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In a bid to annoy as many people as possible Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi are unable to even to honor the memory of George Floyd appropriately and don't seem even remotely interested in delivering any form of change to the system that led to Floyd's death. Both Schumer and Pelosi had trouble giving Floyd the decency of even remembering his name, something that surely isn't as hard as it seems considering his name has been all over international news for the past month.  How can we trust the Democratic leadership to prioritize and fight for Black folks, when Schumer and Pelosi can’t even remember George Floyd’s name. It’s about damn time we replace them both. pic.twitter.com/yqsueJrG04 — People for Shahid (@People4Shahid) June 27, 2020 Schumer, in an address to congress, said "for the families of Floyd Taylor, uh, George Taylor". Where Schumer got the idea that George Floyd has 'Taylor' anywhere in his name is anyone's guess, but t...

Andy Ngo, a "journalist" who always manages to be on the scene any time anti-fascist activists are supposedly attacking people or property has been caught red handed lying and spreading misinformation to fit his narrative once again and he is seen by many on the right as the one-stop shop for all your anti-Antifa needs. This past week, Ngo attended a Patriot Prayer rally in Portland, which also included groups such as "American Guard" - American Guard members have attended Klu Klux Klan cross burnings and rallies - and Antifa and other counter protesters, in the hope he would find something that he could twist into his notorious "Antifa are the real bad guys" narrative. And he did.  Guardian reporting  on the topic goes into detail on the bus you can see pictured above - which quite clearly belongs to American Guard given the placard that has been placed in window. Pictured here you can see that the members American Guard are wearing the same shirts...