(2020-09-04). Mark Zuckerberg Has Set Our Democracy On Fire. thenation.com Mark Zuckerberg Has Set Our Democracy On Fire…
(2020-09-04). The 2020 DNC Was a Convention of Small Ideas—and Voters Deserved More. thenation.com The 2020 DNC Was a Convention of Small Ideas—and Voters Deserved More…
(2020-09-04). Credit card issuer Discover blocks donations to crowdfunding site raising money for Kenosha shooter Rittenhouse's legal defense. rt.com 
Discover, one of the largest US credit card issuers, has blocked donations to GiveSendGo, a crowdfunding site where supporters of Kenosha, Wisconsin shooter Kyle Rittenhouse have raised nearly $400,000 for his legal defense. | The financial services company said it terminated payments to GiveSendGo for violating its operating regulations, Forbes reported on Thursday. Discover declined to say what regulations the Christian fundraising site violated, saying it "makes no judgment about customers' use of their funds" and that as a payment processor, it terminates acceptance only in cases where merchants violate it…
(2020-09-04). 'I had no choice': Portland's '100% Antifa' suspect says he shot & killed Trump supporter in self-defense. rt.com 
The man suspected of fatally shooting a conservative activist during a protest in downtown Portland has claimed he acted in self-defense, saying he believed a friend was about to be "stabbed" and "had no choice" but to open fire. | Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, told Vice News in an interview on Thursday that he feared for his life just before the shooting last weekend, which left Aaron 'Jay' Danielson dead. The victim was taking part in a rally in support of US President Donald Trump at the time. | "You know, lots of lawyers suggest that I shouldn't even be saying anything, but I feel it's important that the wo…
(2020-09-04). Car drives through Black Lives Matter crowd in Times Square (VIDEOS). rt.com 
The New York Police Department has launched a probe after a vehicle drove through a crowd of protesters in Times Square, reportedly injuring several people. | "There is an ongoing investigation into an incident in Times Square involving a black Taurus sedan," NYPD A video shared on social media showed people chanting "No justice, no peace" in the square, when a honking vehicle pulls up and tries to drive through the crowd, eventually forcing its way past. | Car drives through protesters, Time…
(2020-09-04). 'What animal would say such a thing?' Trump trashes anonymous claims he called dead veterans 'losers & suckers'. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump rejected allegations that he bashed fallen soldiers as "losers" and "suckers," hitting back at a recent story in the Atlantic that relied on anonymous sources, which he called "more made-up fake news." | The Atlantic
(2020-09-04). Mocking hearts and minds: US soldiers under fire for quizzing Syrians about ex-porn star Mia Khalifa. rt.com 
Footage of US soldiers in Syria mocking locals by asking them if they know the former adult actress Mia Khalifa has provoked a swift backlash on social media, and raised questions about the cost of US operations in the country. | The video was originally uploaded on Tiktok before being copied and shared on other social media platforms. It shows US soldiers in full combat gear asking Syrian men if they know Khalifa. "She's a girl," one of the Americans says when they're met with mystified looks from the locals. "Should've studied more arabic," a caption in the video reads. | t.co/skooW15oF1
(2020-09-04). Dems attacking Trump for 'vote twice' advice MUM as Project Veritas exposes NH Democrats' fake elections inspector. rt.com 
New Hampshire Democrats appointed a fake voter as 'elections inspector' last month, conservative investigator Project Veritas (PV) discovered — but liberals remain more concerned Trump supposedly told supporters to 'vote twice.' | West Lebanon, NH resident Vincent Marzello admitted to Project Veritas earlier this month that he "voted twice" in the 2016 election, in a video posted by the outlet on Thursday, returning to the polls in a wig and pretending to be a woman called "Helen Elizabeth Ashley." Not only was Marzello not initially prosecuted — despite getting caught by cops in the act of picking…
(2020-09-04). Americans respond to riots, crime fears by buying more guns as Smith & Wesson reports 'UNPARALLELED' demand. rt.com 
Smith & Wesson is proving to be a chief beneficiary of the violence and unrest plaguing the country's big cities, as the largest US handgun maker posted record quarterly sales amid surging demand for firearms. | Gun sales in the company's first fiscal quarter, ended July 31, jumped 141 percent from a year earlier to a record $230 million,
(2020-09-04). Stars and Stripes saved? Trump insists military paper won't be shut, despite Pentagon motions & budget uncertainty. rt.com 
With the Pentagon reportedly set to shutter the US military's long-running newspaper, President Donald Trump has stepped in to declare Stars and Stripes safe from closure. However, that closure has been in the works for months. | According to a Pentagon memo reported by several US outlets on Friday, the US military's newspaper, Stars And Stripes, will cease operations this month, and publish its last copy by September 30. | As the news broke, Trump took to Twitter to declare the newspaper – first published in 1861 – safe. "The United States of America will NOT be cutting funding to @starsandstripes magazine un…
(2020-09-04). Facebook removes Patriot Prayer pages, days after member slain by 'Antifa' gunman. rt.com 
Facebook has removed a number of pages related to the right-wing 'Patriot Prayer' movement. A mainstay at pro-gun rallies and street protests, the group made news recently after a member was gunned down in Portland, Oregon. | A Facebook spokesman told Reuters about the removal of the pages on Friday, saying that the company pulled the pages as part of "ongoing efforts to remove Violent Social Militias from our platform." | Patriot Prayer members have frequently brawled in the streets with left-wing 'Antifa' rioters since the group's formation in Portland in 2016. Though fistfights and scuffles have become the…