Swampscott Racial Justice Action Group

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Again, the person who attacked him seems to be a fan of Trump and not even remotely “liberal” by all accounts, but his entire identity seems wrapped up in being a victim to “the violent left” at this point so he’s just going to try and post through it.

Tl;dr two Trumpy guys show up at this past No Kings Rally, one from Peabody dressed in an inflatable Trump costume with an American flag on a metal pole, the other from Lynn and they end up fighting each other for reasons in dispute.

Screenshot of a Facebook post about his arraignment on Dorchester

Screenshot of a Facebook post about Christianity.

Facebook screenshot showing him reposting his ai search results about sec trafficking and drug trafficking in Lynn.

Screenshot of news video showing the assailant

Screenshot of Facebook post where he posts his own picture that matches the news clip

Screenshot of his about section of Facebook profile showing lives in Lynn and his full name.

Screenshot of a Facebook post of his reposting something from truth social and a picture of trump’s face.

His Facebook profile is publicly viewable and contains pro Trump and conservative themed posts well prior to the event in question.

Man dressed in Trump costume allegedly assaulted at 'No Kings' protest A man dressed in a Donald Trump costume was allegedly assualted by another man during a 'No Kings' rally in Swampscott, Massachusetts.

Because this story is making the rounds and because people are trying to pin this on the No Kings attendees… it is pretty easy to find the man who attacked the other man in the inflatable trump outfit on social media. He appears to also be a Trump supporter.

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Easy rule of thumb. If they use a laugh emoji reaction to a sincere post, you block.

Block list: Leslie Anthos Kevin Johnston Kris Blackburn Angel Ambrosio Catherine E Johnson Joe Staten James Alevizo Sarah Flores James Kokoska Sam DeBartolo

Block list: Jon Elso Carolyn Howard Bill Marks Jeff Fromer Sabrina Mini William Dithomas Jsk Mejia Michael Burke Leonid Zaborovsky

Block list: Maureen Powers DiPierro Ashley Cuevas Johanne Scanlan Thompson Angela Mary Barry Donahue Ashley Nicole Marie Eric Charland Michael J. Margolis Maggie Ann Carey Matthew Hatfield

Block list: Michael J. Margolis Maggie Ann Carey Matthew Hatfield Sharman Pollender Johnny White Andreas Thanos Fredy Ferullo Donna Scheri Katelyn Stanger Lauren Picozzi Grace

The great thing about local Facebook group posts casually posting something like a picture or video of the No Kings rally today in Swampscott is that it gives you a good block list in that group to make your online experience better.

Photo of person in lobster costume.

Photo of protesters

Photo of protesters.

No Kings Swampscott is underway at the Monument.

One can try and change hearts and minds through gentle persuasion and civil conversation all they want, but policy is what will actually move the needle. We need politicians and future politicians that want to work towards eliminating racism and not wield it in a personal quest for power.

This is why it is especially important to point out when the political party in power has fused racism and antisemitism into every aspect of its purpose.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

Racism is a political policy choice. This is why those here on the North Shore of MA who descended from Irish and Italian immigrants do not find themselves oppressed despite historic discrimination.

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In the “debate me, bro” culture, there is no engaging with the “marketplace of ideas” in good faith. It is simply to mock it.

She has Jewish relatives. And she’s the state’s Holocaust denier-in-chief - Jewish Journal Meet Dianna Ploss, the demagogue next door. Unsuccessful candidate for governor of “Mass-a-JEW-setts,” as she phrases it. Holocaust denier and alt-right extremist. In her telling, Jews, Israel, and th...

It’s worth a reminder that what bigoted social media influencers and their followers call “debate” is really just a way to create, often highly edited, hate-based content for like-minded viewers. We have had this show up in our history here in Swampscott.

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Screenshot of a comment: Ed Stairman “That is the stupidest thing I saw today! Kirk encourages violence by debating ?”

Screenshot of a comment: Jack Buba “Also, Charlie called out Fake Organizations like youra for keeping minorities as second classs citizens. He was leading minorities out of perpetual poverty and illiteracy. This goes to the heart of your very existence as you traffic in the underclass to self aggrandize your life and lifestyle choices. WOKE IS DEAD THE COUNTRY VOTED AND TURNED AGAINST IT.”

Always easy to bring out the people who follow your FB page just to be outraged by what you post every once in awhile.

Violent events are always tragic, but maybe our local governments shouldn’t put our flags to half mast for a victim of it who often encouraged violence and had no redeeming qualities.
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Save democracy. Legalize multi-family housing in your neighborhood today.

If you want more people to have full civil rights including things like access to abortion, you need to allow for more people to move to states like Massachusetts.

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But let’s not forget that the number of representatives each state has in congress is determined by how many residents each state has. Therefore, if you want your political views to have a bigger representation in Congress than states that vote a different way, you need to grow your population.

Unfortunately, many people, including people who generally vote for Democrats tend to set those issues aside when it comes to housing because they would rather keep their neighborhoods or sometimes parts of town they simply just drive through occasionally the same as when they moved in.
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…into neighborhoods that pride themselves on being comprised of almost universally single-family homes including racial justice, climate change, and affordability.

There are many reasons to change zoning laws to make it legal to “change a neighborhood’s character” by allowing such character changing structures as 4-plexes, and 8 unit buildings…

Explainer: Understanding the mid-decade redistricting push in Texas Powerful new techniques and a partisan environment are influencing congressional redistricting by Texas Republicans, Benjamin Schneer explains. Schneer is a faculty member at Harvard Kennedy School.

Why is it important to allow for more housing, especially multi-family housing, to be built in your town? Well part of it is to save democracy, and unfortunately that isn’t hyperbole or “partisan” to say right now.

#mapoli
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We shouldn’t be measuring the value of spaces by how fast we can drive through them, but how safe and enjoyable it is to exist in them. Equity is making sure we are focused on creating safe and enjoyable places throughout our entire municipality and not just making them available to some.

So instead of putting effort into complaining about progress, perhaps some effort could be put into making sure we are making our own community as accessible to the widest variety of people as possible.

Beyond race and income, think about how someone with mobility issues could potentially get around Swampscott, a town that is merely 3 sq miles big without a car by assessing our multi-modal landscape (or lack there of). Hint: it’s rather difficult.

What Bike Lanes Taught Me About Racism — Melanin Base Camp Across the country, bike lanes have become a flashpoint, leading to protests and pushback from local communities which are already feeling the pressure of higher rent and property taxes.

As this article points out, the issue of pedestrian infrastructure and gentrification isn’t that they aren’t helpful for the local population, they certainly are; it’s that cities and towns often neglect other areas that could also use those improvements.
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