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| − | *Wong, Kristina (June 30, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/29/journalist-andy-ngo-assaulted-by-antifa-protesters-in-portland/ Journalist Andy Ngo Assaulted by Antifa Protesters in Portland]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
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| − | *Kirkwood, R. Cort (July 1, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/32740-antifa-goons-attack-gay-conservative-journalist-cruz-mayor-permits-leftist-terror Antifa Goons Attack Gay, Conservative Journalist. Cruz: Mayor Permits Leftist Terror]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 1, 2019.</ref> He had previously criticized Antifa for its violence.<ref>Pentchoukov, Ivan (June 30, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/antifa-members-assault-journalist-known-for-exposing-groups-violence_2984149.html Antifa Members Assault Journalist Known for Exposing Group’s Violence]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved June 30, 2019.</ref> Ngo was first blinded in a milkshake attack. Police reported that quick drying cement, a caustic substance, had been mixed into milkshakes.<ref>https://themarketswork.com/2019/06/30/should-antifa-be-designated-a-domestic-terror-group/</ref> "Journalist" wannabe Carlos Maza of Vox Media, an [[NBC]] subsidiary,<ref>https://twitter.com/gaywonk/status/1135387850453803008</ref> had previously called for "milkshaking" of conservatives and Trump supporters.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/30/maza-milkshake-twitter-policy/</ref> Maza was responsible for the "Adpocalypse", a massive purge of conservative YouTube contributors by the site weeks earlier,<ref>https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/32552-big-tech-thought-purge-continues-as-youtube-moves-to-ban-supremacist-content</ref> and attempted to escalate his vendetta to shut down all online opposing opinions he did not like (which began as, and mainly focused on, an attempt at getting revenge against Steven Crowder for the latter's commenting on his YouTube show about the openly homosexual Maza calling himself a "gay wonk", which happens to be Maza's Twitter handle), only to be fired by Vox in August 2019 after the site began to see Maza as a liability for his anti-Crowder vendetta and his childish behavior on his Twitter account. The editor of the [[Soros]]-funded [[Media Matters]] tweeted a joke about the milkshaking and violent attack on Ngo.<ref>https://twitter.com/trustrestored/status/1145138741352247299</ref> CNN’s [[Chris Cuomo]] defended Antifa in August 2018, saying that “all punches are not equal morally.”<ref>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/08/14/cnn_chris_cuomo_defends_antifa_attacks_on_police_journalists_not_equal_to_fighting_bigots.html</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' opinion writer Charlie Warzel blamed the victim.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/30/andy-ngo-antifa-journalists/</ref> Alleged “fact-checker” site [[Snopes]] attempted to excuse the violence.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/08/antifa-isnt-checked-beware-backlash-violence/</ref> The [[LGBTQ+]] centered [[Human Rights Campaign]] press secretary called Andy Ngo a "sniveling weasel" and said the Leftist attack was "the greatest thing that could have happened." At least two other people were reported injured in the Portland violence.<ref>Richardson, Valerie (July 1, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/1/two-more-oregon-men-left-bloody-antifa-attack-port/ Two more Oregon men left bloody after violent antifa attack at Portland protest]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 1, 2019.</ref> Only three Antifa activists were arrested,<ref>Bleau, Hannah (June 29, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/29/three-arrested-in-connection-with-violent-antifa-protests-in-portland/ Three Arrested in Connection with Violent Antifa Protests in Portland]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Richardson, Valerie (June 30, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/30/antifa-fueled-portland-protest-results-multiple-as/ Antifa-fueled Portland protest results in 'multiple assaults,' three arrests]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 30, 2019.</ref> while police stood by and watched people being beaten.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/03/left-amps-justifications-violence-political-opponents/</ref> After attacking an elderly man, Antifa falsely blamed him for the attack rather than themselves.<ref>Richardson, Valerie (July 7, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/7/antifa-blames-john-blum-baton-portland-attack/ Antifa blames older man for Portland fracas that left him bloodied]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 7, 2019.</ref>
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| − | In Andy Ngo's own retelling of events, "I was suddenly slammed on the back of my head with something hard. Dazed and still hearing faint chants of ‘no hate,’ I was then punched and kicked by perhaps a dozen masked people in black. At an Antifa event meant to resist ‘fascist violence,’ I—a gay journalist of color—was beaten so badly that I was hospitalized for a brain hemorrhage.”<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/04/andy-ngo-lefts-expanded-definition-violence/</ref>
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| | A particularly vicious Antifa rioter, claiming to be a "professor", tried to act like an animal as she attempted to take a bite out of professional MMA fighter Tara LaRosa during an Antifa attempt to start a riot at a Veterans' Day rally in Portland.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/11/violent-anti-trump-protester-bites-female-mma-fighter-who-pins-her-to-the-ground-at-rally-in-portland-video/ Violent Anti-Trump Protester Bites Female MMA Fighter Who Pins Her to the Ground at Rally in Portland] at the Gateway Pundit ('''Warning:''' Contains video with foul language and violence)</ref> The Antifa punk was no match for LaRosa, who pinned her to the ground after she tried to attack another woman, and the punk was kept pinned until she was picked up and arrested by Portland police. | | A particularly vicious Antifa rioter, claiming to be a "professor", tried to act like an animal as she attempted to take a bite out of professional MMA fighter Tara LaRosa during an Antifa attempt to start a riot at a Veterans' Day rally in Portland.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/11/violent-anti-trump-protester-bites-female-mma-fighter-who-pins-her-to-the-ground-at-rally-in-portland-video/ Violent Anti-Trump Protester Bites Female MMA Fighter Who Pins Her to the Ground at Rally in Portland] at the Gateway Pundit ('''Warning:''' Contains video with foul language and violence)</ref> The Antifa punk was no match for LaRosa, who pinned her to the ground after she tried to attack another woman, and the punk was kept pinned until she was picked up and arrested by Portland police. |
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