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Posted at 9:18 pm on August 12, 2017 by Susan Wright The suspect in the horrific attack on protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia has been named. According to CNN: A search for Fields on Facebook turns up little information, other than he was possibly listed as an active duty servicemember with the U.S.

Posted at 10:05 pm on August 12, 2017 by Caleb Howe Senator Ted Cruz has minced no words in his statement tonight about the events in Charlottesville, Virginia. He called out who and what, he (a lawyer by the way) gave no ground to the dumb theory it might have been a panicked accident, and he wants it investigated and prosecuted. Here is the text, followed by the tweet, which also has an image of the text, plus the urging of investigation. “It’s tragic and heartbreaking to see hatred and racism once again mar our great Nation with bloodshed.

Posted at 2:00 am on August 13, 2017 by Patterico Unbelievably, a drone captured the moment when a car plowed into a group of demonstrators Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia. The video was posted online by NBC News.

Basketball star LeBron James ripped President Trump in the wake of the racially charged violence in Charlottesville on Saturday, invoking the president's campaign slogan.  "It's sad what's going on in Charlottesville. Is this the direction our country is heading? Make America Great Again huh?!

The firing of a Google programmer who authored a controversial memo criticizing the company’s diversity initiatives has become a cause célèbre for many on the right. They see the case of James Damore confirming their suspicions that Silicon Valley suppresses conservative viewpoints and are turning their fire on his former employer. Damore’s internal memo became public when published by Gizmodo last Saturday.

A "GoFundMe" online fundraising campaign for "comrades" injured in the violent counter-protests in Charlottesville, Virginia has raised over $79,000 so far, according to the fund campaign website.  The trending fundraiser page, which features the traditional red rose symbol of socialists, surpassed its original goal of $25,000 in roughly an hour, and has now raised the overall goal to $100,000.  "Comrades found themselves the victims of a Nazi terror attack today in Charlottesville, VA.

The Justice Department has opened up a federal investigation into the deadly events in Charlottesville, Va. on Saturday after a car plowed into a crowd of protestors and left one dead. Attorney General MORE announced Saturday that a federal civil rights investigation into the incident had been opened. “The violence and deaths in Charlottesville strike at the heart of American law and justice.

Sen. MORE (R-Texas) called on the Department of Justice to investigate a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va.

The Google engineer who was fired last week over his memo wrote that most women were biologically unsuited to working in tech because they were more focused on “feelings and aesthetics than ideas” and had “a stronger interest in people rather than things.” Many scientists have said he got the biology wrong.

The Google engineer who was fired last week over his memo wrote that most women were biologically unsuited to working in tech because they were more focused on “feelings and aesthetics than ideas” and had “a stronger interest in people rather than things.” Many scientists have said he got the biology wrong.