As Trump flails for a justification to turn the force of the most powerful military in the world on its own citizenry, a tiny but disproportionately destructive element of the L.A. protests is essentially acting in service of Trump's ambitions to crush dissent.
I'm not pearl-clutching about the optics of flying Mexican flags or trying to tone-police protesters' mean words to cops. I'm talking about the masked vigilantes beating driverless Waymo cars with their skateboards before setting them ablaze. I'm talking about looting of shoe stores, cannabis dispensaries and an Apple store — among other places of business. What should be considered easily and universally condemnable are acts of cowardly and nihilistic violence.
Before coming to the Senate, Dr. Bill Cassidy worked at a hospital and launched a vaccination program for some of Louisiana's most vulnerable people. Read more.
A civil suit accuses Lindell and his companies of being "among the most prolific vectors of baseless conspiracy theories" of election fraud. Read more.
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