It hasn’t been a great past few weeks for statues. From Bristol, England to Birmingham, Alabama, people all over the world have been grappling with the legacy of racism by tossing their grappling hooks around the heads of problematic monuments. Should you happen to find yourself near a statue that you decide you no longer like, we asked scientists for the best, safest ways to bring […]
A shooting took place at a protest in Albuquerque, New Mexico Monday evening as armed protesters and armed counter-protesters with the New Mexico Civil Guard militia group gathered at a statue of conquistador Juan de Oñate that protesters wanted removed. Four shots were heard as the protesters tried to take down the statue. Video shows at least one person wounded. A reporter on the scene observed no police presence before the shooting. Details will be added: Video clips posted to Twitter by KOB4 reporter Megan Abundis: UPDATE: Video shows gunfire as mob attacked. We just obtained video of the shooting. pic.twitter.com/yjB6NHdKe2 […]
Last week, the statue of Robert the Bruce, a Scottish king who lived in the 14th century, was spray painted with the word “racist”. Despite the timing of the vandalism, many now speculate that Black Lives Matter activists had nothing to do with the graffiti. Netizens are currently debating online whether the defacing of the Robert the Bruce statue in Borestone, Scotland could have been an act of trolling, a provocation aimed at discrediting the Black Lives Matter movement or an act of genuine ignorance. The monument was vandalized with “racist king” lettering signed by “BLM”, while a nearby rotunda was […]
A group of demonstrators in Portland has torn down a statue of Thomas Jefferson in front of a school bearing his name, fanning the flames of a growing cultural divide in the US as activists target landmarks deemed racist. Around 1,000 people gathered at Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon on Sunday to listen to speeches before setting off on a Black Lives Matter march across the city. Later in the evening, a crowd reconvened at the school and set their sights on a statue of the third US president and principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Two ropes were […]
Amid demonstrations in the UK in solidarity with anti-police brutality and anti-racism protests sweeping America after the death of black man George Floyd in police custody, the statue of Winston Churchill and the Cenotaph in Parliament Square were boxed up to protect them from being vandalised further. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to resist any attempt to remove the statue of Winston Churchill from Parliament Square after it was vandalised during ongoing protests. Writing in The Daily Telegraph in response to the row over the removal of public monuments, triggered by the anti-racism demonstrations that have spilled over from […]
Social Studies Derrick Garforth A social studies teacher in Rhode Island vandalized a Christopher Columbus statue last weekend.Officers watched Derrick Garforth throw paint on the boarded up monument. Leftists believe Columbus is evil for discovering the New World in 1492. It makes you wonder what the angry felon was teaching the kids at school. ABC6 reported: TRENDING: UPDATE — FULL BODYCAM VIDEO Reveals Atlanta Police Being Patient, Respectful with Rayshard Brooks (VIDEO) One of the suspects involved in vandalism at the Christopher Columbus statue in Elmwood Avenue is a teacher at Pawtucket Public Schools who is now out on leave pending […]
Google has claimed there is a perfectly benign reason for Winston Churchill’s photograph disappearing from its search engine – but many are unconvinced, as the iconic British PM is now in the eye of the protest storm. Eagle-eyed internet users raised hell after discovering that Churchill – who led the United Kingdom through World War II – was faceless when listed in Google’s knowledge panel, which provides general information about common search queries. In a list of UK prime ministers generated by the tech giant, Churchill lacked a photograph, while his predecessors and successors were all given portraits. “Utterly disturbing that […]
Ballerinas Kennedy George, 14, and Ava Holloway, 14, pose in front of a monument of Confederate general Robert E. Lee after Virginia Governor Ralph Northam ordered its removal after widespread civil unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Richmond, Va., on June 5. Julia Rendleman/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Julia Rendleman/Reuters Ballerinas Kennedy George, 14, and Ava Holloway, 14, pose in front of a monument of Confederate general Robert E. Lee after Virginia Governor Ralph Northam ordered its removal after widespread civil unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Richmond, Va., […]
A far left protester was critically injured on Wednesday when a leftist mob toppled a Confederate statue on top of him.The young Democrats attempted to destroy a Confederate Monument in Portsmouth, Virginia.When they knocked over one of the statues it landed on a fellow protester critically injuring the man. A witness said the protester’s skull was showing and he as convulsing on the ground. BREAKING: Protester critically injured after toppled Confederate statue landed on his head in Portsmouth, Virginia “We could see that his skull was actually showing..” Damn Confederates still beating black people, hundred years later #BLM #CancelAmerica pic.twitter.com/6oOnboBiOX — […]
A protester in Portsmouth, Virginia has learned the hard way that an abundance of iconoclastic enthusiasm is no substitute for safety precautions after a Confederate statue he was helping to topple landed right on his head. The incident happened on Wednesday night during a Black Lives Matter anti-racism protest. The moment when the beheaded statue gave way to the efforts and fell on the unlucky participant was caught on camera. Other protesters can be heard cheering statue’s collapse, apparently oblivious to the fact that one of them was hurt in the process. WARNING: Footage shows a person being seriously injured. The […]
Activists have torn down a large bronze statue of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus near the Minnesota State Capitol. Though police had vowed to protect the monument, officers left the scene just in time for its destruction. The 10-foot statue was pulled from its base on Wednesday afternoon by a group of several dozen protesters outside the capitol in St. Paul, led by Native American activist Mike Forcia, local media reported. The incident was captured on video, showing a small crowd cheering as the statue was brought down. “It was the right thing to do and it was the right time to […]
