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-Great Cultural Revolution
Truck plows through ‘crowd’ of pro-choice protesters in Iowa leaving four injured, demonstrators burn American flag in DC as activists gather across US after SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade; more protesters at home of Justice Clarence Thomas
2022-06-25
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The black pickup truck was driven slowly into the crowd in Cedar Rapids at 7:20pm on Friday night, as a pro-choice march was coming to an end

  • Activists screamed at the driver to stop, as two protesters stood in his way by the hood of the pickup, but he drove steadily on

  • One woman had her foot run over and was crying in pain and unable to walk; another was thrown to the ground as he sped away, and left with bruises and scrapes

  • The driver was described by one of the protesters as a white man in his 50s or 60s with a passenger in the front seat, who they believe was angered by their demonstration: police are investigating

  • Across the nation on Friday evening, tens of thousands of people were taking to the streets to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court

  • The ruling means that access to abortion is no longer guaranteed for all Americans: as a result, three states on Friday immediately brought in abortion bans


Looking at the Daily Mail’s video, I see no crowd being driven into, just a few people emoting dramatically as they LARP at the truck. What say you, dear Reader:


Thousands of protesters hit the streets and begin to gather outside Justice Clarence Thomas' home after he said SCOTUS should 'reconsider' gay marriage now Roe v. Wade has been overturned: Pro-choice extremists are planning 'Night of Rage'

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called on fellow jurists to overturn previous landmark rulings after the court nixed Roe v. Wade on Friday.

  • The changes, aired in a concurring opinion of the decision penned by Thomas, would see limits put on gay marriage, same-sex activity, and birth control access

  • Demonstrators protested outside Thomas' house on Friday afternoon, as President Joe Biden urged calm and stressed that any protest should remain peaceful

  • People across the country were taking to the streets - in DC, New York City, Los Angeles, Detroit, Philadelphia, Atlanta and beyond

  • Eric Adams, the mayor of New York, said they were ready for their city to become a safe haven for those needing an abortion, as he revealed that when he was 15, his girlfriend needed and got an abortion

  • It comes as the Supreme Court controversially elected to strike down Roe v. Wade, a nearly 50 year-old decision that allowed women to have abortions

Related: Pro-choice protesters burn American flag in streets of Washington DC after Roe v. Wade reversal

Posted by:Skidmark

#15  The "Daily Fail" strikes again.
Posted by: Too Old To Work   2022-06-25 17:10  

#14  Left Twitter is usually an ugly place, but today it's off the charts. Use of the N-word is apparently left-approved in some contexts.
Posted by: Matt   2022-06-25 15:04  

#13  Standard military doctrine is to assault into an ambush. Just sitting there letting OPFOR pound on you is a bad idea.
Posted by: SteveS   2022-06-25 14:49  

#12  Attempted kidnapping.

And I'd through in sexual assault just for cuz.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-06-25 13:25  

#11  There was a poll a few years back and the results stated that over 60% of Americans of both parties did not support Roe v Wade and over 65% were against abortion on demand

I find it disturbing to hear a black mayor or black senator criticizing the Supreme Court when it is well known that Planned Parenthood targets black communities and has murdered over 40 million black babies

Yep if you’re wondering why the black population is stuck at 8% it’s abortion
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom    2022-06-25 13:25  

#10  What do these idiots expect? Better be glad it wasn't me, they would be missing limbs or life.
Posted by: Chris   2022-06-25 13:20  

#9  Takeaway: The calls to action by Antifa and YLF did not have the galvanizing effect that was hoped for. The internal recriminations will be delicious.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2022-06-25 12:09  

#8   I am curious why the USSC doesn't have their very own US Marshals to clean up the illegal messes protesters create in the yards of the homes of the justices.
This should be yet another campaign issue, but I doubt it will happen.
Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843   2022-06-25 11:26  

#7  Cedar Rapids is a fairly conservative area, but way too close to Iowa City (U of I 'Quasi-Marxist Area').

'Plowing through a crowd' at 1-2 MPH is a bit of journalistic sensationalism.

The 40 MPH journey through the 2021 Waukesha Christmas parade was 'mostly peaceful', of course.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2022-06-25 09:47  

#6  I kinda hope the wackjobs are crazy enough to try and block highways here in Houston. We have enough Darwin awards for everyone.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2022-06-25 08:25  

#5  It's going to be interesting here in New Mexico. They were already out protesting last night. There is a governor's race going on. The Trunk nominee is a Trumper. We'll see if he can fight. If you recall the recent victory of the Latina in TX, she ran on God, Family, Country. Well the state here is heavily Hispanic and Roman Catholic. If the Trunk runs hard on that the Donk governor may well be a one termer. You urbanist activist girls go! Tell the natives to stick it. Pass the popcorn.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-06-25 08:20  

#4  

All this happened while the other 99.9999% of America peacefully thanked GOD. While asking why did it take 47 years to stop the genocide of millions of minorities by the Liberals, Socialists and Democrats.
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-06-25 06:13  

#3  Low numbers. Media blitz. Yawn. Rent a mob but nobody wants to work.
Posted by: Dale    2022-06-25 03:56  

#2  Sidewalks are for people.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-06-25 02:40  

#1  I see a bunch of 'protestors running toward and standing in front of the truck path.

Based on that, if I was the driver, I'll say I was in fear of my life. The driver did drive slowly enough that the protesters can get out of the way if they desired, but they didn't.

I wouldn't charge the driver with anything, instead, i would charge the protesters with impediment, treating behavior toward the driver and placing themselves in danger.
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance   2022-06-25 01:29  

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