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https://www.zerohedge.com/political/why ... -protesterWhy Was Founder Of Far-Left BLM Group Filming Inside Capitol As Police Shot Protester?
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/1/7/2 ... r-sullivanUtah activist inside U.S. Capitol says woman killed was first to try and enter House chamber
John Sullivan claims he entered Capitol during rally only to document event, but his own video shows him encouraging others as they rioted
By Amy Donaldson and Brittany Glas Updated Jan 8, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah activist who faces criminal charges in connection with a Provo protest he organized in June claims he attended a pro-Trump rally that turned into a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol in order to see “the truth” about the protests for himself and the organization he represents.
“For me, it’s important from the group and the people around me to see that side of things, to see the truth,” John Sullivan said Wednesday night. “I don’t care, like what side you’re on, you should just see it raw.”
Sullivan, who is the founder of Insurgence USA, a social justice group that calls itself anti-fascist and protests police brutality, was detained by Washington police for about an hour and a half Thursday night, a day after he talked to local and national media about what he witnessed Wednesday.
He was handcuffed the entire time, and said police questioned him about being inside the Capitol and witnessing the shooting death of one of the protesters. He was not arrested.
Sullivan said he also intended to “support the Black community” with his attendance, but also feels it was “important to understand” those who were protesting in support of President Donald Trump.
But some of the 40-minute video he posted to his social media sites contradicts his assertion that he and another woman were “only filming” the actions and not participating as he can be heard in the video encouraging people to join them as they push their way through police barricades.
Just after people broke into the building, Sullivan — wearing a gas mask and wielding an iPhone on a stabilizing stick — and a woman who said Wednesday that she was making a documentary on Sullivan, are on the first porch area outside the entrance looking back over the throngs of people around the Capitol. They can be heard encouraging people to climb the wall, saying, “Come on. Let’s go!”
Others, wearing Trump gear and carrying various flags, are shouting the same and helping people over the stone or marble railing around the section of Capitol steps.
He can be heard saying, “We’re all part of this (expletive) history” as they enter the rotunda around 15 minutes in, and he says to his companion, “2021! (expletive) This is insanity. I am shook. What is this? What is this painting, you know? King (expletive) bro (expletive)!”
He exchanges social media information with another man, and then he and the filmmaker talk about what they’re witnessing.
“Is this not going to be the best film you’ve ever made in your life?” he says. “Dude, I was trying to tell you. I couldn’t say much.”
Sullivan said he followed online conversations about Wednesday’s protest, which coincided with a rally by the president and the counting of the country’s electoral votes in a joint session of Congress. That largely ceremonial act was interrupted Wednesday afternoon when hundreds of protesters pushed past Capitol Police and metal barricades, broke out windows and smashed open doors to gain entry into the building.
On Friday, Sullivan insisted that he didn’t encourage violence or vandalism.
When asked about some of the things he said during the 40-minute video, he said, “When you’re in a massive crowd like that, you have to blend in.”
The riot was not an impromptu act, Sullivan said.
“As far as them storming the Capitol, I knew that was going to happen,” he said. “I’m on chats that are underground that are sending out flyers that are just like, ‘Storm all Capitols on the 6th.’ It wasn’t anything that was secret. It was something that was out there ... and they did it.”
After making his way inside the Capitol during the riot, Sullivan said he witnessed the shooting death of protester Ashli Babbitt, and the Twitter account for Insurgence USA retweeted video from someone with Sullivan that shows the shooting and the aftermath.
“I have video of it,” he said, describing in detail seeing the flash of the gun, the bullet strike Babbitt, and Babbitt’s reaction as she died there on the floor. “I am hesitant to post it. ... It’s something I have to take in. I hope that people get a grasp of that situation. Whoever shot her, maybe should be held accountable. I guess that’s up to the law to decide.”
He claims Babbitt was the first one to try and get inside what he believes was the House chamber.
