Members of the Michigan Liberty Militia were at the protest, armed with guns, and one member said that the group was there as a “security detail” for the event organizers, MLive.com reported. "Moehlman said he will vote for Trump in 2020 and generally approves of the president's handling of the pandemic. “How and Why Amway’s DeVos Family Gives Away Billions.”Activist Michael Shellenberger argues that fears of a future climate-driven apocalypse are unfounded. “States Rushing to Reopen Are Likely Making a Deadly Error, Coronavirus Models and Experts Warn.”Burnett, Sara.
In our Cortis is a well-known figure in Trump circles. Based on an article written by the 2020 presidential Democratic primary candidate's father, right-leaning opponents dove head-first into an ill-judged attack on her. “Michigan Militia Puts Armed Protest in the Spotlight.”Bump, Philip. “Think Trump Can’t Win In 2020? "Let us in," the protesters shouted, in some cases within a few inches of the police officers' faces.At least one state senator expressed worry when she saw demonstrators shouting and carrying firearms in the public gallery. This activist cohort uses a political action infrastructure linked to the 2012-era, anti-union right-to-work movement in Michigan, which occurred We used the analytics tool Crowdtangle to collect a database of information on nearly 1,000 separate instances in which a Facebook account shared a lockdown-protest event page to a Facebook group in April 2020. “Michigan Militia Puts Armed Protest in the Spotlight.”Bump, Philip. “Tea Party Leaders and Grassroots Activists Respond to MIGOP Press Release.”Pepple, Steve.
Sec. Gretchen Whitmer to 'make a deal'Gun-carrying protesters have been a common sight at some demonstrations calling for coronavirus-related restrictions to be lifted. Conservative Americans claimed the mainstream news media (apart from Fox News) schemed to keep the death of Cannon Hinnant quiet.This isn't the first time L.O.L. "They're robbing our freedom right from under our eyes. “Vandals Nearly Destroy Trump Unity Bridge Ahead of Pro-Trump Rally in Washington.”Neavling, Steve. ... a member of the Michigan Liberty Militia… Holland, who has appeared at several events with both Colbeck and Cortis and has worked closely alongside protest booster Gatt, is Again, this does not suggest a massive, centralized conspiracy orchestrated by the DeVos family to activate a past network of right-to-work activists to oppose restrictions on COVID-19 public health measures. “A Month in Jail for GOP Politico Convicted of 2012 Election Fraud.”Gettys, Travis.
One could argue he is equal parts activist and self-contained traveling side show, who since Holland, the second person in our database to promote Operation Gridlock to multiple groups, is the Another frequent booster of several Michigan lockdown protests was Londa Gatt, who serves as the Our database of boosters included other Cortis collaborators as well.
A militia group from Michigan stands in front of the Governors office after coronavirus lockdown protesters occupied the state capitol building April 30, 2020 Credit: REUTERS/Seth Herald For some politicians, there was fresh evidence of the risk of aligning with a … "He's going to allow these governors to hang themselves" by issuing overly restrictive stay-at-home orders, he said.
Armed intimidation has no place in our political debate.” She said those carrying guns at protests are almost always white men, and are “a vocal minority of the country” that opposes the stay-at-home orders.An overwhelming majority of Americans support stay-at-home orders and other efforts to slow the spread of the virus, according to a recent survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.The visual of heavily armed protesters, mostly white men, occupying a government building to a measured response by law enforcement is a particularly jarring one for many African Americans.It draws a stark contrast to the images that emerged from Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, when crowds of unarmed, mostly black men, women and children took to the streets in protest after a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager named Michael Brown. “Local Congressional Candidate Defends Controversial Photo.”Ikonomova, Violet. But several scientists he cites told Snopes he misunderstands — or mischaracterizes — their research.The president articulated several different plans for payroll taxes during a press conference at his golf club in August 2020.Harris long ago distanced herself from the relationship.Rumors about masks are getting more creative, but health experts still recommend wearing cloth face coverings to help slow the spread of COVID-19.The question of past arrests often surfaces among people who want to rationalize police officers' actions when Black men are killed in custody.Inanimate objects are not known for their mobility. “The Attack on Michigan’s Independent Redistricting Commission.”Kurth, Joel and Riley Beggin.