A retired four-star Marine general on Wednesday excoriated President Donald Trump's threats to use the military on protesters and his controversial church photo op on Monday, writing that his actions "may well signal the beginning of the end of the American experiment."

Gen. John Allen, the former commander of American forces in Afghanistan and former special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS under the Obama administration, wrote in an op-ed for Foreign Policy that "to even the casual observer, Monday was awful for the United States and its democracy."

A retired four-star Marine general on Wednesday excoriated President Donald Trump's threats to use the military on protesters and his controversial church photo op on Monday, writing that his actions "may well signal the beginning of the end of the American experiment."

Gen. John Allen, the former commander of American forces in Afghanistan and former special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS under the Obama administration, wrote in an op-ed for Foreign Policy that "to even the casual observer, Monday was awful for the United States and its democracy."

Donald Trump has said he hopes George Floyd is "looking down right now" and saying the decline in US unemployment announced on Friday is a "great thing that's happening for our country".

The nation's unemployment rate saw a surprise decline following the coronavirus pandemic but remains higher than during the Great Recession.

‘Antifa bus’ hoaxes are spreading panic through small-town America

Mythical buses full of bloodthirsty antifa protesters are causing panic in rural counties throughout the country — even though there’s no evidence they exist. The Associated Press has catalogued at least five separate rural counties where locals have warned of imminent attacks, although none of the rumors have been substantiated. Notably, the rumors are often tailored to a specific local region, a “hyperlocal” approach sometime used to boost the spread of misinformation on social media platforms.

NBC News first reported on the recent surge of antifa-related misinformation, some of which was promoted by white nationalist groups posing as antifa accounts. But even after the rumors were debunked, they continue to spread on Facebook, often inspiring real-life confrontations and instances of violence.

In Forks, Washington, a multi-racial family of four was harassed by armed locals, who believed they represented an antifa incursion. The family had arrived in town on a camping trip, traveling in a full-sized school bus. Local police say they were confronted by “seven or eight carloads” of people, who aggressively questioned them about their antifa connections. When the family attempted to drive off, locals felled trees across the roadway to prevent them from escaping. They were only able to leave after a group of students intervened.

newolder wrote:Also, the view from a rooftop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWnT94Q9kA (tube won't play here )

Thomas Eshuis wrote:

newolder wrote:Also, the view from a rooftop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWnT94Q9kA (tube won't play here )

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newolder wrote:

Thomas Eshuis wrote:

newolder wrote:Also, the view from a rooftop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWnT94Q9kA (tube won't play here )

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Yes, I tried that first. Either way I get this error message soon after I click "play":

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Thomas Eshuis wrote:...
Weird.

Seabass wrote:ouch

[Reveal] Spoiler:

Russia urges the U.S. to ‘observe democratic standards’ and respect Americans’ right to protest.


The Russian Foreign Ministry said, “it’s time for the U.S. to drop the mentor’s tone and look in the mirror”

The_Metatron wrote:

Seabass wrote:ouch

[Reveal] Spoiler:

I actually have little respect for Matthis.

He stood up to be counted with his feuhrer.

As for his military record, I wonder what broke. Why is it I could see the feuhrer for what he was, even from afar, yet he couldn't, from standing right next to the fucker? What broke?