“There was a glass wall, and she, the woman, was the first person to actually try to get inside,” Sullivan said. “All you see is hands come out the doorways with their guns. ... You don’t see their face, nothing. And I literally yell at everybody else, ‘There’s a gun! There’s a gun! Don’t go in there!’ And a shot goes off. And she gets shot as soon as she goes through.”
The shooting of Babbitt is near the end of the video and is not edited or obscured. Capitol Police move away from the doors before several people use a variety of objects to try and break through the glass windows on the doors. Chairs stacked in front of the doors are visible through the glass.
Throughout the video Sullivan can be heard telling police that they shouldn’t try to stop them from going different places because he doesn’t want them to get hurt. He appears to take his gas mask off at one point, but he is not shown in his own video except for a few seconds of an 18-minute video that has now been removed from his social media accounts. The shorter video appears to include what led to the start of the 40-minute video and most of it is the same.
In the wake of widespread condemnation, including from some lawmakers who support Trump and had planned to object to the electoral votes, there were assertions that those who stormed the Capitol, fought with police and injured officers, ransacked offices, and damaged public property, were actually members of groups like antifa or Black Lives Matter. In fact, Sullivan’s picture was circulating on social media as “evidence” that the rioters were not Trump supporters.
Sullivan said that while he is not a Trump supporter, he claims he wasn’t there to join the protest, only to listen and document, and he saw no one else that aligned with his ideology in the crowd.
“I was probably the only person that supported BLM (Black Lives Matter),” he said. “I could say, from my knowledge ... there were just seas of Trump supporters, Proud Boys.”
He said some of what they were yelling were insults about antifa and Black Lives Matter.
At several points in the video, crowds chant, “Stop the Steal!” a term initiated by one of Trump’s allies and his attorneys, and also “We want Trump!”
When he was asked if he was a member of antifa, as he has used the hashtag in his social media posts, Sullivan said he understands where there could be confusion.
“If people are saying I’m antifa, as far as a terrorist organization, I’m not,” he said. “Am I anti-fascist? We all are anti-fascist. And that’s what we should all strive for being. I have my own organization, Insurgence USA, and that’s what it is for. That’s really what it is.”
He said the protesters who stormed the Capitol were all ages and genders, and his video confirms this. Police can be seen helping some of those who are older or who have been injured in the pushing and shoving of the crowd.
“There were kids, there were women, there were old, old men,” he said, “and they were all participating in this insurrection at the ... Capitol. ... It should awaken you to the anger that people might have that’s seriously, you know, a problem. And maybe they need to address it.”
At about 17 minutes into the 40-minute video, someone yells, “Do not deface the statues!” Sullivan can be heard saying, “I can respect that. Well, people might burn this down, not going to lie. Might be too late for that.”
A minute later he narrates what he’s filming with his personal feelings, “This is surreal. This is real life, though. This seems like a movie. ... This is a revolution. You guys treasure this moment. This is history.”
On Friday, Sullivan acknowledged that he was afraid at some points, but he denies trying to incite violence. In fact, he insists he was only trying to diffuse situations he saw as potentially volatile.
Sullivan, 26, faces two criminal charges stemming from a protest he organized in Provo last June.
Charging documents say Sullivan recorded several hours of the protest and is seen in the recordings “kicking vehicles and threatening drivers” and directing protesters to block intersections.
During that protest, a Provo man, 60, was shot in the elbow after protesters blocked his vehicle. Sullivan later admitted to police that he knew who the gunman was but failed to report it to authorities, according to the charges.
First video was taken down.
You gotta love 'the spin'!No evidence has been found that members of the left-wing antifa movement were involved in this week’s storming of the Capitol building, the FBI said Friday, contradicting a narrative pushed by some Trump allies.
“We have no indication of that at this time,” Washington Field Office assistant director Steven D'Antuono said during a briefing when asked about any potential involvement of antifa.
The term is used to refer to the loosely connected network of far-left activists who say they are fighting against what they perceive as fascism.
Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Michael Sherwin separately said Thursday that investigators had not seen evidence of antifa presence.