A statue of Belgium’s notorious colonialist King Leopold II has been removed from its location in Antwerp to be relocated to a museum, days after it was defaced with graffiti amid worldwide Black Lives Matter protests. A spokesman for Antwerp mayor Bart De Wever said the Leopold statue will now “become part of the museum collection” and “because of the renovation work planned for 2023 in the square in which it was placed, the statue will not be replaced.” This Congolese man is staring at the severed hand and foot of his 5 year old daughter – punishment for not collecting […]
The Maoist-America cultural revolution continued apace Tuesday night with the toppling of Richmond, Virginia’s statue of New World discoverer Christopher Columbus by Black Lives Matter protesters who marched down Arthur Ashe Boulevard to Byrd Park. The statue in Byrd Park was taken down, a fire set and eventually it was dragged to a nearby lake and thrown in. BREAKING: The Christopher Columbus statue at Byrd Park was taken down by protesters. This follows a call for its removal by demonstrators earlier today. The story is developing, we’ll have more details as they come. pic.twitter.com/FLsEafHr58 — VPM (@myVPM) June 10, 2020 Listen […]
The Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol who toppled a statue of slave trader Edward Colston should be condemned because the angry crowd acted without democratic consent, Nigel Farage has said. The Brexit Party leader was challenged by Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan to explain why monuments to Adolf Hitler in Germany should be destroyed, but not a statue in the UK honoring a slave trader. “Because they did it as a violent mob making their own decisions on what they think was right and wrong,” Farage said of the demonstrators. He added that fighting for justice and equality is a […]
The leftist mob in Bristol on Sunday toppled the statue of philanthropist and slave trader Edward Colston. Then they dragged it through the streets and tossed it into the River Avon. Of course, they all cheered themselves afterward. The modern day left is anti-history and pro-mob violence. TRENDING: Actor Tom Arnold Calls For Armed Insurrection Against Trump Supporters Bristol, England: A statue of the 17th century philanthropist and slave trader, Edward Colston, was toppled by #BlackLivesMatter rioters who then dragged it across town and dumped it in the water. #antifa pic.twitter.com/9TNbmqp1yX — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 7, 2020 The moment a […]
This is not about race.This is about revolution. Advertisement – story continues below Churchill is the hero of World War II credited with saving England from Nazi Germany. The left is so radical that even Winston Churchill is a villain in their eyes. They’ve defaced Churchill! pic.twitter.com/rkINK4oac6 — Jack Dawkins (@DawkinsReturns) June 7, 2020 TRENDING: Black Lives Matter End Protest by Vandalizing Streets in DC: Paint “Defund the Police” in Yellow Paint on 16th Street Do you still believe this is about some guy called George Floyd? pic.twitter.com/FkZFEGo7cN — Jack Dawkins (@DawkinsReturns) June 7, 2020 Advertisement – story continues below This […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107954/18/1079541826_0:0:2925:1645_1200x675_80_0_0_14892b1fc64d6d19bc028e06d03d20c1.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202006061079541818-winston-churchill-statue-defaced-on-d-day-anniversary-amid-george-floyd-protests-in-london/ Ongoing and widespread protests provoked by the death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of white police officers are taking place in almost every major city across the United States, as well as in other many capitals around the world, and London is no exception. A statue of the iconic British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was vandalized on Saturday, on the 76th anniversary of D-Day. The day marks beach landings in Normandy by Allied forces, led in part by the British army commander, as hundreds of thousands of soldiers en masse invaded northern France […]
A large group of protesters gathered around the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Tuesday in Richmond, Va. The crowd protesting police brutality chanted “Tear it down.” Steve Helber/AP hide caption toggle caption Steve Helber/AP A large group of protesters gathered around the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Tuesday in Richmond, Va. The crowd protesting police brutality chanted “Tear it down.” Steve Helber/AP Virginia will remove a statue honoring Confederate general Robert E. Lee in Richmond “as soon as possible,” Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday, saying the statue “Today, we’re here to be honest about our […]
A statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi has been defaced in the US capital, with vandals spray-painting obscenities on the monument as heated protests carry on in the city. Police have yet to identify the culprits. Photos of the statue circulated on social media on Wednesday, some appearing to show the words “rapist” and “racist” scrawled on its base in bright orange paint. The DC Park Police have launched an investigation, though few other details were made public, according to ANI. Mahatma Gandhi’s statue outside the Indian Embassy in Washington DC desecrated by unruly elements of #BlackLivesMatter protesters. Sources tell […]
A statue of Charles Linn, a founder of Birmingham who fought for the Confederacy, has been torn down in the center of the city amid rioting. A Confederate obelisc in the same park may become the iconoclasts’ next trophy. The brass statue of the 17th century businessman was toppled on Sunday night by a group of protesters, who convened in the Linn Park named after the same historic figure. The moment the cheering crowd brought it to the ground was shared by a local correspondent, Jonathan Hardison. The statue was built in 2013 by a local organization. The protesters covered it […]
Just in case anyone was getting too comfy, NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies is warning that two asteroids are heading towards Earth this Monday. Another one is expected to come close to us early on Tuesday. All three of the near-Earth asteroids are expected to make close approaches at some point between Monday May 18 and Tuesday May 19, at speeds of between 13,000 and 31,000 miles per hour. The first of the week’s incoming asteroids, 2020 JE2, boasts a diameter of 56 feet, or the equivalent of two London buses one in front of the other, and will fly […]