Fort Lauderdale, FL — Over 600,000 residents of South Florida were ordered to leave their homes in mandatory evacuations put into place due to Hurricane Irma. However, the government was vastly underprepared to house and help those residents forced to leave their homes.
Tucson, AZ — Close to 10,000 protesters outside of a Trump rally in Phoenix experienced first hand the kind of law and order Trump has promised. Fresh off of his insulting comments in the wake of the white supremacist terrorist attack in Charlottesville, Virginia, President Trump visited Phoenix the night of August 22 to rally the Republican base and perhaps pardon the infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Tucson, AZ — Close to 10,000 protesters outside of a Trump rally in Phoenix experienced first hand the kind of law and order Trump has promised. Fresh off of his insulting comments in the wake of the white supremacist terrorist attack in Charlottesville, Virginia, President Trump visited Phoenix the night of August 22 to rally the Republican base and perhaps pardon the infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Salt Lake City, UT — Demonstrators gathered in downtown Salt Lake City to protest Trump’s threats of war on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, August 19. They chanted, “Money for jobs and education, not for war and occupation!” as cars honked horns in support.
Chicago, IL — 1000 protesters gathered in Chicago to protest the murder of Heather Heyer and the injuring of 19 others by American Nazis and white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12.
Washington, DC — Speaking at his New Jersey golf course, August 8, President Trump threatened the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), stating, “They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.”
Minneapolis, MN — Meredith Aby-Keirstead of the Twin Cities-based Anti-War Committee condemned the August 5 bombing of the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center, stating, “It is important for all people of conscience to stand with our Muslim neighbors against the rising tide of hate crimes against them. Right-wing bigots feel validated by President Trump's words and policies and are no longer trying to control their hate. We need to denounce all acts of anti-Muslim bigotry and defend our Muslim neighbors. We need to call this what it is – a hate crime! We need to call out people, and politicians who defend these actions, as racists.”