Several figures on the right have attempted to pin fault for the mob that broke into the Capitol on Wednesday on antifa.
I wish the die hard Mos and die hard gov lovers would open their eyes to what's being done to us!!! And I wish those that can see it, I wish we had some way to open the eyes of the other good people, but I guess it's supposed to be this way unfortunately. They are good people and if they weren't deceived would absolutely be fighting FOR truth instead of fighting AGAINST it.buffalo_girl wrote: ↑January 9th, 2021, 9:36 am https://thehill.com/policy/national-sec ... pitol-riot
You gotta love 'the spin'!No evidence has been found that members of the left-wing antifa movement were involved in this week’s storming of the Capitol building, the FBI said Friday, contradicting a narrative pushed by some Trump allies.
“We have no indication of that at this time,” Washington Field Office assistant director Steven D'Antuono said during a briefing when asked about any potential involvement of antifa.
The term is used to refer to the loosely connected network of far-left activists who say they are fighting against what they perceive as fascism.
Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Michael Sherwin separately said Thursday that investigators had not seen evidence of antifa presence.
Several figures on the right have attempted to pin fault for the mob that broke into the Capitol on Wednesday on antifa.
https://brandnewtube.com/watch/all-stag ... K6EcR.htmlall staged Crisis Actor Ashli Babbitt her head is too high wake up share this video
This is what I call 'street theater'. We are constantly being manipulated by the luciferians in every aspect of our personal lives 'from the cradle to the grave'.Bravo to Antifa/BLM-too many people underestimated them, but they are very, very good. Mad respect for my enemy.
Look it up.CIA official Frank Wisner called the operation his "mighty Wurlitzer," on which he could play any propaganda tune.
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Bravo to Antifa/BLM-too many people underestimated them, but they are very, very good. Mad respect for my enemy.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news ... ck-capitolMikhail Gorbachev says he knows who organized attack on Capitol
By Carly Roman
January 11, 2021 - 10:18 AM
Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet-era leader known for establishing friendly relations with the United States, is now questioning the stability of the U.S. and claiming that he knows who perpetrated the attack on the nation's capital.
“The assault on the Capitol was evidently planned in advance, and it is clear by whom,” he told RT, Russia's state-run media. RT, without evidence, speculated in its write-up that he was referring to the Trump administration.
Gorbachev added that the civil unrest “called into question the future fate of the United States as a state,” predicting that a "new generation" of those who oppose the prospect of domestic strife will, as he and former President Ronald Reagan did in the 1980s, "turn to detente."
“People who do not want war will unite, and their leaders will have to find a way out,” he said. “They will find new forms of treaties, which take into account new types of weapons."
Despite tension continuing to plague the U.S. after the attack, Gorbachev remained optimistic that his vision for a more peaceful future would be realized.
"We must not lose hope," he said. "I don’t lose hope in young people.”
Gorbachev's remarks come as international reactions to Wednesday's attack on Capitol Hill continue to unfold. British lawmaker Tom Tugendhat, who is chairman of the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, agreed with Gorbachev's contention that the U.S. will suffer diminished global standing as a result of the attacks.
“The US Republic has inspired millions. Not today,” he tweeted.
The notion was supported by Philippine Sen. Panfilo Lacson, who noted the “irony of all ironies” as Congress was placed under lockdown.
“Democracy is put to shame in the world’s greatest democracy,” he said.
Others have adopted a more reflective tone in their reactions, such as Pope Francis, who offered a prayerful message on Sunday afternoon.
"I am praying for the United States of America, shaken by the recent attack on Congress. I pray for those who lost their life," he said. "Violence is always self-destructive. I urge everyone to promote a culture of encounter and of care to construct the common good."
BREAKING: CAPITAL BLM AGITATOR’S FATHER WAS BUSTED FOR SENDING NUCLEAR WEAPONS PARTS TO REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN) IN A ‘NUCLEAR MISTAKE’
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wired. ... als-nu/ampSix Generals, Nuked
Six generals have been smacked for their involvement in the mishandling of nuclear gear. One got a career-killing "letter of reprimand," and has "requested retirement." The other five will likely be barred from future promotion with "letters of admonishment." The full list, after the jump.
NOAH SHACHTMAN 09.25.08 12:51 PM
Six generals have been smacked for their involvement in the mishandling of nuclear gear. One got a career-killing "letter of reprimand," and has "requested retirement." The other five will likely be barred from future promotion with "letters of admonishment."
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*Lt. Gen. Kevin J. Sullivan received a letter of reprimand for not adequately addressing logistics policy deficiencies and for not taking adequate action to correct previously identified systemic issues in ICBM logistics in his position as Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support. He was also cited for not exercising effective command oversight to recognize and correct deficiencies in ICBM depot maintenance and materiel control while serving as Commander of the Ogden Air Logistics Center. General Sullivan has requested retirement. *
We know it was Antifa, thanks for your input.samizdat wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 6:04 am If it looks like a duck, talks like a duck, quacks like a duck...
It wasn't a duck, it was ANTIFA.
The fact that you have to strain yourselves into looking for a few people that were Antifa out of the HUNDREDS if not THOUSANDS of Trump supporters, shows that you are not interested in real news.
Antifa being there is like a couple of black rice grains in the middle of more than a hundred white grains.Lexew1899 wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 6:12 amWe know it was Antifa, thanks for your input.samizdat wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 6:04 am If it looks like a duck, talks like a duck, quacks like a duck...
It wasn't a duck, it was ANTIFA.
The fact that you have to strain yourselves into looking for a few people that were Antifa out of the HUNDREDS if not THOUSANDS of Trump supporters, shows that you are not interested in real news.
Yes, we realize that. Babylon won.samizdat wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 6:19 amAntifa being there is like a couple of black rice grains in the middle of more than a hundred white grains.Lexew1899 wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 6:12 amWe know it was Antifa, thanks for your input.samizdat wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 6:04 am If it looks like a duck, talks like a duck, quacks like a duck...
It wasn't a duck, it was ANTIFA.
The fact that you have to strain yourselves into looking for a few people that were Antifa out of the HUNDREDS if not THOUSANDS of Trump supporters, shows that you are not interested in real news.
Fact of the matter was 98 to 99 percent of those in the Capitol were Trump supporters who were upset that the Constitutional process affirming Biden's victory was followed. Thankfully, the putsch failed.
If Trump is what you would consider to be that of Zion, sign me up with Babylon STAT!Lexew1899 wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 6:22 amYes, we realize that. Babylon won.samizdat wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 6:19 amAntifa being there is like a couple of black rice grains in the middle of more than a hundred white grains.Lexew1899 wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 6:12 amWe know it was Antifa, thanks for your input.samizdat wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 6:04 am If it looks like a duck, talks like a duck, quacks like a duck...
It wasn't a duck, it was ANTIFA.
The fact that you have to strain yourselves into looking for a few people that were Antifa out of the HUNDREDS if not THOUSANDS of Trump supporters, shows that you are not interested in real news.
Fact of the matter was 98 to 99 percent of those in the Capitol were Trump supporters who were upset that the Constitutional process affirming Biden's victory was followed. Thankfully, the putsch failed.
Yes, were aware he was part of Babylon, perhaps an emissary of the AntiChrist even. You’re too far entrenched in the left-right paradigm my friend. Stop sucking up to leftism.samizdat wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 6:25 amIf Trump is what you would consider to be that of Zion, sign me up with Babylon STAT!Lexew1899 wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 6:22 amYes, we realize that. Babylon won.samizdat wrote: ↑January 16th, 2021, 6:19 amAntifa being there is like a couple of black rice grains in the middle of more than a hundred white grains.
Fact of the matter was 98 to 99 percent of those in the Capitol were Trump supporters who were upset that the Constitutional process affirming Biden's victory was followed. Thankfully, the putsch failed.
Guy's made a living as a complete, unadulterated conman. I expected no less from him as president.